The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The use OF primary batteries for telegraphy
has almost died out in our la-ge towns In
New York more than 10000 cells have been
replaced by dyuamOs. At Boston 1000 cells,
costing pro q ~ so 600 year to maintain
nave been replaced by current derived from
the electric llght mains, at q cost Of 5000 a
year In Philadelphia the Western Union
company have a special plant Of fifty-One
small dynamos: in Chicago they have forty
SIX In England il has teen found that aC-
fcnmulators give far better results than dyna-
mos especially for highspeed working.
The glass blowers of ancient Thebes are
known to have been equally as proficient in
that particular art as the most scientific
craftsman OF the same trade of the present
day after lapse Of forty centuries Of So
tdI4tN progress. says the ST Louis RepuD-
nc. Iney we're well acquainted with the art
Oh stdholHg glass. ana are known to have pro.
0uced That commodity in great profusiOn and
ptlecuOn. ROSselilnl gives an Illustration
OF "a piece OF stained glass known to he 400
years old which displayed artistic taste Of
hlSh order 9th In tint and design In this
case the color is struck through the vitriHed
structure, ana he mentions designs struck
chJItly In PIE 6 from half to Ihree-quar-
tiers OF an inch thick. the color being perfectly
incorporated with the structure of the piece
ana exactly the same on both the diverse and
I reverse sides The priests Of P'tahat Mem
pms were adopts in the glassmakers' art, and
not emily did they have factories for manufac-
| turing me common crystal variety, but they
! mad learned the Vitrlfying of the different
| coiors and of initiating precious stones to
perfection. Their limitations of the amethyst
and Of the various other COlored gems were
SO true to nature that even now after they
nave lam H. the desert sands from 2CCO to
! 400 years it takes an expert to distinguish
! the genuine articles from the spurious. 1t
has been shown that besides being experts in
glaSsmaklug and cOlOrlng, they also used the
/ diamond in cutting and engraving. In the
/ British Museum there IS a beautiful piece of
stained glass with an engraved emblazon-
| ment Of the monarch 1hothmes III, who
! lived . 400 years ago.
Animals get rid of their parasites by using
dust, mud. clay, etc. Those suffering from
| fever restrict their diet, keen quiet seek
! DARK, airy places. drink water and some
! tunes pltngc into it. When a dog has lost Its
! appetite. SAYS the PHILADELPHIA Record. il
eats that species OF grass known as dog
| grass, which acts as an emetic and purga-
! i've. cats also eat grass Sheep and COWS
| when Ill seek out certain herbs. An animal
| 5dHeflng from chronic rheumatism always
! keeps as far as pOss bic in the sun The war
| nor ants have regularly organized ambu-
lances. Latrelle cut the antauna OF an ant
| and other ants came and covered thu
| wounded part with a transparent fluid
! Cre.ed IN their mouths When an animal
mas wounded leg or an ann hanging on II
| completes the ampUtatlOn 10y means of its
! teeth A dog being stung on the muZzls by q
| viper was observed to plunge its head re-
| peadly for several days into running
| water. This animal eventually rec oyered.
! A terrier hurt ITS right eye. 1t remained
| under counter. avoiding light and heat. al
| though II hdLiIualy kept close to the ire. 1t
! adopted gcnCI al treatment rest and / Sti-
| nencC from food The local treatment con
| sisted in licking the upper surface OF the paw.
| which 1t applied TO the wounded eve. Auima
! suffering iron tranmatlC fever treat them
! selves by the continued Application OF cold
| water, which M Delauney considers to ne
more certain than any Of the other methods.
