Show things worth knowing the name porcupine means aping pig new york Is leading all other states in tree planting iceland is so rough and mountainous that only about one fifth of its area can bo be fanned the african warthog always backs into its bairow cautiously keeping its ith eyes orn on possible enemies xenophon studied diseases of the horse so carefully that he is called the father of veterinary science two kinds of wild tobacco that grow on oil the ranges of the west are poisonous to cattle and horses oolong tea one of the most valuable crops of northern formosa is attacked by eighty five kinds of insects recent experiments indicate that trees get 67 per cent of their growth at night and only 33 per cent in the daytime interesting creatures in the london zoo include such pure pur white exhibits as an albino nu irrel peacock monkey and lobster A statue oz oi columbus seventy feet tall is 13 to le erected at the port ot vaios in spain from which columbus sailed on his famous voyage the collection of flowering cherry trees that was presented to the city of washington washing ton by japan in 1912 consists consist con sista 3 of almost 2000 trees tho the golo gold chair in which queen mother of was carried years ago in egypt has been reconstructed atter two years of careful work in testing paint the united states bureau of standards uses special apparatus which produces in a few lays days the same effect as long exposure to sun wind rain and other weather conditions ninety per cent of the bituminous coal ruined rained in the united sa states I 1 e I 1 Is s burned lor for heat light and power without salvaging any of 0 the of 0 waitresses in ill boklo cafes sit no wag wages eli but depend on tips police found jn in some cafes caces they buy positions 7 iq A considerable proportion or of the people of siberia are farther from froin the seat of thir government at moscow than they are frit the X center of tho part oart |