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The name OF the river Iu6@ta' WING"
IS pronounced by the Kafirs Chew-geia.
IS derived from the native sources. 'tu-
ge.a" meaning startling la the Zu'u
language. saws Current Literature. The
river Is over 20 miles dong and divides
Natal. whioh Is iozenge shaped, INTO two
unequal parts, the larger Of which lies TO
the south % tho Startling river. 10 rises
on tho eastern flank Of Mont aux Sources
a peak ln the Berg il,0oo feet high. ana
descerds in a thin streak down precirs-
tous c.ins-a sheer fail OF 1s0 feet into
the plains below. Il Is one of the mcst
picturesque rivers in the world. cauons
dark gorge rapids and wild ravines
mark its course from start 20 nuish-iove-
~ scenery which is proving such source
nf trouble 90 British trooDs 10 tho presou;
campaign.
Prof J. J. Thompson. the eminent
English electrician. IS hard az work try
ing 20 smash another Of tho Physicists
ultimate facts" a now hypothesis.
which be has recently proposed coudd-
ers the atom not as the minimum divis-
iblo' uhat is. as thc smallest particle that
can exist by itselD which che standard
textbooks have for 50 many years told
us that Do was. bat rather as a oomplcX
thousand smaller masses. called corpus
cles. each Of which Is an ion when de-
tached from the atom mass II this hy-
pothesis. which De- as set only a hypothc-
sis Is true it wil much simplify the eX-
pianatlon Of tho inertia o. matter from
the electricians point OF view. and help
materially iu clearing up q number OF dr.
fcult questions in carbohydrates.
"A Frankfort newspaper calls attention
10 tho fact that for some time pact GER
tain kinds OF siver-mounted glass and
porcelain ware have been placed upon the
market on which thc plating IS produ.td
by galvano-p process in baths
which contain very large quantities o.
potassium cyanide which b. q very dead
.y poison. As glazed wares have irnu-
mcrable hair-iike cracks. The poisonous
solution 81 retained 60 a considerable cN-
tent IN such ware. which has been i'm
mersed in IT, and becomes a serious mou-
ace 90 the health Of anybody using or
handling b. especially as 81 Is said 60 30
Impossible 10 the process of manufa lturc
20 remove this poisonous rosiluum In
decd. certain large firms have refused 20
manufacture the ware on account Of the
danger 20 che wcrkmen as well as 60 the
purchaser
The Hon. James Wilson. United States
Secretary Of Agriculture. has given no.
tice. under che authority vested IN him
hy a recent act Of Congress. that aftcr
oct. J. 1907. the following animals. whose
importation has hitherto been entirely IN
restricted. viii not be- admitted unless a
special permit from the Department o.
Agriculture is prcscnted 70 tho collector
or customs al tho port 81 entry. Nam
mails: Autcators. arma1ill0E. bears chin
panzecs. elephants. h4ppopo.ami hyeuas.
jaguars, kangaroos. leopards, l.ons.
lynXes, manatees. monkeys. ocollts.
orang-outangs, panthers. rarcoons. rhin-
oceroses. sea Hons. seals. sioths. tap.rs.
tigers or wildcats Birds. Swans. villa
doves or wild pigeons OF any kind Rep
tiles. Alleators. lizards snakes. tortolsss
or other reptiles. Domesticatel birds such
Gs canarier, parrots chickens. ducks
geese guinea fo,w. pea fowl ana pigeons
require no permit
The desire for food air and water Is
doubtless a primitive instinct o. animal
life depending primarily on che condition
OF the blood. But the sensations popular
ly called feeling hungry or Thirsty"
any rate. something entirely different
That the urgent need OF the body for
food or water and the occurrence OF thcsc
specific sensations are not absolutely in-
terdependent may be demonstrated hv
temporarily removing the sensation With
out supplying the craved substance A
piece Of sponge Introduced into thc sfou-
ach VIII remove tho sensation Of hunger
for a lime. os viii also simply tightening
The belt. And the practice OF ceria. n
South American Indians OF chewing coca
leaves for deadening she sense Of hunger
BE- we'll known. A. tn the case OF hunger.
so thirst for wotcr depends essersl,liv on
the state Of The tissues and blood. Of
which u forms very hrEc part in ac-
iual bulk The specific sensation OF
thirst. however. seems to be due 20 "A
roughncss. or dryueEs. or congestion OF
the mucous membrane Of che back OF the
mouth and throat This condition mnv
be produced by number Of lnaal com
dhions quite independent az the rrni
nodily needs A.. for Instance by mouth
breathing, hy excessive smoking or nv
eating "a large and indlrestible meal %
mat as "a matter or faos. the actual son-
sauon OF thirst is no criterion at all OF
the Organisms need for fluids. A favy
general rules may ho laid down as fol-
lows That u is not well 20 drink conf
otaiy az meals tilot IL Is no gain 90 drink
largely or very cold water when rraatlv
heated, for two reasons: Firstly because
che Subsequent reaction increases Ain,
vascular.ty of she fauces and thus reals.
stimulates the thirsG and secondly be-
cause IN" "Neesslve colaaess may increase
inc general dryncss of the TISSUES by
Eliminating Precipitation. Under am con-
d4uons o. "throts thirst" slipping warm