Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-21

a tube which is be filled with liquid is &C,
counted for. In the case of a vesicle sur
rounded by its atmosphere, the thermal
absorption Of the water is much greater
than that of the diathermanous air the at
mosphere of the vesicle is consequently ex-
banded, and the particle with its atmos,
phere floats by, displacing an equal volume
of the circumambient air.
Hs- Scientific men have been perplexed
for many years over the phenomena of a
certain we'll at Yakutsk, Siberia. A Rus.
sian merchant in 1928 began to dig the we'll,
but he gave up the task three years later,
when he had dug down thirty feet and was
still in solidly frozen soil. Then the Rus
sian Academy of Science dug away at the
we'll for months, but stopped when it had
reached a depth of 3S2 feet, when the ground
was still frozen as hard as a rock. In 1S44
the academy had the temperature of the ex-
cavation carefully taken at various depths,
and from these data it was estimated that
the ground was frozen to a depth of 612 feet.
Although the pole of the greatest cold is in
this province of Yakutsk, not even the ter
rible severity of the Siberian winters could
freeze the ground to a depth of 600 feet.
Biologists have decided that the frozen val
ley Of the lower Lena is a formation of the
glacial period. They believe, in short, that
it froZe solidly then and has never since
had a chance to thaw out.
A DEBATABLE POINT OF ETIQUETTE
1t is always a debatable point of etiquette
whether hostess or guest makes the first
movement to 90 to Bed, and thus breaks
up the evening gathering. The guest may
De overcome with fatigue from a days jour
ney, the hostess may be fidgeting under the
strain of entertaining, and longing for the
guest to show some signs by which she can
gracefully and Hospitality suggest 'that il
is growing late," yet neither quite like tc
appear, as they think, impolite. In fact,
many visitors have suffered agonies in try
ing to be agreeable while the host and host
ess were doing their best to suppress their
yawns and to ''make conversation" until
chance offered a solution of the difficulty
There is, however, but one rule to be fol-
lowed in this relationship of host and host
ess and the hour of retirement. The host
or hostess must always take the initiative
and say an appropriate word as to the late
ness of the hour and the desirability OF
going to bed.-Boston Herald.
CURE FOR PIMPLES ON THE FACE.-Tho
cure consists in changing the diet, improv,
ing the habits, cutting off the supplies" fol
these %eruptions. Never check the necessa'
ry discharge, the purifying effects, but pre-:
vent the necessity for such an escape OF
putrid and offending matters. Eat less
grease, butter, pastry, which is made spec
tally unfavorable by the use Of lard, with a
diminished use of the sweets in general,
particularly dark molasses. AS a general
principle, these pimples are most abun.
dant in warm weather, the cold weather
actually burning the carbon of the system,
thus sustaining the animal heat, which must
be kept at about 90 degrees Fahrenheit, or
death would result. If you do not like to
have these about the face-as a young man
you can divert to some other place, running
the matters off by producing counter
irritation" irritating with mustard, or a
common blister, or a sore, promoting the
discharge by applying wet cloths.
WHITE ELEPHANTs.-There are two spe-
cies of elephants, the Indian and the Afri-
can. In India it is supposed that the souls
of departed emperors dwell in white ele,
plants, therefore these animals are regarded
as sacred, are exempt from work, live in
palaces, are served by numerous domestics,
eat the choicest food out of golden vessels,
and are clothed with magnificent orna'
ments. The death of one of these white
elephants is the occasion for great display
but their bodies are not allowed to be in
state three days, as formerly, because, in
that warm country, there are objections on
the ground of health. AS a matter Of fact,
white elephants are not white at all, having
only a few small dingy spots on their hide
The African elephants are much smaller
and weaker than the Indian, and are sought
only for their ivory. In India they are en-
ployed in war, in hunting, and for work o.
various kinds.
THE HUMAN EAR.-FeW persons, per
haps, are aware that they possess a pail
of harps. They are called the organs Of
Corti, after their discoverer, and are located
in the ear. They are estimated at S,7OC
strings, being, of course, microscopic and
varying in length from 1000 to 1000 of an
inch. If you hold a properly tuned violin
near a piano when the Z string is struck
the f violin string will vibrate and sound
too; so will all the rest. Now, the 5000
strings of the human ear harp have such
a wide compass that any appreciate sound
in the universe has the corresponding tone
string, and the sound is conveyed through
the connecting filament to the auditory
nerve, thence to the sensorium, and thus
a knowledge of the sound is received by
the mind.
How TO TELL A GIRLS AGE.-Girls of a
manageable age do not like to tell how old
they are but you al find out by following
the subjoined instruction, the young lady
doing the figuring. Tell her to put down
the number of the month in which she was
born; then to multiply it by 2; then to add
5 ; then to multiply it by so then to add her
age; then to subtract 365; then to add 115
Their tell her to tell you the amount she has
left. The two figures to the right will de-
note her age and the remainder the month of
her birth. For example the amount is S22;
she is 90 years old and was born in the
eighth month (AuguSt). Try Chichester,