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METHODS OF MAKING FIRE.
Inventions of the t itutoml v ge for
Rirclling HamoK.
There are few things more curious,
and which furnish such food for reflec
tion. as the ways in which uncivilized
in.ui makes fire. The problem of the
easiest and -t way to get a spark
must have i*.*eu worked at in the
earliest times, when tlie human race
realized the lit ed of fire. and the man
who solved the .-.reblem is one of the
V-' rid'* great f>ut unknown Is refactors.
It is wot unlikely that various metluxl*
have bet-u invented as the result of
these attempts It is true of the begin
nirig of our marvelous ate of inven
tions. The modem fx*risl furnishes
the must sirurular ways, for the reason
that chemistry and physics have en
l;;,red the held.
For an immense period in man's his
tory the method of kindling fire aln-sh
was by turning or rubbing one stick
upon another hi Hurniuh tribe evil! <1
the ! ~klivens furry for striking a light
cylinder of bufTnlo horn, with a cen
tral Imre three-Ki.xtcenfli* of an inch in
diameter and three inches deep burned
in It. A closely fitting plunger of iron
wood works in the hole: When the
native wants a light he withdraws the
plunger at.d puts a bit of tinder into a
cavity in the end of it. The piston is
then ins -rted and driven down with a
quick blow, suddenly withdrawn, and
the tinder is found to be ignited. The
]>yaks. of Oomeo. who were systematic
head hunters before tin* advent of lia
jalfe Brooke, also made use of a beslapi,
or*dre syringe of br.iss. lined with lead,
fitted with a wooden plunger.
This implement was known in tills
country under tile name of "ui.Manta
neons light giving syringe.” before the
invention of matches, but was not gen
erally used, since, at best, it gave un
certain results, leading the lecturer to
saturate tile-tinder with bisulphide of
carbon to minimize the burden of proof.
It is an interesting question flow the
Dyaks and Burmese came to employ
the 'aewphore for tire making The
Coejiin China people strike two pieces
of ba.mb.-k, together and ignite tinder
The coating of amorphous, silox like
Hint on the surface of the bamboo
yields a spark at a sli:u-|* blow.* The
traveler Mr. W T flornady says that
the jungles are frequently fired by the
excessive f net ion of the bamboos dur-
ing a gale
The Tungaras, of British North Bor
noo. and the Termite Malays carry at
taehed to the girdle a joint of bamboo,
•often finely carved, containing tinder
and a fragment of porcelain. The bit
-of china with tinder Ls "field in one
hand and Wrack against the bamboo
tinder horn held in the other, generally
getting a fight at the first blow The
/. leutiai is. of Alaska, make five by dip
ping two pieces of quiutz in sulphur,
vliicb six mods in the islands, and
striking them together over a small
heap of down on which sulphur has
Veen sprinkled Borne tribes of lis
<uiumw use -t vvo pieces of iron pyrites
or pyrites nnd tiiut in flip same w-:y
Jlatehes have gone everywhere and
supplanted the native fire 'making pro
cesses. Holm, the distinguished Dan
ill arctic explorer, relates that art
Ksquimau. on being presented with a
}><>x of marc lies, gave away- Ins fire
drill, saying be would hav*- no further
reed of k. The National museum has
n collection of fire me lung apparatus,
showing the representative methods of
juaking fire used in various parts of the
■world. It would be iuifKissible to du
plicate the majority of the pieces now,
since trade has carried matches to the
ends of the earth. Blacksmiths can
Start a fire by pounding violently a rod
of soft iron, first spt ending on the anvil
a layer of powdered coal dust This is
a good illustration of the conversion
of force into heat. Popular Science
Ifews.
Inventor Eillunn'* Coolness.
