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The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
TO FIND THE NORMAL CHILD.
Novel and Valuable Work Now Being Car
 ried on in Washington.

Novel and Valuable work NOW Being tar
 ried on in Washington.
 A new kind of scientific work is be- ing carried on in Washington, in which the testing of twenty-five thousand school children, mentally, morally ard physicall is the preliminary step. Dr. Arthur Mcdonald is conducting the work, under the auspices of the United States bureau of education, and the re- suits when arranged and tabulated are expected to throw valuable light upon a number of mooted questions concern ing the race.
 For example, writes correspondent of the Boston Transcript, it is desired to know whether boys of the laboring class are less bright than the sons of the well-to-do. Are they as well nourished? In London not long ago in- vestigation proved that the children of laboring people in that metropolis were better nourished-that is to say, weighed more at the same age-than those belonging to higher social strata, the latter being fed on too much candy and cake.
 The work here being unfinished, con- clusions cannot be stated. To begin with, the height and sittin;' height of each child were taken. Long-bodied races, generally speaking, are inferior It is desired to know if long-bodied in dividuals are less clever or less strong than the short bodied of the same race. Are long-bodied boys and girls apt to be stupid? Long-headed children are usually tall. Tall people are most often long-headed. Tall races are su- perior. The question naturally fol- lows: Are long-headed children super for mentally? When it is said that a man has long head is there not sig nifcance in the remark?
 Are tall children then, superior?. No body knows as yet. These are among the things which Dr. Mcdonald is try ing to find out. In the classification the eight thousand negro children in Washington schools have been kept separate so as to compare them Kith white children. How do they compare in respect to brightness, weight, phys ical measurements, etc.? The co1ored PdSScS IuC Wllllo up CO five years of age in mental develop ment; then the white child goes ahead. Comparisons of girls with boys natur- ally follow. At the age of entering womanhood girls weigh more than boys; that age with city girls arrives a year earlier than with country girls.
 Some more interesting comparative data of the sexes have been already se- cured. It was determined by success sion of simple, but conclusive, tests. that girls felt pain more quickly than boys, and Dr. Mcdonald is convinced by this and other tests that the cofclh- sion that women are more sensitive to pain than men is the correct one, al- though the opposite idea widely ob- tains. It is worth mentioning, by the way, that in every school there are more bright girls than bright boys. Girls are more faithful in studying and memorize more attentively. A girl will not get impatient and throw her book into corner as a boy would.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
4 TERRIBLE HAWK.
An Enemy That Strikes Terror to Feath-
 cred Demizens of the Bush.

An Enemy That Strikes Terror to Feath-
 cred Demixens of the Bush.
 The author of 1.-The Naturalist in La Plata" gives an impressive description of the terror produced by the appear ance of a rather small hawk, of spe- cies un known to him, although he has seen it hundred times. It is marsh hawk. That is to say it seeks its prey in marshes.
 have frequently seen all the inhabi- tants of a marsh struck with panic, act ing as if demented and suddenly grown careless to all other dangers. On such occasions have looked up, confident of seeing this particular hawk suspended above them in the sky.
 All birds that happen to be on the wing drop into the reeds or water as if shot. Ducks away from the shore stretch out their necks horizontally and drag their bodies, as if wounded, into closer cover. Not one bird is found bold enough to rise and wheel about the marauder-a usual proceeding in the case of other hawks; while at every sudden stoop of the falcon low cry of terror rises from the birds underneath "a sound expressive of an emotion so contagious that it quickly runs like a murmur all over the marsh, as if a gust of wind had swept moaning through the rushes.
 AS long as the falcon hangs overhead, always at height of about forty yards, threatening at intervals to dash down. this murmuring sound, made up of many hundreds of individual cries, is heard swelling and dying away, and occasionally, when he drops lower than usual. it rises to sharp scream of ter TOT.
 Sometimes, when have been riding over marshy ground, one of these hawks has placed himself directly over my head. within fifteen or twenty yards. It has perhaps acquired the habit of following horsemen in this way, in order to strike at any birds driven up.
 Once my horse almost trod on a couple of snipe squatting, terrified, in the short grass. The instant they rose the hawk struck at one of them, the end of his wing smiting my cheek vio- lently as he stopped. The snipe escaped by diving under the bridle, and inn mediately dropped on the other side of me; and the hawk, rising, flew away.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
A THREE-EYED LIZARD.
One Of the Most Striking Curiosities of the
 ReptiIian' Kingdom.

