Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-07
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

TIE mackerel, although a gregarious
u>b, Is an ever restless rover.
A HoGsHEAD OF he1rings have been
taken out OF the belly o. whale.
- Bengal The natives say that the OLD
laaie tiger kills ali the male cubs be can
had Wiz \ they are very youog.
HERE is ii TranQuaDar & species OF
ti31 that not only 60 upon shore but
c4!Ah the fan-paim, and seek their III
Sect food among It's lcares and branches.
tHE BelHbox (sDccies Of the wasp
never TAILS 10 md ;Ae entrance to her
cell, covered q, II is With sand, exactly
to ordinary eyes like that all around.
She never makes . mistake or loses her
way.
WHEN tiger se;1es q man, the action
u-Galiy Is to give bite or two on the
shoulder or lead, two or three shakes,
a-d tasu to drag the victim few yards
aad 50 drop him, It may be having
crushed rha shoulder or !.2D, and
SCARED ;he body with the terrible claws.
AiRAYIUM sharp SAYS that skulls vary
i. siza from go 10 3,075 centimutres.
= raca Of Icing, Aa.-headed people on the
We7t coast of africa have the largest
average capacity. Large skulls are also
c"mpun among the LapIanders and
H. iU':aaux: The average measurement.
IL cubic centimetres, Of the English
skull Of the lOwer grades is 1,542; o.
the japanese, 1856 Italian, 1,475 :;
LhQl.se, l,i2l; Eindoos, 1906.
MORE Christians than Jews commit
suede, more Pto5estants than Catho-
MS ; more Germans and Scandinavians
than any other race far more men than
women, though men are supposed to
make life a bUrden to women more sin
gle men thar married men more r1ar-
lied women than single women more
widows and widowerS tran either more.
many more, Ill the hot months than iii
the cold more tail persons than short
UucS more in countries where murder
does not prevail than where it does
more negloes than whites more i'll the
Il. ST two days of the month than any
other more by hanging than by drown
mig and shooting and more ut the
present day JAan i'll former days. Sui
Vldts are more regular than births,
dentd5 and marriages, and it has also
been established that IL is on the in
crease in the most onl 9htencd countries,
SO as to compel the conclusion that this
result is due to advancing civilization.
: TEw dry peas, found in an Egyptian
sarcophagus. we're planted by their
owner III the rich soil of the Island of
Guernsey. The seed terminated, and
bcun TWO Little plants appeared. from
winch. ut maturity. sufficient peas were
gathtled to plant quite & large tract of
ground the following season. Some of
The pants titus raised have attained a
height OF over six fcct, and have been
:, IN x u blossoms OF exquisite odor and
Of 4 delicate rose tint. The peculiar
feature Of the growth is the stem, which
is smeu near the root, but increases
great ) Ill size as it ascends, requiring q
SUPP Oft to sustain i! upward. The pods,
u.s,c,,d oi beng distributed around all
- RS II lie stem, IS III The ordinary
PIN, Gye 1IoupeQ abCGt he upper ex-
L, Ei.,y. IL 5-st ublc, il is said, be-
I'-os u The ordinary ealt2e2 yar.tty
Ils5 MIm is II. settling the NerJ dis
tmclIy5 differ, noes above nOCed, it seems
worthy of close botanical examination.
&c peas are q remarkably fine flavor,
eXcelling in delicecy those OF the choicest
knOwI Varieties.