Show I HL LITTLPI ENCYCLOPEDIA The Bank of England contains slIver which have lain in its vaults since 1696The The largest inclosure for deer Is said to be the Royal park in Copenhagen of 4200 acres When a fish ljas lost any of his scales by a wound or abrasion they are siever renewed The elephant has 40000 muscles in his trunk alone while a man has only 577 In hts entire body Nearly fl000000 worth of patent medIcines are exported from the tjnited Kingdom each year There are 27 royal families In Europe twothirds of which are of German origin It has been proved as the result of ox peniments that tIle circulation of the blood is affected by musc It is a curious fact that the honeybee was never knqwn In the United States until imported from England Some dentists use molterC 7tlass for fihlingteet It is prepared with certain chemicals which make the glass malleable and durable A Freach Brofessor Is said to be the owner of a collection of 920 heads repre seating the various known races of peo ole on the lobe A lIttlO sugar taken with wter not too cold in case food is not obtainable will relieve any feeling of exhaustion and sharp hunger According to the deductions of a well known astronomer we receive as much light from the sun as could be emitted by 650000 full moons The national hymns of China are of such extraordinary length that It is stated that half a day would be required to sing them through The bloodhound it is claimed is not a ferocious animal butT on the contrary an exceedingly benevolent one ranking in this respect with the St Bernard The greatest bay on the face of the earth is that of Bengal Measured in a straight line from the two inclosing penInsulas pen-Insulas Its extent is about 420000 squu miles Early morning exercise Is denosuiced nowadays by the majority of hyienic teachers At that time they say vitality is at its lowest ebb and needs the stimulation stimu-lation of food The Chicago library has received a copy of the Bible printed In Zurich In 1552 The volume has 1500 pages in heavy old German type and ninny quaint woodcut wood-cut Illustrations A single lump of coal weighing exactly 4680 pounds was recently shipped from the United States to Manchester A special derrick had to be rigged to get it from the railroad car into the steamers hold II |