The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


The Empress of Russia has perfumery
fountain in her reception room. She presses
a certain a button. and the kind of perfume
which she wishes is produced. Her fsvorite
odor is the msyfower.
Lord Breadalbane is accredited with own
ing the most magnificent residence, in Scot
land. bis iordship can ride 100 miles west
from plymouth Park to Ardmaddy Castle, on
the Argylshire coast, without setting hoof
on his possessions.
French people have already found some
thing to grumble over in the new president.
The last President OF France, they say. wore
stand-up collars, and these are essentially
more stylish cor dressy) than the turn downs
affected ty the new man.
Diamond back terrapins are becoming ex-
tinct, says the Baltimore Sun. and unless
something shall be done to propagate them
they will pass away Teere is not third as
many terrapins TO be had this year as last
year. Fifteen years ago a terrapin hunter
could catch fifty or sixty day; now he is sat
ished If he secures three or four. then one
could buy choice terrapins for 20 cents apiece
Now terrapinS from seven to eight inches in
length bring from 375 to 300 a dozen; those
from six TO seven inches will bring a4U per
dozen. At the present time there are about
l7OJO terraplnS In a single pond at Cr1sheld.
and they probably comprise three fourthS of
all these animals left on earth.
The greatest earthquake that has ever oc-
CURED within the limits OF the United States
since the discovery of America began in Cali
fornia at 2:30 O'Clock on the morning OF
March 26 1872 and continued until the 4th of
April during which time the surface of the
earth was continually agitated, not being
perfectly quiet for as much as a single mo-
ment. The most remarkable thing in connec-
ton with the whole affair ESPECIALLY when
we consider that Mount Lea, Sandwich
Islands, and Mount Hood Oregon were
simultaneously agitated) is the fact that the
region around San Francisco did not receive
single vibration. The entire face of Inzo
county. California, was changed and 81 per
sons killed.
1t is a singular fact that the great Martin
Luther, even while fighting superstition
with 'superhuman effort" as he himself
states, was a believer in not only
personal devil, but in whole herds of them.
In his writings he informs the readers that
man is continually sourrounded with demons
and that the devil is nearer to the Chris
tian than is his coat or shirt Devils. " he
says. are IN Houses, and in dense black
clouds. There are many of them in the
woods, water and deserts. They send storms
hail, thunder and lightning. and poison the
air with an internal stencil" In one place in
his writings he tells Us that the devil sends
all diseases and plaques among men and
that when one dies Of plague is drowned or
drops suddenly dead the devil was the cause
of it.
To the amateur housekeeper the French
terms used in cooking are ottentimes pulling
saws the New York World The following
definitions of few of the most common Of
these terms may be found helpful Marinade.
when translated into English means u liquor
Of spices, vinegar, etc, in which fish or meats
are stepped before cooking. To blanCh
means to place any article on the hre till it
boifs; then plunge it into cold water-to
Whlten poultry. vegetables, ETC.: to remove
the skin by immersing in boiling water.
Fondant. translated. is sugar boiled and
beaten to a creamy paste HOllancaise
sauce, rich sause, something like mavon-
naise. RisSole means a rich mince of meat
or fish rolled IN thin pastry and fried Vol
au vents are patties of very light pJff paste
made without dish or mold and hlled with
meats or preserves. Souffe a very light,
much whipped-up pudding or omelette.
A new invention. called by its inventor the
thermogen, consists of quilt containing a
coil of wire bent in the fashion of a grldiron
lncloSed IN Insulating and nOn-cOnduuting
material, and embedded in cotton, wool or
other soft substance with silk or wooden
covering. he resistance offered By the coil
to the now of an electric current through the
wire produces heat in the same way that heat
and eventually light are produced in the fla
ment of the glOW-lamp. BnifO. m tempera-
ture Of about 1902 Fahrenheit is thus main
tanned, but in the event of the temperature rls-
ing beyond that point from increase
o. pressure In the electric mains.
fuse instantly .melts and automatic
ally shuts of the current. The
quilt may be readily attached TO ordinary in
Candescent lamp terminals In describing
this device London Lancet says that the most
important medical use OF such an invention
would he on the operating table. where, in
heightened operations or in those attended
with hemorrhage, where artificial means to
sustain the patient temperature are re
ouire1. blankets and hot water ave decided
nuisance in such cases this quilt would be
Invaluable as as a soft dry, warm and con
venient covering Again, In cases of chronic
rheumatism, lumhaeo or Senlle SlOWneSS of
circulation, such an appliance would be use
full The thermogen is now receiving trial at
several large English hospitals.
In the writings of both Licetus and zahn
may be found descriptions and illustrations
of a monster born a. Ravenna, Italy, in the
year 1911 or 1872 the exact date being some
what uncertain, SAYS the St Louis Republic
This monster had a body and shoulders like
those of young woman. There was but one
leg, gradually taperlng from the hips down
and terminating in an immense SEALED claw
like that Of turkey buzzard. There were
four toes, each tipped with bony nail, thfce
OF them pointing to the left and one to the
right. me creature had wings in place of
arms, and always held them in an erect posi-
ton. as though ready to take flight at the
slightest provocation From the hips to the
single knee the flesh was covered with large,
well arranged feathers. From the knee Joint
to the foot the leg was scaled, like that of the
common lanyard fowl. the spot where the
feathers left of and the scales commenced
being marked with a large lidless eve
which seemed to be altogether incapable OF
voluntary motion. The neck, head aud gen
eral outlines OF the face were those of a wo-
man, but the ears were large and set very
low. almost on the neck. The head was GOV.
cred with queer mixture of scales, feathers
and hair, but the oddly OF the whole upper
story was pointed horn. which rose Just in
the edge of the hair on the center of the tore
head. This horn was three inches in length
and. according 10 Zahn, even a farmer would
have mistaken it for the horn of a 2-year-old
heifer had it been removed and shown to
him" The old time wonder mongers all give
pictures and descriptions of this Horned
Italian Monster but none. as far as I know
tell how long il lived or what was done with
the body after death. There is a splendid
tinted picture of it in John Ashton's Curious
Creatures page rs,
There was a remarkable case of the resus-
citation OF bather in san Francisco the
other day, which should be publiched far and
wide. in order that efforts 10 save the ap.
parently drowned may not be relaxed in any
case that is not absolutely hopeless. says the
New York Eost. young man who could not
swim was fishing from a rock at the Lands
End station in san Francisco harbor, when
he lost his footing and fell into the water
some women who had accompanied him did
not notice the accident at once. having
strayed of TO gather shells. When the young
man S body was finally recovered. IL had been
submerged fifteen minutes. A gentleman not
familiar with the rules Of restoring animation
in such cases worked on the body for some.
time Intellectually. Finally man connected
with the local life saving station came up
and but for his arrival death would have un
dOubtedy resulted. The teeth OF the Young