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Show Aerated waters were made as early as 17G7, In Imitation of mineral waters. In the western Australia desert there are wells which yield water only at night When an Inch of rainfall Is recorded, 101 tons of water have fallen on an acre of soil. A pint of water converted Into steam requires 1,700 times as much space as In liquid form. A pint of water equals thirty-four and two-thirds cubic inches and weighs one and one-fourth pounds. It Is estimated that more than two years Is required for gulf stream water wa-ter to travel from Florida to Norway. In a ton of water from the Atlantic ocean there are 31 pounds of salt. In the same quantity of water from the Dead sea there are 18i pounds. It is estimated that the variance of one Inch" in the rainfall in July in the six ch'.ef corn-growing states makes a difference of $300,000,000 in the value of the corn crop. Water bolls at a lower temperature in a high altitude than at sea level. The normal boiling point is 212 degrees de-grees Fahrenheit, but on the summit of Mont Blanc it Is 180. Cold water, according to high authority, au-thority, is a valuable stimulant to many if not all people. Its action on the heart Is said to be more stimulating than brandy. It has been known to raise pulse from 76 to more than 100. |