Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — Fire Balloon. [ARTICLE]

Fire Balloon.

The Scientific American says that a fire balloon lias been made, in which the lower part is constructed of asbestos cloth, whilst the upper part is covered with fire-proof solution. A spirit lamp is used to supply the hot air inflating it, and, being fire-proof, there is no risk, as with ordinary hot-air balloons. The system is said to be spe-1 cially valuable for war balloonr* as a supply of spirit can be easily carried where it would be difficult to take the appliances for preparing gas.

Wobk Pouch.— Take three ovalshaped pieces of cardboard, covered and lined neatly with bright worsted or silk, and whipped together, leaving one seam open. It can only be opened by pressing on the ends. It must be larger directly in the center that anywhere else. It will hold both spool and trimming.

Gobtschakoff, who waa a great linguist, once said, iu reply to a remark relative to his power to keep state secrets, that ho knew how to Jlold hit tongue in six languages.