The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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There are about 75Ohotels in Chicago. which
have accommodations for 10000 guests. This
does not include boarding houses, restau-
rants and cafes. where at least 10000 more
can be daily provided for.
A coon with a leather strap around its
neck, which was lost by young woman at
Chester, W Va. about fifteen years ago, was
found the other day by hunter in the woods
near Chester The animal still had the collar
around its neck.
In Boston women own over $40 900
worth Of property and pay into the local
treasury every year about 81 10000 in taxes
The example furnished by nature in the
production OF marble from chalk by water
the latter percolating gradually and steadily
through the chalky deposits, dissolving the
chalk, particle by particle, and crystalHzing
/ 1t, mountain pressure eheeting It's character
| istic solidity-it is now found may be the
| basis OF accomplishing similar results by
| resort to chemical processes. Slices Of chalk
| are for this purpose dipped into a color bath,
] staining them with tintS that will initiate any
/ kind of marble known, the same mineral
| stains answering this end as are employed in
| nature; for instance, to produce the appear
| ance of the well-knoWn and popular verde
| antique, an oxide of copper application IS re-
sorted to, and, in similar manner, green,
| pink black and other colorings are obtained.
! Tbs slices after this are placeds in another
| bath where they are hardened and crystal
| lied, coming out, to all intents and purposes,
| real marble.
Can the bacilli of infectious diseases find
entrance through the skin: asks an English
doctor, who adds: do not see that this is at
all impossible, as the skin is to a consider
| able extent absorbent. That we catch dis
| eases most frequently through the delicate
| mucous membrane of the lungs goes without
| saying, but that Is no reason why perfect and
| daily ablutiOn of the skin should not be the
| motto OF everyone who wants to keep well
| and free from danger The matutlnal tub,
| therefore, should be an institution in every
| family, quite as much as is the toothbrush
| Cleanliness is next to goodness, and if King
! Cholera anne to these shores Think he would
| very likely pass over those who were Sprink-
| led. By the way, noticed the other day that
| well-knoWn London journal was calling at
| tention to a new and simple plan Of disinfec-
| ting rooms. Why it is quite an old plan. Put
| a saucerful Of salt in the middle Of room and
pour on it dram or two of sulphuric acid.
| The fumes that arise do the work of disinfec.
| ton
| Laugh and grow fat" is a well-known
| adage, but the reverse was the case with poor
| Mr.. Miranda, pickle merchant, of Spitalfelds
| saws the Pail Mall Budget, who has lust died
| from over-indulgence in laughter. He was at
| public house in Commercial street, and
| somebody told funny story which tickled
| his fancy He accordingly laughed very
| heartily was seized with fit Of coughing
| and fell down. In falling he struck his head
| against form, but this was not the cause of
! his death. The doctor certified that he died
|
| longed guffaw, terminating in a cough. seems
| TO have been solely responsible Apart from
| the sad aspect of such an incident, 1t would
| certainly be OF interest to know what story 1t
was which was OF so highly mtrthful kind as
| to produce these disastrous results on a strong
| and healthy man. Humor Of this killing"
| description is rare. The SpitalheldS racOn-
| teur ought to make fortune as a story
| teller, not only for himself, but for cOroners,
! If paid by fees.
| Cairo. Egypt, is to have a new street rail
| road system, according TO information re-
| ceived at the state department from the
| United States consulgeneral there, and the
| Egyptian government has invited bids for its
| construction. The matter IS attracting some
| attention among European capitalists, and
/ there is likely to be active competition. Bids
will be received by the minister of public
| works in Cairo up to Feb. !, 1894, but Amer1-
| can investors can obtain all information on
| the subject at the state department. Cairo
| has permanent population of 100000, and
| this number is greatly augmented during the
| winter by the influx of travellers.
One Of the best fishermen of Gloucester,
Mass is a dog owned by Capt. George Win
| ters He is of mixed breed, half Newfound-
| land and half wolf and is thorough water
| dog. 1t is a frequent occurrence for fish to
| escape from the hook when at the surface,
| and when this occurs the men call to the dog,
| who jumps overheard and dives for the fish
| and is nearly always successful in capturing
| him.
Apropos of the present epidemic Of yellow
| fever at Brunswick, Ca, George T. Angel
| writes the Boston Transcript recalling the
virtues of sulphur. During the pestilence at
! Memphis number OF gentlemen were advised
| to wear powdered sulphur in their stockings.
| All Of those complying with this advice
! escaped the disease, tut nearly all who failed
| to do so succumbed to it. His personal inves-
| tgattOn showed that none of the employees OF
certain match factory in Boston suffered
| from the grippe when IL was epidemic there.
| and German physician vOuCheS for the EN-
| cheney Of sulphur against cholera.
The most curious of all objects in New Zea-
| land is that which the Maoris call "aweto,"
| says Chambers Journal. One is uncertain
! whether to call it an animal or a plant
| In the first stages of its existence 1t is sim
| ply caterpillar about three or four inches
| in length, and always found in connection
| with the rata tree, a kind OF towering
| myrtle 1t appears that when il reaches full
! growth it buries itself two or three inches
| under ground where, instead of undergoing
| the ordinary chrySalis process, it EecOmes
| gradually transformed into a plant, which
exactly ILLS the body, and shoots up at the
| neck to height OF eight or ten inches. This
| plant resembles in appearance diminutiVe
| bulrush; and the two, animal and plant, are
! always found inSeparahle One is apt to rele-
| gate it to the domain of imagination, among
| dragons and mermaidS: but then its existence
| and nature have been accepted by the late
! Frank auckland. HOW II propagateS It's Spe-
! Cies is a mystery. One traveller after describ-
| ing IFS dual nature, calmly states that ii is
| the grub of the night butterfly. If so, then the
| grub must also become q butterfly, or what
! becomes OF the species? One would be ready
| to suppose that the grub does really so, and
| that some fungus finds the CASTOR slough
| congeuiIl quarters for its growth. But as far
/ as present observation goes the grub never
becomes butterfly, but is changed in every
| case into plant.
Many cigar makers think that the time is
| approaching when it will be necessary to
charge more for light than for dark colored
cigars, says the Springfield Republican The
| queer thing about IL Is that il is all a whim
| caused chiefly by ignorance People inn
agine that a light-colored cigar is mider
| than black one, hen the reverse is likely
| TO be the casa. The character of the cigar is
| determined far more by the filler than by the
wrapper and lightcolored cigar may have
| a filing that would turn the stomach of a
| drOmedary. There is just shade of differ
ence between a dark and light wrapper but
there are few experts who can tell the differ
/ ence blindfolded. So serious q matter has be-
| come this fad for light-hued cigars that sell
| ers have to resort 10 artifice to keep their
stock well balanced Most people have no
| real preference. andif a merchant throws out
a medium color will take it without thinking
| about it, while II the dealer asks him what
color he wants he will, OF course, choose a light
| one. BY observing this little popularity of
! human nature cigars dealers are able to get
| rid of a good share of their dark cigars but IL
the present mania continues our local manu-