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One hundred pounds Of water of the Dead Sea
contains 45 pounds of salt.


The mean annual depth OF rain that falls at the
equator is 96 inches.


Assuming the temperature Of the interior ofthe
earth to increase uniformity as we descend at the
rate of degree in 46 feet, at the depth of sixty
miles it will amount to 480, 900 degrees Fahren-
Iheit-a degree of heat sufficient to fuse all known
Substances.


The explosive force Of closely confined gum
powder is six and a halftons to the square inch


Hailstones sometimes fall with velocity of 1l3
in second rain, "a feet in second.


The greatest artificial cold ever produced is 81
degrees below Fahrenheit.


Electricity moves with greater velocity than
light, which traverses 900 miles of space in
second of time.


Thunder can be heard at distance of 80
miles.


Lightning can be seen by reflection at the dis
tance Of 900 miles. [selected.


The above interesting treatise on philosophical
facts may have tendency to engage the atten-
ton of some youths who have taste for reading,
and very little ambition or energy to take pains
and set down to study book so as to be pro6ta-
bic to such youths Iwould suggest plan: to be-
come more delighted in reading, is TO try and fix
the mind on some work that they may fancy and
commence to read it through and undertake to
read it so as to be able to understand it, and it
must be book of small note if you get in the way
Of studying for your own amusement. Twill fur
ther add, that the poorer classes of the communi-
ty in this country who have ample facilities to be
educated are apt to be thoughtless of its many
blessings. But the colored part of that poor
which you truly now always have with you, have
acted as though they had been taught to think
that it was wrong for them to know anything
by the letter, but that they. knew enough,
could done well. Better any strange one of their
sought, and what more you want, ride horse,
drink rum, gamble and every other dirty trick,
that those enormously chosen to put in their
heads; however, Forgetting what has past, we will
look forward. 1t is truly gratifying to see things
take such favorable change Unjust say my
people are improving, and with proper encourage
ment in short time, under the healthful influ-
ence of general reformation, we will be able by
the blessing Of God to ensure the joys of the
friend Of the colored man in the Empire State
We are resolved to use every means for the pro-
motion Of the above object.


knowledge is silver among the poor, gold