One OI the HOSL CurtOSltleb OI the
 ReptiIian' Kingdom.
 Speaking of lizards, the queerest one we have seen for long time reached us the other day from New Zealand" says scientist in the Wash ipgtOn correspondence of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Tt is nanHd the 'cyclopean lizard because it has third eye on the top of its head. However, ii is not true lizard, but sort of con- meeting link between the lizards ano the turtles. The species is limited to small island near New Zealand, and ii has been rendered almost entirely eX. tinct by hogs with taste for it's flesh. It attains length Of three feet, but all of the big ones were eaten uplong ago. The third eye is rudimentary, but dis section of it's structure plainly reveals the eye socket, the lens, and strand of nerves connecting the visual tract of the brain.
 This eye is interesting chiefly be- cause it corresponds to the third eye with which every human being is proviIe1. The so-called 'pineal gland is actually an eye that has become rudimentary. The gland is about the size and shape of a pea, and is situated in the middle of the head. Place the end of your finger just above the bridge of your nose, on a level with the eyes, and di- rectly behind that point five inches is the gland. It still retains somewhat the structure of an eye. The ancients supposed it to be the center of con-
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
PREHISTORIC MARKS.
Gigantic Footmarks Found iB . Texa
 Canyon.

Gigantic Footmarks Found iB . Texas
 Canyon.
 In the Palo Duro canyon lying north or Amarillo, Tex, the hacking away of q large piece of alluvial earth has re- gently revealed singular trace of pre- historic life. This, says the Philadel- dclphia Times, consists of the unmis- takable trail of some large animal go ing over the rocks, followed by an other, probably of the human kind, or at any rate of gigantic specimen of the ape. That it is the former isSthe more likely, as the monkey tribe, ex- cept in the smallest families, is not found on this continent or in South America.
 The first animal, judging from the marks it left on the impressionable rock, was of the reptile family, for it's tail, soft underneath, though weighted with scales sufficiently to make it heavy enough to drag an inch and 8 half deep, left broad, smooth trench, while the claws by which it assisted it. self were of the true alligator type, webbed between. These claws We're nearly five inches long, and were evi- dently intended to aid the creature in climbing on land, as it's webbed mem- brane served it for swimming in water
 But more curious are the marks of the animal which pursued it. These are of two hands. nearly three times the size of the ordinary mans hand, and those of two active feet, both hands and feet possessing five mem- bers, though all of equal length, ex- cept the thumb. This, while shorter, is yet longer in proportion by half an inch than is found in man of to-day. It was also of unusual strength, sinking much deeper than the rest of the hand into whatever it seized upon. The nails are curved and very powerful, those of the feet being particularly so, grasping the rock firmly.
 Another singular thing is the position of the marks. They are carved in a rock standing nearly perpendicular to the bed of the ancient river nine hun dred feet below, and which must once have been as wide as the Mississippi, and of a current sufficiently strong to have cut its way through these granite rocks. This position of the remains would indicate that the reptile turning up from the stream was pursued by the other animal, and probably killed on land. This part of the country is pro- nounced by geologists to be among the most ancient formation of the con- l tinent.
 The rock on which these marks are to be found is about one hundred and fifty feet below the surface of the earth, and is only to be reached by one i swinging over the side of the precipice. They were discovered by an amateur geologist, who. noting the fall of the soil, went down in the hopes of adding to the rich antediluvian spells this singular chasm has yielded. Plaster casts have been taken of the prints, and will be forwarded to the state museum at Austin. The marks are plainy visible from a ledge some fifty feet down the side of the canyon. and have been viewed by all in that section ] interested in such matters.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES.
The Queer Effect of PhotOgraphing Upon
 Some SibeEIans.

