The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-23

inhabitant of these countries year
A textile fabric made from raw
silk in China can be buried In the
earth for a year without deteriora-
ting.
Somewhat resembling a lawn now |
err in appearance is motor driven
nachire for sandpapering a hoor
quickly.
Paris is considering proposition
to spend $9O,OOO,OOO to obtain a sup
ply of pure water from Switzerland
An umbrella that, when Closed TEL
escopes to one third of its length LOT
convenience in carrying is a novelty
Berlin employs more than 100 stor-
age battery driven electrical ma
chimes to literally scrub its we'll kept
streets.
Resembling a conductors punch
but with blades adjustable for length
is a coupon cutter invented by NE"
York man.
Since Christmas nearly every Eng
lish town has had telephone service
with France through the new Brlt-
ish Channel cable.
Alaskas mineral output lor I'LL
has been officially estimated at Szo'-
100000. of which $17,15O,OOO is creuit-
ed to gold.
CRYSTALS of sodium nitrate nave
been made in Paris so pure and per-
fectly formed that they can be used IN
optical instruments.
| Old blueprints can be bleached into
q naner useful for sketching with a
solution of four ounces of soda to
gallon of water.
Italy has revived long dormant
, industry of extracting from grape
seeds an oil of similar character L
that derived from olives.
, In the last 80 years London's an
nual birth rate has declined iron
about "a per 1000 population TO III
tie more than "a per 1000.
: AS it is 40 feet long by IL fee
. high. a motor truck used in New Yorl
. to move theatrical scenery is said t
be the largest ever built.
The largest mill ever built 10
, crushing sugar cane has been compile
ed in Scotland for German nrI
IN AruontinQ
- The sections of a twin frying pa
: that an Illinois woman has patente
= can be used separately or Joined tt
gether to form a single utensil.
Metal melts more rapidly on a col
:, day than on a warm one because tn
:, draft from the blower generally bring
cold, dry air from out Of doors.
~ According to English figures tn
= worlds consumption Of tea is stead
- ly increasing and the demand Il
- British grown tea far exceeds Il
20 supply.
70 Scientists from all over the wor
will figure In the celebration of II
centenary of the Philadelphia Acad
nv of Natural Sciences in March.
A salvage dock consisting of part
lei pontoons connected by girders h
been built in Germany for raisil
-: sunken vessels up to 800 tons
weight.
A combined ironing board, cloth
Il" basket and rack to hold garments tn
have been ironed, the whole foldi
we into small compass, is a recent
vention.
he The waste from two wood p'
on mills in Sweden that use the sulph
nd process, ordinarily considered val
er- less, is being converted into ind
trial alcohol.
mas Official statistics show that the c
an per output Of the United Etates
year exceeded that for 1910 and NJ
and ly reached the record production
lite 1909.
According to a French invest
key, tor the swinging motion which Of
and breaks electric transmission hnet
due as much to terrestrial magnet
In as to wind.
etts A new garment for motorists
in stormy weather is a combiAed
is and knee trousers, made of WI
lest proof material, that can be dol
over other clothing.
hol- Paper-yarn textiles having pa
ROW the experimental stage in Eng
they are appearing on the marke
ofed large variety of fabrics, which
fin easily waterproofed
ly. For tamping bricks or pa
bout blocks or even earth when tren
that filed there has been invented a
tor driven machine that del
world from 80 to so blows minute.
m 10 An,arioon a,,f0n ohiIoc FOR tho