The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

1t is shown by the annual report of
one of the largest mining companies in
Colorado that since the organization of
the company the average cost of produce
ing 81 in gold has been 81 cents.
Monday with the ancient Greeks was
the day of rest. The Persians set apart
Tuesday as the day for public worship,
the Assyrians Wednesday, the Egyptians
Thursday, while the Moslems hold Fri
day as the most sacred day of the week.
"A Birmingham workingman made use
Of the parcel post recently to send his
S-year-old boy home by mail. The post
office, under the rule regulating the con-
Veyance of live animals, was obliged to
accept the child, and charged pence for
the service.
1T is possible" said weI-known den
tist "for a medical man to tell more of
the disposition and constitution of a per-
son by the teeth than by any other part
of the body" according to Answers. The
first thing that an army doctor does when
man is brought up for enlistment is to
look at his teeth. If they show any signs
of decay 1t is evident that the mans con-
stitution is delicate, and his services as a
soldier are Immediately declined, even
though he be in every other respect a
perfect specimen of manhood. If the teeth
showed but little signs of decay the man
would be eligible for English service, but
for foreign service perfectly useless. Men
with irregular teeth--teeth uneven and
imperfect-are declined by medical men
where there are arduous duties to perform.
IT is said to be sign of bodily weakness.
Another popularity noticeable in many
persons is spotted tooth. This is a tooth
covered with dark specks, and is usually
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IS, in fact, a sign of insanity. Large teeth
show braniness, more especially if they
be regular. set of perfect teeth is the
surest sign of good constitution"
AT a recent sale in Paris appeared
curious relic being the authentic pocket
book of Marie Antoinette, formerly in
the possession of Nine. Bremontier Des-
genettes, who died half a generation ago
in Algiers, says the New York Tribune.
1t was of white satin, embroidered in col
ored silk and inclosing two paintings on
silk attributed to Lesclair des Gohelins,
one representing a declaration of love- the
other the queen playing with the Dauphin
and young lord in the park. The words
'Pensel a Ellie" literally so recorded) are
embroidered on it. and the needle still
threaded, is stuck in it just as the unhap-
py queen left it. When the Girondin Du-
friche de ValaSe was sent to the Concier-
gerie he occupied the dungeon the queen
had just left, and finding the book in a
crevice, used ii to contain the notes of
his defense, which he desired to conceal
from the keepers. At the triennal he shot
himself. Subsequently the manuscripts
were found and given to his family and
published in 1875. From his children the
pocketbook descended to Nine. Desgen-
cites, who was a relative, and in further
vicissitude of fortune has found it's way
into a Partisan auction room and the
possession of new but unnamed collec-
tor.
"A curiosity in the way of collins Is on
view in an establishment in Liverpool
where it was constructed according to the
design and order of, so it is said, an ad-
miral of the British fleet in view of the
time when he shall follow the lofty ex-
ample of the gallant Tom Bowling, says
the London Telegraph. The prevoyant old
tar is still hale and hearty, but, as a sailor
never knows when the summons to enter
Davy Jones' locker may reach him, he
thinks 1t right to see that everything I'M
der matches is in proper trim for that i'm
portant occasion. Instead of the ordinary
landsman's oblong black cercueil, the ad-
miraPs last mooring-place is in the form
of a gaily painted trim-built wherry 1t
is of strong build, and is in all respects
constructed on the lines of an ordinary
double-ended lifeboat without. perhaps
quite as much shear as is usually found
in such craft. This boat-coffin is carvel-
built, and seven feet long, and will be
painted, like an old man-of-war, with
black and white portfolios. Life lines will
be fixed around her, and when completed
she will present a very tidy, seaworthy
appearance. Two oars are to be supplied
and rudder and tiller will be duly fitted
The wood used is pine, West African ma
hogany, oak and elm. The internal "get-
up is to be left for the undertaking fur
nisher, and will no doubt be of a fitting
| character. This is supposed to be the
| hrst cllpper-built coffin ever constructed.
Joseph Rheinhardt of St. Louis. aged
| 50 years, a cook by occupation, was as
| good as dead for about twenty-five min
| utes last evening, but is now alive, and
| hopes of his recovery are entertained
| Rheinhardt was Frustrated by the heat in
a boarding house on First street and St
Clair avenue, East St. Louis, says the
Chicago Chronicle. His friends did all in
! their power to revive him, but without
| success. His pulse beats were very faint
| and at last ceased. No motion of the heart
could be detected. The patrol wagon was
! summoned and Rheinhardt was hurried to
| St. Mary's hospital. The attending ply
! stefan examined him and was puzzled
| There was no sign of life, yet the body
was very warm. Thinking there was still
life in the body, the physician used all
means within his power to restore the
| man. IL was some time before the heart
began to beat, Rheinhardt drew his breath
in gasps for few minutes, then he be-
| gan 10 breathe regularly. The work of
| taking him to the hospital took about hf-
teen minutes, and 1t was fully ten minutes
| after he reached there before he began TO
| breathe Rheinhardt was Frustrated by
the heat in st. Louis several days ago.
and was taken to the city hospital. He
was discharged yesterday and went to his
| boarding house, in East ST. Louis. The
] sun proved too much for his already
weakened condition. and upon reaching
the house he sank to the floor prostra ted.
| Some Of the friends Of Rheinhardt saw
that on several occasions when he has
been III his heart has stopped beating for
remarkably long time.
The relative value Of cowry money va
ries. In British India and Siam about
1900 pass for a shilling, says the Round
| Table. The ordinary gradation In Central