The Queer Effect of PhotOgraphing Upon
 Some SiberIans.
 II have witnessed a good many amusing incidents in the course of my career" said New York photographer, the other day, ''but I think the one that struck me as the most ludicrous occurred while was in Siberia a few years ago. had my camera with me. and spent considerable time in taking pictures of the people and surrounding country. l had engaged the services of two native servants, and one day. having nothing better to do, induced one of them to sit for his photograph. The fellow had never seen a mirror in his life, and dare say had no concep- tion of the degree of ugliness exhibited upon his countenance. At any rate he manifested no delight at seeing his picture, though his companion ap- peared very much elated, and could not rest until had taken his picture also. When the latter saw his picture he also seemed depressed. The portraits appeared to have brought to the minds of both strange revelations, and they retired to their tent in a thoughtful mood, each trying to smooth down the bushy locks which crowned their heads Presently one of them came to me and borrowed a pair of scissors, and shortly after they re- turned with scarcely vestige of hai remaining on their heads and imploret me to take their pictures again. Tho fruit of the camera was to them like the fruit of the tree of knowledge"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
Youngest Sons Favored.

''If one looks about him almost any where in Maine" says an observing res ident of that state, "he will find that in the matter of descent of property we have uneonsciously put in force or have effected just the opposite of the Eng fish rule of primogeniture. Where there are a number of children in a family it is almost always the young est son that stays with the old folks and inheritS the homestead. Where I live can point out dozens of such in stances in the families I know, and I cannot now recall a single instance where any other than the youngest was preferred. Of course this results from the disposition of the older boys to seek their fortunes away from the parental roof tree as soon as they are old enough, while the younger, with the others gone, finds room enough for his activities at home, and stays there. As distinguished from the old world method this may be called ultimogeni- ture,"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
What He Wanted.

At the hospital the other morning says Life, one of the patients was just recovering from an attack of deliriun tremens, and, as is usual in such cases desired to dress and go home more thar anything else. It happened that on, of the young ladies connected with tn, flower mission saw him, and, approach ing, said: 1T have some beautiful rose here. Wouldn't you like some?" N. response. Again she said: "Wouldn' you like to have some of these roses? Slowly his head turned, and, slightl opening his bleary eyes, he said, muc, to the embarrassment of the youn woman: "Id blamed sight rathe. have my pants"
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
A FLORAL cuRIo.
The wo0derful Snow Flower of Northern
 Siberia.


 One of the greatest curiosities is the snow flower that blooms in the north ern portion of Siberia, where the earth is continually covered with coating of snow and frost. This wonderful plant shoots forth from the frozen soil on the first day of the year, and reaches the height of about three feet; it blooms on the third day, remains open twenty four hours and then returns to its original elements. It shines for a single day, then the stem, leaves and flower are converted into snow. The leaves are three i'll number. The flower is star-shaped, it's petals about as long a. the leaves and about half an inch wide. On the third day the eXtremities of the leaves show little glistening specks, like diamonds, about the size of the head of pin. These are the seeds of this queer flower. On one occasion some of these seeds were gathered and hastily transported to St. Petersburg. They were there placed in bed of snow, where they were kept until the first of the following year, when the snow flower burst forth and was great ly admired and wondered at by all who saw it
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
TIMES ARE CHANGED.
An Old TOmnn's Reflections on the VIr-
 tues of Long Ago.

tues of Long Ago.
 Law" said one of the wealthiest old ladies in Clarke county, Ind, the other day, according to the Louisville Com mercial. girls are not what they used to be. This is the first time that have been in town for thirty years, and had no idea that there was any such carryings-on. Why, there is man who works for a living at so much per week, and his family has carriage, and they spend nearly everything he makes. The dinners they have at their houses are nicer than I have. and their chiI- dren are dressed finer than any ever saw before. I reared fifteen children myself, but none of them ever had such clothes as those children of this man have. Still, all of mine now have good farms and bank accounts, and go to church, and try to be Christians. When was married my husband had horse and 1 owned a COW. They were all that we had. We rented place, and now we not only own that place, but several more in that neighborhood, be- sides some business property in Louis vile. 1 have never worked hard. and have enjoyed myself in quiet way. These people who are spending every thing they get, and would be in a bad fix if the husband were suddenly thrown out of work, can hardly be having a better time than 1 an, be- cause they must be continually worry ing as to how long they can keep it up. l am positively alarmed when 1 think of it myself. These are the kind of people that fill the almslouses. Every body can save, unless there is sickness in the family
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
SERVANTS ON INSTRUMENTS.
It Takes Six In Guatemala to Do the Work
 of One Girl Here.

