The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-12
ITEMS OF Interest.

receiving
Many diseases Cause uauor because in
Wais-.u- diseases the number ~ rel cor
puscI-s in tha blood is diminished, and
this fact is aiDarent ~ the color Of the
skin.
Venous blood is blue or almost black,
because n contains many Impurities coli
lectei from the system and has not Itself
been purified py contact with the air IN
the lungs
The term "thick-heaGeC." as applied 20
STUPID people. has IT'S foundation ~ d taet
of nature. II often happens that The brain
snrinks. and IS IL does 50 the aEull some
times thickens.
People sniff the air O. locate an odor.
because by Ilstendins The nos-rlls lar
ser quantity or air is drawn Ia ne nerves
are better EXPOSED. ana the c10r more
clearly perceived.
The brain is net affected BIZ the move
ments 81 the body. even though these are
sometimes very violent because IT rests
on basis eff sCft cushions between the
bones of the spine.
The form Of the skull may be changed.
as IN the case OF hat-headed Indians.
without injury g the brain. because this
BODY adapts itself in shape 10 the cavity
10 is designed 10 Ill.,
People shed tears when in sorrow OF
sometimes in ANGER because there is
rush OF blood 10 the head tie eyes and
temples become hot, and The tears are
natural provision 20 keep the eyes cool
ST. Paul is contemplating selling her
system or water works 10 private syn
Glca,e for the round sum Of S2cluHoV 10
S-0DVu,t. The primary motive Of the
transaction is the fact that the city is
nara up and needs the money; hut there
are some who contend that the cltE would
be better Off 70 be freed from the en-um-
brauce of the plant.
Thirty-three fatalities have been re-
ported for the last season in the Alps.
which is less than the average. Four
persons met their deaths by avalancnes
or falling stones, six by exposure to the
weather, fourteen missed their footing
and fell down precipices, three were
killed by lightning. one fell into "a glacier
nssure, one was lost while seeking edel-
weiss. and four cases are unexplained.
A well known Washington horsenlan has
discovered fact in natural history which
may not be generally known. IL is that
all fOur-fOoted beasts. in walking. run
nlng, or any sort of forward motion.
always employ the left hind Les as a
starter Even a child, if put down on
all Tours ana hidden to advance i'm that
position, Will make the first move with
his left leg, his hands at the time occupy
ing the place of an animals fOrelegs.
The highest death rate Of any town
IN The civilized world is that of the City
of MeXico-fOrty per thousand. The city
IS 1000 feet above sea level. but i'm spite
of this fact its defective drainage makes
the mortality very great Alr. Romero,
fhe Mexican minister at Washington,
explains in d recent article that when the
water in Lake TeXcoco is high j. backs
up into the sewers until the soil under
the houses and in the streets is saturated
with sewage.
As the present King of Italy does not
inherit his fathers enthusiasm for ibev
shooting, the he'd continues to increase,
ana the male ibeXes, no longer victims TO
Victor EmmanueFs rifle. are leading their
families in increased numbers into fur
Their and distant noun tains, where they
nave not been seen for generations
Should the Swiss, who now protect all
wild birds by strictly enforced Iegisla-
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