Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-22
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TIE Horseshoe Fall. at Niagara, has worn
away the rock and receded distance Of lo0
feet in the last thirty-four years.
NEW YORK sells annually about 10000, 900
pounds OF butter. Of which the Commissioner
Of Agriculture claims over one-Eaif as bogus
4 BARBER says that when lady's hair be-
gins to come out, az after q fever, il is much
better 10 SINCE 1t OF than TO cut II. The sing
ing closes the ends and allows the hair 10 ae-
vote all its energy to growing strong rather
than 10 increase IN length.
TIE editor OF the Boston Journal Of Chem
jstry has learned by observation that the ant
IS an active aud efficient DESTROYER Of the can
ker worm. The little creatures would seize
the worms which were feeding upon the
leaves OF an elm tree and bear them in their
powerful grip 10 their nest in the ground.
THE government OF Germany has detected
an extensive adulteration Of leather. It is
accomplished by soaking the tanned hides in
glucose and drying them. which adds TO their
wei..ht and apparent solidity, and increases
the value. 1t was detected by soaklng the
leather in water for twenty hours.
NAETUcKETERs have had a habit OF being
born at various distant points on the globe.
Cause. father and mother on whale ships.
Port made: child born: possibly Valparaiso,
UonoIuIu Rio Janefro. or ruidoceau. The
birth entry Of some Nantucket children reads:
Born in latitude 20 north. q west from
meridian OF Greenwich, son, etc.
\ NEW SPECIES Of wild horse, found in
Central Asia, has been brought TO st. Peters
burg. II is met with in troops Of to Is, led
By an old stallion. The species has highly
sensitive powers of hearing. smell and sight,
and is very shy and fleet. The long hair OF
the tail does not begin till about midway down
the tail on the short. erect name there is no
forelock. and there is no dOrsal stripe.
4 PARIS medical journal reports a remark
able instance Of the effect Of hypnotism as
used in the case Of girl Of y for the relief OF
s.. Vltus' dance. Her tsouble had advanced
so far that her handwriting had become no
more than a series Of meaningless scraBis-
Upon being hypnOtized she was able at once
70 write clearly and legibly, and after the
seances had continued for few days she was
completely cured.
4 VERY ingenious plan resOrted to by the
cab owners in Berlin to prevent their horses
being over-woTked is to let the cabs with
even number 90 out st g certain hour on the
even days Of the month, and the cabs with
odd numbers upon the odd days. This
division Of labOr IS found to work very well,
but the cab men Of Berlin. like those Of Lon
don and Paris. complain that their calling is
a very unremuneratlYe one,
4 COUNTRY ROAD IN the townland Of Drom-
ard. IN Tipperary, is on fire. The embank-
ments were made of peat, and trees were
planted on them. The peat by some means
has become ignited, and both entertainments
are burning. Two hundred 1r trees have
been destroyed, and the trees adjoining, hav-
ing had their roots consumed, are falling.
There is no flame from the burning, but the
smell taints the atmosphere for miles around.
A NEW development Of biography has been
instituted by Miehela in Italy. He has con-
strueted a machine by which signs CORES
,.ondiur to various sounds can be telegraphed
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hand to which the name "sten0-telegraphy
Is given Nicholas apparatus has now been
in regular use for some period IN teiegraphlng
the debates Of the Italian senate, and II Is
claimed that by this method 1000 words can
be transmitted per hour.
THE dacoits and thugs Of India for the most
part reside in the native States, whence they
make frequent raids into British territory.
They form regular tribes. one OF the most no
torious Of which Is the Bsori tribe in RajpOo
tana, every man Of this race being brought up
as a rObber. The association has complete
Organization. and possesses bold and skillful
leaders and its members are masters of the
art Of Disgusting themselves. Other tribes
likewise have an organization scarcely infer
iOr to this.
A COMMITTEE has been formed in Paris for
the purpose OF organizing beauty show. The
competition will be an international one,
snd it is intended to throw 1t open to females
between 80 and 50 years Of age only. Intend
ing competitors are asked 20 communicate
with the committee, which is established at Al
Rue de Lille, and where photographs of the
candidates viii be taken as a preliminary
measure. The idea of holding this show
comes from Pesth, which has already had Its
sCOncours de Beauties"
EDWARD CLARK, architect Of the National
Capitol. says that during the last ten years
over loo trees, whose trunks averaged one foot
in diameter, were transplanted to the grounds
about the capitol. To adapt them TO removal,
their roots were cut OF at distance Of three
and one-half feet from the trunk The opera
ton was regarded as hazardous, and was
characterized as an injudieiOus and disas-
trOus one. 1t is now reported that all Of the
trees. with two exceptions. have hourished
the same park.
SOME very severe cases OF lead poisoning
lately occurred whose causes were 50 obscure