| in view OF ihese interesting facts we are, he
! thinks, forced to admit that hygiene and
! therapeutics as praCt.csd by an mails may, IN
| the interests Of physiology, ue studied with
| advantage. Many physicians have Deen keen
OBSERVERS or an una ), their diseases and the
| IuethoCs adopted ty hem in their instinct TO
| cure themselves. and have awaited themselves
! OF the knowledge 50 brought under their OBJ
servatlon in their practice
a resident of Quebec who was In Detroit
the other day gave Free Press reporter the
following account Of Quebec community:
| There are a mum er Of women AMI some
mon and young people in that city VINO sleep
| Ia tnelt own collins every nj ght OF their lives
Ihey represent community founded there
some time 90 10y Dr.. jacques without any
eccleSiaS ical authority and rather in opposI-
ton TO the wishes of Archbishop Faure. Dr.
jacques Is religious zcalOt, ana the mission
| he has IN Wow IS the alteration of the holy
! face In the dOctOr monastery live mum
| Der Of families. The parents lead ordinary
| lives. but the children live almost as severely
| as the auStere Carmelite nuns. The sisters
| wear a rote Of red material with white
| headdress falling down over their shoulders
| lhese girls have no education whatever. but
! Atl-lL llOtCCbOi anu tIlltl NDulQ lCIl YOU II
| You asked him that they are very
! learned In things pertaining to the celestial
! sphere. They retire at $50 and rise at T.
! and although all do work for the house The
| greater part OF the day is spent in alteration
and prayer by tle side Of a tastefully decor
| atCd altar stands Il post about six feet in
| hight and upon the latter hangs an OK chain
ten 1eet long. You would be surprised to
| know what this IS used for. When Montreal
has its Carnivals, its tails and parties and
when the devil finds 1t easy to tempt frail
I N "a M
! The sisters devote themselves most intently
10 pat ence ana prayer This heavy chain is
hung about each sisters neck for an hour at a
time While they kneel in prayer for their sis
tiers OF the world who have been thrown IN
| temptation way. he co Inns in which the
comm unity sleep are large and deep. painted
| black and covered over with gray cotton The
pillow is made of SOFT wood. Their cells are
small and cherries, he furniture In each of
the sleeping departments consists of a coffin
table ana a tn wash basin and there is no
clothing whatever IN the cells Of either the
men or the women"
The climate of Colorado is so exceedingly
dry in the greater portion of the state that or
binary OBJECTS. such as potatoes vegetables
OF various sorts, and even small animals
petrliy when covered with sand. y consider
able source OF revenue to the guides and
vendors in the Grand Canon and other famous
resorts Is the sale of petrihed wood and other
material to tourists. Human bodies have Teen
known TO undergo the petrlfying process in
numerous instances. he body OF Wild hllI
the famous desperate, is to day solid stone.
lie was buried in a sandy country, near
Telluride. and the Washington Post saws that
about four years ago his friends decided to
put up monument to his memory They
went out to his grave. which is in the open
prairie and one Of the party. an old scout
was taken along to exactly locate where he
was buried. The sand had shifted and blown
IN great heaps as 1t does all through
that country and the scout had
good deal Of difficulty in absolutely
locating the spot, FINALLY he struck amOund
that he said had Wild BIN under it. Owing
to the uncertainty of the situation and his
heSltancv, the party decided to dig down and
see whether ne was right. lhev didn't want
to put monument over a sand heap unless il |
had Wild Bin under it. So they dug down !
Presently the spade ran into rOck-a scarce
thing in that county they ShOveled All
around II and soon revealed the petrlHcd i'm /
age OF Nlid Bill as perfect as the day he
dlcG. with not a trace of decomposition Even /
the clothes and shoes were turned to stone
some OF the party wanted to take the BODY I
up for purposes of exhibition, But one of /
Bin old pals shorty Jake as he was called /
remarked that the first man who tried to do |
SO would lind bed in the hoe that Bill filled /
so the idea was abandoned. But II some ad- |
yenturous museum man wants the greatest |
drawing card on earth he can find il under I
Wild Bits tombstone
Here is pecunarIty noted in one of our
nearby churches, The deacon who takes mn |
The collection invariably makes his announce |