The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-19

inches in his stockings and Is of proDor-
tionate bulk and weight
Adrian Dimnent, of Milwaukee. IS the
Official death herald Of the Hoilanders OF
Milwaukee Although he is nearly eighty
four years old. he manages TO call on the
23s Holland families Of the city in about
q day and a half. When ne makes his
hounds the children. seeing him in the
distance. inform their parents that Dim
my is coming" His coming is anxiousiy
awaited. even by the neighbors Of these
families. The announcement. always IN
the Holland language, is prefaced by pre-
ssnting the compliments of the bereavel
family. Then follow the name of the de-
ceased age and time and place of funeral.
Unless any other information is desired,
which is usually the case, Mr.. Dimnent
continues on his route, with snort inter
walls az the homes of the families upon
whom he calls at 10. u and O'Clock.
which are the hours for luncheon and
mesls. This custom OF announcing deaths
among Hollanders was brought over from
the old country, where all births ana
deaths are announced by a man wearing
uniform similar 10 that of the German
pan bearers.
A leading insurance journal says
somewhat patheueally that colds cost the
life Insurance companies a million dol
lars a month. says the Saturday Evening
Post. What they cost those who catch
the cold is, Of course. quite beyond cavii
or reclaim, but the paper goes on to warn
the careless who happen to own policies
how TO De able to keep on paying pre-
miums a while longer. The gist OF the ad-
vice is to avoid exposure, keep out of
drafts and fight a cold from start to fin
ish- The grave is still very hungry" il
adds Besides. the life insurance com
panies would like to save a million a
month" The highest medical authority
In journalism gives the following: The
philosophy of prevention is to preserve
the natural and healthy action OF the
organism as a whole, and of the surface
In Particular, while habituating the skin
10 bear severe alterations of temperature
by Judicious exposure, and natural stirnu-
lation by pure air and clean water and
orderly habits of hygiene and health -
All this is important at this particular
season. People are changing clothes rush
ing out upon golf fields. taking long rides
on wheels, speeding in automobiles
swinging along in country rambles and
courting the open air and its breezes. in
its way it is wen. but OVERRIDING leads 10
undoing.
The genealogical collection OF the
Academy OF Natural Sciences has Just re-
ceived important addition from the hands
OF Mr.. Y Hirasei of Kyoto. japan, SAYS
the Philadelphia Record The uloliiskian
collection in the museum of the academy
Is the finest in the world even outrank-
ing that Of the British Museum. It is
rather interesting. then. to learn that
about 900 trays have been added many
OF which me- ~ =,
the collection. These shells were collect
ed by Mr.. Hirasei in the waters around
the japanese archipelago. and many of
them are found 20 be entirely new to
science Ar. Hirasei is native Of Japan,
OF high cultivation and considerable
knowledge OF natural science, as Is evil
denced by his sending his collections
where they could be properly compared
and named rather than naming them him.
SELF In the collection are TO be seen spec
linens % living brschiepeds. which are
nearly now extinct, though in ancient ge-
illogical times they were exceedingly nu-
merous- Attention should also be direct ed
TO some rather Insignificant, Yet very in
teresting. animals known as Chitons
These are in reality sort of raollosk
although their shell is divided into eight
segments, and they are capable OF rolling
themselves up like an armidiIlo. in fact,
NAiCs HIS 1T OH termed EHH OF
the sea-" Mr.. Hirasei has discovered a
new species of this curious creature,
which is TO be named for him Ouithehiton
HiTaseL
Terence Powderly, the United States
Commissioner of immigration. wants the
scope OF the Bureau of Emigration en-
larged to embrace a record of departure
OF aliens. and he desires legislation pro-
VidiHg for the use OK such data Obtained
by the immigration officials as would pre-
vent the violation of those laws. Mr..
Powderly has recommended already that
Congress enact legislation Of this char
acter. In discussing this subject Mr.
PoTderly used rather strong language
He said: The naturalization OF aliens.
which should be one of the most import
ant functions OF somebody, now is left
10 nobody, until the alien himself thinks
Mt. OF some politician, who expects to
think and vote for him. believes he should
become q citizen. Then the courts are ap-
pealed to, but no other tribunal has any
thing 10 do or say in the matter" The
commissioner believes the difficulty could
be removed in a measure BY requiring an
alien, on his arrival, 10 say If II is his
purpose ultimately 10 renounce allegiance
TO his own country and become an Amer
lean citizen. If the allen answers in the
affirmative, the commissioner says II
should be made q matter of record which
should be used at the expiration Of the
five years residence required before nat
uralization papers are given. II on the
other hand, the alien declares IL is not
bis intention to become naturalized he
should be required 10 state his purpose in
coming. end this fact should be recorded.
I'm either case" said Mr.. Powderly. the
greatest care should be exercised in as
certaining his fitness TO land"
Fertile as the nineteenth century was
in remarkable inventions of all sorts, the
record of the twentieth premises TO be
even more brilliant, says the New York
Times. This statement cannot be aues-
toned by anybody who read the article
which we published yesterday about the
new passenger cars OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. Therein was il sol
EMMY stated that among the SUPERIOR
ties OF these cars over all previous cars
Is one derived from their equipment with
a mechanical device whereby the windows
can not only be opened-that's not so
very wonderful. since car windows were
opened several times in the hundred
years past-but can be opened easily. By
the touch Of a finger. as It were. and can
be made to stay at any elevation the pas
senger desires. We are not accustomed
TO throw discredit on information sup
piled by ourselves. but we frankly con-
fess that this piece OF news r.. on the
face OF IL. incredible and that only long
nurtured confidence in the trust wort HI