Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-20
Scientific and Statistical Items.

The Chicago Times claims for that
city 100000 population and 250,0O0,000
rats
In Rhode Island there are twenty
two colored persons out Of every thou
sand Of the population.
Somebody reckons, we do not know
on what data, that in 1860 there were
81 ,600, ,000, 900 worth of goldin the world
outside of the minss,or more than double
the amount in 1843.
There are one million people living
in New York with less than fifty thou
sand dwelling. houses for their accommo-
dation, an average of about twenty per-
SONS in every house. The old woman
who lived in shoe was hardly more
crowded.
The circulation of some revolution
ary paper money has been discovered at
Naples. Each Of the notes, which are
of green paper, processes to represent a
value Of five francs. In the middle are
the word, "Help for the Roman insur-
rection," with the signature, "Malin
Montechi, for the Committee" below.
Steel is thought by Professor Winter
to be an excellent material for domestic
vessels, such as saucepans. The entire
vessel may be in one piece, without rivets
| or soldering, will heat quicker and is
more healthful than copper. Russ of
Gratz has carried this idea into practice,
and manufactures steel household uten-
sils very successfully.
The ladies of Copenhagen have
formed committee to collect diamonds
and Jewels from all those who are will
ing to make sacrifice of them in order
to assist the Danes who have left Schles-
wig in consequence of the conduct Of
the Prussan authorities. Nearly 1900
heads Of families have been compelled
to leave for refusing to take the oath Of
allegiance to the King Of Prussia.
An Edinburs newspaper has an ar
ticle headed, "Heir Wanted" from which
it appears that one Sir Hugh Pollock,
whose father died at Pollock Castle, in
Scotland, is wanted to occupy the castle
and spend an income of 5000 q year.
The missing young man left home in
1865, and is thought to be somewhere in
this country. At the last accounts he
was supporting himself by manual Ia
Dor.
Prom the Amazon we learn that
three Peruvian steamers had successfully
assembled the Ucayah, Pachitea and
Palcazu to Malo, in Peru, 1927 miles
from the embouchure OF the Ucayali in
the Amazon, thus demonstrating the
practicability of direct commerce be-
tween the Atlantic and the interior of
Peru, $500 miles Off The cannibal Indians
of the river banks were, however,
troublesome, and in an engagement with
them Is Of them were slain.
During the past ten years the ratio
of deaths in the Fifteenth Ward in the
City of New York has been II to every
1000 of population annually; while in
the Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth Wards
the ratio has been 80 to every 1000 in
habitants. The former is populated with
class of citizens of superior intelli-
gence, who pay proper regard to sani-
tary measures, which are fearfully ne
! elected in the tenement-houses and the
abodes Of poverty that abound in the
| other wards.
At recent meeting of the Califor-
MIA Academy of Natural Sciences, Mr..
Gutzkow presented sheet of chemically
pure silver, three feet in diameter, three
ounces in weight, and as thin as fine
paper. The color was beautifully white,
and the texture like fine lace. This
sheet was made by mixing solutions of
protosulphate of iron and sulphate of
silver in large dish, and the silver rose
to the surface, and there formed into
sheet Successive sheets will rise with
each stripping. This easy mode Of OBJ
tanning chemically pure silver is of much
practical value.