The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Apa or Mexico, and the bed IS OF slate
from the Welsh Guarrtes. Districts thou
sands OF miles apart are ransacked TO
exc OUT the dim iuisninE supply OF ivory
fo- the balls The best IS from the
from Burmah. Siam. Ceylon, SumaIra
Java and Bombay. The familiar green
cloth is woven from the fine wool OF
sheep bred on the hills and plains Of
SaXOny, and the rubber for the cushions
Is obtained from the caOutchouc trees OF
Para near the mouth OF the Amazon. The
cues are Of ash spliced into ebony han
Cles-the latter wood coming from vari-
Gus parts Of the West Indies and South
America.
William c. Ussery, N. D.. Of St Louis.
says that the best food for those suffer
ing from typhoid fever is the banana.
In this disease, he explains, the lining
membrane of the small mites tines becomes
intensely infiamed and engOrged. Event
ualiy II begins slOughing away in spots,
leaving well-defined ulcers. At these
places the intestinal walls become dan
gerously thin. A solid food, If taken into
the stomach, is likely to produce perfO-
ration of the intestines and dire results
VIII Follow. Therefore solid foods or foods
containing a large amount OF innutritiOus
substances. are dangerous and are to be
avoided. The banana, although it may be
classed as solid food, containing as it
dGes % per cent. nutrition does not
possess sufficient waste to irritate these
sore spots. Nearly the whole amount
taken into the stomach is absorbed and
gives the patient more strength than can
be obtained from other food.
The chief waste of power in walking
comes in supporting the body and in frlc-
ton when the foot strikes the ground HUI
man muscle is exhausted almost if not
quite as much, by supporting a weight as
by moving il, and standing still is a very
urlng task. The reason is for the most part
Inat The muscles act in antagonistic
groups, and the erect posture is main
tanned by the muscles that move the trunk
Delng IN equilibrium, each pulling its own
way, and so wasting power In the act of
waking much OF the force expended in
raising the foot from the ground is wasted
Tor 1t is converted into heat when the foot
Is again brought in contact with the
ground, and but little of the force ex-
pended IN raising 1t goes to carry the body
forward. In skating this second cause of
waste Is eliminated and progress is quick
er and easier, while the bicycle removes
the flrst cause and much of the second and
therefore, IN spite of the weight of the
machine, progress is even more rapid and
easier than skating.
In recent number Of the Current
Literature it is stated that the greatest
corporation on earth is the London and
NofthWeStern Railway Company OF Eng
lana. 1t has capital Of $685. 000, 900 and a
revenue OF $500 an hour; has 2,3OO en-
glnes and employs 10000 men. Every
Jnlng is made by the company-bridges.
engines rails, carriages wagons and an
lnnumerabie lot of other thlngs-even
the coal scuttles and wooden limbs for
the injured of its staff Repairs to the
permanent way cost $4,000 a month. To
ma the greatest corporation on earth
we DO not have to go out Of this city,
says the Philadelphia Press. The reve-
nue. OF the Pennsylvania railroad system,
Whlcn comprises nearly 10. 900 miles was
~ 1873 $40 816,736. Its capital is $3.50, 6SS. =
IbLS6 and 1t has a revenue of $4,000 per
hour. II has 3,403 locomotives, l44OOO
cars, ana employs 1000 people. Most Of
me locomotives, as well as the freight
anu passenger cars, are made by the
company, although considerable work is
zone by establishments along the line
me maintenance of way and bridges
east Of Pittsburg alone is over 100000
month The salaries and wages amount
to about 100000 a month.
1t is impossible to say with absolute
certainty, but all the evidence points
strongly to the conclusion that birds. and
especially birds of prey, have sight much
superior TO that of any other animal This
superiority IS not confined to range of
vision only, but is seen also in the quick
ness with which small objects are detect
ed' ana the extraordinary rapidity with
Wnich, during the flight of some birds. the
eye accommodates itself to varying dis
tances. 1t has been repeatedly noticed nv
people travelling in the deserts of Africa
tnat II, When not bird is in sight, a cam
ell or other beast of burden in caravan
should fall and be left behind. 'swithin half
an hour there are seen in the air a num-
Der OF specks, moving slowly round in cir
SEles, anu gradually growing larger and
larger as they descend in spiral Windfngs
towards the earth" These are vultures
ana II seems that sight can be the only
means oy when they become aware of the
prospective prey. Again, IAN eagle soar
ms At such hight that he seems a. mere
SpeCA' sees the grouse walking in the
NED 55Isr' Whlch 1t 50 much resembles q )
ieadily 10 escape the sportsman's eve.'' IT
mas also been remarked that a small bird
%lH become alarmed at the approach ~ a
naWk IonS before the latter can be de-
q "a
pIdlty Of the flight of some birds aiso
makes it necessary that the focus or tTniy
eyes should change with corresDondine
speed, but how this is provided for is stiifI
a matter of dispute. VIII
1t is now the country doctor mot +na
country minister, who is the confidential
lntimate and adviser of the peoDla savs
tne Boston Transcript. He alone Il 70
VINO KNOWS the antecedents of rnav 80
women the history of their families thair
HDieilteQ Qualities, their record of trials
S all temp tations, the skeletons in their
GIOs9ls. 4he clergyman, however able.
mas usually been for year or two
only IN his parish; he has NOT vet 80
really behind the scenes. he lrnc-;ysS - 80 ~
4l6 o. Inc hereditary traits, the tradi
lIOilaI obstacles. He has not the kew 10
alen 5 struggles; with the utmost official
ue1vt ehce. ne is left in a great feer~ee
OUTSIDE OF their lives. They do NOT frrp
20 nm aTter all, as they do to fba
amy tfy physician, who assisted some Of
lltl60
pteXed household through that long sieoa
or reVers, who remembers grarlsifa f,e1, IN
ms prime and knew the long ira gedv 81
aunt Eunce's desolate life. Even tho
sympathetic stranger soon finds out 10
whom he must go to learn the social
ues and traditions of the community: cer-
family not to the clergyman, who is ant
70 pc but Of yesterday. FortunataIv tbis
POSITION Of confidence into which ~
country physician is now lifted is in IL
sell a liberal education; he learns to
prescribe for the, sick soul as for the
Invalid body. Perhaps he does it as ven
on the whole, as HIS predecessor Tho
clergy man, did before him; but If * pe1Jo
ertheless an essential change of dxnasf,J
and every added breaking I'D of a str015SS,
and prosperous CLERICAL influence maitaSs
me transformation more noticea Bile. In
place OF the country solicitor. the Tullyine+
morn or the English noVels-the man VIC
held n his strong box the mysteries If
every famlly-We had for long firoe
IN New ENGLAND the semi-official class ~
country ministers. Now, with the rnnlti-
plcatlon Of sects and the abbreviation 81
pastorates, the minister practically ahdi-
Gates and the physician takes his place az
the confidential adviser of the .corarnlIritv
at large. '---iii Iii y
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