The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-12
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The American Microscopical Jour
nal gives an interesting account of
the microscopic inspection of pork
during the year 1900. Nearly a million
carcasses were examined, of which
Sc and IS huridredths per cent. were
found free from all appearance of
trichnae. One and seventeen hun
dredths per cent. were found to con-
tain trichina-like bodies or disinte-
grating trichinae, while nearly two per
cent. contained living trichinae. Over
So, ZOO, 900 of pounds of the ringtailed
squeeler were subjected to examina-
ton. which cost 1914 cents for every
carcass studied.
During the examination of a re-
Gently discovered metallic relic covered
with hieroglyphic characters, and
probably belonging to a period cores
ponding to the seventh century of our
era, M. Berthelot, the French chemist,
found a small thin piece of metal,
forming one of the characters which
from it's resistance to acids and other
peculiar characters he thinks is an al
10y of platinum According to NJ. Ber-
thelot this is the first ancient specimen
of worked platinum which has ever
been found in Egypt or in other parts
OF Africa, or in Arabia. He believes,
however, that the Egyptians must have
distinguished between platinum and
silver (Which metal it somewhat re-
sembles in appearance) if it was often
encountered; but judging from the
rarity of its occurrence in the ruins
of this period their knowledge of 1t
must have been very limited.
II am feeling better" said Tolstoi
to a recent interviewer at Moscow,
and to tell the truth I am rather sor-
ry for it, as love to be ill. Sickness
and suffering destroy what is mortal
in man solely to prepare him for some
thing better" And lowering his voice.
he continued: Don't let Sophie An
drejevna (the Countess) hear us. Be-
tween you and me l wouldn't like to
get we'll again. If 1 do promise you
to write down the thoughts on life and
death-that have crystalized in my
brain during the past weeks while /
lay here PROSTATE, undiSturbed, happy
Their upshot is that death is but an in
cident, an episode in our present ex-
istence, while life itself never terni-
mates. Hence death has nothing ter
rible; it portends only an intermezzo
in eternal life. AS the slave looks for
the liberator, so / look for death-look
for 1t at any moment, would welcome
ii under all circumstances. And when
IL does come a shout of joy shall arise
from my breast like that escaping
the mouth of a new born babe enter
ing upon the phase of life which you
and / are now enduring"
The ceremony of the investiture of
a knight by the British sovereign is an
exceedingly quaint one. In most cases
the order followed was identical, there
fore that of a Knight Commander of
the Order of the Bath may be taken as
typical says a London newspaper. On
being admitted into the royal presence
the Knight Commander to be invested
made reverence to the King by bowling
three times-once on entering the
throne room, another in the middle,
and again on approaching His Majesty.
He then knelt on his right knee. In
comforting the honor of knighthood the
King placed a sword on both the can
didate's shoulders. The knight, for by
that time he had become such. raised
his right arm horizontally and His
Majesty placed his hand on the
knights wrist, who then raised it to
his lips. While the knight still re-
manned kneeling the King proceeds to
his investiture by placing the riband
and badge of the order round his neck
and afterwards presented his hand to
the knight, who kissed it. The cere-
mony being concluded, the knight
would rise and, retiring make similar
reverence as that with which he was
admitted.
Baby lions, as we'll as baby boys
and girls, need fresh air and sunshine,
so, at the Washington Zoo the baby
lions have summer quarters where they
can run and stretch their limbs in a
fr-A0 vl-aA LII t-n& - -
jungle. So well do they like their out
door quarters that they will not go in
at closing time, although their big ten
der mother urges them by all the ways
of which she is mistress. A novel
method has to be resorted to in order
to get these big babies into their cage
without hurting them, for gentleness
is one of the rules at the Washington
Zoo, and no animal is punished where
humane treatment will answer. When
the animals are called to their quar-
tiers the three baby lions poke their
wrinkled noses close to the bars and
settle themselves down as If to pro-
test against going to bed. Then the
Waterman approaches with hose and
shoots a stream of water close to their
small snarling faces. Then back go the
kittens by the great rocks to the cav
ern-like door of the inner cage, follow
with the hose. Finally, the three small
heads disappear and the sliding door
hides three pairs of eyes from glaring
out into the darkness. Baby lions do
not like water-at least, not on their
smooth coats-and the animal keeper,
who has noticed a kitten stop and
shake protesting foot on a wet pave
ment has turned his observation to
good account in getting these giant
pussies to bed.
Writing of life on the Rock of Gil
braltar, ]. r. Wallingford says in the
Ledger Monthly: The incoming steam
err anchors in the bay half a mile from
shore, passengers are taken off in boats
and before entering the city they pass
a rigid inspection by the police, who
ask number of pertinent and imper-
tinent questions. The name, national
ity. occupation and mission of the
stranger in Gibraltar are entered in a
book: he receives a card which entities
him to the hospitality of the rock for
twenty-four hours. If he desires to stay
longer bond of $50 for good behavior
will secure him immunity from moles
tation for not more than thirty to six
ty days. This permission, however, can,
with the proper kind of influence, be
renewed many times The town As
quaint, picturesque and quiet with its
10000 people, mostly English and Span
lie he