The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The cost OF the Capitol at Washington has
exceeded 100000.
There are 10000 trained nurses in Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland.
Russians are worse afflicted with blind
ness than any other nationality.
Until this winter 10 wolves have been
seen in Massachusetts for half century.
Two women are fighting in the courts Of
Atlanta over the ownership of q rooster.
Philadelphia has more miles Of surface
street railways than any other city in the
world.
The average weight OF the circulating
blood In the body IS about twenty-eghI
pounds.
The French Academy is considering
series of spelling reforms for the next edi-
ton OF its dictionary.
Residents of the Rue Panama, in Paris, a
street which was thus named a few wears
and promising. are petitioning for new
name for the street.
What are said will be the largest pair of
driving wheels in the world are being con-
structed for the New York Central Rail-
road. The wheels when completed will be
seven feet in diameter.
In the British Patent Office, where Of all
places in the world one would expect to
find things ordinarily we'll up to date"
the steel pen Is unknown. and the ante
dlluvian goose-quilI absolute AMI supreme.
Religious census Of Australia just COM
pleted shows l.4S5,066 members Of the
Church of England. SO. lis Catholics, 1893, 800
Presby terians and 39i,56 Methodists.
These are the four most numerous den0mi-
nations.
English ignorance of America did not be-
gin with this generation. Goldsmith's
description OF Niagara Falls includes the
statement that ''some Indians in their
canoes, as it Is said. have ventuTed down it
in safety"
1t is said that a Spanish firm of pub
fishers once produced work in which one
letter only got misplaced through accident,
and this Is believed to have been the near
est approach to perfection that has ever
been attained in book.
Over 5000 women in the United States act
as pOstmasters. The largest nun Der in one
State. 463, is in PENNSYLVANIA, and 400 in
Virginia. There are 256 in Ohio, 243 10 New
York, ZIG in Georgia, 30 in Texas and 200
In Kentucky. Alaska has only one.
The Kalmucks of Astrakhan, o rowing
people numbering about 10000 souls, have
at last been freed from serfdom. When the
other Russian serfs were freed in 1861, 1t
was considered dangerous TO extend this
privilege to these people, lest their wildness
would lead to its abuse.
A spirituaistic periodical published In
London grayely ann0uces that 1t has Sc
cured the exclusive collaboration OF William
Shakespeare, in the spirit world" and the
public is warned that alleged communica-
tons from him appearing in any other paper
are spurious.
The East Indian unrolls his portable
mattress, and In the morning literally takes
his bed and walks off with it. The Chinese
use low bedsteads, often well carved. while
the Jap, with an uncomfortable W OGDEN rest
for his neck. stretches himself on a mat
HIM aud hnC n l1rhf Ad In. fnr. E.r
company.
A Russian army officer who has been ex-
perimentlng In the training of falcons TO
carry dispatches says that these birds are
superior to carrier-pige0ns for messenger
service. The falcon Is much the stronger,
and some OF them have carried a weight of
four pounds without material hindrance to
speed.
A scientific commission Is searching over
Brazil for the healthest part OF that coun-
try. In accordance with the new constitu-
ton OF the republic the capital must be
removed from Rio Janeiro, and the Gov
eminent has appointed body of scientific
gentlemen to select the healthiest geograph-
zeal site.
Some of the flower badges of nations are
as follows Athens, violet; Canada, sugar
maple; Egypt, lotus; England. rose; France,
fieur-de-lis Qily); Florence. CYCLIC Qilyl; Ger
many. cornflower: Ireland, shamrock leaf !;
Italy, lily; Prussia, Linden Sax0ny. mgno-
nette; Scotland, thistle; Wales, leak leaf {;
Spain, pcmegranate.
A cellar Of wine, "such as has not been
brought to tho hammer within century,"
is announced for sale In England this week.
1t includes over 1857 dozens. comprising
port OF 1911. sherry OF 1927. champagne OF
all brands. liquors of every description.
some curious black brandy, old white rum
and every kind of rare wines.
Several lots In Cornhil, London. in the
immediate neighborhood Of the Bank Of
England. were sold several days ago at a
price that averaged ESQ per foot, or some
thing over 92,000,000 an acre. Several
neighboring lots of equal size were offered
for sale some weeks ago and were bought
in by the owner at price considerably
higher.
Ii we may credit the report OF a German
chemist the human stomach finds In cheese
pretty tough mofsel. the best known
varieties occupying from four to ten hours
10 digestion In healthy stomachs. In view
Of the fact that thousands Of men and
women eat cheese believing that it facili-
tates digestion this report Is interesting to
say the least.