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TRUTH IjLeitb, of Doekoiiheim, which Is sail to practically resist the attack of most acids and alkaline solutions. Its composition, says YOUNG FOLKS' COLUMN. SOME OF THE WONDERFUL BELLS Tho Scientific American, is as follows: Coppert 15 parts; tin, 2.84 parts; lead, 1.82 parts; antimony, 1 part. This alloy Is, therefore, a bronze with tho addition of lead and OF THE WORLD. antimony.

Tho inventor claims that it can Directions to Ilathera Which Every Hoy and Girl Who Goes into the Wuter Should Heed Fits and Misfits In Ani mals' Most animals ai fowls are born with their clothing ca ready mad'j Tho opossum and kangaroo, moreover, are supplied with pockets. Other animals are provided with practical conveniences fitted to their own be very advantageously usedjin tho laboratory to replace vessols or fittings of cbonito, vulcanite or porcelain. The Eclipse of tlio San. The total eclipso of the sun which occurs on Aug. 19 is of unusual importance, inasmuch as it is visible in civilized countries within easy reach of telegraphs and railroads.

From eastern Europe into Siberia a line of observers will bo stationed, and it is not unreasonable to expect that much valuable information will be gained. The recent advances in astronomical photography will add very much to tho facilities of the observers. Matches That llefuso to Burn. A contributor to Tho Scientific American furnished tho following description of an amusing experiment which ho designates as p. "rejoicing over matches that refuse to take firo." special work in lifo.

The bjuver bus a trowel, and tho tailor bird with his needle bill can sew leaves to wild exertions as accelerate drowning. The ability to behave wisely in case of sudden accidents can only be acquired by exjwrienco. in somo of tho European swimming schools pupils are taken out boat riding and suddenly upset. They are also pushed overboard and subjected to all manner of prepared accidents. In this manner they learn how to behave in case of real accidents.

They are-taught also to have faith in the sustaining power of tho water itself, which will sustain them if they render it the least help. A finger Jaid upon an oar or almost any floating substance will sustain the body in calm, water. Should you find yourself upset in the water, do not attempt to climb upon tho overturned boat, but quietly tako hold of it. It will support you. A boat half filled with wator or completely overturned will support as many pooplo as can get their hands upon tho gunwale, if tbey only remain quiet.

Essay on the Cricket. Tho cricket don't need so much natural history as tho elephant. Ho sings on the but it is more liko squeaking, and he can jump when you try to catch him. The cricket and the tea kettle sings together, and their folk in stories aro happy; hut give me a fiddbi. Thero is a gamo called cricket, but it.

isenfliko tho real cricket one bit, because it aint spry and hurts your legs if you don't tio-them up liko soro fingers. When a cricket is sitting still and minding, his own business ho looks liko ho wai balancing himself between two step Crickets aro kangaroos in a former state of existence. By Littlo Johnny. Celebrated Hells Bolls in olden days were held in high, esteem. Just when theso were invented no ono appears to know, but they were used in China and India long before they were known; in Europe.

Bells were first employed in churches on tho continent about tho Sixth century; in England a little later. Still more-recently William tho Conqueror established the curfew, which obliged his subjocts to extinguish tires and lights as tho evening bolls ranj 8. gether for a nest. Think of the spider, which is furnished with a rope ladder. Seo him spin it out as he dangles by the rope; and then watch him wind it in us ho climbs up by it.

Mr. Spider, I suppose, is glad lie is not liko other insects in having to walk. But then there is Mr. Snail, who, though compelled to crawl, has a house of his own, and carries it along with- him. Snakes get new coats every spring, and horses and fowls shed their old ones, too it is all so ordered and arranged.

While, generally speaking, tho ready mado suits of animals are especially adapted to the wearers, there appear to bo some misfits. With all duo respect to Dame Nature, is not tho coat of the snapping turtle a trifle too small for him! Tho Little Schoolma'am in St. Nicholas says that it either needs to bo "let out" in the back or to be "pieced" at tho neck. He not only cannot sink his head into his coat collar as oher turtles do, but, struggle as he may, he must always leave some part of his graceful figure exposed to wind and weather. For this reason ho is called the alligator terrapin.

TDK PROBLEM OF TUB MATCHES. Pour chemical safety matches are takes from a box and two of them are inserted in tho space botwoen tho box and the partially opon slide, while tho third is placed between tho other two, as shown in the figure. This latter match must bo held very firmly between tho other two, which aro bent bach from their initial position for this purpose. Tho horizontal match is then set on fire in the middlo by means of tho fourth one. The spectators have been previously asked.

Which is the first match whoso head will tako fire? Is it tho one to the right or the one to tho left? Answer: Neither. As soon as tho match is carbonized the two lateral ones will spring back and throw it out with considerable force, so that it will bo extinguished. Our flguro so well shows how things are arranged for the experiment that it is useless to outer into further detail. To Silver Ribbons. Mako a solution of nitrate of silver, and add a littlo gum to it, so that tho liquid will not run.

Thon, with a camel's hair pencil oi a now pen, draw any sort of ornamental figure on the silk. After the drawing is dry, bold tho ribbon over a vessel containing water, zinc and a little sulphuric acid. In 8 short time tho silver will bo reduced and ad-hero quite strongly to tho fabric. Arabesques, wreaths, executed in this manner have a very pretty appearance, according to Chronique Iudustriollo. A RHINOCEIIOS AND HIS BIO COAT.

Now who can tell of any animal that has a coat which seems to too biar for him? Take a good look at the rhinoceros and observe tho loose folds of his coat. It is not what would bo called a snug fit, but then the Littlo School-ma'am suggests that it may make up in durability for its lack in style. THE GREAT BELL 4V MOSCOW. Tho wonder boll of tho world, becauso thai largest ever mado, is tho great bell of Moscow, which in tho year 1737 fell from its supports and broke a pieco out from its side. Numbered with other largo bells is "Big Ben," tho great bell of England at Westminster.

Another bell celebrated for its enormous proportions is the one at Erfurt, inQer many. Suggestions to liatliers. With the bathing season come every year tho reports of swimmers drowned, and very often they are experts or at least good swimmers. One reason why good swimmers are so often drowned when accidentally thrown into the water, says a natatorium professor, is because the shock causes them to lose their presence of mind. The loss of presence of mind leads to paralysis of the body, or to such..