The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Harry W. Wood of Lansing Mich, dis
located his shoulder while stretching him
self
man breathes about eighteen pints of
air in minute. or upward OF seven hogs
heads in day.
Daniel Osborn of Aloway, n. j., was shot
in the thigh thirty years ago, and the wound
has just gathered and broken.
Cut flowers 10 the value Of S14 32S
were sold by American florists last year
There are 1863 firms of florists in the coun-
try.
Kirk Munroe says Florida is overrun by
"snOas" OF what are indignantly. but truly
termed bird butchers" ''fsh-hOgs" and
Skin hunters"
In a suit over six geese In Stamp Creek,
Ca, when the costs had amounted to about
$50, the matter was compromised and settled
by dividing the geese.
The largest diamond in the world is the
BraganZa-weight 1880 carats. 1t was found
IN Brazil in 1741, and is now one Of the
Portuguese crown Jewels.
HindOstan, Martin County, Ind, has dis
appeared from the face of the earth. II
was once a county seat, and in the early
days an important trading post.
A full blooded Indian of the Omaha tribe,
Hiram Chase, has been admitted to practice
in the Federal court at Omaha. This is
Nebraska's first and only Indian lawyer.
The Guanches, the inhabitants of the
Canary Islands, are said to be the remn ants
of tie ancient race who 10000 years ago
peOpled tile drowned continent of Atlantis.
Washington may not be tnoug hit of these
times as much as lie might he, but the farm
eTs and others as they see the big crops
can't help thinking of the fodder of their
country.
A London paper calls for new temper
auce drink. Did the writer ever indulge in
the Oldest temperance drink in the world
waterP Can he suggest any improvement
in its composition?
Coffee was introduced into Constantinople
in the early part of the seventeenth CEN
fury, and writer's of that time inform US that
the inhabitants Of that city drank it as hot
as could be endured.
So numerous are the electric launches on
the Thames that floating charging stations
containing dynamo plant ply up and down
the river ready to charge the umulatOrs
OF SIX launches at once.
The passenger elevators at Weehawken,
n. j., are the largest in the world. They
can carry 5000 passengers per hour. Each
car holds 1876 persons. The elevators are
run by hydraulic power.
b. l.. Rice, who was elected Constable
from Columbus. Miss, a few weeks ago to
fill the unexpired term caused by the death
of '. A. Thompson, died after an illness of
twenty-four hours, caused from excessive
clgarette-smoking.
The Bishop of Liverpool has forbidden
the granting permission to laymen to read
prayers in churches. 1t is believed this
prohibition Is directed against Mr.. Glad
stone, who read prayers in Liverpool re-
Gently. as lie is accustomed to do in the
parish church at Hawarden.
The Cars famous minister, NJ de Giers.
is now in bad health, suffering from the
painful disease that carried off the last
Emperor of the French, and with his de-
cline in physical vigor there has developed
in him, it Is said, noteworthy indispo sition
to precipiate war in Europe.
The bas-relief of Colonel Robert G. Shaw
to be erected in Boston, work on which
St. Gaudeus has been employed for some
time, is approaching completion. Colonel
Shaw was distinguished as being the COM
mander of the first New England regiment
of negro soldiers in the late war.
Flowers may some day enter more largely
than at present into the list of foods for hu-
man consumption. Already. AS is remarked
by a recent writer, they are much more
widely employed Tor purposes Of diet than is
commonly imagined Artchokes are imma
ture toWer-headS and cauifiowers are sort
of flower
The Marquis of Butte will probably visit
this country before long and bring with him
the reputation of being one OF the wealth.
lest men in England, the fame Of having
built up prosperous town and great ship
ping port and the record of being the
IIttiutot w hliS mayor tuat Tie borough OF
Cardiff ever knew.
Most people are accustomed to regard
Russia as very cold country, and so it is in
It's northern region, but it has a large area
In the southern part of the temperate zone.
1t will surprise many TO learn that it has
an area OF vineyards amounting to about
45o, go acres, the average yield of wine from
them being 30. 100000 gallons, of which
rather more than half is grown in the eau
casus.
The population of the globe according to
Drs. Ernest and Benin, and Herman Wag-
ner of the Geographical Institute of Gotha.
the little German city known for its
almanac, is about 1,4sO, 900, 900 In 1868
Benin fixed the population of the globe at
1850, 100000. In 1880 he raised il to l. 49,
100000. and reduced it to 1,434, 600, 600 In
1882.
Several months ago Ernest Schmitz of La
Porte Ind, was severely burnei with gaso-
line, and his physician has decided that the
only way his injuries can be repaired is by
the process known as skin grating. As it
will require considerable quantity OF
epidermis, the young ladies of the La Porte
Charity Circle have consented to furnish the
necessary amount of cuticle. Operations
will be commenced Immediately, providing
the young ladies adhere to their agreement.