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PDFTABLE FOR MEASURING AN ACRE.—To measure an acre in rectangular form is a simple question in arithmetic. One has only to divide the total number of square yards in an acre, 4,840, by the number of yards in the known side or breadth to find the unknown side in yards. By this process it appears that a rectangular strip of ground—
5 yards
wide by 968 yards long is 1 acre.
10 yards wide
by 484 yards long is 1 acre.
20 yards wide
by 242 yards long is 1 acre.
40 yards wide
by 121 yards long is 1 acre.
80 yards wide
by 60-1/2 yards long is 1 acre.
70 yards wide
by 69-1/2 yards long is 1 acre.
60 yards wide
by 80-3/8 yards long is 1 acre.
THE LANGUAGE OF GEMS.—The language of the various precious stones is as follows:
Moss Agate—Health,
prosperity and long life.
Amethyst—Prevents
violent passions.
Bloodstone—Courage,
wisdom and firmness in affection.
Chrysolite—Frees
from evil passions and sadness.
Emerald—Insures
true love, discovers false.
Diamonds—Innocence,
faith and virgin purity, friends.
Garnet—Constancy
and fidelity in every engagement.
Opal—Sharpens
the sight and faith of the possessor.
Pearl—Purity;
gives clearness to physical and mental sight.
Ruby—Corrects
evils resulting from mistaken friendship.
Sapphire—Repentance;
frees from enchantment.
Sardonyx—Insures
conjugal felicity.
Topaz—Fidelity
and friendship; prevents bad dreams.
Turquoise—Insures
prosperity in love.
GREAT SALT LAKE AND THE DEAD SEA.—Great Salt Lake is a shallow body of water, its average depth being but a little more than three feet, while in many parts it is much less. The water is transparent, but excessively salt; it contains about 22 per cent of common salt, slightly mixed with other salts, and forming one of the purest and most concentrated brines in the world. Its specific gravity is 1.17. The water is so buoyant that a man may float in it at full length upon his back, having his head and
