Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-02
ODDITIES IN PARAGRAPHS.
Little Newsy Clippings That Will Instruct
and Interest.

Little NeHSy Clippings Inac VIII Instruct
and Interest.
1t appears to be the belief of some that
as man in the savage state has for the most
part been largely if not wholly, carnivorous he
will with the progress of civilization become
etirely vegetarian or use only the products of
animals as eggs and milk, with vegetable food
A vegetable diet has been found very success
full in treating kidney troubles and indigestion.
In point OF economy it is an enormous saving
not only in actual cost to the consumer, but
also in land, as of two equal portions of ground.
one raising cereal and the other beef or NUT
ton, the part devoted to the cereal will support
ten times as many men as the beef or mutton
portion.
"A controversy has arisen about the
"largest check" that ever was written. A few
years ago the Manchester Ship Canal Company
when buying out the Bridgewater trustees,
drew one check for fl.75O, 600 on Glynn & Co.,
OF the Ship Canal Company, Deansgate, Man
chester, where it is framed as a curiosity. A
check for an enormous amount passed through
the .'house'' in 1879 or 1850. The amount was
upward OF E3, 250, 900, and was in settlement of
an arbitration award.
1t is said that the nickel appropriation
OF ST. 0O0, 900 ordered by the late Congress for
armor plate has resulted in the discovery that
there are only about dozen nickel mines in
the world and only three are on this continent
The output of these mines is doubtful, and one
source may not be sufficient. Other nations
may also see the advantages of the new alloy
anu il is stated that Krupp's representative is
already seeking to gain possession OF the
Canadian mine. The other two American
mines are in Nevada and in Lancaster county,
Pa
The people of the island of Sangir keep
time by the aid of an hour-glass formed by
arranging two bottles neck to neck The sand
orf ham uI,ar, Oh
reversed. Close by them a line is stretched, on
which hang IL sticks marked with notches from
l to Il with hooked stick, which is placed be-
tween the hour last struck and the next one.
One of these djaga keeps the time for each vii
lage, for which purpose the hours are sounded
oHa gong by the keeper.
The oldest lawsuit ever known is now in
progress of trial in the highest Russian court
in St. Petersburg. Originally It was brought
500 wears ago against the city of Kameneg
Podolsk by the heirs of a nobleman to recover
several thousand acres OF his estate which had
been confiscated by the municipality. The
testimony in the case is weighty. There are
As tons of it in manuscript
The wealth of the Vanderbilts to be not
oyerstated, amounts to over 2OOOO0,OoO
With this sum they could purchase BIZ tons of
gold and have something left over, but they
couldn't buy two tons OF gallium that rare
metal being worth s., 25O an ounce. With this
metal the highest price is reached, ana it may
well be called the rarest and most precious of
metals.
There are, in round numbers, 400, 600
acres of land in this country planted in vine
wards. of which 10000 will be in bearing this
wear. This is an increase of 22O. 600 acres in
vineyard area during the past ten years, and an
increase OF over $40 600 600 year in the capital
Invested OF the area of bearing vines IN the
country California alone has 10000 acres.
More thar 800 different industries enter
into the building Of every ocean steamship.
To build 2,5OO-ton steamship requires 800 men
in direct and constant employment averaging
$500 per man. The sum Of $4,000 is thus dis:
tributed to the trades. To run such a vessel
costs above So, 900 outside Of the salary lists,
which Ia over 80, QUO. -