The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-22
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

| PRNcE PLEss, who is engaged to be married
to Miss CORVALLIS West, is particularly anxious
| that his fiancee should be known as one of the
| best whips in town. To stimulate her love for
| horses he has presented her with four or five
pairs Of driving gloves Miss CORVALLIS West
| is one OF the debutautes Of the London season,
| is beautiful, and is very accomplished. Her
| future husband, not contented with all that he
| has. wishes to add one more accomplishment to
| the list
A CURIOUS INCIDENT is reported from India,
says the London Standard dead man, a
dead dog and a live panther were all found
| together in dry we'll At night the panther
| fallen in himself. Hearing the dog howling the
| man. knowing nothing of the panther, had
| probably gone to help the dog. and the panther
| killed both. In the morning the discovery was
made. A noosed rope was let down and slipped
| over the panther, which was then hauled to the
mouth of the well and shot by policeman.
| A CORPORAL and Two privates, having in their
! custody deserter, were enjoying the mselves
| at a country tavern near st. Louis one day
| during the recent war. says the New YORK
Ledger. The deserter amused his military
| guardians with several entertaining sleight-of-
| hand tricks, but being incumbered with the
steelruf1ies complained he could not display his
skill to advantage. and requested to have his
| hands at liberty while he exhibited favorte
! trick, which he described This being
agreed to, he proceeded to tie the hands of
/ Ila three SoIQIsrS ana himself together with
a handkerchief, which he wholly to
| loose with a gentle stroke. The magic knots
were tied, but, on being shaken, the knots all
| remained firm except the one which held the
deserter. This fell aSun Ter with touch and,
| quick arrow, he lifted up the SASH and
| darted headtoremost through the window.
| leaving his keepers raging at each other. and
| Juggling lie i'll coupled hounds before they
| thought of cutting asunder their bonds, which,
| having effected. they commenced a warm
chase; but the deserter, having got the start,
| rendered their efforts Intellectual.
AMONG the hardships of the life of a cabinet
| minister is the necessity which annually arises
| for making journey to Bamoral in wintry
/ weather in the capacity of miaister 10 attend
| ance the queen. 1t is not only that the
| journey is long and the time of the year often
| incement There are certain restrictions for
visitors at Balmoral not entirely compensated
| for by the privilege of living under the same
| roof as the queen. One thing forbidden is
smoking, and there are some pretty stories
about the devices to which ministers
who love their cigar have been
| or post-prandtal weed. There are how
| ever, compensations, and the Duke of Rut-
| land found one IN March. He was appointed to
| be the minister in attendance upon the queen
| during her Easter holiday at Grasse, Nothing
! could be more delightful than this. The duke
| got away from London at a season. Of the year
| when town had not begun to be endurable, and
! reached the Riviera in its spring prime. The
| duchess accompanied him, and ali his travelling
| expenses we're paid by o grateful nation He
/ had the additional and accidental good fortune
| OF finding that there was no room for him in
| the hotel that had been hired at Grasse for the
| accommodation of her majesty. Accordingly
villa was taken for him, where he enjoyed
| much of the privacy OF an ordinary visitor to
| the Riviera at the country's expense.
| THE POWERS Of the fakirs, or faqueers, of In
! dis and Persia Of Stimulating death arc marvel
Gus and almost incredible. Several sects in these
! countries regard the art of apparent death as a
part of their religious ritual and practice it as
sidrously. In their ancient books IL is described
as puranayam, or stopping the death. Many
| cases in which the Indian fakrs have allowed
| themselves to be buried alive for long periods
have been verified By British officials in India,
aud attested by evidence which dispels all
| doubt of their truth. This impersonation of
| death continues for as long as six. and even ten
| months. The way tina fakirs go to work to pro-
duce this condition is to have the little igature
| under the tongue cut whereby they are enabled
| to stretch this organ out TO great length. Then
| they turn it back inserting the end In the
| throat. and closing up at the same time
the inner nasal apertures. The ex-
ternal apertures of the nose and ears
are closed with wax, and the eyes covered to
exclude the light. Long preliminary practice is,
| however needed in holding the breath, aud a
long course OF fasting before burial The fakir
then sinks into condition resembling death,
| and the body is wrapped in linen. placed in a
| box and buried. When the box is taken up at
| the expiration of the Iony-continued death.like
| sleep, aud opened, the fakir is found cold and
| stiff; no pulsstion can be felt; the heart, the
| wrist, the temples are still; the body is not cold
as a corpse would be. but is colder than that of
| other living men, except over the seat OF the
| brain. All the secretions are fully stopped the
nails, hair and beard have cea ed growth
After being resuscitated the fakir feels great
| dizziness. and for a few hours cannot stand I'D
! without support, but gradually he RECEIVERS
| strength, and enjoys amazingly the wonder he
has excited.
FIRST Of "tte seven wonders OF Corea' Is a
hot mineral spring near Kin-Shantao. SAYS the
North China Herald, the healing properties of
which are believed by the people to be rnirscul-
Gus. No matter what disease may afiict the
patient, G. dip in the water proves enicacious.
The second won Ter is two springs. situated at a
I considerable distance from each other-ia fact
| they have the breadth OF the entire peninsula
between them. They have two pecuiarites.
/ when one is full the other isalways empty and
notwithstanding the obvious fact that they are
! connected by a subterFenean passage one is
| bitter and the other pure and sweet The other
wonder is a cold wave ceve--a cavern from
| which wintry wind perpetueIly blows The
! force OF the wind from the cave is such that a
( strong man cannot stand be 'ore it. A forest
that cannot be eradicated is the fourth
/ wonder. No matter what injury is
/ done TO the roots of the trees, which are large
pines they will sprou up again directly like the
! phoenix from her ashes. The fifth is the most
| wonderful OF all. 1t is the famous floating
| stone" It stands. or s sens 10 stand, In front
! of the palace erected in its honor 1t is an
| irregular cuoe Of greet bulk. 1t appears to be
! resting on the ground free from support all
! sides; but, strange To say, two men at o plsite
/ ends Of rope may pass it under the stone
! without encountsring any obstacle whatever.
/ The sixth wonder is the hot stone' VIII cb
/ from remote ages has lain glowing with heat on
! the top OF high hill. TIE seventh and last
/ Coreen wonder 10 drop OF the sweat of Bud
| daa. For thirty PAGES around tn large temple
/ in which it Is enshrlned not blade Of grass
/ will grow There are trees or flowers Inside
/ the sacred square. Even the animals decline
| In nrnfane q sUnt so nolv