The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


duction. and in ten years has received
Sf9,gae0 from the company furnishing
gas The city prevents the watering OF
stock and compels a division with the
city OF all profits over certain amount
The Journal Of Commerce and Com
mercial Bulletin says that the fire loss Of
the United States and Canada for the
year 1885 as compiled from its daily rec
Ords. amounted to So, s39 108. The total
for 1872 was about $4,000 greater 10 t pan
than the 1888 figures. During the year 1879
there were 2,4lS fires where the estimated
loss IN each case exceeded $4,000, ana me
largest loss by any one nre was sl,z93vyJ.
Inc property was the Warren ManuIae-
turing Company's plant at Warren, K. l.
"A corporation has just been formed in
los Angeles. Cal, for the purpose Of ex-
plotting the gold fields which are said TO
exist in the sand along certain portions
of the shore OF the ocean between Redon-
do and Santa Monica The corporation
Eas lease on a mile and third frontage
on the ocean. which il proposes TO treat
as soon as proper facilities in the way OF
machinery, etc. can be placed upon the
grounds. Already 1t is said. an analysis
has been made with the most promising
results, and the company expects TO de-
Velop an important mining Industry.
"A man who lives b. his wits has to get
up early nowadays and hustle if he ex-
poets to make bread and butter. All the
old avocations seem to be overerowded,
and new occupations have to be invent
ed. A New York paper says that clever
stenographer makes good living by al
tending the funeral of well-to-do people
and taking down the remarks of the min
lister about the dear deceased, and the
eloquent prayer for the surviving which
the oficiating CLERGYMAN invariably Of
fers. few days later he appears with
neatly typewritten copies Of the funeral
Grafton, which the afflicted families,
especially of women, are glad to buy at
a pretty stiff price.
AS good perfumery from flowers is
made at the south as is imported from
abroad, says the New York Sun. A com
mon method of extraction is to make
| layers of beef tallow and blooms, then
cut up the tallow and soak 1t in alcohol
an air-tight box being first provided, with
| panes of glass that just fit into It, Inc
| tallow is laid upon the glass, ana the
| blooms of the flowers, gathered early IN
| the morning as soon as the dew IS dried
| off, are strewn thickly upon its surface;
| then layer of mutton suet or beef tai
| low, cut into small pieces, IS spread over
| the blooms; another pane of glass is plac-
| ed on top of this then a layer OF blooms
| and tallow as before, this operation be-
| ing repeated until the box is full, when it
| is shut up tight and placed in a cool. dark
eyen-temperatured room, and in twenty
| four to thirty-six hours the tallow Will
| have absorbed all the odor of the blooms.
-Trainmen say it is not the "head-on"
winds that delay the cars. as the engine
/ presents a small portion OF lJSelI 10 IT, anu
| breaking through, the train can be easily
pulled along after 1t, says the Springfield
| Republican. But when the wind strikes
the train at an angle of 40 degrees the
| trouble begins. The wind uses the whole
side surface as a leverage and gives the
/ engineer lots of trouble The cars sway
over to one side and are dragged along
| with difficulty. The engineers estimate
i that in going 100 miles an extra ton of
4 coal is used in such wind as yesterday,
| and even then it is impossible to keep on
! -ana ind f=
! to travel on the Consolidated road is that
/ from the northeast 1t strikes the trains
! cornerwise and makes the engines strug-
| gle and strain to counteract the force.
| This is felt especially in crossing the Con-
! necticut river where the wind has a full
| sweep, and all the New York trains are
! a few minutes late when the Southeasters
| are in force.
The Rev. w. Weston, in the course of
a paper on The Geography of Japan"
read before the Geographical Society
| stated some facts which, so far as we
| know, are new in the history of hygiene,
| says the London Spectator. In the noun
| tains there are many hot mineral springs,
| nesting generally in gullies below the
! highest points, but still far UP the ascent.
| The peasantry are very fond of the baths,
| and indulge in them to an incredible ex-
| tent. The temperature is usually from 100
degrees to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, and in
/ one place Mr.. Weston knew of, where the
| water was just blood heat, a man would
| stay in practically for a month on end,
| taking care. however, to place a heavy
| stone on his knees, to keep him from
floating or turning over in his sleep.
! The caretaker of this particular estab-
| lishment, CHEEKY old man of some 70
| summers, himself stayed in the bath the
| whole winter through" We know from
| the experience of the South Sea Island
| that human being can live in warm sea
| water for thirty-sx hours; but that life
| can be maintained practically for months
| in sulphuretted fresh water is an addi-
| ton to the records of human endurance.
| One wonders what other qualities of fish
such men possess.
Twenty-Five years ago says the Chi
cago Tribune. there was not a collection
| of orchids in this country worth $50.
COO: Orchid hunting has since then become
| a business. 1t requires a great deal of
| knowledge to be a successful orchid hunt
| er. Orchids grow in every cline. 1t is
a quite common idea that they only grow
| in tropical countries, or where it is in
| tensely hot. AS a matter of fact or
| chids grow even in Siberia and ono of
| the favoriteS for cultivation grows on
| the mountain ranges of Peru, where the
Indians collect them. These are called
cool orchids, and it is often more difficult
| to suit conditions to the cultivation of
these than it is the tropical orchid. The
| orchid fad is a fascinating one, and ii
| is not strange that the very rich man
| or woman often spends hundreds of thou
| SANDS or dollars to perfect their cOllec-
lions. AS much as 81, 100 has often been
| paid for a single orchid which has arrived
| at an age to make a great showing when
it hloomed. Very good plants of COM
| moner kinds can now be bought in this
country or from 50 to IS apiece. There are
six varieties which can be raised sue
cessfully in the average. garden. There
| are other orchids which. can be grown In
most houses under proper conditions.
This is the queer will of a Philadelphia
man who died the other day: 81 will and
direct that plain coffin be used for my in
| terment, and not casket; that l shall be
| buried in my own suit of clothes, and not
in one made for the occasion; that the in
terment shall be private after the funeral
services, on the same day, or the day after
| the funeral services, and that not more
| than three carriages shall be used to at
tend such interment l further request
the Rev. John T. Swindels and Rev. N.
| 3. Durell shall be invited to speak at my
funeral, and that for such services they
| shall each be paid the sum of So
| Within the recent period cocaine has
| come into use on the race tracks as a
| stimulant, says the Quarterly Journal OF
| Inebriety. Horses that are worn and ex-
| hausted, or are uncertain as to speed and
| endurance, are given ten to fifteen grains
of cocaine by the needle under the skin al
the time of starting, or a few moments
before. The effects are very prominent
and a veritable muscular delirium fol.
lows, in which the horse displays unusual