The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-26

there might not be room for bearers to
walk a the side of the casket.
A curious old custom is building up a
remarkable collection of horseshoes at
Oakham Castle, III RuEandshire. England.
Al this place whenever a peer of the realm
rides by he is required by the constable 10
contribute a horseshoe in lieu of 4 fee.
These are then hung upon the walls of a
room in the castle which is thought to
have been formerly used as a chapel. The
custom sti! obtains though nowadays no.
biemen who pass through the town Sener-
ally contribute shoes of some precious met
al richly decorated and bearing their coats
of arms. Quite lately the Earl of Onsiow
forwarded to j e, Whitehouse, the con-
stable of Oakham Castle, a new horseshoe,
richly decorated, bearing the inscription,
william Hitler fourth Earl of Onslow."
Another nobleman who was driving a
tandem through the town a short time ago,
was called upon for the customary Shoe.
When it arrived it was found to be Of pure
gold and beautifully chased. 1t is now one
of the most interesting objects in the col
lection.
SO well known and eminent an author
ity as Prof. Koch expresses the opinion
that the indiscriminate use of quinine d
a prophylactic in malarial countries is al
tended with great danger, and is in many
cases the Indirect cause of the perniciOus
"black-water'' fever, one of the most viru-
lent forms of malaria diseases. The gem
eral practice among persons coming from
temperature to tropical ATTITUDES of satu-
rating their systems with quinine taken
in regular and often excessive doses is
vigorously condemned by Prof. KOCH be,
cause, first, it seriously Weakeus the &C
ton of the heart, and, second because
the system, having become Injured to the
drug, fails 10 respond to Quinine trea tment
in case of actual sickness; the efficiency
of the article having been exhausted as
preventive it has no longer any import
ant value as remedy, and experience
shows that a person debilitated by the i'm
moderate use of quiniue may take malariai
fever and die OF it like any one else. 1t is
even asserted that the increased death rate
in certain portions of West Africa where
the conditions of living have been greatly
improved during the last ten years. is due
largely to the increased and indiscrimi-
nate use of quinine, now obtained so much
cheaper
Prof. Miguel Marazia has made what
seems a curious anthropologlcal discov-
cry in the Valley of Rebas (Gerona), at
the end of the Eastern Pyrenees. There
exists in this district a somewhat numer-
Gus group Of people, who are called Nanos
(dWarfs) by the other inhabitants, and,
as a matter of fact. are not more than
four feet in hight. Their bodies are fairly
well built, hands and feet small Shout
ders and hips broad, making them appear
more robust than they really are. Their
features are so peculiar that there is no
installing them among others. All have
red hair; the face is as broad as long,
with high cheekbones, strong developed
jaws and fiat nose. The eyes are not hor-
izontal, but somewhat oblique, like those
of Tartars and Chinese. A few stray
Cling, weak hairs are found in place of
beard. The skin is pale and habby. Men
and women are so much alike that the
sex can only be told from the clothing
Though the mouth is large, the lips do
not quite cover the large, projecting in
cisors The Nanos who are the butt of
the other Inhabitants, live entirely by
themselves in Rebas. They intermarry
only among themselves, so that their pc
culiarides continue to be reproduced En-
tirely without education, and without any
chance of improving their condition, they
lead the life of pariahs They know their
own names, but rarely remember those
of their parents, can hardly tell where
they live and have no idea of numbers.
We are an, says the Lancet, too much
in hurry about what we do. We have TOO
many irons in the fire, too much business
on hand at the same instant, and are far
too energetic in our endeavors. With de.
liberation, calmness and such reserve Of
strength as result from perfect restraint
a man may do an infinity OF work without
either trouble or injury. BTeathless haste
eager anxiety, and an excessive eXpendl-
ture of energy are the outcome of modern
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continent The system of quick returns"
has been the bane of literature, almost OK.
tinguishing ii, and substituting in its place
| Journalism The same system has rev 20
| iutionized thought and science, and 1t ls
rapidly undermining the human constitu-
ton. We are impatient for results. Speech
es are made with the knowledge that they
VIII appear in print in a few hours, and
that if anything is omitted the deficiency
viii be criticised by some watchful oppo-
nent in The press Every opportunity must
be seized as it presents itself or it WIN be
| lost It follows that statesmen and polite
ians are kept on the strain of sustained at
tenton. and their brains are for many
hours in the twenty-four in condition Of
ferment. The brains of spectators on the
stock exchange, and even the brains of
merchants in their private rooms, are
equally taxed, and in the same way All
classes Of the community share the tur-
mol The period is one of great brain
wearing impetuosity, of hurry, worry and
waste-the vase Of cerebral energy and
nerve force. The higher nervous centers
are kept necessarily al work, and becomes
as it were, overheatod, so that it is I'M
possible they should quiet or cool down
in the brief intervals of respite allotted 10
repose. Too often they do not rest even in
sleep. The brain only dozes instead of
sleeps, and as a result there are dreams
of the recent days work-that infalibie
symptom Of impending mischief. The only
marvel is that, looking to the utterly I'M
|. physiological character of our mental and
nervous habits of work, the number of sud
den failures is not greater than It is, ana
that We have not larger percentage OF
brain mortality 10 deplore.