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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1878)
October, 1878. THE WEST SHORE. 53 A Railway vr Mt. Vesuvius. Atlut there in a prospect of the railway up Mt. Vesuvius beooming a reality within a not very remote future. The carriages on the railway will bo drawn, not by a locomotive engine, hut by a wiro rono. The lino will bo double. The raila will be laid on an iron framework aupHrted lv ; "" . ' ' ....... I .... piiiars 111 lie mx meters (a little over eix and one-half yards) apart Auronling to the reiiurt upon the plana, it appear that the longth of tho railway up the mountain will be alinoat 919 yards. The sta tion near tho summit will In nearly 460 yards higher than that at tho foot of the mountain, which gives the vory stoop gradients of one in two. i'ho tralllo will he carried on by eight carriages, each having room for four Mrsnna ; these will lie so distributed that while four are engaged in making the ascent the remaining four will he descending tho mountain. The carringc will Iw koiit nearly 230 yards iart from one another, 'lo guard against accidents, each carriage will Ira fitted with two newly. patented automatic losses, which, should ,1110 roie hapien to break, will instantly stop ilu carriage. Tho wire row will Ira previously tested by a strain equal to (14 times lira weight of the carriages ; and the wholo machinery will be set in motion by two steam-engines of 12 horse-power each. Coi.fr (Vrd by StaNhisu on tiik IIkaIi. Dr. It. I.. Chares, in TVaM Minnimimii stair M'tl. Aumciation, I87H, recommends as a prompt'' and effectual cure in many cases of colic, to place the patient in an inverted sisture. Some cases which have resisted tho ordinary treatment for hours and even days, have by this simple means been relieved and wrms nautly cured in from one to llvt minutes. Sometimes relief appears to Iw affurded from the escape of air. In other instances, the air in the Wow els changes its place, to the relief of the patient. Some movement of gas in the intestines appears to Ira essential to relief by this mellusl. Of course it is only Ihituleiit colic which can Iw permanently relieved by this treatment, The PmUU Mnliral 'Mil .N'uiiicu Journal says: Tho eontidei with winch Dr. I'lisres asserts the success of the plan entitles it to a trial. The treatment could Iw easily applied in popular practice. The patient might at hast ho held up hy the heels till the arrival of the doctor. Frkvi-h I'.NTRBf hisr. The Hallmiji Agr says: The French government ia laying out a very broad ami gigautm scheme of railway construe lion, adapted to the wants of various sections With the vast sum of iK,KM),(MS, which it promises to borrow every year for ten years, the ordinary lines of four feel nine inch gang are to lie iiu leaned end pushed into district. mIiiiIi are at present without them; next a meter gauge In to In. introduced (or ten productive districts ; and liually steam tramways, with a gauge of two feet, si in. hes, are to he laid on mint ol the ordinary highwaya. The speed on these lines ia to Iw about nine and one hall miles an hour, and on the meter gauge alsiul thirteen ; the estimated coat is f 12,800 wr mile on tram waya and fXI, 480 on the meter. DOMESTIC RKCIPK8. Mutton llama, -Tha following is from a cor resondeut of the New York Timrt: Aa a change from a loo frequent pork, eggs aud poul try diet, mutton hama would be very desirable. A aheep slaughtered occasionally would furnish rein lutlat ful wvva a consumption, without legs and shoulder. These may Iw cured aa li.iiua, and fumiah a toothaomo ohange of dm, either elicod raw or lightly broiled over clear ooala. To cure the hama, proceed aa M lows : The legs of a fat aheep are out into the ahaw of hams, aud ruldwd over with a mixtion of ripial parts of bay salt and brown sugar. They then remain '.'4 hours. A pickle is made aa follows : Two Ins. each of saltpeter, and I Ih, ol brown sugar are hulled in 4 quart of water, l lo- liquid U ing akimmud aa it boils ; when the pickle ia cold the hama are put into It and kept covered for two weeks They are then taken out, wiped dry, hung up, and smoked over a slow tu c vi damp wheat straw. The kuuuklea should lie tilled with brown sugar and tied uxor closely with pieces of Madder. The hams are Hu n hung up in a warm lilac, wind, oauaea the fat to partly melt and Iwooino alworhed hy the lean mui A few sweet herb may b pounded and mixed with the pickle to addd ii. .1 tlavor. Tim shoulder may Iw urxq...l by removing the blade houea ami treating them aa abov. taking oar to rub the ownings with plenty of the mixed aalt and sugar When taken from the pickle theae ahoiild Iw aewrd up. l o keep the meat, place it iu clean bol Iwtween layers of sweet hay, cover with a close in inn: following hd, upon which a weight should bo laid. Catsup. Select rip tomaloea, cutliuy any green , mil , pi,.,,,,,, ,tew away any green por until thoroughly di sieve line enough to I lode, and rub through mgli to retain the Is Kvsi rate what p,i. the sieve to Ih desired tin. k ness; fur tins, no rules hy quantity oaji Iw given, aa a bushel of MM toiuahw will yield twice aa much pulp aa others. The vaairation should go on over a alow tire, Iwmg careful not to MOftfl It When thick enough to iHiur from a cruet, without iiicniiviiiiei.iiM, add salt and spies. Here the n , im s u h u the greatest piwaihle vaiiety. It sure and ua aalt enough ; a i:lii.pH'd on or clove of garlic, tied In a cloth and OOOkH In the pulp, i., gjvi jUa a tut inWoaof the flavor, la liked Iry many allspice hlnck Dipper, cayenne and mu tant, ar Ih p 'pel spices, and are uaed according to ths taata of the aomore. On recipe direct lor n hall bushel ol tomatoes: (.'loves, two Uav aponiiaful, cinusiiion, allapice, and