Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-22

as to give rise to considerable uneaslness. me
chemists were called in. and. according 70 me
y0nrnGl ds Medicine, discovered that me
mssle With wool that had been formerly
painted with white lead. The pigment was
discovered in portions OF the meat Whlch ha0
remained untasted, and " as also found IN inc
ashes Of the IRE. a still nicer piece OF ana
lytical skill found the same substance IN the
perspration OF the persons poisoned.
SoME OF the savants are investigating cleo
trio insects. Gen. Davis OF the British Army,
who was 8 famous insect collector, once
picked I'D a wheel bug in the West Indies,
and received s shock which psralyzed his
arm. On shaking the insect OF, he noticed SIX
red marks on his skin-the impression OF its
feet This particular bug is now being
studied closely. Some Of the luminous beetles
are found TO be very electric, and one inyes-
ugator, upon taking up an unknown cater
pillar IN India, received such s shock that his
entire left side wss paralyZed, and he re-
NAMED for long time dangerously i'll.
CHICAGO has stores where many kinds OF
articles are sold for sums ridieulOusly small.
Frequently somebody is subjected TO search in
these places on suspicion OF being thief. The
polite way L for q floor walker TO inform 8
customer that she is wanted IN an ADJOINING
room. where & Young woman tells her that
she i suspected Of shCplmuDg ana must De
searched. The accused person. II innocent, IS
usually 20 much excited ana frightened a. 70
offer no resistance. and the woman gives her
thorough overhaullng. II nothing IS found
she is permitted to go. livery few weeks
suit for damages Is brought. An indignant
husband went into g store where his wife hau
been subjected 70 the ordeal. and when she
pointed out the offender he promptly knocked
him down.
4 SWISS Cardinal has up TO the present
time been purely mythical. The red hat has.
is appears. never been given to a Swiss prel-
ate. II is stated. however, that Pope Leo
XIII. intends 90 break with this time honOred
tradition. and 70 give 8 Cardinal TO SWltZer-
land. As his predecessor, IN equal disregard OF
precedent. gave one to England. Ireland ana
the United states. MOnslgnOr L2chat Is the
person destined for the honor. he Was
Bishop Of Berne at the time OF the settlement
of the outstanding differences between the
SWISS Federation and the Vatican; and as tue
former insisted on his deposition II was found
neces sSry To sacrifice him. As eOmpensa-
ton 10 the Bishop for the loss OF his see. and
in recognition Of his long service. the Pope
has determined to raise him TO the rank OF an
Archbishop. and TO promote him to seat IN
the Sacred College at the same time
DURING the siege Of Paris hippOphagy was a
matter Of necessity; indeed toward the con-
Guiding months horse meat had become lux
ury unattainable by the vast mass of the pop
ulatiOu. Since ISL the consumption OF morse
flesh has gone on steadily increasing. In tei4
the number of horses slaughtered for food Ia
Paris was 4.6S2. Ten years later the eonsump-
ton had more than doubled. In ISS5 Paris
ate g. ass horses. 500 asses and 40 mules, or not
far short of 100000 pounds weight OF morse,
ass and mule meat The explanation Of TINS
increase is, of course, the high price Of Deer
and mutton in the French capital. While the
artisan can purchase a horse steak at less
than siXpenCe pound, he has TO pay three
times as much for cut Of beef or mutton.
among the hippOphaglsts of Paris the nesn OF
the ass and the mule is esteemed even more
highly than that OF the horse, those dellcaeles
fetching price IS to % per cent. higher.