The morning call., 1895-01-06
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Liquid honey is largely adulterated with
The ancients considered coral valuab BILE
medicine.
The mouth of the starfish is exactly in
the center.
European armies use dogs to discover
am6uscaoes.
Gloves were worn by ancient Egyptians
and Hebrews.
Fnrty-four comets were observed in the
third century.
single oyster in season produces about
100000 young
single pound OF meat may contain
100000 trichin8.
The young frog has a special breathing
organ In its tail.
From bushal of corn dealer gets four
gallons of whisky.
Cocoa and chocolate are largely mixed
win staTcn aud sugar.
Emperor Williams ancestors several
cen urles ago kept tOllgate.
Sewer air is freer from bacteria than the
atmosphere from our houses.
Louisiana has found il necessary to pass
laws Tor the care OF its lepers.
Inc average man can do the most work
at 3 p NJ. and the least at 9 A. NJ
Crows never enter a cornfield without
posting sentinel on the outside.
The assessed value of church property In
IN New York City exempt from taxation
is S55, 600, 900.
A bell still hanging in the belfry of the
church at Newingtou, n. H., was made by
Paul Revere in 1904.
AT founding asylum in Moscow 1900
infants are annually received. The boys
are trained for the navy.
The colors of the chameleon do not
change lnstantaneOusly, but require a
considerable length of time.
A scientist says that if money was made
OF an alloy of gold and aluminium counter
telling would be almost impossible
Pittsburg has twenty blast furnaces.
sixty-fOur iron and steel mills, 500 glass
factories, twenty Datural-gas companies
and sixty oil refineries.
An authority estimates the silver pro-
dnction of the United States In 1898 at
60,000.000 ounces, while the production of
the year previous amounted to 100000
ounces.
OF the 40 colonies OF the regular army
Only Is are graduates Of West Point; of
the 30 lieutenant-colOn only II; of the
20 majors, only ii, and of the 430 captains
only 1855
ALI animals have O weather instinct.
The approach of rain is indicated by the
flight of cranes and swallows by the CT es
of water fowl aud by the actions of COWS
and pigs
When suddenly frightened lizards will
often drop their tails and scurry away
The discarded member bouncing up and
down attracts the attention of the enemy
and enables an escape to be effected.
Beavers construct their dams in accord
ance with the best principles of engineer
Ing. and are always in wild h. both at top
and bottom, exactly DropOrtioned to the
weight of water they are int nded to sup
port.
The Russians are the most religious per-
sons on the face of the e ODE, never touch
ing food or drink without making the sign
of the cross and never starting upon or re-
turning from a journey without giving
thanks.
The So called raft spider is among the
largest of the British species. 1t receives
It's name from the fact that il constructs a
raft of dry leaves and rubbish, united by
threads of silk, and thus pursues its prey
on water.
Tbs popularity of the Waverly novels
is attested by the remarkable fact that for
the last thirty years no fewer that thirty
hands have been uniD terruptedly engaged
oy one Edin burgh firm in producing Sir
Walter SCOTS works.
the whole of that country from January
1st next. The mean time will be that at
the meridian fifteen degrees east of Green
wlch. AT present nearly every locality in
Norway has its own local time
Europe underwent an unusually severe
spell OF cold weather the last week of
May. Snow fell in many places in West
ern ana Southern Europe and even in
Spain. One man was found dead from
cold IN the streets of Madrid on May "a.
In recent legal proceedings in London
regarding the noise and vibration caused
by neighboring factory monograph
was used to record these noises and re-
produce them IN court, at the suggestion
of Professor S. P. Thompson.
Statistics prepared for the budget COM
ml'tee OF 1894 show that the total nun Der
Of students of medicine in France on
January /, 1893 was 6470. or these 1854
were registered in the Paris faculty and
2o46 IN the various provincial faculties.
Robinson Crusoe" was offered In turn
to every publisher in London, and refused
by all. AT last ore bookseller, known for
his speculative ventures, undertook its
publication and made over 1000 guineas,
1t has made the fortunes of scores OF pub.
llshars since its appearance.
Berlin claims the record for quickness
in turning out the fire brigade. At a test
~ "Ohti Ndy In6 CUupdHY LeSUGQ was 0llt
of quarters, fully equipped for the firp.
twenty-five seconds after the alarm was
turned 10. Amsterdam has hitherto
CLAIMED the record on twenty-six seconds,
Experiments are being conducted at the
armory in Sprng6eld, Mass, in the use O
aluminium for tie Dayonet scabbards for
the new rife. While the metal works we'll
In bending aud is about 80 per cent lighter
than the steel sca5bard no satisfactory
method has been devised for soldering the
edges together.
The Northwestern Lumberman, which
lew years ago took the ground mat the
Supply OF white pine in the northwestern
States wes inexhaustlble, now shows bv
what IL believes to be authentic figurrs
that the shortage In one district alone for
the current year will be 700. 600, 900 feet !;
ana In formation points to a general short
age In all the northwestern pine territory.
running into billions of feet.
Dynamite for Engraving.