Morris tribune., 1882-08-10
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

TIE finger rings worn in the United
States are valued at $4,000, 900 by an
expert.
In China lady's distorted foot, which
naked looks something like hoof, is
called q golden lily"
The ancient Chinese used hydropathy
as cure for certain diseases, among
others chronic rheumatism.
The quantity of heat emitted by the
sun is enough to melt shell of ice ten
inches thick over the whole surface OF
the sun every second OF time; this is
equivalent to the consumption Of a layer
of the best anthracite coal near four
inches thick every single second.
BERLIN has bookseller who can
neither read nor write. He is well re-
spected, and sells good books, many of
them scientific, and the best literature OF
the day. He has an excellent memory
and large trade. Some of the charac-
tiers which he has devised for memoran-
da are said to be curious enough. It is
the shape and size of. books that are his
chief guides, and he has seldom been
known to make serious mistake.
ONE OF the hardest woods in ex-
istence is that of the desert ironwood
tree, which grows in the dry washes
along the line of the Southern Pacific
railway. Its specific gravity is nearly
the same as that of ignlm vitae, and it
has black heart so hard, when well
seasoned, that it will turn the edge Of
an ak, and can scarcely be cut by we'll
tempered saw. In burning 1t gives out
an intense heat, and charcoal made from
it is of unequaied quality.
HERE are some curious facts about the
Bible. The book may be divided as fol-
lows:
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.verses.......... q. 2s2 la ,o7'Ses 81, M,i .os
Letters. .2,S2s'loO $3.50 s,5ss,4so
The middle chapter and least in the BIZ
BILE is Psalm cxvii. The middle verse is
the 9th of Psalm cxviii. The middle
line is in II. Chronicles iv. 16. The
word "and" occurs in the Old Tesla
ment 81, 543 times, and in the New TO-
684. The word shovah occurs in
the Old Testament 6,855 times. The
middle chapter of the Old Testament is
Job xxx. The middle book of the Old
Testament is Proverbs. The least verse
is I. Chronicles j. 25. The 21st verse of
the 7th chapter of Ezra has all the let
tiers of the alphabet in it. The 10th
chapter of H. Kings and the 9th of
Isaiah are alike. The middle book of
the New Testament is II. Thessalonians.
The middle chapter is between 18th and
18th of Romans. The least verse is in
the 18th chapter of St. John, 35th verse.
The word paradise" occurs three times
in the New Testament.
The Rev. F. o. Morris tells of re-.
markable friendship that existed on a
chicken. The four footed companion of
; the bird was almost constantly with her
favorite, and guarded it from every dan.
ger. When the chicken grew up the cat
still remained on friendly terms with it;
and when the poultry were summoned
for feeding, puss always attended and
would not permit any Of the fowls to ap-
proach till her favorite hen had first
satisfied her appetite, after which they
were allowed to feed unmolested. Bish-
op Stanley mentions case of poor
little kitten whose mother had been
killed, taking up its abode with some
fowls and their young, and becoming SO
; friendly with them that sometimes il
might DO seen playfully catching al
their feet, as if about to bite them, while
they playfully pecked at their singular
companion in return. Sometimes the
kitten would hide behind bush OF
shrub, and then, unexpectedly springine
into the midst of them, without theil
displaying any fear, would purr and ruiz
against their sides. One particular hen
however, was the kittens especial favor
lite, and every day she would accompany
it to its nest, and lie down outside tx
wait for its temperance.