The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-24
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destined to become the u ..u,o,
for photographic printing -.
revolution in the lithograN os ~
the metals that have be- ,.s -.
aluminium, says the Alum 81. $500 20 ~
replace the scumbersomeo- VI H. ~
stone, zinc is the only md 'o ~ ep W.
given any satisfaction, but0ist Ia
that zinc could not be depenE ~
insure good work the zinc - -
absolutely pure, and even Il ~
ors cannot be printed from 80 80
ty. Aluminium has been pr 30 -
good as stone. The metal aps ~
physical properties of lithogr tone
s,hstanaa ~ "Osoi slimy
"A reinarNaoie discovery Is ted by
.ei ~ Tue Acaueiliy uences
of Philadelphia, as being made ~naar
Three Tans, Montgomery coli D.
-..,,..,.-. 90 tly i1oF4e"' ~ stone
49, - nc Pioo9 an u oii - been
~ III, III iile EocA Yen Yellow
long and Is inches in diameter, -
been completely turned to iron, Co.,
to the iron ore known as brown ht3ta.
and Prof. Carter accounts for the -,
enon by the fact that the shales III a
sandstone in that neighborhood az
cred with red oxide of iron, and~a
times with brown hematite. 1t is pn,
ed that the iron ore was reduced =
ganic matter, and that it was madW-
BILE in water containing carbonic aciS
then, as the water holding the iron inl,'
ton came in contact with the treef
iron was precipitated on the latterf
there was an interchange of vegetable
| mineral matter, so that the rocks wera
lieved of their coloring and the tree
it up.
One of the innumerable little wars
England carries on with savages has
taken place in the River Niger in V
Africa, says the New York Journal.
concluded with the eating of a hui
head by the native allies of the Bri
| A chief named Katshella had built
self stronghold on tributary of the
ger, from which he made raids into the
| ritory of the neighboring king, who
under British protection. Katshella
of immense size and fearful appeara
He lived life of utter depravity. A I
| ish expedition of $50 men was sent q
him, and smashed his stronghold. Ii
resting, who commanded the expedi
writes: "The robber prime, Katsh
an immense man, was killed just out
the town, and then the brutal instinc
the niggers came out. They cut off
head and sent it to the king 1 was heir
He, If you please, had it boiled, and
| muntshis dow native followers) ate
The king subsequently sent the skull
to me, and it was handed to the do
for disposal"
As an illustration of the belief in
transformation of human beings into
pents, I will relate a circumstance sal,
have occurred during the first half q
present century, says writer in theF
ular Science Monthly. Near Trexe1o
! Lehigh county, dwelt farmer named Y
Ter. His wife and three daughters hid
some means or other, incurred the mn
of witch who lived but a short dsta
away, when the latter, it is supposed, t
her revenge in the following nam
Whenever visitors came to the Weller I
dence the girls, without any Fremont
whatever, would suddenly be changed
snakes, and after crawling back and f,
along the top ridge of the wainscoting
several minutes, they were restored
their natural form. This curious trans
| @NS~NAOA~ 4OAlC 1AC4uCltiy anu
| circumstances soon attained widespi
notoriety- About the end of the t
| month the spell was broken and ev
| thing went on as before. Another pop
| fallacy is the existence of the hoop sn
| This creature is usually reported as c;
BILE of grasping the tip of it's tail with
mouth, and like a hoop, running sw
| along in pursuit of an unwelcome intru
This snake is believed, Furthermore
have upon it's tail a short, poisonous h
like a cocks spur, and if it should ST
any living creature death would re
The stories concerning this marve
snake usually end with the statement
the person pursued barely escapes
that the snake strikes a tree instead C
ing it to wither and die.
The latest use to which the sun
been put Is to make it dye human !
and on the head of the pretty bathing
at that, says the New York Journal.
fashion began last summer. A fashi
bic physician recommended bright
shine and sea ozone as the best mean
making the hair light-colored, healthy
strong. The young person for whom
prescription was given found 1t very
cacious. The end of the resort season
by no means caused a subsistence of
fad. Never before were there in
York so many young women whose go
hair hangs down their back once e
day-that Is, every sunshiny day. A q
fact, too, is that the idea, simple as |
seems to have the result of producing
| desired effect. 1t Is certainly a n
more harmless way of bleaching the
than that which requires the use of CHI
calls. 1T seems to me a very intelli
idea," said a physician when questit
regarding 1t. "All sailors will tell
how rapidly the, hair grows when on b.
ship in the tropics. have had some
| portunity to observe the color, or, rat
the average color of sailors hair. I
found that the fair-haired mariners
numbered their dark-haired shipmate.
two or three to one. 1 suppose the
has something of a bleaching powel
we'll as forcing the growth of the hair
causing an increased circulation of
sap In this respect 1t stands to re;
that each Individual hair must be sc
what like plant in its nature"
1T is good for plants to keep as n
apart as possible. says St. Nicholas.
the seed fell straight to the ground.
the young plants all grew up toge
around the parent one, they would st
each other out. For plants are like
pie, and when crowded too closely tog
err, fall to fighting among themsel
Their struggles are very bitter c
though we do not see or hear them.
plants that are strongest in these s.
battles end by getting the light and
and water and food they need from
soil, while the poor weaklings are LEI
| gfarua and die tn rorauenf too v,,,.o