Mosque Fin» Specimen
of Arab Architecture
The pride of the Moslem world Is
An Important Industry of Yezd, Per­
the mosque of the Oinayyada. It was
sia. is the manufacture of henna. This
erected by that famous dynasty of
product Is used to wash and color tha
caliphs and rebuilt after Its destruc­
hair and to stain the finger nails red—
tion by fire on the occasion of the con­
yes, many people here have red finger
quest of Damascus by the Mongol
nails. I saw colored lambs, and sev­
hordes of Tamerlane. It was then
eral horses whose manes and fetlocks
that the once famous craft of Dama­
were dyed fox red with henna.
scene swordmakers came to a tragic
Henna leaves come from the south,
end, and never since has Damascus
principally from the Bam district, and
produced Its famous sword blade, once
Vezd supplies all Persia and the sur­
the most treasured arm of the oriental
rounding countries with this dye. The
warrior. The mosque of the Omayyads
30 or more henna mills In the city are
Is a typical specimen of Arab religious
so completely Inclosed that It is diffi­
architecture, and differs from the
cult to see what goes on within.
Turkish mosques by the absence of
In the late evening a camel, covered
the big central cupola. A huge oblong-
with henna dust, operates the mill,
shaped building, with an open court
plodding In a circle in the half dark­
and quadrangular minarets. Its plain
ness. A small round basket covers his
exterior Is likely to mislead the vis­
eyes to prevent him from getting dizzy.
itor, who, once within the precincts
One receives an impression of un­
o f the sanctuary, stands dumfounded
reality, of something brought from an­
with an overwhelming impression of
other world.
splendor. The halls surrounding the
The mill Is very primitive, standing
court are of such vast dimensions that
about six feet high, while the m ill­
they hold several chapels of the dalntl
stone and the circular path around it
est structure, which In themselves are
are sunken. Everything Is covered
large enough to be temples. The floor
with henna dust. From time to time
Is covered throughout with the most
a little boy shovels the powder into
luxurious carpets.—Edward J. Bing, In
heavy Jugs.—Bernhard Kellermann In
Current History Magazine.
Berliner Tageblutt (Living Age).
Tropical Birds Happy
Only When Employed
Storks Dying Out?
Jones was discussing vacation with
hls wife. "Doc Parsons tells me," he
snld, “ that n separate vacation Is the
best for married folk. We’ve been
married now for nearly twenty years.
Think of what a chnnge It would be
for both of us to get away alone—to
see nothing but new faces. A change,
a thorough change. Is what we re­
quire, Doc Parsons says.”
Hls wife was ominously silent. Pres­
ently she snld: “ Very well, William,
I consent, but on one condition—thnt
you mnke this change really thorough
by letting me go off on my vacation
by myself and you take with you on
yours the six children I haven't hnd
out of sight for ten years."
Humph I” said Jones, and he pro­
ceeded to change the subject—Boston
Transcript.
Development of “Specs”
Aristophanes speuka of the burning
glass, Pliny mentions solid halls of
rock crystal, and Seneca describes
tlie lr use by engravers. In A. Ek 130
Claudius Ptolemaeng wrote a treatise
on optics, but after these early times
It Is difficult to trace the history of
the cyeglas? for over a thousand years
until, In the Eleventh century, Al-
hnzan, the Arabian, wrote with consid­
erable knowledge on the subject.
The monks ground up rock crystal
Into lenses and so Introduced the fore­
runner of the monocle, which was fol­
lowed by a kind of lorgnette with V-
shaped supports, but glasses devol-
oped Into something like their present
form about 000 year» ago.
Summer Clouds
As a rule the clouds of midday,
«ecu on a clear day, known as cumu­
lus clouds, have a well-marked straight
base. As the ground and tjie air near­
est It begin to warm, the warmed air
rises Into the higher, cooler regions,
where, cooled mainly by Its own ex­
pansion against the colder air ahout
It, some of Its moisture Is condensed,
forming a cloud. As by continuing
ascent more of the stream of air
comes In the region o f condensation
the cloud build» up higher. The base
of the cloud remnlns at the height
where condensation begins, which
height continues about the same.
Honey os Stimulant
Letters are frequently received by
the geological survey. Department of
the Interior, asking for the names and
prices of the host makes of Instru­
ments guaranteed to find diamonds,
gold, silver and other metals, and
especially burled treasure. The claims
of venders of mineral rods and other
devices said to be effective in locating
precious metals and buried treasure
are considered fraudulent by the geo­
logical survey. The dip needle or
miner’s compass has been used with
some success In prospecting for iron
and other magnetic ores, but the suc­
cessful use of such an Instrument re­
quires considerable experience In pur­
veying, together with the ability to
make accurate mathematical observa­
tions and deductions. Various types
of electrical prospecting devices, the
seismograph and the torsion balance,
have aroused considerable interest
during the last few years, Tliepe de­
vices, however, are most complicated
and require the services of technical
experts specially trained In their use-.
