. Scientific American Volume 59 Number 04 (July 1888) . ed was reduced to 0000055 of its radius. In otherwords, it is mathematically demonstrated that no steelvacuum balloon could be constructed which could raiseeven its own weight. This is an illustration of howintelligently Congress would be likely to legislate onscientific matters unguided by intelligent scientificadvice.—Science. other mouth instrument, which is thus supported inconvenient position for playing, leaving the hands freefor another instrument. In Pig. 3 is shown anotherform of bent shank adapted to be placed in the socketfor h
. Scientific American Volume 59 Number 04 (July 1888) . ed was reduced to 0000055 of its radius. In otherwords, it is mathematically demonstrated that no steelvacuum balloon could be constructed which could raiseeven its own weight. This is an illustration of howintelligently Congress would be likely to legislate onscientific matters unguided by intelligent scientificadvice.—Science. other mouth instrument, which is thus supported inconvenient position for playing, leaving the hands freefor another instrument. In Pig. 3 is shown anotherform of bent shank adapted to be placed in the socketfor holding music in convenient position for readingwhen performing on a flute or similar instrument. AN EASEL WITH ADJUSTABLE easel having a detachable and adjustable shelf, ad-apted to receive colors, pallette, etc., or articles of bric-a-brac or other ornaments when the easel is employedto display a picture, is illustrated herewith, and hasbeen patented by Mr. William H. Van Wart, of Ston-ington, Conn. The front legs of the easel are provided. Buckthorn In Gretchinsky has called attention to a practicewhich obtains among the peasantry in some parts ofSouthern Russia of treating toothache with a gargle ofdecoction of buckthorn—Rhamnus catharticus ( Recorder, June 20, p. 241). He states that, inorder to test the ground of this practice, he made aseries of control experiments upon a number of in-mates of the local prison who were suffering fromtoothache. The patients were ordered to gargle theirmouths with the cooled decoction every three or fiveminutes until the pain disappeared, and in every casethe suffering ceased in about half an hour, thoughthere still remained a vague aching or kind ofitching about the teeth. A prolonged anodyneeffect was produced by inserting a cotton woolplug steeped in the decoction in the cavity of ahollow tooth. Dr. Grretchinsky considers hisexperiments proved decoction of buckthorn tobe a reliable means for mitigat
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