The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01

asserted itself which suggests a curious
Tram OF thought as to the direction In
Whlcn human alterations in the matter
OF personal habits may eventually tend
IL SAID that the new habit, that OF salt
eating, Is not only greatly on the in
crease, particularly among women of all
classes out that II is in many cases a
more serious disease. It begins with a
desire Tor largequantities of salt with the
1000 and II not checked, reaches a stage
IN which the patient carries salt crystals
ABOUT with herself wherever she goes.
and IS continually nibbling at them. The
symptoms are peculiar yellowuess and
ana Shrinking OF the skin, which is fol-
lowed by the loss of all the hair, even that
OF the eyelld9, until the sufferer resem-
Dies one Of the wretches who have been
condemned to work in the quicksilver
mines. The desire for salt is said to be
universal, not only in human beings, but
IN all vertebrate animals, but the degra-
dauon OF this taste into a positive dis
ease IS entirely new, while the immediate
cause remains extremely obscure
1t is when your little brother or sister
says the New York Times, begins to put
words together in his odd fashion that
you find out there are many funny con-
PREDICTIONS in our language Little
3-year-old Max came to his mamma the
other day to have string tied to his train
OF toy cars. Tie 1t on, please he said
ana his mamma did so. Pretty soon he
got tired and came back again. Tie it
oil now, mamma, - and he did not know
why his mamma laughed. If 10 tie on
meant to attach the string, he thought
tie off, should mean to take it away.
And little 4-year-Old was coming down
stairs not long ago as fast as she could.
Hurry up, Nellie,' said her mother.
who was waiting at the foot, whereupon
Nellie turned about and began to climb
toward tine top as fast as she had before
been coming down.
Why, Nellie. where are you going?"
asked her mamma, and Nellie turned
again, looking confused.
''I GU said hurry up aud I was going
uD, she explained.
Swimming, says the New York Sun has
become fashionable amusement for San
Francisco women, and they are proving
themselves to be quite as expert as their
brothers i'll mastering the mysteries of
this accomplishment. Two mornings
each week are set apart at the Olympic
Club for their especial benefit, and the
swimming tank is alive with the blue ier-
sey suits and caps to match. They are
first put through rudimentary course of
instruction, and as soon as they gain con-
tdence they become reckless and take the
high dive and back somersault with utter
disregard of the consequences and to the
dismay of the instructor Their ignor-
ance of how to manage themselves after
they strike the water does not deter them
from making heroic leaps from the gal
lery, distance of twenty feet While
one woman is being rescued from a
watery grave, another fearless one
plunges into the water and founders there
until some one comes to her assistance
The delights OF diving have captiyated
their fancy, and they must dive at any
cost those who have been practicing
Tor year have acquired a thorough
knowledge OF both the practical and the
oretical side of the art, and are accom-
plished swimmers, taking the cutaway
dive, the arrow dive, and back somer-
sault with grace and ease. They leave
their dignity at home, and enter into the
sport with all zest that men do; ride on
each Others shoulders. and execute all
sorts OF fancy groupings, the most dbl
cult of which is the float" the latest
feature introduced into the class.