The Washington critic., 1889-04-18
MATTER WORTH READING

The experiments of V. Tassinnri viii re-
joice the hearts Of many smokers. He ce-
mcnted together by their wide mouths two
glass tunnels so as TO form cigar-holder,
with large chamber in the middle. In
this chamber was suspended from loop Of
platinum a small piece OF linen. At one
end OF this cigar-holder was o plug OF cot
ton wool, acting as smoke filter. A cigar
was placed In the other end, lighted aud
smoked secundum artem, the mouth Of the
smoker being attached TO the fltcring end.
BY this arrangement the piece OF linen was
surrounded by dense cloud of tobacco
smoke.
At the end OF half an hour, during which
three and half TO four grammes (abut one
eighth of an ounce) of tobacco was smoked
the chamber was opened and the linen al
lowed to fall into q test tube containing
fluid gelatine, In which were planted colo
nies Of seven varieties OF pathogenic mi
crobia, including those OF cholera, anthrax
(chicken cholera) and pneumonia. In every
instance there was a marked delay in the
development Of these colonies as compared
with what occurred in similar test tubes
charged with the same, but not exposed to
tobacco smoke. The development Of some
was entirely prevented by tobacco smoke.
--IGentlemen's Magazine.
He Began on Number One.
1-I-that is, ] have called to ask you to
do me favor" he said to the bartender Of
a saloon on Hastings street.
"vhell, who vhas ?"
IA party of friends are to come in on me
suddenly this evening, you know. l have
few crackers and bottle Of horse-radish
in the house, ,,but IT struck me that some beer
would come in handy. II you could trust
me for keg would
mo trust" replied the man behind the
bar.
"You might lend me gallon or SO. II
you could am sure"
"No lend,"
"Suppose let the company goS Charity
begins at home, they say. Suppose drink
| glass Of beer here and how and let my
visitors get along on the crackers and
horse-radish. have no money, but II you
| could
''But ] can't"
Gum. Have you any water handy"
"Vhell, gif you some water.n
| "Thanks. l consider II great favor
| There isn't much substance to IL, but
can't expect substance for nothing. II
you could now see your way clear to giving
me something to wash the taste out of my
mouth should never forget your"
"Sayl What sort of a man you vhasl Do
| you want some earth9"
"Just small glass, you know. shan't
kick If there is no bead on it,"
swell, here he vhas, but don't you nefer
come in my place againl"
"Neyer, my friend--neverl" said the man
| as he drained the "pony." "There's 1893
| other saloons in this town, and by the time
| ! get around to you again my taste will
probably run to buttermilk or ginger ale.
| Peace be with ou."-Detroit Free Press.
A Kentucky Suicide.
Andy Boiling was bad citizen of Jack
son County, and had killed half dozen OF
his fellow-citizens. One evening Boiling
killed his seventh man In Clover Bottom.
The next day coroner's jury was i'm
| paneled to inquire into the affair. The tes-
| .timony was that the deceased had called
Boiling ''a--l liar" and that Boiling imme-
diately drew his pistol and fired, killing
| the man who had insulted him at the first
shot.
The jury went out to deliberate, aud
after short time returned the following
| verdict:
"We find that the deceased, Henry Jones,
| committed suicide"
The coroner was amazed. ~ shall not
| receive the verdict" he said. "The testi-
mony was positive that Andy Boiling did
| the killing"
"Yes," replied the foreman, ''and the tes
timony was equally positive and unequivo-
cal that the deceased was of sound mind
and in full possession OF all his faculties Just
| previous to his death, and that, while in
| this condition, he called Andy Boiling "a
- liar 1t stands to reason that If he had
not meditated self-destruction he would not
have been so rash. He knew what the con-
| sequences would be, and he evidently
wanted to die"
So the verdict OF suicide stood.-fLouis-
vile Courier-Journal
The Tallest Cabbage.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times says per-
| haps the tallest cabbage stalk ever grown
| in the United States is now ON exhibition in
the colored peoples department Of the Sub
Tropical Exhibition, grown by colored
man Of Palatka. II measures twenty feet
In height, with a Towering head, looking
| like an old-time Seminole chief wearing his
tufttd plumes. This department OF the ex-
| hib''ion shows great progress on the part OF
the colored people. The needle and other
artistic work is first-class and the products
| Of the cuisine superior.
An Enormous Business.
The New York postoffice Is the largest
business establishment, affecting the great
est number of people under the Govern
ment Of the United States. 1t delivers and
collects every year a number of letters,
| papers, ETC., six times as numerous as the
entire population Of the Union. 1t handles
in each year over $s5, 600 900 in money order
business, while its own receipts are over
| $5,0O0,00 and the net revenue of the Gov
enment is S3,250,000
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