Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

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City. g. D.. at the National. 1.-The line runs
between two mountains in the Black Hills
range. northwest Of Rapid City. On each
side of the valley, twelve miles in width,
stand two high peaks. which tower above
the other mountains and have long been
known as landmarks. These mountains
are several thousand feet high, and have
rarely been scaled, SO but little Is known
OF their topography. But some weeks ago
q party of tourists decided to make the
ascent, and they divided into two parties,
one Tor each peak, taking photographs with
them for the purpose of signaling to each
other across the valley. The ascent was
made and one Of the party on the north
mountain was surprised to hear voices.
"hicn apparently came out of the air. He
moved his position, and the sound was no
longer heard. By changing his position
several times he discovered that the voices
were those OF his friends on the other
mountain He called the attention of the
others to the phenomena, and when the
attention OF the opposite party had been
attracted, 1t was found that an ordinary
conversation In an ordinary tone of voice
was plainly heard from one mountain top
10 the other. There was only one place on
the mountain where 1t could be heard and
TINS appeared to form a natural telephone.
scientists say that the cause is to be found
In the form of the mountains, which serve
as elliptfcal ref1ectors of sound, the speakers
Delns situated In the face. at the ends of
the ellipse, and in the low density of the
atmosphere at the altitude at which the
Phenomena occurs
''Molasses is now being used largely as
fuel by some Of the planters in my state"
salu y. Z. Darby of Donaldsonville La, at
the Shoreham. "Molasses, containing as
IL does considerable percentage of sac
caarine matter. which no known process
nyt
when sprfnkled upon dried sugar cane
corn stalks, or other refuse woody fiber
Where molasses of the rough and unre-
fined sorts is very cheap and where coal is
dear, owing to the cost of TRANSPORTATION
the fluid las already become an efficient
1uei product for the many processes
where high degree of heat is requisite.
AS yet, but few have learned the value of
the new fuel. but 1t is constantly becoming
more popular and 1T will not be many
years before cheap molasses will be used
even where coal is plentiful, as the fire
Is much hotter"
I'm many cases of electric shock the pa
tient could be resuscitated by the use of
ammonia even after life seems to be ex-
tlnct. said DR.. w. l.. Taylor of Cincin-
natl at the Raleigh. The first expert
ments were made upon birds and 1t was
discovered that injections of dilute am
ton of the same by the mouth will re-
store the creatures TO life after shocks
of electricity which to all appearance have
destroyed the vital spark. The restorative
result Is doubtless due to the action or
the ammonia in the muscles of the heart
which organ is paralyZed by the shock
Evidently, however. quantity of the cleo.
trio mud entering the system sufficient to.
cause destructive burning OF the nerves
muscles blood coils he
rent would render all remedies Intellectual
On the other hand. post-mor.em exarni,iaA
lions of many human victims to electrical.
shocks or lightning bolts reveal no de-
struct1ve changes in the tissues. and it is
a question of the first Importance if in
such cases proper and timely attention
would not restore the apparent loss OF
life. II the ammonia discovery Is car
rled out thousands of lives may be saved."'
''There plenty of Indian mounds and
burying grounds said c. p. Bowers of
Buffalo at the E.bbitt. but it Is rare that
remains Of the former denizens of Ameri-
ca are found in the large cities. A short
time ago while digging a sewer in Buffalo,
the workmen unearthed quantity of crude
crockery. pipe bowls and other relics of
dead race Of aborigines. They found
also skeletons inferred in the characteristic
Indian fashion. doubled up with hands
clasped over their knees and heads bowed
down. ArchaeologiSts decided that the re-
mains were those Of extinct Kah Wah or
Kah Kawh tribe. the last member of which
died, or was slain. over two hundred years
ago. The incident affected ne very pa
thetically, considering the bustling city of
Buffalo. Nothing could be more prosaic
than excavating a sewer, yet what more
romantic than digging from the earth the
relics Of an ancient race. whose very name
is only known to the scientists
"The quaintest use for photographs l
ever knew Is that of Theodore Saburfn.
owner Of Visitation RANCH" said L. c..
Markley of San Francisco at the Riggs
Instead of making his hot house of plain
glass. he erected one of portrait negatives,
Which he secured from a large gallery
going out Of business. A structure thirty
feet long and twenty feet wide was erected
in the center of his garden, the negatives
being assorted with regard to size and
subject, many thousands of the strange
looking pieces of glass being used in the
process. The rarest and costliest exotics
of all lands filled the house, so that the
picture presented by this combination of
rare plants and flowers Is in itself pleas
ing enough to attract special attention:
but the chief charm of the hot house lies
In the shadows cast on the growing plants
by the Photographic negatives, composing
the walls and roof. The quaint charm of
this flood of dappled sunshine, playing on
the banks of verdure, or the gently Wav-
Ing ferns and palms. is almost indcscrib-
able. The best time for seeing the shad-
cws Is early in the morning. when the
light Is strong from the east. Then the west
floor of the hot house presents a medley of
shadowSraphs that is weird and pictur-
esque. At midday every negative in the
structure is employed in the stereopticon
business. A clear moonlight evening. too.
produces pretty effects on the plants"
Zone of the most interesting features of
the education of deaf mutes is their dane
Ing" said P. G. Gillette of Chicago. one
of the leading deaf mute instructors of the
country. at the Arlington at was dis
covered by accident that deaf mutes en-
joyed music, and now dancing is a COM
mon pastime with them, they keeping tine
better as rule than those who are in DOS
session of all their faculties. One who is
not deaf mute is inexpressibly lonely at
one Of their parties. He can understand
nothing, while they converse with their
hands and have good time When the
music strikes up they dance. It wouI3
be supposed that it was essential to hear
the rhythm in order to dance, but such 10
not the case. They feel it. which is lust
as effectual. When they employ an or
chestra, they stipulate for the largest bass