The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-06-13
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An appropriation OF $4,000 has been
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-
sons at Levin, in the north Of France,
and Saarbruck, in Germany, he ad-
vlsed that samples of the air In the
underground workings be taken both
day and night and be analysed regu-
larly.
1t was In the latter part Of 1903 that
Sir John Murray made a series OF ex-
perlments 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 1,20O feet
from the thermometer. The thermome-
ter was attached to a cable wound on
drum, which was fixed to the deck
Of a 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
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.
vantage to have metal parts in the
tread. such as the ends of rlvets, In
contact with the tire, because the metal,
icing a good radiator, helps to carry
IF the heat to the outer air. I,
1T Is generally conceded that within
/ year an electric glow lamp, the tung-
ten lamp, will be on the market" says
Prof w. S. Franklin, in Science, land
hat the output of light per unit OF
,ower consumed will be Increased at
east threefold above that which is now
btained by the carbon 1lament glow
amp" The writer adds that this
means that the light-producing capac-
ty Of every electric-lighting station In
be world will be at once multiplied
y three, with the possibility of greatly
educed prices per unit of light, and
nd also greatly increased profits.
he tungsten lamp, in which a metallic
lament takes the place of the ordi-
airy carbon loop, has received much at
,ntion In technical journals.
DR.. James Gale, the well known Brit
s scientist whose death at the age Of
3 Is announced, was stricken with
indness when he was II. But this
ID not prevent him from pursuing theN
udy of science and literature with ar
,r and success. He invented a voltaic
illClyp was OuCt Tic VI
'inging him In what is said to be the
cord fee of $250,000, as the reward
r the cure Of millionaire patient.
r. Gale discovered a means of making
npowder temporarily non-explosiYe,
ID gave a demonstration before Queen
Gloria. while l was conducting the
periments," he related, (which In
lded stirring up a quantity of gun
WIDER with red-hot poker, Prince
opold and Princess Beatrice came
to the orangery. l was much amused
hearing the princess remark to the
cen In a very audible whisper, II
ought you told me Mr.. Gale was
nd. l am sure he Isn't He has
lutiful eyes 'Hushp said the queen,
Mr.. Gale is blind, but
~ remember that he Is not deaf"