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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
SUBMARINE ANIMALS.
All of Them Are Interesting, But
None More So Than the Deep
Sea AnemOnes.

Very interesting is the manner in
which some of the little submarine
animals, scientifically known as Ac-
TINA, live. Sea nettles, sea flowers
and sea anemones are the popular
names of these creatures, and they
are called sea nettles because they
sting when touched and sea flowers
because their long and slender tenta-
cles are similar to the petals OF
many flowers.
Many of the Actinia lead soli-
tary life, but others form regular
colonies, among the latter being the
epizoanthes, several of which form
themselves into groups around hard
and immovable bodies, such as rocks,
corals and large shells, while 9TH
ers form themselves into a colony
around the body of pagurus, that
singular denizen of the sea which
is popularly known as Bernard the
Hermit. The latter are thus enabled
to move from place to place, and in
return for such a service they pro-
tect their host from various ene-
mics. AS rule they live with him
in the depths of the sea, and that
is why their novel mode of life has
only recently attracted attention.
Prof. Louis Roule, who lectures on
natural sciences, has studied these
Actinia carefully and has succeed
ed in obtaining some excellent speci-
mems of them.
"At first" he says, "the epizo-
anthes is a tiny embryo, which is
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
MODERN MILITARY SURGERY.
can War-Thcre Were Few
Amputations.

The war in South Africa has fur.
nished vast amount of interesting
surgical experience, showing the eff
feet of modern arms of precision and
of antiseptic methods in the hos
pitals. While it is too early to draw
deductions from the statistics of the
war, it is worthy of note that, where
the records were kept of 1857 Off
GERS and men who had been wounded,
only 7S2 died of wounds received in
action. This small mortality is at
tributed to the prompt application of
a first-aid dressing. The action of
the Mauser bullet upon human tissues
depends upon the range at which'it is
fired. Within 200 yards it has an ex-
plosive character. The nickel case
seems to expand and become de-
tached, causing a severe, lacerated
and confused wound, which heals
very slowly. If it strikes a bone it
crushes and destroys it, If fred at a
longer range it makes clean-drilled
hole through a bone, while if it
strikes soft parts of the body only a
small wound is made, there being but
little difference between the place of
entrance of the bullet and its exit,
which bleeds but little unless an inn
portant vessel is injured, writes a
Washington correspondent of the
Boston Transcript.
1t is remarkable how few amputa-
tions have been performed during the
Boer war. DR.. Kendall Franks has re.
ported that in his experience not
more than 20 amputations have oc.
CURED in 5000 cases, which is at.
tributed to the conservative spirit OF
present-day surgery. DR.. Sterling
Ryerson relates that he saw at Kim
berley 147 wounded Beers in roller
rink which had been converted into
temporary hospital. They were OF
all ages, from Is to 65. They had
been wounded at Paardenburg, and in
many cases the wounds had been un-
dressed for from Is to ~ days. He
tells of one man who had been shot
through the elbow joint, and whose
only treatment had been the univer-
sal Boer remedy, tobacco juice. The
arm was enormously swollen and al
most erysipelatous in appearance. a
civil surgeon, however, took the case
in hand with modern methods, with
the result that the man made an ex.
cellent recovery, retaining even the
power to move his arm at the joint.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
ABOUT GOO-GOO EYES.
An Outrage Committed by the Eng
lish on a Purely American
Word

"The English, among other writer's,
nre smart indeed, and possess good
taste," said young man who keeps
up with current events, reports the
New Orleans Times-Democrab land
while they may be fair enough when
it comes to big things that spread
out until they become of national
significance, they are sometimes just
little unfair when it comes to the
smaller things. While reading an
English periodical recently l ran
across an American expression which
has been adopted in England, but
they have had the temerity to change
the spelling, which is so thoroughly
and originally American that it is
not in any of the standard English
dictionaries. 1t is yet an American
provincialism. / am speaking of the
word 'googoo,' as we find it in the
American song: Just Because She
Made Dem Googoo Eyes If there is
word current which is distinctly
American in this time, it is the word
googoo. The American press, which
is sort of word factory, has made
the word amenable to the lenses,
and so we frequently have the words
'googoo-ed' and 'googoo-ing' which
represent the past and the present.
snow the English have changed
the spelling of the word. They spell
it google BY what authority? This
way of spelling the word detracts
much from it, for it loses much of its
descriptive import, and even more
in its smoothness of sound in pronun-
citation. 'Googoo' is better word
than google 1t looks better in
print. It sounds better in conversa-
ton and song, and it seems to fit
that peculiar firtive manipulation of
the eye with more ease and exacti-
tude. The tongue and lips can roll
1t out more musically, and it CUR
giles in soft sort of way out OF
the throat of the singer. Women,
of course, make 'googoo' eyes in all
countries, old England not except
ed, but when it comes to the word
'googoo,' it is an American provin-
cialism, and England may not change
the spelling of it at her pleasure"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
FUSSY GRAMMARIANS.
Find Fault with Those Who Use the
Common Phrase, "May the
Best boat Win"