Edfcoa is a very cod man When hp
ertruek the pboucrmpli hlea lie made a
crude tinfoil cylinder It wax made at
Sfenlo Park Kdison prepiin-d for. the
lirsf text and dicmre.-l "Mary had
Jittle lamb" into a larve pup.-r tunnel
Kreuzi. a ("jn4ideuti.il friend of the in
ventor. stood by. and ventured the
opinion that the verst* would not lie re
pea ted by tlie uuieiiiue Kdtsoti turned
tile machine in the opposite direetion
juiil said calmly to Krenzi. **¥'ii bet you
€? that it will talk back.’’
There wan silence tor a minute, and
then came the words back through the
funnel, "Mary had a little lamb."
Krenzi jumped all over the room in
ids xciti*eot, while Edison simply
twisted his head and said with a quiet
smile. "Krenzi. 1 have won the $7.
Detroit Free Frees
Fond Hope* Shattered.
American Heiress Dear Max, I
would be yours, but I lack faith. Are
you really and truly a count (
Max Von JDpiegeleisen I swear it,
peautifol iaty ”
A. 11. —Have you ever borrowed a
dollar from my brother!
3! '’on 8. —1 haf not.
X —&ad —pardon ate —do youi&y
your board mid laundry Dills prompt tv I
M. Von S. -I do
A. H. -Are your debts all paid?
M. Vou S.— Ellery one, sweetheart.
A. H. (sadly)- Tlien —farewell for
ever! You are no count. Out of my
sight instantly! Begone 1 (Faint*.)—
Pittsburg Bulletin.
Military Item.
German Drill Sergeant (to awkward
recruit) You wrerehed donkey, you
haven’t got any more idea of the man
ual of nnna than a salt cucumber has
of billiard playing—and yet yon wear
s|ectacles. —Texas Biftings.
Moltrlm Hutlcvl.
A recent patent, which has many
points in its favor, is on a noiseless
bucket. Tliis bucket is fitted with
india rubber feet, eyelets add handle
guards, and thus all noise in handling
ii is ob vial oil. The eyelets ure made
*< me what larger In the bucket arms
than usual so that the rublier can be
easily put hi, and the handle works
lively in the rubber. The fitting up >f
the bucket can lie done in two or three
minutes. By this arrangement no ring
marks an* left on eaiqiet or table, and
the wear and tear of the bucket Is re
duced,to a minimum. New York (k>iu
morcial Advertiser.
Would Have Tntublti.
Poet —I'd like to write for your
)*apcr, sir. 1
Editor —OU. you needn't go to that
trouble. Just leave 61, the subscrip
tion price, and we ll send it to you.—
Detroit Free Press.
The fact that the herring dies almost
the instant that it leaves the water is
the origin of the wiving. “Dead an alter
ring.”
\ Method of Prodnrlnsr Local AniowttkCMla.
The Mouitetir Thempeutique is re
sponsible for the statement that local
aniesThesia can be easily produced by
causing t vo or three siphons of seltzer
water to ltsehiirge their coutents suc
cessiveiy on flit* surface to be operated
upon The anesthesia, which is due
rp the carl ionic acid contained in the
selt/.ei water, lasts for about five min
utes and then disappears.
An Every Day Occurrence.
First Er.plish Tourist (visiting Wash
ington) -Hi ay, Arry. let’s go hover to
the races this awfterndon.
Second Do Naw Let’s go down to
the ’ouse an' see the bloomin’ hidlots
foight.— Epoch.
Uuther Miied.
Officer—You are my prisoner, sir.
Smartle (who lives by his wits) —Ehi;
On what charge?
nuetts--for’frutpiuleiit pur
pose's. Y'ou liave been advertising
counterfeit money for sale.”
“I haven't. I advertised ‘green
goods. ’ ”
“ft's all the same.”
“But I have no counterfeit money—
never did have. When fools send me
the cash for the goods' which I ;
advertise 1 don’t send them counterfeit j
greenbacks. I send them green calico. ” |
“Well, if that isn’ r , a fraud I would i
like to know what is. Come along.”--
—New Y'ork Weekly.
