Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-31
MATTERS OF SCIENCE

y ' HtTW "ifFffpH ~ b'vhS Has lu>i
hccn acquired by the Library of Congress
from MIR. Bcrtram IoIell Of London Ii
consists entirely Of works printed for
private circulation. LEO in number. GOV
cring a wide range Of subjects. and repre-
%Scnting i labor Of forty wears on the part
If the collector. Mr.. DolrIl has prepared
IN interesting catalogue to accompany
the collection.
Earthquake Construction has now
reached 4 very practical stage ia the
seismic districts Of Italy. where all new
buildings are leing erected under strict
supervision with respect 10 their abili-
N H. resist earthquake shocks. Professor
cori. the Japanese authority, has esti
mated that rs per ecu of the deaths i'm
the great McsSina earthquake of lNsS
would have been prevented il the build
ing> had been properly constructed.
The ~Di~corcrH." which was built for
Captain Srotts first expedition and was
frozen ia the Antarctic ice for three wears
WAS subsequent, sold to the Hudson BAY
company and Scott was unable Ia Obtain
her for his second journey To the Ant
arctic. Mr.. a.. r. StackhoHsc has. how
ever. been more fortunate. having secured
the u>c of his >taunch vessel for his cx-
pdciiinn. which II 10 >e,k King Edward
VII Land next summe
Norfirv Frrvfv The following tele-
gram has been received from lowell Oh
servaturv: "A late frost. a unique phen-
"men"n. occurred on the night If March
3rd 90 Mars. in the region "a the north
al the l'ropoutiS. and was still visible
IN : o'clock If The Martian afternoon. The
frost WAS parted from the north polar
SNOW ~ the blue border. which was nm
aonhtcily water. that mdrked the melting
cap.
SHffrr. the ancient Hindu custom ef
hnrnin. widows on their husbands fun
ieral pyrcS. was made Illegal Nv the gov
crnmeni If India i'm i~oa. hut cases Of
ii~ occurrence arr sfiIl occasionally re-
ported The London Times dSrrilw> tho
voluntary suffice II q vonng widow last
June "a Narual-. = village in the Main
puri district. The act was carried ont IN
me presence If q crowd of from | 800 10
1000 Tcnllc. Several natives who assisted
~ the ceremony have been snt 10 prison.
"
Tho Dcafh ~ Prot. Robert. n. Duncan.
Dr. Robert Kennedy Duncan. Director NJ
the Mellon Institute Vt Industrial Re
search If the University III Pittsbvrg.
lied recently after an illness NJ several
weeks NJ his home in Pittsbnrg. lie con
trihntcl articles on scientific topics to
manv periodicals. including the Scicntif
~ American In 1907 he i~naururated al
the University III Kansas "A plan 1T in
irstrial fcllowships which subsequently
has been developed a. large proportions
in that institution and al the University
IL PittSburc.
NcirS from The "Poiar Bcar" FrpcdifieH
\ di>natch from the Signal Corps station
"a Circle City. Alaska. dated November
litb. announces the arrival ut that place
of a courier who brought n message 80
miles overland from the Arctic coast stat
ing that the power-schooner Polar
Bear with a party Of explorers and big
game hunters on board. ii frozen in the
ICE of Hcmarcation Point. where IL will
necessarily spend the winter. All the
party were reported wrll. a quite nuusu-
III number II vessels are uadrStool Ia lie
East IN ice along the Arctic coast If Alas
la this season. including part of Stefan
sons Canadian Arctic exIkvlition.
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