The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

bENAEs, the religious center OF all India since
counties generations before Christ, is described
as cit.which bears the same relation to Hin
doolsm VI Buddhism) that Bethlehem did and
does TO dristendom. Its orr Yin cannot, it is
sald, be traced by mah. II was occupied by
hundreds of thousands OF people over six CEN
turies bsore the Christian era. There are 500,
coo 900 rople in the world who bow to the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as devoutly as ever
Chrlstiarworshiped Christ.
SEyERL MANUFACTURERS in Europe are now
using aluminium in the construction OF bicycles,
says Iron The aluminium is alleged with a
small percentage of titanium. which is said to
increase he strength Of the aluminium very
considerably. The following are given as the
results Of ests of the alloy and metal used for
this purpqs: Tensile strength of aluminium
x 300 pounds to the square inch. titanium alloy
75,5OO pOuds. The tensile strength of the alloy
is very great il these figures are correct. 1t is
greater than that of wrought iron or steel
$4,000 to $1,000 pounds) but is not so great as
steel wire which has a tensile strength Of
nearly 2oODC0 pounds per square inch.
A MIXTUIE OF rye flour and peanuts has been
recently used by the German health authorities
IN bread mixing, says Public Opinion. 1t was
discovered that the refuse left after the oil has
cent. OF alhuminous matter. Such being the
case, breadmade with an admixture of peanuts
or peanut refuse would certainly be highly
nutritious, inlsmuch as the nutritlve element of
any hluu OL Wodu Is mainly 6IDumlQOuS, w neat
and rye iours have only about II or IL per cent
of albuminous matter in them. When oil has
been extracted by pressure or otherwise from a
vegetable substance the residue is called oil
cake All oil cakes are largely elbuminous
Flaxseed oil cake contains more than 40 per
cent. Of such clements and the oil cake of
cotton seed is about the same.
DINING CARS are generally run at loss and
are attached to trains simply as matter of at
traction says Public Opinion. A steward, four
cooks and five walters are attached to each car
Tue food costs from $1,000 TO $500 a month.
II costs from $4,000 to S22, 900 a year to run
one Of these cars, exclusive of the wear and
tear on the property and incidentals. In some
places and particularly in the south, seepers
are also run at loss. A sleeping car leaving
New YORK Tor Chicago is supplied with 120
sheets, 30 pillow slips and 40 towels The
washing done in different cities and is given
out IN great quantities at the low rate of 81 per
100 pieces An equipment of linen, which lasts
Il year. is purchased in amounts of $50 900 worth
ut a time. One company, for 10J cars, uses
every thirty DAYS 40 dozen cakes OF toilet
hair brushes So dozen whisks, 60 dozen combs
aud vast number of sponges and feather
du9ters Porters receive from $50 TO $50 a
month
IT is NOW KNOWN that precious and semi
precious stones were engraved with all the deli
cacy of modern fllsgree work as long ago as the
time Of Horace centuries before emery powder,
wheel and lathe were known. says the st. Louis
ReDtIbttc. In more modern times, and with the
tools and appliances which civilization natural
" places in the arr ans hands, engravers have
performed wonders, even going to the extent of
carving relief pictures on the hardest Of all min
era substances, the diamond. The first artist
to engrave diamond was Jacomo da Tr+zzo in
1867; the earliest instance OF any kind of an en-
Rraved gem Is the emerald Signet ring OF Poly
crates, 740 b. 9. In the time OF Francis /. e,
Matteo del Nassaro, a Austrian citizen of Italian
parentage, cut his famous "Crucilxion =
upon a heletrope, the lines conforming
with the red spots and specks in such q man
ner as to make 1t appear that they were drop,
of blood issuing from the mortal wounds of the
Savior of the human race. The father of Pythag
oras was a celebrated engravsr of gems and
according to classical history, both Helen and
Ulysses wore engraved rings. Engraving or
semiprecious stones, as already mentioned. was
an art at a very remote age. The British mu-
scum proudly boasts the possession of a small
square OF yellow jasper bearing the figure of Q
horse and the name and titles of Amepophis II.
believed 10 date back TO about the year 1850 B
q. The very finest specimen of engraved gen
now in existence is a head of Nero, carved on
first-water diamond by the brothers Castanz
in the year 1790 A. D.
THE oldest Joss house in San Francisco ia the
Temple of the Queen of Heaven. on Waverly
street, says the Californian. 1t was erected
over forty years ago, and Is the property Of the
Sam zap company. The goddess worshipeC
at this temple was a Chinese young lady who
lived hundreds of years ago. She was born il
the province Of Fokien, and was the daughter
of merchant of the Lum Clan. In her girl
hood she is said TO have displayed remark able
intelligence, and was above all renowned for her
prophetic insight. Her father and four brothers
frequently LETT their home on trading voyages
up and down the coast one day while
two Of her brothers we're at sea she fell intofa
trance. Her parents thought her dead, and
their lamentations we're SO loud as to awaken
her. She told how she had just been in the
midst of violent typhoou and had seen he:
brothers tossing about on the wild waves. A
few days elapsed and the youngest son returned
home, reporting the loss Of his brother at sea-
and telling how in the hight of the storm a lad y
appeared in mid heaven who let down a rope
and towed the ship to safe anchorage
He was just relating the sad news OF
his brothers death, when his sister came
into the room aud congratulated him
on his escape She recounted with exactness
the events of that fearful night, and told how
she was just Fastening to her brothers rescue
when she was awakened by her parents cries.
Years passed and another calamity befell the
family. This time the father was drowned at
sea. The legend tells how the devoted daughted
daughter, on hearing the news, hastened to the
seashore. She called in vain for her fathers
return. Louder and louder became her walls OF
FRA y-fth aha