The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

BROUGHT to Western Europe oy early Oriental
travellers as one of the most interesting pro
ducts OF the land of Cathay.
ELECTRICITY is never visible but in its form of
zigzag lightning. Edison thinks differently as
to the first point and photography has proven
the second to be an optical illusion.
THE following advertisement appeared re-
Gently in French paper: Wanted, a distin-
guished and healthy looking man to be cured
patent IN Doctors waiting room. Address,"
etc.
FISH. flies and caterpillars, though frozen
solid, retain life, because their construction ad-
mits of frost expansion without disruption; a
freezing temperature only results to them in
torpor.
SOME IDEA OF the insect exhibit at the worlds
fair may be CLEANED from recent official an
nouncement from Pennsylvania, which says
that that state alone will send $50 900 mounted
butterflies
IN ENGLAND cheap tobacco is now often wrap
ped in packages containing graphic illustrations
of the glories of a soldiers life, the authorities
hoping in this way to induce many ambitious
rustcs and cockneys to join the ranks.
RESIDENTS of Elm Grove, W. Va, had cen
sus taken last year and gave out as the actual
results these figures: Males over q years of
age, las; males under u years. 14S females
over 16 years, 14S; females under 16 years, 14S.
RECENT astronomical calculations have caused
the "star-gazers" to announce that the surface
Of the moon is about as great as that of Africa
and Australia combined, or about equal to the
area of North and South America, without the
islands.
THE Empress of Russia's court dress. which
is valued at $4,000, has only been worn on one
occasion, viz, at the coronation OF the present
emperor. 1t is covered with magnificent EN-.
broidery in real silver. The train alone cost
tl,OOO, and is TO be preserved In the state mu-
scum as an historical curiosity.
TIE smallest sea island on record is nine feet
across aud is reported by Capt. John Richards
Of the British ship Cambrian Monarch to have
been sighted by him in lat. 29e g n, long 1879
So W.. The sea was smooth around it, asd it
was clearly an island, taperIug upward IN a
pyramidal shape from below the surface Of the
water.
The Austrians consume more tobacco than
any other nationality or race on the globe, civ
ilized or savage. Recent investigation by emil
nent statlstlcians gives the number Of pounds
consumed annually by each 100 inhabitants OF
the different European countries as follows:
Spain, 10 pounds; Italy. 1873; Great Britain 1913;
Russia. lS2; Denmark. 224i Norway, 229, and
Austria, 273 pounds.
A CONTENTIOUS church member in a western
town recently attempted to have his pastor
disciplined for using the slang phrase mot IN
it" in the pulpit. But the bottom dropped out
OF MS Cnargo Wnen Inc clergyman produced the
manuscript of his sermon and read this sentence
from it: I'm word, my Christian hearers the
ark was miniature world; there was no form
OF life that was not in II"
A PTTTsBURG PHYSICIAN explains how the
worm gets into the chestnut. When the nut is
still green an insect comes along, and hunting
a warm place in which to have its eggs patched
lights upon the green chestnut and stinRs IT,
At the same time lC deposits some of its eggs in
the opening thus made. The chestnut begins
to ripen and at the same time the eggs are
Matching. The insect selects chestuuts as q
place for deposting its eggs as being the bast
adapted place by instinct The houry matter
in the chestnut turns to sugar and sugar con-
tains carbon which produces heat.
SOME YOUNG WOMEN in a western town recentlv
organized an "antichewing society" the first
article in the constitution being as follows:
''The object of this society shall be to discour-
age the chewing of tobacco by men," Things
went on swimmingly for some time, the meet
tngs giving the girls an admirable opportunity
to discuss the latest fashions. But one evening
when a storm kept a number of the moro en-
thusiastic members from attending, few mis-
chleyous members present amended the first
article of the constitution so that it read: THE
object OF this society shall be to discourage the
chewing of gum by women" At first the alb
sentees were inclined to raise q row. but thew
finally entered into the spirit of the thing and
accepted a compromise, to the effect that the
society discourages the chewing of tobacco,
gum or toothpicks.
WHEN my time comes to cross over the river
l hope to be killed by q fall" said DR.. H. g.
Smith to a St. Louis Globe Democrat writer
1T is beautiful death, and the victim passes
from time to eternity as sweetly and painless Iy
as an infant falling asleep. The old Roman
method Of hurting from the Tarpeian rock was
much preferable, from a humanitarian point of
view, to electrocution, be The latter never so
sudden. l have had several falls in my life that
according to all accepted traditions, should have
proved fatal. / once had a series of falls down
abe steep side of mountain, bounding twenty
to forty feet at time, and, strange to say did
not lose consciousness. realized perfectly well
what was happening to me l knew that was
horribly bruised and that bones were Swapping
in various parts of my anatomy, bat expert
enced no pain whatever. / rather enjoyed the
bouncing and regarded the probability OF
getting killed as comparatively triflinR
matter. When l finally came to a full
stop lay in dreamy state for few moments
then drifted into Inconsistencies, upon what
appeared to me a seaSof gold. When man
has limb broken by fall he does not know IL
until he attempts to rise. He may suspect that
all is not we'll with him, but. so save him he
cannot locate the trouble. The most delightful
sensation ever experienced was while falling
from the basket Of a balloon into Lake Erie I
had gone up at Cleveland with Prof Hirsch
We were carried out over the lake, and when
about $50 feet from the surface, the crazy old
trap exploded. To avoid being entRu1led IN in
the wreck jumped 1t seemed to me that |
was hour falling. My whole intellectual
activity was increased to a wonderful degree
Great thoughts surged through my mind but
felt no anxiety whatever l wished that |
might fall forever The rush of the wind was
Intoxicating l struck slightly sideways and
the conclusion rendered me lnsensible /
seemed to have fallen into a mighty pyrotech-
mic display. Blue, red and orange flames shot
up and fell in a shower OF jewels-then came
oblivion. o, it was a glorious experience, but
withal & trifie risky"