Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-11-25
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In Russia, one person in two hundred and twenty
receives instructions at school of some kind in the
united states, the proportion is one to five.
A German named Knyper has learnt TO fly. He
lately iew from the tower of the Schloss at Ieipsic
but he landed on the ground pretty hard-so hard a.
to break both his thighs
The last war between Russia and Turkey was dread.
luiiy ia'al to the Russian troops-more than hun
ufed thousand men, and fifty thousand horses died in
| the campaign from sheer want and suffering.
A proprietor Of iron works in Prussia recently ex
blted sheet iron so thin that the leaves can he used
FOR paper. bookbinder has made an album of
nothing else, the pages of which turn as fexibly as
| common paper.
The Dardanelles are two m lies wide and fifty miles
long. Fortficatons are located at every commanding
point along this strait and it Is hardly possible that
any hostile armament could pass them without being
destroyed
The entire sum of money raised by the Churches Of
10000; bythose Of America 500 oOo; making alto.
gether 81 500 600 and vet this sum scarcely eouaIs
the annsal gifts Of the Kalees Temple, Calcutta
surgeon of St. Petersburgh communicates to the
French Academy OF Sciences, that he finds the best
way to ampntate limb is to freeze it by artificial
means and then apply the knife. He says such op
erati0Iis are never fatal.
Europe Is just now threatened with the cholera and
scarcity OF bread and ifwar be superadded by man
to these scourges of God the record ofe coming wear
will form one of the most horrible chapters in modern
history.
Hollow axles are being extensively adopted on tie
london and Northwestern Railway. lt Is found that
they have double the strength of solid axle Of the
same weight of metal, and of course are more eco
nOmiCal.
Steam is much rcsorted to in England for farming
purposes and it is said that the experiments with that
agent have so far proved successful beyond the most
sanguine anticipation. The land in many places ia
plowed by steam, and it be done better besides
beng done cheaper by that means.
Several Partisan Gronauts have been practicjnr hal
looming on horseback. A Monsieur GODDARD recently
made a descent from balloon on horseback by means
Ola parachute umbrella. He was let loose at the
height OF mile and came to the ground gently ana
without being at all injured.
Australia is getting to be so rich powerful and In
dependent that it is thought that the coonis will NOT
r remain long without native government. Every
manifested and little remains TO be done but to make
a formal declaration OF independence
JURTEs OF WoMES-The great number OF appraya-
ted assaults committed by their wives in Eng
land has led of the London journals t0 recommend
new punishment for such offences AZ we'll as novsi
method OF awarding it, The proposition IN 10 trv ali
such assaults by jury of women partly 20 obtain =
cule.
The London canada west) Free Press savs . M,
named Campbell one day last week, went into tl;s
woods to look after of his fathers cattle w6en
upon reaching atamarac swamp he was chased hv :
she bear The boy ran up tree up which he climbed
little way, but the bear seized him by the les and
was dragging him down, when the dog, attracted bv
ms cries came up and made rush at the bear which
escaped in the swamp Two Of her cubs were seen at
short distance. The lad was badly wounded, but il
in fair way OF recovery.
There is female at Pijnacker near Rotterdam age,
ID years, who has not eaten in 35 nor drank in 3I
years She is now in her last decline Professors and
loetors and numerous scientific from all parts OF
Inc world, go to see her. The Board of Health of tho
dague instituted inquiries into the matter as FAR hack
is 1876. NO medical man has yet ascertaned the
rue condition OF that wonderful lady. She lives in
good hunior, and suffers with Christian love and faith
her lot and condition. This is certainly remarkabe
phenomenon in the history of humanity and is an inn,
news item Tor the whole world there is no
Instance of such long abstinence among mankind