The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-19
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! der-in-chief Of the English army, has never
| smelt powder except at review, and is not
/ likely to. if he can help it. He was a major
[ general at the age of 20, thanks to his good
| fortune.
! The polygIot character of the Austrian army
1 was a1undantly shown the other day when
| the ancient custom Of solemnly swearing in
the recruits in the presence Of the troops was
revived. alter having been discontinued since
| 1865. In Vienna alone the formula Of oath to
the colors had TO be administered and read
out IN nine languages, to wit: German, Hun
garlan. CrOatlan, Bohemian, Polish. Ruthe
man, koumanlan. SerVian and Turkish, while
the religious part Of the ceremony was con
Quoted by Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic
and Greek orthodox priests, Pr otestant pas
Tors, jewish rabies and Mahometan ulema.
Al VIM, 6O-year-old colored man, living
at $500 South Broadway, submitted TO a Pc
! cuIiar operation at the city hospital yester-
day for a peculiar allment, says the
81 Louis Globe Democrat 1t was the cut
ting out OF 1000 watermelon seeds from his
internal mechanism. Last Saturday the old
man was IN watermelon patch over in East
81 Louis. He was enjoying himself finely,
When ne was disturbed by the approach of
some one. Selling large, fine green melon
ne ut out" He soon realized, though, 1t
would be impossible to carry that melon
! very much longer. II it was only on the in
sac, however, 1t would be all right. With
| TINS thought In his mind he began to throw
huge chunks OF melon down his throat still
running like deer. He didn't stop to chew.
| he dldn I even stop to spit out the seeds.
| VIM has mouth like the opening OF a coal
mine, and everything went down into its
! black depths. When the old man concluded
he was out of danger he stopped running
ana found that the entire big melon was
gone he did not experience any particular
inconvenience from his gigantic meal for
| couple OF days Then he had the "worsest"
stomach ache he ever had. He was doubled
up with the horrible Cramp for day and
then came to the hospital. DR.. Marks cut
Wlnn open and got quart of seeds.
There have been many operations and appli-
| cations recommended for the removal of tat
too marks but most of them are either pain
ful or entirely unsuccessful in achieving the
result desired. A new procedure is recon-
mended by PeSchlkis, who would remove the
tattOO1ng or augmentation of the skin by
sort OF counter tattooing. The remover used
by him has been baryta white, stained to the
color o. the surrounding skin by the proper
adm1Xture Of browns and reds. An artist
with a good eye for cOlorS would be success
lul IN TINS operation. A method described in
the Pharmaceutical Era involves a new
pr1nciple-viZ: The digestion of the subcuta-
neous pigments by papoid. The tattooed part
is well washed with soap and water bunch
OF six or eight cambria needles bound to-
gether with silk thread is dipped in glycerole
OF papold and driven with sharp blow into
the tattOOed part. This Is repeated over the
entire stain and must be thorough to be effect
I've and popularity of the method is said
to be that 1t causes no infiammatOry reaction.
The digestive principal of the papoid is dis
semlnated about the deposit of pigment thus
Hberating 1t, a portion is absorbed in a finely
divided state by the lymph atics. another part
probably finds its way into the upper layers
OF the epldermiS and close to the surface and
IN this manner the pigment disappears.
A report of very queer law suit comes
from Paris, says the New York Post. During
last season house in the Avenue de Neuilly
was suddenly and unaccCultably infested by
rats. They swarmed all over the place and
what was regularly irritating, seemed to con-
fine themselves to that one house. The owner
managed 10 trap one of the swarm and hay-
ing mechanical mind, constructed a wire
| moose, which he was able to si1 arc md the
captlYe's head. This collar was furnished
| with small silver bell and, so
equipped, the rat was set free. OF
course, he found his comrades or
| tried to do so. with the result that that spe
| ctal house in the Avenue de Neuilly had peace
at last Near by there lived a studous gen
| tleman of nervous temperament the plaintiff
! IN the forthcoming action. He was wakened
| IN the night by curious tinkllng sound
| which came on ftfully, and seemed to pro
! coed from every corner Of the room. He lit
| candle. ana umOrOuSly proceeded to search
| There was nothing visible, and yet the mys-
| FERROUS sound was distinctly audible. He
| tried to think it was imagination but failing
| decided il must be ghosts. 1t was clear his
! house was haunted-and haunted, too, by day
as well as by night. For weeks he could not
! sleep, and the anxiety told on his health. At
I last a gossiping servant learned the truth
and the victim, instead of laughing at his own
credullty has begun an action against the
man who belled the rat.
At the annual meeting Of the five acade-
mics to-day, says Paris letter in the London
Times, NJ. Jensen read paper on his obser-
vatons at Mont Blanc observatory on Sent
II and 10 as to the absence of oxygen in the
solar atmosphere. This discovery he said
revealed fresh harmony in the constitution
OF the universe. we already knew the chief
features of the construction of the sun and
the admirable conditions realized for inSrIrincr
DON the abundance and the durability of the
radiation ditfused by it over the planets sur
rounding it. We knew that this incandescent
SURFACE OF such slight thil knCss which sur
rounds the sun and in which resides this
virtue OF radiation reneWS itself by reserves
OF heat drawn by 1t from the central mass
we also knew that this raiiating surface
Is protected from contact with the lev celes-
tlaI space by several gaseous envelopeS
among these envelopes or atmOSpheres the
uppermOSt, and doubtless. most effective az
10 protection, is the socalled corona which
In total eclpses. produces the splendid ME
nomenon OF the glories' and Of the crown.
This atmosphere is mainly composed of
hydrogen, the lightest and most tra6sDarent
OF known gases. The chief function of radla
ZION, the very purpose of the central orb is
thus insured by this transparent and Drotect
ing atmosphere. But we now see that nv n
not less admirable arrangement the body
which might some day jeopardize this fnnc
tlon has been carefully excluded rTbns
science, as 1t advances, reveals to us new
laws and harmonies in the constitution of the
universe" u '10
A naval expert who has been visiting The
great French naval arsenal at TouIop, has
Deen impressed greatly by what he saw there
IN the course OF long report to the TOndon
Times he says: In the Toadstead or in The
dockyards, counted-leaying aside vessels
not yet MISUNDERSTANDING lronciads
thlee lronclad gunbOats nine large cruisers
TOUR torpedo despatch vessels six tOrnedo
gunooats. and, as have already said nearly
seventy torpedo boats-or in ali. about IN
French pennants; and know quite we'll that
owing 10 the VastneSS Of the arsenal and mort
Lhe lmpoSslb1llty Of seeing all of them in one |
gay, ana the changes which are continuaiIV
taxing p ace, have omitted some vessels |
from my calculations The condition of tbe |
shlps IN commission and in reserve CrartiaIIV
commissioned leaves nothing to be desired |
Ihey are Strupuously clean much smarter
than the average British man-of- war AMI |
qnlte as smart as the smartest craft mat |
could be shown by any British adrnirai |
on q foreign station to a visitor yvboyn |
he might particularly desire To irn
press: Inc men are sober. neat well-bn
hayed intelligent, respectful and cheerf1I. |
ana the officers are worthy Of them OnIr, |
the naval war of the future can determine |
whether the British type of low freeboard |
snip with unarmOred ends is better than Inc |
nigh treeboard ship with complete beIt or |
Whether French covered barbettes are better |
imam British open ones. Assuredlv do not |
IKE me enormous amount Of superstructnre |