Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-03


THERE are said to exist a few supporters of
the view that cholera is merely an aggravated
form Of ague.
THE London Times was the first newspaper
in the world to be printed by steam power.
The date was Nov. %, 1874, 20 years ago
/ Saturday.
IT takes Is years for q man TO become q
physician in Germany. Land is scarce over
there, ami not much space can be spared for
cemetery lots.
THE navigation season has practically closed
in Milwaukee, and it is reported TO have been
one of the most disaaastrOus ever experienced.
Sine on. Of every 10 vessel owners are losers on
the seasons business, the losses ranging from
$500 to $4,000.
A POSSIBLE source Of danger to mariners is
suggested by a report that during the night Of
Aug. %. 1881. the lantern OF a Cuban light
house was surrounded by such q cloud OF red
insects that the light. as seen from distance,
was changed to decidedly red color.
AMONG some Southern negroes there is a
tradition that if one carries with him at night
the backbone Of cat he Is quite invisible 10
every one else. For this reason there is an
active market for cat backb0nes IA the vicni-
" Of the chicken thieves headquarters.
\ PROCESS has recently been discovered by
which natural flowers of all descriptions can
be preserved for years, and worn and used in
an exactly similar manner as artificial haw-
ers now are. The process consists OF an IN
visible vaTnish, which is used to coat over the
leaves, stems and petals.
PAYMENTS made OF brick impregnated at
high temperature with asphalt are found
more durable for We ar than granite or COM
pressed asphalt. BY driving out the air and
water the ricks take up Is or 20 per cent. Of
bitumen: they are then put endWays on
concrete bed with hot tar.
! MARRIED Man is never without his trou-
bles. 4 Long Branch man hunted all over
the house the other day for his tobacco box,
and was about abandoning the search in de-
sDair when his wife informed him that she
had used 1t to pack her bathing suit In TO pre-
serve the dress from the moths.
CREMAToRIUMs are not the innovations
many people seem to suppose. Cremation socie-
ties have been in existence in London for 20
wears. The corpse of Lady Dixie was burned
in a crematOry in Dresden, Germany, on Oct.
70. 1874. and her husband, Sir Charles Dixie,
is President OF one Of the English cremation
societies.
AFTER much experimenting, DR.. Richard
son has found a satisfactory means of causing
painless death, ANA has introduced it into the
Home for Lost Dogs in London. The animals
to be killed are placed in a chamber charged
with mixture Of carbOnic oxide and chlOrO-
form vapOr, when they TRANQUILITY Gall asleep
and wake no more.
\ SPECIES Of ant observed in the Island Of
St. Thomas has been described to the French
Academy Of Science. \ large fire having
been kindled at a certain distance from the
ant-hi !. the ants were seen to precipitate
themselves into it by thousands, until it was
completely eXtiDguished. 1t is proposed to
call the species F0rmicd igRi5ora.
An English electrical journal has discov-
cred the following popular fallacies concern
inglightning. viz: That chewing the splinters
from tree struck by lightning viii cure the
toOthache; that such splinters will not burn;
that the bodies OF those killed by lightning
shock do not become corrupt. and that no one
Is killed by lightning while asleep.
AMERICAN CAPITALISTS have bought the
pick of the coal and timber lands of British
Columbia, and are getting a substantial grip
uron the Northwest. Minneapolis capitalists
have purchased a large tract on the Deer riv-
er, which, il is claimed, is huge reservoir Of
petroleum, and they are now sending to the
territory drilling machinery and men.
OF the "a, 600 newspapers Of the world near
Is s., 900 are published in Europe and North
America, leaving little over 1900 for all the
rest OF the world. South America only issues
sufficient to allow each of its inhabitants three
newspapers a year-exhibiting the curious
contrast in this, as IN all else, between the
great Northern ami Southern Continents.
THE photographic Journal reports an nge-
NOUS way to prevent forgery Of bank notes.
This is the employment of an invisible actinic
ink. of which no trace can be seen on the
paper or upon the image on the focusing
screen. As soon, however, as you come to
develop your plate, the word forgery" ap-
pears in bold letters across the negative.
THE migration of birds in North America is
TO be studied systematically by nearly 1000
ers, according TO plan proposed by the Or
nithOlOgists' Union. About 300 of these per-
sons are the keepers of lighthouses and light
ships in the United States and Canada and
the other British possessions on TINS eontl-
nent.
A CHEMIST in Munich has, it is stated, sue
ceeded in obtaining from distilled coal white
crystalline powder which. as far as regards its
action on the human system, cannot be dis
tinguished from quiuine, except that it assim-
Hates even more readily with the stomach.
Its efficacy in reducing fever heat Is repre-
sented quite remarkable, and it even rem
ders the use of ice unnecessary.
TIE Lincoln monument, at Springfield, H.,
was built by a dishonest contractor, who used
blocks Of pine instead OF blocks of granite
wherever he thought the difference would not
be nOticed-until he had his money in hand.
1t has now, at a cost of $4,000, been rebuilt
and Is reported in good condition. The re-
mains of MIR. lincoln had to be moved five
times while the repairs were going on.
AT a recent public whipping at Newcastle,
Del. the cat was laid ON so tenderly that the
culprts went through the ordeal smiling, and
were profuse IN their thanks to the Sheriff
after the whole thing was over. The former
Sheriff, who was present, and VINO was noted
for his terrible logging, proclaimed the affair
a farce. 1t is believed that the whipping post
in Delaware is on the eve OF passing away
forever.