The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-23
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. le. 1895.
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in fact of nature. 1t often happens
that the brain shriuks, and as it does
80 the skull sometimes thickens.
People sniff the air to locate an odor,
because by distendipg the nostrlls 9
larger quantity Of air is drawn in. the
nerves are better exposed, and the odor
more clearly perceived.
The brain is not affected by the
movements Of the body, even though
these are sometimes very violent, be-
cause it rests on a basis of soft
cushions between the bones OF the
spine.
The form Of the skull may be
changed, as in the case Of aat-headed
indians, without injury to the brain, be-
cause shis body adapss itself in shape
to the cavity it is designed to FILL.
Mr.. O'Conner, the English minister
Of China, who presented his credentials
to the emperor 10 1892. claims to be
descendants of the Irish king, Roder-
ick O'Connor.
Miss Nancy Baker, daughter of the
late Gov. Conrad Baker, has announced
herself as candidate for the Office Of
state librarian, subject to the Repub-
blican caucus of the Indian Legisla-
ture.
Justin Mccarthy, the Irish parlia-
mentarian whose novels have been SO
widely read in snis county is 10 his
sixty-second year, but even at this age
it is no unusual thing for him to sit up
all night over his typewriter.
Miss Frances E. Willard is the third
woman to have the right to write doc
tor of laws after her name. Maria
Mitchell, the astronomer. and Amelia
B Edwards. the Egypsologist. were the
others.
Baroness Ida Won Barnekow, Of San
Francisco, has left for Germany. where
she will look up fortune which is
said to have been left her. She claims
to be a grand daughter of Countess Won
Moltke.
A girls taste differs according to
her age, says cynic. At 16 she
wants dude with tootbpick shoes and
miscrcscope mustache; at 20 chief
justice with a pile Of tin; at 25 she'll
be satisfied with member of congress; !;
at 80 country doctor or preacher
will do; and at IS anything in the
male line, from an editor down.
A we'll known Washington horseman
has discovered a fact in natural history
which may not be generally knowo.
L. is shat all four-footed beasts, 10
walking, running. or any sort of
forward motion, always employ the
left hind leg as starter. Even a
child, if put down ou all fours and
hidden to advance 10 that position. will
make the first move with his left leg,
bis hands at the time occupying the
place Of an animals forelegs.
For the past week Stanley Russey,
Amsie Burk and Albert johnson,
three young clerks at Muncie, Ind +,
have partaken of 20 food or other
nourishment except milk. The young
men made very peculiar wager on
New Years Eve, to the effect that none
of tbeu shall eat or drink any nourish-
ment except milk during the year 1895
This they can drink only once every
hour, and then not over pint at a time.
At this rate. if all remain true to their
pledge. it will require about twelve
barrels Of milk to supply them, at a
cost Of about $l00, which would be
very cheap living.
1T is to the Tarsars who conquered
China several centuries ago that We are
indebted for this much discussed
queue" said Wing Lock, q prominent
Chinauan, to writer for the Pttsburg
Dispatch. You hear great deal
about the laws of China relating to the
wearing of queues: how a Chinaman
cannot return to his country without
his queue, and all that. Well, it is all
bosh. The wearing of a queue is no
more required by law tnan your gentle
man wearing wbiskers. 1t is custom
and style, aud Chiuaman realizes
some truth in the saying that you
migat as we'll be out of the earth as out
Of style. A Chinaman retains his
queue simply because if he should
ever return to bis native land be would
not care to 60 about among his friends
and make himself conspicuous by such
radical departure from the style of SO
many millions Of people. Strange
TOO, that the Chinsmac should hold to
his queue With such teuacity when it
was originally imposed upon him as a
mark of subjectiou. When the Tartars
came over and set ruler on our throne