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TREE VEINS AND ARTERIES.
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Running 8ap 8titl a Sourca of Wondar
Fop tha 8ciantiat.
How the sap travels from the ab
sorbing roots beneath the ground
to the topmost twig on an oak or
elm tree, more than 100 feet above
and to nearly four or five times
that height in the case of some of
the mammoth gum trees (eucalyp
tus) of the Tasmanian forest and
in the gigantic Wellingtonia of Cali
fornia, has long puzzled the phys
icist to explain.
The old idea that capillarity is
the factor at work, the fluid being
conveyed up the trunk and branches
after the manner of oil through the
wick of a lamp, becomes an alto
gether inadequate explanation. Es
pecially is this so when we realize
that in some of the internal tissues
of the stem the pressure exerted
reaches from eight to twenty at
mospheres, or, in other words, from
120 to 300 pounds to the square
inch—a force greater than that in
the boiler of a normal railway en
gine.
Tins mighty pressure, scattered
more or less irregularly through
the tissues of the tree, drives the
sap to the buds and forces them
open, expands their leaves and is
constantly at work wherever the
process of building new structures
is going on.
It is obvious, therefore, that the
engineering arrangements for the
conducting and controlling of this
powerful stream of life giving sap
must be very perfectly organized.
Indeed, they are more than that.
They present marvels of mechanical
construction which are not only me
chanical on account of their perfec
tion, but are so minute that man
can only penetrate the mysteries
and beauty of their structure by
means of high power microscopes
and careful chemical investigations.
Even then he is left baffled and
wondering.—London Strand Maga
zine.
Gluttonou* Birds.
Birds in proportion to their
weight probably eat more than any
other living thing. It is a mystery
to naturalists how the ringdove
flies after its accustomed meal. One
dove was found with COO peas in its
crop, another in captivity was
known to eat 180 beechnuts at a
time, and a third devoured sixty
acorns. The robin often eats two
:.nd a half times its weight in twen
ty-four hours, while a barnyard hen
with chicks has been observed to
resume eating 475 times in the
course of a day. The diet of a cer
tain species of hawk comprises about
2,000 mice in the course of a month,
besides other food. In the mouth
of a young heron were found three
trout, each weighing three-quarters
of a pound. Another was found
with seven small trout in its mouth,
a mouse and a thrush, evidently on
its way to its nest. The growing
bird seems to have an appetite equal
to that of an adult.—Harper's.
Mexico City’* Little Trojan Horse.
One of the chief works of art in
the City of Mexico is the bronze
equestrian statue of Charles IV. It
is called “The Iron Horse” and
“The Little Horse.” It stands in
the Plaza de la Reforma. Visible
from many directions, it serves for
a landmark to visitors unacquaint
ed with the southwestern part, of
the city. It was, according to Perry’s
“Mexico,” the first important bronze
statue made in America. Hum
boldt declared it the second finest
equestrian statue in the world, the
first being, in his opinion, that of
Marcus Aurelius at Rome. It has
ever been unpopular with the Mexi
cans. It has occupied several sites
in the city, and its several removals
have caused it to be dubbed “El
Cahilito de Troy a” (the Little Tro
jan Horse).
Both Sides of the Question.
Mistresses say housekeeping is
wearisome and disheartening. There
are many maids ready to jdraw good
pay and few ready to do good work.
Many do not know how to work
well, and most do not want to work
well. They all want to get much
and give little.
Maids say housework is tiresome
and, discouraging. There are lots
of mistresses ready to ask for good
work and very few ready to give
good conditions. Lots of them do
not know "how to manage well, and
most of them do not want to deal
fairly. They all want to get much
and give little.—Annie Winson in
Atlantic Magazine.
Too Good • Chanes to Miss.
A yeomanry squad was drilling,
and, being out of practice, most of
them were suffering from bruises
caused by the unsteadiness of one
another’s movements. “I believe
you have cut my head open,” shout
ed a recruit to a nervous comrade,
who had given him a serious knock.
“Well,” said the distracted sergeant
in charge, “now is a good time to
put something in it!” — London
Telegraph.
