The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-10

Electricity il Observation-Disclosures Pic
lures Of Observation-Disclosures and Lat
itude ChauRes-Curious Lightning Pic
furee~-Tne New Pain Cure-Tomatoes
for Mosuuitoes-A Sensitive Balance
Animal Adoption.
Attention has been drawn Of late TO the curl
Gus neglect Of electricity IN medicine ~. A.
Bruce, Of Edinburgh. points out tnst tbs nes.
concerns concern; and that high frequency currents Of
60fR n nerve aS and muscle They act as general
tonic. They lessen cougc4ttVe CouQluQnA Ot
the mucous membrane. relieve neurnlgla ana
nervous exhaustion and alimentary diseases
They DO not seem to be OF benefit, however, IN
hystsEa q IL heat degsRsfss,on d5s s1sess
n msns e sa S Worthy B. q dsVsopmsnt
The slow growth Of plants has been studied
By taking successive photographs 81 consldera-
DIo Intervals and rapidly reproducing the views
- that the formation Of clouds and other
TzefcnroIoaical phenomena be observed IN like
manner, so pictures or more being taken II an
Or So Other slow process in nature can be eff
fscfiveiy studied By the same means.
wo,,a.sh.kIpe EARTHQUAKES seem to be most
numerous IN the years when the esrtl Nogg,s g
most. For example, in 1900 the pole shifted w
sss While aha siSr is s tSs Poles was
lQI second and about 10 great earthquakes were
In q test Of the sense Of time, intervals q
quarter Of q minute to q minute and half
s III oes 3 Per ss ~dm eS =
Recent remarkably. sisets q lightning on
the bridge q galeia q ne HsmD1t 1m
mediafeiy aftera brilliant fash the second ON
Ger Was surprised TO find an imprint Of his hand
amazed to see the silhouetts persist az much e
1--WE minutes. Experimenting Little, ne 0D.ln-
ed shadowgrapno o. ms ,sas li
Ia III out II on 1ii fR6 paint gne
sensitive. and no eject was obtained on the dry
paint or on the paint over iron. The compost
ton and peculiafities Of the paint are 70 b der
tormiucd, suggestion being that some 1ngre-
dents have phosphoresoeDt properties.
While the therapeutic value Of radium has
been questioned. striking claims Of its powers
are Btill made Or. Darier, of Paris. has report
ed cancer Of the face made painless by radium,
soa ans eye disssses Even more Important
were found the effects on the motor nerve CEN
tiers. Weak radium preparations applied 70 the
temples cured nervous spasms IN two or three
day, and inability Of motion from nervous debil-
case the S result Is attributed to suggestion
The growing Of acid ts-such as tomatoes
for iessenine the mosquito evil. II has been
noticed that when mosquitoes have access to
acid fruits their bites are less poisonous. and
malaria By the cultivation Of tom atoss, the nat
ural food Of mosquitoes. ltissupposed that the
malarial parasite is destroyed By fruit acids.
Many European physicians treat alcoholism by
hypnotic suggestion, some practitioners claim
ing as high Is 50 per cent Of cures. The sugges-
ton Is usually repeated 10 or 20 times within
year
The delicate microbalance OF 3. 6alvioni con-
sists Of thin thread or ribbon Of glass or other
material. fixed at one end and placed in closed
case. with weights Of platinum wire and silk
liexure Of the loaded thread is noted BY the ex-
pefiments made, glass thread four inches long
and somewhat less than one-hundredth OF an
inch IN diameter, with an arrangements 70 mag
nifty 100 times, weighed to one-thousandth Of q
mIlIgram-0r one e1xty-hve- thoue1ndths OF q
5wfRs o CAPABLE 3sn q, Sd suRR0rsng 6y t s f
paratus the loss Of weight Of musk by volatiliza-
fion has been demonstrated and proved to be
proportional to the time:
Running animals show marked adaptive modi-
ncations. Mr., r. s. Lull points out that the
is also an elongafion Of the head and neck in
louR-IeRRed types. and the body fe further adap-
tsa for speed by shape giving minimum air re-
~. In jumping forms there is increase In the
length and weight Of the tail. which has TO act
az q counterpofse. The feet often show reduc-
ton Of dieffs eliminating in the single toe Of
the horse and some extinct species.
The novel night clock Of Prof. Hirth Of Nun
ich. contains an electric lamp which lights up
when button is pressed and which throws an
enlarged shadow of dial upon the ceiling.
Though the shadow has the size of church
clock, the greatly magniied hands and figures
are sharp and distinct.
A German method of increasing the density Of
steel consists in forcing gas blast downward
upon the molten metal. The bottom being al
lowed to cool. the mass eolidides upward, and
oil gases are forced out instead of being confln-
ed BY the quick cooling Of the top.