The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-02
SCIENCE NOTES

bullet-proof elnss has been recently
brought out in France which is attracting
ittention oecausc of the increased protec-
jon granted "a compared With ordinary
Natc glass To certain extent Is also
hrslnc proof. At Demonstration n piecs
I the now glass was set up along aide Of
shnilar piece OF the old. Each wap sub
litscd to a blow from n heavy piece Of
uetsl with about equal forge, The glaso
rrnde by the old process WIS shattered
while that OF the new ScstalDcd @Isht
damage a rain OF Juckcted bullets feh
spent TO tho grouod stopped by the glass
shlctd, leaving only few slight scratches
on the polished surfaces. This glass can
be made Of almost unlimited thicmess
without affecting the transparency Of the
material
New hospital methods viii be innugu-
rutcd tu the equipment Of the psychla trfc
ward of the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
which is to bc built at the expense Of
Henry Phlpps, OF New York The outside
OF the structure viii be made to resemble
In architecture those surrounding IL, but
the Interior Will be entirely dlffcreut from
the typical hospital Of the preSeot day
The white colortng common TO hospitals
viii be omitted, and the rooms Will be
made as hoDelhe as IoSsiblc- The idea OF
Nnl u-t Cultitu puN 10 hhH'~A
as possible Tho court Will be made tuto
a garden, and the windows will be gunrd
ed by flower boxes and trelliSes instead
OF sorS Extensive arrangements for recre-
alton and exercise will be supplied
The discovery OF tho now generally
used antitoIiD. which, injected into the
tissues, ucts as a curative agent In diph-
therin, Is due to the bcoehcent re-
searches OF Or, Emil von Bchring. The
therapeutic sera" are obtained by In
tectioG borSe with the baciih them
selves, In the living or dead state, or
with the toxic products OF bacilN to1-
in9 When the baeflH are used In tue
treatment OF the aoimal the serum that
IL derived Us an antimlcrobini serum
that ts 1t acts directly or Indirectly nS q
bludering agent to the development Of
micro-orga nlsDs In the subject under cS
pertinent Where the toxin Is Injected
the resulting serum ucutrnltzes the poA
sonous action OF the bncilnry products
In the preparation OF both the foregoing
the quantity injected into the horse Is
al drst very small aud Is gradually In
creased until In some cases tho aotpai
receives, without I'D effects, quantity
sud1ciept to Kill many thousands Of uu
prepared horses The serum removed
from the blood OF the animal constitutes
the therapeutic agent, the antito1ic or
antimicrobial serum.
The reservoir under construction for tho
water system OF Calcutta. India, Is really
grent steel tank with capacity OF
1900. 600 imperial gallons- II Is s2l feet
square, 1e feet deep and Its 6at bottom
Ia opproIiuo ateiy 81 feet above grouud. II
ts supported on 81 steel towers, each op-
proHim0tely 20 feet square. consisting
nf vertical cpiunnng pFODeriy hcnced
The tank win be divided Into four equal
compartments, any OF which may be
empticd independently OF the others. The
roof will be OF slate laid on l-ocams
aud covered with a watorproonng mcra-
brane. and then with concrete The foam
dation Ia a concrete slab 2h feet thick.
covering the entire area and reinforced
With bars and steel I-beams beneath the
columns-