The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-24
NATURAL FRUIT FLANoRS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

IN Jne 0erInan arCluefy t0eY nave JrleQ q trap
or threelegged ladder OF steel tubing, for en-
abling the captain of a battery TO survey the
enemy and direct the firing. The trap is erected
in the body of wagon and the officer climbs to
the top with his field glasses to reconnoiter.
The tubes are pointed and the trap can be dis
mounted and packed in half a minute.
ANOTHER new india rubber substitute is de-
scribed. 1t consists Of a manila gum tempered
with benZins to which an addition OF Q per
cent OF AuverRne bitumen also mixed with
benzine, is added. These are thoroughly
blended. and after per cent. of rosin oil has
been added, a product is obtained having, 1t is
said. the suppleness. elasticity, solidity and du
rability of the best rubbers.
A BARREL of wine beer or cider contains 3Ik
gallons. the Cincinnati lamp oil barrel has 40
gallons, the Kentucky whisky barrel from ~ to
% gallons. In several states in the east bar
rel, as measure of articles other than liquids
Is a legal fixed quantity. In halt dozen Of the
eastern states a barrel of grain is five bushels,
OF rice go pounds, Of -four 1856 pounds, and of
lime $50 pounds.
RATTLEsNAKEs are being found within few
miles of Boston, in the lodges of the West Ded-
ham woods. The rattles on two that were killed
the other day indicated that they were IL years
old. Some children gathering berries in pas
ture near the woods had terrible fright re-
Gently when they came upon huge rattlesnake
coiled up. with head erect and ready to spring.
Several OF the reptiles have been seen summing
themselves in the dirt near Grove street. The
only explanation of their appearance is that
they are visitors from the Blue Hills a low range
within view OF Boston harbor. A few years ago
twas no uncommon thing in ascending the high
est peak to come across genuine RATHER, but In
recent times this has been anything but an or
binary experience.
REV. DR.. HENRY G. McCoox," says the
Philadelphia Record, sis q spideTologist Of note,
and could preach a Thousand sermons on the
little s0inner which John Bunyan once took as
in m
the spider are accepted as a high court of Ap-
peals by biologists, and DR.. MoCook may be
pardoned for feeling the least bit of pride In
their handsome typographical appearance and
beautiful binding. The Illustrations are superb
sp cimens of the engraver's art, and DIR. McCook
takes great pleasure in admlring them. There
Is something to feast the eye on" be said to a
friend recently "A millionaire might get out a
work like that and not boast OF 1t, but patting
ing the volumes affectionately on the back,
they're quite marvel for poor parson.'"
The California Academy OF Sciences has be
come the possessor Of an unusually sound
skeleton OF rhachianectes glaucus, or Cali
tornia gray whale. 1t is forty-ftye feet in
length, and has twenty-six ribs. seven feet on
the curve, and two great scrapule resembling
broadaxes, The jaws are nine feet in length.
Th1 California gr whale has no teeth, but is
provided with bal, Q /, or ''whaebone." a row
of bony substances resembling bru hes. These
Sft the water and catch the animaculae float
z in it, the only food OF this class OF whales.
About eight species of whale ara known on the
California coast. The fish from which the
skeleton was taken was caught near Monterey.
It was remarkably oily-so much so that the
bones had to be treated with chemicals and
boiled in soap factory before they could be
cleaned and whitened. The pieces of the speci-
men. which is said to be perfect, will be
fastened together with iron rods AMI mounted,
TIE University of Penn ;ylvania has directed
its arc ttects TO draw plans for a dog hospital.
It il to be located in the grounds of ne veteri-
d wi ha for natl re
il 5 sptember. 1t will be the first buildin, Of
the kind in America and 1t is to be modelled at-
ter That at Berlin. This dog hospital is not TO
DO cheap, commonplace building. On the con-
trary, the exterior walls will be CONSTRUCTED of
"Roman hydraulic press face brick aud pebble
dashing, with Lake Superior or red stone trim
mings, AMI the roof will be of green slate. The
area is to be 50x65 feet There will be three
stories, with q basement in which the food of
the dogs can bs cooked and water heated for
their baths. On the first floor non-contag ious
ailments will be treated, and here will be estab-
liShed the clinic room. The upper floors are
to be devoted to wards and laboratories. Pave
ments of polished granolithic will be put down
on every floor, and the walls will rs covered
with white enameled tiles, and above them
adsmant plaster. Every warI will have a
special bathroom attached to it, and the
plumbing lighting and ventilation are to be af-
ter the latest systems.
AN ITEM in the naval bill of the present ses-
sion makes an appropriation for 'the construc-
ton by the secretary OF the navy of reproduc-
tions in Spain OF two of the caraves, the Pnta
and the Nina, which composed the feet of Co
lumbus on his voyage OF discovery, to be taken
after the review to Chicago as part of the gov
eminent exhibit" If the wording of this item
is rather bungling, the fact itself is none the
less interesting, says the New York Times. A
duplicate OF the Santa Maria, the flagship of
Columbus, has already been launched by Spain,
aud it was a happy thought to do our part TO.
ward reproducing the whole fleet by under.
taking the two smaller vessels These were
crafts about long. do
signed for lateen sails, but partly square rigged
before they sailed on their famous cruise. II
will be observed that they are Co be built 'in
Spain, and apart from the interest attaching
to the crossing of the ocean by the three vessels
in company. they can doubtless be built there
more in accordance with their prototypes. This
trio of vessels will undoubtedly form a central
feature of next years great naval pageant, and
will afterward contri butte genuine Columbus
element TO Chicago's fair.
CLARENCE B. MOORE of Philadelphia who has
been conducting researches among the Indian
mounds Of Florida, has gwen and account in
the american NGturdlist OF mound explored
by him in the spring OF 1891 at Lick Island,
Nolusia county. 1t consisted of O mound IL
feet in height and AIS feet in circumference
Its form is conical, exc pit on the eastern side
where a causeway led to the summit. The base
was composed of shells, apparently brought
from the neighboring shell fields TO serve as a
foundation in the marshy soil. Across the
center OF this layer of shells from north to
south ran a ridge Of pure white sand, capped
with q stratum OF dark, sandy loan, mingled
with shells Over 100 skeletons were excavated
part from the top Of the lower shell layer and
part from the top of the white sand. where they
formed two strata OF lnterments. No glass
beads or objects Of metal were discovered but
many hundred pieces Of pottery were found
none Of which, however, appeared to have any
connection with each other. Three small un-
ornamented earthenware pots, shell discs and
beads, and few flint arrow and spear beads
with flint clippings, were also discovered. Some
chsrred human bones suggested cannibalis m or
human sacrifice by fire.