The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07

while expressed the tuneful mood Of ma
ture. This is pity, for the bull-frogs Of
the United States are the biggest of their
kind in the world. They are solitary an
imals, not seeking each others society
except during the breeding season, when
frequently hundreds of them will be seen
together At that time they utter the
hoarse note from which they take their
name.
A notion of the vast quantity Of ths
frogs consumed in Europe may be gotl
from the fact that they are fetched con-
tnually to the city of Vienna from the
country in patches of $1,000 to 10000 There
they are sold to dealers who have con-
servatories for keeping them. These con-
servatorieS are big holes in the ground
about four or five feet deep, the MOUTH
of each covered with boards and straw
In such pits the frogs never become quite|
torpid, even during the hardest frosts1
Thy get together in heaps, and thus keep
themselves wet by preventing evapora
ton, no water being ever put with them
Recently attempts have been made to can
frogs legs for market. 1t has been dis
covered that frogs skin makes @auu-
full and most delicate leather, suitable es-
pecially for covering books. In formeLf
times many salves and other medcina
preparations were made from frogs
Frogs hearts were recommended 10 %
swallowed as pills every morning for Ger
tain diseases.
If q little encouragement were anorueu
many persons doubtless would take "
the business of frog farming. Only thf
other day Congressman Harry sKinne
received letter on the subject from Coif
r. B. Creecy of Elizabeth City N Y
The colonel wrote:
Some of your constituents are dispose
to raise bullfrogs for profit. Please ca
at the department of agriculture and sen
me such literature as 1t can furnish ie
lating to the practical part of the pusi
ness"
Frog farming not having obtained reel
onition vet as an agricultural Industry 8
the department of agriculture possesses
facts with relation to the matter, ana u
letter will probably be referred to the 10
commission.
The frog is a favorite subject for WV
section. Its circulation and digestion d.
similar to the same processes in hums4
beings. The usual method is to inject u
der the skin of the animal small Qusn
tity of curari poison, which some tnDe
of South american Indians use TO
venom their arrows. 1t puts Mr. FROG
fast asleep that he cannot feel anytmA5
While in a helpless condition his 1907
fastened to a board, so that the op9
coursing through the veins may be ~
served under the microscope. In the YEN
the red corpuscles can be seen tumDI.
along in a continuous stream like spn
In a current. Many other eXperlmel
are tried on the unfortunate creature sT
as removing his brain, without when
can live comfortably for months, thou.
ne does not move unless IN a refiex We
irritateG, having lost the power Of W.
ton, and Of course he does no thnk
whatever being reduced TO the condiu'
of an automaton.
An eminent Philadelphia, DR. SAN
uel d. Gross, win be the second physa1
in the country to be honored with me-.
ument to his memory. The statue WIZ
placed in the grounds OF the SmithsouI
Institution, not far from the medlaal
scum, and the unveiling VIII be by
grandfather at the trlennial congress
American physicians and surgeons VIA
Will meet in Washington next May
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The rumor that the Rev. Or. nc
NJ. Field was shortly to retire from
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