The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-04-13
INDUSTRIAL. STATISTICAL AND
TECHNICAL.

LONDON pays nearly one-third of the
whole income tax of England.
THE sum of 1921, 00o, 900 has been spent
in England since iS40 in building and re-
storing church edifces.
ONE dollar at ten per cent annually in
265 years, the time elapsed since the first
settlement in America, would amount to
$135, 5000, 0a0, 900.
ONE dollar at three per cent. compound
ed annually for 100 years. the period of
our National existence, would amount to
about $500. One dollar at ten per cent.
compounded similarly for like time
would amount to over SIG, 900.
SPEAKING Of solid banks, what do you
think of the Bank of England, which, in
the last seven years, has had paid in notes
TO the number of $4,000, 000 valued at
ca, 1000, 900, 600, weighing over liz tons,
and which, if joined end to end, would
reach 10 900 miles.
TURF, FIELD AND FARM publishes an
account Of an enormous hog, raised in
Putnam County, n. y, which measured
eight feet in length, seven feet girth
tar"und the body, stands three feet four
inches high, and pulls the scales down at
the enormous weight Of /, $50 pounds.
PRoF. c. V. RILEY, the State Enlomol-
ogist of Missouri, and the President of
st. Louis Academy of Science, in the
course of a recent lecture in ST. Louis on
" Insects" said that the annual loss to
farmers, caused by insects, averaged
100000, 600 4 year; that the chinch- bug
alone, during 1874, caused loss of $780,
900 in the Western States, of which
$19, 600, 600 were lost in Missouri Prof.
Riley estimated the lGsses by locusts
(grasshoppers) during the last three years
al $50 ,000,00O.
DURABLE black and shining varnish
for iron is made by adding to oil of tur-
pentine strong sulphuric acid, drop BY
drop, stirring until a sirupy precipitate is
formed, and no more of it is produced on
further addition of a drop of acid. The
liquid is low repeatedly washed with
water, until the water exhibits no more
acid reaction. The precipitate is next
brought upon a cloth filter, and after all
The water has run off the sirupy mass is
fit for use. This is painted over the iron
with a brush, being previously diluted
with oil of turpentine, in case it does not
flow well. immediately aftarward, the
paint is burnt in by gentle heat, and,
CnnIlnU a -
with piece of wooden stuff dipped in
linsecd oil. This varnish is said to COM
bine chemically with the metal, and does
not wear or peel of.-!Seientgfc -4naertcan.
THEY also live to ripe old age in Can
ada, the war pensioners upon the Govern
ment. They, too, are survivors of the
War of 1912. The total force in service
was 5000, and they " fit into" fifty-seven
battles, skirmishes, and engagements of
some sort, out of which they figured up
thirty eight victories. Out of the 40, 900,
2,554 survive TO receive their pensions
regularly. The two youngest have attained
1he age OF hut seventy four years, and
nave prospect Of collecting their pensions
for the next dozen years. Then there are
1863 aged eighty; 25O aged eighty-one; 10
aged eighty-tive; 119 aged eighty nine,
and over 100 years old. A study of our
own pension rolls would 20 even farther
80 prove that, to be made sure of the long
est life, it is only necessary to 90 into the
army. If you fail, you will be enrolled
among The immortal few" etc, and
should you escape that immortality you
will gain the next thing to it, in living on
the pension rolls to the ripe cid age of
ninety, 100, or somewhere thereabOuts.-
Chicag2 T'ri5uae