The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-07-05
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

The prime of life in man of regular
habits and sound constitution is from 30
to 90 years of age: of a woman, from "A
or % to about 40 years of age.
The stovepipe hat appeared during
the war between King and Parliament
in England. and has starcelyschanged it's
form from that time >ohthe present. ~
- In 1860 no gentleman. either in Eng
land. France en- Germany. thought for II
moment of going abroad without his cloak,
even in hottest days of summer.
About 1611 the apron was an indis-
pensable part of every lady's dress. 1t
was made of all sorts of costly materials,
and was generally borsiered with fine lace,
Babies wore coverings for the lower
part Of the face; they reached from the
nose to the waist. ln Italy and France
widows were by law. compelled to wear
them.
--Donizetti wrote sixty operas; Of these
comparatively few are well-known. but
their melodious character is likely for a
long time to preserve them their great
popularity.
-Cambric was first introduced into Eng
land during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
The first piece imported was presented to
the Virgin Queen to make ruff for her
neck.
The widows cap is as old as the daya
commanded all widows to wear the cap
under penalty of Il heavy fine and impris-
onment.
-BigsOnS wore caps much resembling
the pointed nishtcap seen in comic pict.
ures. They were worn in France in the
Fifteenth century by gentlemen when
walking or travelling.
30 much has the art of dressing and
dyeins feathers been developed that num-
berS Of the seemingly rare feather boas
worn have simply been made from the
plumagc of the ordinary fowl.
In one translation of the Bible the
word rendered apron in the common
version is translated "breecheS" And
they Sewed fig leaves together and made
themselves breecheS.'
In the East it is customary to cut the
lashes of female children while they are
sleeping. So that art, as well as nature.
has something 30 do with the drooping
eyelasheS of Oriental beauty.
The first electric light was produced
by Humphrey Davy in 1903. The first
practical dynamo was built in 1857, and
was first used to run TN electric light at
the lighthouse of South Foreland Deem
Der $. 1858.
1T is an old and very stupid supersti-
ton, that about having no good luck for
seven years after breaking looking
SiaSS. IHe Sdine MiSnt De Salu OF the
multitude of breakages of glass and
crockery that every day occur.
In educa ton. the Lapp on an average
is we'll advanced. as the government has
established schools everywhere among
them. in which net Gully their own Ian
suage but the Swedish also ir taught.
The Indian custom of rscalping il slain
enemy is one common to many nations in
an early state of development. 1t was
practiced by the Scythians and other bar
barous nations Of Europe in ancient times.
The polka is said to be of Bohemian
origin. 1t was made permanent in 1880
by servant girl. who lived at Elbetein-
itz. the music for it being written down
and published by local musician named
Icruda.
Some Laplanders are to be found in
Sweden owning as many as 1000 rein
deer. worth from $4,000 to 500, 900,
which give to their owners 20 per cent.
clear profit. Most of the Laplanders
own several hundred and upward.
The French was the only nation that
acquired permanent aScendancy over
the Indians without serious wars The
efforts of the French to upraise the con-
dition of the Indians were earnest, but
all failed.
Red Mountain, Col, which four
years ago was IL prosperous camp of sey-
eral thousand people, and did the largest
money order business of any camp in
the San Juan country, is now without
pOStOtfice.
Indian agriculture was confined to
few plants. all of very easy cultivation
and mostly Indigenous to the soil. In
dian corn. squashes, beans, plantains,
caSsava, tobacco and two or three others
exhaust the list
The Missouri has its name from the
Algonquin word Mis-. great" and the
Sioux word. Souri,, IA muddy stream"
Several Spellings are noted among the
carly writer's. 1t is called Wemessouret,
MlnnishoSha. OumiSsouret, Ajishiwiki
and several other names.
The Brandywine was first named the
flshkil. Bunce says that the stream
was renamed by the Dutch to comment
crate the loss at it's mouth of vessel la
den with brandy. Another authority says
the name was given On account of fa-
nous distillery on it's banks.
The Columbia river was first called
the Orsano, the Spanish name for the
wild sage that grows on it's banks Whit
ney says that the Spanish name was Ore
jon, big ear or. zone that has large
ears. an alluSion to the custom of the III
'lians in that region of stretching their
ears. by boring them and crow,ling them
with ornaments.