GENERAL INFORMATION.

Lake County Press, Issue 1065, 21 May 1903, Page 3

GENERAL INFORMATION.

The jaw of the shark furnishes the best watchmaker's oil. In each shark's jaw is found above half a pint. *__ The highest inhabited spot in Europe is the observatory at the summit of Mount Etna, "J,o76ft. above sea level. The scale of the human voice, from lowest bass to highest soprano, is four octaves. The average voice has only twelve notes. * Camel teams are now being used for the carriage and distribution of mining machinery on the North Coolgardie gold fields. Memory is an essential that can be cultivated. There is no acceptable apology possible for a poor memory. A great deal of time is not required to cultivate memory' since, when on a train, in the street, or anywhere else, in fact, one may be memorising, and every icicntific truth intelligently committed to memory ir an advance. It is generally agreed among naturalists that the tortoiiic is the longest lived of all animal 3. THere are many instance* of thetv attaining the extraordinary age of 250 years, while one is actually mentioned as reaching the unparalled age of 40") years. Notwithstanding- these examples, which, of course, are exceptionally rare, the ordinary tortois only lives, on the average, fronv 100 to 150 years. *— There are, in Naples, a number of cats that live in the churches. They are kept and fed by the authoriticsj on purpose to catch the mice which infest some of the old there. The little animals may oftenj be seen walking about among the, congregation or sitting gravely be-jj fore the altar during the time olg ' mass, and it is considered a I ige to disturb them. + The sewage of Paris is conveyed to an immense farm about twenty-fivej miles from the city. The farm is four square miles in area, and this fertiliser has proved so profitable to the land that neighbouring farmers are anxious to procure some of Ifco sewage, although at first they were opposed to its use. * A shark, while swimming M&irelg; near Anastasia Island, Florida, espied a 200Tb. turtle, and tried to take him in, tail first. The turtle was a shrewd old fellow, and merely extended his forward flippers, thus blocking the shark's game. After repeated eßorte to swallow, the shark waa reluctantly compelled to turn Um j'iMWjtu •»!}. (1338) B.