The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Rattlesnake Bill having run on with
Clara Melville daughter OF wealthy cat
I of horses and the father who pursued
them. arrived too late. He forgave them.
however, and a grand supper was gwen
al the Two Bar" ranch Christmas even
ing.
A writer in La Medicine Modern as
serts that sedentary occupations predis-
pose 10 tuberculosis more than any others.
Italian and English statistics show he
SAYS that there are 459 deaths per LOO
from this disease among students, semina-
rians and Young clergymen- " lille farmers,
boatmen and mountaineers enjoy almost
complete immunity from il.
Aluminium has the property. when used
as . pencil. Of leaving an incehDle mark
on glass or any Other substance having
a siliceous base. a deposition of the metal
takes place, and while this may DC re-
moved BY .. suitable acid wash, the mark
itself cannot be removed by rubbing or
washing. This property IS susceptible Of
variety Of practical applications in dec
Grating glass.
a little steamer Of 100 tons is at present.
according TO press dispatches being con-
strucJed at Argenteuii according to the
invention OF NJ BaZn, which consists in
rolling the ship over the water instead Of
forcing il through as at present To this
end a humble OF enormous copper cylin-
ders are fixed TO the vessel, the speed at
tanned depending upon The speed Of the
metal cylinders and il is computed that
thirty-one knots an hour can be easily
made.
Preachers and pecEle in parts Of the
northwestern states are al outs, and one
side or the other must give way before
matters are smoOthed out. Hop raising Is
one Of the principle industries of the dis
tricts affected and several of the relig
ious bodies have lately condemned in, con-
ference the raising of hops, barley and
other cereals for brewing or distilling pur-
poses as IAN alliance with the saloon and
satan in his work Of ruin and damna-
tion," and they have declared that nc
christian connected
business.
The phosphorescent organs of a rare
cuttlef1sh (HistiOteuthis) from deep water
have been Investigated by Joub.n. 1t
comprises what the author calls a mirror
and an apparatus for producing light.
The mirror is excited by heat rays. and
this In turn starts the phosphoresence
to action He has also found in an other
cutJlehsh an extremely curious organ con-
structed IN such manner that Il does
not perceive light rays, but Is solely
adapted TO receive heat rays, which con-
firms his hypothesis as to the nature of
the organs in the other cutie.
Outing says that at first the Chinese
were very bitter against the telegraph,
as il was reported the foreigner cut out
the tongues of children and suspended
them on the insulators to transmit the
message from pole to pole. Then, again,
the wires disturbed the graves or the
"Fingsh.n,' the spirit OF wind and water.
The telegraph instruments used are mostly
of London make. The system OF telegraph
ing n Chinese Is very simple There are
about 5000 characters IN the Chinese
language. These are ali numbered from
one up, and so printed in book form. II
is therefore only necessary to telegraph
the numbers. This system is used in the
government dispatches.
Adolf Erman brings out the fact con-
spicuously that the ancient Egyptians
rarely did anything without having
scribe present. Documentary evidence
they seemed to be always requiring: Er-
man calls it "a mania for writing" No
matter how trivial was the transaction.
man with the split reed was apparently
present, and took lengthy notes. If the
cattle We're paraded. their number was
stated. and maybe their condition. If
they We're fed, the measures of corn were
inscribed. Generally like the careful short
hand writer OF to-day, VINO mas one pen
ell in is hand and another in his pocket,
ready sharpened, the Egyptian reporter
had reed in one hand, and the other pen
was behind his ear.
Some years ago, American stone arrow
heads, mounted in gold or silver We're
worn as brooches by our women. This
fashion simply followed that of the Etrus-
cans. In Etruscan tombs are found rich
necklaces with an arrowhead or more on
them, which served for charms. stone
axes, with Runic inscriptions, have been
noted. They were worn because it was
supposed they insured victory. Why men
of the bronze or iron age invested the
stone implements of a. race which had
gone before them with marvellous powers,
Mr.. Tyler thus explains: 1T is the con-
tinuation OF old customs in the midst of
new ana cOuplelelt mOQlIleQ conditions
OF society" Reverence for stones shows
the persistence of ancient religious prac-
tees long after the practices have disap-
pearec from the ordinary acts of life"
According to the old Chinese annals,
the emperor once every year plowed a
field and sowed grain, recalling and hon
oring the agricultural habits of his peo-
pie. II Psychologists have rightly inter
preted the belief of the Nilotic people, the
Egyptian considered that the realm of
bliss was an alable country of good
Tapfi hFr4 zff1 frip
after his death in his new state should
plant, sow, and irrigate the fieldS. But
a great dignitary when alive had never
soiled his hands with earth ciods. He
did not know how to plant and sow What
was he TO do with the new country when
Osiris carried him thither? Ermin thus
explains the innumerable small figures
made of wood or terra Gotta, found on
boxes, or buried by the side of the master
When awakened from their long sleep.
these little efttgies were to go straight to
work, and motl and toll for their master.
The curious thing here is the fixed charac-
ter of caste. The master was the master
for all time, and the fellah or inferior
was born TO serve him, not only in this
world, but in the next, for an eternity.
The point of resemblance between Chi
nese ana Egyptians, as to agriculture,
and the high estimation il was held in are
not to be overlooked
The first stage coach between the two
capitals, London and Edinburg, appears
TO have been started in 1858, says Cham
bers' Journal Ii ran once fortnight
and the fare was "a. The. time takenI to
the journey is not accurately known; but
between York and London it was four
days. This lavish system of communi-
cation was not however, kept up, as, in
1863 the coach ran between London and
Edinburgh once a month only, taking a
fortnight, If the weather was favorable.
TO the journey. In the days of stage
coaches, people sometimes club togeth-
er and hired d post chaise for their Jour
ney, as being quicker and less expensive,
and Scottish newspapers occasionally
contained advertisements TO the effect
that a person about to proceed to London
would be glad TO hear Of a fellow-"ativen-
tprer or two bent on the same Journey
to share the expense. In 1754 a heroic ef
Tort was made TO improve the London and
Edinburg coach. The Edinburgh Courant
Tor that year contained the following adj
vertisement: The Edinburgh Stage
coach. for the better accommodation Of
passengers, will be altered to Il New Cen
teel Two-end Glass Coach Machine. be-
ing on steel springs, built exceedingly
light, and easy TO in ten days in summer
ana twelve in winter: to set out the first
Tuesday in March, and continue it from
Hosea Eastgate's. the coach and and
horses. in Dean streety Soho, London; and
from John Somerville's, in the Cannon
gate, Edinburgh, etc. Passengers to nav
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