Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-22
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The picture telegraph Of DIR. KOrn
of the University Of Munich has been
80 perfected that in ten to twenty
minutes a photograph 4x7 inches in
size can be sent through resistance
corresponding to one thousand miles.
The portrait or design to be transmit
ted is on transparent film. which 10
wound around a glass cylinder. and
upon which a lens focuses point OF
light that passes through the film TO a
selenium cell in the cylinder. The
bright and dark portions Of the picture
cause the ray Of light to vary the re,
sistance Of the selenium cell to an
electric current passing through 1t.
and this variation produces CORE
spending instantaneous Frightening or
darkening of the glow In Tesla va
cum tube at the receiving end OF the
wire. Except Il pin point aperture.
| this vacuum tube Is covered with wax
or rubber The light ray from the
aperture falls upon sensitive film
wound upon cylinder, and as this
cylinder and that of the transmitter
are moved in unison, the light and
shade of the original picture are re-
produced In proper place on the second
Aim, giving new photograph accu-
rate in minute detail.
The dimensions Of the immense dia-
mOnd found In the new premier
mine" in the Transvaal last January
are given by Nature as follows: Meas
ured size, ~ by 2A inches; weight,
1902 carats. equals 6761a grams. or
nearly III pounds avOirdupois. The
largest diamond previously discovered
Is the Excelsior" found I'm the ia
gersfontein mine, Orange River Colo
ny. in 1893. which weighed 971N
carats, was as large as a hens egg,
and was valued at $5.OOOOOO. 1t was
cut into nine large brilliants. The IA
nous KohinOor and Great Mogul dia-
monds sink into insignihcance when
compared with the latest find. which
is said to be Of excellent quality, and
will probably be cut up to make con-
siderable number Of smaller gems.
jacques Faure. the French aeronaut,
has demonstrated that, given favor
able winds and other favoring circum-
stances, 1t is possible to ride through
and over the Intervening land on each
side. from the British capital to the
metropolis Of France. On Feb. II ne
left London with one companion in
his balloon, and six hours later landed
safely at ST. Denis in the suburbs Of
Paris. Upon reaching the shore Of
the Channel, near Hastings. they de-
scended until the guide-rOpe touched
the water Rising again on approach
ing the French shore, they passed over
Dleppe at an elevation Of $500 feet
Great things are expected from the
United States navy. The principles
underlying it are very different from
those of wireless telgeraphy. In the
latter the Geographic impulses are
transmitted through the air or ether
by electricity. In the submarine tee-
phone sound waves travel through wa
ter unaided by any electrical force.
Water, being denser than air, acts as n
better sound conductor. 1t transmits
sound four and a half times as fast as
air, LOO feet second being the rate
in the atmosphere, while in the water
1t IS Alp feet, or almost a mile a
second
An outbreak Of twelve cases of
smallpox at Newcastle, England. last
year has mystifled the doctors. No or
binary source Of infection could be dis
covered, but it has been found that on
the days when eleven Of the patients
probably contracted the disease the
wind was blowing from one or the
other Of two smallpox hospitals-one
about mile away. the other about
two miles. 1t Is pointed out that files.
a pest of hospitals. may he carried
long distances by the wind.
The moon is usually supposed to
have solidified from the center to the
periphery. but lunar photographs have
convinced two leading French astrono-
mers that the surface hardened first.
This view modides various theories.
Naturalists have discovered a wasp
that uses a pebble to pound down the
learth over her nest. 1t Is believed
that this Is the only one Of the lower
animals that makes use Of mechani-
cal instrument.
FALcONRY IN VOGUE AGAIN.