Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1917 — Around the World. [ARTICLE]

Around the World.

In Sweden they are producing il luminating gas from old railway ties. The Japanese make an imitation of silk from the hemp of New Zealand. Australia, it is estimated, contains two-elevenths of the world’s total of sheep. French surgeons - assert that boiled sea water is an excellent disinfectant for wounds. An immense churn in use in England can turn out 600 pounds of butter atone time. __ Names have been givph f 6 72T minor planets, and new ones are being discovered all the time—— ~~ (The normal yield of the sflx great cereals ranges from 16,000,000,000 to 19.000,000,000 bushels. Industries of the United States are advertised in Bolivia, South America, by means of motion pictures. One lowa college includes in its course for agricultural students, instructions in running an automobile. The chief American article sold in China is kerosene.. The value of this single product exceeds all other American imports combined. Aztec corn 1,000 years old, was recently planted in Kansas. It grows much faster than modern corn and the grains will be at a premium. The annual waste in the United States of .fdods available for cattle has been estimated at $100,000,000 by department of agriculture experts. Glasgow provides its policemen with warm food and tea when On duty at night by the use of electrically heated plates in signal boxes. The Brazil nut tree, does not begin to bear fruit until 50 years old. The United States government buys 1,250,000 electric lamps each year.