The Dickinson press., 1897-07-10
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

FACTS IN A FEW LINES.
The sultsa 10 enormously xioh. His
money IL principally invested in fossdsn
stock1.
A certain Chinese sect teaches thas
women who wear ahoet hair will -
s-:Esformed into men in tho krsat here-
sf;cr. a,u
II a tin Of water il placed At night in
the room where gentlemen have been
smoking. al smell will be eqne in ths
morning. -
Sometimes in tho course Of year %
many % 400 bodies are taken out a tie
Nile. from which the Egyptians obtain
their water supply. s
All the furniture at Balmoeal IL made
Of birohwood from the neishborins for
ests, and the upholstery and curtains are
Of dimity or ohintx.
George Warrington ended his term
- president in his Gxty-ffth year, and
20, too, did John Adams, Thomas JEFF
ferson, James Madison and James Non.
roe.
The Siamese have such q superstitious
dislike Of odd numbers that they studi-
ously strive to have in their houses an
even number Of windows, doors, rooms.
cupboards and 30 ON.
A French doctor says that persons
who attain their thirtieth year without
suffering from any serious disease are
ikely-all things being equal-to live
till they are at least Is years Of age.
Mohammedan depoaitors in the post.
office savings banks are enriching the
British government, as their religion
forbtds them to receive interest. They
insist on taking out no more than they
have put in.
Perhaps one Of the very oldest monu-
ments is the tablet In q Berkshire
church in memory Of soldier who had
his left leg taken OF "by the above
ball, the actual cannon ball being in.
serted at the top.
Sir Arthur Sullivan composes an Oh.
era score in two months, and the first
reward is usually about $1,000 for the
first year alone. Sir Arthur is believed
to draw about $200, 900 a year for his
comic operas alone.
The black cannibals Of northern
Queensland are exceedingly partial to
Chinamen. The reason is said to be
that the flesh Of the Chinese is peculiar.
ly tender and palatable owing to rice
being their staple article Of diet.
Night blindness is a peculiar affeo-
tion Of the eye in which the patient
sees very we'll during the day, but be-
comes blind as night approaches. It il
mostly met with in warm climates, and
usually gives way to mild treatment.
The Parsees Of India have q strange
funeral custom. They expose their dead
to the fowls Of the air on the towers Of
Ilenoe at Bombay. II is their opinion
that neither the earth nor the water
should be decorated by contact with a
corpse.
Some Of the pavement in use on the
streets Of Vienna is composed Of granu-
lated cork mixed with asphalt and other
cohesive substances. It is compressed
into blocks Of convenient size. Its ad-
vantages are cleanliness, durability and
economy.
The cattle, sheep and swine in Dem
mark have to undergo rigid veteri-
nary examination both before and after
they are slaughtered. Before meat can
be removed from the slaughter house II
must be officially stamped as ''flrst or
second class food"
The licorice plant is chiefly grown on
the banks Of. the Tigris and Euphrates
in localities where for three months
during the prevalence Of hot winds the
temperature reaches 104 degrees, and
for three months often registers 30 de.
grees below at night.
A whistling moth 10 an Australian
rarity. There is CLASSY space ON the
wings, crossed with ribs. When the moth
wants to whistle, 1t strikes these ribs
with its antenn@, which have knob at
the end. The sound is . love call from
the male to the female. -,..u y
The camel's foot is like q, soet oush-
ion, peculiarly we'll adapted to the
stones and gravel over which it IL con-
stantly walking. During single jour.
ney through the Sahara, horses have
worn out three sets Of shoes, while the
camel's feet were not even sore.
Experiments have been dame in Aus
tria in order to test the likelihood Of q
balloon being hit when fired at. A cap
tive balloon, at an altitude Of about
4,266 feet, was fred at from distance
Of 4,400 yards and was struck nine
times without being brought down.
In the islands Of New Britain man
must not speak to his mother law.
Not only is speech forbidden to this rel
alive, but she must be ayoided, and II
by any chance the lady 10 met the SON.
in-law must hide himself or cover his
face. Suicide Of both parties is the out
come II the rule 10 broken.
The largest cannon in the world was
taken by the English when India waa
conquered. The cannon was cast about
the year 1900 and was the work Of q
chief named Chulehy Koomy Khan o1
Ahmednuggur. Tho inside Of the big
gun is now fitted up with seats and IL 4
favorite place for English officers to e
for quiet MONDAY sleep.
The crown jewels Of the shah Of Per
sia are worth many milliona Among
them is the sister diamond to the Koh.
moor (Moantain Of Light. II 10 huge
diamond an inch and half long and
an inch broad, but not very bright, and
could pardonably be mistaken toF glas..
It dates from 5000 B. O., and IL called