They would be of no service to one
not versed In the principles of geology
and physics.
The true greatness of Herodotus Is
evidenced by the fact that he has al-
I wa>8 been readable. This Greek died
about 2,350 years ago, yet hls history
is much more fascinating than many
dull and ponderous tomes penned by
Innumerable successors who have lived
neurer the Modern age.
Many writers who have seemed great
In their own generation have become
almost unreadable. Herodotus began
to write and to travel at an early age.
These two Interests apparently ap­
pealed to him more than anything else
In life and, fortunately, he could grat­
ify them. He traveled through all the
lands qrhere Greek was spoken. In
Europe, Asia Minor and the islands of
the Aegean. He traveled through Per­
sia, visiting lowlands and highlands.
He saw Palestine, made a long v irit
in Egypt, and in Europe struck far
Into the forest lands of the barbarians.
He talked with all sorts of people, in­
spected the ruins of the fallen civiliza­
tions, noticed the differences between
nations. He was the ideal traveler,
quick to note the odd things that dis­
tinguished one people from another,
but more Interested In the deeper and
subtle differences that are less ap­
parent. However, he was a greater
w riter than historian. Despite the
solid merit» of hls history it lives be­
cause it is so beautifully and so viv­
idly written.—Kansas City Times.
Fa-is About W aterspout
The wenther bureau says the (/lea
that a water pout can lif t water to
great heights by vacuum while a per­
fect vacuum puma will lift it only 3-1
.act nt sen level Is a case of appear­
ances being deceiving. There Is no
vacuum Inside a waterspout—only a
very partial vacuum, rarely sufficient
to lif t the water as much ns two feet.
The water of a waterspout Is mostly
rain from above. The lower portion
of the «pout contains a good deal of
sea water as spray (not a continuous
column of water) blown up by the
wind.
Costly P rec’pitat'on
Long Drop
L ittle Freddie was watching hls
small brother: "Did Frankie come
from heaven, the same ns I did?"
"Tee, le.tr.” aald hls mother. "Why
do you ask?"
“ I suppose he must have landed on
hls feet.*
oMcd Freddie. ’’Titat’»
what mal
m M so bow I,
■
It la not wholly your plan of 11».
Ing but how yon carry that plan out.
Intention mny he all right but results
count. In thia world a man la ami-
mated by what he Is and what be ac
compllehes,—Grit,
Actions Alone Count
“ An agent was at our house the
other day trying to sell us a piano,"
said the fat pltimber,
“ Did you buy one?”
The thin carpenter naturally asked
the question.
“ No, because my daughter Is the
only one in the house who can play a
piano.”
“ I see.”
“ And then he wanted me to buy a
harp.”
“ I suppose you bought one.”
“ I did nut. None of us can pick a
harp.”
“ Did he try you on anything else?!*
“ Yes. Next he proposed a cornet,
and when I didn’t want that he sug­
gested a ukulele.”
“ And you didn’t take any of those?"
"No, hut I told him I would come
down to the store the next day and
pick out something we could all play.”
“ And did you really do it?"
“ I certainly did.”
“ What did you pick out?”
“ A kazoo.” —Youngstown Telegram.
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SATURDAY, DEC. 17
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Earliest Public Libraries
It Is Impossible to determine which
was the first library in the United
States supported by public funds and
wholly free to Its users. The earliest
recorded g ift of books to a munici­
pality is that o f Rev. John Sharp, who
In 1700 bequeathed his library to the
City o f New York for the benefit of
the people.
The town library of
Peterborough, N, IL, formed through
the efforts of Rev. Ablel Abbot In
1833, appears to have been the first
free library which has continued to
the present day.
The Bright Side
Large Mouth, Small Throat
“ Well, there’s one trice thing about
The throat of the giant sperm whale
my wife," In the cross-roads store an­ Is snld to be large enough for the
nounced Gap Johnson of Rumpus passage o f an object ahout the size
Ridge.
o f a man’s waist. The food consists
“ Spring It ! ” said the proprietor of largely of cuttlefish, but fishes not
the emporium. ’’What’s the answer?" larger than the bonlto and the albl-
’She's so long nnd thin that If sha core are feund In Its stomach. The
fell Into the well I don*t reckon It »perm whale Is the only large whale
would take more’n ahout three o f the which feeds upon fish. The blue whale,
kids Io pull lier out with me a-bossing tlie largest animal alive today, reach­
the Jok” —Kansas City Star.
ing a length in excess of 80 feet, with
a mouth so large that ten to twelve
men could stand therein, has a throat
When to Be Bold
about 8 Inches In diameter.
