The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-01-25
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.
The mackerel, although a gregarious
fish, is an ever restless rover.

The mackerel, although a gregarious
fish, is an ever restless rover.
A HoosHEAD of behring's have been
taken out OF the belly of whale.
In Bengal the natives say that the old
male tiger kills all the male cubs he can
find when they are very young.
THERE is in Triangular species Of
fish that not only 60 upon shore but
climb the fan-palm, and seek their in
sect food among its leaves and branches
The Bembcx (spccies Of tho wasp
never fails to find the entrance 10 her
cell, covered as it is with sand, exactly
10 ordinary eyes like that all around.
She never makes mistake or loses her
way.
WHEN tiger seizcs man, the action
usually Is 20 give bite or two on the
shoulder or head, two or three shakes,
and then to drag the victim few yards
and 80 drop him, it may be having
crushed the shoulder or limb. and
Scared the body with the terrible claws.
A Uranium sharp says that skulls vary
in size from $50 to 2,O75 centimctres.
a race Of long, ilat-headed people on tho
west coast Of Africa have the largest
average capacity. Large skulls arc also
common among the Laplanders and
Esqumaux. The average measurement,
III cubic centimetres, Of the Englsh
skull Of the lower grades is ! ,542; oi
the japanese, 1886; Italian, LAO:
Chinese ,121; Hindoos, 1906.
MoHE Christians than Jews commit
suicide, more Protcstants than Catho-
lies more Germans and Scandnayians
than any other race I; far more men than
women, though men are supposed to
make life n burden TO women more sin
gle men than married men more mar.
ried women than single women moro
widows and widowers than either more,
many more, in the hot months than in
the cold more tall persons than short
ones more in countries where murder
does not prevail than where it does;
more negroes than whites more in the
first two days Of the month than any
other more by hanging than by drown
ing and shooting; and more at the
present day than i'll former days. Sui
cldcs are more regular than births,
deaths and marriages, and it has also
been established that it il on the in
crease i'll the most enlightened countries,
30 as to compel the conclusion that this
result is due TO advancing civilization.
A FEW dry peas, found in m Egyptian
Barcophagls, were planted by their
owner ~ the rich soil Of tho Island Of
Guernsey The seed germlnated, and
soon two little plants appeared, from
which, at maturity, sufficient peas were
gathered TO plant quite large tract Of
ground the following season. Some Of
the plants thus raised have attained
height Of over six feet, and have been
laden with blossoms Of exquisite odor aud
OF It delicate rose tint. The peculiar
feature Of the growth is the stem, which
IL small near the root, but increases
greatly III size as it ascends, requiring
support to sustain it upward. The pods,
instead of being distributed around all
portions of the stem, as in the ordinary
plant, are grouped about the upper ex-
tremlty. The vegetable, it is said, be-
longs to the ordinary garden variety;
but from ITS presenting tho very dis
tincliye differences above noted, it seems
worthy OF close botanical examination.
The peas are Of remarkably fine flavor,
cxceling in delicacy those Of the choicest
known varieties.