Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-27
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

In bats the heart is aided by rhyth-
mic contraction of veins in the wings.
THE butcher bird is said to impale its
victims on thorns and devour them at
leisure.
MIR. GAssE, an English naturalist,
once saw scallop, a mantle-covered sea
animal, draw as much water as it could
hold within its mantle, and then, closing
the edge, squirt it out at one corner so
as to drive itself along in the opposite
direction.
AMONG the Chinese no relics are more
valuable than the boots that have been
worn by magistrate. If he resigns
and leaves the city crowd accompanies
HIM from his residence to the gates,
where his boots are drawn off with great
ceremony, to be preserved in the hall of
justice.
A WHITE alligator is found in Brazil
which travels far and well on land. The
skulls and bones have been frequently
seen in the forest, and the Indians say
that its eggs are deposited in the woods.
The flesh resembles veal in appearance,
but has fishy taste. The natives roast
this animal alive. They say that to kill
before cooking would spoil the meat.
AN ancient and remarkable clock has
been recently set up in the reading-room
in the municipal library Of Rouen. A
single winding keeps it running for four
teen months and some odd days. It was
constructed In 1882, underwent altera-
tons in 1926, was bought by Rouen for
1000 francs IN 1888, and has recently
hoop ra,NairoI onI COZ rroino,
THE young of all birds which breed
upon the ground, says a recent writer,
are provided with a garment in such
perfect harmony with surrounding eff
fects of light as to conceal themselves by
remaining perfectly motionless, without
hiding under cover. This maneuver is
very easy. 1t depends, however, wholly
for its success upon absolute stiffness,
as the slightest motion at once attracts
the eye of any enemy. 1t must not stir,
though the enemy should seem about to
trample on it. Such is the terrible re-
quirement of nature, and by the child
of nature implicitly obeyed, What
nerve and strength of will are here ex-
hibited.
/ DIRECTOR BURoHARD, of the United
OtdGeS nlnG, estimates Lno WOrlQ
productions of gold for the cal
endar year of 1880 at $1O7, OOO,-
900, and of silver $87, 500, 900. The
consumption of the world in ornamental
ton, manufactures and arts is estimated
for the same period at $75, 600, 900 gold
and $35, 900, 900 in silver. The estim-
ated circulation in the principle coun-
tries of the world is placed at Gold S.
221, 100000 full legaI.tender silver, 49,
155, 900, 600; limited tenders, 1923, O00,-
900; total specie, SIS, 757, 900, 900 paper
So, 644, 900, 900 making the total circula-
ton, including the amount held in Gov
eminent securities and banks, and in
active circulation, 50, 4O3 900, 600. As
there are about l, 800, 900 600 of people
i'll the world it follows that if the cash in
coin and paper was equally divided
every man, woman and child would have
nearly $500. So when you haven't
that much money in your purse you
have less than your share, and when you
have gold eagle you have $500 more
than your share. 1t is a great mistake
to suppose that the world owes any one
a living. That can be only got by hard
toll of brain or hands.