The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-12

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Pisa, in l544 1t was enriched by plants
from every part of Europe, and with
many from Africa and Asia.
1t is stated that Tisek, Bohemia, is
probably the only dogless town in the
world A death occurred from hydro
phobia and the authorities ordered ev-
cry dog in the place to be killed.
The smallest horse in the world is a
Shetland pony owned by the Marchese
Carcano in Milan. 1t is twentyfOur
inches high, and when standing beside
its owner the pony's back is only an
inch above his knee.
Some of the native women of Aus
tralia have a queer idea of beauty.
They cut themselves with shells, keep
the wounds open for long time, and
when they heal huge scars are the re-
suit. These scars are deemed highly
ornamental.
In the very ancient skulls of Egyp-
tian mummies, the teeth are found
greatly worn on their masticating sur
faces. This, together with the absence
of decay, evidences that the possessors
must have lived on food that required
much maSticatiOn.
Ithas been computed by geographers
that if the sea were emptied of its
waters and all the rivers of the earth
were to pour their present floods into
the vacant space, allowing nothing for
evaporation, 10000 years would be re-
quired to bring the water of the ocean
up to its present level
According to an English journal it
is estimated by competent authority
that only nine hundred persons out of
one million die from old age, while
1900 succumb to govt, Is, 400 to measles,
200 to apoplexy, seven thousand to
erysipelas, 1900 to consumption, forty
eight thousand to scarlet fever, twenty
five thousand to whooping- cough, 10000
to typhoid and typhus and seven thou
sand to rheumatism. The averages
vary according to locality, but these
are considered accurate as regards the
population of the globe as whole.
An English journal thus comments
on the injurious effects of anger: can
ger serves the unhappy mortal who in
dulges in it much the same as intoxi-
cants, constantly taken, do the inebri-
ate. 1t grows into sort of disease
which has various and terrible results.
Every time man becomes white or
red with anger, his life is in danger
The heart and brain are the organs
mostly affected when fits of passion
are INDUCED in. Not only does anger
cause partial paralysis of the small
blood vessels, but the hearts action
becomes intermittent; that is, every
now and then it drops beat,-much
the same thing as is experienced by
excessive smokers"
Two and one-half hours are required
for mosquito to develop from it's
first stage, speck resembling cholera
bacteria, to its active and venomous
maturity. The insect in all its phases
may be instantly killed by contact with
minute quantities of permanganate of
potassium. 1t is claimed that one part |
of this substance in fifteen hundred of |
solution distributed through mosquito |
marshes will render the development |
of Larvae impossible; that handful of |
permanganate will oxidize ten acre
swamp, kill its embryo insects, and
keep it free from organic matter for
thirty days at cost of twenty five |
cents; that with care whole state may
be kept free from insects at a small |
cost. An etlicaclous method is to scat
ter few crystals widely apart. A sim
gle pinch of permanganate has killed |
all the germs in a thousand gallon |
tank.
During the convention of Congress
which elected the President, some de-
bate ensued as to the title of the Pres |
ident. One committee reported that
sit is not proper to annex any style or
title other than expressed in the Con-
stitution." "His Excellency" was
among other suggestions and was sub
sequently adopted, but not by legisla-
tive action. Irving notes: "The inau-
guration of Washington was delayed
for several days by question which
had arisen as to the title by which the
President elect was to be addressed.
The question had been mooted without
Washington's privity, and contrary to