The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-29
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their perfect physical development aud it is
said that he has not yet found "a perfect femi-
nine figure" The nearest approach that has
been made to this result is Pennsylvania
young woman, and even she. though taking a
prize for her physical development, was con-
teSsedly lacking in some points OF her physique.
MILE. PoLAIRE sang the composition of a
well known sportsman in Paris recently and
her listeners applauded vociferously. Then a
bouquet was presented to her. Not a nice
mandy little thing which could easily be grasped
oy iadys dainty hand, but a nosegay in the
shape OF life-sized horse. which, either by
means OF figure inside. or because it was pro-
PEELED from behind, advanced on TO the stage
by itself.
SINCE the establishment Of the federal gov
eminent, New York has had 20 cabinet appoint
ments, Massachusetts, 81. Pennsylvania SO and
Virginia and West Virginia together %. Cali
tornia, now one of the largest and most i'm
portant states, has never had place in the
cabinet. The only cabinet office ever held by
man from either of the Pacific states was that
of Attorney General. held by George Williams
under Grant New York has had five secre-
taries OF state six Of the treasury, i've Of war
TOUR OF Inc navy, three Postnssters General and
three Attorneys General, but II has never had q
secretary OF the interior department.
THERE is something inexprsssibly repelling in
the supe-cilium triste of camel as he looks
scornfully at you, with his nose in the air, says
writer in the London Spectator. But l over
came my repugnance and mounted one after
receiving careful instructions how to retain my
well enough while he walked, but when he bs-
gan to trot st q brisk pace deEoutIy wished
myself astride on humber animal But how
was to stop himg There was no bride, only a
rope attached to the left side of the brute's
mouth. At that rope tugged, with the effect
merely of making my camel trot to the left I
had been told that if wished TO make him go
TO the right l must hit him on the
left side of the head with a very short
stick, with which had been pro
vlded for the purpose But that was more
giddy perch, to reach the creatures head across
that long stretch OF neck? tried it and nearly
lost my. balance for my palns-no Joke at a
hight OF some ten feet above the pebbly sand
one or the officers. however. saw my plight
stopped, uttered some gurgling sound and then
the camel, exposing Its teeth and protest ng
vigorously, knelt down. aud dismounted. VOW
ing that never again would choose that mode
OF locomotion. My deliverer who exchanged
his donkey for my camel, laughed heartily at
my discontinue. But had my revenge speed.
ily, FOR 10 the eXuberance Of his gsyety he al
lowed the camel 10 rise unex pectedly and was
pltche head over reels on the ground He was
not hurt and he Joined in the laugh against him.
self as heartily as LIE had laughed at me,
EVERY oyster has mouth. heart, a liver, 8
stomach, besides many curiously devised little
intestines, necessary organs such as would te
handy to q living. moving, intelligent creature
ssys the st. Louis Republic The moutA is al
the end of the shell, near the hinge. and adioin.
ing the toothed portion of the OYSTERS nearly
covering. This tiny little apology OF mouth
is oval in shape, and although hardly visible TO
one unused TO making such anatomical exami-
nations, can be easily discovered by gently
pushing bodkin or a piece of blunt, smooth
wire along the surface of the locality mentioned
When the mouth is at last located you can
thrust your instrument through between the
delicate lips and a considerable distance toward
the stomach without causing the oyster the
WhAfpVAF p1trfh tHa~o d
of course miniature canal leading to the
stomach. Food passes through this canal to
the stomach. and from the latter organ into
the intestines, Just as readily as though the
bivalve we're as large as an elephant or a
rhinoceros. Remove the shell this operation
is rather tough on the oyster. but can be done
in comparatively painless manner BY an er-
pert), and you will see the crescent, which lies
just over the so-called heart. This half-inoon
space Is the oysters pericardium. Within is
the true heart. the puIsatons of which can be
readily seen without the aid OF a glass The
heart is very hunan-like, made of two parts.
one of which receives the blood from the gilIs
through network OF real blood vessels the other
portion contracts and drives the blood out
through the body. The other organs of an
oysters anatomy are ell in the proper places and
performing their severalfunctlons. II you don't
believe this story, examine one for yourself
Few except those who have been through the
experience are aware what exertion and strain
and exhaustion a hotly-contested foot ball
match involves. Il 10 all q great deal more
than appears on the surface, and the self-con-
troll required in the midst Of great excitement
adds to the nervous tension besides the physical
fatigue. This OF itself is enough to try an aver
age man, but when TO it Is added the struggles
the falls; the grapplings the blows (for accord
ing to the Philadelphia Times, there are blows
once in while). 1t requires stamina and real
endurance as we'll as strength to stand it. Be-
cause the men on the opposite sides in the field
are not seen squaring off aud striking at each
other in regular Sullivan Corbett style IL does
not follow that there are not scientific ways in
which in the tussels the team can be materially
weakened or some particularly aggressive mem
Der OF 1t disabled. Let any man IN fair condition
be suddenly thrown TO the ground and then
have one or two heavy men, or it may be seven
or eight fall and throw their weight
onE him. Possibly his hand NAV
be under one Of their feet or Gin the fall one Of
their forearms may have choked him across
the neck How much wind and energy will an
average man have after one such experisnce as
that? And YET it is q common foot ball exps-
Renee. Many man is hurt more in foot ball
fight than he cares to admit. and 30 he makes
light of it aud plays on for the sake OF the col.
lege team and from self-pride. But games an
pear to be growing rougher, and there are a
great many accidents and injuries and tak-
ing all the teams in and around Philadelphia. IL
would be astonishing II the extent of the in
iuries received in foot ball were known There
Is one doctor in Philadelphia who has on his list
thirty cases OF injury at foot ball and they ale
nearly all cases requiring surgical treatment.