The Cordova daily times., 1919-03-20
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NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

. Chile has national forests that cover
about 100000 acres Of land.
Exposure to ozone for ave minutes
increases the fermenting power Of
brewers yeast.
An English inventor has mounted
tiny electric lamp in the handle Of a
safety razor.
The temperature of a new electric
fiat iron can be regulated to four diff
ferent degrees.
A Japanese chemist has invented an
incombustible celluloid that is made
from soya bean cake.
Small pockets for valuables, intend
ed to be fastened to Innings of shoes,
have been patented.
The government of Venezuela is
planning to build highway $50 miles
long across that country.
A clip has been invented for holding
a spoon on the edge of a cooking uten-
sill or medicine glass.
Italy is enforcing a series of regu-
lations governing the width of wheel
rims allowed on highways.
Electrical apparatus for sorting
leaves of tobacco by length is the idea
of a New York inventor.
An American egg preserving plant
with a capacity of 100000 eggs daily
has been established in China
A recently patented dish pan sprays
its contents with fountains of boiling
water from it's perforated rim
The Spanish government has. as
sumed full control of important de-
posts of platinum discovered in that
country.
At least thirteen different processes
and much intricate machinery are in
volved in the manufacture of COM
mon match.
An Illuminating gas said to be SUI
perior to coal gas is being made in
some parts of India from castor oil
beans. +
An inventor has patented Il Shield
for horses nose bags that is claimed
to prevent any loss Of grain by spill
ing.
The Cuban government has estab-
lished nine wireless stations OIL the
island of Cuba and one on the Isle
1of Pines.
Reinforced concrete instead Of steel
lis used in q new gas producer, being
more resistant to wet ashes than
metal.
The Chinese government has sent
students to the Philippines to study
scientific forestry as conducted by
Americans.
An inventor has patented fly trap
made of paper and cotton, which is
intended to be burned when filled
with insects.
A German scientist has invented a
preparation of solidified glue that can
be substituted for rubber for many
purposes.
Stepping on the running-board auto
matically opens new sliding auto
mobile door and another step inside
the car closes it.
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coal only about one-tenth of the vast
amoint of iron ore mined in Spain is
utilized at home.
For quickly classifying the different
grades OF magnetic ores an inventor
has patented an electrical process to
demagnetize them.
An Irish ship yard recently launched
the first of the first four reinforced
concrete seagoing vessels to be built
in that country.
A patent has been issued for a
metal attachment that will keep the
brim of mans soft hat in, correct
shape when it is laid aside.
French Investigators have found
that a satisfactory wood pulp for
paper can be obtained from the
branches and tendrils of grape vines.
An inventor has received a patent
for electrical apparatus to raise
t,,eater chairs several inches as but
tons in their arms are pressed.
Experts have estimated that Ecua'
dor could increase its present agricul-
aral yield $50 per cent by the applica-
ton of scientific methods.
| Over one end of q new business
card is folded flap of paper upon
which a man can write the nature of
his errand when introducing himself
SsA Scientist in Spain has invented a
method for obtaining potash fertil
Iiser from sea water to which he has
given the name of marine kainit.
British paint manufacturers have
found that an oil obtained from the
seeds Of Brazilian rubber trees is an
acceptable substitute for linseed oil.