Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-12-23
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An entirely new mammal In the
British Isles IL the astonishing dis
covery of J. G.. Millais. II Is a vols
orcadensis-dnd 1t Is total
Iy distinct from the common short-tat-
ed fieldmouse and all other known
forms.
A singular method Of protecting rolls
of butter from deterioration due to
outside influences is practised In Ger
many. 1t consists simply in coating
the butter with glaze Of melted
sugar laid on with a soft brush. The
surface of the butter is slightly melted
and a protective varnish is formed.
The process has recently been employ
ed on a large scale in England.
Protective mimicry has curious
Illustration in an insect Of British East
Africa described by Professor Gregory.
Some individuals OF each sex are
bright pink and others are bright
green, and as they sit motionless for
hours sucking sap, the pink ones col
lect on the lower part Of the stem,
where they look like dropping flowers,
while the green ones take place fur
ther out and are mistaken for foliage.
The grippe and excessive meat eat.
ing are the causes to which Lucas
Championniere attributes appendicitis.
He has found that cases not preceded
by an attack Of grippe are very rare,
and that they are practically unknown
in the vegetarian districts Of France
and other countries. The few cases
he has known among vegetarians have
been insignificant, recovery taking
place in a few days without opera.
ton.
The worlds greatest gcyser seems
to be that Of Rotorua, in New Zealand.
A recent visitor, ]. A. Warnock, states
that 1t plays about twenty-five times
each month. the shots often reach
ing height OF nine hundred to 1,20O
feet, and the basin covers about 2h
acres. One theory is that loose stones
fall into the neck Of tunnel filed with
hot water, closing the passage until
the rising steam pressure forcibly
elects them.
The latest report to the British
Home Office on the mineral pro-
duction Of the world shows that the
United States stands second to the
British empire in the production of
gold, but far ahead in the production
of silver, copper and lead. In copper
our superiority Is the greatest, more
than one-h6lf of the worlds entire sup.
ply coming from mines in the United
States. This country also stands first
in the amount of coal produced, and
Great Britain is second in the list
The British coal, however, is sold for q
considerably larger aggregate price. In
the production Of zinc Germany stands
first and the United States second.
After the failure Of many inventors
to carry out similar Idea, 1t Is claim
ed that French electro motion COM
pany has produced an electric carriage
in which the use Of pinions, chains and
gearing for transmitting motion to the
driving-wheels Is entirely dispensed
with. In this new machine the motors
and the wheels are described as being
one and the same thing. The axles
receive their motive power directly
from the accumulators. The weight
of the carriage Is thus reduced, and
It is asserted that these "live-axle"
machines can travel twenty to thirty
per cent farther than those OF ordi'
nary construction because Of the sav.
ing of energy. The appearance OF the
new carriages Is improved, except that
the wheels have a clumsier look.