The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-03-24
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Pack thread or cord Is given extraor.
binary strength. according 10 Ger
man authority. by laying in strong
solution Of alum. aud then carefully
drying.
A tropical substitute for the potato.
already beng tried IN French colonies.
ID coieus coppini. new edible OF the
Miht or Labiate family. Its tubers.
which average AN inch and a half in
length. closely resemble the potato In
navor when prepared in the same way.
The cradle OF the human race is still
being sought The widely accepted
theory OF Max Muller. based on Ian
guase. teaches that mans early home
was Ia India; but some etbnologists
are now inclined 10 agree with Prof.
lflrt that the Aryans nrst lived In the
territory north OF the carpathian
Mountains. near the boundary line be-
tween Austria Hungary aud Russia.
how occupied by Let's and Li.hu-
an.ans.
ozonizing apparatus for yitallziDg
the atmosphere OF the sick chamber
may become q necessary part OF the
physicians OUTFIT Or. J. T. 5. Barnes.
al English medical man. reports hay
las used the oz0nlzer IN severe case
OF pneumonia complicated with pleu.
rlsy. and the result MAS an immediate
and Important change ia the air OF the
room. which WAS followed by rapid
improvement OF the patients condition.
ozonlzers are being used also for bet
tering the air OF factories
There abounds in Paraguay a tree.
growing 10 the stature OF al ordinary
chestnut tree. from which a kind OF
vegetable silk is obtained. Consul
i.ufiin. al Asuneion. Gays he believes il
eau Dc woven Into threads. but the
chief use at present suggested for IL 10
In sInn1ng cushions aud quilts. for
which purpose Il appears 10 be well
sdapted on account OF It's extreme
AshineSs. When removed from the
bosss. which are ak inches IN length I
aud shout four and a half inches Ia 4
diameter the substance resembles a
glossy down.
Nhea balloon passes over q forest
dess~rds. and ballast must be
thrown out 10 kerp IL up This Is eR-
plaiued ~ Prof. Mouiilefert. OF tho
Preach National Agricultural College
OF orisnon. a. being due to the exist.
snoe above every forest OF prism OF
cool. moist air. produced by the abnu.
dant tfsnsglrafiou OF the trees. aud e1-
tending TO height Of from 5000 TO
o.oup feet above the uretopS Prof.
houlliefert also says that while for
ssss drain tho soil underneath them.
they kr~p The upper layer. TO depth
Of four or ave miles. moist
From srrvn diamonds -weishln.
from two 10 twcaty lone carat1-gAat
have been picked Up Ia Wisconsin aud
sdJoin.nz States. Prot. william II.
Hobbs traces the diamond nelds Of
North America 10 the volcanic region
u tho Canadian wilderness. south %
Hudson hay. The oaly known matr.s ,
Of the diamond IL fhr black shale or ,
blue xrourd~-arpund the necks OF
burued out volcanoes. The loose stones {
found seem 10 have bsSa transported ,
by glaciers. aud on following up The
probable courses % these ancient Ice I
rivers the lines converge In The bar Z
rrn territory stated ,
The Carnegie Institution has located 1
ia Desert botanical Laboratory on I
he shoulder OF = mountain two miles q
Hest " Tucson. Arizona The Tucson I;
% Commerce has given the v
'i,s aud viii install a water supply &
md an electric plani for the labora. q
orr. The object % tho undertaking
. TO study the plants characteristic OF
rid regions Tho mountain on which
he laboratory Ia 10 stand and the adj. =,
dining mesas possess a splendid rep. :
rsrnisiipn Of these forras OF regc,a. =
lon. Proposed sites In Texas. New "
lcrico. Arizona. California. chihna. =
ua and Sonora wcrv examined before =
be location was fnally chosen. !"
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