The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-10-21
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Department. being in doubt as to how
the name should be spelled in Mary
land, applied to the Historical Society
of that state, which recommended AL
legany, because that spelling accorded
with the statute creating Allegany
County, Maryland.
No less than 1000 humming-birds
were put to death that their fine
feathers might beautify the gorgeous
ballroom gown Of a London belle. In
the same great vanity fair 500 canary
birds shed their blood the other day
that another woman might outshine
the other fair and fine sinners of her
set So run the world away.
A new case Of fraul in preserved
food has been disclosed by a French
paper. A sample of preserved toma-
toes when examined differed from a
normal specimen by containing much
less dry extract, potassium bitartrate,
and total phosphoric acid. The infer
ence is that the sample in question
contained but little tomato and was
chiefly composed Of carrots and pump
kins, the whole Eeing colored with
some aniline dye.
A well-known physician in British
India wants to make criminals who
have been sentenced to death useful as
subjects of experiment for the purpose
Of ascertaining how to treat cholera
successfully. He would take any pris-
oner under sentence Of death who
gave his consent, experiment upon
him, and if the experiment itself did
not result fatally, spare the prisoners
life. As the number Of capital con-
victions in British Iudia is between
300 and 400 a year, there would prob
ably be plenty of candidates for the
chance Of escape thus afforded.
Recent statistics show that in 1884
the number of boiler explosions in the
2 United States was 1872, being less than
in the previous wear. There were 254
persons killed and 26l injured in them.
however, and the number is much
larger than it should be. Fifty-six of
the explosions took place in sawmills.
where the so-cal.ed engineer finds a too
facile fuel in shayings. Men chosen
for such positions should have the
gumption to perceive that such firing
generates steam too rapidly for safety.
These people can reduce the general
death rate If they wish, and can espe-
cially reduce the present high per-
centage of mortality among saawmill
engineers. Z.
Florida is the land of fruit as well
as flowers. A paper of that State
says: Commencing with January; we
have strawberries then and until late
in June. Japan plums from Febru-
airy. Mulberries are ripe in April and
last until August. Pineapples ripen
in June and last nearly all the year.
We have guavas from June until late
the next spring. OF the various ber-
ries - dewberries, blackberries, and
huckleberries = almost any quantity.
Peaches from May l until July. Mel
ons from June until late in the fall.
Oranges-the best of the kind-from
October until the next June, with
lemons and lines, persimmons, pome-
granates. grape fruit, grapes, and
shaddocks.
Carlsbad, the great German resort
for invalids, was very full the past
season, and there were many Ameri-
can visitors. The population proper
numbers $4,000. Till the year 1852
visitors were welcomed with q flourish
of trumpets from the top Of the tower
of the Town Hall; now they receive a
demand on arrival to pay a tax Of 15
forms for the privilege of drinking
the waters and listening to the bands
which play in the morning. The prin-
cipal industry of Carlsbad is that of
housing, feeding, and curing invalids.
Though the place is small, as many as
10000 strangers can be accommodated
sat time. During the season, which
begins IN the 1st Of May and closes on
the LIST Of October, nearly $4,000 per-
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