' MONKEY AND COBRA.
A . Battle In Which the Reptile Wae
Literally Wiped Out.
Many animals exhibit remarkable
sagacity when dealing with 6nakes.
Naturalists assure us that an intelli
gent puppy knows somehow that
snakes may be venomous and treats j
them accordingly. If he attacks a i
snake he does it with a scries of I
quick jutnps and recoils and con
tinually jerks his head upward to ]
avoid a possible dart from the ser- j
pent.
A horse kills a snake by leaping
upon it with all four feet kept to
gether, so that the snake’s fangs
can find nothing but the horny hoof
to strike into. The knowledge of
these special tactics is part of the
instinct of all animals.
There is on record an interesting
example of how a monkey treats a
snake. In this case the serpent
was of the most deadly variety—
the cobra. This cobra was coiled
up on the ground under a tree. The
monkey slowly left his perch in the
forks of the tree and quietly, with
great caution, moved downward un
til he had approached within about
two feet of the reptile.
He moved his head from .side to
side as if closely inspecting the ob
ject before him. Then he took a
firmer hold of the tree with one
arm and wrapped his feet closely
around the trunk.
He reached forth his hand until
it was within six or eight inches of
the snake, and then quickly with
drew it. The witness who observed
this curious scene was for a time in
doubt whether the monkey had a
realization of the dangerous charac
ter of its adversary. The little fel
low seemed unknowingly to be play
ing with death.
The hand of the monkey again
moved toward the venomous reptile.
It looked as if the monkey was go
ing to seize the snake. The supposi
tion was correct, for suddenly, like
a flash of lightning, the monkey
grasped the cobra around the neck
close to the head in such a manner
that it could not bite, while the
snake’s body encircled the monkey’s
arfh.
An extraordinary scene followed.
The snake hissed loudly; the mon
key chattered and screeched and
danced and leaped in frantic de
light. He would cease now and
then in his wild contortions and
seriously examine the snake’s head
and eyes and protruding tongue.
Then lie would dance about again.
When he had had enough of this
sport he began to rub the head of
tlie serpent on the hard ground,
continuing this work for some time,
with repeated solemn inspections
of the progress of his task. Finally
he had rubbed the head of the co
bra entirely off. Then, with much
gleeful chattering, he dropped the
writhing body and scampered away
to his chattering companions.—
Harper’s Weekly. t
Mask or Civic.
Mask or civic is familiar during
the season of east 6ide balls and
dances, but its meaning has long
been a mystery to some. This in
cident may serve to clear it up. In
an east side hall, where balls are a
nightly occurrence, a young woman
with her “gentleman friend,” both
in every day street clothes, appear
ed at the door, and the escort ad
vanced cautiously to the box office.
“What is it, mask?” he inquired.
“No.”
“Civic?”
“Yes.”
“Come on in, Madge, it’s civic.”—
New York Post.
The Fata Morgana.
The most singular aerial phe
nomenon is the fata morgana, a sea
mirage seen off the coast of Ca
labria and between Italy and Sicily.
It presents the phantoms of cities,
houses, temples, palaces and ships,
sometimes in their proper position,
sometimes inverted, occasionally at
an angle. The .phenomenon has
been known for many' ages and for
merly occasioned great and wide
spread alarm, being regarded as an
evil omen that betokened some gen
eral and severe calamity.
Not Allowed to 8leep.
“Yesterday,” said Jobson, “I re
fused a poor woman a request for a
small sum of money, and in conse
quence of my act I passed a sleep
less night. The tones of her voice
were ringing in my ears the whole
time.”
“Your softness of heart does you
credit,” said Mabson. “Who was
the woman?”
“My wife.” v
Eloquent Silence.
There are silences of all sorts, as
there is speech of all sorts. There
are silences that^set one’s teeth on
edge—it is always a relief to break
theni—and there are silences that
are gentler, kinder, sweeter, more
loving, more eloquent than any
wordB and which it is always a
wrench to interrupt.—Marion Craw
ford.
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