The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE blue color of the sky is probably merely
the color of the air, seen through the length Of
about forty five miles. 1t has been observed
| by those who have assembled about five miles
| above the earth's surface that the sky appears
| of dark, inky hue, owing TO the very small re-
| Election and dispersion of the light, while the
! blue color no longer appears above but below
| them.
4 WOMAN with two children, after dining In a
Texas restaurant, discovered that she had lost
! her pocket book. The proprietor was in the act
! OF having her arrested as fraud, when a man
! walked up and offered to ray the bill. Both
| looked at each other as though they were &C
| quainted, but neither spoke Once they lad
| been man ana wife, but had been divorced about
| ten years ago.
THE women Of Judah, it seems were the first
wearers of garments in bfurcated form, and
man. percaivinR the convenience and comfort
of this article of DRESS evolved by the superior
| Intelligence of woman, appropriated it to his
/ use. and doomed his womGnkind to cucumber
| their limbs with flowing robes, which render IL
| impossible for them to cope with man i'll the
| useful avocations
A MEMBER Of the diplomatic corps appa-
rently holds opinion Of Americans which
will hardly be Endorsed by the most insignificant
| OF this great nation When asked by a newly
arrived foreigner, anxious 70 gauge the social
status of some one to whom he had been in
|, troduced if there was any difference in Ameri-
| cans, the diplomat replied; 20, yes-Some are
! rich and some are not"
II is hardly In the west one would look for
| white people unacquainted with railroads and
| teegraphs, but Parson Quinn, the Oldest settler
| in Garfield county, Washington, who went there
! thirty.three years ago. saw a railroad and took
| ride on a train two weeks ago for the first
| time in his life. He has not been out OF the
state since he entered 1t in a prairie schooner.
| Two or three similar cases have been noted i'll
the northwest within the past few months.
| ELEcTRICITY is a wholly up-to-dste toilet for
fancy ball. One described has a skirt of
| electric blue satin covered with silver zigzAgs,
the waist encircled by the electric coils. repre-
sented by silver cord. This keeps the low bodice,
made of crepe de chine, in place, aud from it
falls tunic, opening in front. OF the same
/ dlaphanous material. There are wings at the
| back and electric star in the hair in the
| hand staff, surmounted by a globe and en-
| circled with the silver cords
THE practice of defncing natural scenery with
great advertisements is not SO prevalent in the
| United States as it was generation ago, and
| public sentiment is steadily growing stronger
! against it, This practice has recently developed
| in England to such an extent that lovers OF
| nature recognize that some definite action must
| be taken. The Thames valley, the most pictur-
esque mountain spots in Wales and the loveiest
| corners of Devonshire have been greatly injured
| by huge advertisements. The well-knoWn arch
itect, Mr.. Waterhouse, has proposed that II
| at least be diminished by the imposition OF
| heavy license tax.
A NUT which should be classed with such
wonderful vegetable productions the "veze-
table worm" OF China, the vegetable fly' of
J Australia, and other plant oddities of that ilk,
is the snake nut OF DenerarG. This paradox
ical vegetable is said to also grow in some parts
of Cuba and British Guiana, the first specimen
in the British museum having been sent from
the latter country. These remarkable nuts
vary in size, some being as large as a goose
esz, others not larger than walnut. The kerr
mel OF each and every one does not simply
bear a close resemblance" but is a per
feet counterpart of a boa constructor, lying
coiled up as IL esleep-the head general taper
Of the body, spots and everything being true TO
life When the kernel is yet unripe 1t may be
unwound or uncoiled and Strengthened out. In
this state. although it is then without the
spots, the resemblance to the body. fangs,
scales and tail of reptile is simply extraordi-
nary Those who can overcome the natural
aversion to tasting such a thing declare that
the nut is one of fine flavor, being equal in
every particular TO the cream nut or the En-
Rlish walnut
ITisa remarkable popularity Of most pois-
onous reptiles that they seem to have a great
reluctance OF putting their deadly powers into
operation. Before inhictlng the fatal bite the
rsttlesnRke always gives his note OF warning
and the same may be said Of the cobra di ca.
pello, the most deadly OF the many poisonous
reptiles of India. The cobra warning Ia unms-
taxable. He diates the crest upon his neck
and gives hiss loud enough to be heard dis
tincty fifty feet away. The cobra's crest
|
two black circulars joined together SO
as to form very good representa-
ton OF a pair OF spectacles. When the hood or
crest Is in position its eyes seem to blaze with
devilish luster, and the continued Kissing gives
the very air a noisome smell According to the
best authorities the cobra never bites while the
hood is closed; and 30 long as that particular
membrane is not erected the creature NAV be
approached and handled with impunity. Even
though the crest be spread, il the creature con-
tinues In silence there is no danger. One hiss,
however is a sure sign that the reptile is angry
and searching for victim.
PEOPLE often ask what is the origin of the
term book beer"-why 1t should be represented
by a goat. Tho following explanation is given
In a recent number OF the National Pop1tldr
| ReuieLr: I'm chronicle of the Bavarian capt.
| tai written between three and four centuries
beer brewing in Munich. At the beginning of
the sixteenth century young princess of the
| Munich court was sent of to Russia to marry
the heir to tho Russian throne. She was SO
averse however, to the dark and morose crown
prince that after many days of hysterical indie
| cision she cut loose from him absolutely and
| abruptly left with her suite for home. She be-
came i'll on the way and was obliged to stop at
Einbeck, famous for producing the best
| beer in Europe AS German doctors do
now, so did the doctors then, recommend the
| best beer as the best tonic She followed their
! recommendation and recovered. When she
| appeared at Munich her suite had been in
= crease by the addition OF an Einbeck brewer
| The princess at once had the court brew house
built near the royal residence and there il still
| stands, giving to the world the Inatchless Hof-
brau In ordering this beer persons usually
| call simply for 'einbeck. which soon became
\ corrupted into 'einbock' and this became 'eiu
| book just before the revolution of lS4S-'49 So
| a book or goat was made the symbol of the
famous beer, which originally had as little real
| or hgurative connection with goat as einbeck
had