The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-12-11
NEWEST NOTES or SCIENCE

All the asbestos miued ana sold "a
the United States last year vas pro-
duced In Georgia and Vermont. .
total Of s3s tons.
The chief Industry Of tvo towns Of
the Rhine province Of Germany IL
cutting and dyeing native agate to
make semi.precious jewels.
Attendents In the Nov York Zoo
logical garden successfully aied IL
cavities In the teeth Of the institu.
tons largest crocodile.
China has taken up the manufac-
ture Of window glass. and the pro-
duct. which IL . novelty to the M.
,ivcs. 10 becoming popular.
A completely equipped arst-aid
hospital will be sdded to every pas
,enser train operated 10 Pressia and
Hesse by the government.
The engineering department Of the
University Of Michigan plans to add .
course in navigation. provided snoush
Interest b. shown.
The work Of construction on the
,rst steel plant In the Western Hem
sphere south OF Mexico ID progress
ng rapidly At Corral. Chile.
An Oklahoma carpenter has been
ranted . patent ON an oil reservoi'
10 be attached to . saw to slowly
ubricate Il while In use.
Tho Spanish river. 0uadalquiver. u
,eing widened and decpcned to per-
nit large vessels to reach Seville. u
niles from the coast.
! Gold. silver and copper have been
discovered on the FIJI islands. where
there never has been mining Of any
.ort on Q commercial basis.
| A physlcian connected With . hos
,ital At South Bethlahem. Pa. used
his electric automobile to operate X
ray apparatus almost every day.
i A London veterinary hospital has
new ambulance for dogs In the form
Of q kennel mounted on bicycle
wheels and drawn BY . motorcycle.
il A double hook for the top OF
clothes line prop to prevent Il from
falling and dropping vet clothing 4
the ground. has recently been pat
Gated.
II A test vas made recently In Ens
|. land OF an eiGht-cylinder engine tha
II designed to work at pressures .
high a. 1000 pounds per square Inch
Dl Though Il 10 common In other 10
J dian ports. the black rat 10 never sse
In Madras. and In that city the. plssu
never appears - an epidemic.
81 Al the end OF May there were -
tin plate mills and afty.two shes
steel mills In operation In Wales. IN
they were giving employment to -
500 persons.
The production Of salt and gypsu'
from lakes In South Australia 10 b
, coming one OF the most. importa'
minor industries OF that common
, wealth.
,s A folding doormat on the priacip
Of the lasy tongs Aas been invsnt'
y by q New York woman. Side ro'
y prevent Il from being closed when
- use.
A French meterologist claims tn
" he can forecast the general wealth
"a conditions for many portions Of q
/. world 40 much - six months In Q
10. vance.
on A ouick.witted amateur photo
b rapher In Philadelphia recent
~ snapped an aeronaut - he was 70
INK from his parachute. which b
e - failed to open.
lc Government engineers have repo
~ ed that Seattle can be made . ssap'
! : by cutting canal to Puget sound
= way OF Salmon bay at . cost Of aot
ss.b00.0o0.
French chemists have succeedsd
obtaining . gluten - . by.prod
a. OF corn, which may b used - food
- in tho manufacture Of cslluloid. 8
and sising.
Every switch In the yards OF
=. new Pennsylvania railroad termi
- a. New YORK viii b controlled q
~. siugls slsetriaal switeheoard. -
vim eose osoo. 90.