The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
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places II in an empty eggshelI, which is
then hermetically sealed with wax. and
places II under the unsuspecting sitting
moved and carefully broken. and the
spawn. which has been warmed into life
Is emptied into shallow pool well warm
soon develop are nursed until strong
enough 70 be turned into a lake or
stream.
There are several large lumber mills
in DeserOnto, Canada, and the town is
partially lighted by gas obtained from
them. The sawdust is charged in retorts
which are heated BY q wood fire. The gas
or coils and thence into the purifiers,
which are similar to those used for coal
gas Lime is used as a purifying agent
Inc plant IS not a very large one. and 1t
only turns out $40 meters of gas per day.
Tor which about two tons of sawdust are
required A man and a boy furnish all
the labor needed at the works. The best
quality of gas comes from resinous woods
one hundred kilogrammes of sawdust
leave residue of twenty kilogrammes of
charcoal and the gas in an ordinary burn
er. says the Engineering and Mining
journal, gives an illumination of about
eighteen candle power.
"A social club of deaf mutes exists in
Warsaw since 1888. and as there are a large
number of persons thus afflicted in the
capital of Russian Poland the club is
0pluB very Wen. during the last week OF
carnival the club arranged a ball. and in
order to enable the members to dance
10 music in time a very curious plan was
adopted, which proved quite efficient. A
large paper doll was rugged up on the
piano, and the player also a. deaf mute
who furnished the music, which, of course
could not be heard by the members of
the club, used a pedal to make the paper
figure move up and down in time with
the piece played. A large sign alongside
announced the character of the dance,
and thus 1t became possible for the deaf
muteS 10 enjoy the dances as IL they We're
not afflicted with their organic shortcom-
ings Besides that, they were spared the
agony of those who could hear, for some
wag had tempered with the piano, which
was frightfully out of tune, even the play
er never noticing that fact. The deaf
mutes danced into the early morning
hours and unanimously voted the enter
tainment magnificent success.
One of the monkeys at the Zoo OBJ
tanned possession of a large hickory nut
and a small marble yesterday afternoon,
and subsequent proceedings afforded great
amusement to an interested group of Wis
itors, says the Philadelphia Record The
proud possessor of these valuable proper
ties set great store by the hickory nut
but the nut crackers supplied to his race
by nature were not strong enough to break
the shell. After a conference with two
very wise-looking fellow dodgers, who evil
IDENTIFY wanted to relieve his mind by TAX
ing possession of the nut, the monkey
scraped away the sawdust from a space
two feet square on the bottom of the
cage, thus exposing the zinc floor. Re-
fiectively contemplating the results of his
work, he mounted a cross bar, and banged
the marble against the zinc. breaking it
in small pieces. This was evidently an
experiment and the result was satisfac-
tory. Clearly, it would be easy to crack
the nut in the same manner. Greatly to
the disappointment of the owner of the
nut, however as well as his wise-looking
friends, the scheme was a failure, several
trials failing to accomplish the desired
end. After another conference and a
great deal of chattering, the hickory nut
was handed out to bystander, who
cracked it and returned it to the lawful
owner. The monkey thereupon divided it
into three portions, with great gravity,
and shared it with his confidential ad-
visers.
The fiat nose of the African and his
large nostrils. according to the st. Louis
Republic. result from the necessity of
inhaling larger draughts of tropical air
to produce the same degree of vitality
because of its greater expansion; thus the
increased exercise produces increased eX-
pansion Of the nostrils of a larger nose
The curling of the Africans hair, while
universal on his continent. is common in
every country on the globe. Perhaps this
has its scientific solution in the fact that
the curls defect the rays of the tropical
sun, thus preventing their more severe
penetration into the brain. In the trans
intervening object with which a ray
comes in contact bends and diverts in an
other direction. Heat curls every kind of
hair, and that which is provided in ma
ture for the protection of the brain from
injury by the rays of a tropical sun is
created endowment which by degrees
inherited. The skull of the African, with
its peculiar thickness, affords another
feature of protection to the brain. 1t is
evident that it is the outdoor exposure
of the working classes that makes their
skin so black. 1t must also be remem-
bered that it is not the skin alone of the
men of Africa which manifests deep color
but this characteristic is noticed in all
the birds, beasts, fish, reptiles and plants
Another fact in relation to this phenom-
enon is that everything grows less deeply
colored as we approach the polar regions
There the white bear is found, and no.
where else, while the black bear lives
and is now native to almost every other
climate.
There is in the National Museum at
Naples, Italy, a curious relic mo. 1O9. $685.
possibly Masonic, certainly mystic, which
is thus described in S. Russell Forbes
"Rambles in Naples:' During expIora-
lions in Pompeii in 1874, there was found
most beautiful piece of Masonic work
which, from its wonderful and unique for
nation and workmanship, has caused
much excitement. 1t is a mpsals table, of
square shape, and little more than a foot
square, fixed in a strong wooden frame
Masonic lodge at Pompeii. The ground
is of a gray-green stone, In the middle
of which is a human skull, made of white
gray and black colors. In appearance the
skull is quite natural, and the beauty of
it's execution is such as to render it a
model of anatomical precision and truth
fulness. Above the skull is seen a level
of colored wood, the points being of brass
and from the top point, by a white thread
is suspended plumb line. Below the
skull is wheel with six spokes, and on
the upper rim of the wheel is a butterfly
with wings of a red color, edged with vel,
low, the eyes being blue. The outline of
the entire piece is symmetrical, so that
the skull. wings and wheel, through the
protraction of the plumb line. become
halved. Looking sideways, the objects cor
respond with each other. On the left is
an upright spear, the bottom of which
is of iron. Resting on the ground from
this there hangs, attached to a golden
cord, garment of scarlet, also a purple
robe. Evidently this work of art is mvsti-
cal and symbolical, and it appears to have
some reference to the Royal Craft The
antiquity of the brotherhood and its fell
lowship with the ancient mysteries, be-
comes certified by this wondrous piece of
mosaic art