A fussy person up in Albany sol.
cmnly accuses 1,777 newspapers in this
country of having been guilty, once or
repeatedly, of using superlative ad-
jective in comparison between two
subiects-to wit, the Columbia and the
Shamrock. The phrase to which the
fussy person objects is, MAY the best
boat win" We and the other 1,776
newspapers ought to say, he declares:
"May the better boat win" Misty
memories drifting over from studies
pursued away back in another century
incline us to belief, or suspicion,
or something of the sort, that the
fussy persoa is either right in his con-
tention or else that he has at least
an excuse for making it. But, the
error admitted, simply out Of rever-
ence for the enemies of youth, we turn
fiercely upon the Albanian critic and
rend him with the questions: 'Can
there possibly be anything the mat
ter with phrase used by 1,777 Amer
lean newspapers?" Grammarians are
estimable people so long as they know
their place and keep it, but when they
become pretentious and forget that
whatever is, in language, is right, they
fully deserve the snubbings they get
from everybody not fussy. "May the
best boat win" runs glibly from the
tongue or pen, attracts no attention
to itself, and conveys the intended
meaning quickly, forcibly and direct
ly, while 'May the better boat win
is not the expression of hearty, hon.
est wish, but pedant's demonstration
that he knows the rules of grammar
so called, and never feels an emotion
of any kind strong enough to make
him forget them Cor moment, says
the New York Times.
Once a pretty good man wrote g
pretty good piece beginning: eve, the
people of the United States, in order
to form more perfect union" dc
such and such things. Now, viewed
from the Albanian's standpoint "mort
perfect" Is combination of words lit
tie if any less than criminal, for oi
perfection, obviously, there can be nc
degrees. Yet the writer of the phrase
who was himself a careful writer, as
is shown by the many changes he made
in the first draft of his pretty goot
piece, saw no necessity for crossing ou
the "more," and nobody else has ever
had the audacity to do it for him.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
MUSHROOMS AS FOOD.
Their Usefulness Lies in the PaInt-
abIcness They Give TO other
Food Materials.

Recent Investigations made by the
department of agriculture show that
mushrooms are about equal to po-
tatoes in the element of nutrition
that goes to make flesh and blood,
but that on the other hand, they
do not hold much of the fuel stuff
required to keep the body machine
running. Containing, as they do, a
very large percentage of water, they
may be said, in a sense, to CORE
spond with fresh vegetables in re-
spect to food value. The notion that
their composition resembles closely
that of meat-a conception which
has caused the term vegetable
beefsteak" to be applied to them
Is an absurd error. One would have
to consume eight pounds of mush-
rooms in day in order to take the
place of the ordinary ration of beef
or mutton.
The great usefulness of mush-
rooms lies in the palatableness which
they give to other food materials.
This is a matter Of no small impor-
tance from the point of view of the
economic expert in dietetics, who
looks upon the attractiveness OF
dishes as a notable element in their
value. In this country only one
species of fungus is utilized to any
extent for the table--namely, the
common field mushroom with pink
gills-whereas in Europe dozen or
more varieties are eaten.
This common mushroom is a trifle
more than 91 per cent. water. II
contains nearly four per cent. OF
fesh-forming stuff, three and one.
half per cent. of starchy and sugary
substances, and one per cent. of fat
and fiber, with one-half Of one pei
cent. of mineral material. There are
other species which are more nutri
tious-such as the "oyster mush.
room'-but they are not sufficiently
well known in the United States tc
ba worthy Of consideration.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
vANNAH COUNTY, TENNESSEE FRIDAY
PERSONAL AND IMpERsoNAL.
Senator Hanna's secretary says
that since 1896 500 children have been
named after the senator.

