The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

from the devil, but from wildly depraved
convict once confined there, who was call
ed the devil by his tormented jailers.
The need for a new gambling resort
at Monte Carlo is not obvious, but one
sino club, and it is intended for those who
cannot lose fast enough to suit them at
the open tables Only roulette and trente
et-quarante viii be played, and only gold
can be used. Drinks and cigars are all
lowed, but not women, wherein it just
reverses the usage of Mr.. Blanc's great
and beneficent. institution.
Seven exploring expeditions operated
in Labrador last year, and reports from
all have been received by the Geographical
and other SOCIETIES of London. The con-
sensus of opinion, as derived from these
reports, is that the country is by no
means such a sterile region as has been
supposed. Geologically, the formation OF
the country is very like that of the Klon-
dixie region, and there are scientists who
believe that there will be rich discoveries
of gold and other metals there. Vast for
ests of spruce pine exist, and there are
other valuable timber trees of good size
and commercial value.
According to German authority, the
fact that the locust tree attains in Is to So
years the same thickness as the pine in
so and the oak In 100 years, has lead to
some valuable Investigations as to the in
dustrial value of this variety of wood; the
conviction was particularly strong on the
part of L. Kaueh that acacia wood has an
important future, especially as regards
its employment for mining purposes. The
same timber Is also found to excel I'm the
properties of firmness and durability, and
is, therefore, well suited for many other
mechanical uses, such as wheels, bungs,
ladder steps. etc. 1t is well known of
course, that the tree in question thrives
in the poorest soil, even in the rubbish of
stone quarries and slaty declivities.
Hunting in Cuba will be a fashionable
sport some of these days. because Cuba
is a great game country, and the kind of
game found there gives the best or sport.
There are deer, which come to the edges
of the openings and clearings al dusk and
dawn to feed. Countless f1ocks of pigeons
and doves bend the branches of the trees
by their weight. There are long, thick
snakes fit to try sportsman's skill with
gun or rif1e-snakes that furnish beauti-
fully notified skins for trophies. Wild
boars live in the dense wooden brush and
it takes a hardy man to face a wounded
one. There are wild dogs, too, and many
birds of the most beautiful plumage.
Wild fowls are found on all the streams,
in the thickets live large birds, chiefly
guinea hens. Incidentally hordes of stray
outlaws may add to the excitement of
hunt during the next few years.
Emperor Williams patronage of the
theatre is not always an unmixed blessing
to managers. He was present the other
day at performance in the Berlin Thea
ter Royal and was so pleased with the
piece and the actors that he expressed
his desire to see the play again, and mott
fed that the cast must be exactly the
same as on the previous occasion. Now,
it happened that Herr Thomas, who i'm
personated the leading character had been
borrowed for the night from another
house, and had since returned to his du-
ties. The director begged of his brother
manager the loan of Herr Thomas for the
| evening, but the answer was that the lat
ter was in the bill and that it was impos-
sible to break faith with the public UltI-
mately the matter was arranged, but the
director of the Konigliches Schauspielhaus
had to pay compensation to the tune of
| 5000 marks.
The authorities of the city of Bonn have
recently carried on an investigation of the
| alarming prevalence of alcoholism among
| the pupils of the primary schools of that
| city. The results show that out of every
hundred children sixteen did not drink,
refusing it on the ground that it was
"tasteless." Out of 247 of the age of seven
| years there was not one who had MOI
drunk wine, beer or brandy; 25 per cent
| had never tasted brandy but habituaIiv
drank beer or wine. Eight per cent. of the
| children received a glass of brandy every
day from their parents ito make them
strong" Some were confirmed cognac
| drinkers. 1t appears certain from this
| inquiry at Bonn that the more children
| are accustomed to alcohol the more indo>
lent are their mental processes. Those
VINO took glass of brandy at breakfast
every morning and who found milk "taste-
less" were betrayed by their complete in
| ability to pay attention during the first
| hour of the morning. A singular fact
| was brought out that in Bonn there were
| many more girls than boys who break
| tasted with brandy.
The taking of a first dose of Chinese
medicine is an ordeal which can he bet
| ter imagined than described. writes W
| M Tisdale, in Lippincott's. 1t is invari-
ably bitter decoction. If the patient pre-
fers the herbs are given him in SQUARE
pdstepoard boxes holding about a pint
| each, and he cooks" them at home A
|
| sixteen varieties of herbs, flowers nuts
gums, oarks and roots. More than 5000
| species are classified and used as uedi.
| cine, but of these only some six hundred
are IN general use Whether the patient
takes the remedies at the sanitarlum or at
home, he is requested to present himself
| every day before the doctor for another
I pulse examination, SO that every change
| in his condition may be noted and the
| prescriptions may be varied accordingly.
| Inc Chinese are clever chemists in the
line OF pharmaceutical preparat ions, and
prepare many medicines for their own
use in the form of pills and powders: but
| these are employed by the Chinese phvsi
clans in treating the ailments of white
people only TO limited extent. The rea-
son given is that the simple, hot decoc-
tons of the fresh root or plant are the
best form, because the most readily as
| simulated into the system
The first and probably the last mon
ster gun to be built in this country is
nearing completion at Watervnet arsenal
and If nothing goes amss may be SUBJ