Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-07


depression in the surface of the earth.
IL is "a feet below the regular sea
level. Besides this its waters have
very little salt in them, being almost
fresh.
Dr.. ,garre OF Paris has announced his
discovery of remedy for the foot and
mouth disease to the Acadmie de Med
ecine. It consists of 3S percent solu-
ton Of chemically pure chronic acid
applied as a caustic. The cure is rapid
and there Is no Inflammation.
Payta, Peru. about five degrees south
of the equator, has the reputation OF
being the driest spot on the globe. On
on average a shower OF rain occurs az
Payta only once in two years. But
the intervals between showers is often
much longer. Yet In chat arid climate
seven species of animal plants manage
to exist, and the natives earn liveli-
hood by growing species OF cotton.
whose long roots find moisture In the
bed Of dried-up river. This cotton
is readily marketed.
Some birds and animals put on ex-
ira foot coverings for winter use In
walking on snow and ice and boring
into II for food. Among these are
the ruffed grouse, the ptarmigan and
western rabbit. The latter is some
times known as the ''snowshoe rabbit.
because of the long and stiff hair
which appears on its feet In cold
weather. The ptarmigan has broad.
stiff feathers on its feet. and the runed
grouse a sharp-pointed fringe. These
drop off in the spring of the year. %.
Protective celebration. is one of the
well.known provisions OF nature for the
safety of animal life, but 1t Is usually
seen in the natural habitat of the ami
NAL. Here Is case. however, In which
the animal deliberately abandoned It's
old habitat and adopted new one be-
cause It's safety would thereby be bet
ter assured. The gardens In Hamburg
have, within the last ten years, been
planted with white-leaf naples, and
the white butterfly has chosen them for
It's settling places. When concealed
among the white leaves the butterfly
Is safe from its enemies.
According to Professor Bigelow,
meteorologist of the national weather
bureau, the highest Of all clouds were
discovered to be those delicate, white,
fibrous detached masses of frozen va
por seen high against the blue sky.
Sometimes they arrange themselves In
belts across the heavens. Often they
appear to the groups OF motionless
islands far up in the blue, atmospheric
sea-. The topmost point Of the highest
Of these measured was ten miles above
the earth. These highest clouds
named oirrus-were found to confine-
themselves to an atmospheric stratum
or belt, extending from tie ten-mile
height to within three and half miles
Of our heads.
Captain ]. G. Bernier's plan Of at
tempting to each the North Pole by
drifting with the ice, as was tried by
the Jeanette expedition, has not yet
ben decided upon. He has submitted
also to the Quebec Geographical socie-
ty second plan, namely, to start from
Franz Josef Land with a large number
of dogs and reindeer, and travel dur
ing the summer to the Pole by sleighs,
taking with him concentrated provi-
sions. and killing his RENDERS day by
day for food. Travelling at an average
rate of six miles per day he should
reach his destination in $50 days. He
will. however, allow himself $50 days.
Elaborate calculations have been made
as to the number Of dogs and reindeer
required for the purpose