The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-03
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"oYsTERs are fatter this year than ever saw
them BEFORE" said New York restaurant
oyster-opener. II don't know why But,
usually, the fatter oyster is the poorer the
flavor. That is because the fat oyster has gem
orally been out of the water too long and has
been fed This is not wholly the reason this
year. They are fatter anyhow An oyster is
best on the half-shell, ABOUT twenty-four to
forty-eight hours after he is out of salt water
Eaten before that time they are apt to give
cramps Yes. the male oyster is the best, but
we don't come across a male more than an
average of once In fifty times"
To INSTANTLY obtain light sufficient to read
the time by the watch or clock at night, with
out any danger of setting things on fire. is an
easy matter Take an oblonR vial of the clearest
OF glass, put into it a piece of phosphorus about
the size of pea, and upon this pour some pure
olive oil heated to the boiling point, the bottle
TO be filled about one-third full; then cork,
allow the air to enter and then recork
will then become luminous and the
light obi lined will be q good one. AS soon as
the light becomes dim its power can be in
creased by opening the bottle and allowing a
fresh supply of air to enter In very Geld
weather 1t is sometimes necessary to keat the
vial between the hands to increase the fiuidty
or The OIL and one bottle Will last q winter
This ingenious continuance may be carried in
the pocket and is used by watchmen OF Paris
in all magazines where explosive or infiammable
materials are stored.
SPECIMEN Of new California species
Of amblystona was canght recently in
the Santa Cruz. The animal resem-
tweet eight and nine inches long, but instead of
having hard scale skin like q lizard the skin is
soft and perfectly naked. II is OF dark brown
color. The head Is round. with protruding
eyes and large mouth. Tho tail, which is about
four inches long, is Of irregular shape and is
formed to propel the animal through the water.
There are about thirty known varieties of
amblystona, which are only found in North
America, though related to the salamander of
Europe. The present specimen Is, however. of
a larger species than any. hitherto found, and
viii be preserved alive TO study it's habits. IL
was found on the banks of a stream among
rotten wood and decaying trees Fifteen years
ago a number of Michigan white fish were
planted in Lake Tahoe In order to see If they
would thrive in California waters From that
| time on until recently nothing had been seen or
heard of them, and it was believed that they
had died. At this late day a few of them have
been caught. They are smaller than the fish in
their native waters, and from the fact of their
being SO scarce in the lake they must have had
hard time TO live. The fish, however, have
not changed their nature but are the same as
in their native waters.
DR.. w. W. LANDRuM of Richmond made an
unique suggestion to his congregation at the
| Second Baptist church ON Sunday morning
| Nov p 10 sermon on hone missions. After
| thanksgiving tor the probable settlement of the
! state debt ana a prayer for the guidance Of the
legislature, soon to assemble, Dr. Lendrum
| said: "How much we owe the negroi When we
/ multiply our gifts thousandfold we shall not
be giving to him. for he will still be creditor
| by millions. Remember the patient labor of
| our former slave, how his own hand swept our
| fields or the virgin forests and broke the soil
all webbed with roots, and sowed the seeds and
| cultivated plants until the wilderness blossomed
| as the rose and filed our barns with bread
| Remember the faithfulnesS OF the southern
| slave. Where was it ever surpassedY l toll
| you there is one clear page in the history of
the southern negro-one as white and pure as
| though fresh from the mill of God-and on this
| spotless page would have you engrave by
southern hands in letters Of brass aud pune
tuate by tears from southern hearts; Sacred 10
the memory of the fidelity, honor and love of
home and family. 1a6I-1S65' AS you call 20
mind those heroes whom You delight to honor
Washington Lee jackson, Davis-hear them
saying: Forget not the faithful slave lay in
solid rock granite pedestal and build on that
| a marble monolith rivaling the SNOW in white
ness to perpetuate the memory of the faithful
ness of the negro slave. There Is no sweeter
picture in memory than that which portrays
] the deathless love of the negro slave for his
| master, and with us who remember the ante
| bellum days there Is no complete picture of
home life and freside happiness without his
| dussy figure"
| The case OF Joseph Copeman, a young Phila-
delphia deaf mute, whose powers Of locomo-
ton are so affected from some unknown cause
| that he is obliged to walk backward, after the
manner of crab. has completely mystIfied DR..
Horatto @. Wood, under whose care the boy
lies in the Pennsylvania Unworthy hospital.
kCopeman was born in England about ten years
Fago. AT the age of years an attack of scarlet
| fever brought about the loss of his hearing,
and he also gradually lost all power of speech
Shortly after this he came with his parents to
this country, settling at Osceola Mills in Clear
field county. Very. soon after the
arrival Of the family here the
mother died and the boys father dis
| appeared very suddenly. Since that time
the young unfortunate has been living with his
| grandmother, Mrs. Baker, at Osceoa Mills At
| the age OF years he had two or three slight at
| tacks of convulsions that did not seem to affect
| him seriously, but about year later he had a
| severe fit, which left him in an unconscious
| condition. When he recovered he remained in
| state of profound stupor for several DAYS but
| continued in normal condition until April
| last. His grandmother then noticed that the
| boy occasionally limped very painfully with his
| left leg. She imagined he was mimicking an
| old cripple Of the neighborhood, punished
him and admonished him not to repeat the
| otfense. The boy rapidly grew worse and
finally lost the use Of his left leg. The left arm
also became affected, and he developed ten
dency TO walk backward instead of in the usual
way. The grandmother became alarmed and
sent the boy to a hospital in Philiipsburg He
received no benefit from his treatment at that
institution, and was afterward, through the in
fuence of Rev. DR.. Clerc, sent to St Luke's
hospital, Bethlehem. He underwent treatment
there for about three weeks and was
thought to be considerably benefited After
leaving the institution DR.. Clerc made appli
cation for his admission 70 the deaf and
dumb asylum at Broad and Pine streets The
boy arrived at the institution in September but
when his peculiar condition was discovered
Supt. Crauter and Dr. Lewis concluded to place
him under the care Of physician rather than
send him to class for instruction In the sign
language. peculiar phase Of his case lies in
the fact that, when standing erect II he desires
to move from one point to another he is Obliged
TO turn around and walk backward, while, by
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