New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-15
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

one Of the peculiar phenomena Of the arctic re-
gions IS sea smoke Explorers tell of steam
/ which rises from the water as il from n boiling
kettle when the temperature IS Is degrees below
zero. = 40 degrees human bodies ard the snow
emit this vapor, which changes into tiny ice parti-
cles, filing the air and making light noise like
the rustic silk a 40 degrees rocks break up.
tree trunks burst with loud report. and streams
OF smoking water flow from great cracks IN the
earth's surface knives break in cutting butter ami
lighted cigars go out from contact with the ice on
the beard
For the promotion of, tobacco culture in India
. the government Of Madras has granted 10 q Euro
Iean TIE use OF 100 acres Tor nv" years free or
. -eut The European has been ordered 10 the
most up-to-date appliances and report his prog
ress TO the government The latters experiments
last gear We're not satisfactory, but they arc being
F continued
one Of The most unucky women who eyer took
the part II Godiva in the procession AZ Coventry
was described on the programme as "a female
from Birmingham" This woman rode In 1872.
on mounting she was somewhat confused, and did
not recover her self possession until she had passed
through several streets for her clothes
scanty. They consisted Of neshinss and belt
only. and newspaper Of the time states that
great pains had been taken 10 secure correct
study ~ ancient patroness and every
forced 10 admit the fidelity Of the imitation The
crowd was 80 great end OF the ride that the
rascrIed and put in the committees carriage The
carriage. however. broke down the road, and
the unhappy at last found refuge in a hair
dresser's shop
A curious mode Of catching turtles IS prac;ised
/ in the West Indies. II consists in attaching a
ring and line the tail OF species OF sucker
fish. which IS then thrown overheard and immedi-
ateIv makes for the first turtle he can spy, to
/ which he attaches himself firmly by means OF u
I sucking apparatus on the top Of his head The
fisherman then hauIs both turtle and sucking
fish in
The Blue Grotto, on the Island Of Capri. In the
Rav OF Naples. IS said 10 be unrivalled for the
tt.ia e,1andor Of it's colors owing TO the peculiar
Q yEfF -fi nf rt
waters walls. roofs and sea are tnged beautiful
| ultranarne. which shades into deep violet in
the further recesses Of the cavern
rho only perfu,ned railway line IN the world is
! tn METROPOLITAN Tube Of Paris. AS measure of
sanitation Il was decided to pour water containing
! essence of lavender on the platforms OF al sta
tsors The perfume pleasant. but too exnen-
sfJ.o Hovy the tunnels regularly sprinkled
! win chemical preparation, the odor OF which Is
! srired with gusto by passengers as soon as they
! enter the tube
! COW, wear glasses in Russia The steppes, the
Great Russian prairies. for six months IN the year
! arc covered with snow. but during part OF the
time delicate, fresh grass tips protrude from that
! white and dazzling mantle. Inc cows men are
! turned out to feed on the new grass bHl II thef
! ewes are unprotected the dazzi" Of sunshine on
! The snow gives them snow blindness. IhousandS
! If COWS at one time suffered and hundreds died
/ from sslow blindness, until rude cheap kind OF
gpectacles. made Of leather and smoked glass was
/ Invented and placed with great success on the
| Russian market. 1t Is not an unuusai sight on tho
Russian prairies 10 see forty thousand cows with
J
/ C,a of . number Of ancient manuscripts which
/ have iust come light at Taunton In England,
| bearing the date 1924, refers to ORDERS or pHnlc
! penance' imposed persons behaving badly IN
! church calling each other names, and other Of
! fences The offender had 10 stand in tho middle
! aisle Of the church during the whole service ana
sermon. generally wearing q white sheet and mold
/ ing white wand. After me sermon tuli con
! fessiou had to be made and pardon asked before
! the whole congregation An instance OF TINS form
/ of punishment occurred at Sklgate in 1908 when
/ Jane WebDer made a confession Of quarrelling and
/ fighting with another woman in church during
J service.
According 10 the latest Chinese official investi-
/ CATION the total number Of Chinese other
] tries is as follows. not including the students:
/ Russian Asia 1900. Japan, 1853, Hong Kong.
31ssgl: Siam 2755 500; Burma, 1850: Java, l.
So 100. Australia "a 465; Europe 1880; Corea, H.,
800: Malaysia 1.O23,5OO AMMAN 1880; the Phil
ippiles 27S5 Africa, $500; America 272 S2S; total
! 6,79353l.
II Is computed that the equals MACS
! having tho surface area Of all the oceans and a
depth Of thirty-six miles; and # is concluded that
the crust the earth when thirty-siX miles thick
must have been torn away, over three-tourths OF
| the remainder breaking apart 10 form the eastern
and western continents, with Australia and other
| islands. This great rupture gave the earth sur
face It's chief Irregularities with a mean difference
OF miles between the levels or the continent
tai pIateaus and tho ocean beds. and as the water
condensed in the cooling depressions. with me
| Pacific where most of the moon had been. the dry
! land was formed which has made human life pos
sble It is considered that without this change
| the Garth would be in the condition OF Venus.
with water over it's whole surface.
At recent meeting Of the Royal Geographical
| socfetv London. Lieutenant Boyd Alexander told
/ ~ Inc pursuit OF the okap in expedition which
ba led across Africa from the Niger to the Nile.
| II was I'm the Wells Valley that the expedition
| found one of the haunts of the now famous okapi.
| The feeding grounds of this curious animal were
| tho hanks OF small streams running through
| sv,au,nv ground, thickly overgrown with clean
! slammed plant from six TO eight feet in height,
With glossy oval leaves punching at the top The
| Young shoots of this plant are believed to be an
| essential food of the okapi. but the animal is so
| shv and so sensitive of hearing that II was prae-
ticaIly Impossible to see 1t ACTUALLY feeding The