of One Girl Here.
 The American woman, when she grumbles at the generality of servants, doesn't know when she is we'll off. If she could spend a year at housekeeping in Guatemala she would come back to the United States and pass the rest of her life in peace and contentment, says the New York Journal
 In Guatemala the servants are either Indians or half-breeds. They will live on black beans and tortillas, and as to wages, they are content for month with what servant girl receives here. But no American housekeeper would feel inclined to charge servant board. You hire Guatemala woman, for in- stance, as a cook. Then you must hire Q man to keep the fire going. If he is away, the cook will let her fire go out sooner than debase her dignity by put ting on more fuel. A third servant must be furnished to put the crude articles of food into shape for handling by the cook. A fourth is needed to do all the carrying. Still another must do the dish washing.
 Altogether, half-dozen servants are needed to get an ordinary breakfast for three or four persons. A bright. in telligent, sturdy servant in this coun. try would accomplish. the same feat al by herself in an hour or less. It is comparatively inexpensive to maintain a household of twelve or fifteen ser wants in Guatemala, but they are a ter rible trial to an American woman.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
PERT PARROTS.
Cute Sayings Attributed to the Talsa-
 tive Birds.

tive Birds.
 There is no end to the stories about parrots. We all doubtless remember the cheeky bird at the parrot show, which. uncovered last of all among the competitors, placed his head knowing- ly on one side. and ejaculatcd: My eye! what lot of parrotsr course securing the prize. A Boston man has a parrot that puts it's claw before its face, and shyly croaks: Polly had a letter this morning-an offer of mar riage for Pollyr' and Philadelphia parrot earnestly adjures the children to Hurry up to school-last bell is ringing be late!' Another poor parrot was owned by young man who tried to teach it to welcome rich rela- 1 tive with the words: Good morning, uncle" The bird was slow to learn, so he lost his temper, took the bird by the neck and shook it, exclaiming, an- grily: Say good morning, unclc,' you fool!' The next Gay the young man heard a terrible noise in the hennery. On making his way there, he found three hens dead on the floor, while on perch in the corner was the parrot, holding hen by the throat, and shriek- ing: Say good morning, uncle you foolr'
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
Origin of Visiting Cards.

We owe the invention of visiting cards to the Chinese. So long ago as the period of the Tong dynasty (61s- 9O7) visiting cards were known to be in common use in China, and that is also the date of the introduction of the ''red siiken cords" which figure so conspicuously on the engagement cards of that country.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
4 Peaceable People.

The Nazarenes are a sect who resem- ble the Quakers in some respects. en- tertaining strong scruples against war in any form. They have many mem- bers in Hungary, Transylvania and the Danube valley, and suffer many hard ships because of their refusal to bear arms. One of their number was re- gently court-martialed at Kragujevatz and sentenced to ten years hard labor in chains,
The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-11
Cat.seyes. Ancient and Modern

The cat'seye stone, now prized as an ornament, is a very different thing from the ancient cats eye, or eyestone of India, an agate cut so as to show the so-called eye or eyes. Itis supposed by some that this latter was used as mon- ey in many parts of India four centu- ries ago. and specimens found to-day have an interest of numismatists.
The evening world., 1894-07-30

10TH ST. :}25 W. Front basement. 50; bsck
phrior. housekeeping, large room, 81, laundry.
23rH ST. :04 w.-Prlvate house. handsomely fur
nlshed rooms. bath: 81 So ~; American family.
18TH ST, IL W, BtosIway 4 5th ave. Nicely
furnished double single rooms; permanent; ~
transient.
The evening world., 1894-07-30
Fiat. and Ao.r,mer,s to Let.
OF ,,s,h Street.

