The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-18
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watch chain made OF nine peach stones.
Each OF the stones has a different device
carved on each side. 20 that there are
eighteen designs. The stones are Joined
with bars Of gold, the whole making a
rich and novel chain.
Air Bradford Lee Gilbert, the archhec,
IN chief Of the South Carolina Inter
state and West Indian Exposition al
Charleston is hard a.; work, with MS as
sistants. in his New York Offices. prepar-
ting the plans for the grounds and build
ines. These promise TO DO very effective
and imposing For suggestions as 70 the
planting OF the grounds and the choice OF
plants. Mr Gilbert will have che advan-
tagc Of the taste and experience OF Mr..
FiaEler's gardener. who laid out the gar
dens al the Ponce de Leon and Other IA
nous hotels In Florida. and Is considered
quite an authority upon such matters.
On tho circuits OF the Calcutta Electric
supply Company az times when Calcutta
has been visited by exceptionally severe
Thunderstorm. Il has been noticed that
Immediately following each lightning Hash
the brightness OF the incandescent lamps
has suddenly and considerably Increase
gradually returning 20 the normal mean
dcscence afterward The company has
diligently searched for defects In its cir
cults. hut as yet has not been able 10 dis
cover any cause for this curious phenom-
enon. The London Electrician suggests
Che following ingenious explanation: IT
Is well known that carbon acting as a
cohercr IN n wireless telegraph appara-
tus. underroes the usual sudden decrease
ia resistance when subjected TO electric
radiation II u possible that the carbon
sI.sHaH
similar change when exposed 40 she In
nuence OF tropical thunderstorm
In Albuquerque. New Mexico which
has an altitude Of about 500 feet. the
recipes and regulations laid down by the
ordinary cookbook are. IL seems. worth
less Water boils there AZ 2o2 degrees
Fahrenheit instead OF AZ 2i2 degrees. As
at sea level. hence articles OF food 10 be
boiled require a much longer cooking than
the usual cookbook prescribes. On ac-
count a the extreme drynees OF the air.
| fariuaceous foods. such as beans, corn,
etc. lose 30 much OF their moisture that
they require long soaking In water before
cooking The worst difficulty. however
! is said to be- with cake and bread making.
Ordinary directions as TO the number %
eggs and amount OF baking powder hre Ak
down altogether. "As the barome trio
pressure largely determines the effective
ness OF the raiser this may explain the
unusual action OF the baking soda anil
egg batter"
In a recent volume by Dr. Fritz Lued-
DICKENS. "Rechts ind Links Haendigkeit."
a new theory is put forward 10 explain
the fact that most OF US are right -handed.
The author believes that Il Is due to the
higher degree Of blood pressure which us
ually exists on the ri side q the brain.
which governs the right side Of the body.
He divides individuals into three classes
Those IN whom the blood pressure Is high
er on the lift side Of the brain: those in
whom Il Is higher on the right side. and
these In which the blood pressure Is equal
on both sides The FIRST class contains the
great majority OF Us. the right-handed
people: the second n much smaller num-
her. but still quiet numerous class. tine
left handed. and the third whore the
pressure Is equal on both sides OF the
brain. very small numb-r. the two-hand-
"A or amb dextrous who Use both hands
with equal facility.
The bricrroot industry. on which the
manufacture of the popular hrier pipe de-
ponds. has had. according 70 the British
| vice consul at Loghorn. somewhat GU
rious history. First begun In the Pyrenees
some fifty years ago, II travelled along the
| French Riviera and the Ligurian coast
| taking Corsica by the way) TO the Tus-
| can Marsmna and has now reached Cal
I ahria. which Is AZ present its most -four
| ishing center. BY the very nature OF The
| business. when certain district has been
| exhausted OF all its roots the industry
must move on. and Il is believed that the
/ Italian branch OF Il cannot last more
hrW frFs huu hnrr
! for some time the center for the expor,
| Of Tuscan hrierroot. but as the South
/ Italian root IS Of admittedly superior
1 quality. large quantity Of the Calabrian
l product Is also imported into Leghorn
I The roots. which are sometimes two feet
or more In circumference are cut into
| varlously shaped blocks and boiled soon
! after they are gathered. and are then
ready FOR the manufacturer.
The process of rendering cast iron NAL
leable has been known for nearly two cen
turtles. but its perfection has been the
/ work OF the past i've years Mallea bic
/ cast iron has unique position In the
| iron trade. II Is softer than cast iron
and can be battered out OF shape before
/ Il breaks. II surpasses steel IN shock
| resisting qualities. Il can be twisted
| bent machined. polished. threaded. and
. Aii fAhNs tAtAAFA JUST h@ cast IRON OF Ffi IL
| steel. II has eight times the shocit-re-
/ ssting qualities OF che best cast iron. and
| Is about haif as strong as the best cast
steel. Its physical strength Is from 81
| COO 20 $500 pounds per square inch The
/ materials used in its manufacture ar.
/ pig irons low IN silicon. II may be- made
| either IN cupoln or open hearth fur
| mace. After the castings are made. they
/ are packed In puddle scale In large iron
boxes called Eaggers. These saggers orc
/ placed IN large ovens nnd fred to a red
| heat for from four 10 seven days Ths
remarkable change IN the state OF the
carbon takes place here The casting
! which IS originally cs 9 dirty gray color
comes out OF the oven with a rich black
/ veivety fracture After the anne,I tho
castings now mallea hillzcd are In tbopo
Tor the market Among the household
utensils In whose manufacture this metal
- already largely used are hinges. locks
scissors gas and oil stoves. wrcnehes
| Ice cream freezers. washing uachines
safes. ana rakes
Mr.. John Perry. an English engineer
Is the author Of rather novel application
q the moving platform" in connection
| with boarding and alighung from nav.
ing railway trains. II had seemed 10