SCIENCE NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 31 March 1908, Page 4

SCIENCE NOTES.

A'/yV.vJ:4s ! T1 WONDERFUL FEAT OF SKIN-CRAFT-MZMi?f: '■■ '■ MISS QUEENIE LEIGHTON'S ORDEAL ;■:. Miss.Quoonie Leigliton;.'tho ( popular,pantpf :was: terribly- :• burned ?, .washing "sprfiy • t0... Ytho.'^ijiraqj^'pf^ ■ . tho clevornoss. ofMhroo physicirtiis, ono &ur- •.»« geon,-:' 4nd.i.'.'{onr.w'imrscs;-' Miss .'. Loigh&n*" will .bo her altraotiYo ■■< sell- .again .. veryshortly; f (says: tho • London'' !'Dailyr"Ex-- .. ■ prcfis'V." '.Although shd'.bifcamo "ji shcoti pf flamo"? when' tho fanzine exploded lh. contact* ..■with a gai jet/ and rtlthough :hor, arms were terribly btirncd/ liofface,' with': tfifS oxctptijin • of tho singSihg'J'oflief: fcsfc'apctl in.jury/;'Jhorb'is, not .' v ,-'Horiroit-gold' fiair. is intact, rind her oyebroiw ;. haro already großn;'again—bufc l ;]jijjp'left ;.'arm .• is still\swathed !in bandages. ,It is on.her

•^;,'~o;ianns: : >thit;ta;>,TOhderful;'?surgical,: opeMion, has been performod. 1 , - , * >'i: '• "tfltfkr. ilH''ana'CSthi!tic,'..irr. ; ;StaT)le.y^J!oyfl;' from my kgf and grafted it, on my'itiius," ' -A said=Mjsb.;Lef£hton'. , 'skin-wore"tho size of a postago stamp, . - others.itlie sizo ,of, a threepenny-bit",- but.ono pieco grafted qn my. left arm was about. 3in'. , ' long/,The skimvas plncod on the wpurids with a' delicato pair,, of Vpmc'ors, and pacljcd' AyitJj, over.-,tho. 'gaujio 'and. removed--after a ' few days. It .is altogether, -.wonderful j shut-1- do- - clidigs&ils •. ■ I, hopo to bo about, again 111 .a week-or two.'!- -.<;••• > % ;The:nurse irf-attemlanio'-declarcd that' Miss pluckiest; patient ; t she}ever, i RADIO-AOTIVITYi ADDBESS BY'PItOFESSOII RUTllElt'^' roup. _ 1 >■■■■ i■'Tito /Friday, evening;- leoturo... at tlietHoyaL' institution uas given rccont!y_ "by_ Erofsasor.. .>;':i : >jvJ ; firncst-;Rnthorfoi'd/?wli'oto ' >Sl/;'s-:v > --c6^^ 4 .-^'^caTpiipa:?;dii>W^iidiofactiyi.ty,^r'^L;ard;.! I^aylMg^t.-yvasfVin'l-'tJiiYpli^ir^'iani^/rt^ferp ? J ; said $ipt;sinco-'■'-tvi ttired at"Y'tTKq Vf :i '■ ''■ steadyi'advance iradich- , ~'.. •, nefcivp ' ■Ji ''tho tangled; slieirx,; ofvradio^actiyo. iih'enomena." v?V/; ;Ho -piweede'd; tqi ireft#to ; tile/ disiittegratibn - ■;V..;---i'■} thcory-'.of.rad|p r ?'t6 iwhich' ... .' tho; atoms oi'radip-aqtivo; lyatt-or /wero un- . ' 'stable," and'' a ssmall ''.frao£ion .of tho ; ..total;.. number ( .. i.wero'. jcontiiivially;;..iwcplod-. .-: ing, -expelling a ".-.portion.. , oL . matter ; '/at 'yery,;highls|;e^/v;Th^^od;riii^'-Wjiich-: V this . disintegfation' was-;perforni6<l was ii : i >>\.-;. ~ ioonsstant;.-f(ir-.auv, particular.-forini-'of. »radio- . active .matter, niid was by iltijj- J ip/ii v a j ;r v r'r -. (oyeii -bp* xS ad 0; to^s6cyie ; >a e- .a ' stand ard rof. 1. .'. .jTcferrfitl,'t<i; 1 '■•£-"':i'%^^s^y^ife ,v .'radioJaijtiv©-,«; bodies, uriiiini, raiiun, actinmrn, and tho- :; iWdrti: £ ;ro^v)'cpnsiiJef^.#h^hpr:/thpw:^afe Kte ' Jj '« ga'.-O voawtts f-)i suppocint; ibab' ui'amu.Tiafes i tl(o parent of n long lino'af ■ -^dnota';in, : ' l^jio ous giises, had been studiod, l .l>.YiSii,; William ilamsay, --bufc ',a .largo amount of '-mvestigu-. j tion wasrJ-ctJtlii'AlJbefbro s tho' tJebdViovtriJof' .:'. / ..tlic -emanation iii aVou'ro.' state -t'ould -bo re-. .' B garded as oomplstely kno]vn. ,l " ' " j

