The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-08
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.

There is a probability thss a free day
once week will be inaugurated this winter
ct the Telfair Academy. An effort was
made some time ago in that direction, bat
the board OF managers did not thea think
the time had come for a free dag.
The opsning Of she academy ones
week free to the public
would populariEs the Institution, and
would in time, &c is believed, Increase in
stead OF diminish its revenues. The
matter will be brought before the Georgia
Historical Society at its next meeting, the
first Monday IN December. by a resolution
to open the academy free 10 the public one
day each week. TIE resolution will not be
acted upon until the January meeting OF
the society, % that every member will have
al opportunity Of voting. A large major
ity, it is believed, ia in favor OF free day.
A Memphis dentist has made q signal
success Of transplsnting teeth. and his sue
cess is attracting considerable attention.
The man who is wearing the transplantsd
molars had the originals kicked out by
horse. Some Of them that were not too
badly shattered we're Tut back in place.
but there were not enough to go round
The dentist who had charge Of the case sug-
gested the buying Of a good healthy tooth
to at in one OF the vacancies. A subject
was found who Sas willing for considera-
ton TO part with one The first tooth pulled
didn't fit the place for which It was
wanted aud it was put back in
the victims jaw. The next
was a better it, and was successfully
planted and fastened i'll place by splint Sc
cured by hgatures. Ii was kept there come
time and when the appliances were finally
removed it was found to be as firm as il it
bad grown there. A Savannah dentist
was asked what he thought Of
the case. He replied that such
things have been done, but the practice Is
not always TO be relied upon. A San Fran
cisco dentist, DR.. Gourger, has made
speciality Of transplsnting teeth, and claims,
however, that he meets with success in 90
per cent Of his cases. The practice is not
nt all new and has been known to dentists
long time. It Is not believed that it will
ever come into popularity.
The new army regulations, to take the
place Of the present infantry tactics, which
have been in vogue for the last twenty fl We
years. have been received in ga
vannah. and tho officers of the First
regiment and the Guards battalion are
perfeoting themselves in the new order Of
things. Just how the regulations are to be
| adopted is not yet known. No order has
yet been issued directing their use, aud the
officers are at a loss TO know what TO do. Il
is probable that at the proper time. however,
this adjutaut general of the state, will issue
an order for their adoption and the doing
away with the present tactics As soon as
that is done the Savannah military win be-
gin drilling under the new regulations and
will put on the airs Of ''regulars.n
A party Of gentlemen was discussing the
oyster generally. and the Blue Points par
ticularly, in restaurant night or two
ago. The question Was asked, Why is an
| oyster called gu oysterl Nose Of the party
could answer. In Anglo-5axon the oyster
is called ossre. and seems to be connected
with cost" knot or scale. This furnishes
q clew to the name. In this connection
| ~ iSSt'ub W HVee bD6O Ono
oyster holds proud place in history
At least hfty years before Christ. Salluist
said of the Britons r.at taere was some
good in them because they could grow
oysters. The Disgusting habits of the
Romans enabled them so swallow in some
cases 1000 British oysters at sitting, but
that was when, as Prof. Huxley says. even
ladies "oarried nbaut vcith than paacnckfs
feathers and other dainty throat ticklers
for the purpose when they anticipated
a more luxurious feed than usual -
1t may be source of satisfaction to cpl
cures that the ancestors OF the juicy Dau-
fuskies aud the luscious Thundarbolts once
tickled the palates Of the Roman euapsrors.