The Odessa leader. (Odessa, Del.) 1892-18??, 1892-09-21
SELECT slFTINGs.

The mean height Oh lana ABOVE sea
level is 2250 feet.
Chinese physicians prescribe cats meat
as remedy for lung diseases.
An adult laboring man uses up five
ounces Of his muscle IN the course of o
day.
No british sovereign has vetoed
Parliamentary bill during the past 1875
years.
An oil painting constantly hung in q
dark place loses some Of its vividnsss
and therefore depreciates in value.
The biggest of freshwater fish, the
''arapaimi" of the Amazons iu South
America, grows to six feet in length.
Tobacco was taken to Europe by the
Spaniards early in the sixteenth century;
was introduced into England by Raleigh
in 1855.
A plant for the manufacture of hand
grenades has been erected 10 connection
with the National Artillery foundry of
Mexico.
Checkers or draughts were known to
the ancient Egyptians, and pictures
1000 years old represent quarrel over
the game.
James Runciman is said to have writ
ten his "Dream of the North Sea,
which contains 10000 words, in eight
days and with one pen.
When child dies in Greenland the
native parents bury living dog with it,
| the dog to be used by the child as q
guide to the other world.
The elevation of Denver, COL, being
$3.50 feet-over one mile-above sea
level, makes the atmosphere rare, dry
and clear, there being on an average less
than six days each year without sun.
shine.
i The largest sum ever asked or offered
for a single diamond was 50, $50, O0J,
which the Prince of Hyderabad, in India,
agreed to give the ieweler who then
owned the Imperial, which is considered
the finest stone in the world.
It was on Friday that Columbus set
sail fro Palos. Friday he first saw the
new world. Friday he reached Palos on
his return, the 400th anniversary of the
discovery falls on Friday and on Friday
this country was christeued after Ameri.
Gus Vespucius, the Florentine discoverer.
1t is stated that a long first joint OF
the thumb shows will power; long
second joint indicates strong logical OF
reasoning power; thick, wide thumb
indicates person of marked individu-
ality, while broad knob at the end oil
the thumb is sure indication of OBJ
l.stinacy.
The British museum possesses a cup oil
almost fabulous value. 1t is of gold ane
enamel, is adorned with subjects from
the life OF st. Agnes, and cost S4O, 900.
The cup derives most of its interest anc
value from the fact that it was given t.
Charles vi. of France, in 1891, by hi
uncle Jean, Duke of Berri.
/ II twelve persons were to agree K
] dine together every day, but never 81
exactly in the same order round tn
, table, 1t would take them $4,000, 00t
years at the rate of one dinner a day
e and they would have to eat more thai
6 AIS, 900, 900 dinners before they coull
(. get through all the possible arrangement
: in which they could place themselves.
:. Among the slovaks of North Hungar
T the coffin of young girl is red. l
: Spain the poorer class use no coffins.
n mule, with the dead body thrown acros
Z it, or often two corpses, may be fire
quently met on the way to burial, and
g though to us such funeral seems insult
2 ing to the departed, the natives reveI
d emily uncover their heads as it passes.
y The Gospel of st. Mark, printed o
: raised letters at Philadelphia in Novem
|. Der, 1888, was the stepping stone to th
), education of the blind. 1t was printe
= in the old French type, invented b
= Hauy, but now Roman letters (withou
y capitals, to save space) are used, and IL
: Bible is wrinted in eight volumes, eac
e little larger than Webster's unabridge
- dictionary.