Barry Dock News

A MODERN MOTOR CAR. Recently, says Science Si/tings, a motor carriage has been introduced in France which combines many novel features. It is normally propelled solely by an oil engine, but ou hilly ground is helped by an electric motor. The oil eugiue works at constant speed, and when the vehicle does not absorb all the engine power the excess drives the motor as a dynamo and charges the accumulators. Then the ac- cumulators are used only occasionally, and they are kept fuliy charged. The engine is directly connected to the dynamo motor, which is in turn used to start the engine. The changes in speed are effected mechanically.

MICROBES. Microbes, we are now told, have a long exist- ence wherein to fulfil their possibilities for evil. It 1 as been shown, hays a pharmaceutical con- temporary, that years after their supposed period of activity, they have retained their deathdealing qualities. An example is given in the terrible devastii g plague that broke out III Dutch town of Ha;om, about the time of the London pinguo. A whole family, according to the Universal Provider, who died of this dis- ease, were interred in a local churchyard, and it was found lHcesf-ary a few years ago to te- pau the lamily tomb containing their remains, focveial of the masons who were so employed are reported to have proved the activity of these germs alter two hundred years, by con- tracting, in a mild form, the original disease, from which, however, they all resovered. A similar instance is stated to have been found connected with thopiagiu of London. Amongst other aliened instances adduced in favour oi the above al gUllIouL m the case of a Scotch bank note, discovered by a gid in the Bible her great grandfather had used to the time of his death from some malignant disease. She licked the corner of this note to ascertain its genuineness, and is said to have contracted the disease which had been fatal to her ancestor 76 years before. An epidemic is recorded to have broken out amongst the sharks in the Indian Ocean, which proved to be cholera, and the supposition is that the fish became infected by devouring the bodies of British sailors who had died from this disease and were buried ill Bombay Harbour. The hardy microbe is be- iie\ cd tu survive on laud for over two centimes, and to maintain its aotivity still longer in water. There is matter in this, surely, for fie- lion up to date. Jules Verne is not in it with this microbe, evidently.

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.. The manufacture of artificial limbs is of very ancient origin. M. Sergius, the grandfather of Catiline, in early life lost his right hand in battle, but made himself an iron substitute with whicli he could handle sword or lance. About 15 years ago a tomb was opened at Capua TWiiefi contained a remarkable specimen ot a well-made artificial leg. It was composed of thin sheets of bronze, riveted together and fastened to a wooden core. iron bars con- nected the leg with a bronze belt round the ,waist of the skeleton, and there were traces of a wooden foot. The iron hand of Gotz von Bel iichingen is historic, but among the German knights of his time there is record of one who had an iron foot, which weighed nearly ten pounds, and with this pedal extension he could kick so hard that his servants finally stole it and threw it into the Rhine. He had a second made, which shared the fate of clio first, and ho then contented himself with a foot made of German oak. Tho waiters ajid lackeys of lii, castle did not mind being Kicked with an oak- foot, but they drew the line at iion.

HOW SEAWEED IS UTILISED ECONOMICALLY. The common red seaweeds are simply macerated in cold water, which extracts firm them snIts of potash, together with a consider- ate proportion of iodine. About one-filth of the iodic extract is used in the manufacure of aniline colours; but the bulk of it is employed in medicine. JLlie (apparently unaltered) nitro- genous lesidue of the plant consists of a nitro- genous substance resembling albumen, to which the name algin has been given. From this soluble algin" is obtained in the form of a transparent, flexible sheet, which is rendered perfectly insoluble in water (without alteration in its appearance) by immersion in dilute hydrochloric aeid. The solution of algin is very much more viscous than, but in other respects resembles, that of gum arabic. It is a most valuable agent for the waterproofing of fabrics, has special uses in photography, forlUs a singu- larly dense and otherwise perfect artificial ivory, and has many other interesting uses.

MICROSCOPES. Popularly speaking, it may be said that there are two sorts of microscopes—those from Which proceed divergent rays and those from which proceed convergent rays of light. Their magnifying powers result from the fact that the pencils of light which emerge from I the microscope are more nearly parallel (or, -to put it in another way, the emergent waves of light are leas curved — more nearly plane) than those incident upon the glass from the object under examin- ation. Really we have three cases to consider, (1) that of the microscope pure and simple. Xhis is nothing more than a convex lens, or a combination of lenses equivalent thereto. (2) The lantern microscope. The optical system of every magic lantern is, in fact, a microscope, throwing upon the screen a magnified image of the lantern slide. (3) The compound micro. scope, which may be regarded as a combination of the second of the above types (object glass) With the first (eyepiece). It will be understood that there is no such thing as a perception of actual magnitude. Everything is relative. Only the apparent magnitude of any object is a quality that depends upon our estimate of its distance. And apparent distance largely depends upon the curvature of the wave-fronts entering the eye-being greater as this curvature is less.

A PAPER bicycle has now invaded the field. Paper fibre, similar to that sometimes used in the manufacture of railway carriage wheels, is employed for tubing, and is as strong, as any in use. A factory is said to be contemplated for the production of bicycles of this sort.

Old Gotrox: 11 Am I, with'all my millions, too old for you ?" Miss Mabel: "Oh, no. That would be impossible." «~~

LIST OF NEW INVENTIONS. Specially compiled for the Barry Dock Neios by Mr George Barker, F.C.I.P.A., Patent Agent and Consulting Engineer, 77, Colmore-row, Birmingham, from whom all further information may be obtained regarding the patenting of inventions, and the registration of designs and trade marks in England and abroad. APPLICATIONS OF GENERAL INTEREST. Improvements in vertical steam boilers.-G. K. Stothert, Bristol. Improvements in or relating to dressing appliances.-H. D. Martin, Bristol. As process of gilding, silvering, and bronzing on card-board, mil-board, wood, and other substances, and on canvas and other fabrics.-D. Forbes, Bristol. Liquid mustard.—S. B. Elis, Bristol. An improved bearing for ringing bellg. J. J. Langley, Bristol. Apparatus for elevating and distributing materials for buildings in course of erection.-T. Holme, Dur&ley.

