The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-08-20

to be built at a point about a mile from {
the eastern portal, and the laying of
brick will be commenced this week.
All cross ties needed between the east
end central shaft have been deliver. d,
and it is believed that the track will be {
laid in the month of August.
THE French Bishop of Canton has
Just sent to the Jardin d'Acclimation, at
Paris, a plant whose flower changes
color three times day. It is spoken
of as another wonderful evidence of
Chinese art in leading nature out of her
her customary paths. It is not more
remarkable than floral freak of South
ern Australia, beautiful flower, SINH
lar to our we'll known naorning-glory,
with five streaks of color on its bell
shaped calyx In the early morning
the color streaks are pale blue. Toward
noon they turn to a rich purple tint,
which changes to a light pink during
the afternoon. As the day declines, the
color fades, disappearing entirely after
sunset, when the flower closes and dies.
A ooRREsPoNDENT of Land and Water |
calls attention to the singular preva-
lence of blindness in salmon in the |
York River, which flows into the Gulf /
of st. Lawrence at Gaspe, the extreme |
eastward point of Canada proper. In |
some instances fish have been taken that |
are totally blind, both eyes being Gov
cred with hard, Opaque scale, while in |
others ono eye only is thus affected (;
again, some have their eyes apparently |
sloughing away. So complete is the !
blindness that man may drop down in |
bark canoe right over the fish, and
chip him out with q gaf. The York
River is very clean bottomed and clear
stream, and it is now a frequent occur
renee to observe a large fish lying in
precisely the same spot at the tail of a
pool, seldom in the strong water, day
after day, and never stirring, though
fv be passed over and under his nose
The number of these fish is apparently
on the increase every year. They are
all from twenty-five TO twenty-eight
ponds weight, and have a dull, white
appearance, though in fair condition.
Many seem to be old fish.
That crows and other species of birds
have little fear of man when he is I'M
armed is familiar fact, and suggests
that they fear him because of the
weapons he carries. In Scotland, where
shooting was prohibited on Sunday,
crows and rocks were gentle and fed
around buildings without concern.
Singularly enough, the same thing was
observed of animals by DIR. Tristram
when travelling in the wilderness of
Moab, where the sound of the gun is
quite rare. he says We we're struck
with the sagacity which all the wild ami
mails showed in the matter of firearms,
little familiar as they can be wi h them
here. AS 1t was Sunday, we strolled or
sat down among tire ruins without our
fowling pieces, and were consequently
objects of indifference. A fine fox sat
and looked at us a dozen times among
the stone-heaps, and Just walked away,
keeping almost within gunshot all the
afternoon. The SakHr falcon sat calmly
on his favorite perch, and allowed us to
reconnoiter him on Sunday, while the
eagle, owls, sand grouse and partridge
showed similar contempt for unarmed
Europeans.
Coon BEEF CHEAPER THAN PooR.-
In market quotations of our western
towns, we find cattle quoted something
like this: Good shipping steers, SO. 80
to $3.50; butchers stock, SO. 80 to 81 80.
Now why is it that, living as western
people do, whore So many cattle are
bred, they should eat so much poor
beef? II is b cause such quotations as
the above indicate that the poor beef is
cheapest. But this is not true. A we'll
fatted animal, weighing 400 TO l 900
lbs, of small bone and fine quality, will
give us more eRtable meat for the same
money Mt $3.50 per hundred, than a
thin, eoarse-boned old COW or steer,
weighing from 900 TO 1, 100 lbs, at SO. so
to $3.50 per 100. This was illustrated
not long since by an investigation made
into the management of one of our
western state prisons. It was charged
that the prisoners had better beef than
the people of the oity. This the super
intendent did not deny, for he said his
purpose had always been to buy the
best cattle in the market and we nm
derstand that he actually demonstrated
by the accounts and figures carefully
kept of purchases, the gross and net
weights, ETC., that he saved money to
the state by the practice-LiUe Stock
Journal.
THE process of canning Holsters at
Mount Desert is thus described 'sTbe
factory at Southwest Harbor, Mount
Desert, when running at full capacity,
put mp 70, COO cans a week, employing
about fifty hands. Until within short
time plenty of Holsters have been taken
about the harbor, bat now smaoks are
used, which cruise around and purchase
OF various parties. The price paid at
this time is about 81 per hundred lbs.
The smacks bring in 10000 or $4,000
pounds at time. The vessels are built
with two decks, with perforated bot
toms, so that the fish are preserved alive
and fresh in their native element Upon
the arrival of the smaeks the HOLSTERS
are dumped upon the wharf in big piles
They present a curious appearance, hi
ting and clawing at each other, until
they are shoveled into great kettles Of
boiling water. They are then dipped
out, broken mp and the meat taken out
for canning The big claws and tails
are the only parts used. The cans con-
tain one pound. A liquor is made of
the contents of the body of the lobster.
strained and prepared with salt and cav
enne pepper, and small portion put In
eac can. After soldering the cans are
boiled two hours aud a half, when they
are taken out, little hole made in the
top to let the steam out, then tightly
sealed and boiled again. The cans are
then vanished, labelled, and boxed for
market. HOLSTERS are not now very
plenty, and are rather small. The par
ties who set the nets Gull out the large
ones for Boston and other markets.
An eminent German surgeon, DR..
Kuester, has been conducting a series
of experiments concerning the action
ol pullStS uhtO III LuOueEn WltElafS from
which he has derived several important
results. In the first place he has dis
proved the commonly accepted medico-
legal dogma, "that Runshot wounds
are more extensive in the living body
than IN the dead, and that this affords a
means OF Distinguishing whether the
injury has been inflicted during life or
after death the character of the
wounds being similar in living and dead
animals with all the arms tried by him.
including the ordinary Misunderstanding
rifle, with eonical ball, the needle-Rup.
Chassepot, Mauser and Henry Martini
rifles. Secondly, the well-known CIR.
cumstanoe that in gunshot wounds from
the more powerful modern rifles the
aperture of entrance is small while that
OF the exit is of frightfully large di-
melsions is shown to depend not on the
melting of the. missile, but GA the fact
that a soft lend ball whom DISCHARGED