The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
FACTS IN MANY FIELDS.

South Africans practced irrigation near
j. 80 years ago.
Wia6m5ils were invented and first used
by the Saracecs
or persons stricken with insanity. about
ole-third recover
Horse slair from the tail IS the strongest
animal thread known
Nearly 200 COO pounds Of wheat -four
IS consumed annually IN the United king
dom
a potato that is said TO be disease-proof
has been introduced into France from
Uruguay.
The cheesy taste IN butter is due 20 lack
Of thorOugEness Of washing and removing
tie butts-uilk-
An Indiana man has patented a pneu-
matte machine % III mattresses and p.L-
lows with feathers
George 2 Lariner. who built the first
a.rbraka died IN Pi-tsbCrg. Pa August 8.
az the age OF ssventy-tEree-
a large Baptist church al santa Rosa
Cal. was built from the wood OF 2 single
California redwood tree
Perhaps The most curious OF polishing
wheels IS that made Of corn Eusks 10r
finishing shell OF bone combs
Fireworks were originated IN the thir-
tee-th century by the FIore1t1es. and
later were popula-ized IN Rome
The state Of Gua1ajuato, Mexico, has
produced silver worth 81. 81. lG1o0o. Mex
lean. during tHe last three and ole-haIf
centuries
Rejected BY the British var ofloe. an
aerial torpedo. the invention OF q Swedish
artillery officer. has been purchased by
the German army
The velIowes- sold comes from Alaskan
placers. the reGdest from the UraL Cali
foruia sold IS yellow in hue, that from
Australia reddish
Although glass bottles were made by
the Romans as far back as the year %
A. D, their manufacture was not begun
in England until 155S-
Although but few miles from the
mouth Of the River Thames. noted to- It's
foss. the atmosphere Of Horne Bay. Eng
land. IS rarely Obscured-
Europe IS growing steadily colder. ac-
cording 10 a bevy Of French scientists.
who have been comparing records for q
number OF years back
The sale Of land reclaimed by the Fed
e-aI Reclamation Service IS expected 10
more than repay The S6ib"o.ooo expended
70 date by the government
silver viii be more easily cleaned II It
Is washed with soap and ammonia before
being packed away. and if lump Of
cauphor is put into the chest
According TO Dr- Sven Hedin. the Swed-
ish explorer. the famous Asiatic river.
Brahnaputra rises from enormous Ela-
cier in the northernmost Hiu1alaya Noun
tails.
seaweed may be planted in the schuyI-
XIII River IN Pennsylvania as an expert
menJ TO attempt 20 filter the water which
is used for drinking purposes in Phiia-
deIphia-
After investigating recently, 4 British
Official reported the kerais forest in East
Africa to be 81 miles long by s wide.
and 70 contain standing timber worth
Sl15.00G00a-
Tobacco was successfully grown under
government supervision in Ireland last
year; but as the crop has not Vet been
marketed. the financial result viii not be
known for some time
On the largest tobacco farm in the
world. q Z5.op0-acre affair near Amster-
dam. Ga. IS grown about q third OF al
the Sumarra tobacco used for cigar wrap
pers in the United States
A Kansas carpenter has patented a de-
vice 10 be attached TO a saw 10 blow away
the sawdust. y piston. struck by the
wood being sawed. sends a current Of
air through a curved tube
A louisiana man has invented a ma
chine for measuring and recording the
measurements Of lumber Planks passed
through Il engage a roller attached to q
registering device on the side
A quadrangUlar screen, which opens OF
closes as a door 10 which It is attached
at the top is opened or closed, invented
by a Kansan. is said 10 prevent flies and
other insects from entering a house.
with a view 70 protecting the soldiers
in the Philippines from the actinic rays
Of the sun. said 70 be injurious to health.
the government viii send out $500 suits
Of undertaking and hat Innings OF an
orange-red hue
Andrew Carnegie's present OF a replica
Of the diplodocus TO the Paris Museum
has stirred up a lively row among French
scientists over the age Of the original
animal the arguments varying from 2.000-
O00 TO 6.0000o0 years.
French scientists are studying a peculiar
movement OF the sands along the north
ern coasts OF rance, Belgium, and Hol-
land 4 fine sand originating on the
coast Of Normandy has been found ss
far away as Denmark