The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-09
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

All precious stones are purified by
bath IN honey
a cup of very hot milk taken at bed
time will often prevent sleeplessness.
nr. Koch, the discovered of the lymph
cure, has gone to Java and Singapore to
study malaria.
Nearly a million barrels Of -four were
exported from San Francisco during the
last fiscal year
An added attraction at Memorial Hall
In New Orcns is an S-inCh gun used by
the Confederates against Farragut at Mo-
pile.
The most easily dgested meats are cold
mutton, mutton chops, venison, tender
loin aud sirloin steak, lamp chops, rabbit
and chicken.
Raw eggs, milk and plenty OF fruit are
recommended for brain-workcrs. The
fruit COrTeCtS the bilious tendency of the
milk aud eggs.
In the Erammor schools in Chicago the
sexes are about even in number, but in
the high schools the proportion is about
three girls to one boy.
The latest government census in India
showed GOl6,7j9 girls between and Q
years of age who were already married,
of whom 10000 had become widows.
In the Emerald Isle a belt ol woman's
/ hair is put in the cradle of an infant to
keep II from harm, and I'm RCumania the
mothers bird red ribbons round the am
kles Of their children for the same rca-
son.
Contrary to the prevalent opinion, cor
| poral punishment Is not allowed in Rus
! sia except i'm the case Of unruly peasants.
In schools the rod is quite unknown, and
/ the uSa of IL would create Il riot
The most famous cXtant gems are per-
| haps the Gcmma AugcstCa i'm Vienna, u
/ sardonyN nearly a quarter of yard long.
1 on which the triumph of Augustus is cut
! In the rarcst workmanship by DiuscoridCs
! of Rome.
! 70 demonstrate the comparative harm
| lcssncss Of beer statistics have been
gathered in thirteen large cities Of Swe-
/ den. 1t was found that brandy was re-
! sponsiblc for 81 per cont of all cases Of
| intoNication, and beer for only G.J per
| cent
/ Dutch mother is careful that garlic
/ salt bread, and steak are pat into the
cradle of her newborn babe and IN
/ Wales pair of tongs or a Knife In the
/ bdby'S cradle answers the same purpose
! viz, of securing the little morsel of hui
I mauity from harm.
1t is reported that a meteor which fol-
recently IN British Central Africa, on the
east side Of Mount MDmha, exploded with
| Il noise that was heard for at least sev.
cnty miles to the north and south. TnC
fragments were scattered over an area OF
nine miles by three and some of then
| weighed five pounds.
! Tea is cheaper than airy water bottled
! by actual measurement over $50 cups OF
tea can be made from every pound OF
black tea, which, at the rate of so cents
a pound would give six cups for on,
cent. Coffee at it's present low price
is much dcarer than tea, as only foui
cups can be made from one cent.
The sun Is so vast that if IL were
hollow ban the moon could rcvclve il
the orbit which it now follows and still
be entirely enclosed within the suns in
terror, For every acre on the surface %
our globe there are more than ten thou
sand acres on the surface of the grea
luminary.
The oldest woman in the world, &C
cording to official census reports, lives il
Hawaii. and is l2i years Of age He
name Is kepoolclc Apau, and her claim
to advanced age has been thoroughly in
vestigatcd by Hon. Aatau r. Atkinson
the general superintendent of the Ha
waian census
Statistics which have been collated II
Wisconsin show the average cost Of rails
ing wheat to be q cents bushel and tn
cost Of corn q cents. In both cases ther
are included interest on the value of tn
land. with the cost of implements ant
horses added in.