The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

use OF those living in fats, looks Just like any
other baby carriage when it is in use but It
can be folded together so that one person can
handily carry 1t up and down stairs
In the present Corean war, says the New
York Tribune. the weapons Used are almost
as primitive as those OF the Thlinklits or the
QuicPias. or the Patagonians. consisting Of
clubs and other missiles. bows and arrows,
wooden spears and wooden cannon. showing
that the improved ornaments Of the modern
period have yet some considerable spaces OF
the world to conquer. The one ADVANTAGEOUS
thing about these weapons Is that a given
number OF soldiers will go farther with them
and last longer many times over than with
the improved variety Chinese commanders
and armies until recently relied a great deal
upon noise in warfare. and upon the expoSl-
ton OF large dragons made OF lockwood and
paStebOard. but have learned by experience
against foreign invaders to dlstrust the
efficacy OF both, and have adopted the arms Of
their enemies. The COreans have similar les
sons TO learn; that their bows and arrows and
wooden guns are what are known as back
hunters and if they wish to shine in arms
and conquest, they must import the improved
variety.
The gas and water mpanies Of San Fran
cisco complain that their pipes are being
damaged by electricity from the wires OF troll
ley railroads, says the New York Evening
Post. and that their own workmen, some OF
whom have sustained shocks, are afraid TO
make repairs During last winter says an
Il
Berkeley 10 make connection. The day was
very wet and the ground was well saturated.
W lille he was attempting TO cut hole IN the
main with a cold chisel he received a shock
which nearly knocked him out OF the hole.
Our mains parallel that TIA K for some ais
lance. This road has no return wire. and we
are IN daily fear Of a serious explosion caused
ny eleclTOlytc action. local paper says
that experiments conducted in various sec
tionS OF the city IN the vicinity OF the electric
roads have demonstrated that, as at present
constructed. the dangers arising from cleo
trolytic act.o on are increasing instead Of d.
mInlshlng. Out on the san Jose roa1 the
Spring Valley Water Company has already
lost between 400 and 500 feet of pipe. in one
night breaks were noted in one section OF
pipe no less than seven times. Plum 0ers en-
"a red in making connections have felt and
suffered from electric shocks. householders
nave seen their gas stoves 1gnlted from eIec-
trility which has escaped from the improp-
erly constructed tracks An expert engineer
who has examined the plant OF one Of the
electric roads says that as much 40 per
cent. OF the power of the company is being
wasted BY the lack of proper return wires.
Probably not one person in a thousand IN
derstands the true Interpretation Of the Chi
nese laundry ticket saws the Ladies' Home
Journal The CelestialS have a system of
their own. 1t Is based on the many gods and
go tueSseS OF the laundry. Although the SyS-
TEN i q very complicated one, seldom does a
Chinese laundryman deliver a package or
washing 10 the wrong person. Furthermore.
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will not get Your linen, unless you be par
ucular friend Of the proprietor Instances
are on record where an American has gone to
court to force the Chinese to Weld up the
washing, but the judge va, not convinced that
the case OF the white man was a good
one. The Chinese laundryman at the begin
ming OF each week makes out ratch of
checks. IN duplicate, to be used IS wash
tickets. He selects the name Of some god or
goddess or OF some object as the sun, the
moon or the stars. To this name he predXes
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and 50 on In the space between the two
Iegen1S-for the slgns are repeated tWice-he
has his own name, as for instance. "Wah
Lee" When customer takes a bundle Of
washing to the laundry the Chinese. first
tearing ticket in two in a ragged fashion.
puts one haf on the packet 10 reference, the
other half he gives as a recel gt to the person
who has brought the package OF laundry. 1T
must re presented when the laundry is &c
handed and no fears need he entertained
that the package OF clean clothes VIII not lie
forthcoming. for the Chinese are scruDu-
lousy exact in these matters, and seldom or
never make mistakes.
A fire occurred in the business portion Of
Victoria, B. c.. On June ), says Fire and
Water. Fortunately the loss was only 900.
and the records would show the origin .'un-
known. but for experiments made after the
IRE was eNtlnguished. in the upper sto.y of
dry goods house several 50 candle power in
clndeSCCnt lights were installed. one OF the
lights was connected with q long insulated
wire and several feet of spare wire allowed
the moving OF the light from one portion of
the room to another. Through ignorance or
carCleSSness. the globe was laiQ on a pile of
goods. The fire occurred shortly after the
light was turned on at the power-house.
which goes to prove that the glooe was
placed on the goods during the day. The
tests were made in the room where the fire
originated and were reported in he
IS no longer the slightest doubt as
to how the ire started. as two tests have
shown that the lncandescent light VIII ignite
cloth. Last evening in the presence of Mr.
Hutcheson. Chief Deasy. representatives of
the Times ana few others. Il child 5 WOODEN
hood was tied around the 32-candle light, the
latter having been turned on Tor ten minutes
previously. steam came from the wool al
most Immediately and then smoke. At the
end OF eight minutes the hood was on fire and
the glo burst. similar attempt was mace
the evening etore and the cloth ignited in
six minutes. Wool Is the least inf7a mmable
of fabrics and the test last evening was as Sc
we're as could lie desired. All danger in this
connection can very easily he avoided either
bv hanging the globes free from anything that
will take ire or by placing ire guards around
them
Electricity Is now use1 in 800 mines in the
United States. ana proprietors of perhaps 5
many others are considering its utilization.
says Engineering Mechanics a high west
ern authority, IN commenting on the prob
able future OF electricity. In min
the arduOus conditions of mining
service, has been shown 20 be peculiarly eff
tcient, safe and reliable. it presents a svS-
TEN OF the greatest simplicity. completeness
and feXlbllty permitting power from one
source to be distributed in units of any de-
sired size and for any purpose to the places
where 1t can lie emp-oyed to the greatest ad-
vantage, thereby securing the minimum con
sumption OF power and expenditure Of labor
With electricity there Is neither friction heat
nor condensation. There is no leakage nor
loss OF power when not IN use which espe-
Clally recommends u for intermittent
work. 1t Is not a1eGted by heat or cold and
does not vltiate the air, The rapid deteriora-
ton of tint erlng. source of great expense
in all mines. due to bad air or heat. is to
great extent obviated. 1t has been urged
against electricity that ii increased the risk
OF fire. As a matter Of fact. it greatly de
creaseS ii, as the statistics of insurance com
panies testify With proper safety devices
and a system OF cCnCentrlc wiring it is prac-
tIcally impossible to start fire from the cur
rent. To the engineer accustomed to speed
indicators, pressure gauges and indl-
Gator cards. electrical methods of measure
ments seem particularly simple. The work
being done ny motor or generator at any in
slant can be read directly from scale. and
if desired. automatically recorded II neces-
lance without difficulty.
1t is well known that brandies improve
with age, says Comos. This is one of the
causes Of the superiority of the products
made by the monks at Grand Chartreuse, for
the, are able to keep brandy Of the frst