The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-04-05
THE STOvE-PIPE HAT.
How It Il Made and the Most Econom-
i icnl prIco Ia Paw fur One.

HOW 1t Is MNbs ana inc "oSt rsCOnoU-
icaI Pric" To Ray f"r One.
The high silk hat-tho plug, tho stove
pipo. call it, what you willis a CON
parativoly modern institution. About
sixty years & the silk tile was intro
duced into England from Florence.
Since hon the stovo-pipo has undergone
many strange transformations. Tho
oarly silk hat WAS a rough affair. It was
SO heavy that the English dudes Of that
time complained that 1T was like carry
ing a bushel basket"
Recently VIZ had a talk with 4 prom
inent Broadway manufactures on tho
subject.
YES" said no. "thoro havo been great
improvements in ths methods of making
silk hats, Now. what do you suppose
the body OF this ono Is made OF" at tho
same time holding up a glossy silk tile,
We admitted our inability To answer the
question.
"Well. tho body OF this silk hat is cal
leo. You see there are two kinds OF silk
hats-light and heavy weight. Most Of
the bodies of the hoavy hats are mad0 OF
felt. The body OF tho calico or ieit III
hISb uIppcu ihbo NV "ai'' aHu 'b'h
stretched on a block. After drying tho
body is stiffened with a solution Of gum
shellac and alcohol, and afterward
with n coating OF varnish to prevent it
striking through the surface. A cover
OF fine silk plush is then cut and sewed
TO AZ exactly the body. When the silk
covering is accurately fitted it is smooth
ed over with a hot iron. The heat strik-
ing into the glue dissol~es IL and IN dry
ing connects the silk plush with tho
body. This explains why a severe wet
ting ruins . silk hat.
What is your advice about getting
and wearing a silk tile2"
"Wellsmy advice is, always to get .
irst-class silk hat. A good silk hat can
not be sold for less thar 81. 1t is only
hort-sigbted economy TO buy for 81 q
silk hat that looks as well Us an s. hat.
Tho cheap stovc-p pipe may wear all right
for a month or two, but after that Lime
look out for ii. l think the time is com
ing when a silk nat will be the only
proper thing, you know for everyday
wear, except. perhaps. in summer At
any rate | sold more silk tiles this spring
than any season since | have been in
| business."-N. I. Press.
Curious Facts Respecting Mn",
Every adult man has 400 square feet
| Of lung surface; or, rather, the mucuos
membrane lining The air cells would, il
ypread out on a smooth plain surface
cover an extent equal to the above
figures.
A man breathes IL times a minute, and
uses 5000 cubic feet, or about 375 hogs
heads of air per hour.
The Qcight Of tho heart is from eigh'
to twelve ounces. and it beats abou
100, 900 times every - hours.
The capacity of the stomach Is abou
Eve pints; il daily produces nino pound!
Of gastric juice for the digestion of food
An amoun Of blood equal to all til
blood In the body passes through ths
heart every seven minutos.
The work performed by the heart Il
equivalent To raising its own weight -,
900 feet each our. The strongest ma
chine yet hdilt by man can only raise IT.
own weight to 1t perpendicular hcigh
z, ZOO feet per hour Medical Clnsssrs.
Somewhere in the West Indies al
Englishuan claims To have discovero,
what he calls tho "whistling tree" |
has, he says, a peculiarly shaped lGa
aDd split pods opened, the motion of tn
brneze through which causes a peculia
whistlipg sound that sal be heard at
great distance,