The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-29
GENERAL BREYITIES

none beverages. aeStTltu llldl the - DdDitS
of London are never sober from their
birth until they are weaned."
THE Alaska Herald SAYS that in Nushik,
Alaska, in latitude G2 degrees north, the
thermometer on the coolest day Of last
winter indicated twelve degrees above
zero, and that outdoor work can be sue
cessfully carried on there from the LIST Of
April TO the middle of October.
A TURKEY hen in lancaster county, Pa,
disappeared from her usual haunts few
weeks ago. and returned after a short alb
sence, accompanied by brood of young
partridges, which she is now taking care
of in the most mOtherly way. The little
strangers are said to be very tame'
A CoRoNER's jury in Boston lately
found a verdict declaring that the use Oh
chloroform as an an8sthetic is unJustlfa-
bic, and that legislative means should De
taken TO prevent its administration. Inc
death which resulted from it in this case.
as In many similar instances, was caused
by its administration TO person who was
about to undergo a dental operation.
THE most prolific causes of fires which
destroy farming stock, stables, hay, grain,
or flour stores of all descriptions, are,
stacking hay while green, sparks from To-
comOtives, etc., sparks from steam thresh-
ing-machines, sticking candles against
walls and timber in barns and stables, vag-
rants smoking i'm stables, Migrants being
refused aims, firearms used near farming
stock, such as haystacks, etc. These risks
should therefore be carefully guarded
against.
A WOMAN suffering from bulimia has
lately died in Paris at the age OF forty
three. She ate every day on an average
about six pounds and half of bread and
half pound of meat. Bread formed her
principal sustenance, Of which she requlr-
ed about nine pounds TO completely satisfy
her appetite. The unfortunate creature
earned about two shilling a day as a
needlewoman, which, with little income
she possessed, was nearly all absorbed Ill
providing food for her Unsuitable appe'
lite
AN inquest has been held at Manches-
ter. England, on the body of a shoemaker
named Donovan, who was an inmate Of
the Prestwich Lunatic Asylum, and work
ed at his trade there. He had a great
taste for eating iron. and died suddenly OF
September Is. The post-mortem exam
ination showed that the stomach contain
ed one pound ten ounces of nails, some an
inch and half long, several pieces OF iron
haitian inch square, and an aWl without
handle His death resulted from peri
tonitis.
A GENTLEMAN in Boston owns the old.
est umbrella. He says: Il have now IN
my possession an old, green silk umbrella
presented by my grandfather to his wlf'
when they commenced Housekeeping, II
1867, in Halifax. y. ). Emigraung t(
Massachusetts in l776, he took sides witt
the patriots and had a new handle attached
to his umbrella. bearing the design Of al
aarla oil hN fhirfaQn
frame and handle are in a state of perfect
preservation, but the silk cover is some
what frayed-as might be expected from
an umbrella 107 years old"
A CORRESPONDENT of the New GorE
Times writes from San Francisco: The
Chinese in California buy their wives
NV Celestial, Ah-Sam, who dusts out my
office, has recently imported one. San
sent money to his mother, and in due course
of time the purchase arrived. and San
brought her down for my inspection. Sh'
was as ugly Chinese woman as l eve
saw. | said, Sam, not handsome, eh >
Sam says, "No, no handsome much
handsome gal cost heap money, and al
time kick up-bobbery." Sam had thu
correct idea of it, and was wisely conten
with plain article that was most likely
to stay by him. Sam informed me tina
was three hundred dOllars-all it wa
worth.
ACCORDING to a correspondent of tn,
Marietta (Ohio) Register. the body of al
infant diving suddenly in that vicinity wa
followed to the grave by maltese cat tina
had been the child's pet in life. The ami
NAL persisted in remaining beside tn
burial-place until the last sod was replaced
and then followed the bereaved famil.
back to the house. At night she returne
TO the burying-grOund, and, being follow
ed and watched, was seen to work trant
cally with all four feet until she had CON
pletely leyeled the little mound over tn
grave. Then she went home again bu
on the following morning was seized wit
a fit exactly at the hour of the child's sud
den sickness, and died at the very mOmen
corresponding with the instant of tn
child's death.
AT the foot of the Chestnut Hills, i
North Coventry, Chester county, Pa, n
side two eccentric bachelors, Messrs. job
and Frederick Hamilton, who are now b'
tween sixty and seventy years Of age
They live happily together, have no We
men about to give them curtain lecture
when they are out o. nights, nor tenderl
care for them in their hours of sickness
They keep separate tables, do their Ow
cooking. washing and mending, make thei
own beds. and do all necessary work tbs
is to be done about well-regulatedhOus'
hold. Besides being good housekeepel
these old gentlemen are of an inventiy
turn of mind. They recently invented
Neutrality-suspicious., which is worked wit
a crank. Five hundred sheaves of whe;
and fifty bushels of oats were threShed OF
by it one day.
SIX giraffes have arrived at the Garde
ofAcclimatiOn in Paris. the oldest of whiC
is three years of age. The giraffe is n
tive of Africa, and used to inhabit Il
country from Nubia 10 the Cape of Goo
Hope, but ii is said now TO be restricted
a small canton of AbysSinia. All attemp
at demonstrating the animal,have failed
Africa, vet il is easily tanned in EurOp
In its native hauntS il rOams in herds
from five to fifty. browsing on the leav
and small branches of trees. 1t is inOtle
sive, and seeks to escape danger by tligh
yet ifhard pressed will fight stoutly, di
charging a storm of kicks with its hiI
legs that will even beat off the lion. !
running pace is Swifter than that of a file
horse, and it moves over uneven grOur
with great advantage. The flesh of q
giraffe is called palatable, and its mario
is a favorite African delicacy.
The Virginia City New Enterpri
adds the following TO its long list of cul
Gus stories: ave are informed that q
reason why there are no shade trees abo
the hotel at the Genoa Hot Springs, al
why none can be grown there, is that I
ground is too hot for them. Ii is sa
that upon digging through the thin 81
face soil a subStratum of hard earth-call
hard pan-is found. This is two or thr
feet i'm thickness. and upon diggiI
through it almost anywhere in the neig
bOrhoOd. boiling hot water is encountere
On account of this subterranean lake
hot water trees of no kind can be made
grow in the neighborhOod. Soil enOu:
for the nOurishment of the trees cam
be collected upon the surface, and the m
ment their roots pass through the 81
stratum they are i'm hot water and a
cooked. BY sinking an artesian well
this place there could doubtless be {
tanned 4 fine fountain of hot water, but
it We're desired 10 surround this fOunta
with trees it would be necessary TO Ia
them made of cast iron.'