The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The PRACTICE of placing green boughs of
eucalyptus, or blne gum tree, in sick rooms as
q disinfectant is growing in Australia DR..
Curgenven states that if placed under the bed
in cGsss of scarlet fever they will thoroughly
disintect the couch and every article in Tire
room. The volatile scent has also favorable
influence on cOnSumptive patients as an anti
septic and sedative tending to promote sleep.
PERSONS acquainted with the qualities of
swamp gum have no idea of the wonderful
things that can be accomplished with this wood.
When boiled it may be handled almost like
paper. II is used extensively in Lower Delaware
in the manufacture of berry boxes, aud boiled
gum log fifteen inches in diameter may, by the
uss OF proper Instruments be literally drawn
out into ribbons 1t cuts like cheese and may
be tied into bow-knots or bent into almost any
conceivable shape.
BOSTON park commissioners are being
strongly urged by patriotic citizens OF Charles
town to preserve what is left OF the Notifications
on Bunker hill A question has been raised as
10 whether there really were breastworks on
Bunker hill and it is asserted by these citizens
that there is nowa remnant of them. and as the
park com nissioners have ta;en Bunker hill for
park purposes it is desired that this remnant
be preserved and marked. In proof of this posi-
ton there has been spread before the commits
sloners a map of 1716 on which was printed
Gen. Washington'S revolutionary campaign
war map. after a survey made by him showing
the position of the army of defense of Boston in
!716. also the Notifications and gun batteries
extending from Charlestown to Dorchester
flights" On this map were the breastworks on
Breeds hill, where the monument now stands,
and two forts on Bunker hill
A CORRESPONDENT of the London Daily
Graphic, written upon the locust plague in North
Africa says: I'm reference TO the diet of St.
John the Baptist, who lived on 'locusts and wild
honey in the wilderness. there are Sunday
school teachers who cannot believe that auy
one would voluntarily live such food, and
therefore, say that the locust bean, the fruit of
the carab tree, is meant by the writer's of the
lew Testament. l can only reply that the
locust cricket, the Acridum Pelernum, order
Orthoptera variety Saltatoria-the flying Saul
erlle of Afrca--is sold at a half penny per
pound in the market place of BisGra (which is
the second oasis from the north in the Sahara),
and that there IL is cooked by boiling with salt
and water. as ShrlmpS are boiled here. / my.
self have little doubt That it is more nutritious
than the latter. because in March, when the in
sect is gathered and dried, it is as full of a!bu-
men as an egg"
BILLY BAYEE. leader of the Sixty ninth Regi-
ment Band said to a New York Advertiser
man: "a curious feature of the modern theat-
rical orchestra IS the variety of work the man
with the drum is called upon to perform. Per-
sons who sit IN the orchestra chairs are usually
as much interested in his performance as they
are iE the play. Perched diagonally an
iIon rod in front of him sits his kettledrum.
Upon this instrument he gets in most Of his
work. Suddenly he drops his drumsticks,
seizes an iron rod, aud gets in a ting
ting on triangle suspended close
tallic vibrations ceased when he jabs
an ivory whistle into his mouth which dan les
from the end of a chain and toodle-oodles a lit
tie. Hastily dropping the whistle he s liz IS a
sort of shoe brush handle covered with sand
paper and by friction on q board produces
, sound such as is made hv si7shod coloTe man
dancing the ssence Then foil ms a untitled
boom, boom on the big bass drum which stands
behind him. The XyloDhone also comes III TOR
an occasional tinkle.inke e, | pr sumo that in
the mare OF musical progre IS before long we
VIII be adding shai-horns, mouth harmon cas-,
jewsharpi and clapp.rs to he theatrical or
ches.ra
TIE INDIAN is generally not credited with
much re lard or affection for his family but
this impression was 1ispellei from my mind
during my trip to P.re Ridge. says q writ ~ in
the Omaha Be. Of a number OF friends
made among III Indian c1ie.s / will always
inelher America no7sr, = Ellu of '"'Ich
p.onu erca amolg t friendly Sioux. " i-r
nc learagl hat | re0re ent q q news per n )
CAV my hand . corlial $ llke aId remarked,
low, cola, good re ia one of MS iuaTS
with hi ~. aud throu n sim 10, bGt beaut I'll
SiEn lln-AG &c inform ii acT my vocation. and
shi too. sad. flow good, ant sho y: hands.
America Fors' then brought out young pa
popse OF aEo 4 ears o. age. ld lufor ned the
that II WAS his Youngest, and then ne att ID the
sllttle one on the zealand cave it an affection
squeeze. IN Il joke aSNcu MIN what no would
ta6e 'rthA little Siouxvenir He did not first
understand VIII ther was n earnest or joking.
aud was afraid raj tended the old man;
but he shOOI n head, p int his finger toward
blnch of several hunire1 Ind.t ponies, then
to POOP OF cavalry hors $, stamped mis- foot
upon the cart and waved his hand about his
head, and understood that not for all the
hoIsss and ponies earth would he part with
his enid. He, however, did what he could, and
cat an elk tooth ornament from the little
Sioux s dress and presente it TO the core
Spondent ~ a nemenUO, and with grunt OF s0t
1Sfaction aad another How" he took the ltd
one by Inc hand ana wake away. AT Tue
Gloss OF the Indian campaign of 1876 the c1ptva
Cheyennes and others were taken to Fort
LeavenWC nth to be tran>fe rred to Indian Terri
tory. Capt. Eide of the hospital corps at Pine
Ridge was at that time static red at Fort
LeavenwOrth. and related another instance of
Indian affection and pride in their offspring.
The transfer Ul Indian Territory was a terrible
blow to the proud Cheyennes and was regarded
as Illuminating and degrading in the extreme
One of the noted isfs of that tribe whose
name has unfortunately skipped my memory.
was especially bending under the imagined
humiliation and made several murderous at
tempts to escape. He had for a squaw menu
Der OF another tribe ant two boys were the
result of the union. Before the firal trans
fer was made from the rort TO the territory
the military concluded to separate the
different tribes, and while the Cheyenne hostiles
were TO BE- sent to the territory The others were
to be sent to the north. This news was con-
veyod to the Cheyenne chief. and the prospect
that his sons should not share in his disgrace,
gave him undisguised plea sure, until ne was in
formed that families would not be separated
and that they would have to accompany him.
He grew mOrose and dowa-hearted. and one
day he walked into the hospital. and before any
one was aware of his intentions ne had seized
pair of scissors and with the point ripped a cash
clear across his abdomen from the left side to
the right He expected to die and fad he
wanted his wife and children returned to their
home in the north, but his terrible selt-sacrifice
evailed him nothing, for IN spite of himself he
| recovered. and with his family, was taken to