The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27
ITEMS of INTEREST.

feast" In old Gays Digs We're fattened
! specially for these feasts, roasted anc
eaten with relish, but in these times Of
! de geneI ate civil cation the braves are con-
| tent to eat turxey, click n, goose and
| other delicacies, all of which were plenti-
full at the Keshena feast.
| An interesting exploration OF Lake
| Tanganyika and the country north of it,
! finished recently, revealed the fact that
! while certain sea moluscs are found in
this lake, it is the only one of all the
! large African lakes in which such phe-
nomena are observed This lake is only
| short distance, some eighty miles, from
the great Congo basin, much of which,
without doubt, was once covered by the
sea,
I'm Central Africa the native medicine
| men cure a very severe fever by causing
a small green snake to bite the patient.
| The bite of this snake means death. to any
man who is in project hea .th but to any
suffering with fever, brought on by the
pestilential a.r from the jungle marshes,
the bite effects a certain cure. The medi-
cine-men catch the snakes, which are
about one foot in length, and carry them
in long, large hollow pieces of bambo,
ready for use at any time. In Borneo the
poisonous bite of large red ant is con-
sidered certain cure for toothache; and
an Eng ishman who has tried it says that
it is marvelously effective. The bite pro-
duces tingling sensa lion for some time,
and afterward it seems to have a numb
ing effect upon the nerves, and the pain
disappears.
"A colored man entered the drug store
at Eleventh and Locust streets yester-
day and asked for cents worth of the
best violet extract says the Philadelphia
Record. He was attired in a manner at
once weird and imposing, and his cheap
hnery was calculated to make a lasting
impression upon the susceptible hearts of
the dusky damsels of the neighbour hood.
But he felt that there was still something
lacking in the way of true eg-nce;
hence the cents worth of extract. 1t
was only a few drops in a tiny vial. and
these drops he at once began to distribute
over himself, pay ng particular att ntion
to his yellow necktie, in VIII CHI there was
a big imitation diamond. Then he handed
back the little vial, and went out with the
air of a man who fully real yes his own
charms. They often do that remarked
the druggist. IT'S a common occurrence.
They always call for the best extract,
too, although they may only buy cents
worth at a time. Still it is quite strong
which significant remark the druggist
smiled grimly and turned his attention to
other things.
odd food fancieS are met at nearly
every house, says writer in the Pitts
burg Dispatch. | know a hostess who
uses rock candy for sweetening in her af-
ternoon tea and maIaschino cherries for
| flavor, one to each cup. Nobody else
] oil he
| clare, and they never seem to understand
! why. The rock candy Genes in neat pack
| ages of crystal, which are dipped up by
| an antique sugar spoon. Another young
| hostess made a Specially of cake and
| beverages in which she could serve whip
| ped cream. She was under salary from
the proprietors of favoring extracts,
which they were continually booming and
was supplied with the material. which
she demonstrated in her refreshments
| every afternoon. She was a popular girl
and had instituted a tea hour before she
| became an advertising agent. She was
| devoted to cooking, and herein lay her
value to her employers. She began with
vanilla, made cakes favored with 1t, and
| put 1t in her tea. It adds a most fasci-
mating flavor to the favorite feminine
| beverage. Then she added chocolate TO
| her tea outfit and used whipped cream.
The next day she changed to lemon ia
| voring, then to almond and orange, and
created such degree Of interest through
her afternoons that questions began to
! be poured over her. There was her chance
90 speak a good word for the makers of
! the f1avors, and she used it in such a
! clever way that their popularity was es-
tabished without anybody suspecting her
interest in it. You can readily see how
| valuable an assistant she was
Lovers of pets will be glad to learn
that the new criminal code of Canada
! greatly increases the penalty for theft Of
domesticated animals, says the New York
| Evening Post. Whereas formerly the ex-
treme punishment was a fine of $40 over
and above the value of the animal stolen.
and months Imprisonment, it is pro-
| posed to increase the fine to $50 and tht.
| maximum Imprisonment to two years ex-
| cept in case the value of the stolen animal
is less than $40. when the old penalty is
| applied. Anyone who has seen the effect
| of an inroad of dog stealers and who
knows the difficulty Of obtaining legal re-
dress will be glad that this peculiarly
| mean and veXatious form of theft is TO
| be severely dealt with in Canada Our
own states might we'll borrow this leaf
| from the new code across the border A
more striking innovation in this dominion
code is a provision for the flogging Of
burglars found in possession Of weapons
IF offense. Formerly this penalty might
be applied when robbery was attended by
violence; now it is extended to cases IN
which intended violence is to be presumed.
The penalty is aimed particularly against
the tramps who infest the country. For
these gentry mere Imprisonment is no
deterrent to theft and violence. It Is
believed. however. that they value their
skins and that their moral natures NAV
best be reached through their epfdernises
II is interesting in this connection to note
that William Hannibal Thomas in his
striking book. 1.-THE American Negro"
suggests that all ofrenses of negroes 70
which long Imprisonment does not apply
should be punished by logging.
-China's remarkable and somewhat far
ribe capacity for impressing the mental
and physical pecuiarities Of her own neo-
ple upon everybody that remains long
enough within her frontiers has been Illus
trated by her easy assimilation of m7ra
than one nominally superior race that ha
found little difficulty in acquiring domira-
ton over the country. and this power has
had even more surprising display in the
case of a people that everywhere else has
succeeded in maintaining its distinctive
characteristics, says the New York Times.
1t has long been known that in the town
of kai-Fung-Foo there is a colony Of
Jews. When or how they came there Is
a matter of soma ttpcartafp+,. -.