SHOES MADE IN TWO AND A-HALF HOURS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XL, Issue 16, 15 April 1908, Page 48

SHOES MADE IN TWO AND A-HALF HOURS.

A story of lightning-like rapidity in cobbling is told by a boot paper. It appears that while the German Emperor was in England a London bootmaker received an order for a pair of boots for the Imperial feet. A messenger was dehatched early in the morning with several pairs of the highest-priced footgear, none of which suited the Emperor. An offer to make a pair of boots was accepted by the Kaiser’s adjutant, and on a telephone message to the factory in London two men were put to work. At 1.20 in the afternoon the Royal boots were completed and forwarded to the German monarch. The boots, which, report says, fitted perfectly, were worn by his majesty the same evening. The time consumed in making them was two hours and 30 minutes. ♦ ♦ * ICE IN DENTISTRY. The first use of ice in dental operations was in what the publie term the “freezing system.” This, application is still in use in provincial towns, but (says “lee and Cold Storage’!) it has for several years been discontinued in London and other large cities. The first use of ice in thfts way was in America. Tne ice was cut up fine, placed in small bags so shaped as to fit each side of the jaw, and the wretched patient held these in his mouth until the desired temperature was reached, when the operator extracted the offending molar or molars. To-day cold air is pumped into the mouth with more effect, and without any of the pain and inconvenience that must have attended the more primitive” style. Iced water is always used by dentists in America, but it is never used anywhere else. 4 > 4 AGES OF ANIMALS. Many animals live to a great age, while others die soon after birth. Comparative ages of different animals show that the elephant lives 100 years or more, the rhinoceros 20, camel 100, lion 25 to 70, tiger, leopard, jaguar and beaver 50 years, deer 20, wolf 20, fox 14 to 16, Hama 15, chamois 25, monkey and baboon 16 to 18, hare 8, squirrel 7, rabbit 7, pig 25, stag 50, horse 30, ass 30, sheep 10, eow 20, ox 30, swan, parrot, and raven 200, eagle 100, goose 80, hen and pigeon 10 to 16, hawk 36 to 40, crane 24, blackbird 10 to 12, peacock 20, pelican 40 to 50, thrush 8 to 10, wren 2 to 3, nightingale 15, blackcap 15, linnet 14 to 23, carp 70 to 150, pike 30 to 40, salmon 16, codfish 14 to 17, eel 10, crocodile 100, whale, estimated, 1,000, queen bee 4 years, working bee 6 months, Urone 4 months.