The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
INDUSTRIAL FACTS
FROM MANY SOURCES

a big Pennsylvania coal mining com
pauy VIII erect an extensive plant 20
treat railroad ties and other tiubers
with creosote and zinc chloride TO extend
their lie
The rainless Atacana desert Of North
eru Chile is the scene Of the greatest in
dustry Of the kind in the world. yielding
enormous quantities Of nltrates for fer
tiIizers-
The use Of the microQho1e in fishing IS
undergoing a series OF experiments in
Europe The noise made by schools Of
the inny tribe is transmitted by the deli
cate instrument
Using extremely delicate Instruments.
+ the French Academy OF Science IS expert
menting with an unknown force, supposed
70 be electrical in nature. given on By
the human body
The familiar shaving paste known as
creme O amanda" is made by melting
one part of caustic potash into three
( parts of lard. with sufficient essence Of
almonds 70 give il a favor
After working on his theory for ten
{ years. Gen. GoUlaen. a member OF the In
Z stituti0n Of Naval Architects. has an
nounced that he can render ships both
( unsinka ole and uncapsizsble-
The Department Of Agriculture has
Alt- Nla-Ar-f- anu
/ bamboo can be profitably grown in this
/ country. and viii experiment with
/ drought-resistant forms from India
China's new torpedo-boat destroyers.
7 built in Germany. have an indicated
/ horsepower of 6.Goe and made 30 knots
/ on their trial trip and 33-6 knots with a
l cruising load Of fuel on board
After spending fifteen years in making
7 minute observations Of the moon. Prof
I Brown. Of Yale University will spend
! ten years more in studying them 70 de-
I termine the moons exact position.
- new coal field. est.nla ted TO contain
( 450a.006el0 tons OF anthracite. viii be de-
Z veloped as soon as railroads now under
/ tain region Of Alberta
With a blowpipe. using a mixture Of
/ acetylene and oxygen. steel and copper
sheets a quarter Of an inch thick may be
welded more caeaPly than riveted- A
/ temperature Of 6coe degrees is used.
To cover a pulley with leather. use a
warm solution Of crushed nutgalls in
eight parts Of rainwater on the leather
and a concentrated solution Of glue on
the pulley, which also should be warmed.
After thorough tests covering a nunbe-
/ of years. the officials OF the Burlington
Railroad have declared tl-au concrete ties
are unsatisfactory. and have decided 70
build a large woOd-preserving plant
By wrapping them IN a new vegetable
PAPER. fish caught of the Portuguese
coast are delivered in Belgium sixteen
days later in better condition. as regards
freshness and flavor. than when packed
in ice
When a pest Of eeIs threatened TO inter.
fere with the operation of the Snow
Mountain Power Company. in California
a. wire netting was sunk in the stream
and thousands Of the eels were killed by
electricity.
Despite opposition from the Japanes,
government. the Department of Agricul
ture has succeeded in obtaining 455. 90
will experiment with them in severa
Southern States.
American financial aid has been asked
for the erection al Montpelier France
Of q memorial 70 the late Gustav Fox
whose work on the grapevine phylloxers
and other viticUltural questions are vel
known 10 the horticultural world
Despite the fact that fires are Tough
more scientifically in the United Statei
than IN any other nation. the losses pc
capita in the last five years have beel
nearly ten times as great as in the lead
ing six European nations.
Francis Darwin. son Of the famou
Charles Darwin. whose theories he ha
exceeded In many ways, has been electei
president Of the British Association. an'
on September will in a speech defen'
his belief that plants have minds and ar
Intelligent