Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-11
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

FACTS FOB THE CURIOUS.
TIE finger rings worn IN the United
States are valued at $58, 10000 by an
expert.
In China lady's distorted foot, which
naked looks something Like hoof, is
called 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 layer
of the best anthracite coal near four
inches thick every single second
BERLIN has a 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
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known to make serious mistake.
ONE of the hardest woods in e1-
istence is that of the desert ronwood
tree, which grows in the dry washes
along the line of the Southern Pacific
railway. It's specific gravity is nearly
the same as that of ignum 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 it 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
Old Eer. YotaL
1 eSsas in. 800. s 50 go 50 1.1 Sc
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Words. 6224se 1s1,2ss 1902
Letters. g, 72s,1oo S3S,3s0 a,566,49o
The middle chapter and least In the BIZ
bic is Psalm cxvii. The middle verse is
the 9th of Psalm cxviii. The middle
line is In Ii. Chronicles iv. 16. Tine
word "and" occurs in the Old Tesla
ment 81, 543 times, and in the New N,-
684 The word "Jehovah" 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 9TH chapter Of Ezra has all the let
ters of the alphabet in it. The 10Th
chapter of II. Kings and the 9th of
Isaiah are alike. The middle book of
the New Testament is IL 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 a re-
markable friendship that existed on q
farm near Leipsic between cat and q
chicken. The four-footed companion of
the bird was almost constantly with her
fayorite, and guarded it from every dam
ger. When the chicken grew up the cat
still remained on friendly terms with it,
and when the poultry were summoned1
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 it
might be seen playfully catching at
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. or
shrub, and then, Unexpectedly springing
into the midst of them, without their
displaying any fear, would purr and rub
against their sides. Ole particular hen,
however, was the kittens especial favor
lite, and every day she would accompany
it to its nest, and lie down outside to
wait for its temperance.