Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

DIVORCES are becoming fashionable in
Scotland. Last year 50 petitions were granted,
being the largest number on record. The
highest number of DEGREES in any previous
year was 81 in 1880. The average number for
the ten years before 1876 was only 81.
DELTA METAL" discovered by AleXaH4ler
Dick, Of London. a combination of zlpc and
iron, is said 10 be as much SUPERHERO brass as
steel Is 10 iron. IL is veryTourh. showing a
tensile strength of sIN{5yS-two tons to the
sIualGJ ~ tlta- when JfaWn into wire Of TWEEN
ltV-two gauge. II does not tarnish as easily
as brass and takes high polish.
At the rel gious services for deaf mutcs held
Sunday afternoon in Christ Church Chapel,
Division avenue, near Bedford avenue, Will
Iiamsburgh, Long Island, there was a very
large attendance of deaf mutes. The eNeI-
cIses were explained to the many in the
chapel who were not cOnYersant with the sign
language. The regular lessons of the day
were gone through with, and after a short ser
mon hymns were nOiselessly chanted. The
only sound heard was that made by visitors
rustlinc the leaves or their books as they fol-
lowed the quick motions Of the fingers OF the
conductor.
MARCUS san ANTOINE, the champion knife
sparrcr of France, who recently arrived in
New York from Bordeaux, has agreed to
meet Charles Engelbrecht, of Norway, who
STYLES himself the champion of Europe, in a
knlfe-sparring contest for $3.50 a side. The
contest will be the first of its kind in this
country. Each contestant uses knife foot
lsng, with which ne endeavors to penetrate
the .'heart," a bladder filed with red fluid,
which is suspended over the breast of his an
tagOnist. The knife Is used for thrustlng
only, and not for slashlng. Rounds end IN .
minutes and when point Is made.
a GOOD STORY is told of prominent law
yer who has figured conspicuously in all
kinds of reform movements, and prides him
l. sf.g. 4 he nI hon
renee of dishonesty in any form. His firm
having of late become identified with a great
many assigI ments on behalf OF the debtors,
he was asked a few days ago by fellow law
yer if he believed all these assignments to be
straight, to which he replied; II nave 10
doubt that there Is q good deal OF crOOkedne-s
in some Of these failures, but my reputation
is so high that men who have not clear con
snIence don't come 10 me, but 80 10 my part
neru'
THE injurious effect produced by lllumlnat-
ing gas is due, according to Grube's re-
searches not TO the continuance of its action,
but to its concentration, or the percentage Of
it in the air. Il is asserted that air contain
ing five parts in 10000 can be breathed by men
and animals for hours, and even days, with
out any injury to the hea tn; from TO parts
in 10, 600 cause indispOSltlOn; 20 parts produce
difficult breathing, loss of power, and uncer-
taintv OF motion: with 20 TO 40 parts drOwsi-
ness begins, and, when there Is still more car
bOnic oxide in the air, the poisoning IS at
tended with violent symptoms; brain and
spinal column are especially affected. cramps
seize the victim, yet he may recover II brought
quickly into fresh air. Breathing air heavily
charged with carbOnlc oxide for long time
may likewise cause death.
The bone industry of the country is an I'M
portant one. The four feet of an ordinary
OK will make pint of neatsfOOt oil. Not a
bone of any animal Is thrown away. Many
cattle shin bones are shipped to Europe for
the making of knife handles, where they bring
$40 per ton. The thigh bones arc the most
valuable. being worth $50 per ton for cutting
into toothbrush handles. The fOreleg bones
are worth $50 per ton, and are made into col
lar buttons, paraSOl handles and JeWelry.
though sleeps legs are the staple for parasol
handles. The water in which the bones are
boiled is reduced 10 glue; the dust " hich
comes from saving the bones Is fed to cattle
andepoultry: and all bones that cannot be
used as noted, or for bone black, used IN re-
filming the sugar we cat are made into Ter
tilizers, and made to help enrich the soil. As
regar IS waste, 1t Is the story OF the pig !:
Nothing is lost except the squeal.
JAMES X. JONES, who has been elected the
United states Senator from Arkansas to sue
coed senator Walker, has served in two Con-
crosses, and had been elected for third term.
lie is a member Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, and has always worked and voted
with the tariff rcformers OF that body. In
annearance he is a substantial man, of some
what above the medium height, Is strongly
buiIt with some of the characteristics Of the
typical Southern man, wearing blonde
m6ustache and chin Whisker sprlnkled with
gray He is not frequent talker, but Is
heard less infrequently than the Senator he
~ tn succccd. who is one OF the silent men of
the upper branch. senator walker prefers
his profession to legislative pursuits, ana has
Looked forward to IA resumption OF practice
with Measure. Mr.. Jones enjoys the us
function of being one of the few prlNates IN
the army of the Conlederacy who survived
the war.
ONE Of the most singular cases OF vision on
record is found in the fourth grade Of our
schools, in the person of Belle Kinney, of Marys-
vile, Ky, little girl y years of age. After
entering school her teacher discovered that
she ALWAYS read with her books upside down,
and that while writing she invariably placed
the copy In the same position and wrote back
ward. with the letters inverted and with her
loft hand Not knowing whether to attempt
y correction of the habit the teacher sent for
DR. l. y. Hamilton, one OF our prominent
hysicians and President of the Board of
Education, who tested her thoroughly
with figures, pictures, reaqlng anu writ
ing. and discovered that she was equaly
skiIlfuI with her books in any position, al
Though the child herself had never partlcu-
larry noticed her popularity, but eApTeseS I
desire to use her books as others 40. Inc
doctor says it is the most remarkable case OF
the kind Of which he ever heard.
A VISITOR to the top Of Mount Washington
concludes that the weather is really cold up
there He was convinced by walk along the
railroad. with the wind blowing 20 miles an
bour and the thermometer 20 degrees below
zero. The temperature does not go lower
there than in many other places, but the WING