The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-24
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first English-speaking people landed
within the present boundaries of the
United States? If not, says the Wash
ington Post. Senator Simmons, of
North Carolina, will tell you all about
it. The historic spot is in Senator
Simmons state. 1t is Roanoke ISL
and, N. c., and the date was 1884 The
people who settled there had been sent
over by Sir Walter Raleigh, and they
wrote such glowing letters home and
made such attractive maps that in
1885 and 1887 the colony largely in
creased. IT was at Roanoke Island in
1887 that Virginia Dare, the first An
glo-A American, as Senator Simmons
calls her, was born. She ought to have
a monument, says MIR. Simmons, and
he wants Congress to appropriate $25,-
600 for this purpose. Besides this, he
introduced a resolution yesterday ask
ing Congress to appropriate $4,000 to
aid the North Carolina people in an
exposition which is to be held next
July and August in celebration of the
landing on Roanoke Island. At this
exposition there is to be a remark
able display of ancient manuscripts,
maps, relics, curios, etc, which VIII
illustrate an almost forgotten chapter
in American history.
with some refreshing exceptions,
popular science continues to be more
popular than scientific" says the West
ern Electrician. For instance, here is
a late bit of gossip about dynamo de-
sign: 1T win be news to many that
dynamos have gone out of fashion.
Those who belong TO the smart set of
the electrical worl1 talk now of gener>
ators. Generators-that is to say, our
old friends the dynamos-have ceased
to be specially interesting because, like
the fiddle, they have reached perfec>
ton. To those who have not paid at
tention to the matter this may sound
like an exaggeration, but, as mat
ter of fact, there is not much room now
for Improvement in electrical machin-
cry. Everything is becoming fixed and
standardized-a sure sign of maturity.
The limitations and conditions aresweli
understood, and only few more revo-
buttons are possible, and none prob
able This is from a handsomely illus
trated and printed article in one OF
the 10-cent monthlieS. One can detect
a certain disguised flavor of truth in
this glib recital, although the state
ment that only a few more revolu-
tions are possible. and none probable,
is puzZling; but, after all, how mis-
leading the whole is! Generators have
hardly reached perfection, and stand
ardi2ation of apparatus does not mean
stagnation by any MEANS
When John Adams was Vice Pres
ident of the United States (more than
100 years ago.. says the Washington
correspondence of the New York Sun,
he paid $40 for a little gilt-framed mir
ror. and there has been trouble about
it ever since. Several senators in the
course of the debate over the
payment for it's purchase took occa-
sion to cenSure Mr.. Adams for having
set an example of unwarranted eX-
travagance. The mirror was purchased
in New York, brought to Washington
and put in place in the room occupied
by the Vice President, and for a great
many years was pointed out to rural
visitors, who were entertained with
more or less accurate tales of it's his
tory. AS years went on and the Vice
Presidents room grew in elegance, the
little historic mirror seemed to grow
smaller and less ornate Three years
ago it was sent to the store room.
whence 1T was resurrected and placed
on the wall of the District of Columbia
committee room by the clerk. Mr.
Charles Moore, who appreciated the
beauty of it's simple design and it's
value as a relic. Shortly afterward SEN
ator Hoar and some of his colleagues
heard the story of the exiled mirror
and grew very indignant. So, with the
consent of Senator Frye, the President
of the Senate. it was brought back and
a place of honor given it on the wall
of the Vice Presidents chamber, which
1t is hoped will be it's final resting
place.
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greatly in their powers of resisting the
action of heat. AS a rule, pathogenio
micro organisms perish at a much low
er temperature than non pathogenio
bateria. The tetanus bacillus only
perlshes after six hours of boiling at
about 155 degrees. The bacillus of m
berculosis is rapidly destroyed in cur-
tiVations at from 1856 degrees to 1856 de-
grees; but 1T can resist in the dry state
temperature of 212 degrees for three
hours. In milk it has been found IN
PERISH after four hours at 100 degrees:
one hour at lis degrees, five minutes
at ioS degrees and one minute at 2O5
degrees. The spores of bacteria can
Wlthstand Tar higher temperatures
than the bacteria themselves. Thus
tne spores or the tetanus and anthrax
bacili are both extremely resistent n
heat. though the latter are DESTROYED
by moist heat at 200 degrees. This fact
is recognized in the sterilization OF
1000 products. which are first heated To
suinclent temperature to DESTROY the
parent bacteria, then left for the spores
10 develop and again heated to kin fhe
newly-formed bacteria. AS regards
the action of heat upon the toxic nrod-
ucts or different bacteria it has been
round that some. like the toxin Of re-
Janus, are decomposed and rendered
harmless after a short exposure To :,
comparatively low temperature. wbiIa
others, like the toxin of ANTHRAX ara
only weakened and not DESTROYED ~
the temperature of boiling water,
See this bottle of saucer" said .
chubby epicure at one of the LEADING
restaurants of New Orleans. according
10 the es-Democrat. Now her,
IS an interesting study But few ner-
SONS know how to handle sauce. how to
preserve the elements which make II
palataple, and even in good restaurants
IKE THIS one we find men who are SIM
poseu 10 De up on such matters make
serious plumbers. The formula fo,.
making this sauce is not known excar,t
10 those VINO make it, and. hence we
cannot go into the analysis of what n
contains. The only thing we find on
TINS bottle is the label. Here Is wbera
the n)ytake is made. Originally n had
around IT rather heavy paper wran-
per. Ihls has been removed. II sbo,,ld
nave been left on the bottle. There ySaS
little string tied around the neck Of
the bottle. and the paper eoverino,
should nave been removed ONLY IN thie