The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
ITEMS Of INTEREST.

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the men It Is somewhat disconcerting.
a French journalist who has been
visiting the VosEes was surprised 20 ind
Lord Salisbury taking long, solitary walks
in the country. and he points out that u
a dangerous for the British Premier 20
Thus expose himself 20 attack IN view OF
tho strong local feeling against Great Brit
ain which exists on account OF the south
African war
The British admiralty " introducing
new weapon into che British navy. IL IL
a Modification Of the Hotchkiss. but in
stead OF being quick firing che breech
mechanism Is scif-feeding and automatic.
The gun throws n 3-pound shell at the
rate Of 40 rounds per minute. IL viii
probably be officially designated as the J.
pound automatic sun.
Some specimens of the blind FISH from
the mommoth cave Of Kentucky have re
Gently been placed in the London Zoologi-
cal gardens. These FISH have never be-
fore reached Eogland alive. and II Is sup
posed that only on one previous occasion
have living specimens been exhibited IN
Europe. viz, in 1870. In that year nve
fishes were placed in a tank IN the 500 at
Dublin ireland. but they did nos live
long. surrounding to a fungoid growth on
their bodies.
MN. Dessrez and Balthazard state that
they have discovered a method OF rewen-
Grating air in confined spaces. They have
submitted 10 tie Academy OF Sciences
alu@inium diving dresses weighing TWEEN
ty-hve pounds They state that the diver
can move IN this suit for hours under
water without driving air from the sur
face. The principal regenerating agen,
seems 10 be sodium dioxfde. II IL sasd tnas
the invention II applicable to submarine
work poisonous atmosphere in mines.
submarine warfare and certain chemical
industries.
Henry Solomon prominent merchant
IN Cane Town. who died last month IN his
Sjth year. was born IN ST. Helena IN 1916
and was present as a child az the funeral
81 Napoleon IN So. Helena In May. 1871
G.. H. Bennett. OF Cape Town. who Is now
IN his Sfth year. Is one OF the few surviv-
ors OF those who were present at Ma
poleon's funeral. Mr. Bennett. who was
born az 81. Helena. was present al the ex-
humatlon OF the body OF Napoleon when.
twenty years after hts death. the remains
were removed from 81. Helena TO France
in the French frigate Ia Belle Ponie. com
manded by the Prince DO Joinville
The truant officer OF West Newton.
Mass. whose duty Il IL Comprehend chill
dren OF school age who absent themselves
from their class rooms without reasona-
be excuse. Is rejoicing because the golf
season has opened at the well known and
much patronised Brae-Burn course. II
seems that about $50 players conRregate
there daily. and almost as mapy school
boys gather about tho club house In
search Of employment as caddies. Instead
% going from house 10 house In pursuit
OF tguants. the truant officer IL now ena-
bled 10 scoop In nearly all tho dellnquents
at one fell swo3p by a daily visit 10 the
golf links.
a mummy ca, Is a curious thing. Tons
OF these eTnbalmed creatures were brough.
20 England a few years ago. 10 be ground
into fertilizer. What an unromantic ending
for 90 years mummlficationi Some OF
the cats were bound with the eafs stand
ing erect. others laid FIAT. The cloths were
siill adhering 90 the mummies, though In
one shipload. supposed 10 contain $4,000
cats. few really complete specimens could
he found II Is supposed that the eats
were Of the species known as felis manic
uiata. n kind formerly found I'm North
Africa. and probably tanned by the ancient
Egyptians. from which we get our domes-
tcated pussy. As early as 1910 h. c. tab
lets record that cats were kept IN the
Egyptian temples as an object OF worship.
Hence their conversion into mummies.
"A new substance OF Industrial value +
being made OF wood pulp. According TO
La Revue de Produits Chimiques the new
material is made simply by "a prolonged
beating OF pulp such as paper IS made OF.
Continued beating converts the pulp into
transparent and elastic mixture which
hordens on drying sand strengthens paper.
Il beaten for a much longer time than IL
necessary in experimentation ~ 20 $50
hours-a thick viscd liquid without trace
Of fiber Is produced. which dries into a
substance 20 hard that the name cellu-
lith has been given 10 Il. II desired, suit
able colors are added. ana then the sub
stance Is heated. the hot celluiose liquor
passing into vessel having a perforated
bottom through which II drips Contain
ing - per cent. of water. the material has
the consistency OF thick honey. The water
Is evaporated either by natural or artih-
cinl heat and the pulp hardens. gradually
attaining che consistency of horn, its spe-
citic gravity being about as. The cellu-
lith may be worked as Is horn or ebonite
Combined with sawdust and 30 per cent
iampblack the result r. a kind OF dark
eOonite; this IL dense and may be polished
Among the various equipments for the
China expedition. che camp house for the
use OF the COMMUNICATIVE, Field
Marshal Count Walderscc. In the cam
paign, built to the order OF the German
war Office. Is enc OF the most interesting
The house which Is constructed OF ashes
tos slate. covers an area Of 2i0 square me-
GERS. about go square feet. with "A frontage
OF seventeen meters. The hight IL i've
meters. II contains seven large rooms
three Ia 'front.' and four at the back. on
entering the house a visitor finds himself
In the reception room. on the right OF
which Is room for two ordcriies, and on
the ieft the field marshars work room.
Behind the work room Is his bed room
dressing and bach room. the bed room Of
the field marshals adjutant and a sitting
room. The rooms are furnished through
out after the style OF the cabins OF the
large transatlantic steamers. The build
ing has a framework OF wood. the spaces
being filled up with asbestos states forty
Inches square. The roof consists Of as
hestos states laid diagonally. This slate
is said to be fire and water proof and ovv-
Ing 20 its excellent Insulating properties IA
Is affected neither by heat nor cold. For
transport the asbestos house Is takon 90
pieces and packed In cases. AZ che trials
IN Hamburg and Brcmerhaven the
house was taken 20 pieces in less than two
and half hours. and erected in abou,
eight hours.
The English naval and military AN
thorities have been conducting a series Of
interesting and instructive experiments
~ 81 me Of the principal seaports TO de