Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-17

ton even. Of needle. Herr Schmey, stu
dent Of the Physiological Institute, Berlin.
has. however. lust discovered that when
needle pricks certain small spot on the lower
border OF the upper third OF the septum cor
dis. quite instantaneOusly the movements OF
the heart are arrested and forever set notion
less in death. 1T Is now the task OF anatoml-
cal investigation" says Prof. kronecker, who
verified the discovery Of his pupil. Herr
Schmey. and communicated il TO the Physio-
logical Society Of Berlin. ito demonstrate
with accuracy this vital centre, the eXts tence
OF which has been proved experimentally."
A FRENCH PHYSICIAN, DR.. Mayet, has JUST
published the results Of his inquiries into the
nature Of singular malady known an ''vanil-
lism," which science has, IL seems, lately added
10 the sufficiently long catalogue Of human
disorders. Bordeaux is the chief emporium
of vanilla, some 1900 pounds OF that spice Pc
ing annually imported. The men employed
in cleaning and sorting il have long since Deen
known to suffer from peculiar anectlOn' OF
which DR.. Layet's investigations have now
revealed the cause Its symptoms are redhes ,
and itching Of the skin, often ATTENDED win
desQuamatiOn Of the cutlcle, ana usually &c
companied with general malaise, lassltuue
and giddiness. All the trouble Is caused Dy
minute white acarus which lives IN the va
nilla. and finds its way to the person OF those
handling il. DR.. Layet's labOrs have not as
vet been crowned with the discovery OF any
cure for the new disease.
BosToS MERCHANTS are rIvaling one an
other in rather questionable advertising de-
vices A clothler removed all the goods from
his show window, and put in their place big
live monkey. For days the sItNwalk was
blocked with spectators. and policemen hau
to be detailed to preserve order. Inc free
menagerie became such a nuisance that the
Mayor. deciding it to be in the nature OF
show suppressed il as place OF unlicensed
Amusement Another clothier turned his
windows, which were very spacious into a
wax works exhibition surprising IN horror ihe
objects in the crypt OF the Eden Musee. rms
drew immense multtudes, ana, as some o.
the exhibits were decidedly Objectionable. the
proprietor achieved his object in being talked
about By the whole town. A third man at
tracted attention more pleasantly. he con-
verted the plate glass OF his store front INTO
immense mirrors, in which gaZers simply saw
themselves more or less satisfactorily.
NJ. OCTAVE FEUILLET, in his recently pub
lished novel. entitled LA Veuve," shows
that there are always new stories to tell.
Maurice de Fremuse, in NJ. Feuillet's new
tale, is an officer who, mortally wounded in
the war of 1870, implOres, as he Is dying, ms
friend and comrade. Robert de la rave, 70
render him a very difficult service. Maurice
is passiOnateiy attached TO his young VIE,
who, he is grieved to think, may marry again
after his death; and he desires Robert 10
promise that ne VIII use every eNertlOn 10 pre-
vent her doing so. Robert sWears that he
Vill, to the best of his power, carry out MS
friends wishes. The case turns out 10 be one
in which he viii have no opportunity LOT &C
ton. The widow is evidently faithful to the
memory Of her husband. But Robert Is
obliged, by the nature Of the trust he has IN
dertaken. to see her good deal, and he ends
by falling desperately in love with her. She
returns his affection, and marriage Is ar
ranged. This result, given the character OF
the personages and the relations in which
they are placed, was indeed inevita-
BILE Robert, however. is an honorable
man. and he is haunted by the recolec-
ton Of the pledge given at so solemn
a moment At last, on the day fixed
for the wedding, seeing no other way Of avoid
ing the perjury he is about to commit, he
blows his brains out.