Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-09-11
SCRAPS orr CURIOUS INFORMATION.

SCRAPS OF CURIOUS INFORMATION.
Gold has been beaten 50 thin that an ounce
which i'm the cubic form covers about So OF
an inch, will cover Ito square feet The
thread of the silk worm Is about the 2,OOOth -oi
an inch in diameter. The fibre of wool va
ries from the tooth to the 2,000th Of an inch.
The fibre OF flax is the 2,500th of am inch
The fibre of cotton the ,000th of am inch. and
the fibre OF the pineapple varies from the 5000
to the 1000 part OF ain inch in diameter.
A glass tube can be drawn out to the fine
ness of silk, and liquids made to pass through
il afterwards.
Archimedes said that, il Ia had a place to
rest the fulcrum of lever, heaould move the
earth. This was undoubtedly correct; for il
he had used a power of thirty pounds at the
end of the lever, he would have to work ten
hours day for STD 1874 $50, 767 centuries TO
more the earth one inch.
There are $500 known species of fishes;
Al, 900 insects; 700 of reptiles; 900 of birds
and 5000 of mammiferous animals.
The human hair is composed of carbonate OF
ammonia, water, gas, coal, sulphur, oil, iron,
lime and manganese.
There are 1872 species Of bees. A honey
comb foot square contains about 5000 cells.
single female house fly produces no less than
20, 0S0, 800!
The sun-hower produces 1000 seeds. Wild
ducks fly ninety miles an hour. The cocoa
tree supplies the nati' es of the countries i'm
which itgrows with bread water, wine, vim
egar, brandy, milk, oil, honey, sugar, needles,
thread, clothes, cups, spoons, basins, baskets
paper, masts for ships, sails, cordage, nails,
covering Tor their houses, &c.
The bamboo cane is used in the East Indies
for building houses and bridges, and for making
cups, mats, pipes, boxes, cloth, cordage, and
cables. In China il is used for making chairs,
tables, bedsteads, bedding and paper; and i'm
the west Indies Its tender shoots are picked
for the table,
The elm tree is full grown in $50 years, but
nVes rom oOO to GOO years. The oak is full
grown in 200 years. The ash in 100. An oak
in three years grows 2 feet 10 inches the elm
3 feet inches; the beach foot inches the
poplar 6 feet and the willow 8 feet 3 inches.
On the Both of June. 1908, the tonnage O,
the port OF New York was l66, 1892 In lSi3
II was ass, 474,0l. The revenue of the port
in 1908 was S3,662, 4SS. In 1874 it was
Sl9,563,Sl3. The population i'm 1906 was
10000. Now it is probably $50, OOO.-N Y.
Gazette.
About two months ago, Mr.. Albert Fisher
OF No. l05 Liberty street, had stolen from him
at the franklin Baths in this city, watch and
chain, worth $40, and pocket book contain.
ing Sl5 in bank bills, Mr.. Fisher, while pas
sing through Pearl street yesterday morning,
casually glanced into jewellers window, and
there observed his chain hanging up. He i'm
mediately repaired to the Police Office, and OBJ
tanning the services Of officcEWclsh returned
to the jewellers shop to make some inquiries,
and soon after they came in, man entered
and inquired if his watch was done. 1t SC
turned out that the watch happened to be the
very one that had been stolen from him. The
gentleman who had left the So. is--:l, al.
name was III; Ui,,cii, and that he had Dor
rowed il from friend of his named James
Aymar, who had bought it of stranger some
time previous. Mr.. A. was Produced and told
the same story, but of course gave up the watch
and chain to MIR. Fisher,--N Y. Eue Post.