Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW.
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y ton Of water contains a24 gal

sss5-s = = 10.
Germany's four super-dreadnoughts
will each have crew of 1000 men.
In the forty years 1858 to 1908 ia
pans yearly foreign trade increased
from $ls,000.000 to $4o1 100000.
Prof. Lancaster says there have new
er been any large flying animals. and
so there cannot be any large flying ma
chimes.
Japan's principal mineral produc.
lions are. in order Of importance as
named. copper, sulphur. silver, Iron.
coal. petroleum and gold.
The turbine derives Its power not
from the expansive pressure OF steam,
as in a cylinder engine, but from its
momentum. impinging at high velocity
on vanes attached to the revolving
shaft.
The Japanese commercial party now.
touring the United States had the
unique honor Of being invited to lunch
with the Emperor Of Japan the de-,
before they started. This is an honG
usually conferred only on foreign dig.
snitaries.
Health Commissioner Richie of Bos-
ton declares that pneumonia ia now
the most fatal disease in his jurisdic.
ton. According to the present figures
of the Board Of Health, pneumonia
comes first, heart disease second and
tuberculosis. which was first In 1900.
third.
A British gunboat returning from
Boring sea reports new changes in the
Bogoslov islands. which were created
on the Alaskan coast Ave years ago
by a volcanic upheaval. What were
at first two separate islands are now
made into one by the rising of the
ocean floor between. Vegetation Is al
ready beginning to appear on the new
born islets.
The railway station of Bragulia, Ser
via. is SO infested with snakes that
special precautions are taken when
trains stop there to prevent the rep
tiles from entering the compartments.
An Englishwoman coming from Con-
stantinople was appalled, to find
small snake coiled round the handle
of her travelling bag. The consequent
search resulted in the discovery Of sew
eral other snakes among the passen-
gers rugs.
The news that the King and Queen
have consented to allow their names
to be assigned to the western towers
Of Truro Cathedral is extremely well
come. Many of our cathedral towers
bear names connected with some saint
or some great local notability. but We
believe 1t is new departure Of re-
cent years to give them royal aspect.
The kindly action Of the King and
Queen will be much appreciated in
Cornwall.-Lady's Pictorial.
The sultan of Zanzibar, who Is once
more visiting England. is no stranger
to our shores. for he was educated
at Harrow and at Oxford. and, OF
course, speaks English perfectly. The
suitan's chief hobby is the collecting
Of clocks, Of which he has huge num-
Der in his far-of palace at Zanzibar.
His -highness is still quite a young
man, but he has been married many
years. having welded his cousin when
he was sixteen and when she was only
eleven years old.-M. A. P.
The province Of Prince Edward ISL
and. Canada. has ceased TO produce to-
bacco. all attempts hayans 81 Sssd IT,
profitable. The rest Of Canada pro
duced 11.266.732 pounds In 1908. near
ly all in the provinces Of Quebec and
Ontario. The dominion turned out
$15,274.2S3 worth Of tobacco (manu-
factured). cigars, cigarettes and snufe
in 1908. besides importing $3.3s5,348
worth of which $3.247.429 worth was
from the United States. Consumption
of tobacco increased from 1.755 pounds
a head In 1869 to 2.257 pounds in 1908.
A cairn and cross have been erected
on Killingtringan moor, near Ballan-
trae, in memory Of Robert Cunnin
ham. postman, who perlshed there
the great snowstorm OF last winte
At the unwilling the postmen from
surrounding districts attended in
form. Into the cairn is built
scribed block OF granite, and
with memorial tablet In BIZ
parish church, 1t Is the quito
public subscription. The
gift from the postmen's fe 49,. IN
memory Of comrade who lost his life
on duty.-London Globe.
The American vice-consul. general at
Calcutta, India. reports that great
business is springing up in that.
metropolis in securing and preparing
the skins Of brown rats. which are
used for many purposes, such as bind
ing of books. the making Of purses,
gloves and other. articles Of feminine
use and adornment, and the trafic in
this commodity with treat Britain
amounts to S250.000 yearly. 1t is re-
quired that the rats shall be trapped.
or, at least, no virus shall be used in
killing. as the peculiar eruptive effects
Of poison depreciates the value Of the
skin. The supply Of rodents at Cal
cutta Is said to be tllimitable. while
the demand for rat skins. particularly
Of the brown species, is constantly In
creasing.
Chocolate creams, eacn one Of which
is guaranteed to contain at least teR
million carefully isolated Tactic acid
or massol bacilli in the highest state
of activity. have just been placed on
sale In London stores. they are .
British bacteriologist's solution of the
problem set by Professor Metchnikoff.
of the Pasteur institute in Paris, who
urged the imbibing of sour milk or
Tactic acid for the arresting Of old
age. but who omitted to say how the
nauseating effects Of this substance
upon delicate subjects could be avoid
ed The blue massol bacillus Is not
only the foe Of the red becillus-col-
lus communis. or putrefaction microbe
-hut ita undisputed maafer Tho