The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-28
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the cOmicile was English the amount Will be
divided among his next of kin, in the same
manner as If he had died inteState
Talking about diamonds" said a sort of
literary expert in precious stones, TO the Chi
cago Record. did you ever hear or read that
the nrst Napoleon had great weakness for
Jewels: When was IN Paris some years ago
! formed the acquaintance Of man whose
1ather was employed by the great emperor 70
bring him all the precious stones he could
command. He told me his father had told
MN that the emperorS face would become
radiant whenever his eyes rested upon
diamonds, and that he could rot keep his
hands on them II they were anywhere IN
reach. He related an incident told him by
his father, in which the emperor was cleverly
turned down by handsome woman. II was
al ball al st. Cloud. The Duchess de Chew
reuse was there. she had a diamond neck
lace, which was all the mora conspicuous oy
reason OF her we'll shaped neck 1 he emperor
saw the necklace and commanded the duchess
to appear before him. He fondled the neck
lace, and by way Of apology, 1 suppoSe-out
then he was always rude-he asked her If they
were real. She was very quick with the re
ply: They are not; but they are good enough
for here For once, according to the French
man fathers story, the emperor was unable
to make retort'
The changes of tissue in the brain that take
place during study and thought, says Demon
est's Monthly, are very important and very
rapid; it has been estimated that three hours
OF brain work cause as great an exhaustion or
the forces of the body as an entire day of
manual labor. This waste must be re
placed by abundant food. but its selection re
qutres careful consideration and often self
denial, for many things which the physical
worker can eat with perfect IMMUNITY are
slow poison to the brain worker, who eXer-
cises the brain at the expense of the body.
and rarely gives the latter sufficient exercise
to counterfeit the mental strain and keep It
in condition to resist disease. Bear in mind
that while the waste Of the body is much
more rapid. the deprivation of physical eXer-
else encourages torpldlty OF the voluntary
functions and renders them slug
therefore it is of the utmost i'm
portance that the tasks imposed upon
them should be light. Brain workers require
the most concentrated and easily digested
foods; they should eat fresh beef and mutton
fish, eggs-cooked in many forms but never
hard boiled nor fried-oysters and all fresh
green vegetables, especially cool. crisp sal
ads, lettuce, chlcory tomatoes, watercress,
etc.-with mayonaise or French dressing
They should begin the day with fruit, and
make it form the principal part OF their lunch
con; and be very sparing in their use of ce-
reals; eschewing entirely white bread and
oatmeal Their ideal luncheon, which must
be light if they continue to work in the after
noon, is glass OF milk or a cup of hot choco-
late-Or, better still, glass of fresh butter
milk-with two or three Graham waters or
bit of toast and some fruit, an apple, figs, or
an orange.
A keen competition is going on in England
between the inventors of the numerous So
called bullst-proof cuIrasses that are now be-
fore the public and Herr DOVE who was
practically the first in the field, has made
strong bid for the adoption OF his device by
the British war department. The wellknown
American gineer, Hiram Maxim, contends
that much lighter shield can be made than
Herr Doves that will withstand bullet fire
just as well by using steel. He also insists
that Herr Dove curass Is of metal with
covering of the special material which is re-
taH TO no ht111a OF '1on for hoe
cited such controversy that a London paper
has offered to settle the question in dispute
conclusively by an electrical test. 1t has en-
gagged Prof. StlYanuS Thompson to devise an
electrical apparatus for proving whether or
not the cuirass contains a metal plate.
without in any way revealing thu
actual substance used. A large coil and two
small coils Of fine wire are so adjusted in re-
latton to the poles of an alternating current
dynomo and telephone receiver that the
currents induced by the central, or exciting
coil exactly balance each other, when no
vibration can be detected in the telephone.
II, however, a plate of any metallic sub
stance, whether solid or built up, or con
struCted of gauZe, be inserted between the
central coil and either of the side coils the
balance is upset, and a clear. ringing note is
heard in the telephone. There cannot posi-
bly, be any mistake as to the action Of the de-
vice, and II is so sensitive that It's operator
can detect at once whether any indicated dis
turbance is owing to the presence of large.
substantial plate or merely fragments OF
Dull6lS anu Slebl fragments leIb INSIDE the
culrass. According to the late st reports Herr
Dove declines to allow the suggested test to
take place.
Pumping cold" has queer sound, yet this
is substantially what is accomplished in the
cities of Denver and st. Louis. The plant in
Denver was started in August, 1899 and the
one in St. Louis year later. A central sta
tion is required. from which pipes connect
with the consumers The material used is
ammonia 1t is pumped to consumers in a
liquid form, known as anhydrous ammonia
!. e., without water-under a pressure of $50
pounds to the square inch. At the place
where cold is required the LIQUID ammonia
passes through valve which permits a very
accurate adjustment into an expansive Oil"
the ammonia now becoming vapor. In this
expansion OF the ammonia it draws heat from
all surrounding objects Water can he
frozen. and any less degree of re
trlgeratlon can be obtained. The de-
gree and amount Of the latter depends upon
the quantity of the liquid that is vaporized
The vapor is returned in a larger pipe than it
came in to the central station. BY the use of
water the heat is there withdrawn from il
and it is again converted into LIQUID with a
pressure of $50 pounds to the square inch and
1t is again ready for use. The principle that
1t rests upon is that expanding ammonia
absorrs heat and that water absorbs am
monla, just as sponge abSorbS water. In
fact, we might say that water is a sponge for
ammonia, and ammonia is a sponge to SOD up
heat. How remarkable soluble It is in water
Is shown by the fact that one volume
Of water diSsolVes nearly 700 of
the gas. All the cooling power of the machine
is delivered and utilized III the refrigerators
of the customers none being lost py the way
The pipes, with the exception of the expan-
sion coil, remain at the temperature of the
ground or air through which they pass There
is such automatic control that all degrees of
temperature are supplied, often three or four
in the same building, or even in the different
compartn ats OF refrigerator box, ranging
from ice making and fish freezing up to the
very easy ask OF keeping rooms for furs and
wooden goods free from moths. or taking a
few degrees Of heat and humidity from res
taurant dining ROOM public hall, business
oGlce or hospital,
On the Canary Island grows a fountain
tree, tree most needed in some parts of the
island, says the San lose Mercury 1t is said
that the leaves constantly distill enough
water to furnish drink to every living crea-
ture in Hero; nature having provided this
remedy for the drought of the island Every
morning, near this part of the island. a cloud
or mist arises from the sea, which the
winds forces against the steep cliff on which
the tree grows, and II is from the mist thai
the tree diStills the water China too claims
her remarkable tree. This is known as the
ta.low tree, so called from the fact of it's
producing substance like tallow and which
serves the same purpose is OF the same cor
slStence. color and smell. On the island OF
Lewchew grows a tree about the size of a
common cherry tree which possesses the
popularity of changing the color Of
its blossoms At one time the
flower assumes the tint If tbe