New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.
The following is an Egyptians view Of civilization
in Africa He calls il tragedy in SIX acts:

in Africa He calls it tragedy in SIX acts:
Act c! The missionary.
Acr 5-The Maxim gun.
Act "A newspaper.
Aot A. TICK Tick golf 2nd 4. f9oihatn
FiniS-Rand plays Rule. Britannia.
Many Of the 7lneducated peasants in Germany
where practically every buys a ticket for one
another Of the lotteries. feel confident OF
winning if Jhe ticket they have bought with
stolen money In Turkey the belief prevails that
copper rings on the fingers prevent eryspe-
las IF the ring has been stolen from else
= is supposed to its purpose twice well.
Athletes in China train on duck brains They
regard them the most strengthening of all
foods
French physician declares that famous brains
are OF four kinds The lowest group contains the
minds that stimulated greatly by alcohol. tea
and other drugs and by Impressions derived from
the senses. The second group contains the infant
prodigies, whose intellectual powers wane in middle
age In the third group are contained the diseased
cases, usually terminating in insanity. The fourth
and highest group is that Of true geniuses. whose
powers remain uninpaired until old age
The Tasmanians brew tea from one hundred
different plants.
To-day the earth's population is estimated at
1850 0tn,coo One-half this population is female
Experience tables show that there three gen
eraJiOns in every century Eminent authoriues
have arrived at the conclusion that a total Of
z GO have been born since the year in which
the first pair OF human beings appeared on earth
A whiskers club has been started at waynesfe1d.
England, which already numbers fifty members.
Meetings will be held at which whiskers will be
measured and experiences exchanged. A prize
viii be given after the first year TO the young man
who grows the longest and handsomest whiskers-
The japanese eat 2.ooo, ,0Oo pounds of salted whale
meat q year.
Taken -,,e world over the average rainfall for
year Is GO inches
The Mahonetan custom Of killing cows at certain
festivals is a perennial cause of offence to the
Hindu. Efforts have been made by enlightened
Moslenns bring about q change. II is all a
question of rupees The sacrifice Of animal
such COW. buffalo. goat, lamb camel etc. is
incumbent upon Mahometans during the Id-uz-
Toha festival But while one cow, camel or buffalo
serves the religious purposes Of seven persons, one
goat or lamb serves those Of one only a cow or
the sort usually sacrificed be had for rupees,
while seven goats would cost rupees So that the
proposal to substitute goats tor COWS would mean
an additional expenditure OF y rupees On the
other hand canes are costly. and their flesh is not
much liked. The objection applies TO ouf-
faIoes-
Traffic in human hair is an important industry in
Japan. The value Of the exports of this commodity
has risen from s. 100 in 1904 TO s52105 In the first
eleven months Of 1907. France appears TO be the
best foreign customer, for in 1907 she took 157lo
pounds Of Il valued al s27640; 38.253 pounds went
to America worth SIS 25 Great Britains share was
only 3.578 pounds, valued at $50, or less than
r-z- cent OF the total The hair is all black ard
rather coarse coming almost entirely from women
CT the lower classes It is collected in the spring
and fall the best quality coming from the women
OF Izu. They are blessed with locks OF extraordl-
nary length. After being con1beG and cleaIsed Dy
means OF sand the hair is sorted in bundles ready
for the increasing foreign demand
The town Of RIo Grande do Sui. in Brazil. is a
servants paradise. Servants 1--we in their own
homes there do pretty much as they please IN
their employers homes and take life easy They
20 70 work al : in the morning and quit at at
,7foh- They are allowed one hour IN the morning
and one in the afternoon for siesta- Every kitchen
in q house has a window with pane out the
naneIess window Is for the Elikmau. the baker and
the butcher. that these traders can deposit
their supplies in a safe place and save the ser
wants the trouble Of answering the dcorbell.