The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Lum Lung Is a Chicago Chinaman. who has
been n gambler an his life. and recently went
crazy. He was brought before the court the
other day, and when IL appeared that he had
taken out no certificate as required by the
Geary law, the Judge ordered steps 70 he taken
for his deportation 70 China. The unfortu-
nate man has no very bright prospects before
him, as insane people are not tolerated In the
celestial empire. As soon as il is aseertained
that one Is out OF his mind. he is promptly
decapitated. This Is the fate that probably
awaits Lum Lung when he arrives in his ma
tive land The judge said that IL was hard,
but that the interests OF Cook county must be
looked after.
Many remarkable cures for the ailments
which flesh is heir to have been recorded, but
il is doubted If any are more remarkable than
a remedy for whooping cough implicitly be-
lieved In by some Kensington mothers says
the Philadelphia Becord. It is no uncommon
sight TO see an anxious mother pushing a
whooplng youngster in a baby coach down to
the WharveS along the Delaware 10 try what
is known as the catfish cure. Upon reaching
the wharVes the mother has little difficulty in
finding a '-catty" The fish must be alive.
and must also be Of the yellow bellied variety,
or the charm is broken. Grasping the hsh
tightly by the gi1is the child is made to open
It's mouth and the Shiny creature is forced
down IT'S throat. as far as 1t Will go. This OPP
Grafton lasts until the yOungster begins to get
red in the face from lack Of breathing facili-
ties. The "catty" is then drawn out still
wrlggling, and thrown into the river Under
no circumstances must this feature OF the
remedy be overlooked, for therein lies the
charm OF the cure.
Few people understand the care that must
be exercised by the postal officials in accept
ing.a signature for registered letters, says
the Baltimore News: Every little detail of a
name must be followed. A letter addressed
to John J. Smith for instance, will not be
given unless John ]. Smith signs for IL in
full ffTObn Smith, will NJ a accROfPd II
must be John J. Smith" Every employee in
the service who handles registered mail must
receipt for all letters and packages as they
pass through his hands The carrier who
takes out a letter must receipt for it TO the
registry clerk who gives it out and his re-
ceipt is held until he gives a satisfactory &C
count and return for the letter or parcel.
Business men who receive important regis
tered letter mail to any great extent are re-
quired to send their signatures to the regis
tered letter department, where they are com
pared with the signatures brought in by the
carriers In like manner the bookkeeper or
confidential clerk Of q business man is re-
Quired to send his signature to the registered
letter department. for purposes OF compar-
ness houses whose principals or agents have
signatures on file must be exact counterparts
OF those on file, or the signature is not &C
cepted by the registry clerk.
Sometimes the simple action of man
will indicate his character, says the Pitts
burg dispatch. One of Pittsburg's wealthy
old gentlemen was seen walk ing along the
street the other day pointing his cane at some
object upon the pavement every now and
then. What caught on" he raised and
placed In his hand. He was collecting tiny
nails that had fallen from merchandise
boxes. He continued until he had gotten
handful. Then picking up a piece Of paper
from the pavement, he wrapped up the nails
carefully and pocketed the package. by
stander asked him what sort of a cane he had.
oh, - said he, 1t is nothing but steel rod
covered with leather" 1t must be magnet
lied, for it attracts nails and saves you from
STOPPING" Not that know of, unless the
placing of leather over the steel has done it,
he replied. Il saw you picking up some nails
q short time ago" Yes" interrupted the
old man, Il need some OF them" Then,
looking downward he exclaimed, There's
one missedl' and picked 1t up with his mag
netic servant. Taking the package Of nails
from his pocket he placed this last with the
rest. As an instance Of frugality this Incl
dent is interesting, and as key to the mans
success in life, 1t is perhaps likewise.
1t begins to look as If the days OF gunpow-
der as a charge for the guns in the British
navy we're numbered says the Chicago Trl-
bune. Recent experiments just concluded at
the government proofbutts, Woolwich, ap-
pear to prove the decided superiority Of cor
dite. A sixtnch quick firing gun was loaded
with 20 pounds 10 ounces Of the ordinary
black gunpowder and Yielded a velocity OF
800 feet per second, wi h a pressure strain on
the gun OF n1teen TONS per square 1ncn Inc
same gun was charged with IA pounds 3
ounces Of cordlte and gave a velocity Of 2,274
feet per second and pressure of 1872 tons.
More important still, after $50 pounds had
Of erosion. The new substance
Is manufactured at the government
powder mills, Wnltham Abbey, and contains
SO per cent. of nitro-g lycerine, 81 of guncOtton
and of mineral Jelly. The velocity of the
shot along the bore OF the six-inch gun was
calculated to the milliOnth part of second
from the first moment of being set in motion.
Minute as this may appear, Lieutenant II.
Watkin, r. A. has invented an instrument
which, it is said. will measure fractions of
time to the nine-billionth part of second
About fifty of the six-inch quick firing guns
have been supplied to the navy, and the
authorities at the royal gun factories have be-
gun the manufacture of larger guns Of the
same pattern, with velocity Of 1900 miles
per hour.
Never needlessly expose the eyes to for
eign particles, but when necessary wear plain
glasses or goggles, says the Hygienic Doctor.
When experimenting with chemicals always
turn the mouth OF the tube or bottle away
from the face and eyes. Whenever an eye is
injured severely place the patient immedi-
ately in dark room and under the care OF a
skilled physician, whose directions must be
implicitly followed. The foreign bodies NAV
be solids, as sands. cinders, hair dirt, etc,
lime acids or alkalies Don't rub the eyes,
avoid sudden glares of light, never look di-
rectly at the sun. To remove the solid par
ticles from under the lids 1t is sufficient to
pull the lid away from the eye and wipe the
body with piece of moist paper or the
corner of a handkerchief; II it is under the
upper lid grasp the lid firmly
between the thumb and finger
lift it from the eyebau and draw it down
over the lower lid, and then allow it to slide
slowly back to its natural position. The for
eign body will be Scraped of on the lashes
The operation may be repeated several times.
Or lift the lid from the eyeball, allow the
tears to accumulate beneath the lid and for
chilly blow the noise Or place in the eve a
few grains of fiaXseed, which, forming a mu-
cilage, will promptly bring relief. Or place
across the upper lid the point of a pencil or
bodkin and turn the lid back over it, in this
way the foreign particle is brought into dis
tinct view and can be readily wiped away.
Lime and Roman cement are very destruct-
i've to the eyes if permitted to remain any
considerable time. Wash the eyes imme-
diately with water, then with water contain
ing vinegar or lemon juice. For acids in the
eye wash with water containing little am
mOnla or baking soda. For alkalieS wash
with water containing vinegar or lemon juice.
A curious example of the difficulties of rail
way construction IN China, says the London
Times, is afforded by the conduct of the Tar
tar General of Moulxden, the capital of Man
work for the railway from Kirin. another
large Manchurian town, to Newchwang, the
seaport of the province. 1t was proposed to
make junction on this line for MOukden at
place called Lanpfen, a short distance out
side the city, but the general got number of
geomancerS to investigate the effect of this
selection upon Moukden. These sages report