' • COLONY' OF SIX-TOED -PEOPLE. , . , \ -r-t'A.-uniquo.- colony of: six-toed' {loople is -to bo ■i -■:■ --, found .in ./Mauio.v- (U.S.A.) , Startnigfi somo './/: : '£ e appa-' ' ' , rently. reproiluced tllb''dbformity. until ihero --ffews ..families' \f s'tli^rfrb{ik!ifbdt/*'' : S6riio - of the afflicted ones—for tho extra ion'wl" ///;/:>/ //terferpsCwith .'-boots—hayb / them /apart; r as .abnorrnal/fplk:. /- dt..thai.;s6mQ 01 >: tidns; $ttl&l: tii^vicM^-'anil ■ at.,workin' tlio .woods i split*. atoe witli l ' V'-,.^ap;/ase,:?'and;;'insMd;;bf::?a^ parts .separated) and in tho courso'Of- ; tiiie, as . { ffl/ • 4 ; ;;'ni'oro : /'- : y.V^.theo^/liow^G^ : /:'■/./,; entisjts.'j'/The /"'sikvli Jtbb/fs '•ari'/offfsliobt-trofn'' , tho ..little'' too' of Hhfe onlihary /foot'r : . perfect; m .shape?: -i'tv-is'. not. alwavs //fi-::/in/aligriini3rit/with/the :pthbr ; tlivo: : toes/ of-the* foot ' THE SHOCK OF EARLY" RISING. . / .It will bo .comforting .-to mariy./laKy pcoplo to .know that .tho Shock -'of lifiriieclidto risiiig -i . .o-.wakeful -rest, in-bed ris;,iK*M!asa^*'forSintj , ff i health boforp.getting up.// This great truth. . byi'/thouskrids of • pooplq, but/it; rbm«ins;fffr?Dr. SaVar.v,.iho /iti /'-'i-.-^l'^tist'; ,'tp/givb'it;' scien.tifib: cbrrohofiitioji;. - .IhP;-members "Of tlio -French of-.-Sciolices; nearly,-smiled-/when- A'Df.' - Savary/- '' ■ ■ /. .warned:' them;. of /'.tiio/:.gra\'o.. dangers ayising ; .'irom--imtaediato;'.risiri^.;/"TH'ofstreh'iiiiris busi- ; ss'.call^af;: ; uh'--6ai'l^^oil bolts from his bed to, his bath aa coon as-ho opons' his oyes, rondois himself liablo to a /: number/ of / ailnipilts,'" 'ihcltldiiig /madnea's'/iAbcording to Dr. Savary it is absolutely neces-. . ••-P-i sary/.ior/every -/'to'' rest'iiri*-beil---;fpi:i,-'at' ; least / 20:,miiiutes ; after being/ called; bcfo»,

, IN BRIEF. - - . , - , -b& thp: Kajsor's., Jb. dosb/£206i000, ! aMI * took y t-hrop years to. build.. In tho 12 sumptuous. :.V-saloons. aro ; two )iursery coachcs, a gymna'-/ siuni,--musicrooln, ' 'drawingroom; fitftiished ■ /i:,vath; oil paihtiiigs; knd treau , - Burproom, -with /its: two safes* is burglar-pfoof. ' ?=;/- * / • r/caleulti toil ■8,0(}0iro0 cagEd;bird(r.;n;Europo,''and : iii''P,'iris' which; :.'cbst,/about! ; £400. fPr seed "pvery, day;. ~A sjieoi'al. district beweon 'Sureshp/and Corbevbyo has', been sot -/':'for. the.'dultivatibhyof/thd"banary>seed, . ; ■, / ' Gas-poisoning from gas engines has becomo ■•: /. common/'that' .German - / urgo ■ / : that- cylinde'rs iof. ox'ygeii >"bb" ltept iiea?," /';;. , tha't./eiiginbera':/lj i b;:taiight tp'/apply/inhala- :/: tions .to. revivo victims/ ' //.V; / : ■ The thousands; of sandhill nests of the "magnotis" ant of NOl thorn Australia, mcS- '/:. ;;eure3ft./ forni: ///a ,v«totu/o.'s'':.ooH^^j^%rjsng 5 -. iiig'always .'north, fiiid # Tho air is fbuiid by ,i;iefessor , MoiitsPiins,. to contain .iiost-. microbes at -9 . - 'id tlio . jhorting . ! ■ at 3 111 the iiiorniug and .'i iri:th'b; aiternbon. Trains on . tho Soottisli Highlands liavo boon occasionally stopped by tho' fdfeii of the wind. -/. ///'/iv..-/-./"//.',; Olio/of- tliomost' curlpHs;-, clocks in the y: world;is said.to be.thjrt which tells the time : to th<j iiinftHtariis of .a littlo-Aiiicrican bacltwoods/ tpiVU,., .TljpJ jriachiriery,; ist-.oonriepted ,-/; with a;Sheets -otJ A lrflhfSifso solumn of. hot. water,- n eyory, 3? seconds. :-/ Evpr7 itiin9 tho '■ Water' I ' spbuts Up "it - strikes' / tho lwer '■ .tho l .'harids'i.tevasdy.3B •• ■ sccoiids. .1 . . "' •. - Vrrt '*'■ -s'i'-i '(+. '• ' . Tho Gorman' health' officials are considering abolishing tho: devices for cutting off tho : ends of cigars,; ! thdt/fprm/a^familiar part of ',//; tho/'equipment; of. tdba'ccb\sllops. '"It is 'a.l- / /leged that many.smpketS' iriako iiso of the in- ; struhlorit / aftbr, 'haviftg/.placbd,.itiie j in. . ;thcirimdutho,'.and, therefore;l'isiidSr;possible ' tlio transfer of disease otlil'r smo-.'