The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-31
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worth Of that staple.
THE famous island OF PhiIae in the Nile
is now cleared Of the rubbish which has
Overlaid so much Of the ancient monu-
ments, and excavations have brought TO
light the immense foundations OF the great
Temple of Isis. These foundations are
deeply laid on the granite rock, and in
the case of the southeastern colonnade of
the temple they consist of parallel cross
walls supporting large stone slabs on
which the pillars are erected
"A transparent mirror was brought from
Germany to this country few months
ago by a New York firm and the perplex-
curiosity. 1t was at once in demand for
many purposes. and the same firm Is now
engaged in importing 1t in large quanti-
ues. Inc coating Is placed on one side
OF the glass just the same as the silvering
on the mirror and has the same properties
OF rejecting the rays of light and color.
The difference, however Is that when
looked at from the back the coating IS en-
tlrely transparent To one sitting indoors
the view without is not obstructed in the
least, but a pedestrian peering into the
window or doorway would be greeted by
his own reflection. The glass is used large
~ IN lieu OF screens where privacy is de-
sired without obstruction of light from the
outside or barring the vision of those in
side. It was introduced with effect first
in a New York club window. Behind it
the chappies could sit and ogle the girls
and view the passing throng without being
themselves observed. Its use is also re-
sorted 10 IN cafes and semi-publtc places,
where il offered privacy to those lounging
inside, while the latter had an undisturbed
view of the street.
-"Nicking'' horses was described by
the witness in a case heard before the
Wakefield magistrates as a matter of
fashion," but il appears to be something
more than that-at least to the horses,
says the London News Nicking is a pro-
cess supplemental to what is known as
docking" and is intended to cause
horses tails, or rather the stumps there
of which remain after docking, to stand
out, smart, erect and perky enough to
make them look fashionable In the case
in question four animals We're stated to
have been cast on straw while one of the
defendants made four large wounds or
missions in the muscles under the tail of
each. The animals were then placed in
stalls padded on each side with bags
or sacks of straw to prevent them from
lying down, while their tails were plated
with straw, and rope attached to this
was carried up to the ceiling and passed
over pulley. A three or four pound
weight was then suspended from the
other end of the rope, with the object
of holding the tails of the horses erect
and perpendicular. Further, it appeared
that the horses were to be kept in this
position for three weeks: but, fortu-
nately for them, the Society for the Pre-
vention uf Cruelty to Animals heard OF
the business. One witness declared that
the legs of the horses that have been
nicked have been known to swell in one
week almost to the size of their bodies.
On the question of cruelty, experts were,
as usual, called upon both sides; but the
Wakefield magistrates found the defend
ants guilty, and inflicted in each case a
fine of &C. with II Is. Cd. in the shape OF
costs.
DR. j. E. Brecht, superintendent of the
Florida Indians, with headquarters at
Fort Myers, arrived in the city yester-
day from Tallahassee his mission there
being to purchase lands with the appro-
priation of 5000 now annually set apart
by the general government for the Semi
noles, says the Jacksonville Times-U Union.
Heretofore the Seminoles have been home
less, so far as ownership of land is con-
cerned. The doctor has located and sur
Veyed all of their habitations, and his en-
deaVor now is to pursue the work of Sc
GIdring deeds in TIE names OF t ia,d ih M
Brecht, ARE not multiplying rapidly. This
is due to physiological and social rea-
sons. Still, there has been an increase.
In 1859 there were but 112. Now there are
something over 800. The chief social rea-
son for their slow propagation Is the GUS
tom of countenancing no marriage OF
persons who have drop of the same
blood in their veins This is sometimes
hard on the girls. One leader ! know has
two beautiful daughters, who cannot get
married because the eligible young men
are almost all akin to them. Very often
the custom causes strange alliances, ana
young bucks of twenty have squaws or
sixty. The reason for a lack of increase
is the dearth of knowledge on the part of
men and women of physiology, sanitation
and hygiene. The mothers, although in
tensely fond of their offspring, will allow
them to stuff themselves with food ana
trash in the shape of sand, charcoal ana
clay. Many deaths occur during the first
three years. If a child lives to be five, you
can't kill him with lightWood knot If
the parents knew more of diet the race
would rapidly increase, for a stronger,
sounder people are not to found on the
earth. Their women are the purest of the
pure. A whole realm cannot change them
from the path of virtue. LewdnesS is all
unknown sim
The worlds supply of sticky fly paper
comes from Grand Rapids, Mich. There
are three or four other small factories
scattered about the country, but none of
them makes enough to cut much of fig
ure in the market. The great producer is
the single factory in Grand Rapids city,
a big concern employing 400 to 600 hands
all the. year round, and its product is
shipped TO every land. The factory is
surrounded by high board picket fence,
and guards are on watch day and night
to keep out intruders. The best friends of
the proprietors meet with as cold a recep-
ton, when the matter of going into the
factory is mentioned, as any stranger.
The sticky preparation with which it is
expected the flies will form entangling al
lianceS is prepared by the proprietors per-
sonally. and they alone know the exact
formula. The preparation is not patented
nor copyrighted, as to gain the protection
of the government 1T would be Necessary
to reveal the materials that go into it
and thus make the formula known to the
world and give trade pirates chance to
operate The secret is protected by not
letting 1t out, and it has been kept sue
cessfully for nearly twenty years. The
machinery used in the factory is guarded
in the same manner against infringement
instead of being patented. Most of the
machinery was designed for the special
purpose to which it is put, and the four
brothers engaged in the business made the
designs for it themselves and had differ
ent parts of 1t constructed at different ma
chine shops. Some time ago the brothers
had occasion to discharge one of their en-
ployes, man who had been with them
several years and had unusual facilities
for learning the inside of how everything
was done 1t was suspected that it was
his intention to sell the secrets of the
manufacture of fly paper, or such of them
as he possessed, to a rival manufacturer
doing business on a small scale in another
town. The brothers Immediately brought
suit against him by injunction to restrain
him from telling what he knew, and from
himself engaging in the business. The
suit has not yet been decided 1t involves
a question of law never vet adilldica ted Il,