Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1893 — NOTES AND GLEANINGS. [ARTICLE]

NOTES AND GLEANINGS.

Papebmaxing is now the fifth in the list of Amerloan industries. It is used In many arts and for seores of purposes. A mtbthbious ringing of eleotio bells tn a Swiss house was traoed to a large spider, which had one foot on the bell wire and another on an eleotrlc light wire. A modification of the drawing compasses, oalled the spirograph, has been devised by a French mechanician, for oulokly and accurately drawing ourves ahd spirals of any desired size. Glass with a wire oore is a new material made in Dresden, the glass being fused to the wire while in a plastio state. The adhesion is said to remain perfeot under severe fluctuation of temperature. A mbdioaij discovery reported from Edinburgh is that severe inflammation of the brain, due to blows on the head, oan be oured by lubricating all the internal membranes of the nose with glyoerlne. This gives relief to the brain by oausing the water to descend by the nose and throat. J. C. Stewart, the well-known cornmedian, owns an island in the mouth of Ohesapeake Bay, on whioh there is clay that would turn out pure aluminum at sixteen cents a pound. The oiay has been examined by a Philadelphia chemist, and at the end of the season a company is to be organized to manufacture the metaL A new gunboat of the Swedish navy has the combined qualities of Vae breaker, tugboat, fire engine, water distiller, torpedo repairing ship, and man-of-war. Bhe is one hundred and twenty feet long and twenty-one feet wide, iB equipped with four Nordenfelt guns and torpedoes, and has engines of one hundred and fifty horse power, giving a speed of twelve and three-fourth knots. White lead is poisonous to most people; but there are examples of individuals who are unaffected by it. John Jarvis worked for over fifty years in the well known white lead establishment of Wetherlll & Brother, Philadelphia, and always enjoyed good health. He lately died of old age. Thomas MoCann was another example. He worked over fiftyfive years In the same conoern.