The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


course, is that of the log 1t Is claimed that
these when moistened can be woven mucn
more readily than straw and make as DUR
able hat The inventor says it is twice
as light as straw, and that, because OF us
easier manipulation. and cheaper cost, II
will supercede the straw now used for the
construction of headgear. Even women
Leghorn hats and the finest Panamas may
become possible for those who can't anord
them now.
So carefully are germs avoided in the
diaries OF Denmark that the celebrated
butter Of the country, much OF which is
sent to England, is washed when neeeS-
sary in water that has been boiled; Inc
| butter is, however, rarely washed, out
is first worked over by hand by girls,
who are scrupulously clean. and after
wards finished by machinery. This butter.
which is made, with the greatest care
from milk that IS strained.tnrougn nan
mel and afterwards filtered through clea n
gravel, is white in color when nnished,
and is artificially colOred. II is very mt
tie sailed when used at home, but more
| or less salt is added when il is. sent as
far as England. II is said to retain its
fine quality when shipped better than any
butter known. AS an incentive to furnish
only pure milk, the owners of the cows
are under contract to notify the buyers at
once if there is any sickness in their herd.
The milk is then bought from them ana
paid for at the usual price, but II is thrown
away.
I'm speaking of the uses Of old rails
recently" says the Railway Review, AN
| official of the Pennsylvania railroad stated
| the life of a rail on the Pennsylvania lines
west is about eleven years, and on the
Pennsylvania railroad only nine years.
| The difference is perhaps due to heavier
trailie on the Pennsylyanla raliroad. Inc
| friction of constantly passing trains wear
| on the rail until 1t must be replaced by a
new one. The company pays ga per ton
| (now S22, and the rail used on our line
| average eighty-five pounds to the yard.
| The old rails are taken out from time to
time and gathered up every month and
sold to junk and scrap dealers at S2 per
| ton. 1t can be readily seen that the COM
pany pays only So for the use of rails per
| ton. The price received from the scrap
| man is a good figure. when II is known
| that the rail, when sold, are OF no use 10
the company. Rails that are not much
| worn are sold to factories along the road
at SIS per ton, where they are used Tor
Sidings, and answer the purpose quite as
| well as new rails. There are many uses
| TO which the old rails are put. A great
amount of barb-wire fencing is made OF
| railroad iron. and very often the rails are
used as foundations for large buildings.
| There are not many people who know that
| the Masonic temple in Chicago rests on a
foundation of steel rails, layer upon layer,
| six feet deep.
Nobody thinks of Trilhy without think
| ing of Trilby's foot After having been
| sighted for centuries, it was left for the
| genius of Du Maurier to draw attention
| to this much abused member of the hui
man body. Why hadn't somebody thought
| of it before? "Why, do you know" said
| gentleman, who is looked up to as one
| of the leading intellectual lights, to
Rochester Herald reporter the other day.
Il have a friend who is a chiropodist in
| the metropolis, a gentleman of unques-
| toned learning and Veracity, who has
made a study of the matter for years,
| and he tells me that the human foot is
| one of the surest indexes TO character
| that has ever been discovered. People
| say they can detect character in the coun-
| tenance but let me examine a mans foot,
and | will tell you what manner of
man he Is, says my friend. In every in
| stance where | have taken the trouble to
| follow out his instructions, I have found
them to be absolutely accurate. You can
tell fiery tempered man by the shape of
his foot as easy as you can tell a rhinoc-
eros by his hide. AS there are all sorts
of temperaments, so there are all varieties
| OF Ieet. Eacn temperament leaves lts 1901
mark, and II the scientists would spend
! their time in investigating this matter
| instead of weighing the planets we should
| have some practical data from which we
| could determine in few moments whether
man could be entrusted 20 handle large
sums of money, and thus do entirely away
| with the necessity of giving bonds. If
merchant wanted a salesman, he would
| not need to ask for recommendations; he
| would merely request TO see the applicants
| foot, when he would know instantly
whether or not he was the man he want
| ed. l tell you, now that Du Maurier has
| pOpularized feet so that scientists will
not consider the matter too humble one
| upon which to expend their energies. you
| may expect some wonderful discoveries
| to result from the study in few years.
The Washington Post says: In a large
| church in this city, which is always over
| crowded with Worshippers, there areSsorne
| pew holders who more frequently invite
| strangers out of their pews than in them
| Last Sunday morning a week ago the
| wife of a civil service commissioner at
| tended this church, and the usher seated
! her in a vacant pew, well toward the front
| Just before the organst played the opening
hymn there was rustling of silks and
/ q, nd n
| lady appeared beside the pew. She glared
| at the occupant and stood still for a mo-
| ment; then rustled and jingled herself
| out again. In another moment the usher
| appeared, politely asked the lady to allow
| him to show her another seat, and gave
her one opposite. Then the silk and ietted
| lady returned and devouty took her seat.
An operation has been performed in
| New York by means of an electrical saw
| which seems to indicate a distinct advance
| In brain surgery, says the Boston Tran
script, Heretofore the bone has been cut
| out with a punch somewhat resembling a
| conductors punch, but, this method was
| so Earring to the brain that the resultant
| shock very often killed the patient The
! new method, which has been successfully
| practiced by DR.. S. B. Powell in 10 cases
| out of 20, is to make the usual four ire.
| phlne openings in the skull and gently
| insert broad strip of silver into one of
| the openings and work 1t along between
| the brain and the skull until IT protrldes
| from the next hole, thus forming a shield
between the brain and the skull which
ODNldlSo al NdnSer Oh ACCIDENT from the
| slipping of the Instrument by which The
| portion of the skull is to excised. A min
| ute circular saw, operated by electricitVs
| is then brought into use. A cut is ma IL
from one trephined hole to the other and
a second cut, about one-eighth of an inch
! from the first The Intervening bona IL
/ removed and the brain is exposed. Two
more cuts are made between the other
| trephined holes, the bone removed. The
| silver strips withdrawn, the fans Of scsin
| drawn back and stitched, and the re0Ii}1
| site bandages applied; Ordinarily the op-
| The great success which has attendad
these operations is attributed by DR., Pow
ell almost entirely to the great delicacv
! electric saw. 1t is not claimed that II
will change idiots into persons Of men+si
capacity. but beyond question they can
| be benefited so much that thew win NJ
be burdens to their friends and relafivaS'
The electric saw used weighs less than
| an ounce. and If he NtAeIh