Why not he bold If you really wan!
to win? Re cautions, of course. In ar­
riving at your decisions but btrid In '
Rather the Contrary
executing them,—American Magazine. ! Carried away by the beauty of the
heroine on the screen, he murmured,
WMonspIcuoaaly, “ Isn't she lovely I”
Good Enough Proof
“ Every time you see a pretty girl
Grace—Last night George aald he'd
yon forget you’re married,” snapped
kiss me or die In the attempt.
bis better half.
Gwen—DM he klas you?
“ You’re wrong, my dear; nothing
“ Well, he was alive this morning."—
brings home the fact with so much
Stray Stories.
O RC H ESTRA
TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!
Hail and Snow
n a il and snow are simply forms of
water and there Is nothing about
them that Is used In making explo­
sives. The versps of the Bible fre­
quently referred to In this connection
do not Indicate they are used for ex­
plosives: “ Hast thou entered Into
the treasuries of the snow or hast
thou seen the treasures of the hall,
which I haw reserved against the
time of trouble, against the day of
battle and wnr?" These lines, put
It,to il».- mouth of the Deity, refer to
in m ’j Ignorance and weakness agRlnst
the natural forces o f snow and hail.
force."
1
(ühriutinasi S’íuippíttii
Got Instrument That
Suited Whole Family
The stork Is dying set In Germany.
In 20 years the number ef occupied
nests has decrease« by approximately
70 per cent. Till» is regarded a3 a
bad omen by the superstitious peas­
Commercialism and A rt
antry, who think themselves
Olives
Those who decry the commercialism
blessed if a stork buHis on their roof. of America find it interesting to ob­
Most olives eaten In America are
Indeed, In many villages tha pea* tits serve the economic condition of na­ green olives which have been pickled
go to the length of putting a cartwheel
tions during their gelden ages of art whole or with the pits removed. In
on their chimney, In order to entice and literature. Even that dream Jew­ the Mediterranean countries It is cus­
this harbinger of g»»d times. The el of romance and delicate architec­ tomary to eat the ripe fru it cured In
reason German scientists advance for tural beatify, Venice, acquired most of salt. Olives In this manner constitute
this decrease Is curious. In the winter its greatest art treasures with the a staple part of the laborer’s daily
the stork goes to South Africa, where wealth obtained as commercial mis­ diet. It is very rarely that ripe olives
hls chief food Is the locust. In recent tress of the Adriatic, and nt the very are eaten in the United States. The
years the South African farmers have apex of Its glory was nothing more Department of Agriculture has Intro­
been waging a highly organized war than a seaport capital renowned for duced a new variety called the Barounl
on the locust. In this campaign ar­ Its energetic merchants and virile olive, especially adapted for pickling
senic plays a leading part, and It has trade. Those who postulate that one ripe. It is a native of north Africa
been proved that whole colonies of cannot be a sincerely great artist and and has been grown successfully In
storks have perished through eating still make a living at the profession California. The original stock of a
arsenic-poisoned locusts.
have no criterion upon which to base few trees has expanded until there
their statement.—Carlton Kendall In are now orchards of about 100 acres
total area on the Pacific coast—Path­
the North American Review.
Exhaust Steam
finder Magazine.
It was some years ago that Sir
Charles Parsons first showed that by
Unfinished Production
means of the steam-turbine exhaust
First W hites in Hawaii
After an entertainment In a North
steam from reciprocating engines
Early Hawaii legends Indicate that
side church, the chairman of the com­
could be used to produce power more
mittee came up to one of the class the first white men visited Hawaii 400
economically than It hnd been pro­
years ago. Many historians and scien­
members and snld, sympathetically:
duced before.
" I am sorry we didn’t get to call on tists maintain that no white men were
Later Professor Rateau of the
you for your magic art, but we had to tlieie before Cnpt. James Cook arrived
School of Mines, In Paris, discovered
cut a lot of the numbers. I hope you in 1778, but the Hawaiian legends tell
a method o f using exhaust steam
of the wrecking of a strange vessel
don’t feel put out about It.”
from engines that run Intermittently.
