The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-10 00:00:00

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ART.FUL Bo.—Johnny:
‘ not draw on
nthei
you lend me a pencil? I wanttioGr:wdsoa dear, will
me ladies."—
Grandma: "No, demi°, you must
Sunday."— Johnny: "Not if I put onr Sunday
mantke ?"—ran
Pliavrilniagmatenimtaarlys
showing
the
issued containing a report
Paper has been
granted under the
Aon
VIVISECTION WITHOUT PAIN.
number of experiments performed
Act 39 and 40 Victoria, cap- 77,
distinguishing painless
-'ments. In England and Scotland
during the year 1878 uncler licences
from painful expe.i
experiments bout 481- of
the total number of
hese 317 were performed under the restrictions of the
licence a, lone 87 under special certificates for exp, ri-
ments, without aneesthetics, 30 under certificates dis-
pensing with the obligation to kill the animal before
recovery from aneesthetics, and 47 under cerficates
oN
permitting experiments in illustration to lectuves (use
M antesthetics obligatory). The inspeot4r (Mr. George
Busk) is of opinion that the extreme number of cases
in which an amount of suffering worth notice was in-
flicted could not have exceeded 40. In Ireland The
total number of experiments performed was 2ii, aunt
appears that in no case was pain inflicted.
A VERY GOOD n ...OUGH MIXTURE I—A young man In
Kingston, N.Y., being out of employment, recently
requested of a former employer a letter of recom-
roendation to aid him in Bewaring a situation. The
letter was written knd handed to the applicant, who
was totally unahle to read it, as was every person to
whom it was shown. A friend advised him to take
it to a printing office, where it could be deciphered, as
compositors are noted for being able to make out the
wont specimens of writing, It was given to cam-
positors in varione printing establishments, and in
turn given up without being deciphered, At last, as
a forlorn hope, it was given to the prescription clerk
in a drug-store, who had tlie reputation of being able
to read anything. The man of drugs took the paper,
gazed at it long and thoughtfully, finally seized an
empty quart bottle, and hurried round the store,
taking some las of various colour from sundry
bottles, and finally shaking the compound most
vigorously. Then, handing it to the owner of the
le ter of recommendation, he remarked to that much
astonished individual, "Teo dollars—and a very good
cough mixture it is,"
AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN —The following
are the average prices of British corn for the week end-
ing May 3, as received from the inspectors and
officers of Excise :—Wheat, 40s. 91.; barley, 39e. -.id,;
oats, 21s. 9d. per imperial qr. Corresponding week
last year :—Wheat, 525. id.; barley• 40$ 6d. •x oats,
4
25s Bd.
How TO SEE 'THE WPIP.--!-TAke a polished metal-
lic surface of two feat or more, with a straight edge
—a large handeaw will answer the purpose. Take
a windy day, whether hot or cold, clear or cloudy,
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only let it not rain or the air be murky' i other
words, let the air be dry or clear, but this is not
essential. Hold your metallic surface At right angles
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to the direction of the wind—i.e. if 1- the wind is north,
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hold your surface east and west, but instead of holding
the surface vertical incline it about forty-
five degrees
d
and
n
to the horizon, so that the wind strikingglances
ter over a
flows over the edge (keeping it stragbi f
-)ne wedge at some
dam. Now sight carefully over the
minute and sharply defined object,
and you will seed the air flows over as wa,er flows over i a si:q.. _ Make
your observations carefully,
ho and you w 11 hardly
is . fad to
see the air, no matter w Cold; the result even
,
better when the sun is olisenred.