Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-09-18

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THE preparation of the Kombe poison
is one of the important industries OF Cen
trail Africa. The poison is contained in the
seeds Of Strophanthus Kombe, a strong,
climbing plant which is always found in
the vicinity of high trees, on which 1t
supports itself. The native method OF t
preparing the poison is very simple. The
seeds are first cleaned of their hairy APP |
pendages, and then pounded in mortar
until they are reduced to pulp; little |
water is thens added, and a gummy sub
stance obtained from the bark of tree
which helps to keep the poison on the
arrow. Game wounded by arrows thus
poisoned die quickly. The flesh is said
to be eaten without any injurious effects
The seeds form an article of export.
A QUEER sect of religlonists has been
discovered at Jacksonville, Ind. 1t re-
fuses to employ minister or to adopt
name. Baptisms and the Lords supper
and rite of marriage are administered by
any member. They take the Bible as
their sole guide and enforce assistance IN
illness or need. Meetings are held on
the Lord s-day twice month at private
houses the sect refusing to build churches.
At the meeting all take part and all are
fed comfortably at love feast The
members here are all Germans. The
leader, Rev. John George Webber, for
merly of the united brethren, states that
small membership exists throughout
the Union and Germany.
A CHICAGO shoe salesman says: "A
majority OF people who buy shoes in this
house leave their old ones. | presume
this is true Of other shoe houses. | have
noticed that the sole of the right shoe
mean the old shoe-is worn down very
thin on that point where the ball OF the
foot rests. / have seen so many such
that got to thinking about it and have
come to this conclusion: Nearly every
body gets off his or her car on the right
hand side of the car, and in alighting
the right foo. is first to strike the stone
paving, or whatever the paving may be,
and it strikes on the ball Of the foot.
This in time wears down the sole of the
right shoe at that point"
HERE's an odd thing told about the
meat supply of Denver, Col In winter
time. owing to the scarcity of corn and
hay on which to " stall feed cattle, the
best beef in Denver is brought from
Chicago. 1t may have been raised on the
I Mains about the city, sent to Chicago TO
be fed, fattened, killed and returned IN
refrigerator cars, or it may be Kansas OF
Nebraska besf, but owing to the peculiar
G facilities tor treating and handling cattle
/, at the great cattle center, it is recognized
: as being infinitely better than any local
supply. The cattle growers often threaten
J TO change this order of things, but they
! haven't done it up to date.
A STRANGE and, from a scientific point
4 of view. an interesting discovery has beer
= made at Hermaunstadt, in Hungary. Th'
u bodies of several Honveds, proved Z
n have fought in 1913, were found IN DIS
N used salt mine. How the soldiers go
it there is mystery. The salt had s.
o thoroughly penetrated the bodies ina
A. they were as well preserved as If they ha'
er been kept in spirits. In consequence Q
\ this discovery experiments will be mad
se in the medical schools OF Vienna, Bua
10 Pest and Berlin for testing the value OF
N concentrated solution of salt in preserva
ly ton of corpses.
'ir on in New York City II is in the cit
ee streets. On streets which are over b
en- sewers BOYS often let a hook and I'm
e- down the opening IN the sewer cove
into the sewer. The upper end OF "a
e. line is fastened to long stick, which
of placed at some distance from the hol'
as Trucks and wagons drive over the pla'
q and the boy on the curb watches u
ID stick. When it darts toward the hol
nj the boy runs aud clutches the stick an
re- hauls up an eel. Eels abound in sewer
Il, THE so called Georgetown "loop, sa.
an a Colorado letter, is a marvel OF enginee
rs inc skill. The railroad, in seeking pa
l1 sa9e up the mountains, passes aroun
ia and around the valley, over its way ono
VI, bv bridge, and finally finds itself upwaI
ca by the most PERCEPTIONS grades known
/ this region. In order to cover distant
As of one and three-eighths miles, las u
u crow flies, " the circuitous road measnr
three and one-half miles of track. IN
p. is a fair example of what engineerir
genius has accomplished in this region
err ARANcHMAN living on the Satsop, Co
ad missed three head of cattle, and noticlI
ga congregation OF buzzards snort ~
nit lance away proceeded to make an !
of vestioation. and found all three OF {
he animals living dead, their bones all broke
Ey their horns Knocked off, scarcely any hs
lily left on them ard the ground around the
led all torn up with elk tracks. Apparent
an band OF elk had come up and attack
lay them in an opening, and hooked a
me butted them down and paved al
stamped them to death.
zen "WHu.E in Mexico on my last TRIP
O saws a correspondent Of the st: Lo'
lus Globe Democrat. 4" had my breath tax
%, away when saw what l think Is
rs most acknowledgements railr5
ms in the woriu. / refer to the Mexie
EN- Gulf Road, where ties are made out
lng the finest mahogany AMI bridges built
Ter marble. The waste seems criminal, :
q a the builders are actuated by motives
l, economy. as they find the mahogany a