Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-11
Lightning as q Photographer.

LsSnSuluS IN u sNvucSs
A correspondent Of the Scientific Ameri-
cen tells this marvellous, but not unparal-
leled story Of marks produced by light
ming during a thunder storm in Washing
tor. county, Md. In an open lot near the
residence Of the late Capt. John Ressley,
about two and half miles northwest of the
town OF Hancock, in tho county named,
stood nm oak tree Of medium size, under
which. during q thunder storm, sheep
had takon shelter from the rain. On u
diseStly over theGsheep;a fash Of light
sheep, killing both OF the latter. We saw
lying under the tree. and went
to see it i. had been killed. When we ar
the lett side, md found the dead body Of
the robin lying upon the right: or upper
side OF the sheep. Capt Ressley ordered
his servants to skin the sheep which they
did insmedfately, and when they. came to
the spot opthe right, which was the upper
side, where the body OF the robin had
fallen, and where We had found it, they no.
ticed a strange appearance, and called our
attention to it. TO our no small astOnish-
ment, VIC found on thea inside of the skin
of the sheep, and also OH the flesh Of
the body of it, perfect picture OF
the. robin; even. to, the fine fringes
Of tlse. feathers Of ita WINGS Now it could
not have been the falling Of the body of the
robin upon the body OF the sheep that caus-
cd the impression, as the figure or picture
thus formed was not that of u dead bird ly-
ing sideways. ION the sheep, as we found it,
but it vas o. perfect picture of the robin,
while sitting upon the limb of tho tree,
above tho sheep. This circumstance ut tho
time elected great deal of controversy
among q small circle of educated gen
.tlepaen in the immediate vicinity, and
the only conclusion that could be arrived
at was, that the current of electricity in the
instant OF its passage, carried the outline
'ofsthe figure Of the robin down upon the
body of the sheep, the sheep having fallen
iii it were not already lying) upon its side,
before the body of the robin reached it in
its downward descent. No doubt the; sheep
WIS lying down at the time Of the stroke.
Now whether the body of the robin alb
sorbed portion of the electric fluid, and
in that way caused the picture (dsrkened as
it was) upon the inside of the skin aud up
on tho flesh of the sheep, am not able to
prove, but that has always been my theory
.N IT, < ! - j.;
Statistics OF Berlin.
Berlin in the year 1861, had 547, 55l in
habitants: in 1864 the number was 632. 379
and in 1857, 7O2, 447. The increase from
1864 to 1867 was on an average 3 2-3 pei
cent. annually, SO that the population al
the end of the present year may be expect
" State in the North German Confedera
ton PRUSSIA, of course, excepted thai
possesses more inhabitants than Berlin.
Taking the population at about ESQ, 0o(
and the space covered by the city as "a,
511 Prussian acres, we find "a persons t.
each acre; in Paris, which contains 3O.42'
OF these acres, each of them is occupied
| by So persons. According to the last cen
stls there were in Berlin 351 1853 males ant
| ,728 females, including 1885, 7O2 child
| rem under Is years, 10. 53l old people abov
20, and Is between 95 and 100. The mum
Der of children attending school was 1O3,
1888.
OF 100 males above 1G years of age Al
are married, and As. 4 per cent. of females
If we compare Vienna, Paris, London, on
Berlin We shall find that for every 100
men above 20 years of age, in Vienna ~
are married, in Berlin 52G, in Paris SOB, an
| in London, GG1; of 1000 females who hav
4 passed their twentieth birthday, in Vienn
lO5 ore married, $50 in Berlin, 551 in Lor
don, and 500 in Faris.
Each dwelling contains Oh an averag
40 persons, and there is servant for ever
ll.2 individuals. OF. persons living i
lodgings 1879 per cent are males and "a.
per cent females OF the whole numbe
81 per cent. are workmen, clerks, or shol
keepers. 49,. r.
! Az to religious opinions there are in Be-
lin $50, 27llProte stants, 4O, 922 Roman Catl
olics, 27,5G5 Jews. and 1898 professors {
other forms of belief.
There is deaf.mute for every 2,O4G
, The population; ono ip 1872 is blind, an
Y j IN $40 is q lunatie. X ,~-,
Berlin is a city almost exclusively Pru
sian, as 1885 per cent. of its inhabitan
are Prussian by birth. According to Il
census of 1867 there were 7.O1b stranger
: not permanently resident, in the city; NJ
4,492 inhabitants OF Berlin were temporari
absent.
Berlin contains % churches, Is acad
, mics, "A hospitals, 5 orphan asyluMs,
. | railway stations; 14O manufactures, the
! tres, 8 masonic halls, So places Of anus
l ment (concert-rooms, etc. }. and 81 hote
The entire number Of public buildings
GAS, and that OF private houses IL, oil: A
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