The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A COUPLE In Biddeford. Me-, have separated
four times and reunited three times since their
wed Ting in May. The last time the wife re-
turned to her spouse shs admitted that she was
a little quick tempered but she declared that
she would give him $50 if she made another
weeks, and now the husband will sue for the
$50
IT IS SAID that the old black overcoat Of the
German army will shortly be abolished. Ex-
periments have been made with various regi-
ments during the last twelve months with over
coats of various shades Of gray. which have led
TO the conclusion that light gray is the color
least distinguishable at a distance. and there
fore best adapted for wear in view Of the use of
smokeless powder.
TIE lobster breads thunder, and when the
peals are very loud numbers of them drop their
claws and swim away for deeper water. Any
great fright might also induce them to drop
their claws. But new claws begin at once to
grow. and in a short time are as large as the
old ones, and covered with hard shells. The lob
ster often drops its shell. when it hides until the
new shell is hard enough to protect 1t.
THE rate of travel of thunder storms has been
studied by Herr Schronrock from the record of
1877 such storms in Russia in 1885, The velocity
is found to have varied from 10 TO 80 miles an
hour, with mean OF % miles an hour in the
hot season and increasing to 30 miles an hour
in the cold season. 1t was least in the early
and 10 O'Clock p. N. The storms travelled
most quickly from southwest, west and north
west
IT IS WONDERFUL what a part the wrist plays
in exercises in which physical skill and delicacy
are required. After man learns to play bill
iards well enough to be familiar with the cush-
ions and the English, the important thing to Gull
tivate is his stroke II s.the hardest thing about
billiard playing to get good stroke, and some
times the greatest players fall down" because
they lose control oft Now, the stroke wholly
depends on the action of the wrist Jake
Schaeffer, or any good player, will make a shot
of seven cushions with less apparent force than
a beginner will exert in getting three. This is
due to the superior wrist movement It's the
same way with violin playing The quality and
touch all depend on wrist manipulation. So
with curving base ball. Great pitchers al
ways work strong wrist movement on the ball
as it leaves the hand. If they didn't it wouldn't
curve at all.
SALT DOES not enter the food of the poor
Venetisnes says Venice letter in the Omaha
Bee. They never taste it. and the hospital for
the scrofulous children at Lido is filled by those
who have not had this necessary articles in
their food Every evening l have noticed a
poorly dressed woman. accompanied by uwO
small children, boy and q girl, 90 to point on
the river and lean over the edge Of the wall and
fill bottle with the salt water. Becoming
curious az to the use made of it, / approached
her. with an apology for the question, and asked
what she did with the sea water. Turning
upon me a sweet. sad face, in which traces OF
beauty were still visible, she replied that this
was the only way she had of giving her children
the taste of salt which they require. The tax
levied by the government placed it entirely
beyond reach of the poor. Is it right, / ask
that government should take from its people
an article necessary to ealth.
THERE lives a man in our town. who is re
| sponsible for the de1th OF so may rats that
| the wiener wurst pedG iers may well regard him
I
! 1ines BY day he follows mis- humbls calling as
! an expressman, and does not give evidence in
| actions CT appearance of his sanguinarY Disco
| sition. With the approach OF night he becomes
a different man. While by day he is DR.. Jekyll
| to the nnumerable colonies of rats at night he
| is to them Mr. Hyde. Night after night, re-
| CARELESS of the weather, he saunters forth
| with four assistant terriers, each of which
| is a battle SCARED midnight hero of back
alleys. From 8 o'clock until after 70 he
| walks up and down the alleys in the
| business section Of the city and gives up his
be ng to joyful contemplation of his rat killers
| at work. When he sees four black shadows cut
swiftly through the darkness and hears the
| dying squeak he knows that his self-imposed
! mission has been forwarded somewhat to sue
cess. Inasmuch as he has been killing rats in
this fashion for several years. 1t may readily be
! seen that bis record is up in the thousands He
| is tall. powerfully built mau of middle age.
and habitually wears a faded black cap, the
| visor OF which he pulls down quite over his blue
| eyes. He takes as much pride and enjoyment
in his work his four assistants do In the aggre-
| gata and VOWS that he will keep it up until he
has killed 100000 of the rodents.
NEARLY all of the $500 Cocopan volcanoes In
Arizona are situated near the east end of the
volcanic area which they occupy, says an article
| in the Milwaukee Wisconsin. Several arge
mounds, once living volcanoes, are now uue {.
Between these hills of lava, rock and debris are
| large number of living, active volcanoes
From the sides of the hills, so to 100 feet above
surrounding fnrfh
| beautiful springs of clear, warm water-some
| so sour, others so sweet. so bitter and SO
strongly alkaline that no living being or ami
| NAL can drink it. These waters course down
| the hilisides, laying a coat of white pink
| purple, blue, or green, made by the mineral
salts they contain, upon everything with which
| they come in contact. In the midst of these
hills is the lake Of ink. Running into it are
| scores OF streams of clear mineral hot water,
| Others that are warm, and two that are Id
The lake, onefourth OF mile in length and
one-eghth of a mile wide, lies like gem set in
| these hills. or these ancient volcanoes The
| black, ink-llke water which fills the lake comes
up within three or four inches of the level
| of its shores. The temperature near the
| edge Is about 100. gradually growing warmer
as you get down in it, and, as you approach the
center Of the lake, on the surface it is about
| 1869, and at the depth of $50 feet it is 216o
| Near the shore on the east, south and west
| sides the water is only four to six feet in depth
| Tor twenty feet or more into the lake, where
the shelf breaks off perpendicularly, and there
| no bottom has ever been found. To the touch
| the water feels smooth and oily The ashes
and oil which covers the lake when its waters
are quiet are from half an inch to an inch
| thick. The water of the lake is Jet black
| though it does not color the SKIN of those who
bathe in it. Under glass the lcoloring matter
| seems to be minute black substance held in
/ suspension by the water which adhers to white
cloth immersed in the lake. To the taste the
| water is warm, salt and bitter To the bather
| the sensation on entering the water is grand
| exhilarating to wonderful degree SO much so
that bath Of ten or fifteen minutes makes one
feel as If he were under the influence of the
! very best brandy. 81