THE WEST SHORE.
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AMBER AND ITS USES.
mjIE value of miiIm, familiarized nH the substance is m
I w n,.iiiHitffi.n is far greater than the ina-
jorily iiufiKinn. Small pieces of indifferent quality suffice
fr the mouthpieces of pipes and for isolated ornaments,
and though the prices charged for even such specimens
wt thcso are far alM.ve their actual worth, they are com-
i...n.livelv cheap. In necklaces, however, where every
bond has exactly to match its fellow, or in the largor
itrtirlH. requiring in be cut from a single piece of con-
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ELECTRIC WATCHES.
RUSSIAN Jew, Solomon Schisgal by name, and only
nineteen years old, son of a watchmaker in Berdit-
schen, has invented a watch which goes by electricity, and
which is declared by Herr Chwolson, Professor of
Physics at the University of St. Petersburg, to be an in
strument of wonderful simplicity and value. In an article
in the Noii'osli, describing the invention, which he be
lieves will revolutionize' the manufacture of watches, Pro
fessor Chwolson says: "The watches are without any
I . i -i 1-1 -i i .1 1- t :j Y
i, n. .. ,1 ro.d worth of the fossil cum springs ana consist soieiy oi wo wiibbxb. jbiuob oeing
risen ho rapidly that in certain cases it deserves, if the true, they have the advantage of the second hand moving
..... ..Inn-cod f,.r t bo anv criterion, to rank with the in single momenuuy iunp, aao uauau; uu umym
-mr , I . i i i: nrL. -.1"L -1 i
roimh Kutn are worth nioro than tlieir hulk m gold. let astronomical ouservuuona. xueso wuwjubb uuu tusu sei in
even thm 1mh not approach l)y a long way the esteom in motion a certain number of watches of the same construe-
. .1.. ..in hi ii mi i t v
which antiuuitv held electron; for not only was amber tion, bo that they all Keep exact time, ine invention has
tho oldest of gems, a;id therefore, in a measure, magnified convinced me that watches can be UBed for the purpose of
by traditional reputation, but.it was supposed to possess telegraphy.
It was worn all over North-
amaing occult properties,
em Italy as a preventive of goitre, just as it is worn
to-day by the people of Arabia as a talisman against the
pvil eye. More powerful than Horcery and witchcraft, it
wiih mi amulet that made poisons harmless; ground up
P
SULPHUR LAKE.
N the Washtucna Canyon, eight miles from Palouse
Junction, W. T.r and six from Snake River, lies a
small, shallow body of water, which has received the name
... , , i . -, w f i f of "Sulphur Lake." Though separated from Snake
with honey ami oil o roses, it was a specific for deafness, . , 1 ,.,.. , . , .
and with Attie honey, for dimness of sight, Nor is the hl 1 hlh xt 18 only twenty-nine feet
cliiim or medicinal virtue altogether without foundation -
in fact, for " its efficacy as a defence of tho throat against el,or,ltied "1 Jlie 8ummer a 8Pring of wlll,te 8ulPhur f
chills" - owing probably to "tho extreme warmth when
in contact with the skin and the circle of electricity so
maintained " - has b i tested and substantiated The
ancient, however, were not content with mystic curative
disclosed, which at other seasons is entirely submerged.
From little depressions in the soft mud at the bottom of
tho lake arise bubbles of sulphurated hydrogen gas, and
are driven across the surface by the wind. It was after'
iH.werH iu tho solid substance, for thev ascribed vnln.,1.1 Jtl10 nriwcratic nostrils of the stockmen in that region
. . I 1i 1 1 tl i m. i a . .1
properties to it in combust ion, admiring tho perfume that . mmim Dv tne scent waited irom these by the pass
resulted not only for its resinous frairraneo but. f.r n,K zephyrs that they bestowed the name upon the pooL
liealtlifulnesH, thereby innocently detecting in tho fossil ie rnroft(l from Palouse Junction to Colfax and Mos-
pino gum tho same virtueH that modern phvsio attributes oow 1nsse8 by thla diferoua bady of water.
Ui tho living pino tres. In many parto of tho East,
' " '1 " 4uaimues ot 1'rus-
Hian amls-r are consumed, this subshmco is preferred to
all other f,.r ine(.nse; and thus tho Buddhist shrines in
Uio palaces r IVkm and tho holy ,,uafeH of Molmm
........... .u.vt-H biiko .w mo lragranco of i,j,m8 fumos to
i i .. w
"""" ih'iiuuiui Hource - tho dead fir forest
CLOTHING MADE OF GLASS,
i T Gaudenfrel. Germanv. the artist n.nd plnss sninner.
i V A. Prengnl, of Vienna, has established his glass busi
ness, offering carpets, cuffs, collars, etc., made of glass.
lie not only spins but also weaves glass before the eyes
of tho poople. The otherwise brittle glass he changes
of a pro-hihtorio Knrope. Nevertheless tho chief charm Ult 1liul)le tlireatl8 nnd uses them for making good,
U)th for tho past and present, lien in tho iwsitive beauty wnrm. clotuing introducing certain ingredients, which
of mineral are his secrets, and tWAlwi,;
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tne glass, lie makes white, curly glass muffs ; also ladies
hats of glass, with glass feathers, which are lighter than
rem leathers. Wool made of glass, it is said, cannot be
distinguished from the genuine article: Glass is a non
conductor, and the time may not be distant when' it will
cause a revolution in dress materiak
ltlfi"lMTl V ivitft O... V . .
fl ' , ,"V -u WNKX-THke an ordinary
flour Imrrel hno ,t w.th wt mwin nU(, ,m t, J
nvir il iritlt nc.t. ...... 1..: I . i i ..
Huihh UU lHiubroquin made of turkey rod, with ere
U.no Wn, transrernvl on the center' of each point
(over tliB lid wi Hi i . . " l1""'-
... ' """'10 aiul out an. .. . fn
lull
plaiting of t, name r-.und the odgo. Th. blsel
ma.loof worHt.sls w,rres,H,nding with the cretonne
uin iintui u hit ... i i . .. ...
, . . : " "i Having t ho i d inmln
barrvl can .Und i . Z "IT..?. " . T1 7. e
v"m " usoa jor a table.
s are
Pitosirr Cure op Ringwoum.-R W. Taylor, M. D.,
m the Journal of Cutaneous Diseases, reports the best
results from the use of a paint composed of a tincture of
myrrh and four grains to the ounce of bi-chloride of
mercury. Other skin affections are cured Tby the applica
tion of this remedy.