The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-05-30
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PoPulsI5'enoe.



The srsr~ns delicacs % many seien.
the proor~ses IL Indicated b. the 70
port % government sc;entis, al Wash.
ingf0n. 10 the effect that bacteria arr
affected fasorably or otherwise b. The
character OF the glass containing The
water IN which fhey arc sass-eisis.i
Marked dlfrvretces IN the behafior %
cholera germs were noted. according 30
The kind % glass composing tbs vessels
nsod. Tbs degree Of aikailnliy lsntart'
81 b. the glass; 10 the ~aier IL believed
10 b an important factor IN thase er-
IertDsnts.
Over 100000 gallons Of wsfer aru
PUMPED ous % the anthracite coal
mines o. rcnnsslsania every dag IN The
y~sr. The enact average Coz 1870 vas
czaopoono gallons day. Nearly loo
powerful snsincs. delivering from mine
bottom 10 surfacs 10000 gallons %
water a minute. srs rcqulrssl MlDes
may b. shut down and coal producsion
susf~nded. bot the water fors ca for
ever Aocprdinx to The iroa Ago. tho
cosf os rvsposinx u ls one Of The im.
portnnf ltssns u expense that make ~
The prev Of anthracite.
Dr. Haufhai. a German savani. has
pot forward q startling theory cenc~rn.
lng the remains % gigantic sioths ~
lated 10 the Ersss nasatnerium ss'd Tho
snylosion. recvafiy found 10 Patagonia
In his oplnlon. the~e animals. whose
race 10 pow extinct. were kept In
domesticai~d state By The prehistoric
inhabitants Of Patagonia. A cave 81
Ultima EHpcransa. wisere many indi-
cations OF the former pre~snce OF the
huxu slotbs have b<on found. ID regard.
ed By Dr. Hauthai a. having besn USED
By the ancient pataxpnIsns a. . stable
for their beasts
Mexican employers and traders are
complaining o. thu large number Of OBJ |
IiTntory holidays and others demanded |
By the work p-cpia. Out OF the 1895 |
days In the year i5i are devoisd TO
obligatory and traditional idiens>s"
tbay say. In the United Kingdom
there are 81 Sundays and bank hol.
idays. a total Of 81. n what many OF
the workers now claim Ia conc~ied.
there will be II more-a fortnight In
the year-msking "a. or 81 fewer than
are claimed by the Mextcana But ex-
cessive holidays are Injurious 20 work
er and employer silks and nuisance
TO the public.
Coal ls fossil peat The pcat-boxs
Of to-day might become coal beds In
some future geological are. Professor
rotonie Of Berlin says there IL strict
between the different kinds
Of peat and OF coal When the remains
n plants coyect under terrestrial
conditions, an ordinary peat bog ID
formed This Corresponds with bright
coal II the remains collect under wa
Ier. an organic slime Is formed. and
his corresponds with dull" or camel.
,oal. When terrestrial and aquatic
conditions have sltcrnated during the
OF the remains "strata-pcat"
'esuits, and this corresponds with coal
deposits consisting OF alternate layers
{ bright and dull coal. The chemical
md physical properties OF the various
Iinds OF peat and cval show a similar
correspondence.
The japanese. who know 20 well how n
o add little unexpected attractions a
0 every day life. manufacture. In '
reat variety OF forms iron tcskcttIcs n
,hich break into song when tho water r
oils The song may not be 4 very
srfect melody. but Il y perhaps a.
a. the notes produced m
,me OF the Insectx which the japanese
leo treasure for their music. The
Armonsous sounds Of the teskefties are :,
by steam bubbles escaping )
-om beneath thin sheets Of Iron fss.
nsd close together nearly 1t ths bot *