Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1915 — BRIEF INFORMATION [ARTICLE]

BRIEF INFORMATION

German silver now goes by the name of "nickel silver” in England. A burial casket has been invented that Is made of two pieces of heavy glass, held together by metal bands, that is proof against chemical action .. . . .... v„h, A Berkshire minister has six brothers fighting in the German army, his wife has four brothers in the French army and their son is fighting for Eng- . mi i

Silkworm culture has become such an exact science in France that the weight of the cocoons harvested in proportion to the eggs incubated has been doubled. The United States patent office Is self-supporting, and during the year 1914 yielded a surplus revenue, of $215,000, an increase of more than $144,000 over 1913. Artificial sponges are made by treating paper pulp with chloride of lime, adding common salt drying and pressing into desired forms.