The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-12
ITEMS OF INT REST.

If you ndo as many lenses IN each eye as the
common agon fly has each of your organs of
sight would b. as big as box car.
DR. W. A. TILDEN discovered some months
ago, observes the I .dustries, that isoprene
which can be prepared from tur eatine. under
crrtaln circumstances chan 5es int what an
pears TO be genuine india rubber. Bouchardat
had also found that the same chan "a could b.
Drought about By heat. The material so pro
ducsd resembles pure Para rubber In every
way. and, whether IL is genuine rubber or not
1t may be equally good for all practical our
poses 1t vulca ICES, for instance It, there
fore, seems possible at we may soon be able
to make india rubber commercially. II this is
possible, fortune awaits the inventor VINO can
make good ri Der from turpentine at a reason.
able price. 1t is a subject well worthy of the
devotion of prolonged labor.
How LONG is the natural life Of a shin,
From table cited by Ro9ert Thorn oson. e
new pres dent OF the northeast coast engineers
and ship-bilders, it appears at this is,to some
extent gu stion of whrre the ship is built
Vessels constructe ed in the United States last or
an average IS years only. French ships average
70; Dutch, u; German, 25; British. 26; Italia
q, and Norw Riau 80. The average deaf l-ratC
OF the worlds shipping is about per cent. au,.
the birth rate per cent. preference at the
pr sent me is shown for certain parts Of yes
sci being of steel instead of iron. such as tank
tops and decks, expo ed to the weather; but in
Mr.. Thompson's opinion, it would be mucn bet
ter to keep the material the same throughout,
as far as possible, and he would prefer the steel
being OF the sa ne thickness as the iron.
RAIN GAMBLING" is the latest vice to develop
in India. and the police of Bombay and Cal
cutts are just now vigorously at work prosecut-
ing rain gamblers in 10 local courts Ia an en-
deavor to show that the law includes this form
| of gambling, says the Buffalo Commercial
! In Calcutta the OUTFIT Of the rain
gamblers is in the streets in the Burra bazaar
Here into small tank, four feet square and six
inches deep, an ordinary spout discharges rain
from the roof of a 3-story bui ding. In gam
b ing with tnis apparatus bets are made at the
beginning Of the rainy season as to whether or
not the tank will overflow at a given shower to
the extent the rain will overflow it when the
water sheets come down in proper tropical
style. II is ale ged that on busy days in the ba-
Zaar several piles of rupees change hands. This
IS surely vice made easy for the lazy men.
MOST curious event occurred at Nantes the
other day, relates the London Standard,
Lucen Petit, q years of age, while driving In a
cart drawn by horse and donkey, passed a
garden in which there we're some forty bee
hives Whether from the excessive heat, or
some other cause, the bees swarmed out on the
approach of the cart, and the lad Just had time
to jump down AMI take refuge In ditch full of
water, when they attacked the team. Mad
dened by the myriad OF stlngs, the poor animals
galloped away at a furious rate, followed by the
bees. The donkey soon succumbed, and the
horse survived only very short time. The lad
trembling With fear. When the horse and
donkey we're dead the cloud OF bees flew back
to their hives, and Lucien Petit, taking cou age
crept out OF tie often and ran of N Nantes
where, it can easily be imagined his story was
scarcely credited.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER the Standard oh mag.
nate, is one of the few millioneires who devote
much of u cir time to the Improvement of the
condition OF others. When not called away by
social or business engagements you are pretty
sure TO IND him at home evenings. Here in his
costly aud well equipped library he receives
his visitors, many of whom represent the vari-
Gus benevolent and religious undertakings In
which he is Interested. Mr.. Rockefeller has for
and personally, of foreign missionary work,
and no layman, perhaps. is so well informed
concerning the details OF 1t. He has personal
acquaintance with many OF the leading mis-
sionaries OF the wor d, and his residence in
tHty-fourth street Is frequently the scene OF a
gathering OF these workers among the heather.
Mr.. Rockefeller Is now dsVotng considerable
attention to home missionary work, fed
which, he is convinced. presents splendid Cd.
portunites for Christian endeavor.
NATURE invariably does two things whom she
tries TO grow a tree; she protects the bark from
hottest sunshine and the roots from severe
Globe Democ' at. Both these points are almost
invariably overlooked by man Observe q ma
pie or elm or birch as it shoots I'D from the
ground; its sides are clothed all the way with
small twigs, unless removed by knife or brows-
ing. Any tree, starting in an open lot, is thus
protected from the sun Otherwise the extreme
heat will rupture cells and the bark will dry or
split. AS far as possible there must be equal
development of cells on all sides of the tree
But care OF the root is even more important
The feeding of a tree is al unequal depths but
most Of 1t is near the surface. Ii the sun be al
lowed TO strike directly on the SOIL the finer
rootets that do the foraging are DESTROYED aud
extreme droughts viii affect the roots for a foot
1 depth. What is worse, the extreme changes
of temperature also affect the tree and suck it's
life away. In some cases such conditions are
produced as encourage the development of
fungi. or other enemies ito plant life Nature
guards against this by laying down each autumn
a layer of leaves TO enrich her forests or soil
tary pets.
AT SUNSET in the forests Of Guiana, SAWS
Lon0mdn's Magazine, the bats also fit from
their hiding places, some taking the place of the
parrots and hocking round tue fruit trees, while
the horrid vampires wander far and near in
search OF some sleepi & animal. or even man in
order to obtain meal. Cows, goats, hogs
fowls as we'll as game birds and quadrupeds
all suffer from their attacks If not secured in
wel-latticed pens while the Traveller must nor
be surprised when aNakng to find blood ooZinp
from wound in his foot or temple In some
places domestic animals cannot be kept at all
as they are so weakened by repeated attacks "a
to ultimately die of exhaustion Fortunately.
however, the vampires are not very common and
with proper care may be excluded from dwell
ing houses aud stockpens. When the West In
dies were first discovered hogs were put on
some Of the islands; thrse in time Increased
wonderfully. so as TO become vast herds, afford
ing supply of fresh meat to the mariner sick
OF the scurvy. In Guiana, however these ami
mails never became common, but on the con-
trary re luired the greatest care 20 preserve
them from the vampires Domestic animals,
lik man. sleep at mig {, and here 10 hats have
the vantage of them, while the wild ouadrlI-
peds of tn forest ran Se and feed at the eame
time as their sanRuinary enemy. Hence il has
follow q that peccaries roam securely and are
quite free from the vampires, while their
dOmesticated cousins must be housed and