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Curious And True

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
June
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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The crocodile's egg is about the slza of that of the goose. The coldest place in the ice box is under the ice, not on top of it. About seven and a half millions of tons of coal are consumed annually. The queen of Italy is a graceful and skiilful bicyclist, and every day has a spin on her sllver-mounted wheel. The last criminal hanged in England for attempted murder was Martain Doyle, who was executed at Chester on the 26th of August, 1861. An inch of rain, falling upon an area of one square mile, is equivalent to nearly 17,500,000 gallons, weighing 145,250,000 pounds, or 72,625 tons. In France, if a structural defect in a bicycle causes an injury to the person using it, the manufacturer is legally accountable for damages. Stockholm has the largest death roll from alcoholism of any city in the world. Ninety in one thousand die from the excessive use of intoxlcants. The prime of life in a man of regular habits and sound constitution is from 30 to 55 years of age; of a woman from 24 or 25 to about 40 years of age. The stovepipe hat appeared during the war between king and parliament in England, and has scarcely changed its form from that time to the present. In 1630 no gentleman, either in England, France or Germany, thought for a moment of going abroad without hls cloak, even in hottest da'ys of summer. About 1641 the apron was an indispensable part of every lady's wear. It was made of all sorts of costly materials, and was generally bordered wlth fine lace. The wldow's cap Is as old as the days of Julius Caesar. An edict of Tiberius commanded all wldows to wear the cap under penalty of a heavy fine and Imprisonment. Donlzetti wrote slxty operas: of these comparaüvely few are well known, but their melodlous character is likely for a time to preserve them their great popularity. Cambric waa flrst introduced into England during the reign of Queen Eliaabeth. The flrït piece imported was presented to the virgin queen to make a ruft for her neck. Big-gons wore caps much resemblinir the pointed nlghtcap seen in comlc plotures.. They were worn in France in the flfteenth century by gentlemen when walking or traveling.

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Ann Arbor Register