The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Having Eeen appointed Just after the Roman
army had suffered severe defeat at Lake
Thrasymene. he perceived that his disheart-
ened troops and bands of raw recruits could
not oppose successfully a trained army
flushed with victory and led by their great
commander Hannibal He therefore avoided
pitched battles, moved his camp from high
land TO highland, and tired out the enemy
with marches and countermarches This he
continued until thwarted in his calculations
by the 1mpatience Of the Roman senate.
There is a strange Chinese legend concern
ing tea plant. According to the story, there
once lived a very pious hermit who passed the
greater part of his time in prayer and vigils.
He was. however, unable to keep awake as
long as he wished, and often found his eyes
closing while he was in the very midst Of his
devotiOns. This naturally annoyed, him, and
one day in fit of wrath against this weak
ness or the flesh, which he seemed unable to
overcome, he cut of the offending eyeltds and
cast them upon the ground. But his action
mad been observed by god, who Immediately
caused tea shrub to spring up from the spot
where the eyelids had fallen. 1t is in refer
ence to this according to the legend. that the
leaves OF the tea plant are shaped like eye
lids, frlnged with lashes, and possess the
power of warding of sleep.
The introduction of the perfume called
patchouly was caused by the desire of French
shawlmakers to deceive their customers
When shawls were first brought from India
they were perfumed with patchouly, an eX-
tract of an Indian plant The French soon
learned TO initiate the shawls to perfect on,
but the patchouly bothered them, as they
could find no substitute for it, ald this fact
was used as the surest means OF distinguish
ing the genuine India shawlS from the rench
counterfeit. At last somebody discovered
the secret and brought a quantity of pat
chouly TO France. For a time the discoveIers
kept the matter to themselves AMI reared
harvest; then some one gave away the secret.
The perfume soon tecame popular and has
never since passed com pletely out of use,
though several times superseded temporarily
by other perfumes.
Some testimony concerning surgeons fees
in England was given in a suit which was
tried in the London High Court a few days
ago. Charles Keetley, the senior surgeon of
the West London Hospital, sued Prof. Banis
ter Fletcher for 81, 900 for attendance upon
the latters son, who was badly burt in the
terrible railroad disaster at Burgos some
time ago. Pro. essor Fletcher paid $500 into
court declaring that to be an adequate pay
ment for the services rendered. DR.. Keetley
is quoted by the New York Evening Post as
testlfying In his own behalf that he thought
$3.50 day was a fair remuneration for his
undivided attention. and that he would charge
no less for days work in London. He re.
ceived S75 day whenever he attended court
for an insurance company with which he was
connected professionally. Alfred Cooper, f.
r. G. S, consulting surgeon of the West Lon
don Hospital said that, in his opinion Mr..
Keetley's charges were moderate in the ex-
IRENE. For himself he should charge 81 600
for trip to Paris and $3.50 to 5000 day while
he renamed there. For going to BurgOs he
J bringing n n1tlpnt
home from RHrgos and +ai[i1g c9re Of rim
during three-dayS' journey he should charge
$500. For deYotlng his whole time to a pa
/ hour an excessive charge 0tbar sirgaCns
gave similar testimony, and finally the jury
decided that Mr.. keetley was entitled to
| 81 750 a verdict that gave him a s-IhStantioi
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one OF Ihe aIng anenlSts and proceeded.
| on painfully matter-0t tact lines, to state the
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| the lew monlns since their marriage, de
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pie haolt OF kIeptomania: Not only in public
| shops and in private visits but even in her
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