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1000 THINGS WORTHKNOWING
1000 THINGS WORTH
KNOWING
"That all who read may know"
BY
NATHANIEL C. FOWLER, JR.
AUTHOR OF "HOW TO OBTAIN CITIZENSHIP," "STARTING
IN LIFE," "THE ART OF LETTER WRITING,"
"HANDBOOK OF JOURNALISM," ETC.
NEW YORK
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH
Copyright, 1913, by
SULLY AND KLEINTEICH
All rights reserved.
PREFACE
This book contains more than one thousandfacts, many of which are not generally knownto the average person; but all of them are ofinterest to humankind, and a knowledge ofmany of them is essential.
The author has used the simplest English,and has avoided, as far as possible, all technicalor scientific terms. He has endeavored notto fall into the common error of making hisexplanations harder to understand than thesubjects treated.
This book is not intended for the scientist,nor does it claim to be exhaustive.
In the space of a few hundred pages thewriter has presented the thousand or morethings which are really worth knowing, andwhich are usually described at unprofitablelength and without that simplicity of expressionso essential to clearness.
To find what youwant consult theIndex.
Abbreviations in Common Use
Abbreviations given are those which arefrequently used. For complete list of abbreviations,the reader is referred to any unabridgeddictionary.
A. B. or B. A.—Bachelorof Arts.
A. D.—In the Year ofOur Lord.
Agt.—agent.
A. M. or M. A.—Masterof Arts.
bbl.—barrel.
B. Agr.—Bachelor of Agriculture.
B. C.—Before Christ.
B. D.—Bachelor of Divinity.
B. L.—Bachelor of Laws.
B. M. or B. Mus.—Bachelorof Music.
B. Pd.—Bachelor of Pedagogy.
B. Ph.—Bachelor of Philosophy.
B. S.—Bachelor of Surgery.
B. S. or B. Sc.—Bachelorof Science.
Capt.—Captain.
C. E.—Civil Engineer.
C. O. D.—Cash (collect)on Delivery.
Col.—Colonel.
D. C.—District of Columbia,District Court.
D. C. L.—Doctor of CanonLaw.
D. D. S. or D. M. D.—Doctorof Dental Surgery.
D.D.—Doctor of Divinity.
D. Litt.—Doctor of Literature.
D. M. or D. Mus.—Doctorof Music.
D. Ph.—Doctor of Philosophy.
Dr.—Doctor.
D. Sc.—Doctor of Science.
D. V. S.—Doctor of VeterinarySurgery.
E. D.—Doctor of Electricity.
E. E.—Electrical Engineer.
F. O. B.—Free on board.
G. A. R.—Grand Army ofthe Republic.
Gen. or Gen'l—General.
Gov.—Governor.
Hon.—Honorable.
[2]i. e.—that is.
int.—interest.
J. C. D.—Doctor of CivilLaw.
J. D.—Doctor of Laws.
J. P.—Justice of thePeace.
Jr. or Jun.—Junior.
lat.—latitude.
lb.—