Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-19
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

DURING the famines in India, of which
there have been about one every five
years for the past century, quarter of
pound of rice per day has been found
sufficient to keep grown persons in fair
condition when not engaged In active la
Dor. Laborers require a pound and
half.
THERE are only $1,000 real-estate
holders in New York city in a popula-
ton of l 100000. The tenement-house
system is the only resort of the masses,
and about 600, 900 OF the population live
IN this manner. The entire Fifth ave-
nue., three miles long, contains smaller
number than some of the more densely
populated squares.
TwINKLING of stars is generally con-
coded to be due to moisture in the up
per air. M. Montigny, in paper pub
ished in Les Modes, holds that very
pronounced twinkling of the stars indi-
Gates either cOmmotion in the upper re-
gions OF the atmosphere OF sudden fall
OF temperature there, thus denoting tho
conditions OF an early appearance OF bad
weather.
STATISTICS show that there has been
gradual and steady increase in the aver
age length of life since the sixteenth
century. Much of this increased lon
gevity has been due to the improved
conditions of living among all classes
and the influence of good living, home
comforts, ETC., is shown at the present
time by the fact that the wealthy aver
age twelve more years of life than the
poor.
The greatest amount of cold ever
known to be endured by white men
overlook Lieut.. Schwatka's party in
search of information about Sir John
Frankin's party. They were over eleven
months in sleds and iourneyed about
5000 miles. On Jan. 3, 1880, the ther-
mometer sunk 1O3 degrees below the
freezing point. The highest tempera-
ture shat day was so degrees below
freezing point. For twenty-seven days
the average temperature was 80 degrees
below the freezing point.
TIE Norwegian fishermen always car
ry with them on their expeditions q
kind Of telescope called water tele-
scope. This is tube three or four feet
long, with an eye-piece at ore end. The
other end, which is open, is placed in
the water over the edge of the boat, and
little practice easily enables the OBJ
server to distinguish objects at depth
of from ten to fifteen fathoms. The
fishermen are thus enabled to discover
shoals which would otherwise go IN
noticed. They then give the signal,
their comrades surround them with
seines, and they frequently make won
derfrl hauls in places and under cir,
cumstances that would never have been
suspected but for the use of the tele-
scope.
THOMAS JEFFERSON and John Adams
both died on the Fourth Of July, 1926.
John Adams died in his 91st year, and
was eight years older than Thomas JET
ferson Thomas Jefferson was eight
years older than James Monroe James
Monroe was eight years older than John
Quincy Adams. The first five of our
Presidents-an Revolutionary men
ended their terms of service in the Goth
year of their age. Washington, born
Feb. %, 1882 inaugurated, 1888 term
of service expired in the Goth year of
his age. John Adams, born Oct. IS,
1875 in%ugurated, 1897; term Of service
expired in the 66th year of his age.
Thomas Jefferson, born April q, 1743;
inaugGrated, 1901; term OF service ex-
PRED IN the Goth year Of his age James
Madison, born March 4. 1851; inaugu-
rated, 1909; term Of service expired in
the 66tn year of his age. James Mon
roe, born April 2, 1859; inaugrrated,
1917; term OF service expired in the Goth
year of his age.