MISCELLANEOUS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2226, 16 April 1881, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

The building of a stable for twenty horses on the top of a private mansion, access to which is obtained by means of a lift, is calculates to awaken a feeling of astonishment even these days of marvels. Yet this is the case on a house just erected in Belgravo Square, London,'by Mr Sassoon. 6-rouud is very valuable in that fashionable part of S'. Hogycs has examined crystals from the blood of men, oxen, swine, sheep, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, polo cats, poultry, pigeons, geese, ducks, Tlnna cscu* lenta, and temporaria. All have one only crystaline form. They belong to the monoclinar or triclicar system, probably the p reß idcnts of the United States ace said to have saved money. Mr Lincoln is spoken of as having laid by over 50 OOOdols. Johnson saved 60,000d015, The salary in their time was only 25,000, while it is is now 50,000d015. Grant is generally supposed to have saved about 100,000. Ho only had the increased salary for a small part of his term. Mr Hayes is supposed to have lived on 10,OOOdols. a year, which will make his savings 160,000d015. at the close of his They have a severe liquor law in Mississippi. Each saloon keeper, or retail dcalein liquors, is required to give a bond of 200. dollars, and is liable in that sum if he sell any liquor between twelve o’clock on Saturday night and twelve o’clock on Sunday night, or on any election day, or sella to any minor or intoxicated perron, or permits cn his promises any gaming, card playing, or any game of chance, even for amusement. Milan has a curiosity in a clock which is made entirely of bread. The maker is a Peruvian, and has devoted throe years of his time to the construction of this curiosity. He was very poor, and being without means to purchase the necessary metal, deprived himself regularly of his daily bread, which he devoted to the construction of this curiosity, eating the crust and saving the soft part for doing his work. Ho made usa of certain salts to solidify his material, and when the various pieces were dry, they were perfectly hard and insoluble to water. The clock is of respectable size, and goes well. The case, which is of hardened bread, display! great talent in design and execution.