Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

1t appears that the Bailiff of Bal
broun, a worthy knight who lived
about 1560-heaven rest his soul!-lost
an arm in some way that history does
not record. He was buried in due
course under the altar OF an old church
In Alsace His tomb has just been
opened and 1t turns out that he had his
fieshy arm replaced by one of steel so
complicated and so we'll fashioned that
it would do credit to any modern in
strument maker. 1t had all the neces-
sary Joints and was provided with
many springs. the thumb having one
to itself These were brought into ac-
tion by means of knob in the palm of
the hand, enabling him to WELD a
sword and the implements of eating.
That was three centuries ago and the
artificer who thus cunningly served
him does not appear to have trans
mitted the art. So 1t had perforce to
be reinvented in our own time.
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Chinese etiquette requires that in
conversation each should compliment
the other, and everybody belonging to
him, in the most laudatory style, and
depreciate himself, with all pertaining
to him. to the lowest possible point.
The following is fair sample Of
Chinese conversation:
what is your honorable name?"
my significant appellation is Wong"
"Where is your magnificent palace?"
my contemplate hut is at Suchan."
"How many are your illustrious chill
dren?"
"My vile, worthless brats are five"
"How is the health of your distin-
guished spouse?"
MY mean, good-for-nothing old wo-
man is we'll"
'You have model husband" said
the lady who was congratulating the
bride.
The next day the bride bethought her
TO look nm the word 'model' in the die
tionary, and this is what she found
MODEL: A small imitation of the real
thing.
The Chinese consider lean persons
lacking in talent. and the peasant
yokes his wife and ass together to the
plow. The Laplanders sit on their
hesls around the fire and eat from
Garnet The Turks turn in their toes,
they write from right to left and mount
their horses. on the right side. Their
mourning habit is white and their
sacred color green. The Japanese un-
cover their feet and not their heads In
token of respect. The Portuguese wo-
men wear their hair cut straight across
the forehead like boys and turn their
feet outward as far as they can. The
Norwegians present woman with
brooch or small article of jewelry hid
den in q truss of hay on Christmas
day, they also fix sheaf of corn to-
the gable of house, gateway or
barn door to give the birds a yuletide
dinner.
A farmer describes his method of
clearing the premises of rats in the fol-
lowing manner: "On a large number
of old shingles | put about half tea
spoonful of treacle each. and on that
with my pocketknife I scraped a small
amount of concentrated lye. l then
placed the old shingles around under
the stable floors and under the cribs.
The next morning I found forty dead
rats. and the rest left the farm for
parts unknown. / have cleared many
farms of the pests in the same way,
and have never known 1t to fall
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A Norwegian inventor has patented a
suit of clothes which will protect Its
wearer against drowning. The clothes
are lined with non absorbent material
made of specially prepared vegetable
fibre which without being too heavy
will effectuaIly hold up the weight OF