The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The oldest dress iu the world belongs % an
empress Of Japan who lived In the thirteenth
century aud IL has been Kept al these centu-
t ries ina temple near Yokohama.
Steel caskets for the bodies OF those who
die suddenly on shipBoard are being carried
. by many Of the transatlantic liners. The re
mains are placed In them and Theoretically
sealed.
A Turin ieweler has made a tiny boat
formed OF a single pearl Its sail is Of beaten
gold studded with diamonds. and the bin
l nacle light at its pr on is perfect ruby. An
| emerald serves as a rudder, and its stand IS a
slab of ivory. II weighs less than half an
ounce. Its price is $4,000.
II celery were eaten freely, says the New
York Times, sufferers from rheumatism
would be comparatively few. 1t is a mis-
| taken idea that cold and damp produce the
| dtsease-they simply develOpe 1t. Acid blood
is the primary and sustaining cause If celery
| is eaten largely, an alkaline blood is the re-
| suit. and where this exists there can be
| neither rheumatism nor govt 1t should be
| eaten cooked
A novelty of German manufacture is cane
and dressing cane combined. The stick is Of
followed malacca from which brass tube
may be drawn which contains series Of lit
| tie boxes in which are neatly tucked away
| such things as shaving soap, razor, narrow
| brushes, nail scissors, comb, button hook and
a stick OF wax for the mustache. The cane
| looks natural and is not of unusual size. 1t
! should be added that there is cOrkSCrew at
| tached to the deerhO handle.
At the north pole there is only one direction
south. One could go south in as many ways
| as there are points on the compass card, but
| every one of these ways is south; east and
| west have vanished. The hour of the day at
| the pole Is paradoxical conception, for that
| point is the meeting place OF every meridian,
| and the time of all holds good, so that 1t is
| any hour one cares to mention. Unpunctuality
| is hence impossible-but the question grows
| complex and its practical solution concerns
few.
A Kansas woman who'has been elected po-
lice justice of her city has adopted a novel
| solution for the tramp problem. The first
! tramp who was brought before her for judg-
| ment was sentenced to two baths a day for
| ten days and to hard labor on the stonepile.
| with the order that he be fed If he worked
| and starved if he shirked. The prisoner sur
| vived the ordeal but now the first question
| a tramp asks on approaching a Kansas town
| is whether the police judge is man or wo-
| man.
Many people do not know how easily they
can protect themselves and their children
| against the biCes of gnats and other insects.
! Weak carbOlic acid sponged on the skin and
| hair, and. in some cases, the clothing, will
| drive away the whole tribe The safest plan
! Is TO keep saturated solution or the aCld.
The solution cannot contain more than 6 or z
! per cent. and it may be added to water until
| the latter smells strongly. This may readi-
| ~ and with perfect safety be applied with a
| sponge.
Those versed in plant and flower lore say
that the celebrated plant of Calvary" was
! unknown in the fora OF the world prior to the
! date of the crucihxion of Jesus. According
to the tradition, the original plant sprung up
| in the track made by PLATE when he went to
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nous title over the head of him of whom
the Jews said Say that he called himself
King of the Jews The plant, as it is now
| known is a common trefoil resembling the
common clover in many particulars, especially
| in the peculiarities Of growth.
There is a tree at Tule, state Of Oaxaca,
Mexico, which rivals in extent of ground COW
cred by its branches some Of the famous mon
ster trees of the orient. A traveller who saw
| it recently, says that he found resting under
| its branches a detachment Of troops number
| ing 529. Most OF them belonged to the neigh
| borhood. and their wives and children had
| come to the rendezvous to meet them and
there were under the tree besides a number
| of vendors Of all sorts of eatables and several
| horses. All these had plenty of room and
they were all within the wall which surrounds
the tree, while its branches extend some
| twenty feet beyond the wall on every side, af-
fording shade for quite as many more
Trousers appear to have been introduced
into Rome at a comparatively late period
, and as part Of the military uniform. saws
| Scr1bner's Magazine. They are worn by the
| Roman soldiers represented on Trajan's col
| umn, as well as by barbarians. The Greeks
| had never adopted them With their in
| stlnctiVe sense OF beauty they had recognized
| that these are the only garments that cannot
| possibly be made graceful a sleeve may be-
| come part OF the drapeTy OF figure, a
| trouser leg is more obstinate in It's ugliness.
| II tight, it bags at the knees on the third
wearing Yet this IS perhaps its least objec-
ny1n hot folx
| petty and meaningless folds. Some oriental
| nations have tried to disguise it as q skirt
| but the result is not entirely satisfactory. II
| the trousers do not appear TO give freedom to
| the leg they have lost their principal merit.
| Compromise, which is the life of politics is
| the death OF art, which should always strug
| gle after an ideal. So thought the Greeks
when they entirely renowned for themselves
! the barbarous pantaloons.
California women are adopting the bifur.
Gated skirt for riding, and woman mounted
| man fashion is no longer an uncommon sight
! out there, says the New York Post. The mi
| tiative was taken by lady who was in the
! habit OF accompanying her husband on long
| rides and found herself unComfortably hamp-
! cred by the long heavy costume in vogue.
| SO she contrived a divided skirt to suit her
| own conveniences and one day mounted on q
superb black horse, she appeared in her new
| dress on the streets of Alameda Society
! voted that she looked stunning and no
| longer does she attract attention on
| her daily rides. Her next experiment
! was to show herself in the divided
| skirts in Sar Francisco, and there again her
| appearance disarmed criticism She has this
! to say about the innovation: When l first
| commenced riding crOsswIse my right foot
/ was useless to me. had ridden so long the
( other way that the right foot was weak and
! could not raise myself in the stirrup with it,
! But now l am equally developed, and not
| one-sided as all women who ride much in the
| side saddle will always be. AS for the new
| way showing the figure, that is all nonsense
! 1t is not more immOdest than bicycle riding
which has become so common, and it does not
! begin to reveal the lines of the figure as the
side saddle and the riding skirt drawn tight
across the hips do
| To appreciate wave force and what may be
termed the throwing power of a wave, SAYS
| Harper's Bazaar, let it he understood that in
| the winter of 1850, at Bishops Rock light
| house, the bell was torn from its fastenings
although situated 100 feet above htgh-water
mark At INST, in the Shetland Islands. a
| door was burst in at a height of 1876 feet above
| the level of the sea. The most wonderful
| effects of wave force recorded were witnessed
! at Wick Harbor breakwater. Blocks weigh
| ing from five to ten tons were built in above
| the line of high water, first with hydraulic
| lime, then with Roman and last with Port.
land cement This great work was
, considered by the most learned engi-
neers in England to be capable