The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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A STONE COFFIN IN a tomb in Canterbury ca
thsdrsl on being opened was found 70 contain
the body of an ancient archbishop fully vested.
IL Is thought TO be that OF CARDINAL Stephen
Langton- who sided with the barons in eztort-
ing Magma Charta from King John. Although
perfect and the ysstuent quite sound.
EAGLE ROCK, between oil City and Tidioute.
is the most notorious place I'm the United States
for rattlesnakes Il is said that there u den
OF them among the rocks, and on sunny days
hundreds OF the reptiles can be seen basking In
ses s ,1s Sig men frep on City esptTired
| Oh the reptiles are converted into neckties.
BOTTLE was picked up on the Coney Island
beach the other day in which there was mes
sage reading: For heavens sake. send help
NY wife has pulled nearly all the hair out OF my
head and threatens TO brain me with the poker
before night. Send at least four strong men &c
overcome her." As the poor man. who has
doubtless been Drained ere this, did not give his
location, no help was sent
Two LAwTERs have arrived in Cleveland from
Amsterdam in quest of Hubert Won Bamber
| whose brother recently died leaving to Hubert
an estate worth 5000 COO marks. They have as
certained that Bamber adopted the name OF
EdmondS in this country and settled in Cleve
| land. Edmonds died in the infirmary last Feb
| ruary from consumption, and his body was
turned over to a medical college for dissection.
A NEW HAVEN MAN placed pigeon on mes;
of eggs short time ago. A week later hen
| few into the nest, drove the pigeon away and,
after destroying the eggs, laid one OF her own.
The pigeon returned and kept the hens egg
warm for twenty-fo days, and a day or two
ago little white chicken was found in the nest.
AS the pigeon found some trouble in feeding
the chicken, twas placed in brooder, and
now the pigeon is heart-broken.
A JOURNAL in Chicago some time ago offered
prizes for the best projects for emphasizing the
success of the worlds fair in ethat city. One
inventor contemplaces the building of tunnel
OF thick glass far out into the lake, so that the
effect of an immense aquarium be secured
Another inventor proposes the erection of two
towers, each about 400 feet high, at a consider
able distance apart, and the construction be-
tween them or an aerial electric railway.
AN INGENIOUS PRISONER at Karius, Bohemia
recently constructed watch, three inches in
diameter. with no other tools or materials than
two needles. a spool of thread, a newspaper
and some rye straw. The wheels, STATS and
pinlons are all made of the rye straw, which, it
runs six hours without winding, and keeps good
time. 1t is now 10 possession of the project of
karius, who considers it the greatest marvel Of
the nineteenth century.
WHILE boring for water, near Bowling Green.
KY, Ebenezer Cathcart struck well of fragrant
oil 1t is SO clear as to be nearly transparent,
OF beautiful pale-pink color, and, while en-
t1rely odorless when cold, if heated emits a
most delicious odor, resembling somewhat altar
OF roses. An experiment was tried with a
small quantity to test its burning properties,
when it was found to burn slowly but steadily,
giving soft, clear flame, shedding faint rose
colored light and filling the air with pene-
trating fragrance.
No WORM or insect is ever found upon the Ell
| calyptus tree, or in the earth where its roots
permeate. row of trees planted through an
orchard or vineyard will cause insects worms,
ana caterpilars to vacate that region. The
branches OF the eucalyptus used in the rooms or
wind iwS. or as decorations in dwelling roomS
Will cause mosquitoes, moths feas and flies to
| leave the premises, and when the leaves are
placed beneath carpet around the border of
| the room when the carpet is laid, is an insur-
| ance against the moth, and branches placed
beneath the bed pillows, protection against
| fieas.
DR.. LANCASTER, a London physician and sur
| geon, recently analysed a man and gave the
result to his class in chemistry. The body
operated upon weighed 154.4 pounds. The lee
turer exhibited upon the platform 1871 pounds
of carbon, ~ pounds of lime, 81 ounces of
phosphates and about one ounce each OF
sodium, iron, potassium, magnesium and Sill
con. Besides this solid residuum, Dr. Lancaster
estimated that there were 1855 cubic feet of
oxygen, weighing p pounds; 105,900 cubic feet
of hydrogen. weighing 15.4 pounds; and SO cubic
feet OF nitrogen in the mans body. All of these
elements combined in the following: One hun
dred and twenty-one pounds of water, 16. 5
pounds of geatine. .32 pounds fat S,8 pounds
fbrin and albumen, and ~ pounds of phosphate
of lime and other minerals.