The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-18
SCIENCE NOTES.

T'hc electric corn pepper. which Il
new device recently introduced does not
perform the operation 81 popping the corn
by the utilization Of the heat generated
by the current. "a might be supposed, but
u tiny dynnmN operates blower and this
blower Is used 10 Increase the pressure 10
the burner and consequently the heat Is
likewise increased and this Improvement
cnnblcs about four times as much corn to
bc treated ne heretofore With the same
feel cost Tho importance Of this ipycn-
tion would not ordinarily Impress one.
L.. - nest casual observer win realize
that great deal Of this corn In this
shape Is consumed during the summer
season, when 1t Is found TO he ln every
amusement park 10 The country.
The 'einsing arc" hns beer so far per-
fcoted that II is made use Of as nm 1dver-
tsement feature OF q Paris srop. The
lamp hnncS In front OF tho store and at
all Tunes during the dny aud night there
IL continual concert OF musical features
inter1perScd With vocal references to the
virtues OF the articles 10 be found on sale
Within the store
According to the Investigation ef the
ln,ted States Geological Survey. virEluiI
""s TIE pioneer coal producing state The
occurrence OF coHl vas known In the
llchmond Bnsln az carly os 1909 and 10
l'sc shipments were made TO some OF tho
northern states. In 1882. according 10
L. :. Taylor, the production amounted TO
sS,2l4 gross tons The hrst coal vas
taken from what Ia usually termed the
Richmood Basin. small area In the
Southeastern portion OF Virginia, n,Gr The
cry OF Richmond. This basin is situ-
nted on the eastern morgin OF the Pied.
talI
OF James River II ncs In Gooctla laud
hoorlco. PoHhata tan and Chesterfield coun.
lies. The coal beds are much distorted
and the coal Ia Of rather low erode uhcn
compared with that from other listricts
with which II has TO como Into conrc-
tition Tbs coal Is DOW mined OILY for
local consumption
with the extension and development O,
No railroads of the Eastern part Of Can
"a. the prospects grow 10 .-Hfcr for fba
Establishment of new ocean route H.
s"cen the Eastern and Western Conf,
nents. The terminus on this side viii Il,
'rccn Boy Newfoundland. ana the osh-r
VIII pe some convenient port OF Great
.rltaIn and the projectors claim that
this VIII possibly shorten the trausotlop.
tc trip by 30 hours between tho United
States and Englnnd gut little railroad
construction X required to make the
Green Bay readily accessible from any
point great point In favor OF this route
IL thst II is claimed 10 be practically
nee Of foG, aod at oil seasons OF tho year
vessels pny ply this water With SDccd
aud safety. further development ~
Ills scheme provides for a tunnel under
the Str1its or Belle Isle. So that a steam
soip terminus may nc established at the
most eastern point n Newfoundland,
which o'e'os a further saving OF time.
The Attenuation is a new advertising
device which Is designed for window dis
play. The observer secs uotbios but A
GIT frame with a ground class and eu.
closed With shadow box. Extending
back from this screen Is q funnel which
excludes all light from the back OF the
screen With tho exception Of thet which
comes from an automatic. SELF ccotcri
arc lamp situated back Of the rear open
Ing In the fuanel The machine Is
equipped With &c olides. showing any sub
)eets desired, add when In opcntiou Will
automatically display these In succession
upou The ground glass screen at inter
vhlS Of eight TO uloc seeon5a