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PASSENGER TRAINS. SA R RY RAIL-WAV. For June, 1900, and until further Notice. _STATIONS I WEEK DAYS. UP TRAINS. 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The Cycling World. Last year the members, or rather a small per- centage of the members, of the Cyclists' Touring Club carried out an official tour commemorative of its coming of age. This year although no offi- cial fixture was made, fourteen members of the Council toured in the lake district and much en- joyed the outing. When one compares the abilities of the leading English professionals with those of othar countries one has not much reason to bo dissatisfied; but where English professional spec d would have been but for the assistance of the Dunlop Company, one could hardly tell; for since the days when pacing was the beginning and the end of the accomplishment of speed, the Dunlop Company has been to the fore. Their famous multicycle teams have now given place to motor tandems, and thus enable our men to still hold a fair share of the world's records. Several large exhibits will this year be missing from the cycle shows held in London, which to all intents and purposes, means a step in the direction of show amalgamation. A well-known cycle com- pany write as follows on the subject. We have given careful consideration to this matter, and have come to the conclusion that annual exhibi- tions are not at the present time necessary. For the efficient conduct of a cycle manufacturer's business we think that the medium of travellers, agents, showrooms and the press should be sufii- cient to enable a manufacturer to inform the trade and public of what he has to offer. We in- tend relying on these means for next season and on that account have decided not to exhibit." There is a good deal of force in the above opinion, and we should not be surprised to see it adopted by many manufacturers. A case which may be of interest to our readers who intend purchasing motor cycles was recently 11 y tried before Judge Lushington at the Epsom County Court. The action was brought by Mr. Clifford Potier of Sutton, against Mr. W. J. Gibbons of Belmont, Surrey, to recover the sum of jE30, being J615 for breach of contract, and jE15 paid by the Plaintiff as deposit money on account of the purchase of a motor tricycle. It appears that Plaintiff gave Defendant an order for a motor tri- cycle, subject to its being delivered within ten days, and, not receiving the machine within the stipulated time wrote countermanding the order but received no reply. The defence was that the Plaintiff was informed that the machine had to be obtained from Paris and Defendant gave the order immediately,but owingto thedemand for machines it could not be executed as promptly as he expected. His Honour decided that there had been a breach of contract and awarded Plaintiff £25 damages. Although one is always sorry to hear of accidents to riders who have been run away with downhill, the sympathy is very much nullified when one discovers that the accident was solely due to the fact that the rider's machine was not properly equipped with brake power. An accident of this kind has just occurred in Llanberis Pass, Wales, a spot situated in a favourite touring ground. A cyclist attempted to descend the pass, which is rough and stoney, on a machine without a brake and although he might have got down safely tbrough back-pedalling, he was rendered hors de combat by his chain breaking. Ho involuntarily free-wheeled at an increasing speed, but after sev- eral narrow escapes he failed in an attempt to negotiate one of the corners, and charged into a wall. Happily the results was not fatal, but in the interests of the rider himself—and cyclists at large generalJy-it is to be hoped that the accident was of sufficient importance to show him the absolute folly of using brakeiess machines. The persistent efforts which have been, and are made by the National Cyclists' Union and the Cyclists' Touring Club, with a view to obtain- ing better provision by the Railway Companies for cyclists and their machines, should deservedly bear fruit ill the near future. The latest effort made by the C.T.C. is the drafting of a bill which it is hoped will shortly be presented in the House of Commons. The Bill, if passed, will enforce amongst other things, proper accommodation for the conveyance of cycles, as well as better ai-d- adequate cloakroom accommodation, while one of the greatest effects of the Bill, if passed, will be the reduction in rates of carriage. The Bill asks for bicycles to be carried for threepence for every twenty five miles up to one hundred, and at three- pence for every subsequent fifty. The Bill, so far as the cyclists are concerned, is of course very satisfactory indeed, but the q uastion. which inevitably raises itself in one's mind is whether the Railway Companies can be compelled to do this, that, and the other, for cyclists. Rail, ways exist under powers from Parliament, but it is a very open question indeed whether any such compulsion as this can be effected, and perhaps, after all, the matter has been best approached an(I lelit with by the N.C.U., who recently petitioned the President of the Board of Trade, who, although anxious to do all he could, held out but rather poor comfort, stating that the remedy was to a very great extent in the hands of the cyclists themselves, they being a most powerful voting body, which remark leads one to infer tha; coercive methods are not the methods which will obtain satisfactory results. If the point is continu- ally hammered at by such bodies as tha N.C.U., and C.T.C., it must have the desired results-if not altogether, at any rate in part-in course of time. One member of the N.C.U. has made an offer to subscribe five pounds to a special fund to be devoted in the interests of the matter in question provided that nine others will each subscribe a similiar amount. A. E. Walters, who has recently secured the four days race, of three hours per day at Berlin, riding a distance of no less than 372 miles 812yds. in the time, first made his appearance as a amateur many years back. Walters, who rides Dunlop tyres is one of the most successful racing men of the day, and during recent years has beaten the'pick of European and American middle distance racing cracks. Another English professional who is similarly mounted and who has done exceedingly well in short distance races and in handicaps is T. J.-Gascoyne of Chesterfield. Gascoyne has only been racing for a few years, but quickly got to the top of the tree at unpaced riding.