The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The latest scare In microbes has, according
/ to the Scientific American, been started by
| Prof. Uffelman. OF Rostock who infected a
/ letter with cholera bacilh and put it into
post bag. When the letter was taken out,
23ta hours later, the bacilli were still alive.
/ Bacih were also found living on post cards
twenty-four hours after infection. The micro
organisms were found to die rapidly when
/ placed upon coins. fly charged with chol-
era bacili was afterward placed on sOmeiOeef
A little latter the meat was found 10 be
] swarming with bacteria. A finger was in
| 1ected with cholera bacllli ana dried one
] hour later the finger was rubbed on some
/ roast meat, and numerous bacllli developed
subsequently. The moral OF all these expert
| ments is obvious
| 1t is impossible to say who first noticed the
| peculiar caprices of a stone or other heavy
| body dropped from the top of high tower
| but 1t is nevertheless a curious fact that such
! objects invariably fall slightly to the east OF
| the perpendicular line. Persons of indulring
| turn of mind who ask why this is as 1t is may
| lind an answer in the following: All falling
| bodies partake of the earth 8 eastward motion
! to greater or lesser extent Therefore, dur
! ing the time occupied by a stone in the falling
] from the top OF high tower or other emit
nence the earth's rotary motion has carried
| it an appreciable distance to the east. The
| initial impetus OF the stone has carried it to
| the eastward also. therefore il strikes the
| earth TO the east Of the perpendicular vary
| ing In degree according to the hight from
! which IL has fallen.
The patent office at Washington has a
| collection Of pens that illustrates the Difficult
! ties with which men had to contend before
they found a suitable instrument with which
| TO write. There are the StyluSeS used by the
| ancient; the instruments for writing
| tablets one end sharp like an awl. the other
| nat like paper cutter. There are the brushes
used by the japanese and the Chinese of the
! present day, and quilts OF every variety, to-
| gether with an infinite number of steel pens.
| But the most curious are some quill pens
| with steel points. They were made in an eff
| fort to do away with the constant necessity
| Tor the mendtng of the pen, process that
| few could perform properly, and that every
| body hated. The effort was very ingenious,
! but unsuccessful, because the points could
not be made to stay.
The excavations which have just been
brought to a conclusion in the Isle of Salamis,
have resulted in the discovery of a hundred
ancient tombs lying in five parallel rows
says the London Times Most of them are
| oblong and quadrangular in shape. Another
! discovery Is that of large cemetery, the
| first yet found with Mycenian characteristics.
| The sepul hires, which are very small and
! narrow, are constructed Of unhewn stones.
| The bodies Of the dead were probably not
| buried in an extended position Fifty an
| tique vases of the Mycenian epoch. and in
| good state Of preservation, have also been
! found, together with a number of objects in
| bronze and gold, including rings, buckles,
! splndles and other things. The cemetery be-
| Ionged to an unknown city. not the home Of
! Ajax, but situated, according to Strabo op-
| poSlte the Isle of 4Egina.
A rather formidable competitor Of the
cycle, hear, has made it's appearance in the
Midland in the shape of a pneumatic road
| skate, says a letter from London. II has
lately been seen in the streets of Birming-
! ham, and Judging from the admiratio On it eX-
! cites. is not unlikely, 1 should think. to find
! its way into all parts of the country. The in
| ventton, which was patented a short time ago
NW~rro 30 wi do, a
the old roller skate Of skating rink celebrity:
| but, whereas, the ordinary roller skate has
| four wheels the pneumatic skate has only
| two, placed in line at either extremity of
the skate. The wheels are rather larger
than those Of the roller skate, and
| instead OF solid rubber are Gov
| cred with pneumatic tires. The patentees
claim for them that one can skate over ordi-
nary turnpike roads with them the same as
| on Ice, and at even greater speed. while at
| the same time, they will easily ascend and
| descend hills. Six or seven miles an hour
| however is the maximum speed attempted in
| the streets of Birmingham, and that only on
| smooth roads. One obvious advantage of the
pneumatic skate over the pneumatic cycle Is
that punctured tires may be readily re-
| placed, as the skater may carry surplus tires.
or even reserve wheels ready fitted in his
| overcoat pocket
There are many people who while regard
ing it as vulgar to tipple spirits or other aco-
holic drinks, do not hesitate to acquire
vicious habits, OF indulgence in stimulants in
! other forms, says Science. Ether drinking
| prevails very largely, especially in Ireland,
| and the use Of narcotics and anodyneS such
| as opium In various forms antiDVrine and
| cocaine appears to be on the increase. In ad-
| ditiOn to secret indulgence in the drugs
named, there exists great danger in an article
| OF apparently innocent character-eau de
cologne. Any one can buy as much OF this
| article as they require, it is in common use
| and it stands on the dressing table of every
| lady in the land. But il is alleged that il is
| DGlnQ nthnr CtrloyN " AZ
| a perfume, and that ladies are rapidly acQuir-
| ing the habit of tipping with this stuff. 1t
IS not difficult to fall into the practice;
| Tor many ladies', when their toilet is complete,
are apt to take sip of the fragrant liquid to
| sweeten their breath, and the stimulus it
| gives encourages frequent recourse to its Use.
| But IL IS an extremely pernicious fluid to
| drink. Whisky brandy, gin or rum is less
| harmful and less Intoxicating. Whisky only
| contains from 40 to go per cent. of alcohol
| brandy very little more, but eau de Cologne
| has from 80 to 80 per cent. 1t is in fact,
| barely anything else than pure alcohol deo-
| dorlZed with little rose water and a few
! drops Of essential oil added. It's fiery nature
| IS physically destructive, and its habitual use
demorallzing yet many women use it without
the least compunctton or misgivlng. The use
| or this spirit as drink is largely on the in
crease, and many who regard ordinary tip
ping with horror and detestation have be
come victims of its seductive influences.
The Kansas City Star publishes descrip-
tive article on the Kickapoo and Wichita and
| the 1owa-Comanche-Apach reservations in
the Indian territory, which will probably be
the next lands to be thrown open to settle
ment. The reservation of the kickapoos a
! small but beautiful parcel of land almost in
| the heart OF Oklahoma, and the reservation
| of the Wichitas, have been purchased of the
| Indians, and only require the completion
| of the work of the allotting agents and the
| Presidents proclamation to declare them
open to citizens of the United States The
reservation of the Kiowas, Comanches and
| Apaches has been purchased, but no steps
| have as yet been taken looking to its allot-
| ment to the resident Indians. When settled
| these lands will form part of the territory
| OF Oklahoma. The kickapoo reservation is
| like one immense park of POO 600 acres The
| South Canadian river waters the western
| border, and there the soil is a black prairie
| loan, extraordinarily fertile The central
| and western parts are high prairie land richly
| tlmbered. An examination OF corn grown in
| small patches by Kickapoos showed it to he
| full-eared and tall. The Wichita reservation
contains l,l65 square miles, or 745 600 acres
| Should the Indians take alotments thew
! would occupy 10000 acres. so that SIG 400
| would be available for homestead purposes
! The reservation is bounded on the north and
| south sides by large streams of water; on the
! north by the capriciOus South Canadian
/ which is either dry as dusty road or RIM
| ming bank-full of rushing muddy water he
fore which railroad bridges go out and
| by which farms are inundated on the sontb
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