The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

the top of Pixies Peak was 64 degrees L am
enheit.
The number of persons to the square mile
in England is placed at $50: in the United
States at seventeen.
Out of 100000 men who Joined the he Rus
sian army last year, more than 2OOUV0 were
unable to read or write.
1t is a fact not generally known that
there was a tunnel under the Euph'd'es
within the walls of ancient Babylon.
1t is estimated that the English language
is spoken by about $4,000 COO persons: while
the Chinese is spoken by about 4Oo,ooo,ooo.
There about two hundred wealthy
gentlemen and ladies in England VINO keep
wild animals like lions and panthers as
pets.
From Arabia. which has been country
of perfumes for more than 1000 years, still
comes the bulk of roses grown for their ex-
tract.
Miss Mary Taylor who is said to have
been the heroine of the poem, Mary Had
Little Lamb died recently at Somerv1ile,
Mass.
Whatever the number of orders, no beer
ever leaves the best German breWerieS I'M
til it has been standing for at least three
months.
Grapes dilute thick blood. send the cir
culation to the surface, remove obstructlons
from liver and lungs and bring the stomach
to Il healthy condition.
The Chinese Emperor has his dominion
acknowledged over 4,21S0oO square miles of
the earth'S surface, a territory one-IOurtn
larger than that of the United States.
Angle worms can be obtained anywhere
by wetting the ground with solution Of
blue vitriol. or with soap subs which will
bring them out in surprising numbers.
The growth of the Argentine Republic
since 1861 has been remarkable. In that
year the population was placed at 1,350,Oo0
while at present it is said to to be four
million.
From June, 1871. to November, 1873 the
French government enrolled 4,556,0O0 men,
nearly three-fourths of whom died in bat
tie of wounds or of diseases contracted in
the field.
1t has been estimated that the total
Der of persons attending Sunday schools
throughout the world cannot be less than
eighteen million, with about two million
teachers.
lish language that the English of to-day
bears no more resemblance to the English
of one thousand years ago than it does to
German.
Within historic times the evidence of
Homer and Herodotus shows that the in
habitants of northeastern Europe and of
the Caspian region were stronly suspected
of cannibaliSm,
For those with weakened digestive pow
ers honey is said to be very desirable
hausted to eat''-a few tastes of honey will
act like magic.
Women constitute two-thirds of all the
church members in the United States, but
only lib of all the criminals Men make up
1913 of the criminals and only one-third
of the church members.
After the English conquest in the four
teenth century parts of Scotland were re-
duced to such fearful desolation that in
places the unfortunate inhabitants were
driven to cannibalism through sheer lack
of food.
A member of the expedtionary force on
board DR.. Nansen's vessel the Fran. has
stated that in the highest latitude reached
by this famous ship, guilemots. fulmars,
and narwhals were seen. but no other or
ganic life.
has approached the $1.S5.000 Scott earned
with his pen. For one novel he was paid
at fhN psfe q b s Eod for S. Msron
$i5. o6C ~
Earl Fitzwilliam. in Wentworth. Wood
house near Rotterdam Yorks. has the
largest private house in England; but had
he not an income of over $l,0OO,OoO year
white elephant. There are l15 rooms in the
building.
Marriages in Ireland last year were far
above the average the number being % 100,
and the average of the last ten years $4,000
OF those married S31a per cent were able
to sign their names on the register There
were ten marriages between Quakers and
only fVe' between Jews.
AS a gentleman was walking in Liver
pool he saw lady drop well-filled purse.
He picked it up and returned 1t to the lady,
who opened it TO see that the $40 which
it contained was intact. Finding it was,
she offered the gentleman a S-penny piece
to buy himself cigar"
Argentina means to get ahead of the Eu-
ropean powers in taking possession of the
South Shetland ISLANDS, on the cage OF the
Antarctic continent. An expedition Will be
sent out for the purpose in December next
The islands may possibly be of some use
as q sealing and whaling station.
A great feature of the Paris exposition Of
1900 will be a section devoted to the history
of Christianity from the beginning to the
present day. with representations of the
temple of Jerusalem, the scenes of the life
of Christ. pagan and Christian Rome, Con-
stantinople and the lives of the saints.
Apples are useful in nervous dyspepsia;
they are nutritious. medicinal and vitaliZ-
ing; they aid digestion, clear the voice, cor
rect the acidity of the stomach, are valu-
able in rheumatism, insomnia and liver
troubles. An apple contains as much nutri-
ment potato in pleasanter and more
wholesome form.
Roman soldiers were not subjected to the
lash. although the punishment they under
went for fragrant breaches of discipline was
a brutal and inhuman one. They were bled;
for as every ancient Roman prided him
self on his prowess, a temporary depriva-
ton of strength was the most grievous
modification that could be inflicted.
A Russian baptism under the ritual of
the Greek Chuch is a curious ceremony. A
large wooden bowl is filled with water
and the priest takes the child in his arms,
stuffs waddng into its ears and nostrils
and then plunges the little head under the
water three times. during which period he
repeats prayers for the imperial family.