Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1910 — A FEW SCIENCE BRIEFS. [ARTICLE]

A FEW SCIENCE BRIEFS.

Interesting Discoveries by the Genial Office Statistician. Research proves that the smallest men push the heaviest loads, while the big fellows hold down the office chairs, the New York Times says. A cubic foot of water is a load for one man. A cubic foot of near-whisky will make a load for forty men. One of the most peculiar optical illusions is the fact that a small front yard looks larger than the State of Indiana when viewed from the rear of a dull lawn mower. Out of the 26,232,615 haircuts administered in this country laßt year thirty-seven were cut just as the patrons desired they should be. Wild geese fly in the shape of a V —even on the restaurant menu. The first green thing to show after the melting snow is the labels on the empty tin cans in the back yards. It is a peculiar fact that the Chinese of this country forget their English as soon as they are arrested and do not Recover it until they are free again. Halley’s comet first appeared in the newspapers last October and will be visible in the Magazines about the 20th of May—north-by-east of the rear advertising pages. The driest thing on earth is a Dutch picnic on a July day in a temperance township. The diamond Is bo hard it wilt make a large dent in this hardest heart.

The destruction of our old apple trees threatens the supply of genuine French briar. 4i The boll-weevil has wrought untold havoc with this year’s importations of pure olive oil. With the Invention of the bath tub in 1823 the number of perfume factories decreased 90 per cent,. The easiest thing to touch is tc*ne one who wants a favor, y}.