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MAKING NON-FLAMMABLE WOOD.

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MAKING NON-FLAMMABLE WOOD. The naval battles of the war between China and Japan in 1894, as well as those in the recent Ameri- can-Spanish war, have shown that fire is still a serious factor in naval engagements unless special precautions are taken. Mr. E. Marshall Fox des- cribed in a paper recently how such properties as these are imparted to wood. The timber is placed in tightly closed cylinders and submitted to alternate applications of heat and steam, after which the air is exhausted and a fire-proofing solution—an important ingredient of which is phosphate of ammonia—is admitted. By the help of pressure pumps the liquid is forced into the pores of the wood. After the wood has become thoroughly impregnated, the water of the solution is got rid of by heat, crystals of the dissolved substances being deposited in the pores. When completely dried at an even temperature in currents of dry air the wood is found to successfully resist fire.-Lci.surc Hour. =

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THE CAUSE OF NIGHT-BLINDNESS.

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