The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-11-23

telescope anu behind the small mirror,
and contains In It's upper part two
small piano-eonvex lenses. placed at a
distance apart equal to their focal
length, On the plane faces OF the lenses
are engraved two lines parallel TO the
equator of the gyroSeope The gyro-
scope Is rotated 50 TO lee turns \ Sec
end, and the horizontal Is obtained by
observing the position Of the figures
described by these lines as the lenses
resolve
Swimming on the back in sea-water.
says d doctor. is the most beneficial
form Of bathing, Swimming on the
side is very injurious to the muscles of
the stomach,
A physician has declared that IL only
- minutes y day should be spent in
physical exercise as an adjunct to
mental education most people might
live to 70 without days illness. and
perhaps prolong their lives to 100
years,
Heroiotus writes that In his time
t+So 3, CT there was on the great
pyramid an inscription telling Of the
ie,000 talents which had been expend-
Ell for onions, leekS and garlic with
which TO feed the builders OF the pyra-
mid. One may also End the ISraelites
complaining of the loss of these vege-
tables as well as their ''cucumbers and
melons when in the wilderness.
Since 1865 the payments for pensions
have aggregated Ss.l4S, lS6. 09S. The
announcement that the Pension Office
is 10 have from the Botanical Gardens
the largest palm ever grown under ar
tifieial conditions inspires the New
York Sun to remark: The Pension
Office already stretches out toward the
Treasury Department the largest palm
ever grown under artificial conditions"
According TO the latest report OF the
Secretary Of the Kansas Board OF Agri-
culture, the years product of COWS and
fowls in the Garden of the West
amounted in value 10 $9,0l9.s7S. or
sum sufficient TO pay the entire State,
county and city taxes of 1896. with all
the extra appropriations made by the
Legislature for that year. and still
leave balance which would build eco
very respectable school houses.
A very neat swindle on the post Of
nee has Just been discovered in Bel
GUM. 1t consisted in pasting a piece
of thin. transparent paper on top of
postage stamps after these had been
affixed to letters. In this way the
transparent paper caught the post
mark. When the letter reached its
destination the transparent paper was
removed. and there was the stamp
unused and ready TO be used again.
While once making a professional
tour around the world, Nine. Trebeli
agreed to sing at concert at the So
eieJy Islands for a third of the even
ing's receipts. She was rather sur
prised, though not displeased. with
her share When counted over it con-
sisted of 20 pigs. 40 turkeys, % chick
ems, 5000 cOcoanuts and an immense
quantity of bananas. oranges and lem
onS
1t has just been discovered that the
ancient Romans used posters and hand
bills in advertising. In digging at Her
eulaneum there was brought to light a
pillar covered with bills, one on top Of
another. The paste used to stick them
was made of gum arabic. The bills,
when separated and examined, were
found 10 be programmes and announce
ments Of public meetings and even
election proclamations.
The smallest, simplest and best pro-
Jected post office in the world is in the
Strait OF Magellan, and has been there
for many years Ii consists of small
painted keg or cask. and it is chained
10 the rocks Of the extreme cape in a
manner so that it floats free, opposite
Terra del Fuego- Each passing ship
sends q boat TO take letters out and put
letters in This curious post Office is
unprovided with q postmaster, and is.
therefore, under the protection Of all
the navies OF the world Never in the
history OF the unique office" have its
privileges been abused.-Normal In
structor.