Senator Hanna's secretary saya
that since 1896 500 children have been
named after the senator.
Prof. Dewar, Of Cambridge, the
newly elected president of the Brit
ish Association for the Advancement
of Science, especially distinguished
himself by the discovery of process
for the liquefaction of hydrogen.
Evelyn Abbot, the Greek historian,
who died recently, suffered from a
paralysis of the lower half of his
body shortly after graduating from
Oxford and, becoming an instructor
at Baliol, had to deliver his lectures
in u reclining position.
A monument hRs been erected in
Titusville, Pa, u Col. E. l.. Drake,
who put down. the first petroleum
well. Its'cost is estimated at 100000,
but its modest donor is not known,
In 1873 the Pennsylvania legislature
granted Drake an annual pension Of
$4,000.
The hamlet of Dervock, in County
Antrim, Ireland, is visited by thou
sands of Americans in the season, for
it was thence the McKinleys came.
In a plain little farmhouse there was
born James Mckinley, ancestor of the
late President Mckinley, The pres
ent occupant has preserved the orig
inal features of the house as much as
possible. The greatest change has
been the replacing of the patchwork
roof with one of slate.
Only the men who knew the late
Charles C. Delmonico well ever apre.
ciated the fact that for many years
he worked much harder than any of
his employees. He gave his casual ac.
quaintances the impression that his
most serious duties in life were to be
agreeable to every one and to smoke
cigarettes. He was confirmed night
hawk and for many years he never
retired until long after midnight.
Despite his late hours he was up
many mornings early enough to be
one of the first purchasers at the
markets.
Contrary to popular belief created
by long years of newspaper misrepre'
sentation, Russell Sage is not only
quite particular about what he eats
but is a valiant trencherman and q
good authority on matters of the
cuisine. New York papers, in spite
of this fact, periodically describe his
midday meal as consisting of a crack
er, an apple and glass of water
AS matter of fact, he generally
lunches in the Western Union build
ing with such men as the Goulds
Gen. Eckart and other officials of the
Gould interests.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
ART OF BREATHING.
Scientific Men All Over the World Arc
beginning to Recognize Its
Importance.

1t is perhaps one of the signs OF
the times to those alert for indica-
tions that the art of breathing has
become more and more subject of
attention. Oculists as well as physi-
ologists go deeply into its study in
a way hardly to be touched upon in
a limited space. Physicians have
cured aggravated cases of insomnia
by long-drawn, regular breaths;
fever-stricken patients have been
quieted, stubborn forms of indiges-
tion made to disappear. A tendency
to consumption may be overcome, as
some authority has within the past
few years clearly demonstrated, by
exercise in breathing. Seasickness,
too, may be surmounted, and the VIC
tim of hypnotic influence taught to
withstand the force of an energy
directed against him.
There is famous physician of
Munich who has written an extern
sive work upon the subject OF breath
ing. He has, besides, formulated a
system by which asthmntic patients
are made to walk without losing
breath, while sufferers from weak
nesses of the heart are cured. At
Meran, in the Austrian Tyrol, his pa
tients are put through certain sys-
TEN of breathing and walking The
mountain paths are all marked off
with stakes of different colors, indi-
eating the number of minutes in
which patient must walk the given
distance, the breathing and walking
being in time together. AS the cure
progresses the ascepts are made
] sleeper and sleeper. f9pl
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13

