The Mineral argus., 1884-06-05
Short Paragraphs.

OAOuSnC tO Tie hotlce OF sclent tific socie-
ties that, two millions of bodies have been
inferred during the last 25 years within
the limits of London postal circle has
very greatly changed the popular view
OF cremation. Two years ago three Of
the scientific papers said that cremation
was unnatural" and against human
feeling" but they now think that self
preservation is the first and strongest
of laws.
One of the provisions in the life sen.
tence imposed in Berlin on Carl Schepck
one of the trio of servent girl murderers
Is that on every anniversary of the kill.
ing of each of his victims he is TO bo
confined, for that day, in a dark cell
He will thus have to spend ten days ner
year in total darkness
Market gardeners, says the BalH.
more American, SHOULD know that IN
Paris bonnets are adorned with yeoeta.
bles, instead of flowers and birds. Ar
tlchokes are Just now more favored
but there is no reason why decollete
cabbage or a dainty spring onion NAV
not be stunning success"
The Island of Formosa is the onIv
part OF the Chinese Empire where fore
elgners are allowed to go into the inter
lor and superinteded the preparation of
tea. In other places the European mer-
chant can only buy his teas at the port
in form ready for shipment, the ma
tive grower going on year after year in
tho I,,A 4.
plication of little scientific knowledge.
a superior class of teas is produced
Tea drinkers should be grateful for
the interest the government is showing
in them. There have been $4,000, 900
pounds of tea imported to New York
since the law requiring inspection went
into effect a year ago. In that time
$50, 900 pounds of adulterated tea have
been condemned. These have been
mostly green teas, and, as a result their
Importation has fallen off over G,OOO,-
900 pounds from the previous year.
The narrowest house in New York is
251 William street, near New Chambers
street. 1t is three stories high and not
quite six feet wide. 1t is of red brick.
A shoemaker occupies the lower floor,
and has to seat himself exactly equidis-
tant from the sides to prevent the rasp-
ing of his elbows by the walls whenever
he makes stitch. There is, of course,
no room for a staircase, and persons
entering the house must either 90
through the shoe-shop or by doors lead
ing in from the adjoining houses.
Rev. DIR. Parkhurst. of New York,
says: Living Christianity would end
denominations. Denominations come
because they are centered on something
other than Christ. If Paul was stirred
up because there were four denomina-
tions in Corinth, what would that lion
hearted Apostle say if he could come to
New York to-day and talk to twenty
seven? Denominations are like the is
plated pools which the outgoing tide has
left behind. Oh, let the tide come in!"
The introduction of steam pipes into
enclosed spaces for the purpose of ex-
fires has been successfully
tried in Berlin. The owner of a steel
pen factory in that city, in consequence
Of the repeated outbreak of fire in the
lining room, had steam pipes placed in
,hree of the rooms, this appliance being
'hut off by short, soldered pipes of an
easily flowing alloy of lead and tin, ar
'anged to work automatically. One
lay a kissing noise made the foreman
Iware that one of these appliances had
been called into action. It was found,
IN investigation, that the contents of the
lrying-roonl had become ignited, but
hat the steam thus set free had extin-
,uished the fire before it could spread.
In six years Henry NJ Stanley has
ucceeded in establishing a chain of
stations across the African
ointment. In 1880 he founded Viva,
he first of the series of stations in
Western Africa. Before the end of
he third year Leopoldville, a station
II Stanley Pool, at the head of the
over cataracts, and the key of Upper
jongo, was founded, and four steamers
,ere launched on the great river In
883 the station of Stanley Falls, 1000
llles up the river, was founded. About
900 miles of river transit of the Congo
nd its tributaries are open to commerce
y this chain of stations The imports
the West Coast of Africa last year
ere over 500, 100000 while the ex-
Ortc xvaro ox-or GOT On0 0OO