The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-18
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In SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA the Indians make
bread from the pods OF leguminous plant
called mesquite" squaw pounds the pods
nne In a wooden mortar. Then she takes from
her head her conical hat and sprinkIes a little
water 10 It. Next she sprinkles a little meal In
the hat, then a little more water, again a little
more meal and SO alternately until the hat is
full. This accomplished, she exposes the hat
and It's contents to the sun until the mixture is
baked into solid loaf.
THE GRAIN, the smallest weight in use, was
called from being originally the weight of a
grain OF wheat. A statute, passed in England In
1895, ordained that 80 grains of wheat taken
from the middle Of the ear and well dried
should make pennyweight. 20 of which
should make an ounce, while 10 ounces were to
make pound. The pound therefore consisted
then OF $3.50 grains. Some centuries later the
pennyweight was divided into "a grains which
make the troy pound, as now used, $3.50 grains
AT recent meeting of the Royal Society of
Edinburgh DR.. A. Bruce read paper on q case
OF cyciopia, OF single eye, which has come under
his notice. There was q single socket for the
eye, OF lozenge shape, and situated in the
middle OF the base Of the forehead. The socket
was furnished with two pairs of eyelids tipper
aud lover. The nose was represented by
short process of tissue and skin attached to the
forehead above the medal eye. A microscopic
section OF the socket showed two rudimentary
eyes, with the two rudimentary retinae appar-
rently springing from single optic vesicle.
TEE worlds fair archaeological who for the
past six months have been excavating In Ohio
the Indian mounds in the vicinity of Chillicothe
came across a rich find. 1t was a collection of
copper ornaments and utensils, consisting OF
10 pieces, wrought into all manner Of intricate
and beautiful forms. There were anklets
bracelets and earrings. thin sheets Of metal
representing perfectly the form of the Scioto
river sucker. Strangest of all were two pieces
made In the shape of the cross OF the Greek
church. This is the first "swatiska" found IN
North America. The ornatnentatioa of the col
lection is plainly Of Mexican or Peruvian
design, and corroborates the theory that the
Ohio mound build srs are closely allied to the
Aztecs.
A CURIOUS SNAKE STORY is reported by tie
Baltimore american from Drag Camp, ON ths
Little Kanawha river. Two boys named Edward
McCray and George Covers were out huptng IN
West Virginia when they thought they had
freed a COON, and proceeded to cut down a
large lynn tree Instead of a coon they found
the tree filed with snakes and snake eggs Of
the viper species. except that they were brown
10 color and had yellow jaws. They we're very
vicious and attacked the boys, who,
although they succeeded in killing about
came back to the Csfnp and ' reported
Their find, when a party OF hmberman pro-
ceeded to the tree and killed over eco of the
reptiles This is the second time recentIy that
snakes in such large numbers have been dis
covered in that locality, the first time being
three weeks since, when man named Evan
NcCfay was attacked by them, and killed
twenty before he succeeded In making his es-
cape. The snakes are of 9 kind never before
known In this section. and are said to attack
even wild animals on sight,
HEBE's two-century~old alluslon to ''cup
which cheers but not inebriates" and which has
become a modern fad among people who
imagine they are the original discoverers 81
don by Jesuit from China in 1e6E Beat 10
the yeles Of two eggs with fine sugar, theh
pour a plat OF tea upon them and stir tbs1l up
IN the quaint laaguaFe OF the time was
that it presently discussetb and satis-
fyeth all rewness ad spdtsence Of
whole body and into the veins and
sDs g III tsa Here is valuable
long soaking upon the tea, which makes It eS o
tract into itself The earthly parts Of the herb"
The water ought to remain upon It no longer
than you can say the Missrere psalm very leis-
urey. Then pour it upon rne sugar. In the
cups. When, therefore, ladies make tea thew
should begin the Fifty-first Psalm az soor as
they have flied the tea pot; say It very
leisurely," and then pour the tea into the
cups.
of the House of Representatives, Is not at all
well known to the country at large or to Wash
ipgton even. She Is southern woman of
Georgia birth, and was born and brought I'M In
Elsville, near Americas, the Crisps present
home. Her life was that of a typical southern
woman Her father was q wealthy planter
whose plantation swarmed with slaves and the
lap of luxury and gold spoons fell to Mrs.
Crisp's girlhood When quite young she was
married 70 young Crisp, and the pair made a
home in Americas where they have lived ever
since. Four children came to demand Mrs
Crsp's care and she devoted herself to them
and to her home. One girl is married and lives
in Americus, while the two younger children, a
boy and girl, are in school yet.
A son, who was an especial favorite of the
speaker, died just before the speakership
fight began in earnest! This will proba-
bly, prevent Mrs. Crisp from feeling at all like
going into society. She Is very do mestic in her
tastes and is also a severe sufferer from rher-
matisru. which prevented her last season from
even returning calls. Although her choice
would lead her to remain in Georgia. Mrs
Crisp has always spent the winters with Mr.
Crisp at the Metropolitan hotel, where she il a
favorite with the southern contingent She Ia a
well informed woman, interested in her hus
bands career and has a disposition that is a
match for the speakers in its firmneSs and
evenness While the speakers wife has an ex-
elusive position and ranks along with cabinet
ladies it is not probable that Mrs Crisp will feel
like assuming it unless her health should inn
prove greatly