Show facts paran inc is the lest best material r known for protecting polish M or steel from rust the iron front fron t Lui filiti gs in in charleston resisted the carth shocks much better than those with biti istone fronts fronti 4 it is estimated c 5 tvr 6 tons of matter in solution ol ution is annually poured by the mississippi into the gulf of mexico WAni apple ya 4 pa which doc documentary t in evidence shows to have 11 ave been planter years ago is still in full bearing A new mineral called bite has bas been dicov discovered cred in mis auri it with griat rapidity and yet retains its sharpness according to nature the charles charlas ton earthquake is believed to have babe disturbed a greaney gre arev extent of terri tory than any alny other earthquake on record according to the fr french ical JI lurn larn ariew 7 the birgitt bev rat ross rose known is tho the variety v ri C t i named paul boyron which was originally grown in by mons lewt tile appropriations for scientific 6 purposes made by the british avi A roc bation at the birmingham inac ing in all to ceven ti t ou oti sand civit nv hundred dollars i A mexican comp company lily is to wort works up tile the cactus plant the oil of alli which ell is eui suitable table for lubricating p the filere fibre for fir cordage card ag e tile leaf for paper and the fruit for eating A chemical means for manuck turing quinine quilline without the use ot cin cinchona elluna bark baal has bas 1 been cen I 1 disote f fifa FI J Fj za eba Z W hewett giving givia g biec to t he I 1 hii of great reduction in ill tile price of ofte tho drug japan according to mr jofin folin milne ille con contains tanis volcanic p peaks pak ak i of which fifty one are arc still active tile loftiest loft iest icet is Fuji fujiyama yarna near Yoka lioma a little over ji fe f high which does docs nut crr to L be extinct ns as is generally be r supposed gul posed the floasin ll flo atin 0 islands of 1 pumice 1 thrown up by the late stupendous volcanic eruption at t Krakat cla irr in the javan spas sas are arc found faund to have drifted in the indian ocean miles in a direction wet west by bv from the spot where they were a year ago A luminous lumi noua cement which is covered with par fair inin cor or fat substance ns as foon as it has been and dried har hair been apton ted in england it id intended for edging for garden walks or for balustrades beams and corners of country otc etc the deepest artesian well in the world is being bored borad at Ile sift A t of feet has alre already itly been rea reached clied furnishing gallons daily it at a temperature of de grees grecs fahr the loring boring is to bo be contin continued tied 4 in n order to gain a larger quantity of water and of a higher temperature A curious sort of vegetable tallow or fat from north borneo was waa exhibited at the colonial and indian exhibition in london atia put up in hollow stems of bamboo two feet or so in length and is 13 employ 1 I in oiling niall machinery finery and for culinary purposes its origin is doubtful ru 1 balata Is a new vegetable vc product of british guiana which is described as intermediate in character between gutta percha arid and india rubber it is particularly valuable for machine bands as it docs not stretch under tension beof eo at le least tat says tile the government botanist of the colon colony |