Evening journal., 1920-08-09
NEWS ODDITIES

A bdrning oil well near Taft, Okla. /
consumed isOOO0OOO cubic feet OF
gas every 2i hours.
Bodies were mummihed in Egypt, by
the saiuration Of an impure carbonate
o. soda obtained from certain lakes.
oxygen and carbon, II mixed under
proper conditions. make an exceed
ingly powerful explosive.
The rooisiocks OF cattails. which
are rich in starch. are eaten by some
tribes OF American Indians.
There are more than 300 species or
ant-liOns, or ant-eaters.
The American vulture that lives
on carton is immune against all dis
ease germs, and is believed to be in
strumental In spreading the DuDonc
In 1917 there were i6i. .996, persons
| IN the United States, OF less than two
tenths OF one per cent. Of the pOpula-
! tion. who reported incomes Of over
our domestic trade foi 1918 has
been estimated at 100000
More than half the worlds popula-
ton lives within $500 miles OF Hong
kong
British eperts hcve invenicd a cold
vulcanizing process which VIII MAKE
| possible manufacture Of many rub
Der lines in which not Vulcanlline
was impractical. ....
is expected this year.
Canada's fisheries last year yield
ed a commercial revenue or more
than S6OOOOOO0
The French government still has a
tax on music. which silenced ihe
dance and amusement halls during
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. wife Of the
pioneer Astor used 10 sell cookies on
Park Row. Now York.
The United states, Great Britain
and Germany produce 80 per cent. "
the worlds iron and steel oulpul
At the beginning OF the nineteenth
century. temperance societies favored
coffee houses to take the place OF sa-
Modern accident insurance was first
planned in England in 1913.
Cleveland. o.. was the site ot uie
hrst agricultural college in the Uniled
States.
James ]. Hill, railroad magnate, pre-
dicted an ironless age by 1880.
The decline in the number or ner-
sons engaged in agriculture In Great
Briiain BEGAN as far back as 1870
The Aissaoua, a Mohammedan sect
claim immunity from physical harm
and absolute insensibility to pain OF
the Cathedral at Aix-la-Chapelle
contains four relics connected WIN
tho life Of Christ.
The energy exerted by Babe Ruth in
hitting a home run is said TO equal IA
horsepower.
Nowhere in America has there been
such a diversity OF Indian languages
as in California.
/ In Denver there ie a mark near the
- State capitol which Is exactly one mile
labove sea level.
Carborundum. the ARTIFICIAL sub
: sttute for emery, is said 10 rival the
7, diamond for hardness.
/ The internal reveneu bureau, in nc
fiscal year ended June 30, made the
D greatest annual tax collection sinoe
q its establishment in 1862.
The cost OF collecting the interna
r revenue taxes approximate % cens
for each 500
During 1919. life insurance com
panies in the United states wrot
! new policies amounting to sS'Oo'
y 100000.
"a Elghty-hve per cent. Of the war
! torn farms n France have ALREADY
% been cleared Of proiectiles.
Canada produced and sold nearl'
s27 900. 900 worth OF apples in 1919.
,s Church bells came into use IN SOM
's parts Of Europe before the seventl
4 century.
4, In Catholic countries, bells lta
other church furniture. are solemnl'
consecrated before being taken int
use.
Ne The largest bell on the American
\ continent is in the cathedral a
10 Montreal: IL weighs 5000 pounds.
al The custom Of hanging bells ol
d the necks OF cattle was prevalent a
far back as the Roman era.
The celebration OF a birthday an
H. niversary, customary among the an
n clients. was originally frowned upo
70 by the Christians.
le Two wineglassfuls Of an ale OF un
usual strength, still hrewed at OK
ford. Eng. are enough TO intoxicai
most people
,e Colleges in former times used I
~ brew their own ale and hold festivi
N ties known as College Ales.
* The carp in Japan Is the recognize
- hnaffh and lOuQ lifn