JNO. H. WHEELER.
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Scraps of Curious Information. The phrase,
"ye0r of our Lord" is said to have been first u.s.
ed by Charles the Ill, Emperor of Germany,
A. d. 879, while designating the date of some
particular transaction.


The plural style Of speaking (swe'') among
kings, was begun by King John of England. A.
D. lll9. Before that time sovereigns used the
singular persons in their edicts. The German
and the French sovereigns followed the example
of King John in 1900. When Editors began to
say "a0e" we do not know. 0"3"


A writer upon salad says it was not until the
latter end of the reign of Henry 9Th: about l547,
that any salads, carrots cabbages, or other edible
roots were produced in England. Before that
they were obtained from France or Holland. :


There was famous poison known in Italy dur
ing the 17th century, by the name of'tWater Tofa-
ma, wives poison" 1t was prepared by woman
named Tofana who sold it in small fiat vials.
She is said to have carried on the traffic for a
long series of years. and when arrested confessed
the poisoning of six hundred people. =: ,.i...
The preparation was chiefly used by married
women who were tired of their husbands. 1t was
as clear as water and FIVE or six drops were fatal,
but not suddenly, thus avoiding suspicion.


The month of September, which is now the
9th month, was formerly the 9TH, when the year
began in March and hence received its name
from the Latin Septlmsus. 1t has had various
names at various periods. 1t was called Tiberius
by the Roman Senate, until the emperor objected
to the appellation. Domi,ian gave it the name of
Germanicus. Under Antonius Plus it was call.
ed Antonius. Commadus. gave it his sirname
Hercules; and the emperor Tactius called it Tao
titus.


The common instruments for measuring time
among the ancients, were hour glasses, sun dals,
and vessel of water with hole in its bottom.
King Alfred's time-keeper consisted Of six wax
tapers inclosed in lantern Of horn SO thin as to
be transparent. t......... -........ ,.. =.
The Roman soldiers were accustomed to pro.
vide themselves with vinegar in their marches, to
be used as drink 1t is conjectured that the
vinegar which was offered to our Saviour was that
which the soldiers used for their own drinking
If so, it would seem TO have been presented with
kind intentions. The Bible represents Boaz as
providing vinegar for. bis reapers, into which
they might dip their bread Before hops were
known, wormwood and other bitter herbs were
used for the same purposes. nj They were employ
ed so late as 1892. ...,s