Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1917 — Things Worth Knowing. [ARTICLE]

Things Worth Knowing.

An ounce of sugar of lead to a pall of water will help to fix the blue color in many textiles. A recently patented cigar holder is little more than a pair of hinged jaws controlled by a spring. France is the best foreign patron of the United States patent office with Great Britain following closely; The development of water power in Norway has made electricity cheaper than steam in that country. Rapid cooling of a liquid produces fine crystals; the slower it changes form, the larger the crystals. x An Englishman has invented a' process for coloring wool khaki and orange shades with dilute nitric acid. Iron imbedded in concrete in Germany has been found to be free from rust after more than forty-five years. , In the United States there are found 111 distinct species of snakes, of which 17 are dangerous to man. To save the use of. collar buttons there has been patented a tape to be passed through the button holes in a collar and shirt, fastening wifii} an ornamental clasp in front.