MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1584, 7 August 1885, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

While engaged repairing an ammonia still at Mr Hardman's chemical works, Mdton, near Stoke-on-Trent (England), a workman indiscreetly took a tfd hot iron into the stiM. Tins caused the yas to rise so rapidly that the man was unable to get out before Ihe became overpowered. The stillman, named Phillips, went to the man's assistance, bnt he too, was overpowered, and when the two men were drageod out life was found to be extinct in I oil cases. _

While the explosive power of dynamite is intensely local, its semi distnr l.ance, compared with that of gnnpowder is very small. The explosive power of dynmite is in inverse ratio of the cube of tlio distance, or, in more' popular language if the power exercised on the spot be represented by 1,000,000. the same power at the distance of 100 feet dwindles down to 1. MiM'Roberts, the superintendent of Mr Nobel's Scotch factories, tells us he lias often exploded a pound of dynamite hnng at the end of six feet of string from* a fishing rod held in the hand without the aimSlest danger or inconvenience, and on one occasion witnessed the exploii'vi of over a ton of nitroglycerine from a distance of only 60 yards. It was buried about ten feet below the surface of the ground, which was 'f sand and covered with water, yet beyond the breaking of windows and the liurstiinj of a few do>rs in the sniTonnding buildings, there was no damage done " A little Bind was thrown over me," writes Mr M'Reberts, "but 1 received no personal injury." It is mt * <•"> n siTi "» 5 "lfviice for a Legislative Co-.i!!-il!'>.- to h> missing Wsomedavs v.-d K- • bo be discovered in a state of ii- :; -. Yet we learn that this painfyl in-idenb his taken place, MrM'':"!n Kohere, oneof the u 'ori ni'-raivrs of the Legislative ■Council, whodis.ippeare'l my.^'-ionsly ■some days ago, • and for whom an a.-fivK search has been nvub. w;is foind near Greyfcown yesterday, find If is reported bs. being se.ri-.usly -Vr , angeJ. It i> hot yt deaidi.«J wh.it, i Mips will have to be takon with re.gird i t'> t!] -iMr'irtaiM'e oiJ i»out!<'!nau. — N,Z limes. () i Vn-vvi, an Ul\'\\ eqni distant lt>t'.v^3i tin D.rt of Lo.vis and C=tpy Wraili, n liit I',"1 ',"- fl"-k -)f she-i) is kept., to presijrv wiii«h fi'-'xii the. depreri-i tions of tie codtisVo-s two sheiiherl^ are placed in charge. L-isfc Mi-'cii-tho crew of a Nes-?sm;i. -k \-i.4t(>fl '• he?n — n<> one having done so si ice litst July — and foiind the.v l»oth d^ad. From tli;- la.i'ge stock f> f provisions and the mvri'Dft i'»l :n-?i i»i of tin? lio^ies (l)i>t!i of wliirh had t!i. ir c'othes on), if, is sunpo'ied that mm of the me i died \v. tho wiiit:; 1 . 1 , aiv.l that the other, not liking to bury the body or stay in i ; tho hut, si^pt outside and perished from exposure. Some, tenilile ro- !» ri :<>, at ;i'l ev-Mit^, transacted itself tlumi, which seoins fitter for the Arctic r«'gio!is than for a locality | wir,;jin a few hours' sail 'of a Scotch j town. Rents still continu" (o til! at a rii'» wiiich must lie eminently alarming to ■the laudord, and which is not pirti'-nt ary encouraging to the co.nytnv that, is ittio'if to belo.nnched '»y Loi.i Car'tarvon and his i ■■<)'o\* friends. The |)ikof Richiiiond h;is "ednucd Ins ren s ,0 per cent, all round fir fi/eysi^: Lord K'»sel>en # y »^--i\n inakt-s a remisS! )M <n 15 'M'fVit t<) !|i-'. 'vif'-i'i /V '• •• , i> ' il l •• " f,' i 1 1 . ' -: ;Mv I' ■'!'•» J S. Oi !.'■ lii.-'l----'. \ ftj.jijf..-; !•> j'rr c— nt; All .\ihi< » *!j. < | Sli-iws, Solkirk, 30 in-r c-Mt ; iid ij »,(i Lovat intimates to smi" tenants ■' reduction of 10 per cent, mid to other:- j one of 20 per cent. Scotland is excited of a case of leprosy. Ths snln^t of if, is tinder treatment in a«< hospiuil nl E linltn.-^'i, but wis rt'iv.ntiy Wrought to <JI;t v g'»>v and exhibited to the medical students. The oucurreiiite of leprosy in (ireat Britai'i his caused tho doctors to examine the history of their prei'eswiii iv ivgard to this terrible. di-iivv*o. T'i<old iiooks aiis full of accounts of tinapp»'»riuice and spread of leprosy in the British Islands. h"p-^>' h"sui;;iiwero coiirnon institutions in Rutland during tli' 1 l-")t!i centnrv. By astatiK' P'HS -d in 1027 every borough in Hootland '.vxri required to support a " laZn h-'i.ise." Y't tnothev entini'ig o^Ter is held out to 1> ■ i«'l; The l*»1 !W Owtfi'., nf iN'i'.v York, off -a :i H • i, -I/- of SOOOdoM, Rpcond or' 2') '0 :.-'■. ■■ < i third oi'soo-lols for !) f'ciiiii •• : . t!;io:i.i! sculiing ra':?, ,vi.ii:i *■. i • - . i • >.> I'owtid between the iv ,i:i-l ].', .i.^'ust, nnd should l>.ja.fh pay A irrici a visit he is to receive yOOJola for expenses.