The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Four wealthy citizens Of Winnipeg, Manitoba,
have started on one Of the longest drives on
record Their destination is Jacksonville. Fla
distance of $500 miles, After spending the
winter in Florida the party will. early in the
summer. drive from Jacksonville to Chicago,
and, after taking IN the worlds fair, begin the
return drive to Winnipeg.
SELDOM have squirrels been so plentiful as
they are now In Southern Indiana They are
swarming in great numbers on the Knobs, north
OF JeffeTsonvlle, and are advancing toward the
Ohio. Evidently the little animals are migraJ-
Ing, and are coming IN from the north. They
seem to pay little attention to hunters and dogs,
and are not much afraid of the crack of the
shotgun. At night they observed crossing
the smaller streams by swimming and on the
bridges. Farmers say many Of them cross at
almost any time of day, but especially early in
tho morning. Meanwhile they are a plague in
the cornf1elds From the river townships the
reports come that the woods are crowded with
them.
CAPT. SYMoNs. who is searching for the
treasure that went down in the British man-of-
war Hussar off Port Morris in the days Of the
revolution, says the New York Sun, has SO far
recovered from the depths of the sound, &C
cording to the log Of his dredge. the Little
Giant, the following articles: 9? grape shot, rs
lead bullets, so cut fiints. guineas bearing the
date OF 1850 and 1865 respectively, half guinea
OF l77l, Is brass buttons several copper bolts
numerous copper tacks and bits of oak, sup
posed to be portions of the Hussar, compo-
sition guards tor guns, pair Of manacles, a
pewter spoon, broken bits OF crockery and
| broken glassware, several buckles and 4 copper
pennies
THE Whitehead torpedo is piece of mechani-
cal deviltry that no sef-respecting ship will
| ever willfully run against on a darkinight This
| devil of destruction is a steel tube about ten
| feet long and eighteen inches thick. In its nose
| are 100 pounds of gun cotton. It's middle is
| crammed full Of compressed air In its rear is
| the little engine, that by aid Of the air, sends
this terror at twenty eight knots an hour. The
| torpedo may be fired from the torpedo vessel
| into the water by small charge of powder or
| compressed air. cap on the end OF its nose
produces the explosion when the hull of the hos
| tile vessel is collided with. But Whitehead
| torpedo is luxury even In war time, for So 900
! goes up when one is exploded. The govern
ment is now experimenting with the article.
THE New York Recorder, for the fun of it, so
to speak recently sent out an edition that had
eeen fumigated, though scarcely perfume
grows what might be called sarcastic. as fol
| lows: What fine field Of competition this
will afford these newspapers One morning the
| DAILY Germicide will burst on the community
| like carboy Of carbolic acii, and while it is
congratulating itself on its splendid enterprise
along Will come the e rang and EUenin0
| EDluviG, spreading the fetid fumes OF ASA
| fetiia, and the glory of the Daily Germicide
| aud the Dec mDOsed Dou0hntrt will he gone.
| So It will 60. One stroke Of journalistic enter
prise will beget another until among our
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the watchword."
In book entitled Domestic Manners of the
Middle Ages" we are told that in those days
dinner tables were covered by ''nappe' or
table cloth. Upon it was placed large salt
cellar, bread and cups for wine but no knives
or plates The reason for the absence of knives
arose from the common practice in vogue OF
people carrying their own knives in sheath
attached TO their girdle. In an early work,
written by Lyd7ate-"Rules for Behaviour at
| Table'-the guests are told to bring no knives
unsecured to the table, which can only mean
that each one was to keep his own knife-that
is, the one he carried with him-clean. Among
the ancient Romans all articles Of food were cat
into small pieces before being carried TO the
table, For cutting meat, persons of rank kept
a carver, desi mated the SCISSORS or carptor who
had the only knife placed ON the table.
WHEN Lord Lonsdale returned from British
America he excited some amusement by telling
of the wonde full icebergs he had seen pouring
over falls in the rivers into one of the big lakes
1t was thought icebergs never orr sinated
inland. 1t is curious fact, however, that last
summer there was in the Alps an
interesting glacial phenomenon which may be
compared with the caving of glaciers In the
Arctic regions In the valley of the Kaunser-
thai about four miles from its junction with
the Inn river, is the village of Nufels. The high
road here crosses the side valley of the Nufer
which has its source in the great heap OF rocky
debris at the foot of the Gallrut glacier or
late years this glacier had receded, and lake
had been formed at its foot. Gradually the
| lake. as Its volume increased. extended under
the glacier. During two cold summer months
the lake received but small water supply, and
its surface sank until at last the end Of the
glacier was actually hanging in the air above It,
On Aug. Of last year the end of the glacier, a
mass of ice estimated at 5000 cubic feet, broke
off and fell into the lake, causing it to burst
| through the embankment and rush down the
| valley carrying with 1t great masses of mud
| and rock
| AN ELECTRICAL journal describes the manner
in which an ingenious fraud, which was for
some time largely adver tised, was carried out.
| The advertisement, which was placed in a num-
Der of smaller country papers, set forth the dis
| covery OF mineral spring possessing remark
| able electric properties. The spring was guar
anteed to cure every disease under the sun, and
| instant relief was assured to the most confirmed
invalid who would subject himself to the gentle
flow of electricity impaired by the healing
| water, The advertisements brought scores OK
| visitors to the little village where the wonder-
| full spring waS located, corner lots advanced in
price and the place began TO take on the char
acteristics of hourtshing health resort
| electric" spring came out It was but q plain
mineral spring, but the cups that the patients
drank from were fastened by a brass chain to
J an iron bar, which inclosed the mouth of the
| spring circular railing prevented the too
close approach of visitors, and as the ground
around the spring was naturally moist, either IL
| or the railing formed one of the ends of an open
electrical circuit The cup held by the chain
| was the other end. The person drinking com.
pleted the circuit through his body, and when he
had finished the attendant took the cup from his
hand. The ''invgorating feeling" and the de-
ughtful tinglng sensation" experienced by
| the devotees of the new cure were
| caused by small induction coil cleverly
| concealed, and connected with the cup and
railing. The most satisfactory thing about the
| whole affair is that the patient In nearly every
| case improved marvelously. The directors OF
the company exploiting the spring had shown
discretion quite in proportion to their general
| shrewdness In choosing the site of their opera
| lions. The air of the place was bracinR and the
| water was pure, and those who came sick re-
| turned well. The company was doing a splen-
did business and on the high road 20 riches.
| when the disclosure of the real nature OF The
cure was made. The pubic showed itself I'M
| grateful for the numerous benefits received
and claimed that 1t had been swindled: but the
| directors asserted that the faith cure was a
part Of the treatment, and IL people did not be-