The morning call., 1893-02-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Ancient Greek temples were always
erected without roofs, so that they might be
open to the sky. The largest of them was
that of Jupiter Olympus. which was $40 feet
long and 60 broad.
Europeans living In the East soon become
acquainted with the slender iron bsdsteads
with tall iron rods, designed to support the
mosquito netting which seldom really an
swers its purpose.
The true proper ceremony Of st. Valen-
tines day In remote times was the drawing
OF kind of lottery, followed by cfre-
monies not much unlike what Is generally
called the game of forfeits.
A glass factory at Liverpool has glass
journal boxes for all its machinery, glass
floor, glass shingles on the roof and smoke
stack los feet high built wholly OF glass
bricks. each foot square.
In olden times in New England it was
supposed that the first unmarried person
of the other sex whom one met on st. Val
eDtine's morning while out walking was a
destined wife or destined husband.
One OF the largest forests In the world
stands on ice. 1t is situated between u raj
and the Okhotsk Sea. A we'll was recently
dug in this region, when it was found that
at depth of $40 feet the ground was still
frozen.
Another use has been found for cleo
trIcity. In Ceylon experiments have shown
that it is more economical to dry tea leaves
by its agency than by the old method, and
extensive plants have been erected for that
purpose.
The Shah of Persia, who has 10000, 600
sterling stored in his palace, has been bor-
rowing sum from the state to defray the
cost OF his summer outing to the distant
provinces of bis empire. His suite CON-
prlses 10000 people, including 300 wives.
The term 'tabby cat' is derived from
Atab. a famous street in Bagdad. inhab-
itedl by the manufacturers OF silken
stuff called atbi or taffety. The stuff is
woven with waved markings of watered
silk resembling ''tabby" cats coat.
In the Roman Campagna, at the sepulcher
OF Metella, wife of Sulls, there is an echo
which repeats five times, each being Ia a
different key. 1t will also repeat a hexa-
meter line, or another sentence which can
be spoken in two and half seconds.
The horned ray or skate Is % feet in
length by 80 in width. Off the Newfound-
land coast is a species of cuttlefsh with
arms sometimes 80 feet long so as to be 60
feet from tip to tip. Among animals the
giraffe attains a height of 20 feet and the
crocodile length Of over 20 feet.
Crank" is not An American word. 1t
has been in common use in Derbyshire for
a generation. and it is still often heard. 1t
is used 10 describe man who has fads,
fancies and notions outside the common
run of those OF his neighbors A man with
bee in his bonnet is cranky, and SO are
those who ride hobbies of any kind.
In London, as in every other capital of
Europe. there are foreign offc miBgling
with the ordinary police, but who take their
orders from the Consuls or ministerial
representatives Of their respective nations.
They are watching criminals who have es-
capped from the jurisdiction OF their own
country.
When the Queen dies. her mortal remains
will rest in the gray granite sarco-
phagus with the late lamented Prince Al
berts ashes. Underneath the arms OF the
Queen and Prince Albert on the monument
is inscribed Farewell, we'll beloved Here
at last | will rest with thee. With thee in
Christ will rise again."
Funny Cure for Rheumatism.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Talk about sick men in hotel" said Ed
Frey, veteran hotel clerk, who is stopping
at the Southern. LET me tell you of an
experience we had with a fellow not long
ago. he came TO the house ali right, but he
took heavy cold. ana 1t seemed to go into
sort OF rheumatism and settled in bis
shoulders. The poor fellow suffered awful
ly, and couldn't lift his hands TO save his
| life. He sent for a doctor and, of course,
got prescription which didn't do him q
particle of good. One the bellboys heard
that witch hazel was good thing, and seeing
q bottle OF ii in one of the rooms, brought il
in TO the sick man. The fellow was glad
| enough 10 try anything, ard the beliboy
| rubbed him with it manfully. About tw O
hours after rubbing, the sick man felt the
| thing begin TO burn. and word soon cane to
| the Office that he felt as if he was ali aire.
| l went up and found him in awful pain. /
asked him the cause Of il, and he pointed 10
| the witch-haZel bottle. Hooked at it and
| found that 1t was an old bottle filled with
| furniture polish. There was state of
things. Finally the fellow, IN his pain, COM
menced TO jump about the room. and as he
did so he would throw his arms over his
head. In about an hours time the burning
stopped, and his rheumatism was gone. He
had few blisters TO take care of, but he
was so glad 10 get the use OF his arms that
he never made kick. Funny cure, wasn't
it?"