Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01
FACTS FOR ALL TO READ.

FACTS FOR ALL TO READ.
In air, sound travels at the rate of from
1880 to LAO feet per second. In water,
sound passes at the rate of 4,708 feet per
second. Sounds are distinct at twice the
distance on water than on land.
The hawk, and many other birds, fly at
the rate Of not less than $50 miles an hour.
Lea,hern cannons were used with con-
siderable success by the Swedes in 1881.
The best Of tobacco contains great deal
of grit, which eventually wears down the
teeth. The oil in tobacco stains the teeth
to dirty yellow, which can never be re-
moved. -
The people of Smyrna profess three dis
tinct religions, and observe them different
days of the week for Sabbath. The Jews,
Saturday; the Christians, Sunday, and the
Mahomelans, Friday.
Lake Superior is 500 feet above the level
of the sea, and contains $4,000 square
miles. 1t is 400 miles long, so wide 1890
feet deep.
A cheap blaze can be made to last an
evening, by filling tea kettle with knots,
shavings, old shoes, or any thing similar
and closing the lid SO as to exclude the air.
Put the kettle over the fire for few mo-
ments, and apply torch to the spout.
New York State produces annually about
| 100000 bushels of potatoes. Maine pro-
duces about 100000.
Three quarters of the crimes committed
in England, are in consequence of using
spurious liquors. OF the 100000 habitual
drunkards, 100 die every day.
The American lakes are supposed to con-
tam 1880 cubic miles of waler-more than
one-haIf the fresh water on the globe.
Physicians are seldom known to take
medicine themselves.
An eel has been known TO live more than
forty years.
The birth places of605 missionaries have
been ascerained as follows 10 were born
in Maine, SO in New Hampshire, So in
Vermont, Is in Massachusetts, in Rhode
Island, IS in Connecticut, l Is in New ork,
FL in New Jersey, q in Pennsylvania, 3 in
Virginia, each in North and South Caro-
lima and Kentucky, 10 in Ohio, 3 in Georgia,
! 2 in Indiana, in the District of Columbia,
"a in Germany, India, and France.
Temperance is the best medicine. One
expensive mouth wastes two or three for
tunes. Sixpence will give you better din
ner than five shillipgs.
Old Parr died at the age of 152 years,
leaving the following excellent advice To
pos,erity :-"Keep your head cool by tenn
perance-your feet warm BY exercise, and
if you are inclined to grow fat, keep your
eyes open and your mouth shut.''
By the English law, a clerk in the Pos.
Office, who steals, secretes, or destroys a
newspaper, is liable to be fined and impri-
soned.
Not far from $5,OOO,OOO are yearly earn
ed in Massachusetts, by females employed
in the various factories and manufactures
of straw hats, stocks, SC. About 10000
females are thus annually employed.
An efectual remedy for the various dis
eases of mankind is, simply living.
Anger has produced death. A woman in
Philadelphia, few years since, expired in
convulsions after indulging in fit of pas
sion.
The wheat grown in Great Britain in
1890, amounted tc $4,000 bushels. In
1880, the crop was estimated at lO0,O00,0OO
bushels.
Aravan will live 100 years, partridge Is,
swine 25, a bull Is, an OK 20, hare 10, a
cat 10, goat 8, ram Is, dog 25.-Boston
Olive Branch.