The amateur magloian hnng hls and landing of several white men In
According to a high authority, the
1527. It is pointed out that no white
head. " I am put out—Just $3 worth.”
practical result of the development
people except the Spaniards were
“ What do you mean?”
of exhaust nnd mixed-pressure steam
"Well, I didn’t get a chance to get cruising in the Pacific at that early
turbines has heen that, on land alone,
back the $5 bill I smuggled Into a period, and some historians think It
nearly 2,000.000 hors« power of elec-
man’s pocket, which I was going to entirely possible that the strange ves­
trlcel energy Is being gen crated by
mysteriously produce In one o f my sel was one of three sent out by Cor­
mesas of exhaust steam that has pre­
main tricks.” —Youngstown Telegram. tez from Mexico in an attempt to
viously been wasted.
reach Cnllfornln.
Three-year-old Jackie had the repu­
tation for doing the iwiisunl. One nf-
ternoon hls mother, while dressing for
ten, could find netsh»r her pearls nor
lt"r son. Going oat ea the upstairs
florrh to call Mm. atm
Jackie
standing by the railing baslly dro|e
ptng her lost panrls nne by one into
the hushes below.
“ Jackie!" screamed big mother,
“ what are you doing?"
Aa the laat few benutlhil pearls
dropped from hls Htabby fingers he
cried In glee; "Ob. ma war, look at
the pltty walndwopa."
Honey ns a medicine was the sub­
ject of several speakers at the British
honey show, where It wns said that
doctors In the United States were
using thp bee product to replace alco­
hol as s stimulant In the treatment of
pneumonia nnd other Illnesses. Honey
was said to be an excellent pick-me-
up and used with hot milk It la a first-
class tonic. Due pound of honey was
shown to be equal In food value to 23
egg«-
That
to muke them better hut because the
parent is angry or has had his ego
wounded Is revealed by Winthrop D.
Lane, tvriting in the Delineator Maga­
zine.
“ Parents have certain pictures of
themselves," points out Mr. Lane, “ cer­
tain conceptions of themselves, and
they do not like to have these dis­
turbed. Even a child. If he steps on
an adult's ego, I k likely to regret It.
And then we have to admit that chil­
dren aie nuisances. Love them us we
may. cherish them as tenderly as we
wish, they annoy us tremendously.
They make us climb the stairs at
night to give them drinks ; they disobey
us; they endanger our property by
striking matches. They break things
—they lose things. They pile all the
chairs In one corner of the room and
call It a steamboat. They tra il mud
through the house; they leave marks
on the walls. They break out In new
ndseonduct every day. We cannot
cope with all the varieties of their
mischief.
“ And so we punish them. We pun
Ish them because they make us angry,
Interfere with our plans and cause us
worry. No parent likes to have hls
day knocked Into a cocked hat."
Altogether Too Busy
to Seek Prosaie Work Scientists Frcwn on
A big, beulthy-looking fellow knocked
at the kitchen door and asked for
Idea of Divining Rod
In the tropical bird house at the
Audubon Park zoo, New Orleans, lives
a collection of birds said to be the
something to eat, but the woman was
most Industrious creatures of all liv­
not charitably disposed.
ing beings. They are so Industrious,
“ Why don’t you get some work?'
say the zoo supervisors, that mate­
she snapped.
rials with which the tiny creatures
“ I haven't time, ma’am.”
carry on their unceasing labors are
"Haven’t time?” sha asked In sur­
withheld from the spacious bird house
prise.
except during certain hours. When the
“ No, ma'am; I'm bwsy."
birds are deprived of this material,
"Busy, Indeed,” si«» sal« sarcastical­
known as “ raffia,” a kind of palm
ly. “ I ’d like to knew what keeps you
fiber, they become dissatisfied, appar­
busy ?”
ently because they are forced to re­
main Idle.
“ Tearln’ round from house to house,
ma’am."
The birds are known as "weavers,”
getting their name from the w ork(ln
"What?”
which they are so proficient.
"Tearln' round from house to house,
ma’am, try in ’ to git something to eat,
The wenver comes from the Trans­
takes up all my time, so I don’t have
vaal ami lake regions of Africa, south­
any left to work in. T fiifa the whole
ern Asia and Australia. When the
truth, ma'am; and K yen don't give
"raffia" is placed in the bird house the
little workers start weaving nests.
me a bite I ’ll hays’ ta waste two or
three precious hoiirs, ma'am, looking
When the supply of material Is ex­
for somebody that, w ilt I"
hausted they start tearing down ne3ts
already woven and rebuilding them.
And hls nerve saved him.—London
Tit-Bits.
Thus they occupy themselves until all
but exhausted.
Great Vacation
for the Child’s Good Vividness of Writing
Made Herodotus Great
most children are punished not
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