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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1619, 26 February 1884, Page 3

The amount of water present in freshly cut wood, is very different, as is shewn by the following table by Scheuble and Hartig; Hornbeam contains lt>'G per cent of water; willow, 26 percent; ash, 28'7 per cent; birch 30,8 per cent; oak, 34.7 per cent; pine, 39.7 per cent; red beech, 39.7, elm, 44,5 per cent; larch, 48'G per cent; and white poplar, 50'G per cent. Wood when dried at 266° F., at which temperature all of the hygroscopic water is expelled, is composed of 50 parts carbon (inclusive of one part of ash) and 50 parts of chemicals, An exchange mention:) a curious instance of tlio slight causes which promote oxidation, the experience of a manufacturer of the cutlery, who found at one time a large portion of his goods being returned to him as in damaged condition. Instead of bright clean surfaces, he found rusty, deeply oxidised blades. After much watching to determine the cause, it was located upon the man who sorted and wrapped the knives in packages, Everything lie touched was found to rust from the peculiar acid character of his skin exhalations.

An English paper points out that the statistics of insanity and idiocy in the United States is very curious, females showing many more cases of insanity than males, and males many more cases of idiocy than females. Of 91,997 insane people, 44,408 are males, and 47,589 are females; while of 76,895 idiots, 45,308 are males, and only 31,586 are females. It appears therefore, that in the United States, at all events, the female sex is much more subject to violent mental disease, while tlio male sex is much more subject to imbecility,

The demand for tho American remedy, Hop Bitters, in this part of the world has become so great that tho Hop Bitters Co., whoao headquarters are at Eocliester, New York, U.S.A., liavo boon compelled to open a laboratory iu Melbourne. It will be in charge of Mr if. H, Van Bargli, a gentleman of several years expetieoe with tills Company and tho trado may be assured of receiving goods equal to tho parent house, and tho most cuirteous treatment, Tho H. B Co. liavo establishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland and Toronto,, aud their bitters arc probably the best known mediciuco In the world.