The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-27

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they could all be rebuilt out OF
Georgia marble.
It is the testimony of almost all
captains of the ocean-going liners
that children are rarely If ever
:seasick- a fact that ought to prove
of some suggestive therapeutic
value to those who attempt to pre-
scribe remedies for this dreaded
but apparently inevitable afflic-
ton.
Water insects use two methods
of breathing. They either come
to the surface to effect that func-
ton, or, as is frequent in the early
stages of their existence, breathe by
means of peculiar gills, which
draw the oxygen out of the water
and transfer it to the blood.
The largest mirror ever brought
to America has been placed in the
dining room in the wing Of the
Hotel Savoy Of New York city.
It occupies the entire end Of the
room, being IL feet high and 13a
feet long. Several attempts had
to be made by the manufacturers
to produce a glass of this size
without flaws.
Many spiders use theirrope- max
ing power in Selling their prey.
They not only stab and poison
their victim but tie it, wing and
leg, rapidly throwing over it coil
after coil of sticky ligament which
soon not only makes it helpless, but
converts it into mummy, thor
oughly wrapped and not only easy
to carry. but put up for preserva-
ton should the spider not desire
an immediate meal.
A remarkable case of the recov-
cry Of speech and hearing is re-
ported from the canton OF TicinO,
in Switzerland. An italian, aged
42years, who years ago became a
deaf mute in consequence OF Sc
rious disease, was startled by the
sudden appearance of a runaway
horse. AS he jumped aside to
avoid the animal he uttered loud
scream, and after it had gone he
found that he was able to talk and
hear.
A remarkable effect of tobacco
smoke on the color of flowers may
be seen in the case of the field
scabia, named botanically, knavita
arvensis, SO frequent on the hills
and commons from August till
October. If it's purplish blue
blossoms, which form nearly glo-
bose heads, are held in the smoke
of tobacco their color will soon
turn to bright green about the
same color as it's leaves.
Sir James Crichton Browne,
the expert on brain diseases, holds
that insomnia is not attended with
such disastrous consequences as
is commonly supposed. 1t is not
as dangerous as the solicitude Of
the sufferer. He suggests that the
brains Of literary men, who are
the most frequent victims, acquire
the trick of the heart which takes
a dose of a fraction of a second
after each beat, and so manages to
get six hours rest in twenty-four.
Some brains, in cases of insomnia,
sleep in sections, different brain
ccenters going off duty in turn.
A remarkable instan taneous pho
tograph is in the possession of a
Bristol chemist From some cause
or another, while he was crossing
the river, his camera fell over the
side Of the Clifton bridge, and as
was afterwards proved, the shut
ter flew open as it fell. The cam
era happened to alight against the
sail of a passing ship, and was
subsequently recovered uninjured
by the owner A plate that was
in the camera at the time of the
fall was developed, and turned out
a very clear negative of the under
part of the suspension bridge.
Nature provides series OF
hooks on the front edge of the
hind wings of insects, each hook
fitting into a groove on the hind
edge Of a front wing. The front
and hind wings are thus fastened
together on each side while the