Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


MEERsCHAUM has been discovered in some |
parts of North Carolina.
A BosTON gas manufacturer asserts that the !
demand for gas has increased in that city /
since the introduction OF electric lights.
SOCIETY in Gotham is scandalized because
widow of Less than a year has sent out dainty
little black edged cards, announcing her en-
gagement to a youth nearly twenty years her
junior
THE Kentucky Legislature has appropriate
ed s 200, and authorized the Governor to APP
point a suitable person to go to Florence, Italy,
and remove the body Of Joel I. Hart, the
sculptor, to that State.
LONG ISLAND fishermen are excited over the
frequent appearance of late of a number of
whales of the coast. One was chased a dis
lance of 20 miles the other day, but without |
success. The men are, however, in readiness
for another hunt.
ONE of the weather prophets up in New
Hampshire frankly says that he sits down and
thinks and then "predicts what happens to
come into his mind" Some other weather
wise people are not as candid, but possibly
not more scientific.
THE Boston Adceyfjser says that the State of
Massachusetts has made a net poit of $3,2S5,
Coz from its enterprise Of filing the Black Bay
lands IN Boston, and that the filing of the
South Boston flats, although only partly com
pleted, has nearly paid for itself.
A MAN was received into the Laborishre
Hospital, Paris, the other day with a yard of
rope hanging from his mouth. Traction upon
the cord revealed a section of clothes line
measuring eight feet. He had been surprised
in an attempt at suicide, and had tried to con-
ceal his design by swallowing the cord. He
lived, of course-they generally do.
AN nterestingexperiment isto be made by
DR.. ZintgrafI, who, in company with DIT.
Chavana, is about to visit the Congo and the
interior of Africa. He takes with him a
monograph wherewith to file the speech and
melodies Of hitherto unknown tribes, which.
thus received by the instrument. will be for
warded to scientific men in Germany
THE plan of using the enormous water
power of the Alps for working electric rail-
ways in Switzerland appears to have taken
definite shape, the idea being to connect the
towns of ST. MOritz and Pintresnia by an
electric railway four and three-fOurths miles
long, the motive power to he supplied by the
mountain streams, the line. in case the plan
proves a success, to be extended a consIdera-
bic distance.
THE Lancet reports a lecture on tea and
coffee, in which people are advised to put the
coffee for breakfast in an earthenware yes
sci, pour cold water over it, let it stand over
night, and bring It to the boiling point by
placing it in a water bath or double boiler in
the morning, thus preserving all the aroma.
As the editor prOnOuncGS the lecture as being
perhaps the most brilliant since its series
was begun the writer has no doubt tried the
plan.
NJ. PASTEUR has communicated to the
4 cademie des Sciences the results Of his ex-
perlments with rabies. The most interesting
of his statements is that he can render dogs
insusceptible to infection by moculatng them
with modified virus. HydrOphObia Is how
ever. declining in Paris. According to a recent
report there We're but cases of it in human
beings in 1888, while in 1882 there were II, and
in 1881 the number reached Il. Among the
animals there were SIS cases in 1881, 2i6 IN
1882 and lS2 in 1888.
WHILE the workmen at a shipbuilding yard
in Rochester, England, were recently engaged
in saving a portion of an Old ships main
mast, formerly belonging to a man-of-war at
Chatham, a thirty two FOUNDER IRON shot
was discovered imbedded in the mast the
aperture having been plugged up. The mast
in question had been lying for a considerable
time at Chatham Dock Y ard, and is believed
TO have belonged to Nelson's Victory. 1t Is
worthy OF note that thirty-twO- FOUNDER shot
the largest in use for naval warfare
during Nelson's time.
DIR. SAvORY says in the British Nedjcal
Journal, that among the chief causes Of injury
to the health from gambling, is the prolonged
mental strain which becomes necessary to the
maintenance of self-cOntrOl during extended
periods of intense excitement. lie cites the
case of a lady who had lately returned from
Monte Carlo much broken down in health,
and greatly weakened by the severe fits of eX-
haustion from which she invariably suffered
after an hour or two at the gaming table. She
said that her ability to continue the game was
determined by the extent of her power to
sustain aspect of indifference in the pres
ence OF spectators.
\ PBOvIDENT German has hit upon an idea
for obviating the em6arraS de ricAesses in
which newly married couples find themselves
on account Of their wedding presents includ-
ing many duplicate specimens. Thus a bride
finds, to her regret, that she has become the
pOssessOr, among other articles, of three bis
cult dishes, seven butter plates, and perhaps
a couple of opera glasses. An elegantly
dressed gentleman calls upon brides in Berlin,
it would seem. and offers to exchange or pur-
chase for cash any superiluOus presents. These
are sold again by similar private means as
wedding presents, or to shops. and, according
to German paper. there are about half
dozen persons in Berlin engaged in this branch
of trade.
WHILE touring in the wilderness of Fulton
county, Penn, an enterprising Pittsburg
reporter recently discovered monkey
baby" or, IN other words, an S-year-old child
which looks, acts and mimics like a monkey.
j. +. MellOtt. the father of this monstrOsity,
claims that several years ago, shortly before
its birth, his wife visited circus IN McCOn-
nellsburg, and while standing near one of the
cages was caught by monkey and badly
frightened, and spoke of 1t with feelings of
dread up to the birth of this creature, which,
although over years old, does not bear a
name. The child cannot be persuaded to don
any style of dress but long, flowing gown of
strong, homemade stuff, and expresses its
likes or dslikes by chattering.
THE terror which the very name of Tekke
TurcOman strikes in the bosoms of the sub
jects of the Shah is well illustrated in an
anecdote, of which we give a translation:
Persian, celebrated for his strength and
courage was attacked one night by a Tekke
Turcoman. The Persian threw down his op-
ponent, and, pulling out knife, prepared to
cut his throat. "What are you dOing?" his
captive shouted. Cant you see that am
Tekke:" Instantly the Persian dropped his
knife and tainted whereupOn the TurcOman
killed him. IL seems that the Turcomans do
not set very high value on Persians. The
market value of a Persian slave is about
fifteen shillings. Either money must be very
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