The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
THE MYSTERIES OF A

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STRANGE AND CURIOUS THINGS OC-
CURItlNG ALL BOT U.s..
In n Fit-Thc Blind Post,nast General
A Touching MessaEe-South Wales Gold
Deposits-Ruins In Mexico, ETC.. Etc.
SOME singular facts are given in rela-
ton to the character of the remarkable
gold deposits which have Deer discov-
cred in some localities on the Fitzroy
River, New South Wales. The most
notable feature is an isolated cone, ris-
ing from the plain through which runs
the River Doe, the plain being tlankcd
EAST and west by bluffs of Mesozoic
sandstone, out of which the valley has
evidently been carved down to the level
Of the primitive rocks that now form its
floor. These old shales and uuartzitcs
are rivcn by dykes Of rhiolite, anu
through them have evidently come to
The surface geyscr springs, deposits from
which have formed the cone. The water
has, besides gold, carried in solution
silica, iron, alumina, etc. But the gold
seems to have been prccipitatcd chiefly
In the cup of the geyser, and to be
richest in a large mass Of iron orc
which, in the form of al inverted cone,
forms the vertical axis of the mountain,
and in the nodules of iron orc that occur
In certain soft cellular silicious layers.
These alternate with more or less fcrru-
sinous layers, all of which raiiate like
! the leaves of a fan, and enclose the iron
Ore. Gold occurs in Ill the layers except
IN a silicious earth.
THE circumstances under which the
late Henry Fawcctt, the English post
muster-gencraI, became blind are mar
rated by his biographcr as follows: He
was out shooting with his father on
Hartman Hill, and was some thirty
yards in advance. His father was suf-
eye, and not seeing his son distinctly,
tired 1T a bird when it was nearly in q
line with the young man. The bird
was hit by the greater Fart of the
charge, but a few shot divcrgcd and
entered his chest. i%ntiicting Il trivial
wound. Two Of them went higher and
passed through the glasses of his spec
taclcs, making in each Il clean round
hole, but partly spending their force so
as not to enter the brain. They passed
straight through the eyes, however, and
remained permanently imbcddcd behind
them.
A MAN was seized with an cpilcptic
fit in the street the other day, where
upon q kindly disposed policeman
dartcd into a ncighborlng grocery and
asked for a handful of salt, which he
forced into the poor fellows mouth.
The operation was approved by some of
the spectators, who complimcntcd' the
policeman upon his knowledge of 'just
what to do" in such cases. "Of all
popular remedies" said Il physician who
was questioned on the subject, 'that of
choking a man with salt just because
he has a fit is the most scnsclcss and
barbarous. In some cases it would do
serious injury and might cause death.
Hystero-epilcptics are troubled with q
choking sensation and spasmodic con-
fractions in the throat, which interfere
greatly. with breathing and swallowing.
To crowd salt into it is a foolish and
ignorant proceeding"
THE total tax levy of the city of Bos-
ton, for 1885, is SO, 500, TAT, the rate OF
taxation being $3.50 on 81, 600. Last
yea" the rate of taxation was ST on
81, 600. While there is a gain of ST.
1884, 900 in the valuation of real estate,
there is a loss of s., O96, 900 on personal
property, leaving a net gain of 50, 1888,
600. Last year 2,512 persons and con
Germs paid 81, 600 or more into the city
treasury. This year the number has
decreased to 1888, owing to the de-
creased rate. There are 1S1 individ-
uals, firms, and corporations that pay
So, 900 and upward; SO that pay $40, 0OO
and upward; 20 that pay SEQ, 900 and
upward; 3 that pay $50, 900 and up.
ward; and one the Boston and Albany
Railroad Company that pays abe :
$50, 900.
The popular notion that the inhablt.
ants of Chinese cities are given to un.
wholesome habits does not seem to be
we'll founded. DR.. Dudgcon, in a re.
cent work on the diet, dress and dwell,
lngs of the Chinese, says that the pco.
pie have admirably adapted themselves
to their surroundings. and enjoy a max.
mum of comfort. They have a good
many lessons yet to teach us in respect
OF living and practical health" After
an experience Of over twenty years with
them, he says that ''they are subject tc
fever diseases, their diseases are more
amenable to treatment, and they pos
sess a greater freedom from acute and
lnfammatory affections of all kinds, if,
indeed, these tan be snid to exist al
ALL" than obtains among Western No
tions.
In a report on alcoholism. read before
the Academic dcs Sciences, M. Lancer
eaux said that the patients addicted to
excessive drinking who were admitted
into the hospital were mostly from the
provinces where pure brandy is largely
consumed. He Thought thnt the Use OF