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 $1al, 600, 900 has been spent
in England since 1910 in building and re.
storing church edifices.
One dollar at ten per cent annually in
265 years, the time elapsed since the first
settlement in America, would amount to
$135, 900 600, 900.
ONE dollar at three per cent. compound
ed annually for 100 years, the period of
our National existence, would amount to
about $1,000. One dollar at ten per cent.
compounded similarly for like time
would amount to over SIC 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
$4,000, 900, 600, weighing over 11a 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 1, $50 pounds.
PRoF. G. 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 year; that the chinch- bug
alone, during 1874, caused loss of $50
100000 in the Western States, OF which
$780, 600 were lost in Missouri Prof
Riley estimated the lasses by locusts
(grasshoppers) during the last three years
at $50, 100000.
A 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 preciptate is
formed, and no more of it is produced on
further addition of drop of acid The
liquid is LOW repeatedly washed with
water, until the water exhibits no more
acid reaction. The prccipitate is next
brought upon cloth filter, and after all
The water has run off the sirupy mass is
tit for use. This is painted over the iron
with brush being previously diluted
with oil Of turpentinc, in case it does not
flow well. immediately aftarward, the
paint is burnt in by gentle heat, and
after cooling, tho black surface is rubbed
with piece of wooden stuff dipped in
linsecd oil. This varnsh is said to COM
bine chemically with the metal, and does
not wear or peel otf.-Seienttfc Amertcan
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 $4,000, and they /" fit into" fifty seven
some sort out Of which they figured up
thirty eight victories. Out of the 40, 600
2.554 survive to receive their pensions
regularly. The two youngest have attained
the age OF but sevcnty-four years, and
have prospect of collecting their pensions
for the next dozen years. Then there are
1863 aged eighty; 25O aged eighty-one; 10
aged eighty-tive; 1l9 aged eighty nine
and , over 100 years old. A study of our
own pension rolls would 20 even farther
10 prove that, to be made sure of the long
est life, it is only necessary to go 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.-
Chicago Tribune.