The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-26
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Danish Hall Gaines "Manxman' from
its shelves. upon the ground Of insult
ability TO general reading one mem
Der Of the committee described the book
as awful"
Senator Isham G. Harris Of Tennessee
and Mai. J. Cabel Breckenridge have &C
cepted the invitation Of the Shiloh Battle
Field Association TO be present az the
reunion of the battle field on April and
and assist in locating the correct spot
where Gen. Albert sydney Johnston died
Senator Harris and Maj. Breckenridge are
the only survivors Of Gen johnston
staff. Harris took care Of Johnston until
he died. He was at that time governor OF
Tennessee He will deliver the address OF
welcome at the reunion az the old Shiloh
church on the battlefield on April 5.
The distance which derehcts traverse
Is much greater than is generally sup
posed. says the New York Tribune.
careful record Of observations has re-
suited in the preparation Of a chart which
shows that the hulk of the schooner Fan
ME F. WOlston has drifted, during the
last nve years, more than 1000 miles.
This calculation is based on forty-six re-
ports Of its having been sighted. An
other derelict which began its wander
ings in 1891. drifted about $500 miles up 70
the time 1t was last seen, when ~ mad
been afioat 615 days The W. L. White.
another floating terror of the sea, roamed
over the North Atlantic for 80 days COW
er-ng in that time about 5000 miles.
"A writer in the Washington Star says
that the largest and most complete medi-
cal library In the world is the collection
of medical works located in the army med
zeal museum, IN that city, under the care
of the surgeon-generalS Office of the war
department and the immediate SuperVis-
ion of DR.. John 5. Billings, U. 5. A. 1t
may also be said that the card index
system of medical publications used by
the library is the most thorough and
practical index Of medical works in the
ll2,OOO bound volumes and about 10000
pamphlets. 1t Is estimated that this col
lection comprises three-fourths or the
medical literature of the world, and at
least nine-tenths Of the medical literature
which has been published within the last
ten days.
Here is another remarkable specimen,
says the New Orleans Picayune, OF the IN
innate acquaintance that many English
men have of American affairs: Speaking
of Col. IngersOll's recent trouble with the
ministers of New Jersey the Poulterer
Herald, of Manchester, England, says;
Ex-senator IngersoM of Kansas, who, 1t
will be remembered, ran against MT.
Blaine for President in 1881 and derisively
bestowed upon him the title OF -PluIned
Knight has recently been experiencing
great difficulty in delivering his lecture
on the Bible. Mr.. 1ngersoU is known as
an authority on theological matters, but
owing to the fact that he would take no
part In the worlds fair festivities at Chi
cago. upon the ground that the entire az
fair had an immoral tendency, the Ameri-
can people have turned against MN,
and now no opportunity TO prosecute him
is neglected.
A French scientist has recently made
some experiments which show the amount
of force developed by some of our bicycle
cracks during hard race. The celebrated
American cyclists, Windle and thinner
man, have maintained for two minutes
a speed to continue which required the
expenditure OF energy representing two
thirds of one horsepower. For six sec
onds they were able to exert the astonish-
ing force of one and fourth horsepower.
7 This is equivalent to raising a weight of
1888 pounds one yard high in one second.
This is conservative estimate, owing to
power used in making the calculations
Experiments are also being made to de-
termine the force exerted by different
sports. These results viii be Of great use
for training and as hygienic data One
of the discoveries made during the calcu-
lation of the force eXerted by bicyclists
is that at high speed the work of a BIZ
cyclist in covering a specified distance
is as great as that of a man running
the same distance. At a moderate speed
a runner undergoes three times the labor
OF bicyclist, but the higher the speed the
nearer are the exertions equalzed
The iguana is a very little fellow, who
belongs, like his cousins, the gecko and
the chameleon, to a very big family says
| the New York World. This family includes
such large animals as alngators, croco-
| dies, lizards and many other strange
! creatures. The iguana has a long, slen-
der body, tapering in a curious way into
l
from his head to the end of this tail, and
| his body is covered with small scales. A
soft pouch OF bag hangs from below his
chin, but for what purpose 1t is used
naturalists seem to be divided in opinion.
| Some iguanas live in trees, others dig
| themselves holes in the ground, and some
varieties live upon the seaShore and are
| quite fond of swimming about in the
water The eggs of the iguana are usu-
! ally laid in the sand and are not hard ike
| a hens egg, but soft, like leather, and
| yellow in color. The iguana's tail, like
! that of most of his cousins, is very useful
| to him. He uses 1t for a weapon, slapping
and infiicting severe wounds upon ms enc
! mics by means of its sharp notches. In
/ the water he uses his tail Hike a snake,
| drawing his legs closely to his side and
| projecting himself along by means of the
! tail alone. The iguana is a fierce-looking
! little reptile when attacked. He raises
| himself upon his forelegs, looking very
savage but he is not really brave, and
! If you should come across an iguana
| nodding his head at you and trying to
! brighten you to death by wagging his
| tail, just stamp your foot at him and
he will quickly lower his crest ana Scurry
| off into his hole.
A Chinaman depends upon his ances-
! tors for all the good fortune he enjoys,
saws the Chicago Records Washington let
! ter His wealth, power and happiness, his
! success in business and even the beauty
and intelligence of his children are all
! due to the favorable influence OF their
| spirits and therefore he worships them.
| great deal depends upon the manner
! and place in which ones ancestors are
! buried 1t Is a common practice Tor a
! Chinaman to remove their bodies from
| one burial place to another in case he
! does not enjoy the prosperity to which
! he considers himself entitled Last fall
! a gentleman of this city accompanied
| one of the most learned members of the
! Chinese legation to the soldiers cemetery
! al Arlington, and while they were wander
! ing under the beautiful oaks the latter
! pointed out several proper locations for
! burial He explained that any man who
! should bury his ancestors in a certain
! place which he pointed out, would certain
| iy enjoy great wealth; he would prosper
! in business and accumulate money rapidly.
| Another location was favorable for the
! burial of the ancestors of one who aspires
! IL political influence The advantageous
! condition of each site were explained &C
| cording to the mystical superstitionS OF
! the race, and the Chinaman expressed his
! amazement that Americans should be so
! indifferent to them. In China If an ambi-
| tious politician does not advance as rapidly
| as he desires he attributes his failure to
| fba disaffection of his ancestors with the
| Site selected for their burial, aid re-
moves their bones, with great ceremony,
70 another which he considers more
/ Favorable If he does not then succeed
| he moves them elsewhere, and keeps on
! doing so until he enjoys better luck or
! gives IN IN dispair
!
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