The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-02
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slow Is one o. the latest NuFettite W DNN-
ton. According 20 the signs placed on the
machine you Drop your money and your
lunch comes TO you without the services
of a waiter a. il hy magic" Two prices
are chargcd-uve and ten ceuts-and BY
the expenditure OF these amounts one can
set any kind Of pie. sandwich or sala !.
or. iu fact, almost anything In the hght
refreshment line. The lunches are shot
out OF ine machine neatly packed IN little
pasteboard boxes. which the purchaser
may take away with him Ia order 10 cat
the contents al his Office II he choose.
1t & well-known that the vibratory
motion OF the leaf Of the aspen and other
poplnr trees i caused by a fiatfening Of
tho pctioie az ks junction with the lamina.
The lower part % the leaf stalk is elongat-
cd and rigid. thus forming basis upon
which che hattened portion OF the stalk
cin. In virtue Of its elasticity, move 20 and
fro as enc wind acts upon the leaves OF
the tree There have been several theO-
ries offered by botnuists. none OF them
vry satisfactory however. TO explain the
origin OF this curious structure and the
purnose served by the trembling" Of the
leaf n. j. Colbourn. In a recent letter
10 Nature. suggests a new explanation.
He thinks the vibration may be an adap-
trtion for rapidly throwing of the excess
OF condensed moisture. which a. liable to
form on the foliage Of trees In marshy
situations
DR.. Manson. the malaria expert. be-
iieves that decentralization. about which
81, much h. heard in India and tropical
countries generally. depends on expert
euce. education. aud an intelligent adapta-
tlon OF habits" rather than on any actual
change IN the physiological condition ~
the body II will be admitted by every
one who has lived any length OF time ~
the tropics that Tocklessness and care
les-ness are characteristic Of the new
arrival in any hot country. He does not
think much OF exposing himself 20 the
sun. the rain. and the wind. the old res
ideut Is very chary Of going out without
his sun hat and his white umbrella. The
newcomer may look upon these precnG-
tions as signs Of effemlnacy. They are
not So Experience has cold the old resi-
dent that neglect means an attack Of
fever. The newcomer sits up late, cats.
drinks. and smokes ~ in Europe The
old resident goes to bed hetimes and eats.
drinks, and smokes In moderation"
According to the Lancet the minimum
sum a student must be prepared TO spend
in London during year on board and
- per cent. OF this expenditure by living
with feilow-student. he must he pre-
pared 20 spend st least so more in books
and instruments lie will be almos, the
exception n he does not incur one or two
extra liabilities ia the way OF special TUT
lion during his Ave years career. He Will
require another $50 for pocket money. and
20 these figures must be added his fees
and the price OF his clothes. we do not
'hiuk that In London any young man
should be asked to attempt TO maintain
himself and pay the necessary fees and
expenses OF his medical education upon a
less sum than 500 . year. II a student
cannot command personally. or by allow
ance from his parents. $50 per annum
aud look 20 receiving Il regularly for q,
least four QUE OF the five years OF mis-
curriculum. we consider that ne is rash
IN these exactng days. to embark upon
our profession
In spite of continued effort 10 Increase
the efficiency Of engines and boilers says
the Engineering Magazine the progress
or invention Is such that coal Is becoming
each year a more and more important
article OF commerce. So a shore time ago.
viewing the history OF the world. as 1881
the annual coal production OF Great Brit
sin was 100000 tons. FOR the year 1871
the coal production Will probably be 20 :
W1~" tons. an increase OF 1000 per cent.
In 1891 the population OF Great Britain
was 2i0oV4 and the next census 1891
VIII probably show about 40.0ooO 900 IN thar
country. en- increase OF ssas per cent in
seventy years. Therefore the production
OF coal has increased from one ton pcr
capita 10 six tons and the rate OF iDcres ~
has been fifteen times a. great as the
rate OF Increase IN population 1870 the
production Of otuminous coal in the TIM
TED states was between 10000 and .
w1pH tons, and the production OF anthra-
cite was 100000 tone-sly a total OF 800 !
90 tons. AZ that time the population of
the country was 100000 so that there
was probably less than one-siNth OF a con
used per capita. Compare that with tho
present tonnage OF 100000 and a popu-
lation OF approximately 76.OOOOl0 and 4,
will be seen ths America Is now usins.
per capita eighteen times a. much ooal
~ she did sixty years ago. In fact since
lss" the per capita increase has been 80
per cent.
~ Odessa the so-calied I.imancure e
becoming increasingly popular. The L.
mans are sheets OF water originally con-
hee'ed with the sea. but which. By a
process OF gradually sitting up. have been
owing 10 evaporation their waters have
become concentrated. and are found 10
possess considerable therapeutic value
There are three OF these Iimans near
odessa. the kuiaimitzki. the Chadiebeiski
and the Liebenthal. They lie near the sea
surrounded by sand dunes The principsl
salts they contain are tho chlorldes OF So
dlum. potassium. ana magnesium: calci-
um sulphate ard magnesium. or sodium
bromide Their bottoms are covered bv 4
black Shiny substance OF about the CON
sistcncc 81 cold cream: alkaline ia roar-
ton ANA having a strong smell OF sulphu-
rettcd hydrogen. This slime ~ composed
~ q sponge u animal and vegetable mat
ter impresnated with salt water. and con-
tains iodine. bromlne. sulphur. eulnhu-
rettcd hydrogen. and oleic ana valerisntr
acids. Patients hattie either in the omen
lakes Or In baths with the water al va
rious temperatures and degrees OF concen-
tration- They also have slime baths. The
diseases treated are chronic rheumatic az
fecuons. scrofula. ricketts,. stiffness Of the
limbs, and certain chronic skin diseases
Comfortable discomfort depression OF
spirits. digestive disturbance. palplta-
tons etc. s. frequently experienced At
the beginning o. the cure. but soon passes
on
The great wealth OF France. in spite
Of the enormous taxation. T. shown bv
the large amounts Of French capitat in
vested abroad. The staiist. the London
financial journal. IN recent issue s,id
that Frenchmen had one ana a hair bii.