Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-04-26
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

christian era Southern Italy was 80
thickly set with Grecian cities rs TO be
known as Magma Grncia.
There is "A creek several miles from
Waynesboro, Ga, which Is 50 highly
imprcgnatcd with lime that it will
take the hair off horses legs in pass
ing through II.
The silver ore Of the Nevada mines
is so intimately associated with lead
that nearly one-half of the miners who
handle IL become afflicted sooner or
later with wrist drop, palsy, or half
paralysis.
Mr. Edward Atkinson says il would
require 100000 persons, using the
spinning wheel and hand loom of less
than a century ago, to make the cotton
cloth used by our people, which Is now
manufactured by 10000.
Among the Chinese no relics are
more valuable than the boots that have
been worn by magistrate. If he re-
signs and leaves the city crowd ac-
companies linn to the gates, where his
boots are drawn of with great cercmo-
ny, to be preserved in the hall Of
justice,
\ Tennessee doctor has a curious
Indian relic. 1t is a ring made Of
pure silver nicely engraved and weighs
twcnty-threc pcnnyweights, and, con-
sidcring the primitive tools with
which the Indians must have WORKED,
the engraving Is said 70 be remarkably
well done. Tho general design,
although smaller in circumference,
resembles in marked degree the
bracelets most in favor with the socie-
ty bellies OF to-day.
The slaughter Of plow OK is pro-
hibitcd by law in China, and a viola
tion Of the law Is punished by two
months imprisonment and 100 blows
Of the heavy bamboo; except in cases
whore the offender is the owner Of tho
animal, when the imprisonment is one
month and the number Of blows
eighty. Mandarins who fail to take
notice Of such offences are also pun
ishcd. The OK IL thus honorcl above
other beasts because he is annually
offered TO Confucius: and because of
his services to man in plowing and the
entire dependence OF the hushandman
on him, man should refrain from
doing him harm.
II is related in Or. Foors Hoa1A
MoU'hiy that Paul Bert saw at
Geneva a curious specimen Of humani-
" that would be worth a fortune 10 a
Bowcry museum or n travelling show.
1t was a child five years old, or some
what more than one child. for II had
two heads. two chests and four arms.
but only one abdomen and one pair Of
legs. the fusion Of the two bodies into
one occurring at about the waist.
Each head has control ~ the leg on its
own side. The two faces are much
alike. and the two intellccts already
understand several languages. The
food which one takes does not satisfy
the hunger Of the other. and they cat
and sleep alternately. one has had a
fever without the other being III.
A New York rcstauratcur being
asked why 1t IS considered 50 difficult
to eat two or even one quail day for
thirty days, replied. Because the
human stomach is an intelligent and
sensitive member Of society. If you
were to feed 1t every day for thirty
days on pound or two Of sawdust,
you would not wonder IL il rcbcllcd.
would you: No Well, quail and the
white meat OF all birds is very much
like sawdust. It's dry; it's indigcsti-
BILE. II lies there on the stomach. and
Of course the stomach doesn't like Il.
and when you want to add more TO 1t
the stomach is very apt to rebel and
make you sick. You may try to coax
that important funCtionary with bribcs
OF pepsin and that sort Of thing. but
there is limit 90 even that. 50 YOU
see why quail won't do for a steady
diet"