A, fat; B, crude fiber and other carbohy-
drates, exclusive of starch; c, protein;
d. ash.
to it's prolific yield, Superior keeping
qualities, ease of propagation, and
agreeable flavor. 1t was introduced
into this country at the time of
Raleigh's voyages to Virginia, and has
steadily increased in popularity ever
since.
Every school child is aware that po-
tatoes are classed as starch foods, and
that their bulk is made up largely of
water. 1t is chiefly on account
of the starch content that potatoes are
eaten, and while they are apparently
not economical foods, owing to the
large proportion of water which they
contain, this is not actually the case.
In other foods, as for instance, rice,
there is four times as much nourish-
ment as in an equal weight of potatoes,
but then water or milk is added to the
rice in preparing it for the table, so
that when ready to be eaten 1t very
much resembles potatoes in the as
similable proportion, bulk for bulk.
Equal weights of the two foods do not
cost as much in each case.
"Being chiefly starch, the potato Is
valuable is source of muscular ener-
gy and does not serve to build or re-
pair the body tissue, except in very
small degree. This explains why po-
tatoes are generally served with foods
rich in tissue making properties, such
as meats, and why it is that large num-
bers of the country population of Ire
land and Germany are so poorly nour-
ished Potatoes alone are very one
sided diet.
"The accompanying table shows at
a glance how the potato is proper
toned as regards its food value:
Per cent.
Water ........................
Starch, or energy producing material 1874
Nitrogens, or tssue-producing mate
rial 1'6
Mineral matter chiefly potash salts. 100
"It is often asserted that the potato
is unwholesome, but there is no scien-
tific basis for it. Eaten alone potatoes,
of course, would form very badly
balanced diet. As matter of fact its
universal popularity and consumption
are evident from the statistics above
quoted, that it forms nearly IA per
cent. of the total food of the people of
this country, furnishing about four
per cent. of the total proteins, or nitro-
genous foods, and nearly ten per cent.
of the total carbohydrates or starches.
"a word of warning. Potatoes that
have been'stored for long time and
which have begun to sprout, should not
be eaten, as they are apt to contain an
undue amount of solanin, or poisonous
substance. Numerous cases of poison
ing are on record resulting from thif
cause"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13

Cubaproduces no tobacco for chew
Ing or for pipe-smolSing. The Cubans
who smoke pipes might be counted
on ones fingers without making a
second round on the fingers. The
cigar and the cigarette prevail. To
what extent the Cuban cigarette
might ever become popular with
American smokers is matter be-
yond determination. 1t is certain
that most Americans of prolonged
residence become, if they be s5ook-
ers, addicted to the Cuban brands
and find difficulty in weaving them
,elves back to American brands on
heir return-Chicago Chronicle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13

Contumely helps nobody; least of
all the one who administers 1t. Pes
simistic remarks dampen the en-.
thusiasm of others, discourage hon.
est effort, and react on the grumber.
Chronic fault-finders command no ia.
vor with employers or fellow EN-.
ployes, and are not the ones select.
ed for advancement. Talking failure
makes failure easy. A gloomy, mel.
ancholy disposition is largely mat
ter of habit and materially retards
ones advancement. 1t does not mat
ter II one is unconscious of these
habits, they all figure in the final re-
suit of life, just the same. Watch
your chance remarks. Make then,
count for hope and encouragement.
Success.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13

You've been away long time Bill. IN
maybe you have found
Some place that suits you just as well with
lots of friends around;
You don't remember much, guess, of how
we used to play
About the home when we were boys before
you went away;
An so / thought I'd write tonight and
tell you what they've done;
It's kinder hard, but comes. / guess, at lass
to everyone.
II want the house 's,sed so much, but
somehow everything
Kept tellin' me of other times when all us
boys would bring
To that old home a merry heart that made
of every room
A CHEEKY place, but lately all Of that has
changed to gloom.
Twas mothers death, of course, an so
guess we're free to roam,
II sorter hurts 10 write It, Bin, but no
place now is home.
-R. B.Thompson, in Metropolis Qll) Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
India Relish.

Two quarts of chopped green to.
matoes; two quarts Of chopped ripe
cucumbers; a scant cup of salt; let
stand "a hours and drain in coarse,
thin muslin. Put two quarts of good
vinegar on to boil; add level table.
spoonful of pepper, ~ of mustard,
one level tablespoonful allspice, IN
of cloves and 1H of cinnamon; wher
vinegar is boiling put in the toma
toes and cucumbers, four chopped
white onions and four green peppers
chopped fine. Let boil for 20 min
utes.-Washingtop Star.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
The Kings Consent.

