The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Veals some Of the causes which brought
about this breaking I'd into distinct tribes.
says writer in the Century. II is COM
posed OF TWO words which signify going
against the current, or up stream The
Omahas were the people who went Up the
stream, While the QuapaWs, their near
kin, went. their name reveals, with
the current or down stream The ira
ditiOns OF both these people say that the
parting occurred during a hunting expe-
dition, each division finally settling in
the lands whittier they had wandered
apart This epochal hunt must have been
centuries ago, Tor the QuapaWs bore their
descriptive name in 1910. being mentioned
IN the Portuguese narrative of De SOt0's
expedition as then living on the Arkansas
river, where they dwelt until 1853. when
they coded their lOng-Occupied lands to
the United States.
The amount Of oil absorbed by waste
in wiping the engines of an engine room
IS very considerable, so that any means
for its recovery would mean a correspond
ing saving. In the method suggested by
the street railway Journal, two tanks
are employed and connected together a.
the upper ends by a pipe. and into one a
live steam pipe Is introduced. Into this
nrst tank the greasy rags are put and
the tank filed about half full Of water.
BY turning on the steam the rags are
thoroughly boiled and washed. During
this process the oil will pass over as a
Vapor. with considerable steam. into the
second tank. Here il is allowed to settle,
and the oil quickly separates from the
water anu rises 10 the TOP. II can lueu ne
drawn off by a cock in the upper part
of the cylinder, while the water can be
drawn OF by a lower cock. phe oil is, of
course free from all grit and iron, which
is left in the first tank.
A prominent mechanical engineering
firm in London, England, are reported to
be making exhaustive tests of the use of
powdered coal for steam boilers of all
types. The results OF the experiments,
shortly to be made public, will be impOr-
showing heat balances ANALYSES
Of gases and the evaporation and general
efficiency of coal dust as compared with
ordinary fuel The system used is a new
process, the invention of a German NAM
ed Wegener. By il the coal is ground to
a dust by pulverizers. To insure complete
combustion a current of air is produced
by a fan, and the powdered coal is mixed
with ii before going into the boiler. This
method has been tested by the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company and
Others and the results obtained are said
to have been sufficiently satisfactory to
encourage its further development. 1t is
stated that the chimney draft is sufficient
to provide a current for drawing the dust
automatically into the firebox. Thus no
stocking is needed and no fire bars are
required. combustion being almost COM
plete. The saving of fuel by this system
is claimed to be as much as 20 per cent.
This country consumes in year about
100000 lemons, of about 6iz lemons for
each man, woman and child. This is 60
ing to be a good lemon year. Since the
], says the New York World, very nearly
100000 more boxes have been received than
came in during the same time last season.
The receipts at New York for November,
1895, were 177,S06 boxes, against no. $50
boxes for November, 1894. The November
receipts at New Orleans were 1850 boxes,
against none received at that port for
November 1894 Last year. between Dec.
8 and Christmas time $1,000 boxes were
landed here and Immediately sold. Be
fore Christmas probably not more than
n hONRg ha m
that two vessels containing 5000 to 10000
boxes have been wrecked off Gibraltar.
The crops are very plentiful along the
Mediterranean, but because so many
oranges are being carried from that re-
gion these months, owing to the def
cheney in the Florida crop, there is lit
tie room for lemons on board these ships.
The California lemon crop also is larger
than ever before, and supplies will be
forwarded from there. The California
lemons are exceedingly good ones, and
only experts can tell them from the Med
iterranean crop. For culinary purposes
the lemons Of Sicily-that is. those from
MesSina and Palermo-are to be preferred,
as they have a much better flavor. other
excellent lemons come from Maori and
Rodi, in the hill regions surrounding Ma
pies. Catania and Malaga lemons are yet
another variety, and come in the early
fall just after the Southern Italy and
Sicilian crops have finished up. A box of
lemons averages about 800 each From
100000 to 100000 boxes are sold in a
year here. 1t is predicted that the Cali
fornian crop in three years Will average
LOCO 600 boxes. It will be interesting to
note whether they will drive out any or
all of the foreign lemons. Prices are now
a little lower than usual. In September
81 was obtained at Wholesale per box, the
highest price in years.
According to a Berlin physician. thiol
is highly approved as an application in
the treatment of burns in all degrees. The
first step is to wash the surface with a
very weak solution of corrosive sublimate,
then remove whatever cuticle hangs loose
taking care not to break any bliSters that
are whole. The burn Is busted with
powdered boric acid, then the entire burn
ed surface and a considerable portion of
the healthy skin around it are painted
with a solution of equal parts of thiol
and water, then a layer of creased cot
ton is kept in place with hsndage. This
is undoubtedly very scientific way to
handle burn, but for the masses of peo-
pie, many of whom live some distance
from drug stores and doctors there is
nothing better that the old-time applica-
ton of pure lard and flour. 1t is well
worth while, says the New York Ledger
for every hOusekeeper to buy some pounds
of pure leaf lard, render it with the Ut
most care, and put it while piping hot
into pots or bottles that may be hermeti-
cally sealed. A cupful of lard mixed
applied to a burn without loss of time
The experience of years has demonstrate
ed that If this application is followed up,
there will be neither scar nor irritation
following the healing of the injured part
An Egyptian statue, the finest of the
kind existing. and as a work of art rank
ing with the Venus of Milo and the
Venus de Medici, has just been discovered
in the Egyptian gallery of the Louvre
almost by accident. 1t is in bronze, and is
the portrait of a queen of the thirteenth
! dynasty, named Karomana. This statue
was covered with thick coating of YER
digris which concealed its most striK-
ing beauties, so that visitors constantly
passed ii without even suspecting what
a treasure was before them. An almost
invisible trace of gold having been de-
tected on the surface, it was thought that
perhaps some gliding lay under the YER
digris and the statue was craped a little
with extreme care. Something was brought
10 view far different from gliding. When
the beautiful queen was relieved from her
Verdigris she was found to be clothed in
a robe damascened in gold and silver
The workmanship is of the most exquisite
description, surprising anything known
in ancient or modern art. Indeed the ar
fists in work of the kind in Paris often
stand for hours before this marvel in an
ecstasy of admiration and despair The
face has a caressing fixity of purpose. NOT
unlike that of the wonderful Venus of
Milo in the same building, but even great
er delicacy of outline. It sets one dream
ing as to its meaning and mystery.