The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-06-08
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An appropriation or Soo,OUU mas Deen |
made by the Italian government for the
establishing OF six wireless telegraph
stations at Rome, Milan, Turin. Sicily.
Sardinia and Massowa. These stations
are designed for general use, and an
effort is to be made to popularize this
system for the transaction Of public |
and private business.
In lecture to the Paris Academy of |
Medicine, Prof. DR.. Grehant stated that |
water gas Is seven times more poison |
GUS than ordinary lighting gas. In
presence of the recent fire damp explo- |
sions at Levin, in the north Of France,
and Saarbruck, In Germany, he ad-
vised that samples Of the air In the
underground workings be taken both
day and night and be analysed regu-
larry.
1t was In the latter part Of 1908 that
Sir John Murray made series OF ex-
periments to determine the temperature
Of Loeb Ness The thermometer was
Immersed to a depth Of 200 feet, and
the temperature was recorded on an In
strument at a distance of 1,2OO feet
from the thermometer. The thermome-
ter was attached to cable wound on
drum, which was fixed to the deck
Of boat which was moored In the
loch, and the cable was connected to
the shore cable by an elaborate mer-
curry cup.
When an automobile Is running at
high speed the rubber tires are rapidly
warmed, and the heat sometimes be-
comes very great, with resultant In
Jury to the rubber. The cause of this
accumulation of heat In the tire Is
ascribed to the kneading of tn rubber,
which generates heat faster than 1t can
} be radiated away. For this reason man.
ufacturers have found it to be an ad-
vantage to have metal parts In the
tread, such as the ends Of rlvets, In
contact with the tire, because the metal,
being a good radiator, helps to carry
off the heat to the outer air.
, 1T Is generally conceded that within
. year an electric glow lamp, the tung-
stem lamp, will be on the market" says
Prof. W. S. Franklin, in Science, land
that the output Of light per unit OF
, power consumed will be Increased al
least threefold above that which Is now
= obtained by the carbon fiament glow
lamp" The writer adds that this
means that the light-producing capac
s ity of every electric-lighting station II
e the world will be at once multiplied
by three, with the possibility Of great!
: reduced prices per unit Of light, ant
and also greatly increased profits
The tungsten lamp, in which a metalli
filament takes the place Of the ordl
nary carbon loop, has received much at
tention In technical journals.
DR.. James Gale, the we'll known Brit
tbs scientist, whose death at the age o
70 Is announced, was stricken wit
blindness when he was II. But thi
did not prevent him from pursuing tn
study of science and literature with al
dor and success He invented a voltai
battery, which was once the means o
bringing him in what Is said to be til
record fee of $250,000, as the rewar
for the cure Of millionaire patien
DIR. Gale discovered a means of maxim
gunpowder temporarily non-explosiv'
and gave a demonstration before Quee
Victoria. while was conducting tn
experiments" he related, (which Ii
cluded stirring up quantity Of gun
powder with red-hot poker, Primo
Leopold and Princess Beatrice can
into the orangery. l was much amuse
at hearing the princess remark to tt
queen in a very audible whisper,
thought you told me Mr.. Gale ws
blind. am sure he isn't He b,
beautiful eyes Hush ! said the quee
reprovingly: Mr.. Gale is blind, b.
pray remember that he Is not deaf"