The smallest tree in Great Britain grows 011 the top of Ben Lomond. It is a dwarf willow only two inches in height. If all the lands suitable for cultivation of sugar cane were utilised in Cuba, the island could produce enough sugar for entire Western Hemisphere. An eminent Italian doctor has been experimenting with the inhalation of petroleum fumes in cases of whooping cough, and has obtained good results.
One of the novel ideas of decorative effect in Japan is to catch fireflies, keep them in a cage or box of wire until guests arrive, and then release them in the garden.
Bats in the Philippine Islands are as big as cats, and with the wings spread measure three feet from tip to tip. A bite from one of them is said to prove fatal.
