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Show SCIENTIFIC SQUIBa The earth is the greatest dlstanos from the s;tn oa tha morning of July ft. Candles containing bromine and iodine are coming into use for disinfecting sick rooms, WhiU pine boards are now made by re- ' dnciug small trees and limbs to pulp and pressing tn molds. The light seen through the new eye piece of the Lick telescope will be 2,000 times as : bright as that seen by the naked eye. A glass manufacturer has succeeded in producing glass plates of great breadth and any desired length by means of rolling. Dr. W. O. Thompson reports a successful experiment in brain grafting, a small piece of the brain of a cat being made to grow on the brain of a dog. Dr. Gautrolet, of Vichy, claims to render smoking harmless by inserting in the pipe or cigar holder a piece of cotton wool, steeped in 5 or 10 per cent, solution of pyrogallio acid. The Increase of abont 1,000,000 people in thirteen years in Spain is attributed in s great measure to the success that has attended at-tended the changes in the hygienic condition condi-tion of the large cities and towns. ' The latest carrier pigeon experiments in Europe show that the normal velocity of . the bird is about 1,210 yards a minute. 1 With a fresh wind In the direction of tha flight almost 3,000 yards has been made. The number of hairs on the human scalp varies from 90,000 to 120.000. A single hair can support a weight of two ounces, and is so elastic that, it may tie stretched to one-third one-third of its entire length, and then regain its former size and condition. Seltzer water is used as a local ana"Sthetia by Dr. Voitnriez, of Berlin. Two or three siphons of the water produce Insensibility of the surface to be operated on, the effect lasting abont five minutes, and being due to the carbonic acid in tbe seltzer. Artificial musk is a new chemical pro- ( duct, with an odor to be distinguished from the real musk only by the expert. Very curiously, this odor is not possessed by a 1 per cent, alcoholic solution, but is only brought out by dilution with watc;-. |