1t was at Compiegne, where the czai
Is being entertained, that the king of
Rome, the Eaglet, granted the first
petition that was presented to him.
He had reached the mature age of six
months, when an old soldier who had
already received many favors from the
emperor, decided that he wanted
more, and thought it would be good
scheme to address his petition to the
heir to the throne, and thus work on
Napoleon's sympatbies. He addressed
his petition to his majesty the king of
Rome. Napoleon smiled when he read
the address, and ordered the duke of
Frioul to take the paper to the king
and read it to him. This was done with
due solemnfty and state, and the duke
returned to the emperor. What did
his majesty say?" asked Napoleon.
Nothing" replied the duke. "Silence
gives consent" said the emperor. "See
that this old rascal Of soldier gets
what he wants."-Paris Figaro.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
VOL. XVII.-NO. so.
The Old Home.

iney sold the old home. Bill. to-day, out
m heai the edge of town.
iney said said they reckoned 1t was hest for
uhinss wat tumblin' down
want no use to keep a lot of stun
ABOUT the place
'ef prowlin' kids to meddle with an break
up an dsface,
''' somehow as write TONIGHT my hand
Keeps tr!mblln', so
an lneres s feelin' 'rolnd my heart l
never used to know.
VI course tht house want very fine an
r things wss plain an old,
fhere want No costly furniture, nor dishss
laid with gold:
s'aS CARPETS covered all the floors, but all
was neat an clean,
An somehow Bill, better place than It
I've never seen;
An Tor the first time In my life boarded
out to-day,
Dut eatin' whe,e they're strangers all aln't
Ike the good old way.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13

THE POTATO ANALYZED
II Is n Source of Muscular Energy,
But Does Not Serve to Repair
Body Tissue,

The accompanying diagram, when
illustrates graphically the composition
of the ordinary potato, has been pre-
pared for the United States depart
ment of agriculture and appears in one
of It's recent publications. we quote
the following description from the
Philadelphia Record;
"The popularity of the potato as a
foodstufr is we'll founded, and is due
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
All Things Are EspIn,ned

she-Why does ship have to weigh
It's anchor every time it leaves port :?
He-Well--er-you see, the weight
is constantly changing on account Of
the binnacles that grow on it in the
water.-Philadelphia Press,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
Collection Of wnste Paper.

One hundred and thirty-three tons
of waste paper were collected and
sorted by the men in the Salvation
Army's Metropolitan Social institu.
tion one week in London recently
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13
Some pconle,s words.

If some people were to weigh
every word they utter it would be
decidedly tough on the scalca Chi
.sgo Daily News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-12-13

A, fat; B, crude fiber and other carbohy-
drates, exclusive of starch; c, protein'
d. ash,
Arizona silver belt., 1901-01-31
Thrift Essential to Happiness

ThrlfC is 50 essential to happiness in this world that the failure to practice it is, to me, incomprehensible It IS such an easy, simple thing, and it means 80 much. It is the foundation of success In business, of contentment in the home, of standing in society. It stimulates industry. l never yet heard of a thrifty man who was lazy. It begets independence and self-con fidence. It makes man of the indi- vidnal who practices it,
 l think the greatest fault that char acterizes the education of the young today is the failure to teach thrift in the schools. From the very outset q child ought to understand the value of saving.
 am no prophet, but l venture to assert that any young man who will live up to the following set of rules will get more genuine happiness out of life than his neighbor who violates them. l will also prophecy that he will ineyl tabiy win success. Not nee. essarly such success as will lift him above the sevenJy-iive million people in this country, but moderate, com fortable success.
 OuE of every dollar earned save a cents. Save I5 cents if yod can, but never less than 25.
 Get up at a regular hour every morning and work until the things that are before you are finished. Don't drop what you have in hand because it's five o'clock.
 Be honest; always have the courage to tell the truth.
 Don't depend on others. Even if you have a rich father, strike out for yourself
 Cultivate independence at the very outset.
 Learn the value of money. Realize that it stands, when honestly made, as a monument to your value as citi- zen.
 Be jealous of your civic rights. Take a wholesome interest in public affairs, but do not let politics or anything else, interfere with the rigid administration of your private duties. The state is made up of individuals.
 Be clean and decent. Don't do any thing that you would be ashamed to discuss with your mother.
 Don't gamble.
 Be circumspect in your amusements.
 Russell Sage in Saturday Evening Post, on The Gospel Of Saving"