The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-03-28
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lis Switzerland ~ lose as glaclers7
The subject bears close resemblance
To that as TO the exhaustion OF the
British coal beds. ii will scarcely be-
come acute In our time; but nonethe-
less scientific observations OF the move
menf OF the giaclers during 1908 shows.
as similar observations IN previous
years have shown. siirinkage In the
surface. Some OF the glaciers have
shrunk as much as 80 yards slpce
1900 In no Instance has growth bten
reported
The city OF Vienna has undertaken
the installation OF what Is perhaps the
most remarkable electric. or electrical
iy lighted. fountain ia existence. 1t Ii
situated Ia the schwarfxenbergplatz.
Underneath the fountain. ia huge
eenented chamber. are placed twenty
seven rejecting lamps. capable OF pro-
ducing seventy different luminous and
eolored effects The light is transmit
ted through the waters OF the fountain.
The light power OF the plant Is esti-
mated as equal TO 0o0.000.Oo0 candles
According TO the results OF recent ex-
periinenfs the fiame OF aeefyleDe IL per-
haps the hottest known except that Of
the electric arc. The following figures
have been given by AR Mafii Bansen
burner. 1871 degrees: aceyiene fame.
2,5ss degrees: alcohol fame. l.705 de-
xrees. Deuayrouze burner-half a.co-
hol. half petroleum 2.053 degrees: by
drosen fiame ia air. 1900 degrees: gas
jet flame. nlfh oxygen. 2.2c0 degrees
oxygen flame. 2.420 degrees These are
all Cenfigrade degrees One degree
centlgrade equals one degree and eight
tenths Fahrenheit
The lowest temperature yet recorded.
says q medical Journal. Is that reached
recently by X. olsxewski In an attempt
TO llquify heliuin- by the aid OF solid
hydrogen be cooled the gas 20 minus
30 degrees x Under $50 atmosl,heres'
pressure then. suddenly reieaslng the
pressure 20 that OF the atmosphere. 8
degree OF cold was created which. By
calculation from Lapiace and BLOSSOMS
formula. amounted 10 minus 2Ti.3 de-
grees c. Hellnm. however. did not
liquIfy. and be accordingly assumes
that It's boiling point must be below
minus I'll. and that there Is but i.ttic
prospect OF reducing II TO liquid
A French scientific writer points out
that = mere gain In weight should not
In itself be taken as an indication OF
improved bodily condition IL is ac-
corsiinx to him. rather question % the
density than the quantity OF tissue
which covers the bones When In
creased weight results from increased
density. then the health is really I'M
proved In order that this principle !
may be practically applied. be suggests
the use OF baths containing known
quantity % water and supplied with I
appliances for measurement whereby 4
the density OF the Immersed body may I
be calculated. in the manner In which I
ascerfained the density Of
King Hiero's crown of adnlgerated gold. |
So rapidly has the utilization OF
water power for generating electricity |
advanced that already a tendency may /
be seen TO classify rivers and streams
according TO their peculiar Qnaiiica-
tons as fnrniShers OF raw power. Fer +
Instance. French engineer has point I
I'd out that the glacial streams OF
France and Italy. which hare been SO
largely availed 81 for electric purposes
sre not well suited TO supply power for
lighting stations because their fiow IS
II maximum In summer. when the
aiounfaln SLOWS are melting, whereas
he greatest demand for light Is In win
er on the other hand. the slower
aayleable rivers Of France are better
adapted 70 furnish light since their
low reaches maximum IN the winter
season.
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