CENTRAL INFORMATION.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 2964, 31 May 1898, Page 3

CENTRAL INFORMATION.

" Ifc Is «ald that . th»- Greenlai&~ir£kUi apmatimea attains the age of 400 yearly Celery aofca upon the norvotJi iyit«m, and is a cure for rheumatic* and neuralgia. Tun days per annum is the averag« amount of sickneaß in human life. Sugar is an ancient luxury. The Chinese have been eating it for at least 3000 years. Blondes should avoid the lighter shades of blue, which are apt to give an ashy hue to the complexion. The Princess of Wales, on her travels, is always accompanied by a favourite white cat. Over forty per cent, of the cases of paralysis ocour between the ages of thirty and foity. Running makes a person warm because a greater amount of air is breathed in, causing the blood to pass more rapidly through the lungs The two tallest Princesses in Europe are the Crown Princess of Denmark, who is 6ft. 3in., and the Crown Princess Stephanie, who is a little under 6ft. Lady Haberton considers that the knicker-bocker costume adopted by lady cyalists is an ideal dreßß for domestic servants. Piercing the flesh with even the finest needle hurts, because the nerves are so thickly matted just under the skin that not even tlie finest point can be intro* duced without wounding one or more. It is asserted that the risk oi being struck by lightning is five times greater in the couutrv than in towns, because ordinary dwelling-houses in towns receive a very considerable protection from the roofing, cornices, gutters, and so on. A well-known cyclist had a rather exciting experience the other day. For over a mile he was chased by a mud bull, which managed to keep on even terms with him for about that distance, but ultimately finished a bad second. The popular song, "Tommy Atkins," is said to have brought its publishers in £6,000 during the first year, or rather more than £100 a week. It appears to have been purchased from the author and composer for a sovereign. In the Alpine glaciers, when a man falls into a crevasse, his body becomes frozen hard, and bo is preserved from decay. It is probable that the bodies of men killed hundreds of yeara ago still lie intact within the icy depths of those caverns. At a wedding recently, the officiating clergyman, having concluded the marriage service, gave the young couple a suitable address. Hehnd not, however, proceeded far in his discourse wlien the bridegroom, going up to the verger, whispered-in his ear, "Tell your guvnor to cut it short ; I've got the cab by the hour." A three-wheeled cycle equipment for the conveyance of coffins is the latest invention. Ifc was in the brain of a New York man that the idea wns first conceived. Thus the cyclist may now journey on the wheel from the cradle to the graye — from the first trip in the bicycle baby-basket to the final Bpin in the tricycle hearse. A Hamburg young man has just had his sanity proved by the Roentgen raya. He declared ten years ago that he had a bullet in his head which he had fired into it in trying to^ commit suicide. He complained of the pain and, as he attacked his keepers, and the doctors could find no trace of a wound, was locked up as a dangerous lunatic. The Roentgen raya have now shown the exact place of the bullet. The Chinese burglar takes an ingredient of his own, burns it, and blows the smoke through the keyhole of the bedroom where the master of the house is asleep. The fumes dull the senses of the victim just enough to make him helpless, while at the same time permitting him to see and hear everything that goes on in the room. The only antidote against this charm is pure water, and most of the whealthy Chinese folk, sleep with a basin of this near their heads.