Even colored photographs were ex
hibited, and these, like the rest, were
remarkably clearly defined.
Not only do these plant-eyes see
w r ell, but the rays of light which by
means of them are focused on the in
terior of the leaf are carried to the
brain of the plant and affect its sub
sequent movements.
It has long been known that the
leaves of plants move so that they
can get the maximum of light, and
the process is almost identical with
the movements of animals, but this
close analysis of the eyes in plants
proves them to be highly developed
organs. —Dodson Times.
COTTON STALKS FOR PAPER.
Developments in Experiments on
Such Work Are Shown.
Washington. Positive develop
ments in investigation and experi
ments conducted with a view of util
izing cotton stalks in the manufac
ture of paper are slow. While the
department of agriculture has had a
representative investigating the pro
cess of a Chicago man for making
paper from cotton stalks, no official
report on the subject has been made.
Meanwhile, the inventor makes the
positive claim that excellent paper at
moderate cost may be made from cot
ton stalks.
The department of agriculture is
continuing experiments with a view
to developing means of lessening the
drain upon the forests for the manu
facture of wood pulp. The forest
service is just now turning its atten
tion to the utilization of sawmill
Jeffersonian.
waste for this purpose. The wood
used for pulp last year amounted to
4,000,000 cords, approximately, and it
is estimated that the amount of waste,
including slabs and blocks burned or
given away at sawmills, amounted to
4,500,000 cords.
