The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

FAMOUS Russian physicians, according to St.
Petersburg papers, have little trouble in becom
ing wealthy. Prof. G. a. Sachariin, one of the
greatest doctors OF the empire living in Mos
COW, was recently called to visit Nine Tere-
schtschenko wife Of rich landed proprietor 10
the SkWira district. In addition to all expenses
he received about 81 600 for his advice and aid
An assistant, who accompanied his chief, left
the country place the richer by $500. NJ.
Tereschtscherko, however, will not miss the
money. He hired a special train later to get
the medicines ordered by the professor in Kieff.
ALONG Grisly Bear river, in the Rockies, there
are many bear haunts or w!ntering dens. which
the Indian guides point out to travellers. Ac-
cording to Indian stories bear will lie In a
dark and secluded retreat all winter without
food or nourishment, sucking its paws The
bear does not burrow in the ground, but covers
himself with fallen leaves Over the den the
snow is often many feet deep, and the boar's
hiding place is only discovered by an air hole so
small that nothing but the keen eye of a savage
could find 1t. The Indians say that the Rocky
mountain bear lie thus In a torpid state from
December until March.
If the San Francisco Call speaks the truth
the introduction Of electrical roads into New Or
leans is likely to be followed by plague Of mon.
ster cats. Il says that since the trolley was es-
tsblished in that city the cats have grown so big
and so numerous as to constitute nuisance
IL IS said that daily, about the time that the
cars stop running for the night, cats from every
where begin to conGregate along the tracks for
electric food or baths, one cannot tell which
Carefully selecting suitable spot on the rail
the cat in search Of refreshment will lick the
rail, and then lie down upon 1t few minutes
Pretty soon he will roll over on the rail and will
stand with all four feet upon it, and with wild
eyes, arched back and distsnded tail. will yowl
and dance, and amuse himself for an hour at q
time. An expert electrician, who was con-
suited on the subject. said that he could not
imagine what effects the cat could get out of
WhRtnVar ha re If
the city are said to be attaining an enormous
size, unheard of before, and to keep themselves
in wondrous good condition.
= PARIS is the head center of the skeleton trade,
says the Boston Journal. The mode Of prepare
ton is very delicate operation. The scalpel is
first called into reQuisition TO remove the mus o.
cular tissues Its work being done, the bones
are boiled, being carefully watched meanwhile
that they may not be overdone. After this can
nioalistic procedure they are bieached in the
sun. Even the spots OF grease are sure to ap-
pear when they are exposed to heat The
French treat these with ether and benzine, Sc
curing thereby dazzling whiteness which is q
distinguishing mark of their skeletons. They
are warranted never to turn yellow and to stand
the test'of any climate. New York in midsum-
mer Is not too hot for them. They are put to
gether by master hand. A brass rod with all
the proper curvatureS support the spinal col
umn, Delicate brass wires hold the ribs in
place. Hinges Of the most perfect workman
ship give TO the joints graceful and lifelike
AuOhOulSub SlSVStjy COnCoale0 hooks ana eyes
render distinction at pleasure possible The
whole construction plainly indicates the care
and skill OF an artist and connoisseur. Do
nestle skeletons are generally the work of
amateurs, Janitors in medical colleges rescue
bones from the dissectinR rooms and
cure and articulate them. They find purchasers
among the students, who, on the completion Of
their studies, resell the skeleton, il happily the
market is not glutted, a secondhand skeleton
may thus be had at quite a reasonable figure
occasionally as low as $l5. The imported
article, however, ranges from $50 to SAO The
very high-pricsd ones are valued because of the
preservation OF the nervous and circulatorv
systems. OF course, they are beyond the reach
of modest purses. and, as a taste for medical
and scientific research has not yet developed
among the millioEAires, very few $500 skels tons
are sold. They are always q special order A
very fne French skeleton may be had for $50
and that is as high as the general run of pur-
be purchased separately, but to obtain rib an
arm or collar bone the whole affair must be
bought. A skull and cross-bones. suitable for
decorative purposes, cost but $40. The skull
has but one out; it may be pretty, 1t is not
artistic. For S22 skull that will unhinge and
reveal it's hidden contents is possible, The
bones OF the ear are comprised in this treasure.
MANY experiments have been made in order
TO find out what and where the organ of taste is
In the lower creation; but according to Cham
oers Journal, IL Ia easier to say where 10 is not
Creyftsh and worms seems to have very decided
preferences in the matter of food, though no
special taste organ has yet been found. Lobsters
like decayinR food; the crab is more dainty in
its diet. Snails and sugs show atdecided pref-
erence for certain kindsI of food as garden
lovers know 20 their cost; peas and cabbage,
dahliaS and suntiowers are great favoritee, but
they will not touch the white mustard. Some
prefer animal food, especially il rather high.
Spiders have only slight sense Of taste: flies
soaked in paraffin seem quite palatable
diadema, is somewhat mora ps sre
ticular and refuses to touch alcohol in any
form whatever. TIE antenn@ of insects do NOT
appear to contain any organ Of taste for wasps
and ants quite readily took into their nouths
poisonous and unpleasant food, even swallow
ing enough to make themselves Ill, while some
bees and cockroaches fell prey to the tempts.
ton OF alum, Epson salts and other nauseous
foods placed in their way. These substances
were not, however, swallowed, but were soon
spat out, the creatures sputtering anRrily, as If
disguised with the taste. The proboscis of the
fly and the tongues of bees and ants are fur-
nished with numerous delicate hairs set in min
ute pits; these are, perhaps, connected with the
organ OF taste, but, though the exact locality
OF this sense in insects is uncertain, we know
that groups OF cells in the tongues OF aniu1als
called taste bulbs, form in part the ends of the
organ of taste. These vary in number, increas-
ing in the higher animals. They are very close
and exceedingly numerous in man while the
tongue of ev,n the COW has some IS 600
taste bulbs. It would be interesting to know
whether each special taste excites a special
group OF nerves and that only-thus CORE.
spending to the auditory nerves. These taste
bulbs were discovered in 1857. Each one con-
sists of two kinds of cells, one set forming an
outer protective covering, through an opening
in which project from five to ten of the time
taste cells. Though important, they are not
an essential part of the organ, for birds and
reptiles have none, but neither have they a keen
sense OF taste-except, perhaps, the parrot
boa constructor that was nearly blind was once
found to be contentedly swallowing a blanket
for dinner, instead Of RABBIT, which was also
within reach, and It was only with great diffi-
Guilty that it was forced to disRor1e Lhis singu.
lar arti lie Of food, A snakes tongue is, there.
fore, not al organ of taste, nor is it, as many