The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


The deepest salt well in the world Is
in the suburbs of Berlin. 1t is an s-inch
well 4,1s5 feet in depth.
There are but three known species Of
electric fish-the electric shad, the electric
eel and the torpedo fish.
Several United States cities are now
using hard-pressed tar-saturated cubes or
hay for paving purposes.
1t is announced that the discovery has
recently been made that vegetarians are
never affected by seasickness.
The first English paper mill was built
in the year l470. but no book was printed
on English paper until the year 1895.
"A force Of 5000 men are said to have
been employed constantly for fifty years
in building the imperial canal OF China.
Mono lake. small body of water IN
Nevada. is said to be natural soapsuds, on
which immense bubbles constantly gather
OF the sixty-six generals in the Ger
man army all but two are mobiles. OF the
% Lieutenant generals all but Is, of
the 40 major generals all but thirty-eight,
and of the ga colonies all but Lightweight
are mobiles. In the Prussian army there
are forty-nine regiments in which every
officer is a noble.
The personal names bestowed upon the
various counties of the United States
are, of course, no test of the popularity
of such personages, but a review of them
is interesting, nevertheless. Out of the
total of over 1000 counties, q bear the
name of Washington. 43 that of Jeffer-
son; p, jackson; II, Lincoln; and the same
number each for Madison and Monroe;
T. Polk; 10, Grant; 9. Adams and Harri-
son; and are named for each Garfield,
Pierce and Van Buren,.
The psychologists and scientists in
general have been making some curious
experiments in London, with view to
determine the relative length and strength
in right" and left limbs. Fifty and
who were measured had the
right arm stronger'Hhan the left; 1914 per
cent. had the two arms of equal length
and strength and 81 per cent had the
left arm stronger than the right. OF wo-
men, 1853 per cent, had the right arm
stronger than the left, PAS per cent. had
der to arrive at the average of length of
limbs, fifty skeletons were measured,
twenty-five of each sex. of these twenty
three had the right arm and left leg
longer, six the left arm and right leg,
and four the right arm and right leg,
while in seventeen cases all the members
were more or less equal in length.
DIR. Borstleman was at Lake Denmark,
n. j.. a few days ago studying the fauna
and fora of that wild and beautiful section
of Morris county, says the New York Sun.
While strolling around the shallow shore
of the lake on Sunday evening he discov-
cred a marvellous thing which made his
blood tingle with the hope that he was
about to add TO the archaeological knowl-
edge of the country. He saw in the clear
water near the shore some bright objects
flashing with phosphorescent fire. The
doctor knew of phosphorescent fish in salt
water, and was aware also that nothing
of the kind had ever been noted as in
habiting fresh water. Consequently he
believed that he had discovered a new spe-
cies, and he made haste to get his min
now net and capture one of the lively little
creatures. II was no easy matter to do
this, but after trying for an hour he sue
ceeded in catching two of the fish in one
scoop of the net. Delighted with his great
luck, he hurried to the house and examined
his prizes by the light of a kerosene lamp.
They were each two and three-quarter
inches long, and almost transparent with
stripe of stlvery sheen down each side
from gills to tail Under the lamp the
phosphorescence not could be seen, but
this did not deter the doctor from going on
with the examination. He dissected one
of the fish carefully, and then removed
the lamp from the room. There was the
phosphorescent glow upon the card where
he had placed the Viscera of the little fish /:
moreover, they seemed to be imbued with
life. Sticking pin through the center of
the glowing sac he brought the light back
and opening the sac disclosed four or FIVE
or the large fire flies which abound at the
mountain lake. Two of them were still
alive. The doctors disappointment was
keen. but he could not refrain from laugh
ing at the simplicity of the solution of the
matter. The glowing insects had been
taken In by the lively little fish as they
struggled upon the surface of the water
and their strong incandescence shone
through the translucent sides of their cap
tors.
1t is impossible, says the Hospital, to
alter the English language for the sake
or insurlng pathological accuracy, and
however erroneous may be the idea con-
veyed, the phrase bilious attack" stands
representing a group of symptoms which
are popularity supposed to point to disor-
dered liver as their origin. 1t is import
ant however, not to be misled by such
Phraseo,loogy. -, Confident as the
the efficacy of his liver, as the cause.
of all his woes, We know, and ought to act
upon the knowledge, that in so-called bill
BUSINESS" or bilious attacks" the liver is
only a secondary sufferer. In a lecture Dy
DIR. Saunby, recently published in the
Clinical Journal, il is emphatically assert
ed that an ordinary bilious attack is
really an attack Of catarrhal infamma-
ton of the stomach and duodenum Per-
haps we should feel inclined to lay more
emphasis than he does on the Importance
of neurotic element and the necessi: =
and even the difficulty, Of differentiating
from pure gastro-duodenal catarrh cases
OF migraine or of gastric neuralg II
is clear enough to those who see much
of such cases that no strict line of de.
marcation can be always drawn. 1t thus
often enough occurs that even in on
viously neurotic ailments the traditional
blue pill and saline are found of sery-
ice; not that they cure the neurosis, but
that they relieve the superadded infam-
nation. Still, 1t must be recognized thst
'biliousness' and bilious attacks" are re-
lated to stomach and duodenum and not
to liver, and that in their causation tbars
is no infiammatory element which nnvsT
be considered in their treatment If We
look on 'biliousness' as due to a ''torpic;',
liver, which requires stimulating, we land
ourselves in the fogs of some of the mosr
disputed points in therapeutics; but If we
accept what physiological patholog ;
teaches, viz. that it is the result of an.
infiammatory change in the mucous lin.
ing of the stomach and duodenum. the
treatment becomes plain. Simple. unirr,-
tating food, which will not injure the ten,
der lining of the stomach, and will nor bv
its fermentation stretch and strain II
together with such aperients as will drai6
II speedily OF its contents and leave ~
soon at rest, give us the best hone Of
quick relief. DR.. Saunby says that Aher-
nethy defined bilious attack as that CON
dition which is relieved by blue nil. and
II is still true that five or ten. grains -
blue pill at bedtime. followed in the mornL
ing by teaspoonful of Carlsbad salts
dissolved in hot water. and slipped While
dressing gives the best results in tbis
complaint. The treatment of a billions n ~,
tack is to be conducted not on Vaeue
notions of stimulating the liver. but In
accordance with the well-known princinlns
of treating inflammation; rest, SO far No ,
may be to the infiamed part and drainage
by blue pill, to remove the products Of re-
Inflammation. VI IT'S