Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-11
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|Popule.E:: :ence.


Whether as consequence OF the
exercise of greater care, the employ
ment of more or better safety de-
vices, or whatever else the cause may
be, 1t appears from statistics recently
published by the British Home Of
ice that the death rate from accidents
in coal mines and quarries is greater
In the United States and smaller In
France than anywhere else. The rate
per 1000 persons is 3.25 in the United
States and only 100 in France. In the
emit d Kingdom it is only 1.24, and
III Germany 1893.
The reputation Of Manitoba as a
wheat-producing country adds inter
est TO the results of recent expert
ments in wheat growing conducted by
the Canadian government on tive eX,
perimental farms, one at Nappan.
Nova Scotia, the other at Brandon.
Manitoba. Out of IS varieties tested
In both places, 40 produced larger
yield per acre and heavier grain on the
Nova Scotia than on the Manitoba
| farm. Over twothirds of the varie-
les tested were more successful In
Nova Scotia than in Manitoba.
The annual report of the Cancer Re
search Fund was recently submitted
in London From this it appears that
the disease is not, as has sometimes
been asserted, a product of civilized
life. 1t pervades the whole world.
pipilfya1 and v,po{,sils.oI
fects animals as we'll as human beings.
and fishes are not immune to It. But
1t Is not infectious and not transmits
sible from one species TO another. Ii
Is not attributable to a parasite and
is not increasing. The experiments of
the past year have not shown that IA
dunn exercises curative effect.
Three singular preparations of grape
Juice are known in Turkey, and our
Aonsul at Harput thinks they might
all be made and liked in this coun.
| try BaSduk consists Of sheets resem
bling leather. made by evaporating
grape juice to the consistency OF mo.
| lasses, then mixing -four with 1t and
! drying it on cotton cloth In the sun
! shine. Kessme is In cakes half an inch
thick. 1t is made by using coarse
wheat grits instead of -four to NIX
with the grape molasses. and 6 dried
on metal plates. Suzuki, a still more
savory preparation. is made by string
ing walnut meats on Irvine. and then
| immersing the strings thus formed I'm
the mixture of -four and grape Juice.
| When coated with about quarter of
an inch thick the strings are hung up
to dry.
Interesting experiments showing the
influence Of tuning fork on Jets OF
water have recently been made at the
Royal College of Science In Dublin. A
Jet Of falling water consists ordinarily
| OF two parts--a clear column and
| troubled portion. When the troubled
part is photographed with the aid of
| the electric spark, it is seen to he com
| posed of succession of drops follow
ing one another too rapidly to be sep
arately perceived by the eye. Use
drops are irregular in size, shape and
| distance from one another. But If a
vibrating tuning fork is placed IN con
tact with the stand from which the
jet starts, the drops fall into order
with beautiful precision. a drop be-
ing cast off with each vibration. Many
remarkable effects can thus be pro-
duced. A continuous jet may be
thrown into form like that Of vi
brating string.