The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-02
NATURAL FRUIT HENoRS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


in the ever changing solar system is the varia-
ton in the brightness of the moons Of Jupiter
Two OF the four satellites occasionally cross the
planets disk as dark objects. although it is
known that their sunny sides are presented to US
and should appear no less brilliantly Illuminated
than the planet itself The third and fourth
satellites often make these dark transits and
the nrSI is sometimes seen as a brown object,
but the second has never been noticed otherwise
than as bright disk. The phenomenon still
remains without satisfactory explanation.
IN 1889 J. G. ElHnger cooper of Allegan
Mich. performed the remarkable feat of max
ing l0,OOO barrels in forty weeks, working only
eight hours per day, which beats all records Of
barrel-makng iE the United States. Every
stave, head, hoop and nail was. Of course,
handled separately, and some of these articles
from three to five times. To make 10000 bar
rels Mr.. Ellinger used 10000 slaves. between
5000 and $4,000 piec of heading. $4,000 hoops
and very nearly 200. 600 nails. Taken altogether
hoops, slaves, head pieces, etc.,-there was
at least twelve common box carloads Of timber.
After the material was made up a train OF fifty
cars would scarcely hold them.
THE BrolDnia drizd is a botanical curiosity.
That fact Notwithstanding, however, its scien
tific name would not have been used above had
the plant more common one. 1t is a species
of palm. and 1t is known to bloom only after in
tervals OF exactly fifty years. There is but one
specimen OF BTOiDntG in the Conservatives of
Europe, that in the collection at the German
imperial palace. The blossoms last but forty
hours, and to get sight of a BroUntd in full
one IN question doomed in July, 1888 The only
other instance of one blooming in Europe was
that at the conservatory Of the Duke of Nor
rolk, which bloOmed in June, 1851. 1t died in
1858.
The mathematical principles involved In de-
termining the distance of star are essentially
the same as those employed by a surveyor
when he wishes to measure the width of a
stream which he cannot cross only with the
astronomer the droblem is rendered much more
0ltfiHnlt ia { RI
base-line of sufficient length to meet his re-
quiremeuts; even the diameter of the earth's
orbit is not great enough, except in rare in
stances. 10 determining these vast distances
astronomers make il a point to first ascertain
what is known as the stars parallax, or, in
other words, its angle of direction when viewed
orbit This is what renders the problem
50 extremely difficult, nearly every
star SO far selected as o base OF operation hav-
ing failed to show any parallax whatever and
the few instances where the parallax has been
recognized showing il to be exceedingly small.
The star which gives the greatest parallax OF
any ('fixed' stars are those now under consid-
eraton) and which In consequence Is believed
to be nearer the earth. is Alpha Centauri a star
which is never visible in this latitude. But even
this stars parstax is only the 93 Of a second,
which corresponds to a distance of 221 900
times the suns distance from the earth, or
ove. 10000. 600 100000 miles. The tables, in
struments and other apparatus used In making
these calculations will De described at some fut
ure time.
RELAPsED MAN says the London Spectator, Is
found is three forms-one, the most marked
and least human, is that which ensues when he
has as a child. been carried off and kept-often
Tor several years-by q wild animal. This is the
acute form of relapse, and exhibits all the sym
toms OF the Pindus boy, with several others,
among them Il wholly carnivorous appetite, the
voice of wild beast extreme terocity, and a
temper quite impossible to humanize. The sec
ond and ni!d form occurs when young child
has run wild or been deserted, and manages to
keep itself alive without human aid 10 which
form the case of the Greek boy belongs The
! wild boy Of Hanover. found in the last century
was a similar instance. He ran on all tours, ate
| nothing but roots or nuts, and was without
| speech. The third form, now very rare in
Europe, but not uncommon in the Ardennes.
and other districts where the wolf still lives is
clearly the result of the mental malady of
| lycanthropy, sufferers from when are yearly
brought to be touched by the holy stole Of
potent than his votaries imagine
| to drive the latent poison of hydrophobia from
| the tainted blood, can still minister to a mind
! diseased, and with mystic and consoling rites
| cures sufferers who exhibit beyond doubt all
| the worst traits by which reapsed man is
| marked in the completest form of retrogTession.
| what these characteristics are may be judged
| by the curious aud complete instances of the
capture of children living in wolves dens In the
province of Dude collected, it is believed, by
| Col. Sesman, the able officer who took a lead
ing part in the suppression of the thugs of In
| dia. In the first case, which occurs near the
| Goomtee river, in a district where wolves
| abound, and are never killed by the natives for
fear of the ill-luck which their death will bring
| upon the village. native trooper large
| she-wof leave her den. followed by three
| whelps and little boy. The boy seemed on
the best possible terms with the old dam and the
| three whelps, and the mother-wolf seemed to
| guard all four with eqnal care They all
| went down to the river and drank, after which
| they were chased by the trooper but they es-
| cape over rough ground into the den the boy
| running on all fours quite as fast as the young
| wolves. The man then got assistance and dug
| the whole party out; the wolves and boy bolted
together, and the boy was caught, fastened to
rope and led to the village. He could not
speak, but growled and snarled like a young
wolf, and tried to bolt into every hole or shelter
that was passed After four days he was sent
to an English officer, Capt. Nicholetts. Though
kindly treated, he never learned 10 speak, ran
away from grown-up people, flew at children
and cried to bite them, and ran to eat his food
on all fours. But he was friendly with a pariah
dog, and would let it share his food He would
suck up whole pitcher of buttermilk without
drawing breath apparently. He never laughed
or smiled, and destroyed all clothes given him.
| Two and half years after his capture he died,
| and just before his death spoke
| once or twice. saying his head ached and pro-
nouncinR the word for water. Another child
caught in VOLTS den in the same neiehbor-
hood was even more savage. He would only
eat raw flesh, on which he put his hands as a
| dog puts its forefeet. He drank in the manner
| mentioned before, and habitually ran on all
| fours, from which his knees and knuckles were
| quite hard. Though reclaimed by his mother,
| he was quite untamabe, and at last lived in the
village streets like a pariah-dog, going every
night into the jungle. third boy, caught
near Hasanpur could walk upright, but pre-
ferred to 20 all tours, and ran so fast in that
| position that no one could catch him. He could
not talk, but was induced TO wear clothes. But
| he still remained so inhuinan that few people
would keep him for any time; and for three
nights in successl on wolves were seen to come
| up and awake him. In each case the boy PLAYED
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