The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-04

was thrown up some years ago and grad
ually washed away till in is2S Il could not
be- SEEN has been discovered again b. the
British cruiser Porpoise. Il row looks
Hike d whales back and stands nine feet
out Of water. With the sea breaking over
il so that it form a serious danger TO
navigation.
-By using q lymph discovered By
Paris physician IL is now possible. ace
cordiug 20 reports from that city, 60 re-
generate the rcd elobules no the blood 81
ls8ers Dr. Mctscnuikom Of the fasieur
institute is thc dincovcrer ana be- thinks
that when be- has improved The serum ne
may be able % rgJuvCnate the organs Of
ihe human body
Three syndicltos have been formed in
Norway wthlu the last few months Cor
the purpose of exploiting the coal deposits
OF SpitzbetEcn. sod ia the case OF ono
of the companies the erection OF the pant
has actually commenced. The coal IS sAih
10 bee situated high in the ground und
should not Furnish any difficulties IN work
ing. while az the same time the coast
conditions are favorable.
A manufacturing nrm IN Hamburg has
recently brought out nails o. vulcaniic or
elonlte Tor usc pa electrical work and 81
places where iron rails are not available.
The vulcanitc nails are not attacked by
oxidation or chemical agents aud can be
used IN the forms OF hooks for hanging
electrical conductors. They are also inteu-
ded 20 be used Ia laboratories and In con
necton with the manufacture OF explo-
sives
The muoh-discussed question OF the
merits OF petroleum and coal rs fuel for
ship boilers viii again be Investigated in
new tank ship recently constructed IN
England for carrying oil. The vessel IL
known as the Cardium. and has three boil
ers. two Of which are arranged 60 burn
coal. while the third VIII use crude petro.
leum. In this way the coal and oil can be
given a thorough test and their relative
efficiency and economy observed.
Paris has gone into ecstasies over
new flower recently produced az the hor-
ticultural section Of the Exposition. The
flower Is called ia GencTcusc" and Is a
species Of China aster or Refine Marguer-
tie. resembling a small chrysanthemum
but shaped like an ostrich feather. u mas
great variety OF color. some Of the flowers
being white. others rich purple, delicate
mauve. old rose. pale blue and golden yell
low. II yields no scent. but has become
the fashionable lad Of the hour.
Capt smcdley y. Butter. y. S. NJ. c.
who was wounded In the battle at Ticn
Tsiu. was 10 years old on June 50. but he
has taken part IN three wars. lie was a
second lieutenant OF marines Ia the war
against Spain. was made a first lieutenant
In the service April s. 1888. and command
ed the marines on board the Newark He
distinguished himself lighting the gucril-
las I'm the Philippines. he was sent with
other marines against the Chinese at Tieu
Tsin, and fell there with a wound In his
thiEh. He was promoted 20 a captaincy
a few days after he was wounded.
The impression generally prevails that
SCOT is simply carbon. but. although car
bon Is its chief constituent. there are pres
ent many other elements. among which
are hydrogen and nitrogen. soot may
be considered as an impure hydrocarhon.
containing a large proportion OF carbon
relatively to the amount OF hydrogen. The
smell OF SCOT suggest ammoniacal COM
pounds and the London Lancet states
that a recent analysis has shown that
SCOT contains no less than "a per cent.
| OF ammonium salts. This fact amply nc
| counts for the value placed on SCOT for
agricultural purposes. SCOT on burning
/ In "A confined area. as in q chimney on
I lfEs tNUiNtN a fNtAs ArhAEhAAg HtAFAHf~
ent and nauseous smell. This character
istic is probably due 10 the presence Of
heterogeneous organic compounds.
M. Pietro Pellegrinl an Italian scen-
list. has lately published the result OF
his researches upon mushrooms Of the
poisonous variety. OF which the following
resume may be given: The poison Of
mushrooms dissOves easily In water and
| the aqueous extract keeps ITS toxic prop
critics FOR a long time. these having been
strongly marked az the end Of eleven
months The poisonous action Is not d.
minished by the drying OF the mushrooms
by heat Mammals and birds show q
great sensibility to the poison, even In
| feeble doses but on the contrary u o.
without eject upon cold-blooded animals.
| The action Is shown clearly when Il Is
injected under the skin: animals. when
subjected 60 frequent injections Of this
kind. acquire a certain immunity ana
/ the serum Of these animals may be used
/ as remedy In cases of poisoning.
The use Of a stone as charm against
or a preventive OF snake bites Is a form
OF superstition found IN many quarters
OF the world In South Africa snake
stones are said to be fairly common. ana
are described as white. porous stone
which when oppiicd where the snake has
bitten a person adhere until all the poison
Is drawn out into them. after which they
are placed In milk. which in turn draws
/ the poison from the stones and renders
/ them again M for use. The farmers be-
| lievo that snnke-stones are taken from
| the head OF snake, bus it Is though, that
they consist OF pumice. which bears some
what OF a resemblance 10 bone In Ger
many nuggets OF raw gold ara carried
as charms. ana potatoes. and Il Is a mat
/ ter OF considerable interest 10 ascertain
whether the snakc-stouc legend IS derived
from these customs or is subsequent 10
/ them.
The meteorological service Of Japan Is
well organized and is under the direction
OF Prof X. Nakamurn. a graduate OF the
/ University or Toxic. Il Includes eighty
stations OF tho frst ard second orders
aud about 900 stations where rainfall or
temperature IS recorded. Al these stations
electrical. earthquake ana other pheuOw-
ena are observed as well as the usual me
teoroiogioai conditions. and al vessels be-
longing either to the imperial or merchant
service are compelled 10 make ohscrva-
lions al regular intervals six times daily
and forward the records 60 the ceutral OBJ
servatory. There Is also n regular service
OF weather tclCgraphy and storm warming
and the observations and forecasts are
published daily. The success al the fore