The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
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II has been noted that vessels may
noat down stream faster than the wa.
ter. The explanation Is that both the
water and the floating object are being
pulled down the hill by gravity. but
the water IL much more retarded by
friction.
Pointing out the need Of protecting
sgr-s. or white herons. an English
naturalist calls attention TO the posi-
bilities OF egret farming. This has
been successfully established AZ Tunis,
and a. egrst plumes are worth more
than their weight In gold. the profits
from cutting the feathers from thu
birds should b. large.
heteorology owes its origin TO Italy.
which. a. Dr. ii. c. Bolton notes. pro-
due~d every one Of the fundamental
instruments DOW used In weather OBJ
ssryationA The hygrometr WAS In
vented shout 1850. By Nicolas do
cuxa; snemometer. 1878. BY Egnatis
Dante: thermometer. 1868. By Calico;
ralngauss 1889. by csrteui; barometer.
lois. By rorrieeliL
The new peat wood OF Joseph Hem
mzling % Dresdsn taxes a high polish.
cnd IA thirsy-thres 10 nfy per cent
cheaper than oak. IL 10 especially rec
ommendsd for panels. parquet hooring
and ceilings The material IL produced
b. adding 10 the wet peat some bind
ing material up 10 i've per cent OF It's
total weigh, then forming into eyiin-
ders unr-y nish pressure. and nnaliy
drying sA~s high tempersrnrs for four
or ave days
An effort 10 determine from gey'ssrs
the upper Temperature limit Of hfs
has led Prof. w. A. setehsll 10 con
cluds that 10 snimsis exist In strictly
thermal waters. or thoss heated above
As DEGREES or IS desrses Q. 200 dc
grs~s OF ii3 degrees ~ A rlsmen-
tous plant. one Of the bacteria. was
found al 20 degrees C.. and a few 9th
e. simple forns were found az IT de-
gress ana below. How the proto2lasfn
Of thess organisms 70 msds TO resist
r,as coo Eulstion that usually destroys
life a, q littis above 20 c1xr~~s c u
not clear.
BY means OF cruss-srs~ding Mr..
Iuib~r Burbank % Santa Ross. Cali
fornis. has developed variety q
b'aesberries ~hick <ss perfectly white 1
a. bright as snow II the sunshine. ard (
- transparent that the s~~ts can 30 I
sssn made the ripe fruit TIE seeds /
arc aid 10 10 unusually small. and I
tho berries are "a ssssi ard snsltirEiy /
ts-otsr a. tho nnes, Of the black snrie- 4
IT,. The familiar LSw,on berry Is
described ss the sres;-Erand.psrrni OF
TIE rev white variety. 10 which has
been gtr~a the came OF Iceberg
The white berries arc a. large az the
is~tctt
Thsrs hss bees sorns talk N Ems.
land lately o. eniearor.ng 10 shorten
the voyage across the Atlantic By de-
veispsrG The harior % Galway. GA
he ves coast % ireland. and connect
ing n BY swift sissmers vita ~. Iohn's
Il Newfoundland The distance from
Galway 10 ST. -ohn's 10 i.sid miles.
hat from Liverpool TO New rc~f =
Lilo msiss srd from Southampton
Ioeo nlies. IL 10 Assumed tina, transit
between New York snd 81 Johns.
assty al hy LAID. could - performed
% rapidly ths; the time from LoDdan
o Ns- York would be cut down a
-hois DAY below tho pros-n, fastest
'~~urds
Many raturaiisss believe that AMI.
rsls t-os~~ss senses cnknovn 10 hu.
ran bctngs. somsthing not Included IN
ur ersso,e range q srslag. hearing.
esiinx. issilns and smelling. Insects
specially give evidence % possessing
overs of perception peculiar TO them.
slsea The wasp Hsmeer. ssys J.
'srfev Beard. makes Der meet IN sand.
snxs ths; are sometimes scrp- IN sr. :
mt on leaving she covsrs u NJ 50
srefnily ths, Il 10 iBdisiinguishshls I
rom the surrounding surface. and yet :
y her return shs Gies direct 10 Il
fithout hesitation. Another wasp. "a
poses .~d OF a kind u x-ray sense. I
nerrinrIy locates tho hidden eggs Of I
BE- msson.b~~ under a thick layer OF ?
snbshed clay. and deposlu her own r
rxs IN the sane celis !