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Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 77, 11 April 1918, Page 4

Wind is still utilised in Holland the driving of circular saws in saw mills. Some -years ago there were over six hundred such mills in the Zaandam district. Thirteen was the sacred number of ihe Mexicans and the ancient people if Yucatan. Their week had thiitccn lays, and they had thirteen snake tods. A very small fish, known locally as “millions,” is said to keep the island of Barbadoes free from malaria by eating the fevcr-carrying mosquito in the early stages of its development. Earthquakes are subterranean disturbances propntfuud through the earth in a scries ul elastic waves. llow they originate is not clearly known. Many are associated with volcanic action, while just as many occur without any evidence of such association. Mexican raincoats made out of grass have been introduced in the United States. The material comes from a tough fibrous grass. Ihe ends are woven into a smooth surface, which is worn next to the other clothing. The coat is said to reject water perfectly, and at the same time it is airy and light. It is now possible 'to make banknotes of silk of a particular shade that rill baffle the bank-note forger. As is known, most of the expert bank-note Forgers use photography to obtain their best results; but a recent invention makes it possible to manufacture pilk of a particular shade that cann®t be Dhotoga:a«hcd •