The courier-index., 1917-11-09
SCRAPS

A firm in India has inquired about
markets in this country for sandal
wood
The port of Antofagasta, Chile, is
to be improved by the government
at cost of sS,273, 900
More than one seventh of our pop
ulation is foreign born. Over 49,
100000 came to the United States
during the last century
As less expensive substitute for
an electric hair dr.er an electrician in
Europe has invented a device for
warming ordinary combs.
The latest in submarines is said
to be two ton model, twenty five
feet long and twenty eight inches
wide, which is built for a crew of
one man.
The present demand for flashlamp
batteries exceeds the output by 300
per cent. The flashlight is an al
most indispensable part of the sol
dier's equipment
An anti smoke campaign in Pitts
burg is said to have reduced its
famous smoke by at least rs per
cent, thereby saving on property
alone $7,500,000 annually.
An iceless refrigerator has been
invented for automobile tourists or
campers, the food container being
surrounded by water bag that Is
kept cool by evaporation.
To save carpenters time a nail
holder has been invented which sus-
pended from mans shoulders.
feeds nails down in the right po-
sition to be most easily grasped.
The use of a plant growing locally
for roof covering by a farmer in
Germany led to the discovery that
1t produces a fibre that Is a fair
substitute for jute and hemp.
Daniel Driscoll, of Thompkinsville
Park, Staten Island, has white bird
with pink eyes, yellow bill and
yellow legs, and local pathological
experts whom he has consulted are
sure the bird is sparrow.
The Ohio State Pharmaceutical
Association instructed it's council of
administration to take over, and run
without profit to the association, the
business of all members who may be
called to the service of the country.
In 1915, according to the report Of
the department of agriculture, there
were 21,195,000 horses on United
States farms, and 3,1S2.789 horses
not on farms. The total, more than
24,000,000 horses, required for their
support 120000,000 acres Of land,
which would be sufficient to support
100000 people.
Wall paper is used as an advertis-
ing medium in Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina. Manufacturers of cigarettes
paper the interior of small stores
without cost, and the advertisement
appears as a design on the paper.
England formerly supplied the de-
mand, but the paper is now imported
from this country.
The United States has been spend
ing about $300,0O0,OOO annually for
road Improvement, but the federal
road aid act of 1916 will encourage
further progress. One hundred and
seventy five million dollars will be
distributed among the various states,
provided the states cooperate with
the government by furnishing an
amount equal to its appropriation.
The city of Somerville, Mass, has
established disciplinary garden
Those compelled to work this garden
are youths who have been caught
trespassing, or in some way injur-
ing garden or park. In referring
to this novel arrangement, the Youths
Companion says: THE idea has
grown out of a practice of the Som
erville police court which compels
young evil doors to make some sort
of restitution to those whom they
have injured
England has been the banking ma
tion of the world for many years,
and London, until recently, was the
worlds financial center The honor
for more than a year has devilved
upon New York. The first bank in
England was established by Francis
Child, London goldsmith, who died
October A, 1913. This pioneer finan-
cial institution was opened in 1868.
and a number of rival goldsmiths
soon opened similar concerns. The
mint in the tower of London had
been the depository for the cash of