The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11

! in view OF the fact that Eeypt was once
the center OF civilization and learning.
7 whence science rad.ated 10 every corner
Z Of the globe. Vestiges of Egyptian lore
Z being found even On this Hemisphere, Il
I IS somewhat painful 10 think that the only
item which the land OF the Pharaohs now
contributes TO the world is onions. which
are being shipped In huge quanmt-es 20
the United States. says the New York
Tribune. And TO make matters worse.
we are informed that the popular -baeli,
as the Egyptian onion Is cailed, owes us
line flavor, as well as its size, TO the f2ct
that the fields in which it is grown are
fertilized with the powdered nun mics OF
the saees who fOuriShed on the ba INKS OF
the Nile three and four thousand years
ago
The total production of books In this
country and in England during 1894 was,
IN new works. 1881. and, including new
edltiOns, Asa This is slightly less than
the product of 1893. which was in new
books. 42S1, and, including new editions.
6.l3i Novels took the lead Of other books.
and included some notable transiations
from European fiction. Law books were
more numerous than in 1893 and juveniles
books added. the order is: First. fiction.
then political and social science. then the
ology, religion, biography. history. travels
and poetry. There were 2,S21 books by
American writers manufactured in this
country, Loss books were imported. and
81 books - English and other foreign
Der of imDOrtations was in theology and
religion, and reached 262 volumes. In 1893
large number OF volumes, already in
hand, had to be published, though the
times were unfavorable. and in 1884 the
publishers, already fearful of hard times.
We're more careful about entering into
new engagements.
Shark oil is exported in large quantities
from Iceland to Germany, says an ex-
change. 1t IS of a fine color. never be-
comes thick, and is said to possess similar
medicinal virtues to cod liver oil; and no
doubt il is often sold IN the name of the
later product. A fleet of 100 boats is en-
gagged IN the Industry. every year from
January to August. They are schoOners
OF from 30 to 30 tons with crew of from
eisht 10 ten men. The sharks are captur-
ed about 20 miles from the coast in the
winter and in the summer about 100 miles
away, IN deeper water. Every two or three
weeks the boats return to port with from
100 TO l20 barrels of liver which is boiled
IN dirty and evil-SmelEng novels. The
sharks captured by the Icelanders reach %
feet in length and feet in thickness A
liver yields up TO five gallons of oil. The
nelghborhood of shark oil refinery IS
not to be mistaken, as the Cdor arfsin9
therefrom is far from pleasant. The fish
ermen earn about S5s per month, with n
premium of Cd on each barrel of liver The
captain gets IS Sd per barrel for the first
100, and IS 4d per barred for all in excess.
| Sickness seems to be very rife among
sharks. judging from the small Quantity
of healthy livers, belonging to healthy
fsh, compared with the greenish ones,
/ from the fish suffering from disease, and
/ the red hvers, from the thin, ill-condition-
| ed fish. The Ieelanders only take the
livers from the fish; and they neglect tho
/ the Tasmanian fishcsries, as IN Sydney fins
/ fetch f2S per ton
/ The Saturday Review saws: That the
| swords of his gallant adherents who fell on
! Drumossie Moor should be found by a de-
Scendant OF his hereditary enemy of Argyll
/ IN fence at Twickenham is certainly a
/ very singular circumstance. In his pam
| phiet, Notes on Swords from the Battle
! field of Culloden' &C. j. Clark Lord Ar
I chibald Campbell gives an account of his
/ discovery, with some notes on the blades
and on Andrea Ferrara. Some years ago
/ Lord Archibald, whose knowledge of dirks
/ and claymores is extensive, heard that
/ there existed such a fence of steel Years
| passed and then he found the fence in a
/ pack yard at Richmond. II is described
] by the Rev. r. S. Corbett in his Memorials
! OF Twickenham" Twickenham house be-
! longed to DR.. Johnson's very unclubbaIe'
! Sir John Hawkins. The next information
came from Edward Ross, the famous rifle
| shOt, who had seen the hedge of blades in
stu. They We're said by DR.. Diamond to
nave been made into the fence of a
/ hover garden by a Lord Tweedale. When
/ Lord archibald secured these heroic relics
he found that six inches had been brok en-
/ from the point of each blade, while the
tang of the halt end had also been short
| ened. They were welded into two hori-
| zontal iron bars Paint which covered them
| has preserved the metal so well that they
are as good as on the day when they were
flrst forged. There are five-kinds of
| swords-O a broad, dOuble-edged blade
| with a heavy center rib, "a heavy small
sword;'D (2) a broad-backed sword with a
! single cutting edge. These are often
| stamped with a fleur de lys. and we pre-
sumo, came over with Fitzjarnes' horse or
] from other French sources, but some are
| of English make. 90 There are small
| swords, some without groove, the rib ris-
ing in the center. Andrea Ferrara's name
| is on Othe short groove of other small
swords thing very unusual. (D There
are Highland broadswords proper with
/ one, two or three grooves or fiuting An
drea name is in the grooves. (5) There
are a few Hanoverian swords: two bear
a crowned G. R.
One pint of fine salt mixed with two
plnts of wood ashes and mixed with
| water Will mend cracks in stoves saws
an exchange. When clinkers accumulate
in the CRATE, throw in a handful of salt
let stand few minutes and they will
| be easily removed. A teaspoonful added
10 the water in which cut flowers ar
| placed, viii preserve them for consid-
| cradle time and a little rubbed on the
| grlddles before greasing will prevent
cakes from sticking. Damp salt will re-
| move the discoloration caused by tea
on cups and saucers; if sprinkled i'm
medlately over any spot where SOM .
thing has boiled over on the stove there
! VIII be no odor and the spot will be
easily cleaned. teaspoonful put in a
Kerosene lamp viii make the oil give a
brighter light, and a small pinch added
10 the starch Will prevent ii from stick
ing to the irons. If your ingram carpet
looks dingy, sprinkle little salt over it
| and let it lie for at least five minutes
| then sweep it thoroughly and YOU will
be surprised to see how much brighter
1t will look. One of the best things for
cleaning brass is salt dissolved in vine
gar Cotton fabrics are less likely 10 fade
| If allowed to lie for a short time in a
strong solution of salt and water Sprin-
| kle damp salt around where there are
moths and they will speedily take their
| departure. If a small pinch is added to
the whites of eggs they will froth quickly.
Small doses given at short intervals will
stop hemorrhage of the lungs; for stings
or bites OF any kind of insects apply it
damp and bind tightly; for neuralgia or
severe pains in the stomach, fill a mus
! lin bag, heat il and lay it against the
aching places. If the throat is very sore
| wiring a cloth out of cold salt water and
| bind around the neck covering with a
dry towel; weak solution gargled will
also help the throat. A sponge bath in
| salt water will arrest night sweats and If
used cold, is one of the best lotions for re-
storing firmness of the flesh; battle the
face upward and then wipe dry One
half a spoonful dissolved in a little water
will almost instantly relieve dyspepsia.
or cure collie in a grown person Two
in n hale