Science.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 373, 2 July 1903, Page 2

Science.

*H§P- I§. Iff. NOVELTY reogsy 4|^ej|tb ; BL Germany waß-.*^u^^inoj^wSE' radium; itr ahirtes ll^f'an-'in'- ' ! candescent lamp,'" cost £4OO, and required several tons or harinm salts to produce it. • An aerial hurdle race is the proposition of an enthusiastic airship inventor in Montana, and he has challenged Siitos Dumont to compete in it. Ropes would be stretched across tho course, and the airships are to Vault over or dnck ;under them in accordance with regulations,; > The latest form of electric tram is that in whioh -the ear is drawn .along by , magnets laid along the road and just under the lines. The magnets affect an armature placed in the floor of the tram, and as the car- reaches eaeh magnet tho current from the magnet is automatically 'broken, so that the next magnet can pull the tram along. The system 4as been successfully tried/and it saves enornioua'j on the consumption of current. t

IMPOBTANCE OP L 4.VENDEE

Notihe.least of the,virtues of that fine old English'.hiaicb, lavenderi is us tonio; effect"upOn 1 trembling.- nerves* irritability* and irregular flushings/-?-, those moments of exhaustion when a woman's feeling are utterly indefinable*; Two"or three teaspoonfuls of "the tincture in a cupful of hot water, witli> ItfJslice or two of lemon, make a restorative drink that acts like magic, -and puts a woman in possession of. her best self, ready to take up her burden, be'itwork br pleasure.

A CUKE FOR DIPHTHERIA. « ■; A very jsimple, ,aad jet most;.effeqtive remedy.for is nothing? hut-the juice bff the'-praeapplej which the patieat; should be forced to swallow. The fluid is of so pungent and nature that., -it; cuts the, diphtheria mucous and causes it to, disappear.. The corrosive of th% jjnicl is shownby iii&f&ot? that4f m person in good health happens to take ' the 3 uice of a i pineapple i before the latter is ripe* the mucous membranes of the throat are apt to. ' _ ■* ', ,,, t , % ■isa-'i ■■■-6t at fe>felOoCtfi i'* rtr * EXERCISE. i »**« ■ Over-exercise liiibftO for the individual. It wastes .vitality, weakens the system, fills .it w,ith fatigue an 3, if persisted ini* shortens' life. But" the other extreme is equally bad. Failure to develop the muscles, or their degeneration fbtf want of systematic,, moderate use, predisposes to; a disturbance of nutrition and circulation, leading, to an accumulation of fat on the one hand and imperfect elimination on the other.

1: .THE VALUE Qf fe'j ' 'Everybody, knows ;^Hi9 ; to%ic value of apples upon, system. Of all our ordinary fruits, apples, if eaten regularly, are most generally Indeed, an old adage says: ' An'apple" a/day drives the doctor" away.''And a manor woman noted for his or her good health ascribes to the plentiful eating of apples.

■ '-< ELECTRIC STICKS

Electric sticks for drovers are the latest device tor getting cattle to the slaughter house. Two insulated wires are oarried lalongia stick, which has two brass knobs,, at the end- The cattle are touched with' the 'puncher' and receive a shock of 125 volts, which ia just sufficient to give the beasts a sharp sting and make them hurry up;- -There-is -no--brutality-about; this method, as with the ordinary stick or goad, the flesh is not bruisad. -i*- ,A,,TIJMBLER CLEJjfe

~ A tumbler cleaner is an apparatus for use chiefly in hotels. When not in use, it presents the appearance of a sponge -mi gSftnff a To use it, you-place the mrm tfie sponge and press dwonwards: the red sinks into the watery turaiHg-round at it descends, until the glass is -submerged. The rotating movement of fh'e sponge cleans the inside, while submereipn and subsequent wiping dees the same tor the outside.

THREE; MACHINES. Three machines connected with” one another, anda't&ding the ; services ofpnly : one attendant, make the bags tor holding tea. ccffee, and powdered foods generally, pack those foods in the bags, fold them' uje and deliver them ready for sale at the rate of twenty-five per minute. The flrs't machine makes the bags and passes them ■ont>t|p,,apcond shakes the tea and turns these into moulds, in which placed... The fflled to ‘sbfctih*the contents, then folded at the mouth, >&llj v." ili ‘i? ii 11 1