Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
60 pounds per capita of the popula.

o.5 POUNDS per capita of the popula
ton.
What is supposed to be the taleS.
fagpole in the world is now in Bal.
terry park, New York 1t is 1865 fe.t]
hgh, In two sections and the Lower
part was once the steel mast of tba
cup defender Constitution.
British use of American shoe makirs
machinery and the making of lam
! sizes and various widths has lessened
the sale Of American shoes in England
or. rather, kept down the expected in.
crease. The American shoe stores IN
Birmingham and London are doinp
well, however.
Immediately after eating the Chinese
rinses his mouth out with hot water
and the hands and face are wipad with
hot, wet napkin. Everybody in China
can cook well, and inexpensively. too
although the proper cooks in the family
are the women. Steam bread is nre.
ferred to baked.
French chemist has recently pro.
claimed that cider is an antidote for
typhoid fever. The acid in it is the
agent, as it destroys the germs. Cider
in Europe is more generally used az
beverage than in this country. Ger
mans appear to prefer cider after It
becomes sour. but Americans usually
prefer it while it is sweet.
The eel has a singular formation by
which it is enabled to retain life longer
than any other fish. This is bladder
at the back of the upper fins, which it
fills with water and is thereby enabled
to mOisten its gills for considerable
time when out of water An cells heart
is in its tail, where it's beats can be
plainly seen.
Poison from mushrooms is frequently
reported, but only ignorance and preju-
dice prevent them from being an arti-
Gle of everyday food. In Europe there
are some thirty or more kinds, which
are eaten in summer either fresh or
picked in vinegar and oil by thou
sands of peasants. The money value
of mushrooms far exceeds that of any
other vegetable or fruit. Mushroom
growing is profitable also for the pre-
of catsup.-New York Press.
Time is calculated among the Indi-
ans by moons instead of months. we
is the Indian for month. January is
called "We-teri," 1.-The Hard Moon;
February, 1.-The Racoon Noon; March,
"Scre-eye Moon; April, "the Moon in
which geese lay eggs; May, "the
Planting Moon; June, ''the Moon when
chokecherries are ripe; August, ''the
Harvest Moon: September, "the Moon
when rice is laid up to dry; October
'the rice-drying Moon; November,
"the Deer Killing Moon," and Decem-
Der, "the Deer Moon" Editorial Re-
view.
Lousina is about to take up the sub
ject of rat determination as a means
toward prevention of disease. and to
that end her health commissioner Dr.
Dillon, has gone to the Pacific coast
to study the methods successfully en-
ployed there. DR.. Dillon hopes to put
in practice in New Orleans the plans
that San Francisco. during it's plague
scare, adopted to keep infected rats
from landing from vessels and spread
ing contagious diseases. The health
commissioner declares that every pre-
caution is necessary, as he believes
Veii>i hioS OuDoilS plttS uC Will ttPPS"a
in New Orleans within three years.
Taxicabs are a necessary institution
in Paris, and they are all kept busy.
according to a statement in trade
journal of that city, but one particular
taxi seems to have the preference
over all others. Its hating place Is
in front Of one of the largest hotels,
but it is seldom to be seen there be-
cause of the popularity of it's driver,
who is a young, full-blooded negress.
She is an expert at the wheel, wears Q
dark blue tailOr-made costume. with
cap to match, knows her Paris perfect
ly, and because Of the amount of bust
ness she does is the envy of tine tax
icabbies," with whom she is neverthe-
less on the best of terms.