The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-28
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THE Provideut Bounty Association of London
England. is prepared to insure married couple.
against twins and triplets. Parents who desire
this kind of insurance pay in S25 and then In
case Of twins they will receive $3.50 and in casf
of triplets $3,5. The officers Of the association
are confident that the idea will be very popular
anon the lower middle classes, in which case
the profits will be enormous, since the number
Of twins and triplets in any community Is com
paratively small.
A RECENT English invention Of great inpor.
tance to navigators is an Dramatically sealed
chronometer to prevent the detrimental effects
OF the atmosphere and moisture on the mechan-
ism. The invention consists In hermetical y
closing the casing of the chrouometer, doing
away with tn key hole, through which the air
and the moisture gained access TO the works
and affecting the winding up OF the chronometef
oy providing flexible or elastic diaphragm
10 the outside OF this plate is attached a handle
Tor impartiuR a to and fro motion to the hexi-
BILE disk, while to the inner surface is attached
one part Of a mechanical device such as a
rachel gear, the movement of which is made to
erect the winding up the spring of the time
piece By means Of this device, it is claimed
that greatly Increased regularity in the action
OF the chronometer 10 insured, while IL can at
the same time be placed in damp localities,
where at present it is impossible to keep 1t in
ord r.
To ALLOW the nails to grow to an inordinate
that the owner follows sedentary occupation
or leads a life OF leisure Long nails on the
right hand would interfere with the use of the
brush corresponding to our pen(, and would
therefore reflect unfavorably on the person
concerned, as tending to show that he did not
devote himself to composition and literary ex-
erclses, the pride of every educated Chinese
They are almost always confined to the left
hand, therefore, and are at times very long
delicately chased silver cases being worn to
protect them, Some years ago, says a writer
In the New YORK Advertiser, l met Chinese
& 4ntleman who had carefully guarded the.
growth of the nails on the third and fourth fin
gers, the former for some ten years. the latter
for over twenty-five. The nail on the fourth
finger when the silver protector is removed
was some six inches or more long and twisted
like corkscrew. Some few months later this
gentleman, owing to an accident, broke the nail
HIS grief was as great if he had lost a near
relative.
ANY physician with the least smattering of
microscopic knowledge will tell you, says the
ST. Louis Republic, that hundreds, thousands or
even millions Of deadly microbes enter the
human body every day by way of the respiratory
organs and the eSopnagus. But why you
ask, are these deadly midges comparatively
innoxious?" Because they are canght, killed
and devoured by minute guard ans placed at
every vulnerable point throughout the system!
Ia one sense of the word these watchful guardi-
ans are simply blood calls, but they
are called phagocytes and seem to
nary amount of reason. They have independent
power of motion and not only wander inside the
veins but often make their way outside the It's
sues and pursue, devour and digest any bacili,
poisonous or otherwise, with which they come
In contact. So long as these phAgocytes remain
on guard the body Is safe from attack, but
should they relax their vigilance millions Of In
vading parasites would pass into the blood and
destroy life, either by numerous mechanical
LESSONS or the poisons which they secrete. The
discovery of the uses of the phagocytes, which
mi TQfa hor tr Tor
most marvellous revelations of modern science.
A DECIDED novelty is on view at the Royal
aquarium, Westminster in connection with the
exhibition of the National Chrysanthemum So
c1ety, says the London TeIegrdnh. For the
first time In history flowers from New Zealand
have been imported in ice; and the experiment
has proVet complete success. In the anti
podes the culture Of the chrySanthemum has
awakened . good deal OF interest There April
corresponds with the English chrysanthemum
month OF November; but until this year che
growers here have had no means of accurately
judging the methods Of the plants reared 10
our Australasian colonies. 1t occurred
to Mr.. Garland, gardener 70 . gentleman
living at Wellington, to take few Of his finest
flowers to the meat refrigerating works. There
they were placed in tin canisters filed with
water and then frozen. The tins were
opened at the Royal aquarium and found
to contain each q solid block OF transpar-
ent ice, in the middle OF which, embedded as IL
we're in pure crystal, was a beautiful bloom,
perfect in shape and color. and comparing, as
experts declared, with the finest varieties Gus
tomarily exhibited in England. In recognition
OF the success Of the enterprise, taken IN con-
Junction with Its merits, q silver-Rilt medal
was awarded, the feeling being that by way Of
encourage ment to the New Zealand growers a
special prize should be given.
DURING the fiscal year 1899 go, says the Postal
Reco, d, the receipts Of the dead.Ietter Office
were some 6,O0O.5OO pieces, being an
increase OF 10000 pieces, or per cent. over
the preceding year. During 16g0-9l, while it
appeared from estimates Of the quantity Of
matter spatched through the mails that there
was an increase in letters alone of over 1850.
OO0O)O. the increase to the dead-letter Office
was but 81 900 pieces, or 4I per cent. Dur
ing the year Just closed, although the
general volume OF the business and operations
of the service have approached per cent in
excess OF the previous year, the usual and even
ordinarily expected increase has not only dis.
APP cared but the gratifying fact appears that
there was decrease of over Il. 900, or nearly
per cent in the number OF pieces sent to the
dea letter office. That the m istakes of the
public. which in so many instances prevent
matter committed TO the mails from reaching
It's intended destination and which embarrass
and thwart delivery, continue to confront the
service, may be aJtested by the increase of over
IL per cent. in unaddressed letters alone
While the quantity Of matter sent to that
office has for years taxed and pressed the
clerical force provided to its utmost capacity
and efforts, recourse TO extended and increased
to meet the requirements of a thorough and
most effective service and the disposition of
accumulation and arrearage of work. During
the past year, however, without any increase of
force and wholly within the daily official hours
Of labor, the office has had its work at all times
well in hand and practically up with its current
daily receipts The report of the dead letter
Office for last year showed that the work had
only been disposed of by recourse to extra
time, and that over 100000 letters in excess Of
the previous year were returned to writer's.
The report this year will show the work of
every branch up TO date and an increase of
225, 900 over last year 10 the number OF letters
ratIIrnad to writer's.