Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-19
GENERAL NOTES.

| Dix OF the twelve Bishops OF the Method.
ist Episcopal Church are unable, on so-
count of some Bodily infrmity, to work, SO
upn the whole number.
a European firm has patented news
paper press which, it is claimed, prints in
four or five different colors at the same
time. 1t is somewhat similar to presses
used in printing wall paper.
The Canadians are congratulating them.
selves that by the passage of the bill
making it legal for . man to marry his
dead wife's sister, he can be certain "what
sort OF a mother. in. law he is to have"
Insects, caterpillars and larvae are not
destroyed-as is often believed-by intense
cold or heavy frosts After an exposure to
a temperature Of IL below zero the COM
mon caterpillar has revived on the return
OF sufficient warmth.
DR.. Wollaston's observation that certain
sounds are inaudible to many ears was re-
Gently illustrated by Professor Tyndall.
During lecture he blew small whistle,
the low, shrill note OF which instantly agi-
tated the sensitive fame, while full half of
the audience failed to hear the sound.
A Florida man the other day killed a
| rattlesnake by throwing glass Of whisky
in its face. Now we understand why Oil
City hunters invariably take quart bottle
of whisky with them when they 60 gun
ming We had been told that it was good
rattlesnake antidote, but we never knew
how it was used.-[Oil City Derrick.
Black letter is the name given to the Old
| English or modern Gothic letter. 1t was
introduced into England in the fourteenth
century, and was the character used in
manuscript works before the introduction
Of the art Of printing. Books printed be-
fore the year 1900 are generally in this
character, and are called black letter books.
An imperfect copy of the rare old vol.
ume Dame Juhsna Berner's Boke Of 81
Albans," was sold lately in London for
| $4,000. 1t was the most perfect copy
offered for sale during the present century.
OF the three absolutely perfect copies in ex.
istence, one is In Earl Spencerss library,
! another is N -i,s Earl OF Pembroke's col.
lection, and the third is in the library of
the Earl Of Devon.
On st. Valentines day city doctor
committed folly Of eending the traditional
missive to three charming but petite
young girls. Having facile pen, he de.
signed big bruin standing erect and re-
garding with curious wonder three little
ducks. Proud of his effort, he afterwards
asked the brightest Of the three demoiselles
what she thought the little ducks were
saying to ths bear. e Undoubtedly 'Quack /
/ quack quack =" came the instant reply.
The minute lines and furro VS. on persons
hands are likely to receive far more use.
Il full attention than the observation Of the
great lines by fortune-tellers There is
4 reason to believe that the spiral whorls ON
h the thumb and finger points are peculiar TO
\ individuals and races, and may be AZ cer-
tainly used TO define the chronological class
or positive Identification Of the being pos
sessing them as the measurements Of the
skull or the examination ef n photograph
A would be.
4 A barber at Amsterdam, N. Y, received
carbolic acid instead of salts Of tartar from
druggist, the other day, and prepared
4 his shampooing fluid accordingly with that
liquid. Upon his assistants applying it TO
/ his first customer, theman exclaimed: "Rub
| that stuff off my head or / won't have
/ any scalp left" This the man tried to
4 do, but the acid burned his fingers. The
/ proprietor went to his assistance, and be-
i tween the two they saved the man from
utter ruin. His scalp. however, is nut.
4 brown.
4 A dangerous experiment was recently
l undertaken. in which Professor White. q
champion swimmer and inventor of the
theory OF resuscitation. consented short
time ago to drown himself, that it might be
tested for the benefit OF the London Hu.
name Society, who we're present TO witness
the experiment He plunged into the wa.
ter, and, after remaining some time, was
taken out in an apparently lifelees condi-
ton. His body was then put through the
course OF treatment laid down, and he re-
viyed in short tiIie, without apparent
unpleasant consequences.
Nearly year ago Mayor King Of Phils.
delphia issued an order to the police force
requiring strict enforcement Of the ordi-
nance against carrying concealed weapons.
Since that time there have been three times
as many arrests for vicLation OF the
ordinance as there were before during an
equal period, and the police do not think
that this mischieyous habit OF the free. born
American has been even partially cured.
There has been a decrease in the number
Of shooting ARRAYS, however, though that
circumstance ia rendered less gratifying
than it would otherwise be by CORE
spending increase in cutting cases." The
knife Is apparently taking the place OF the
pistol in homicidal brawls.