The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-20
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In many parts of England, in Germany and in
the north of Europe there are numerous super
stitions concerning the cuckoo, all of which
however, unite in ascribing to it oracuIar pow
erS. In the Maritime Highlands and Hebrides
II the cuckoo Is first heard by one who has moi
broken his fast, some misfortune, it is believed
may be expected.
THERE has been in England an interesting dis
cussion as to the moral superiority of spinstert
over matrons from which It Is shown that
women who have achieved real greatness in
history and shown greatest valor have been as
rule unmarried, the most illustrious example:
given being Queen Elizabeth, Charlotte Corday
Joan of Arc, Florence Nightingale and Sister
Rose Gertrude.
I've cheap and safe remedy for smallpox, y
said medical man to the Pittsburg Dispatch
MY father was physician before me, and he
used it successfully. It's sure. too, in cholera
and yellow fever. Now guess it, gentlemen.
IT. simple erticle-one you've all used from
childhood. No, you can't? Well, sirs, its salt
common, plain, everyday salt Salt you
know, preserves, prevents putrefaction. The
diseases we most fear, according to eminent
medical authorities, are due to putrefaction in
our system Here's where the salt works like a
charm. Now. don't smile, but try It. If you
take two teaspoonfuls of salt In a glass OF
water say three times day you'll not have &c
be vaccinated during a smallpox epidemic
stunned during cholera scare or nursed dur
ing a yellow fever plague. Put little vinegar
in the glass to make the dose palatabIe and
life, gentlemen, and if you are ever In position
TO test its efficacy you'll rem smber this con-
versatior."
CEDEMUs makes mention of a lamp, which
together with an image of Christ, was found at
Odessa during the reign Of the Emperor Justin
ian, says the Philadelphia Times. 1t was SET
over a certain gate and sealed, so as to exclude
all air. The seal testified that these details
were carried out soon after the cruci1Xiop
When opened by the soldiers of Cosroes King
of Persia. it was found to be burning as brightly
as when first inclosed, over 500 years before
The Persian forces broke down the
shrine and poured out the oil that was
said to have been followed BY a
great plague. At the time the old monasteries
of England were demolished a lamp was found
burning since about the year 800 A. D. How
these things were accomplished is a mystery,
but it is supposed thdt the Romans understood
how to resolve gold into an oil. a few ounces of
which would suffice TO burn a thousand years.
If such an art was ever understood it is now
irTetrievably lost.
MANY sToRIrs HAVE been written about the
mirages and delusions, says the Chicago Herald
but none have been more interesting and
| curious than that Of Silent City mirage, which
makes It's appearance near the Pacific glacier
in ALASKA. The discovery of this won
derful mirage was made by the In
| dians, who would ts of the city
| which was built in the clouds The mirage can
be seen in the early part of July, from 8 to D.
m. 1t rises from the sidD Of the Pacific glacier
1t first appears like reavy mist, and soon be.
comes clearer, and one can distinctly see the
specter city, well defined streets and
shaped buildings, which appear to
be ancient mosques or cathedrals. 1t is a city
which would seem to contain at least Is, 800 or
10000 inhabitants. AS yet no one has been
able to identify it, although several have
claimed to recognize the place. There is nc
city like it in Alaska, nor IN any country about
it for thousands of miles. Some claim IL is a
city in Russia others say it is a city in England
but none can till what where it is. The
mirage was given the name Of Silent City, as t
appears TO one like dead city; there is noth-
ing 10 indicate II is inhabited.
TEE San Francisco Coll says: The late Lord
Dundonald, the son Of sire who wasted his
fortuue In chemical experiments, devised a
method of capturing besieged cities or fortresses
without danger to the besegers. He under
took to capture Sebastopol or Cronstadt dur ing
the war Of l654-'55 with Great Britain within
two or three hours and without loss Of any
kind to the attacking force. The proposal Of
death to everyb body within the beleaguered for
tress was deemed too horrible at the time to be
acquiesced in by Christian country, although
no limitation was put upon the destructive
power of battery, rifle and bayonet. Lord
Dundonald defended bis extreme pro
posal upon the ground that once put into
execution his method would everywhere be
known, and once known, would be regarded as
too terrible for warfare henceforth pundon-
AIDS method of stopping or ending warfare by
too much violence is now understood TO depend
entirely upon chemical devices. The slain In a
city would be carried Off by chemical poisons,
and non-cOmbatants would share the fate of
combatants, and infants as well as adults. War
fare on this scale could not be carried on per
sistently for any length Of time. There would
be lack of victims. Dundonald had the idea
that his proposition once put into practice
would end warfare forever.
II WRITE no letters to my wife when am
away, and get none from her." said Walter
Kipling, commercial traveller to q st. Louis
Gt0be-DemocrGt writer. Correspondence by
mail is too slow, and telegra phing costs too
much money. We have hit upon a plan that
saves stamps and telegraph tolls, and is much
more satisfactory. No matter what part of the
world l am in, go home at 10 o'clock every
night, and remain half an hour, sometimes
longer. How do manager Easy enough. At
that hour my wife goes into the sitting room
sits down in one, closes her eyes and con-
contracts her thoughts upon me. 81 20
to my room at the hotel, turn out the
light, closes my eyes, concentrate nv
thoughts upon my home, and especially
upon my wife, and presto / occupy the easy
in our little sitting room directly in front of her
perfectly Ineligible C jnversaton ensues be-
tween us, although not word is spoken. She
tells me how things are going on at home,
whether the children are well, about her own
health, which had been delicate for years her
trials, hopes and fears. We have had this
mental telegraph IN successful operation for
two years past, and the service is constantly
growing better and more satisfactory. We have
verified its accuracy thousand times and RELY
upon it as implicitly others do on the written
page. Neither of US is a spiritualist and we
discovered our ability to communicate in this
manner purely by accident"