A ordinary elephant produces ISO
pounds of ivory, worth 6300. England
consumes 650 tons, for which it is j
necessary to kill 12.000 elephants e
year.
Public Botanical Instruction.
An admirable provision has been
nmde by 'the magistracy of Breslau,
which will tend in more ways than one
to the improvement of the pupils in the
public schools. A botanical school gar
den lias been instituted for the regular
supply of plants to the schools of the
place and for enabling teachers to make
observations on the spot with their
pupils. —New Y'ork Telegram.
Business Is Business.
He—l love you. Jeannette, and now
wish you to consider a proposal of
She—That will do. James. There is
only one honest course to pursue in a
business matter like this. Submit a
sealed proposal to me by the 15th, and
your bid shall receive the attention it
deserves. —New York Ledger.
Silk from Old Papers.
Tlie inventor of the process to make
silk out of paper pulp claims that the
silk resembles very ckjsety the natural
silk. If is smooth and brilliant, and
tlie filament has a strength about two
thirds that of silk, but still sufficient for
all practical purposes. The elasticity
is about the same as that of natural
silk, and the thread has a superior bril
liancy. The process has been wonder
fully bettered of late.—New York
Journal.
“Pioneer Heroes . > ••mir Deeds',’
by ;>. M. Kelly. :i*hor <*f "Deeds of
Daring by Blue oid G ay." Tb's hand
somely -Kiund a.id beautifully illustrated
’•oak is for sale lv H Ali tany, Adftirs
ville, Ga.
I want ail tue jt hi<- . ooi. s "ep skins,
bees ■ .vax and dried fruit I n get.
Will pay the high'*sl market prio .
! ' r ’-. Mi LI,.
I wan all the Irish potatoes an i On
ions I can get. —D. B. Mull. tf.
“Tie : Adaimffie: Leter”
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rond cotopetiUoa la prices.
EVKtoT DEALEK shoald b...
■>ar lUastratod Oatalogne. Carre.po...,
mee solicited.
Phillips & Bottorff Mfg. Cs.
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MEND YOUR OWN HOSE.
HUDSON’S
Hose Mender
jjj JSiL THE OKLY
B.@gg| pRASTICfL
oa ®|l oevice
i H REPAIRING
o| H HiwSE
e: £5 TnK M ' AN Trno
S rnwr HAS A ,u>fcE
g ffip| H E KNOWS
11 pmcF n'iLv s'on jji ——
w 1 PUer sent prtpniH (<■< li*'
sny sJdross ou rooi ipt iff i' o.
ft r- iinncnit CVfHF'’BL BUILftWO.
C. E. HUDSON, BOSTON, MASS.
j WHO HAS NOT HAD
i POOR HOSE?
jl HAVE AND IT DON’T PAY.
[ DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY
ION INFERIOR HOSE SUT QET THE
300 llis. PRESSURE
IT 13 JUST AS EASY TO GET
THE BEST
IF YOU ONLY KNOW IT.
THE SFIBAL, HOSE U the only rells'.le
Cotton Hn, which is proven by inert,
being so many Imitations. The genuine h*
FOUR distinguishing msrks:
I. A single colored line ruuning
through It.
IL The patent m ark "SPIKA L,” J>t -
ented March 3<Hh, 1880.
111. The Corrogated band fastening
hose to conpling.
IV. Corrugated coapUng as shown
In cut.
The “Spiral” Cotton Hose, having no oatslde
covering to hold moisture as rubier h use does,
dries like a towel. Insist on getting thf* a >*%
as some dealers will try to sell an Inferior on*.
Sample free If you mention tbi* paper.
BOSTON wovei HOSE GO.,
MANUFACTURER* OF
Rubber Belting and Packing,
226 Devonshire St., BOBTOX.
at* lake rr., • *um t.,
cHiCAwG.. SAN FRANCISCO.
‘‘laiVc” , !n?-''-Tn“eomi • "* ’
as a lon?.* : L'-i”,
Sic’: Headache and esz: -jx
• vJt , Try it.
