The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-10-28
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.


TIM roes 81 various kinds Of hsh CON
tain from about 10000 TO over 3, ,6S6, 600
eggs.
The lions teeth seem formed rather
Tor destruction than for the chewing OF
his food
A FouR-FrSaEREp monkey, in its ma
tive state, has been seen 10 60 down
to the edge Of stream, rinse its mouth
and then clean its teeth with one Of its
fingers.
In Bavaria medical men are shorter
lived than any other class. Out Of eve
ry 100 individuals, 53 Protestant clergy
men, Al professors, 80 lawyers or mag
istrates, "a Catholic priests, but only 20
doctors reach the age Of 90.
The octopus has gland which So
cretes an inky fluid, and this he squirts
out, making thick, dark cloud behind
him which baiiles his pursuer at the
same time that it helps himself 10 dart
away. Mr., Darwin asserts that the oc-
topus often takes deliberate aim Mt All
enemy when it squirts out this unpleas-
ant fountain.
OsrRcHEs, when the full number Of
eggs has been laid, invariably place one
Of them outside the nest--the nest con
sisting naturally of hollow scooped out
Of the land by the action of the wings
and legs Of the BIRDS 1t has been found
that these eggs are reserved as food for
| the chicks, which are often reared in n
natural stall, miles away from blade Of
| grass or other food.
The periwinlle has 500 rows Of teeth,
three in Il row, growing on long strap,
| like pins in cushion. This strap, often
two inches long, closes the edges
| together at the back Of the mouth 80 as
to wrap over the rough points, and is
then rolled up into coil and slowed
| away in fold Of the neck. As the front
teeth wear away, this strap comes grad
unlly forward on the floor Of the mouth,
the new teeth grow up and are sharp
| ened ready for use.
PAPER rots under the influence Of
| moisture until it is reduced To n white
| decay which crumblcs into powder when
| handled. Damp attacks both the inside
| and outside Of books. The mold spots
| which are so often seen upon the edges
OF leaves and upon the sides Of the bind
i ing under microscope are seen to be
miniature forests Of lovely trees, covered
with beautiful white foliage. "They
are npas trees, says bibliophile,
"whose roots are imbedded in the leath-
en- and destroy its texture"
THE thirty-three navigable rivers OF
the Mississippi system comprise Ia, 900
miles Of navgable waters, intersecting
or bordering on eighteen States and two
Territories. The extent of territory
| 81 a.. a., -,
mated 10 be al 1913 square miles, an area
as great as the combined areas Of New
Hampshire Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island and New Jersey, and much
more productive under proper condi-
tions. Up to the year 1878 Congress
had made for the Improvement OF the
Mississippi river and its various tribu-
taries about 200 appropriations, amount
ing in all to the sum Of $500, 600.
A THOUSAND wonders in nature are
lost 10 the human eye, and only revealed
10 us through the microscope. Think
Of dividing single spiders web into n
thousand strands, or counting the arter.
les and nerves in the wing Of a gossamer
moth. Yet, by the aid OF the powerful
lens OF microscope, it is found there
are more than 4, 900 muscles in cater
pillar, The eye of drone contains IA, =
900 mirrors, and the body Of every spi-
der is furnished with four little Jumps,
pierced with tiny holes, from each Of
which issues single thread and when
thousand Of these from each lump are
joined together, they make the silk line
Of which the spider spins its web, and
which We call spiders thread. Spi-
ders have been seen as small as Il grain
Of sand, and these spin thread 80 fine
that it takes 1000 Of them, put together,
TO equal in size single hair.
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