Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02


Ii Lower California there are three
mountains Of alum. and 0ne Of alum and
sulphur. They are almost chemically pure.
and the quantity Of almtn Is estima I'd ct
100, 900. 900 tons and tho sulphur at I.
900. 900 tons
The mortality Of the globe. as given By
! continental journal. Mhich has made
the computation, is as follows: Per
minute, sixty per diem, %, 100
and per annum, 81, 6y0, $50; whereas the
births are 3G. 702, 900 per annum, 100, 900
per diem and seventy per minute.
Figures arc wonderful things. Here
Ii q sample Of what can be done with
them BY placing one grain or corn on
the first square Of chess board, doib-
ling the number Of grains for each sue
ceeding square, the quantity Of ccrn re-
quired for the whole hoard Of sixty-four
squares would fill 1,S44, 37J barns. each
holding 1000. 900 bushels Of 100, 900
grains each. bushels round numbers. IT
the United States grows 800. 600, 600
bushels each year, it would require lit
over $40 years 10 make enough.
The .cutting-room in shoe factory
Is, by reason Of the intricate machinery it
contains, the most dangerous room in the
building 1t is rare thing TO find such q
room in q large factory that does not con-
tain one or more employees minus finger
or thumb. Sometimes frightful acct
dents occur The racer. huge machine
modelled something after the guiIlotine
of France. is used in cutting the heaps of
leather into strips il contains a knife
four feet long that would cut mans
arm of as easily as scissors cut a thread.
1t has long been known that the hair
and nails grow faster in warm weather
than in cold The P3pukEr Science Month
~ cites remarkable instance Of rapid
growth from the statement of Col. PREV
alslxy, a Russian traveller in Central Asia.
In June the ground and the air became
so hot that travel was impossible during
the day, and tho hair and boards OF the
party grew with astonishing rapidity.
But what was strongest of all, some
young CO sacks, whose faces had been
entirely smooth, developed quite respec-
table boards in the course of q very lew
days.
Birds as large as ducks are taken In
y
young shoots OF the wiAtaria, which at
tain considerable lengths aud arc strong,
light. and flexible. arc gathered. dried,
and knotted together in one continuous
length This is smeared with bird limo.
and iioated out to sea; I'm the morning
the hunter is rewarded by the capture of
several birds. It is very inexpensive
method of bagging wild fowl. as the
tackle will serve any number OF times Sill
the bird-lime dies, when. it is easily re-
placed. There is no Noise maae in this
kind Of hunting to drive away the ducks.
or TO inform the neighbors of what Is
going on about the haunts of wild fowl.
Some very curious customs are con-
nected with gloves. For instance, the
ceremony Of removing them when enter
ing the stable OF q prince or a great man
or else FORGETTING them or their valne to
the servant in charge. This is an oGd
survival Of vassalagc, for the removal Of
the glove was ancicntiysa mark of sub
mission When landsor titles were be-
slowed gloves were given at the same
time; and When for any reason the lands
were forfeited the offender was deprived
of the right to wear gloves. The same
idea was prevalent in the bestowal Of a
lady glove, to be worn:in tho helmet Of
her knight. and forfeited by him If her
favor ceascd. In huntiRg the gloves arc
today -. posed to be- remo.cd ut the
death OFT sag It Was cry ancient
form OF scxnowisd gement t. present n
pair of gloves to I'encfactor; and white
gloves are still presented to thc Judge 1T
maiden assizes.