The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SIX congressman VINO voted Tor the single
tax idea last January are to be presented
with a memorial by their followers at the
Manhattan Single Tax Club, New York. on
the 18th list. there is to be dinner and ad-
herents OF the idea are to be present from all
parts OF the union where there are any.
Long engagements are rather expensive
affairs in Russia The bridegroom-ele is
expected to send his dancee a present daily
not mere flowers, as in France. but something
more practical Thus the Grand Duchess
Aenia, the CZarinas eldest daughter,
receives every day some handsome gift from
her lover, the Grand Duke Alexander--chiefy
ART treasures OF home manufa cture, sucn 5
lace fan, a malachite ornament. a choice
piece Of Russian embroidery and so forth.
A lost treasure has been found by the Paris
Jardin des Plantes. the "apteryx," or New
Zealand wingless bird. which has been miss
ing Tor i've months. As living specimens Of
the race are extremely rare in Europe, there
was great dismay when the bird was found
one october morning TO have vanished sud
denly The other day dog was noticed bark
ing loudly at something in a cellar of new
Dullulhg close to the gardens, and on lnSpec-
ton the apteryX was seen huddled in a corner.
now the bird had existed so long despite cold
ana lack or proper food is mystery, for the
apteryX Is considered extremely delicate and
Is Kept at the gardens in an evenly warmed
cage and fed with the utmost care
new filling for thermometers to take the
! place OF quicksilver which often solidihes in
cold weather, has been found in tulnol. 1t is
| extract q from coal tar. 1t contains abSo-
| lutely no water. can stand much lower tenn
| perature than quicksilver without freezing,
| and when exposed to warmth extends with
! great regularity. Besides possessing these
! admirable properties it is cheap: and as IL Is
much lighter than quicksilver, the tube of the
! thermometer can be made much larger than
] s now usual, and thus il will not only be
| much easier to read the record, but greater
eXactltuoe IN registration will be secured.
! Tho dark blue color of tulnol is another ele-
| ment which will contribute to the ease Of
reading the thermometer.
The religious statistics OF Belgium for 1890,
which were only published toward the close
| of last year gives the number of conven-
| t1onal institutions and their inmates in the
| klngdom-229 monasterieS, with 4,775 monks
! ana 1916 converts, with 25.3 sisters and
nuns, says the London Guardsman. These
nave grown during the decade preceding
| prom 2iS monaSterieS, with APO monks, and
| 1915 converts, with 2l,2i2 sisters. The III
! crease was not so great as in the period
| $4,000. when many Of the religious expelled
! from Russia settled in Belgium. In the next
| decade many Of these returned, owing to the
! relaxation of the church laws. But there are
still $4,000 men and women belonging to the
various orders. and, taking the population of
Belgium at 100000, we find one religious
monk or sister-to every 200 persons.
S. Goldsmith, of No. 237 Madison street has
a dog, says the Chicago Record. Mr.. Gold
smith dog is the admiration of all who have
seen him since he grew large enough to be
| seen without the aid of a microscope. He is
. OF Mexican breed and OF the variety that
never sheds hair, for The reason that he never
has any to shed. The dog in question was
! born three weeks ago an there were two
| others born al the same time. In the three
! weeks he has managed to grow to the length
| OF one inch and to attain the weight
or tribe over One-quarter OF an
ounce The little fellow has a soup bowl for
his kennel and apparently enJoyeS life in a
| large wad of cotton which constitutes his
| red and feeding ground. The cotton is
| saturated with cream and the dog extracts
the moisture when he is hungry. MIR. Gold
smith does rot expect that his midget VIII
| ever be much Of a nghter, but he says that he
will "a a k him for any amount against
! any other dog of his size and weight. He will
ounce The mother Of the dog is scarcely
three inches tall,
The listeners Of the Boston Transcript is
| pleased TO see that an Australian confec
toner has had a brilliant idea which may
revolutionize journalism and render coupons
| obsolete as means OF increasing sales. 1t
| has occurred to this cOnfectiOner to make an
! edible newspaper. He has accordingly got
out a sample number of a journal which is
! printed upon u thin paste of dough instead of
1 unOn paper and with liquid chOCkOlate instead
Of ink. This singular newspaper, which con-
tains the most Important news of u certain
day is made OF a very palata5le paste indeed
and, when the purchaser has read the news
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the publisher of the paper may reasonably
hope that if he mixes his dough with skill
and honesty and cooks it to turn, his paper
will be liked, because. If its news and edlto-
rails are not reliShed. It's substance NAV be-
On the other hand. if he neglected his paste
and made is too short" or too tough. or neg
lected to put in salt enough to make his pa
per relish, the literary matter might redeem
the carelesSnesS of the cookery with certain
classes of the population. People, however,
/ would probably soon come to demand that
both the literature and the cookery of the
newspaper should be exactly to their taste
and new cause for complaint on the part of
readers OF newspapers would be introduced.
The dentists of the period, who are nothing
if not scientific. raise note of alarm about
the growing tendency to decay OF the teeth of
the present and the coming generationsy says
the Hospital Dental carries is said
to he increasing in an "extraordi-
nary and alarming manner. Each
succeeding generation shows q poorer and
poorer quality Of teeth. This the writer can
confirm to some extent by the experience of
four generations of his own family. At one
extreme was grandfather of sc. who died
! less than score of years ago. with a mouth
full Of absolutely perfect teeth; at the other
is the great granddaughter Of that cid gentle
man. who at 10 years OF age requires six
Of her teeth hlling" at the present moment.
what can be the cause or this very un pleas
ant and even alarming condition of things (?
The dentists tell us that dental cares
marches hand in hand with civilization" II
that be so we can only deyoutly wish that
civilization would lind more encouraging
and comfortable companion. But why does
civilization insist upon destroying our teeth
| Because, say the dentist the increasing per
lection of the culinary art, by reducing the
work of the masticatIng organs to a
| minimum causes both teeth and Jaws
to atrophy and decay. So then
it is the cook, the scientific cook
of the schools of cookery who. in the
| last resort, is at fault, Even our domestica-
| ted animals. our cats and dogs are losing the
| excellence Of their teeth for the same reason.
| and we shall, no doubt soon have dentists
| among the veterinary surgeons as well as
| among the more august professors Of the art
| of human medicine. These be uncomfortable
| prophesyings. Can anything he doney A lit
| tie. say the dentists. We must all 90 in for
| brown bread. Whole meal bread alone con
tains in quantity the tOurne which is so
| necessary for the hardness and permauepce
| of the teeth Whole meal bread IL must he
| then, at morning. at noon and at night if we
would avoid the pangs of toothache and the
pains of dentistry, and save our precious
| teeth.
Wasps act as architects builders, carpen-
| ters and papermakers says Longman's Mag
Gzine. They go abroad into the fields and
| gardens in search of provisions with exer,-
plary care for the public welfare they eat out
the sunny side Of your peaches and carry
| away meat from the lamo chops in your
! larder. Man. base man. who RODS the busy
bee OF its hard-earned honey and Stays the
gentle calf for the production Of veal outlets
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