The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-30
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lander, of WieSbaden, Tor relieving tIe
pain and reducing the swelling from the
bites of gnats and wasps, and he con-
cludes that il would be effective also in
treating the stings of tropical insects. the
negative electrode is placed over the at-
fected part.
The English language has al last been
partially introduced in the Maltese law
courts All documents are now issued both
in Italian and English. The Gazette al
Malta. a journal hostile to the English,
in lamenting the event, says: THE crime
has been cOnsummated the Italian lam
guase has been dethroned."
The discarding of orange blossoms at
weddings by some -fashionab.es
seems to be a senseless Bit of iconoclasm,
Older than the Anglo-Saxon race was the
use of orange blossoms. In Arabia was its
first symbolism in bridal wreaths. The
orange branch bears fruit and flowers at
the same time. and nothing could be
fairer emblem of sweet prosperity.
A Capuchin monkey was given some
walnuts, which he tried to crack with his
teeth, but found he was not strong enough.
He then seized stone which was nearby,
held the nuts on the ground with one hand
and used his stone hammer with the other,
have been seen to utilize nutDicks.
A number of Russian officers-amonS
the highest of the Cossacks of the guard
have been sentenced to long terms of i'm
prisonment in Siberia and elsewhere for
frauds and populations. Gambling, as us
ual, appears 10 have furnished the motive
for the vulgar crime of classifying dc-
counts and similar forms of swindling.
The early detection of tuberculosis is
very important. and Dr. j. Rundis-Jicins
ky finds that a positive diagnosis of the
disease at its beginning is made possible
by X-rays. In twenty cases of pulmonary
disease the degree, position and relation of
the affected areas were more fully and ac-
curately shown than by any other means.
Ozone now readily produced by cleo
trical means, is likely to find other fields
of usefulness, in addition to destroying in
visible germs. Its powerful OXidizing ef-
feet is asserted by Mr. j. H. Lamprey an
English botanist, to be quickly fatal to the
green fly red spider and other pests of
Conservatives, while it does not harm the
plants.
A singular and unexpected source of
danger was lately discovered on a French
boiler. The top of this was covered with
sand, and tiny steam-jet escaping around
a rivet sci some of the particles In motion,
creating a novel sand blast that was rap
idly cutting hole through the shell of the
boiler when the break was fortunately de-
tected.
Lansing, Mich, has the widest drive>
way bridge in the United States, if not in
the world. The bridge crosses Grand river
in Michigan avenue, two squares from the
f,,1 10
of the truss pattern and is lis feet wide
in the clear-the full width of the avenue.
On either side is walk sixteen feet wide,
leaving a roadway eighty-three feet in
width.
The accomplished conquerors of
West Africa, the Fulani, with whom Euro
peans are in such frequent. often violent,
contact and who are utterly distinct in
physique, color, intellect and mode of life
from the other native inhabitants. always
claim descent from white race that came
from the East, says an exchange. An
English contemporary thinks that they
left Lower Egypt in the time of the Pha-
roahs. They are Mohammedans but sin
gularly well acquainted with every nota-
BILE incident of Old Testament history.
The death o. Abel, the deluge. the adj
ventures of Joseph etc, are to them IA
miliar themes. Their own records are full
of Israehtish legends They talk of Moses
and Abraham as their patriarchs and are
familiar with Jewish lore. The writer
thinks that in the history of the FuIani a
vast ana fascinating field of inquiry is
opened for chronological research. Like
the Jewish remnant found in China, the
Fulani seem to form part of the diaspora
of an inextinguishable people which has
outiasted nations of all past ages.
Experiments made by an Italian with
wireless telephony at sea have met with
encouraging results The purpose desired
is to enable vessel at sea TO learn of the
approach or proximity of another vessel.
The experiments We're made from man
of-war, and part of the apparatus was
located in the coming tower, while the
receiver was placed below the water line,
depending on the water to transmit the
sound of the neighboTing propeller. Ac-
cOrding to the official reports 1.-The sub
marine receiver is a kind of box secured
to the hull with a number of depressionS
so as 10 receive sounds from all directions.
From the center of each of these an cleo
trio wire leads to the telephone which
latter contains an ingenious mechanism
based on EdisOns well known scientific
principle. A dial-piate on board is divided
in two parts corresponding 10 the two sides
of a ship. Two hands indicate the direction
of the vessel signalled. A system of bells
a the upper part of the dial-plate and one
of the receivers on board indicate by sound
with greatest distinctness the rhythm of
the screw of a distant vessel. When coming
within seven kilometers of a steamer the
hand of the telephone turns and indicates
the direction of the vessel and follows its
route. while the bells and receiver beat
simultaneously the cadence of the distant
screw. The noises of the vessel on which
the apparatus is located cause no disturb
ance, owing 10 the special construction of
the submarine receiver
Electricity in capsules is the latest
thing in New York, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. A company has been formed
with $4,000 900 capital, to supply power in
ten or twelve-grain capsules, which can
be bought by the box and carried around
in the vest pocket. One of these cap
sules will furnish electricity enough to
keep light burning all night The asser-
ton is made by a representative of the
company that the light can be furnished
al less than one-fifth of mill per lamp
non la f~u- a,alz A.