The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Inserted in pipe or cigar holder, will neu-
tralize any possible effects OF the nicotine. In
this way not only may the generally admitted
effects OF smoking be prevented, but cirrhosis
OF the liver. headache and Turing Of the
tongue may be avoided"
Several Wild turkeys that had love for
swallowing shining particles that had been
shot by hunter on one of the branches near
San Diego, Tex, Melted him quite hand
some sum in gold which he found in their
craws, which they had picked up. In South
Africa ostrtches have been successfully EN-
ployed in finding gold deposits. drove OF
the birds are turned loose TO feed in the terri
tory where the precious metal is supposed 10
exist They are then given an emetic and the
elects carefully examined for nuggets, and II
any are found the trail Of the bird is followed
until the diggings are discovered.
| Probat ly few men have had a more thrill
ing fifteen seconds or so than had the driver
of a heavy load of giant powder in Oregon
few days ago. He was plotting four horse
| team drawing a wagon containing 3OO0
| pounds of giant powder over rough road
| into 11llamock. rickety bridge spanning
| narrow ravine gave way under the load ana
| the whole outfit was dumped down into the
| dry bed of the creek. There was no explo-
| sion and the driver, horses wagon, and pow
| der were hauled out all right The driver has
! not recorded his sensation, as he felt the
| bridge giving way and during the few seconds
| between then and the time the load landed
| safely again.
Mrs. Carry Lee Steele, of Minnesota, has
| for long time past been the efficient court
| reporter OF the Daily News, and enjoys local
/ celebrity for the bright and thorough manner
/ in which she reports the proceedings in the
police court, which is hard test OF nerve
! and ability. 1T gives me pleasure" writes
| Mr.. Franklin w. Lee, TO the Woman S Jour
| nal, to add that in st. Paul she is regarded
| as one of the best newspaper, men in the
Twin Cities; asks no favors, does her work
promptly, intelligently and well. and can per
al NCVafNn d
| her, from fist fight to pink tea. 1t does
| not in the least interfere with her feminine
qualities and has not detracted from her
| womanhood."
There is a certain class of young girls igno-
rant Of the ways OF travel who lose their
heads the minute they enter railway station.
| The Travellers Aid Society is quiet English
| mission, which does useful work in an unob-
| trusive way. 1t has agents near all the chief
railway stations in London, to whom belated
| ing. 1t will, II asked, meet any girl who Is
| travelling alone and see her safe on her way
| 1t will put the bewildered traveller and her
luggage into the proper car, and when she ar
| riVes at the railway destination, 1t will, by
| its agents, take her out again. Such an aid
| society would be very useful In New York,
| Chicago, Philadelphia and other great cities,
| where inexperienced girls go in search OF
work.
Frogs, whether blind or not, become dark
green or black If they are kept in a dark yes
| sci IN a sparingly lighted room, but when
| larger branch with green leaves is intro
| duCed into the vessel, they all recover their
| bright green color, whether blind or not In
| some way unknown the reflected green light
| acts either upon the nerves Of the skin, or
| what seems more probable II Stomach ex-
| periments are taken into account-directly
| upon the pigment cells Moreover the sen
! Sations derived from the toes have also an
| influence upon the changes of color When
| the bottom OF the vessel is covered with
/ a1N rrrrttI IN nat no n "a
| come black, recovering their green color
when a green branch is introduced into the
ssel.
Talk Of brown-stone fronts and marble
| halls-Ill not bar thing or stained-glass win
| dows!' said the man from Colorado. They're
| sober tinted affairs beside houses you some
times see in new towns on the plains. Tim
| Der being scarce, the builders have used the
| tin Of old tomato and fruit cans in place OF
| clapboards and shing les, completely sheath
| ing the structure In the strips OF tin nam
| mered out fat and nailed to the sides and
| rocks. These strips are OF various sizes and
| tints, some darkened by FIRE some dulled or
| Redeemed by rust some shining bright and
| new The whole effect OF the structure seen
| a little distance away is the Respondent hues
of mother Of pearl, which is pretty good for
| shanty which is only makeShift, and usually
| the abode OF poverty"
Several passages of the scriptures (particu-
larly Acts xix, 1910 give US hint that the
seventh son was, even at that early date, sup
| posed to be a creature possessed of magical
| powers; or at least, of an inherent knowledge
of things that were yelled to common mortals.
DR.. Wilder, in his dissertation on the occult
| sciences, says; The Akkadians and their
success ocs attached divine powers to the
number seven, because the planets were
seven in number Thus Saturn as the sew
enth planet had superior sanctity and they
also hallowed the seventh day OF the week.
The healing art was always more or less
blended with astrology, and was a kind of
YDria Of md azf ffa
| seventh son was regarded as a divine genius
for healing and other sacred functions"
Quick steps are indicative of energy or
agitation. 1iptoe walking symbolizes sur
prise curiosity, discretion or mystery.
Turned in toes are often found in preoccupled
and absent-minded persons. The miser's
| walk is represented as STOPPING, noiseless
| with short, nervous, anxious steps Slow
| steps. whether long or short. suggest gentle
| or reflective state Of mind, as the case may
be. The proud step Is slow and measured;
| the toes are consptcuously turned out. The
| legs Strengthened Where a vengeful pur-
| pose be hidden under a fe1gned smile the
| steps will be Sinking and noiseleSs The
| direction of the steps, wavering and following
| every changing impulse OF the mind invaria-
| bly, betrays uncertainty hesitation and indie
cision. Obstinate people, who in an argument
| rely more on muscularity than on intellectual
| power, rest the feet fiat and firm on
the ground, walk heavily and slowly, and with
the legs firmly planted and far apart.
Speaking of memory" said man in
the New York World, Il think have pretty
good memory, but there are some things that
1 can't remember at all. like, for instance
(who does notT, to remember the preferences
| of my guests at the table; to be able to give
| without asking after the first time rare meat
to him who likes 1t, the white meat to the one
| who prefers that, and so on; and Ihave pretty
fair success in this; but l have one guest
| whose wishes in regard to tea and coffee
find myself utterly unable to fix in my mind.
He takes coffee without sugar and with milk
and tea without milk and with sugar. Do you
grasp that? You do, l know, for it is very
simple; put do you know, l just simply can't
| remember it, ] can't. OF course. l can re-
alize it with perfect clearness when l think of
| 1t, but the impression promptly fades from
my mind. If his habit we're alike as to tea
and coffee; if in both he used milk but not
| sugar or sugar but not milk, could remem-
Der that easily but when 1t comes to using
| one in one but not in the other, and the other
| in this but not in that, why, the effect pro-
| duced upon my mind is, freely confess, con-
fusing, and have to ask him every time"
william De Pue, a farmer of Lehman town
ship, New York, just across the Pennsylvania
line, is suffering from an afdiction as rare as
| it is dreadful The malady is known as aph-
| asia, and, in the case Of this unfortunate man,
has resulted in complete loss of speech and
memory. About fifteen years ago Mr.. De
| Pue who is 50years old, was suddenly stricken
| with muteness and lost every vestige of men,