The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-26

SPONTANEOUS CoMBUsTIoN-J. R. c., City.
For many years the subject OF the spontaneous
combustion of the human body has been the
subiecr OF Investigation by medical men. Sew
eral remarkable instances are on record. In
all such cases, which are the more Interesting
on account OF their comparative rarity. the
victim has been person addicted TO the i'm
moderate use OF spirituOus liquors, either as a
beverage or in the form of bath. Little by
little all the water and other liquids OF the
body are replaced by alcohol, and then all that
is necessary TO cause a catastrophe is to find
some means of applying flame 70 the spirltuOus
gases which are escaping from every pore. Oc
casonay the breath of the poor victim Is fired
while lighting a pipe or cigar, or IT may be
that flame comes in contact With and lights
the alcoholic yapors which are escaping from
some other portion OF the body. When once
the fire is applied blush fame extends very
rapidly to all parts or the body, leaving IL a
shapeless mass Of charred flesh and calcined
bones. In many instances attempts have been
made to extnguish the flames with water, but
always without success. When the affected
parts OF The victim are touched. fatty matter
attaches itself to the finger still continuing to
burn and giving off very disagreeable odor.
something similar 10 that which arises from
burning mixture of horn, hair aud wool.
During all this time a thick, black smoke
arises from The body and attaches itself 10 the
surface OF all objects with which II comes in
contact, the settings" from IL being In the
form of a sweat. unctuous to the touch and OF
an unbearable fetOr. In the majority OF such
eases combustion Is only arrested when the
flesh has been reduced to crackings and the
bone TO powder. Vincent. In his ''Curiosities
Respecting Man, saws: Commonly the feet
and portion OF the head are not burned but
usually when The combustion Is finished it is
difficult to believe that the Moderated mass is
all that is left Of a human body"
SECOND PAPERs-G. E., Berkeley. and
others. An alien who desires to become
citizen of the United States can go before the
clerk OF any court OF competent Jurisdiction
ana declare his intention, and at that time he
does not need to have witnesses with him.
After he has resided not less than five years in
the United States no may 20 before the court
(any Of the Federal courts or State cnurts hav-
ing the power TO grant naturalization papers)
and apply for final papers. AT mat time the
applicant must have two Witnesses TO prove
the fact that he has resided in the United States
ton, one year 10 the State OF which he desires
TO become citizen, and that he is man of
good moral Echaracter. The application for
final papers can be made at any hour that the
court Is in session, unless some special time Is
made by the court. A fee of SO Is charged by
The Federal and State courts for final papers OF
naturalization.
PRrMEvAL TRIBEs-J. M. T., City. The
ancient Aztec villages are scattered all over
Arizona, indicating that the whole country was
al one time thicKly populated. The most
accessible, and at The same time best preserved
ruins. are In the Salt River Valley and can be
easily reached from the town OF Phoenix. They
belonged to the cliff dwellers. II Is supposed