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THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
seven feet ten inches. Exhibited in Lon- 
don. 
Captain Bates, of Kentucky, seven feet 
eleven and one-half inches. Exhibited 
in London, 1871, New York, 1880. 
Harold Hardradra, Norwegian giant, 
nearly eight feet. 
Gilly, a Swede, eight feet. Exhibited 
at a show early in the nineteenth cen- 
tury. 
William Evans, eight feet at death. 
Porter to Charles I. l)ied 1632. 
Charlemagne, nearly eight feet. He 
could squeeze together three horse-shoes 
at once in his hands. 
J. Toller, of Nova Scotia, eight feet. 
Died 1819. 
Maximilian Christopher Miller, eight 
fe<'t. His hand measured twelve inches 
ajid his forefinger was nine inches long, 
('ailed the " Saxon Giant." Died in Lon- 
don. 1674-1734. 
Chang- woo-goo, of T.vcliou, Chinese 
giant eight feet two inches. Exhibited 
in London and New York, 1866-67 and 
again in 1880. 
J. H. Keichart, of Friedburg, Sweden, 
eight feet three inches. His father and 
mother were giants. 
Charles O'Brien, of Byrne, Irish giant, 
eight feet four inches. His slceleton is 
preserved in the Museum of the College 
of Surgeons. 1761-1873. Patrick, his 
brother, was eight feet seven inches. 
Loushkin, Russian giant, eight feet 
seven inches ; drum-major of the Imperial 
Guards. 
Maximinus, eight feet six inches. The 
Roman Emperor, 235-238. 
A human skeleton eight feet six inches, 
is preserved in the museum of Trinit y j 
College, Dublin, ; 
What's in a Kame? 
HO that has ever examined tlie 
blossoms of the potato has not 
pronounced them beautiful, 
and many of the new varieties 
of the i)otato are very tine. We remember 
well long years ago, some forty years, 
when we were importing and testing new 
species of tlie potatoes from other States, 
we carefully planted some eight or ten 
varieties for a test of their value, and 
when they were in bloom we gathered 
many clusters of tlie new kinds and ex- 
hibited them in our stand at the Horticul- 
tural Society of Boston, Mass., labelling 
the entire exhibit as the Blooms of 
Solannm TiiheTOSiun, and as these blos- 
soms were in very liandsome clusters our 
stand attracted "quite a crowd, and we 
heard many young ladies asking their 
friends : 
" Have vou seou that stand of new and 
beautiful flowers exhibited by Mr. War- 
ren?" 
Eor an hour quite a bevy of ladies 
gathered to see these new flowers of the 
Solarium. After they had been n]ucii ad- 
mired and praised, we took an o[)i^or- 
tunity to chatige the label, placing in its 
stead" these words— The Potato Blossoms, 
and we heard often these exclamations— 
"Why! is it possible, after all, these 
were only the Potato blossoms '?" 
And thus it is, many of the best bless- 
ings of life are grea.tly undervalued be- 
cause they are common. — California 
Farmer. 
#ur Dili's §tpiirtiueiit. 
This department is intended exclusively for " Our Girls," 
and we hope to make it both interesting and instructive, 
and to this end -wg ask our young lady readers to assist by 
contributions, suggestions, or illustrations. There are thous- 
ands of little things that can be, and have been, made and 
done by young ladies, pertaining to decorative art, needle- 
work, etc., etc., that would l)e gladly followed but for a 
want of knowledge on the subject, and we know of no more 
p easing task for a lady than that of teaching her younger 
sisters that which they are anxious to learn, and which 
mav prove of real benefit to them in the future, as 
well as being useful and interesting for the present. We 
trust we will have no difficulty in persuading those who 
have something nice to show or speak of, to make use of 
this department. Remember, it is open to all, and if you 
have anything worth knowing suitable for this column, 
send it along, and we will give it our best attention. Do 
not be afraid to write because you may fancy your com- 
position is not perfect, or have other scruples of a similar 
kind. Do the best you can, and leave the rest to the editor 
of this department, and we are sure you will be pleased with 
your work. 
- Girl in hammock 
Reading book 
Catches man 
By hook or crook. 
G-irl in kitchen 
Scrubbing pan, 
Cannot gobble 
Any man. 
Ten years later. 
Head in whirl ; 
Jlan wishes he'd taken 
Kitclipu girl. 
— Anger is like rain, it breaks itself 
upon that on which it falls. — Pope. 
— If you would not have affliction visit 
you twice, listen at once to what it 
teaches. — Burgh. 
— Fire and sword are but slow engines 
of destruction in comparison with the 
hnhhlev.— Steele. 
