The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-20
ITEMS OF INrERE ST.

| MANY of the dwellers of the deep seas havt
no eyes, and are, therefore, unaffected by tn,
total absence of light, which is one of the char
acterlstics OF great ocean depths. Others, be
sides having from one to one hundred eyes
carry torches of phosphorescent light, which
nature has kindly provided for the denizens OF
The deep
WOODSTOCK and Worcester leather gloves are
Of ancient celebrity. In the middle ages the
giving of glove was ceremony Of fnvestiture
In bestowing lands and dignities In England,
IN the reign Of Edward H., the deprivation oil
gloves was ceremony of degradation The
importation of foreign gloves into England was
not permitted till 1926.
ELECTRrcITY has been recently applied to es-
tablish the state of horses foot. Usage is to
put one pole of battery in contact with the
inside of the hoof, the other pole in contact
with the iron shoe. If the hoof has been pierced
with nail TO the quick the horse will feel the
electric current and become irritated; in the
other case the current cannot pass through the
foot.
NOVEL plan for training trotting horses 8
being tried in San Teancho, Col. Instead of
trotting them around track they are made TO
swim al ound a course in a tank 90 feet long, 20
feet wide and feet deep. The water Is tepd
and strongly impregnated with salt to prevent
the horse from taking cold. Four times around
the course gives the horse as much exercise as
mile Of trotting.
IT IS reported from Santa Fe, n. M, that in
excavating some ancient Aztec ruins near
Chaco canon Gov. Prince has unearthed twenty
stone idols of different type from any before
discovered. They are circular in shape, form
ing disks varying from six to fifteen inches in
diameter the upper half containing deeply
carved face and the lower half rudimentary
arms in relief. The idols are believed to be al
least 800 years old
THE state college of Delaware has a curious
aodN r-osr int -, MI
was established in 1884 but during the whole
decade between 1860 and 1870 its doors were
closed, apparently for good. Its coma came of
the saying OF one student by another A son
OF the chancellor of the state was accused of
the crime, but the evidence was insufficient to
hold him, and others brought to trial for the
crime were cleared When the next college
year following the tragedy opened so few stu
dents returned that the institution was closed.
PEOPLE often ask what is the use of the alb
stract studies scientific men and women
often indulge in, SAYS Nee hans NJ ,nthIu. The
reply is, you nnst first discover a new truth be-
fore you can tell whether you can make any
value OF it, The valuable discovery that the
black rot can be prevented from injuring grapes
by lncoslng the bunch in q paper bag is the di-
rect result of scientific studies Whea it wes
found that the rot was caused by fungus
growing from a little seed or spore which,
floating through the atmosphere, attaches itself
to the grape berry, it was the easiest thing to
think OF putting bags over the bunch early in
the season SO that the spore couldn't get there.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been
saved to the cultivator by this bagging of
grapes which would have been totally lost but
for the labors of scientific men.
THE Horse Accident Prevention Society of
London has been making inquiries among a
large number of drivers OF different kinds of
vehicles to ascertain their opinion of the various
pavements laid in the British metropolis. The
result was remarkably general condemnation
Of asphalt No less than l,045 meh declared
that this particular kind of pavement was the
worst in the world so far as the horses were on
rned. Thirteen drivers thought that granite
cubes were the worst, l22 declared that wood
was the worst, and there was one solitary vote
against macadam. On the other hand when
asked what was the best pavement, 81 men de-
clared in favor OF asphalt, 1877 In favor of gran
tie cubes, 2l9 in favor of mecadam and no in
favor Of wood. IL is plain that the nature of
the vehicle has good deal to do with the YER
dict of the driver, but the general opposition to
asphalt is significant. Mr.. Atkinson of the
animals institute makes the somewhat reckless
assertion that all accidents to horses with which
he has become acquainted, were due to falls on
asphalt This certainly is not true of the expe-
rience Of other persons.
A PUBLIC 1900 candle power" lamp that
gives an effective power of 1870 candles is
about rare as reputed pints which will hold
twenty fluid ounces, and the public is becoming
quite alive to the desirability of getting all the
light they pay for. 1t is now found that a good
deal of the blame for insufficient lighting power
rests more on the Kind of globe used than on
the lamp itself. ground-gass globe, wnen
clean, absoros 4: to As per cent. of light, and
opal globes "a to 70 per cent, and. of course
the percentage absorbed when the glass is NOT
properly cleaned is proportionately greater.
One of the best forms of shade is q frosted
bulb, which reduces the light in a very slight
degree, and even what absorption OF light there
is, ia due to the dirt which the frostlne collects
one Of the most agreeable kinds of globe has
thin layer Of opal glass FLASHED on a clear
body and frosted or etched. A maximum of 30
per cent should never be- exceeded for arc
lights and if globes that will make this limit Of
absorption absolute are used the chances are
that little dissatisfaction will arise on the part
of the consumer, as difference OF fifteen volts
In the current supplied to an s5-volt
lamp would make so little d ff renee in the
o. eptbe light that lrdly any one but electri-
Clans would notice it
A DOG AND STEER formed combination which
put sudden end to the services in tie Long
Meadow meeting house at Westminster. Conn
on Sunday, and sent the worshipers scurrying
into the street. The dog was doing under !
wagon when stock dealer drove a herd of cat |
tie past the meeting house. The dog awoke and |
ran among the cattle, stampeding them One
steer dashed INTO the church, carrying the light (
green baize door on his horns He rushed I'm |
the aisle, believing wildly and throwing the |
Worshlpers into CONSERVATION. He halted be- |
fore he reached the pulpit and stood gazing at |
the pastor, who, on its entrance had naturalIy
stopped his discourse. Every member ~ |
the church seized the opportunity to es- |
cape. and they rushed out, net needing the ad. !
mOnitions of the pastor to remain. The nostor
left alone, jumped from the pulpit and tried tn
drive the stetr out. But he did not succeed
had he not sought refuge in pew where the
steer could not reach HIM the Infatuated animal
would have made short work of him He was
compelled to sit perched upon the back of the
pew in very undignified position and watch
the steer demollsa the church property. When
the animal became tired he trotted ONT the
pastor descended from his perch, reentered the
pulpit, and the congregation returning TOOK
up his sermon at the point where it was 40
rudely interrupted.