The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-05
FACTS OF INTEREST.

Every winter with excess of west winds
is followed by cold summer.
The thieves of Great Britain steal about
$4,000 900 worth of property every year.
Scotchmen have almost entire control of
the stonecutting industries of New York.
Scandinavian sailors are said to pre-
dominate on vessels of nearly all NATIONAL
titles.
Ships built of steel are said to be able 10
carry 70 per cent. more freight than those
of iron.
NJ. Bondeard states that Roentgen rays
can diagnose pieurisy and similar COM
plants.
1t has been stated that murder is COM
mltted in Italy every two hours on the
average.
As far as calculation can decide. the
temperature OF comets is believed to be
1000 times fiercer than that of red-hot
iron.
A Spanish inventor renders from grass
hoppers fatty substance which is de-
clarcd To make the finest soap yet pro-
duced.
The eastern hemisphere, on which dwell
~ per cent. Of the population OF the world
has 10. 7s2 miles OF railway. or IS per cent
OF all the railways.
1t is said that the patterns on the finger
tips are not only interchangeable through
life, but the chance of the finger prints Of
Two persons being alike is less than one
chance iii 64.Q00. 00o,o00.
There are no undertakers in Japan.
When person dies il is the custom for his
nearest relatives 70 put him into a coffin
and bury him. and the mourning does not
begin until after burial.
Safes. which outwardiy resemble iron
ones. but really made Of thin boards are
now supplied by various firms, and are
sold To people starting in business who
want TO make a big show.
Two parishes in Berkshire have four in
habitants each; in Buckingham there is
parish with seven inhabitants: oxford one
with eight and same other counties have
parishes with less than twenty.
DR. Nansen is a lover of bright colors.
His ship. the Fran. was painted green.
gray. scarlet and white, picked out with
gold bright dash of color among the
everlasting white Of the Arctic seas.
Or, MarpIlero. an eminent Italian sclen-
list, who has for number OF years been
making experiments and observations re-
lating TO children's ideas Of life and death.
has published his experiences He found,
IN answering questions about life, the
poorer children almost invaria bly, took
! brighter view than the children of the
rich.
According TO statistics. the number Of
yearly telephone conversations in the
United States is 75.0po 900; Of telecraphic
messages 65,@0.0o. Of arc lights 900 90:
one hundred thousand electric motors
There are loo electric railways II is es-
timated that II 25aoso persons in this
country electricity contributes means OF
livelihood
In one Of the Canary islands there is
tree that ~ evening comes on quite fire.
quently rains down a copious shower Of
water from its tufted foliage. This forms
pool at the base OF The tree. which the
natives use as drinking water, Il being ao-
soiuteiy pure and fresh. The leaves have
innumerable little pores on their margins.
and through these the water flows
When river steamer whose speed Of
fourteen miles had been inexpllcaely re-
duced 70 six miles. was hauled up on the
ways AZ jacksonville, Fla. & vas found
that ne whole lower part of the huh was
covered with water hyaciaths. 4 few
barnacles had given sufficient opportunity
fer the water plants tn take root on the
ships bottom ar1 they had spread with
their worted rapidly.