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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8166, 27 July 1906, Page 4

INTERESTING ITEMS. _ The numrtrof distinct species of microbe living in the body of a man in good health is between iixly and seventy. *Jlore than thirty species have bren found inhabiting the cavity of the human mouth, others are found on the s 1 i, and & variety of forma live in various p.;rls of the digestive organs. An admirer g.' lie late " Jimmy " Whistler once said to him, " Ah, Mr. Whistler, not long ago in Naples I saw a sunset which was the counterpart of a painting of yours." " Oh, yes," replied the impressionist, " Nature is catching up." Another admirer —a lady—compared the artist with Velasquez. " But why drag in Velasquez ? " replied the irrepressible Whistler, o • • • The Grand Palais in Paris possesses ft wonderful clock, which was shown in the Paris Exhibition of 16*55. IS was the work of Collin, and has just been overhauled. It is claimed for this chef d'ocuvie, says a Parisian journal, that it does not vary more than the hundredth part of a second in a year. It is 4J metres in height, and indicates the time in the twelve chief cities of the world, each city having its own dial. The clock not only marks the year, month, And day o! the week, but its pendulum forms * barometer of singular precision. The Pyramids and tombs of Egypt* oostain many wonderful things, mummies, pottery, jewels, coins, weapons, etc., all ol which either lived or were used by man many thousand years ago, but perhaps one of the greatest wonders discovered are flowera, red poppies, the sacred lotus blossoms, and other plants, which have been entombed with the mummies for five and six thousand ywrs, and more, and yet at the time of discovery were in a state of excellent preservation. The lotus Bower is in the form of a trefoil, and therefore was held to be a symbol of perfection by the Ancients. In these days scientists tell us that every created thing ha 3 life, in some measure and fashion, from the dust of earth upwards. It is less startling therefore to be asked to believe that seven of the gems known as precious stones are endowed with the procreative faculty. Yet this is no new theory,— it is of Eastern origin, but was spoken of by Pliny the Great, many hundreds of years ago, not as a supposition, but as a fact, for he himself tells how he proved the truth of this assertion. It may interest people to know that the seven stones are the diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, beryl, topaz, and amethyst. Surgery is said to be older than medicine, and probably, in its simplest offices, it is as old as human need for it. Skulls of the neolithic period give evidence that tbeoperation of trepanning was then practised. The Hindu surgeon, Su-rata, who lived several i centuries before Christ, had mole tlan hundred different srrts of surgical instruments, and there is -.Vmdant proof that his countrymen were-!;' in amputation, lithotomy, -Hid operaUoiis for 1' 'i fistula, and even :or restori";} lost ears and noses, llippociv.Us, who lived 400 8.C., was a skilful surgeon ; and discoveries by Kbers and others in Egypt prove that the ancient Egyptians practised surgery, with suitable instruments, nearly fiOOO years ago. Among the six hermetic books of medicine mentioned by Clement of Alexandria was one devoted to surgical ius'ruments. i • * * * A plant has been erect kJ near Sydowsaue, Germany, for the purpose of making imitation silk from wood. At present some fifty pounds of skein silk are made a day, which product can be increased in quantity to 2000 pounds. The silk is soft in texture, oream in color. Each thread is made up of eighteen single strands ; a single straml is hardly perceptible to the naked eye. In strength, the real silk is two-thirds stronger than the imitation. When woven into pieces, the new substitute is said to have the appearance of real silk. How this new article will compare with the genuine in the matter of wear and price it is impossible at present to state. The manufacturing process is likewise undiscoverable. It is asserted, however, that the pulp undergoes a chemical process and is pressed through very line tufce3 by hydraulic pressure, forming "the single strands which go to make up the thread. •. * t We have heard of people being married in a balloon and in a diving-bell, of motor-car marriages and of bicycle marriages; but an eloping couple in Tennessee have had. perhaps, the strangest wedding on record. liii-!-ing their parents obdurate, they determin I to run away, and accordingly boarded a train on the Knoxville and Augusta liailw; v. Sleeting a friend on the train, they confi.,- ■< their plight to him. He told them that the fireman on the locomotive was a justice uf the peace. The fireman was interviewed at the first stop, and consented to tie the knot at the next station. The youi);: p. .jple hastened to the locomotive, and climbed into the "cab," where the lirenian-magisliate, all grimy and greasy and attired in his overalls, stood on the foot plate and spoke the few words necessary to marry them. Then the bride and bridegroom ran bade to their car, the whistle blew, and they were oil on their honeymoon. t ■ • * A beggar accosted a gentleman and whined, " I'm paralysed in both me 'ands, mister, an' can't work, for I can't grasp anythink with 'em. Could you spare me a trifle, mister?" "I'm deaf," replied the gentleman. " You'd better write down what you have to say. Here's a pencil and a piece of paper." "Deaf is 'e?" thought the beggar. " Then 'c didn't hear about the paralysis." So he wrote down, " I've got a wife and sis children starving at 'ome, mister. I've been out o' work for six months, an' am in a drefful state o' desterstushun." He banded the paper to the gentleman, who read it and said, '• I thought you = aid you were paralysed in both hands and couldn't grasp anything, and yet you can write." 'Didn't yer say you were deaf?" stammered the beggar, who now i f ally did feel paralysed. "Yes, just to find out if you were an imposior, which you are, as I suspected," replied the gentleman. "Well, of all the blooming frauds, yer the biggest! " exclaimed the beggar. "Tin: idea of yer »yin' yer was deaf, an' trvin' to impose on a pore feller." And he shuffled off sniffing th* UI Villi irnii-maAiaq A BOON TO DA 1R I'M JO' A bail lias been patented by a Taranalri firm, which is far in advance of any other (Ott'rivance for securing cows while being milked. It is operated from the back of the cow, and she can be bailed np or released with the greatest ease by even the smallest milker. Dairymen will find these bails arc net only great time-savers, but are reliable, easy to fax, and never pet out of repair j in fact, run lie fixni with little alteration m any shed in wliu h old bails are at present in use. The articles supplied are:—2 screw ] ullcys 14ft of cord and ring, 1 iron bzi!; and the cost is only a few shillings. Messrs Bobertsou and Bond, of Liardct-street, Ifew Plymouth, are the patentees and vendors. An illustrated leaflet, and all estimates or particulars, will be provided to enquirers free. The following letter iust received speaks volumes: —Messrs. Robertson and Bond, lienPlymouth. Dear Sirs,—l hare pleasure in stating that the new cow bails you supplied are giving every satisfaction. They are easy to fix, and effect a great saving of time. I firmly believe if they were used continually for twelve months they would more than save their first cost. I can confidently recommend them to all dairymen. Wishing you every success, I am, faithfully yours,—HoEKßr Clekow, Omata Taranald

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