ls'p 81, ,5p W. cheapest fats in Harlem, D
large rooWs sge prT,y a'e9saich sin "a"
latrH ST.. ls1 w. large rooms & bath EVERY
improvement; h, water supplied; so Jani.
tor.
issTH ST. 6is Y. corner V ra,iou-Frs,s S
rooms rent 81 Sio. Apply janitor,
rSTn ST. co2 W, Washington He,shts-7 rooms
bath Improvements. so to So.
Az Low RENTS BE- Flats OF j large rooms 4 bath.
test iqcs,y to S to ave
near l5ls ~ cable cs's pass the door tlu. sis.
CHEAP RENT nice clean rooms. improve
ments; IS 4 50. Housekeepcr sos w esth ii
ELt,iANl FLATS -, ~ rooms hath to rent
cheap; $50 Hats reduced 10 SO. Apply House
keeper. h. l32ist
location near cable terminus; si!. Inquire
$40 W. lS6:h 1t.
SEVEN. ROOM SINGLE FLATS: only four tami-
lice IN house, good order; immediate posses
sion; only 80. janitUr, 10 West 1881 st, ~
MuRRANs 81 ave. corner Il.th St
si3-S ROOMS on nradhurst ave, between lIith
and ltsth sta. elegant location Inquire Jsnitors
SD ro slT > all light rooms & bathroom, near
sis FOR rooms ami bath decorated; corner
Bradhurst ave and iISth IT. Inquire Janitor.
sl5j 5TH AVE- rooms and hath improvements;
$50; free to Aug. Is. Inquire Janitor.
WliIlsANE,. ~ roons, all improvements.
az 10 $lh Inquire in stor.
CntuFNiAheo- brOok'vN.
CARROLL ST, iji. near Clinton rooms 4
bath. $40; 7th ave 6S. near Lincoln place :
rooms ani bath, SIS. 9th ST. ?es, or rooms.
sis to $50,
JORALEMON ST 20 The Riverside-Apart-
ments from 81 20 to sa.l0 weekly, all suulisht F.;
| baths: private psrh minutes to South Wall
st. ferries.
FLATS a apartments near bridge; rcnt s. 10 $50.
COOK. 81 Sands St. Brooklyn,
| CHAUNCEN ST. 2i3, lear Hapb ave. Cool.
larg". light rooms: all improvements car
psted halls: janitor: gil.
| SEE! HERE THEY ARE,--5 rooms g. bath. II
G. sI2 per month, rooms n bath sl3 a tit
| per month; all improvements. isnitors services
| half hour q New York CITY Hall. Charles
| Hart owner, 1869 81 ave, Brooklyn.
| ELEGANT improved FATS rooms az
Broume st 4 rooms trsnGeI 10 Greenwich ave.
| rooms lrange) 2O9 East 10th 81,
| THE ALTON. 200 Grand Boulevard one block
| above cah,e-Threc ali-lght rooms and bath. all
| movements elegantly decorated: must he seen
to he appreciated; rent Sl6; rooms and bath. S2i
Jsnitor. or J. C. HOFFMAN,. 1851 Broadway.
| TO LET Flats , rooms. bath: laniior service
| $40. soto Sl2; free to Aug. l6 GOOD location
good order johnson son, "a Reid ave. h klvn.
| 50 TO sc-urPER FLOORS. all improvements
| SIS 325. dwellings 10, II rooms; bath; Full.
| ton l. to Ralph station Nallard, t2A Buffalo ave
81 MONTHLY Near bridge entrance: rntir,
| floor 3 large rooms prirht" house. no SANDS
Sd FLOOR Of 5 large rooms In private house will
| owner: all improvements: convenient TO bridge
| d ferry: $l6: adults. 300 Union 81. near Court
| 1 ROOMS. cold water flats: airy house; nea
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The evening world., 1894-07-30
unfurniahed Room. TO Let.

42D ST ~ T.. Large north roum, studio, office
or Housekeeping: large closets; also hall room.
46rI 81. 2i3 W, near broadway Rooms or
four unlurushed or furnished; conN enicuce .
private housc.
ED ST.. aia E.-Sice patiur q basement noor to
rent to small family; reasonable.
l5iH 81, Ia W. handsome, Nght, airy, un-
Furnished rooms: private hall bath. comforts,
moderate. STAFFORD.
t. ~ 4 ROOMS, ~ to $40, with gas, bathing.
Riverside House Mcst li2u 81.
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LEAVE The HOT.

crowded dow ntown nsts: 10 the cool,
rocmy, 2O-foot brick fats at Van Sicklen sta
ton. Kings County l. road. opposite small park
rent Sl3. Amply at once corner open sun
days; GERMANAMERiCAN IMPT. co.
urfvro,shed -Mi.eensneou,.
FINF large fats & apartments. Inquire e..
MAIER, Agent, 400 ID ave.
TO LET-Apartmen.s. all onreniences; induce
ments. Janitor, $40 5i2 & $40 f. 18th st.
: X 4 ROOMS. all light n lnrse. the coolest 4
most comfortably arranged fats III the city: nc
reasonable Ofcrs refused lowest rents
MALCOLM. fOth -. corner 9Th ave.
The evening world., 1894-07-30

I3D ST. los w.-t.arge small rooms; clean,
cool: closets; running water: references