THE EDITOR'S SCRAP BOOK.
Interesting Gleanings from Various Sources.
There -are 672 fcnown volcanoes in the world, of which 270 are active ; 80 in America, 24 in Asia, 20 in Africa. Java has 109, 28 active. In New Zealand, within an area of 127 miles, there are 63, ranging from 196 feet to 900 feet in height.
The "carrying of firearms in Russia fs only permitted after an official investigation of the character of the person who requests? the privilege. His name and the number of the weapon are recorded. Should he afterwards desire to dispose qf the weapon, he must notify the authorities and cause the transfer to be entered on the public records.
One of the curious social laws of Pent forbids women to attend funerals, and they do not appear at weddings unless, they are very intimate friends. When a funeral procession passes through the streets the coffin is carried Upon the shoulders of the pall-bearers, who are followed by an empty hearse drawn by twOi four, or six horses according to the means of the mourners and their desire for display. All the male members of the family and friends of the deceased follow on foot, with a lino of empty carriages behind them.
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Southland Times, Issue 19036, 2 May 1903, Page 1 (Supplement)
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