The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-06
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From the latest edllAqu"hN
ia inferred that the crust of the earth
is not more than forty miles thlck'
and that the nucleus is more UNIFORM
in chemical and physical conditions
than Is usually supposed.
In the New York Geological PARK
considerable attention is given to the
training of chimpanzees and orang-
utans. These animals, 1t Is said, seem
to be particularly susceptible to teach
ing, and the methods employed with
them resemble those used with IN
taught children. Coaxing and perse-
verance are the two strongest and
most effective aids in their education.
In some countries walking sticks
are manufactured from shark fms.
From the skin of the animal Is OBJ
tanned q leather suitable for making
rd-grips and many fancy articles.
Sharks abound on the coast Of Mic
aragua, and Mr.. Gottschalk, the Unit
ed States Consul at San Juan del
Norte, suggests that the fms, back
bones and skins might with advantage
be imported into the United States for
industrial purposes. The killing Of
sharks Is encouraged by the Nicarau-
guam fishery laws, and there appears
to be no export duty on any industrial
product derived from them.
In June, 1885, the waters Of Lake
Rotomahana, New Zealand, seemed to
find their way to the heated rocks
near the surface of the earth in this
locality, when there was sudden gen
Grafton of steam, and the lake was
emptied and an enormous mass of
rock was blown out. In place Of the
old lake, which was one and one-half
miles long and three-quarters mile
wide, a much larger one Is forming
1t Is now six miles long, containing
ten times the old volume of water,
and may rise many feet more before
finding an outlet. A tremendous erup-
ton is feared If some shock should
bring this water in contact with mol
ten rocks.
From what is now known of radium
DIR. 8. G. Tracey reaches these con-
clusions: The discovery may make ii
necessary to change our theories about
matter and the conservation Of energy
Rad1um may possibly open up the way
FOR cheaper and more wholesome
lighting Of houses by phosphorescence
1t is practical agent to different.
tie genuine gems from artificial. Ii
9 useful agent to kill bacteria. II
nay be considered a valuable agent
Tor the treatment Of lupus, cancer,
tuberculosis, and a possible agent to
improve the eyesight and overcome
blindness. Later discoveries will
doubtless show service in other dis.
'ased conditions.
Last summer the Geographical So
lety of Baltimore sent to the Bahama
stands, in a chartered and provision.
d sailing vessel, a party of explor
RS, among whom were twenty O,
hirty scientific investigators, who
Turing two months, made thorough
'urvey Of those islands, with regar,
their geography, geology, produc
ions, inhabitants, and so forth. I'll,
surrounding sea was explored will |
leep-sea thermometers, seines, an,
|ther marine apparatus; the atmos.
)here was explored with high-fyin,
dtes; the soil and its productions wer,
ested and examined; the question OF
he rising or sinking Of the islands
vas looked into, and, in short, a kind
If scientific conquest was made, Al
his was done, Of course, with the
consent and assistance of the local
government.