The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-18
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Every day brings out some new use for
asbestos Now IL is proposed TO use il in
the sales Of boots. Asbestos wool press
Ell by hydraulic force into thin sheets.
haler-prOcfe1 on one side. is TO be in
serted as the middle sole. AsbestO is a
IoA-cohuuclor OF heat, ergo cold. and in
conjunction with a waterproof material
viii have the effect Of counteracring the
!nIluenee OF heat, cold and moisture. II
IS said that asbestos lined boots cannot
creak IN wear. and are much more fiexi-
DE IMAM ordinary boots man wearing
dsDestos boots can walk over live electric
wires IN safety, as IL is a nOn-conductor.
in the kingdom of Poland there was
formerly law. according 10 which any
person found guilty OF Islander was COM
peiled 10 walk on all fours through the
stItets OF the town, where he lived, &C
coinpanied by the bcadle a sign that he
was dissraced, and unworthy of the name
OF man. At the next public festival the de-
hhquent was forced TO appear crawlinE
upon hands and knees underneath the
DahQuetlng table, ana barking like a dos.
LFeIy guest was at liberty 10 give him
a. many Kicks as he chose, and he who
Adu Deen slandered must, toward the end
OF the banquet, throw a picked bone al
the culprit, who, picking il up with his
mouth, would leave the room on all fours.
Allen c. Mason. according to the Ia
coma Ledger. is telling a story that would
probably ruin any reputation he NAV have
Tor truth and Veracity where ne moi as
Wen known as he is in Tacoma He saws
ne does not absolutely VOuch for its truth
put believes II to be true II was told him
Oy some OF the men who work on boat
running from the ocean dock to Quarter
master narbOr. They say that in stormy
Weatner' when the sea guils ind it difficult
70 get their food from its usual sources
OF supply, they alight on the logs lying
on the beach along the shores of the har-
Dor until as many OF them are perched on
log as can get on it, and then, appar-
emily by direction of one of their number
they begin TO rock back and forth until
they turn the log over. and then each one
grabs on barnacle and eats it, and then
they repeat the operation.
"A remarkable dog story is reported
from Leicester, says the Westminster Ga
zette. A Bible woman was in one of the
WardS-the accident ward-of the local
lnnrmary recently, and was talking to
one OF the patients, when a terrier made
us way TO her with difficulty from near
one of the adjoining beds, and appealing
~ held up one Of its fOrepaws She called
the attention Of one of the doctors to the
animal, and 1t was then found that the
limb was broken. The bones were set
ana bed made up for the canine suf-
ferer in the ward, due instruction being
entered upon the patients card as to his
treatment and diet. The animal pro-
crossed favOrably and became a general
favorite with both the patients and Of
Metals, until day or two ago, when it was
claimed by its owner and taken away.
How the terrier found it's way to the in
Urinary is not known, but it entered the
institution unobserved, and, curiously
enough, was found in the accident ward.
i've heard of oysters growing on bot
ties and old books, and on stakes plant
ed in the water, so they made sort
of oyster orchards" said an old soldier
to a New Y FORK Sun man, but l never
saw or heard of any oysters in the north
that grew in quite the manner of some
we used TO see in creeks in the south.
I've seen 'em there that always made me
think Of current bushes, because they
grew up in masses that had something the
same general outline as a current bush.
As matter of. fact, these oysters might
have been growing on something. but they
looked like oyster bushes, big and little.
The oysters found growing in this manner
were usually rather small; a year or two
old, maybe. They We're close together.
Inc smells were very thin and very sharp,
and nearly all pointed upward 1t was
mighty hard work to open them without
cutting your fingers The darkies used 10
put some water in a great iron pot stand
ing on the ground, build a fire around 1t,
and put in branches and punches of these
shells had been opened a little by the hot
water and steam; then the oysters could
be taken out easily"
When larger guns were first construct
ed, requiring a larger charge of powder, a
serious, drawback was experienced, says
Chambers Journal. 1t was found that af-
ter firing a few shots from them the firing
chamber was badly damaged, being in
some cases cracked. Additional thickness
OF material in this part OF the gun proved
only a temporary remedy, as the violence
of the explosion bodily removed layer af-
ter layer OF the 1nEer surface. Here was
a serious problem, and steps were imme-
dlately taken to investigate the cause or
this local rupture. 1t was soon discovered
that the evil was due to the too rapid
burning of the powder, which, being con-
Verted almost instantaneously into gas, eX-
erted an enormous pressure in the firing
chamber before the bullet had commenced
its motion down the barrel. As the press
ure is proportionate to the amount of
powder used, that produced by small
charge would not be sufficient to give rise
to these destructive results. A simple eX-
pertinent Will illustrate this disruptiVe &C
ton. If a sheet of stiff paper be held be-
tween the fingers and gradually approach
ed with sharp penknife the paper will be
pushed forward without being penetrat-
ed. If, however, the knife be suddenly
brought to the paper the latter VIII be
pierced. We have here all the difference
between sustained and a sudden press
ure, and a complete resemblance to the
action in a gun. If the pressure be slowly
and steadily generated the bullet will
move forward; if sudden, a tendency to
rupture will be inevitable, and bursting
must ensue if the pressure be sufficiently
great.
From a hygenic standpoint, Italy is
probably the worst off among all the civil
lied nations. According to statistics, col
lected and published by Prof Bodii who
entire Italian monarchy, there are among
the S,2A communities of Italy 1454 which
have water of a bad quality or in INSULT
cient quantities. More than one-half of
all the communities, or Asst, have no
drainage, and refuse matter is simDiy
thrown into the street. The conditions
of homes are also very bad in Italy, as in
no other country of Europe there are so
many people living in cellars or case
ments. In 1928 tenements situated below
ground, more than 100000 Italians live, ear
and sleep. In ], 200 villages of Italy. bread
is non used at food, mush of corn meai,
called polenta, taking its place. Corn be-
ing frequently sold in deteriorated cond;-
ton causes many cases of pellagra a
sickness peculiar to maize-eating people
which annually causes 1900 deaths in the
provinces of Nenetia and Lombardy II
is estimated that more than 10000 cases
of pellagra occur annually in these pro-
vinces. In 4965 communities of Italy, meat
IS not eaten, and can only be obtained
from nearby towns. since meat is so dear
that the poor people of Italy cannot ar
ford 1t. Three hundred and sixty-six
communities have not even a Cemetery
their dead being buried in tho ol,,,rc1,,'s.'