black fwpper, two tablesNKiusliil each) theae ar not tu Iw ground, but bruised, placed In a little Iwg and IhiiIoiI ih the pulp while it ia living evaporated when the pulp ia I In. k enough, remove the hag and arid mustard, ground, two tahleasmusful, cayenn pepper, two leassHinsful gmsl vius gar, two quarts, aud salt to the taste Another recipe uses all ground apices, vU. : For the pulp from i bushel of fruit, allspice and clove, 9 ox each) mustard, I J. Hlack pepper, 3 us. i Mace, t os. i cayenn, ox. Hall, H ol. or aulli . u-nt, and vinegar, 2 qU. Add the apices, l a minute or two, oool and bottle. STEEL AS A BUILDING MATERIAL We alluded in a former issue to the invest i. ration being made under the auspices of the London Board of Trade aa to the use of steel for atruotural purpose. The investigating com mittee has finished its work and reports aa fol low: Having given the subject our best con sideration, wo recommeud that tho ploy mini of steel iu engineering structures should Ira authorized by the Board of Trade under the fol lowing conditions, namely: 1. That the steel employed should be cast-steel or steel made by some process of fusion, subsequently rolled or hammered, and that it should be of a quality possessing considerable toughness nod ductility, and that a certificate to the effect that the steel is of this description and quality, should be forwarded lo the Board of Trade by the engi neer responsible for the structure. 2. That the greatest load which can be brought upon the bridge or structure, added to tho weight of tho superstructure, should not pnxluce a greatur train in any part than six and one-half tons per square inch. In conclusion, wc have to remark that in recommending a coefficient of six and one-half tons icr square inch for the employ ment of steel in railway structures generally, we are aware that case may and probably will arise when it will be proposed to use steel of special make and still greater tenacity, and when a higher coefficient might be permissible, but we think those cases must bo left fur con sideration when they arise, and that a higher coefficient may be then ullowed iu those instances where tho reasons given appear to the Board of Trade to justify it. It will Iw ob served that a coefficient of six and one-half tons r square inch is assigned to steel, that of iron inn six tons uer soiiaro inch. This increase of the coefficient will effect import mt economy in structures, especially in bridges of large spans, and will also tern! generally to increase the employment of steel for railway anil hip building purges. Composition or Mil Darwin'h Dkosrha. Drotrra roturulifolui, Lin., has been analyied by 0. Lugan. Tho fresh plant was treated by dietheralysis, the process recommended by lwgrip ( Amrritan Journal t'harmary, 187(1, p. 235). The aquooua liquid obtained thereby contained glucose, various salt aud a oryatsl lizable organic acid, which apiraara to Iw pecu liar to this plant, and was also obtained fr.nn the ethereal liquid by evaporating it and treat ing the residue with chloroform, which leaves it undissolved, together with wax aud yellow col oring matter. On evaporating the chloroform, a greenish-brown resin was left, whiuh hail a strong and characteristic odor, was exceedingly acrid and produced a burning sensation when applied to the skin. ( 'ontrary to the olwerva tion of Reiss and Will, the author found the vis s exudation of the glandular hair to Iw destitute of acid reaction, and was unable to obtain formic acid, which was stated to Iw the principle by which the leaves convert albu minoid matter into wptonos. TtTRMNTIHE AS A DlBU flUf oXT. Mr. Tho. Taylor, Microacopiat of the Department of Agri culture, has an article in the Washington Km tag Star, from which we take the following "Turpentine I also found to Iw a mwerful deo doriier. A Ublespoouful added to a Mail of water will destroy the odor of cesspool in stantly, and in the aick chamber will prove a powerful auxiliary in the destruction of germs and bad odors. " Tor ArrsTiTE or TrMi-nmr. Prorut. We read that in Frankfort, Germany, the hotel keeper found that the member ol the Peace Congress, who were mostly U totallcre, at o much of aolid food aa to create an unheard of deficiency in certain dishea, aa conqiared with an equal number of bis countryman, who revelled jn win, brandies and lager beer. If thia prove anything, it shows that temperano secures a good appetite. Pmi.Hii Aitiok or I'bthoi.xtm. A very curiotia effect (says hi A'aars) la produced on oils of petroleum, even the llghteat, hy addl lum of pulverised snap wort (an herfweruus plant of the family of ' WyowiW). Th pow der Iwiug digested in water and mixed with the oil, the latter forma a very thick mucilage, so that the vessel in which the eiwriment is mart may Iw inverted without its contents escaping. What ia atill mora lingular, if a few drop of pheuic sod added, an. I th mucilag al i ltd, it In-, nine in a few minute perfectly limpid. Hai an-sT iii e.r has been elected a mem bar of the American I'hlloaopln. al Society of Philadelphia. A Now DaxTAi. (Jiu i Riir, Th new building erected for MM ua ol the Dental Kch.,l and Medical Uls.iatory of tin University of I'snn sylvania was recently opened and dedicated It oust nearly loO.Mjll ami wan th gift f . numlwrof in.lio.luaU. Iu an iwmng aildr Dr. Mitchell raviewwl the progress of wilOM III the laat fifty years, ami in (peaking uf the aUhliahmeut of Ucturs ou duUl surgery al th University aaul that two .hairs I. .v. IIMU created by the truatee one of Mechanical Dentialry ami Metallurgy and Ih olfwr of Operative Dentialry, Dental IliaUdugy aid Dental Pathology. The students wili share with the mr,l al atudaut Ilia luatruc-Uona of th Uaeher io III branchi of phyaudogy, pharmacy ami anatomy.