The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-27
Latest Developments in the World Of Science

London eats $4,000 tons Of nish
each year.
This country consumed about 49,
100000 pounds Of copper last year.
New York's newest department store
will have q bank Of nifty elevators.
OF the 10000, 600 persons in China
only 10000 are foreigners. of whom
10000 are Japanese.
Argentina has 30, 600 600 acres under
cultivation. three times the area cul-
tivated thirteen years ago.
Over 1000 American windmills were
erected In Cape Colony and elsewhere
In South Africa last year.
The Tennessee legislature has pro-
vided for the establishment next year
of state geological survey.
The work planned for the Panama
canal diggers this year will require
the use Of 10000 tons OF dynamite.
Austria believes 1t has an inexhuast-
ible supply OF salt, almost the entire
monarhcy being underlaid by deposits.
Mythomania Is q term that has been
applied to the propensity of persons to
misstate facts to their physicians.
The Carnegie Institution last year
distributed $636.3OO among nearly 500
persons engaged in scientific research.
Ten cents worth of preservative
treatment often will extend the life Of
a fence post from two to twenty years.
The famous natural history collec-
ton of Lord Washington will be trans
ferred to the British museum early
next year.
Should a person rise above the
earth's atmosphere the sun would ap-
pear blue, its true color, according to
scientists.
Aerohauts frequently notice that the
last sound heard as they rise above
the surface of the earth is the bark
ing of dogs.
The manufacture of children's feed
ing bottles or fittings from rubber con-
tanning zinc or lead is prohibited by
law In Japan.
There were 40 boiler explosions in
the United States last year, one less
than the year before, but they cost
PSI human lives.
The Rocky Mountain states last
year produced q, 6S4. Ala short tons Ol
coal andl the Pacific coast states 5.
| 123, 46S short tons.
Within year the number OF electric
light companies and municipal plants
| in the United States has increased
from 5.O15 to 1894.
A mountain of copper in Sweden has
been mined continuously for 100 years
by the same company, yielding 10000
tons of ore.
Defects in glass insulators, due tc
imperfect annealing are searched fol
by revolving the insulators In bean
of polarized light.
Cash prizes totaling about $4O,OO(
and 4O1 medals were awarded at al
international exposition Of breeding
horses and asses at Paris last week.
| Tho French aerial league has per
fected plans for four lines of dirigibls
balloons to carry passengers between
Paris and as many other cities.
The only clothing worn by tribe o.
Brazilian Indians who inhabit an is
land at the mouth Of the Amazon rive
is sort of earthenware apron.
Mraslin. new substance used II
| bO0emla 10 COdL uduASs 40 oo1u W "
as pliablc IS rubber, tasteless, harm
less, easily removed, and perfect pre-
sentative.
A patent has been granted to q resi-
dent OF New Jersey on dog kenne
made in two parts, which are hinge
together SO that 1t may be opene
readily for cleaning and airing.
The feature Of new life saving up
paratus for ships, the invention OF
Scotchman, is q hve foot gun usin
compressed air, which shoots line
carrying shot half mile.
| A taximeter invented by a Nebras
kan registers the number OF person
who occupy seat in a public vehicl
and the length Of time used and dis