Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1911 — SCIENTIFIC NOTES [ARTICLE]

SCIENTIFIC NOTES

The peak of Teneriffe throws a 50mlle shadow across the water, The Indian hemp plant offerir a substitute for opium. , Newfoundland is said to be without reptiles of any character. , • > - / ! England has one hen to the acre of territory. The Spanish hen’s eggs, weighing seven to a pound, are the largest produced. A tea made of the leaves of th# "laughing plant” of Arabia puts the partaker Into a hilarious humor for an hour or so. While Amsterdam is the diamond; center of the world, these gems are not generally worn by the natives. The board of customs and excise will in future prohibit the importation of cardboard tokens made in imitation of coins. The world’s herd of swine numbers; 100,000,000, two-fifths of which belongs. to the United States. Taunton, the herring city of Massachusetts, is a great Mecca for excursionists during the “run." Over 12,000 tons of pebbles.are annually picked up on the Normandy beaches. Most of them are sent abroad. China produces about one-half of the world’s tea consumption of 1,100,600,000 pounds. The culture of goldfish has been a flourishing industry of China for hundreds of years. Thn-e are 110,000 telephones in use in Japan at the present time, and the . number is rapidly increasing. The best safeguard against infectious diseases is to keep both mind and body in a healthy condition.