The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

l upon a new device for illuminated clocks.
savs he Stockton Mail. The OBJECT is %
u a &c clearer IA the dark the time OF night.
lnls evening he VIII test his apparatus on the
! court house clock. Mr.. Fishers idea IS 10
I nave the merals and the hands show az
HiSAt- Both the numerals and the hands are
merely slots cut in galvanized iron disks.
shFO-gh which the light from behind the clock
/ lace SHINES To make the numerals in this
Hay i easy enough, since they are stationary.
/ ~ 10 me case OF the hands the thing is more
dimcult OF accomplishment StiI the device
I MI upon IS very simple A small galvanized
ron disk - PLACED IN the center OF the clock
Lace; slot IS cut IN to represent the smaller
mana OF the clock and as the disk revolves
| tins hand Indicates the hours. Between this
olsA ana the circle OF numerals there is a gal
Fanlzed iron ring in which a slot is Gu. 10 rep
resent tne longer hand Of the clock. This ring
lStoIEts independently Of the disk. making
one revolution every hour. The slot in Il in
llcdles the MINUTES Of course. this minute
mana cannot extend 10 the center Of the clock.
90 &c OF the hoCr hand disk. but il is said
tnai e will soon get used to the unusual ap-
pea alce Of the minute hand.
NJ. Locard has made an investigation Of the
water pipes OF Paris. with view to ascertain
ing the character and habits OF the life there
sustained. and Notwithstanding the existence
u "nleh 10 such quantities and variety. the
SttF u Holeu TOT the general excellence Of its
drinking water. says the New York sun NJ
Lotafu sluQled IN particular the mollusks-au
important Item since the animal life OF this
70 forty Tour species. all OF which exist also in
me rivers from which the water is taken. HIS
Investigations show that the modifying fac
Tors In respect 10 their nurnpfrs and grov-tb
are ldrEness ana the rapidity of the current;
ana that the conditions are favorable to the
me OF moulsks IS evident from the fact that
/ go.onleS OF the dinerent species are very
ID ia -iOuS- ana thdt all individuals are yery
similar 10 each other. Considered hvEenically
Al. LoearQ concludes that the ore sence of this
animal lie may be without any Inconvenience
-r0f
mat OF tae springs contains more or less anil
mai lie. and does not Lel ONE unheaIthv on
ms &C, ount IN water pipes. however. large
mum Ger may become a danger brought ahout
oF the death OF the animals and their putre-
lying remains.
In the native quarters Of the towns Of India
the strange spectacle may he seen Of q butcher
SEEING piece o. meat in his hands and cut
ing IL IN two with stroke of his knife held
Let"een the hrst and third toes OF his foot
says PEARSON Weekly. The shoemaker uses
no last, nut turns the unfinished shoe with
MS ieet. while his hands are busy in shaping
T. 20 the carpenter holds with his great toe
the board he is cut ng and the WOOD turner
handles MS toO-S as well with his toes as with
ms myers. This use OF the feet TO assist the
h4huS ID their labor is not, however. the mere
tsll- OF actlce, but is principally due to
the Iact that the HindOo foot Is Ouita differ.
elt from ours In its anatomical Conformation
he ankle Of the HindOo and the Authorization
OF the rack Of the foot permit considerable
100 "a ++4CLAcAl- ucll uIlG toes POSSESS
ptlsih4 m0oulty The great toe can be moved
Iiee-y IN all directions and the first and second
toes are separated by q wide sDace some
tunes as mucn as nve Fights OF an inch across
al the base Of the toes and two inches al
their eXtremitles. The articulation of the min
Is also peculiar. and this renders il easier ia
use the toes in handling the objects by epa-
ulng the ndOO to sit In a S1uaftinr nostnre
nuth more comfortably than we can do A
similar formation Of the feet and toes is fOund
alnohs me Annamese, but it is not, as might
e supposed. common thing among barOa-
Iols ana savage tribes. One naturally thinks
OF the resemblance to a monk key which a hu-
man being using Doth feet and hands in the
manner described above must present. and
vet NJ Regnault is careful to point ont tbe
fact that the HindOO foot is not at all like the
foot OF the ape or monkey. The great TOE is
not opposed to the other toes like a thumb
as occurs with the monkey, and accord ingIv'
the pedal dexterity OF the HIndoos is mot IN
be taken as an indication OF similar de-
scent.
