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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7995, 6 December 1905, Page 4

Paper in Place of Glass.

In i\ small way oil paper is used for glass in many places, but only in Germany is this done on a large scale. The florists and market gardeners in the district of Frankfurt use what they call " fensterpappe " in great quantities for Choir greenhouses. The paper a strong tough manilla, costs wholesale about l!)s 10(1, for a roll containing 1,220 squnr feet. There is no difficulty about its preparation or use. The paper is nailed to light wooden frames, and painted again and again with boiled linseed oil, until it u so saturated that the last coat forms a smoolb, glistening surface like varnish. This renders it translucent, and water proof. It is found to admit sullii-i'.'iit light for growing plants, does not need shading in hot sunshine, lasts well, is not easily broken, and on the whole is a hundred limes chenprr than glass. It

isof course, useful rather than ornamental, and would not do as a substitute for glass in a private conservatory.

Wranglers. In the Middle Ages, when learning was elevated to respectability in European colleges, exercises consisted largely of disputations, and those who.engiigcd in them were called di-pntants, or" wranglers. One candidate wis pitted against another, or against a college don, to thrash a question out. Wrangle is a very suitable word, for tho process often consisted of a battle royal, carried on by twisting an opponent's words so as utterly to bailie or confuse him. In the University of Camhiidgc, in the fifteenth century, -'an oulil bachelor," as representative of the University, had to sit on a three-legged stool (hence the word Trip,,,), "before Mr. I'mctours," to test the abilities of the candidates for degrees, by arguing with the " eldest sou "of them. If these trials turned out satisfactorily, the Moderator would compliment the candidates by saying to each, ",Suininoin;eiiii aeumine disputasti," (You have wrangled excellently), to the foremost, or "optimc quidem," or "optiuie" only, to what are still called Senior and Junior Uptime?. Not till 17.j:j was the word Wrangler used of the highest honours class.

The First Photograph. Lord Avobury is said to be the first person to have his photograph taken in England. Jr. the eo-inveutov with M. Kiepco in the art of photography, came to London to patent the invention which bears Ilia name, and paid an early visit to the present Lord Avclmry's fattier. The enthusiastin Frenchman was soon explaining the details of his new discovery. Young John Lubbock, us he then was, was playing in the garden, and M. Dagueire, pointing to him, asked to be allowed to give a practical illustration of the art. The request was, of course, granted, and a successful result followed.

Important Pearl Fisheries, The most important pearl fisheries are in the Indian Ocean ; others are in the Gulf of California and the Carribbean Sea. Pearls taken from different localities vary, each locality having its marked characteristics. Many people who have but a slight knowlcdgo of this gem believe pearls found in the fresh water rivers of our own country to be of inferior quality. This is not necessarily true, as the value of a pearl depends upon threo things: First, its form, which in order ol value must be round, pear-shaped or exactly oval; second, its lustre or orient, as it is called by experts; and third, purity of colour. Pearls of decided color are rare, and, with all other requirements in proportion, are of more value than the pure white ones. Black pearls arc the most valuable. Then come in order pink, yellow, and brown, but the colon must be decided. An American Island. One of the little islands of the Hawaiian group containing 70,000Vrcs is owned by an American named Gay. The principal industry of the island is sheep raising, from which the owners receive a royal income. Excepting Mr. Gay and his wife, who arc the only white people on the island, this jot in tha ocean is peopled by 100 natives, who ar« said to be "as black as midnight." The owner is known as "King Gay," and hie slightest word is a law among the subjects of his realm, ~i

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