The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-01-27
VOL. XI,---NO. A.
Curious.

Ducks can iy at the rate Of 30 miles an hour.
The crow can iy at the rate Of 25 miles an
hour.
The sparrow can fy at the rate of 90 miles an
hour.
The falcon can ay at the rate of IS miles an
hour.
Fair winds may make their fight three times
greater.
Leuwenhock has computed that 10000 threads
OF the full grown spider are not larger than SIN
gle hair OF the beard. He calculates, further,
that when young spiders frs; begin to spin, 400
Of them are not larger than one OF full grOwth-
allowing which, 100000 of 3 young spiders
threads are not so large as the single har Of a
mans beard.
Frogs live from u to Is years (if not eaten)
In Spain there are 100000 fue wooled me
riuO sheep tended by $4,000 shepherds and guard
ed by 10000 dogs
The Australian dog and shepherd dog Of Egypt
never bark.
The total annual production Of tobacco is esti-
mated al 100000 tons. Forty different species
Of this weed is described by boianisis-
Sound moves at the rate Of l22. miles in a
minutes.
10000 little mouths or pores are found upon
one square inch Of lilac leaf. The Lilac must
breathe freely.
5000 stars (only) are visible to the naked eye.
Countless millions are revealed by the telescope
some so remote that their light, travelling at
the rate Of 100000 miles second cannot arrive
at our little planet in less than 1900 years.
Others light woald require flo0 u'iLlolS OF years
for its transit from their distant orbs TO own.
The number Of seeds in one pound of wheat is
lO5OO
The number of seeds in one pound Of barley,
l5.4OO
The number of seeds in one pound Of oats
10000
The number of seeds in one pound Of rye
$4,000
The number of seeds in one pound Of buck
wheat, $4,000
The number of seeds in one pound of clover
(red) $4,000.
The number Of seeds in one pound Of clover
(whi,e), 6s64OO.
The number Of veriebrated animal is estimated
at 10000.
The number Of birds is estimated at 6O00
The number of reptiles viii probably reach
1000.
The number Of fishes will probably reach
10000.
There are about 100000 species Of living ami
mails in all.
A Goldfish has been known to produce 100000 .
eggs or spawn.
A ling has been found to produce ls-2OO-OOo .
eggs or spawn.
A herring weighing S ounces has been found .
to produce 5000 eggs or spawn.
A mackerel weighing 20 ounces has been found
to produce $4,000 eggs or spawn
The sirene has been brought into unison with 1
the sound prOiaced by insects, and indicates that
the wing Of gnat HaP at the rate Of 1900 times
per second.
The wings Of some insects are so thin that
$1,000 placed one upon another would not form
heap Of more than quarter Of an inch IN
height
1900 eggs Of q silk worm weigh one-quarter
ounce. The worm lives from As to So days, 1t
increases in weight in 80 days $500 fold, and
during the last 2S days Of its life eats nothing.
The old Alexandrian Library contained ZOO
600 volumes, the largest ever brought together
before the Invention Of printing.
The Royal Library, Paris, contains 10000
volumes aud $1,000 manuscripts.
The Bodeiaa Library, Oxford. contains 10000
volumes aud $1,000 manuscripts.
The Royal Central Library. Munich, contains
10000 volumes and 1000 manuscripts.
The Vatican. Rome, 10000 volumes and 40
600 manuscripts.
University. Gottingen, 100000 volumes and
5000 manuscripts.
British MDssan. 2OsOOo volumes and 10000
visana, $4,000 volumes and 5000 manu-
scripts.
Napes.s0o.OOO volumes and 5000 manuscripts.
ST. Petersburgb, 100000 volumes and 5000
Dresden. 10000 volumes and 2,7oo manu-,
scripts.
Copenhagen, 100000 volumes and 10000
Berlin. $4,000 volumes and 5000 manuscripts
These constitute the most valuable Libraries in I
Europe.
DIsraeE estimates the number Of volumes :
Ehich have been issued from the presses Of En-
-ope down to the yeAr 1916 ai sb0st s.277,ez0.-
boo.
Class windows were first used for lights, in 7.
LlsO.
Chinueys first put TO houses iu 1886.
Tallow candles FOR lights in 1890
Speciseles invested By an Italian in 1910.
Paper made from linen in 1872.
Wo0ieu cloth made in England IN IS4l-
Art Of printing from movable type IN l440. 4
Watches 6rst made in Germany il l4z7.
Barometer first invented By TorreceiIi in 1885.
Telescopes invented by Porta and Jansou 1890.
Tea frst brOaeht from China to Europe, 1901
Circulation Of blood discovered BY Harvey. in
$50.
Newspaper first established IN I629.
Peodnlum clocks first invented IN l63l
Steam engine invented in 1913.