So aggressive is the plal1at a little fish
from siam, that the entertainment it affords
has become national pastime. but not a
very creditable one. to say the least. The
fishes are trained to 90 through regular hat
Iles, ana are reared artinc1ally for the pur-
pose while the license to exhibit to the gen
eral public is farmed out, and brings a large
amount OF money into the rOVal Golfers saws
an English weekly: They are kept in aguar-
llmS Dullt Tor the purpose and fed uD0n the
larvae OF mosquitoes and every possible care
taken OF them. Several years ago "A few of
them were presented TO an English gentle
man by the hing OF siam. When the nsh is
IN quiet state. with the inns at rest the dun
colors are not at all remarkable But if two
are brought together or within siLh. Of each
other or even one sees its own image in a
looking glass the little creature becomes sud |
denly excited. The fins are raised and the
whole body shines with metallic luster
and Co,ors of dazzling beauty
while the projecting gill membrane
waving like black frll round the throat.
makes gr0tesl ue the general appearance In !
this state OF irritation ii makes repeated
darts at Its real or reflected antagonist. IT, |
now, two are placed together in a tank thew
rush at each other with the utmost fury. The
battle is kept on until one is kilIe1 or put to /
hight but not until they are entirely sonar |
ated does the victor shut his Faudy fms hat |
like flags OF war are never lowered until |
peace has Ceen declared. In South America |
there Is a small Hsh that not only alta KS IFS |
fellows OF the sea and river, bat is greatly !
dreaded by the native. WHO during certain !
seasons. have to ford the streams in which |
the carbttOS Is found. Ba hers are often al |
tackled by them. the sharp, chisel shaped |
teeth taxing bite from the flesh wherever |
they attack. They are perfect scavengers |
eating the animals that float down the river |
dead or alive.
Most Of the tops that boys spin are made in |
Pennsylvania, says the New York Sun. In |
one Pennsylvania town there is factory |
that employs more than go hands making |
tops. Tops are made Of lockwood maple and |
lignum vita. Taking all kinds OF tons To- |
gether. larger numter Of maple are sold |
than of either OF the other woods; lockwood /
comes next, and next lignum Vita: but in tine /
aggregate amount Of the sales OF each Kind !
the oXWood tops are first. the maple next
and the llgnum vitae last, Not many lipnum |
vita9 tops are sold, on account OF their cost
The llgnum vitae tops are sold more in the |
south and IN The northwest than in other parts !
OF the country. It may be OF interest To note /
that most of the iron pegs used in neg tons
are cast in Newark, N j. A ton that is
made especially for New York city is known
as the Jersey Lily; it has now been In use
three years. The popularity OF the Jersey
Lily is that it has no head: 1t is supposed |
to be possible to get a better hold of
such top and to be easier to hit such a ton
IL ring. The sale OF the JERSEY Iflv is in.
creasing. One wholesale dealer in this CITY
sells 1000 gross Of Jersey Lilies in a vear
Counting the sales of other dealers n is
probable that more than 1000 gross Of tons Of
this style are sold in this city annually. The
sale OF the Jersey Lllyis still practically CON
fined to New York city but Supstantialiv all
the other peg tops manufactured are now
made as they have been for the past three or
Tour years. with removable hea s. the head
hitting into little socke turned in the ton to
receive II. 1t costs a little more to make a
top IN this way, but the cost to the consumer
remains unchanged Boys all over the
l nted states spin tops and they all spin
them al the same time IN the spring. The
only difference being that the season eg1ps a
little earlier in the south ana is a little
shorter there In the past three or foIr
years there has been a movement in this citv
toward 4 fall a