The Indianapolis journal., 1893-03-05

center: on which are embroidered the init
ials Nv. b." signifying Walkers Bat
TALON"
Although Boston and vicinity can show
a larger population of club women than
any other community In the country, the
first individual clubhouse remains TO be
built.
The King of Dahomey is said to have $50
wives, the Sultan of Turkey 800, the Shah
of Persia 400 the King of Slam 600. the King
of Ashantee 5000. aud the Emperor of
Morocco about 6.000.
Lady Gordon. in her search through En-
glish libraries for books written by women.
has discovered pamphlet on rights of
women published in 1896 by Mary Assell
Its title Is advice to Ladies'"
There is lake near the Japanese town
OF Nara In which no person is permitted to
battle, because once. manJ years ago, a
Japanese Emperor bathed there and the
waters have since been held sacred.
The most indestructible wood is the
Jarrah wood of western Austalia. which
defes all known forms of decay, and Is un-
touched by all destructive insects, so that
ships built of it do not need 80 be coppered.
10 such an extent does religion prevail at
Gonoatoa. In the South seas. that every
man. woman or child on that island who
does not 90 to church at least three times a
week is liable to be arrested and lined, the
fine going to the king.
The greatest number of people ever
killed by an earthquake since the dawn or
history was 10000 The date of the ter
rible disaster was 1908, and the scene OF
the most violent disturbance So Yeddo,
Japan. and the vicinity.
Tobacco and snuff have long been sup-
piled TO the paupers In Lambeth tEngland)
workhOuse. and now the board of guard
ians has passed a resolution that the old
women in the workhouse who do not take
snuff be supplied with sweets"
t. ealc AZ.
the limit of possible human life might be
set at two hundred years; this Is on the
general principle that the life of nearly all
living creatures IS eight times the years
month or weeks of it's period of growth.
Wednesday. July 26, has been assigned
as Liberia day by the joint committee on
ceremonies of the Worlds Coiumbia Ex-
position. The appointment IS n very aD-
propriate one. being the forty-seventh an
niversary of the independence of that gov
ernment
Aspecial commission at Toulon has de-
clded against the use'of petroleum as fuel
on torpedo boats. Ont OF ten cans Of
petroleum experimental npon. eight be-
came ignited from percussion after twelve
shots had been fired upon armor plate pro-
tecting them.
A Vienna scientist claims that the re-
suits obtained by tpe use OF cocaine and
chloroform may be secured by subcutane-
Gus injections OF solution Of sugar Or
salt. or even simple cold distilled water.
while the Ill effects that sometimes follow
the applications OF the former are avoided.
Sea fowls eggs have one remark able Pc
culiarity; thev are nearly conical IN form,
broad at the base and sharp at the point.
SO that they will only roll In circle.
They are laid on the bare edges of high
rocks from which they would almost sure
ly roll off save for this happy provision of
nature.
clever chemist has invented an auto
matte sensitive paint, which is bright
yellow at the ordinary temperature. but,
upon being brought into q warmer atmos-
phere. il changes color gradually until at
go il becomes n bright red. It returns to
it's original color upon cooling. and may be
heated with the same effect over and over.
| 1t is suggested that this paint may be nsed
| with advantage to detect rise in the tenn
perature of the frictional working parts OF
| machinery.