Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-15
INTERESTING INFORMATION.

L
Y CzEss so named from its principal piess
Ckingl-was one Of the earliest inventions
OF the Hindoos, being devised by Brahm1n.
TIE ''game OF four crowns" with playing
cards, was early known to the Hndoos- The
pagans in this country sometimes call It the
History Of four kings"
TIE first use that sugar was put 70 was
the favorlng OF nauseating medicines, and
Its use as food and in cooking was delayed
for several centuries after its discovery.
THE air brakes are held against the
wheels Of the railroad cars by springs, and
the air Is turned into the cylinders to push
the brakes away from the wheels as long a.
the train is in motion. When it Is desired
to stop the train the air is let out, and thus
the springs apply the brakes and stops the
train.
TR old form Of i'the," as N rye Aerris
Englande," is often pronounced Eye" incor-
rectly by those who never heard that this
form arose from the resemblance OF the
contracted form Of ''th'' to 7. It was
form similar to the letter theta OF the
Greeks, embodying the consonant and the
aspirate.
''FLINT" glass Is that variety OF glass
which is made of white sand, carbonate or
proportions, with the addition Of metallic
matter for coloring purposes. 1t derives its
name from beng anciently made of pow
dered fiints. 1t is used for lenses and for
cutting.
MATCHES are dipped into a composition
consisting OF PHOSPHORUS and inter, Of
PHOSPHORUS, sulphur and chloride Of pot
ash, mlxed with melted gum or glue and
colored with vermillion, red lead, lumber,
SCOT or other colorIng material The
proportions OF these various constituents
are almost as varied as the manufacturers
are numerous.
AILsPICE is not all spices at all, but one
spice, the product Of the powdered berries
Of the pimento, or Jamaica ginger. Pmento
trees are small eyergreens, and :he flowers
grow in clusters, and are followed by small
green aromatic berries, which are gathered
before ripening and spread upon platforms
to dry in the sun. The trees are never
planted, but grow wild from seeds scattered
by birds, and are thinned out and looked
after by the farmers. A strong liquor Is
made from the berries by the Jamaica
farmers. s
Badness generally commences on the
crown of the head, where the supply Of
blood furnished the scalp is naturally less
abundant Women have a greater quantity
Of soft tissue under the skin, therefore the
vessels are less likely to be intertered with,
on which account they are not 50 frequent,
" bald as men. Then, again, the styles Of
head-gear worn by women do not have .
tendency to prevent evaporation from the
scalp, and thus occasion an unhealthy con-
dition of the skin, as is the case with the
masculine gender, whose caps and hats are
often worn for many consecutive hours
both in and out of doors.
TARTAR, mixture of bi-tsrtrate Of potash
and potash and tartrate of lime, Is q deposit
formed from wine, and known IN its crude
form as argol; when purified 1t Is called
] cream Of tartar. 1t forms crust in the II
terror Of wine-ysts and wine bottles, origi-
nally existing in the juice OF the grape.
Argol is generally of a reddish tinge, cd
tanned from the color of the grapes; but
sometimes it is of grayish-white color,
when it has been deposited during the fer
mentation of coloriess grapes. The red or
white argol is known in commerce as crude
tartar, and its practical uses are In the
preparation Of cream of tartar and tartario
add