The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
THINGS TO KNOW

The only Englishman who ever became | Pope was Adrian ". l Celery is the cultivated variety of the | English weed, smallage. | The earliest known cook book was printed in Venice in 1475 | The drum was the first musical instru- ment of the human race. One of the "fads and fancies'' of 1770 was the wearing of two watches. Adams tomb Is pointed out in cham Der of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The women of Japan gild their teeth while belles of the Indes paint them red.
 The beautiful patterns which adorn Cashmere shawlS are copied from the leaf of the begonia.
 It is not generally known that the mot to, Tn God We Trust" was not placed on our coins until 1865
 German silver possesses not a particle of genuine silver but is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc
 The sanitary influence of the eucalyptus tree is claimed to render native-born Aus tralians immune to cancer.
 About one-half million of the population of England earn their living in the spin ming and weaving of cotton.
 Several centuries ago 1t was quite the thing to carry silver toothpicks suspend ed around the neck by chain.
 
 national motto, "E Pluribus Unum."
 Lassa, the Forbidden City of Thibet, has a population of 10000, two thirds of whom are women, who conduct all the business of the city.
 In Nankin, China. In 1853, one-half mil- lion women were formed into army brig ades under female officers, and rendered heroic service in battle.
 It requires the workmanship of twenty men and the use of much costly machin- cry to make that dainty article of fem ininity, the thimble.
 In ancient times amber was obtained from a pine or fir tree just as turpentine is now secured. This gum erystalized into the substance which is now used.
 The Bible, which was anciently called The Books or The Divine Library, was written at different periods and by diff ferent hands during the course of 1900 years.
 The symbol of the cross Is used in the religions of the aborigines of North and South America. and by the most an- cient nations of Europe, as well as by Christians.
 Arabs assert that Eyes tomb Is at Jiddah, in a graveyard surrounded by high white walls. The cemetery has re- mained unopened for interment for over 1000 years.
 Toulouse. France has canal which was built entirely at the expense or one man. Its name Is the Canal Due Midi; It was built in 1666-16s1. and cost Monsieur Paul Riquet 6s00O0.000 francs. In Scandinavia Christmas Is celebrated in it's literal sense of peace on earth good will toward mem" the courts are | closed, quarrels are adjusted, and old feuds forgotten. It is the home of the famous Yule log. The custom of lifting the hat dates back to the age when knighthood was in flower. Knights never appeared in public except in full armor, but In the company i, of friends they removed the helmet, sig nifying, 'I am safe among friends. The first verse of thc Hfty-frst Psalm is called the Neck Verse" for the rea- son that in former items man condemn ed to death was sometimes given chance | to save his life by proving that he could | read, and this verse was used as test | Alfred Bernard Nobel. inventor of dy- namite, left a fortune of 310.000.0 600 for the l foundation of five annual prizes of $4o.- 900 each for the most important discovery in physics. chemistry. physiology, and medicine.
 | At Aquilla, in the kingdom of Naples. l in 1910, some Frenchmen. in the course of
 excaystinx that ancient city. discovered