The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-15
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The eve is not sensitive 10 cold, because
IL is SO well supplied with blood vessels
The skin is rough. because by that
means IL is better adapted 10 receive sem
satiOls.
The veins in the hands and feet some
times swell because circulation has been
stopped.
Babies do not hear well because The
bones OF the ear are too SOFT 10 convey
the sensation OF sound
The great toe is placed on the inside
OF the foot 10 act as fuicrum Ia pro-
pelhng the body forward
The small bone Al the root Of the tongue
Is placed there for the purpose OF giving
stability 10 that member
The thick mating Of hair on the tor Of
the head is placed there as protection
from cold and sudden shocks.
The interior bones Of the ear are called
the hammer and the stlrrup from their
resemblance 10 these objects
People turn their faces toward a sound
N order TO hear II better. because then
the sound IS conveyed TO both ears.
Women have colds in the head less fire.
quently than men because they are not
accustomd to heavy head coverings
Children are not born with teeth on aC-
count of the Inconvenience that would be
occasioned by these in very early life
The pdtella. OF knee pan. projects in
front Of the knee TO afford a proper full
crum for some OF the muscles of motion.
ne myers are OF unequal lELEILlS It-
cause by reason OF this fact they, are en-
abled 70 grasp objects Of almost any size.
People smell better with their mouths
shut. because the air for the use of the
lungs must then be drawn through the
nose.
The incisior teeth, are sharp and the
molars are blunt because the former
are designed for cutting and the latter
Tor grinding.
The pupil Of the eye contracts or ex-
lie IN n ur iv0nr orr Tc
quantity of light, that objects may be
clearly seen.
The nails arc placed at the backs Of the
fingers in order to AFFORD an adequate
support 10 both bones and muscles OF
the finger tips IN doing their work
In an official list Of the physicians prac-
ticing medicine in New York are the
following names, appropriate or other
wise. Bill. Bosch. Deadly, Coffin. Ender,
Gore Herb Kakels. Kram. Lordly, Mad
den. Pettus, Sass, Sour.
Thieves in New York are no respectors
OF charities, for recently seventeen OF the
saturday and Sunday Association, were
stolen from the elevated railroad sta
tons by man who claimed TO have au-
thor.ty TO take them away.
A new city park is TO be made I'm Bal
tmore without a dollar OF cost TO The
taxpayers. A street car company which
was granted a franchise in lS'e in the face
of great opposition. agreed 20 pay 20 pei
cent of its revenue for park purposes.
and from the accumulated fund the
grounds and their adornment will be paid
for
Vermont's maple syrup has come to
have a high reputation since the state
enacted a law to punish counterfeiters
of the sugar. The passage OF the law
is said TO have been procured by firm
of dealers In the pure sugar 10 circum-
vent rivals who dealt in the counterfeit.
a substance into which beet sugar largely
entered.
At Portland Ore, recently a display
of japanese war pictures drew out quite
a crowd, among whom were some geo
enthusiastic subjects Of the mikado. The
pictures were cast upon canvas screen
by an electric stereoptican. Each one
was greeted with applause by the happy
japanese. in which the large number
of American spectators frequently joined.
Zone of the most difficult habits to cure
Is that of drinking vinegar said Gin
clnnau physician recently. "A good
many women drink vinegar for the com
pleXion, and in some cases 1t creates
a craving for it even more Unsuitable
than that for liquor. As the habit grows
the victim is no longer contented with
the ordinary vinegar but demands it
stronger and stronger until he drinks
acetc acid with very little dlIuuon. 1t
burns out the stomach within a very few
years. and it is seldom that vinegar
tiend lives even until middle age. 1t can
be detected by the peculiar pallOr of the
countenance, but no antidote has ever
been discovered by which the habit can
hG
A curious craft looking more Ike
coffin than anything else. came up on
the beach near Barley Point. y. j.. the
other day and aroused much curiosity.
1t turned out to be a submarine torpedo
boat. which parted its moorings off
Blackfsh Hole before its designers were
ready TO experiment with it. and wan
dered up the Shrewsbury river to its
present resting place. 1t looks like the
plain coffin Of commerce except that
il is a great deal deeper. and i'm place of
the broad-headed silver nails il has the
regulation dead eyes. Ii is fifteen feet
long and about five feet high There are
two wheels fitted on an axle. well for
ward and one aft The rear wheel acts
on a rudder The TWO wheels forward re-
volve In answer to a crank. which is
worked from the interior The cogs being
intended to catch the bottom of the ocean
and worry the craft along The interior
is fitted with an air-producing engine. and
the inventor said that the engine would
slpplv' Two men with air enough for
four hours.
The most decided novelty introduced
IN the world Of amusement is perhaps
the swinging ROOM This is an Amer
lean invention, adopted and improved
according to the French idea. Some of
the papers in Paris refer to it as AN in
stTnr1eOt of torture IA nor than n aroUca-