The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-20
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TIE latest novelty in the scsrfpin line has
just been brought from Europe, says the AL
bsny Express. 1t is an exceedingly clever
enameled representation Of cigarette stump,
with ire ashes on it, and tbs length Of the
whole is about q Of an inch. young man
who brought one homo had a good deal Of fun
with it in the cafe Of club the other evening
BY sticking it the left breast Of his coat Just
below the shoulder. At least half dozen men
reached out at different times and tried to
brush it on, each one acknowledging that be
had been completely fooled. Its not a very
esthetic idea In scarfpins, said the owner, but
you can have ten times as much fun with IL as
4leaved clover or a violet with diamond
dew drop on it, And 80 YOU can.
The water supply OF Galveston, Tex, except
such as is held in cisterns, is obtained from a
in depth from 825 sto $40 ieet,
Tho water obtained Is good enough
for the use OF the fire department and for man
ufacturinR purposes, but is totally unfit for
domestic use. Something over q year ago il
was determined to bore a deep well, at least
5000 feet, In the hope of striking stratum OF
rock, and obtaining supply Of pure water The
well has just been completed to the depth of
just ,070 feet and there the drill struck de-
posit of sea shells. Then the work was given
up as hopeless, and IL has been decided to bore
wells inland, where water can be obtained, and
carry 1t to the city In pipe lines.
ONE of the fashionable weddings during the
past winter witnessed a reversal Of the usual
order Of things. says Kdte Fields Washington.
Instead OF the brides usual trepidAtion the
bridegroom elect, while essaying to assist in
the decorations during the early part Of the
day, was so overcome with nervousness that by
noon physician was summoned. and remained
for some time with the young fellow before the
remedies applied had the slightest effect. Ac-
cording to the DOCTORS orders, he was then put
to bed, the room darkened, and strict orders
given that no one should be allowed to enter
until the time arrived when it would be neces-
sary to dress for the ceremony. Should these
orders be disresarded, the doctor stated that
the prospective bridegroom would not only be
unable to go through the ordeal of the core
mony and reception, but would be unable even
to stand up.
ENToMoLoeIsrs in general conceds that up
ward Of 100000 species of insects have been
recognized and named; some authorities place
these figures 5000 higher. and even these latter
figures are believed to not represent more than
ons-tenth Of the number actually inhabitipg the
globe. OF the number classified, says the st.
Louis Republic, one-half belong to the order
Coleoptera, or beetles. OF che Lepidoptera, or
butterflies there are 10, 900 known species. An
equal number, perhaps, may be credited
allied creaJuresl, tho Diptera (hles) and
the Hemptera Cougs In general. The
Orthoptera, or straight-winged insects which
includes the locusts, grasshoppers and others of
that ilk, are considerably less numerous while
the netted- winged forms are not known to num-
Der more than SO00 As one would naturally
suppose, inse Its OF all classes are most numer-
GUS and attain stage OF Development In tropc
and subtropio countries, bue they arc by no
| means rare In the coolest regions that have a.
yet been visited BY man. Sir George Mares col
lected forty five different species OF true insects
from north Of the 10Th degree OF latitude in
1 Grtnnell Land, and over 800 10 Iceland.
TOBACCO LEAVES contain principles common
to all vegetable substances such as starch,
sugar organic acids, salts, etc and a peculiar
alkaloid, to which the plant owes its special
qualities, called nicotine Among the volatile
principles that pass into the smoke along with
ncotiHe are hYdrocyanic acid and carbonic
oxide. Of these q notable amount is absorbed
by rapid smokers swallowing the smoke the
gas passing into the circulation. These facts
go far to explain the accidents that sometimes
occur after hours passed In medium saturated
with tobacco, and even without smoking; and
also explain the phenomena of intoxca-
q. long time in similarly vitiated air.
The decoction of tobacco DESTROYS
life IN time short in proportion 60 the strength
Of the dose. Tobacco may also poison through
the lungs and through the skin. Smoking,
which has had many imaginary ills laid to its
door, is really responsible for attacks of suffo-
cation. like angina pectoris, for nicotine amply.
opa, for Rlanular pharangytis, for a special
form of asthma, and for epithelioma in the pre-
disposed, Nearly all excessive smokers ara
dyspeptics, according 10 the New York Medical
tally for women and children. Al the same
time, why paint 1t bscker than IL isl
Tobacco has never led the reason
astray. destroyed the will. or perverted
sensibiity. The most hardened smoker ENJOYS
perfect clearness OF mind. Then the habit of
| smoking, unlike alcoholism and morphfno
mania can be broken up permanently Tobacco
has none OF the seductions and dangers of
opium and hasheesh. Of ether. chloral and al
cohoL Its action on the nervous system ia
weak and wholly especial. 1t does not put to
Sleep but IL Gains and mollifies the sensibity
i of the organs 1t causes agreeable torpor
during which thought continues lucId and tha
capacity for work 10 undiminlshed Such is the
attraction that it exercises, and which causes il
to be sought for by so many thinkers and stu
dents.