The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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Observation-Disclosures appears in The
British postofice guide as the name of
a post and telegraph office in the island of
Anglesey. 1t is said to mean
The Church of st. Mary
in a hollow of white hazel near
to the rapid whirlpool and to st. Disilio's
| Church near to a red cave"
| "A New Bedford telegrapher has COM
,bined his scientific knowledge with the
| spirit of his environment in what might
| be a very useful way if only there We're
| enough whales He has invented an cleo
| trio harpOon. The harpoon, whose hempen
| cord conceals a copper wire, is fired from
| common harpOOn gun as near the vitals
of the whale as circumstances will permit.
| Tie whale is allowed to dive and then an
| electric current, many hundred volts
| strong, is discharged through the wire
| from a storage battery. The theory is
that the electric shock given the whale
| viii be sufficient to cause it to rise to the
| surface and give no further trouble. The
! scheme seems plausible. 1t all depends,
| however, on the electrical sensitiveness of
! his whaleship, which scientists, we be-
| lieve, place lower even than that of the
| elephant. When the execution of a sick
or a mad elephant has been in order, the
entire electrical plant of a fair sized city
| has failed to give him his quietus.
"A Spanish savant DIR. Cabanes, has
created a new fad, which he calls naza-
! grafia, or the science of nose reading. The
| learned gentleman put this question:
| Does there exist a relation between the
| character of an individual and the form
| of his nasal appendage?" Taking icon
| ology as the mode of research, and we are
| almost bound to respond in the affirmative.
| Without going into details, which would
| be infinite, their pictures show us that
| many great men have borne large noses.
| There are Virgil and Demosthenese, Luth-
| er and Calvin, Michael Angelo and Dante,
| and George Washington, too. OF course,
| there are some living great men who have
| large noses, but we are a little delicate
| about mentioning their names. We doubt
| very much if this rule would apply in DIR.
| Cabanes' own country, however, for there
! are Sagasta Weyler and Blanco, who
have not yet proved their greatness to
others than Spaniards.
in certain parts of Australasia 1t is the
custom of the natives to keep huge brush
piles ready to ignite in case of a thunder
storm. Columns of smoke they believe will
| ward off thunder bolts. Many travellers
| have regarded this as a mere superstition
| as the burning of the piles is accompanied
| with barbaric ceremonies. The travellers
may be mistaken, for certain scientists
| look upon smoke as a most excellent para
tonnerre; they say 1t attracts and dis
| perses the electric currents If one stops
| to think, it will be recalled that while we
| certainly hear of churches, flag poles
| stagings and other high structures being
| struck by lightning, we seldom hear of
| the heavy smoke producing foundries or
| mills or factories with tall chimneys be
| ing struck. Nevertheless, the tall Chin
| neys all have lightning rods which are
| not as useful perhaps as they seem. If
| the custom of the Austra1asians be found
ed in practical knowledge of the power
| of smoke to disperse the electric fluid, they
| may have a higher civilized past than we
| nloderns have any idea of.
"A Somers On. y correspondent of the
New York Tribune, says: Miss Abbie,
daughter Of Judge James Hyatt, of the
Locustwood, Somers N. Y, was greatly
| surprised a few evenings ago on finding
on the white rosebush which has stood
! at the front steps of her fathers house
| for more than fourscore years a rose very
| closely resembling the variety of roses
| known as the wild rose. What chemical
action changed a white rose into pink
| one must always remain one of natures
| hidden secrets, but the change of color
| is far less wonderful than the startling
| change in the form and appearance Of
| this nondescript rose. Whatever cause
| may have wrought this pleasing and
| StIihlAlS departure from nature S liked
| and fundamental law Everything after
its own kind this transformation in color
| and variety is but slight when compared
! with. the changes which have come over
| the spirit of the dreams of men and
maidens since the day when this rosebush
which has borne so many beautiful and
| fragrant White roses, was first planted
| where II now stands and whence for more
than eighty Junes they have delighted the
eyes and gladdened the hearts and well
coined the coming and blessed the depart
ing of all who have entered the hospitabe
mansion at whose entrance it stands, as a
setinel of peace and good will.
An the cats habits show 1t to be by
nature a solitary animal, says Louis Rob
inson in wild Traits in Tame Animals g"
Even in early life, when family ties bring
out the instinct Of association, this is ap.
| parent. If you compare the play of pup.
pies with that of kittens YOU will find
in one case that companionshp of some
KIND is an essential, for if a puppy has no
| playmate of his own species he will ALWAYS
! try 10 make one of the nearest biped :;
whereas cork of bit of string is all that
| IS necessary to satisfy the requirements of
the kitten. The way in which the cat takes
Its food is sure sign that in it's natural
| state 1t is not in the habit of associating
win greedy companions. When given
something to eat it first carefully smells
the morsel, then takes it In a deliberate
and glngerly way, and sits down to finish
1t at leisure. There is none of that inclina-
ton to snatch hastily at any food held
before it which we observe even in we'll
| trained dogs, nor does a cat seem in anv
hurry to stow its goods in the one place
where thieving rivals cannot interfere with
them. Indeed, no greater contrast in natu-
raj table manners can be observed any
where than when we turn from the kennel
or the pigsty and watch the dainty way in
which cat takes its meals. That a cat
allows people to approach 1t while it is
feeding without showing jealousy proves
that it does not attribute to human beings
like tastes with its own.
Germany has made another important
contribution to the field of invention. saws
the New York Sun. This time a man Of
science, who, presumably. occupies a bed