The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-04
ITEMS of INTEREST.


be almost exact-are under $500, and
only 1859 are worth more than G400.
1t is little surprising TO find that
incomes in the northern province are
| considerably better than in the south
| ern--in the former the average value is
e271, in the latter e3S4. The only do
ceses in which the average exceeds
! $500 are London, Rochester, Liverpool.
| Manchester and Durham. The poorest
diocese are the four i'm Wales, Here
| ford and Sodor and Man. In these the
average clerical income is below &20o.
Consul Ravndal reports from Bel
rut, says the Scientific American, that
| olive oil has many uses, but more sub
stitutes, and few salads are compound
bed without the aid of one OF them. Cot
| ton seed oil is a favorable substitute,
| but, according to an Egyptian newspa-
! per, this is soon to find a sturdy rival
| in the form of the seed of the sunflow-
er. Experiments made by German
chemists have convinced them, il
seems, of the availability OF this cheap
raw material, and it may shortly be-
| come a valuable article of commerce.
1t is said to be convertible to many
| uses, and, besides having possibilities
as a lamp OIL may be used for dyeing
purposes, and will be OF service In soap
| making"
Up to the present time the art of
blowing glassware by means of COM
pressed air has been limited to bottles
and similar articles of small size, but
a process is being exploited in Ger
| many by which bathtubs and other
| large tanks can be made with the
greatest ease. The method is very SIM
pie. The glass is taken from the fur
| mace while at red heat and in liquid
| form and placed in the mold, which
| may be readily swung into any desired
position. Compressed air is then ad-
| mitted through flexible tube. which
connects with the bottom of the mold,
the flow through which can be regu-
| lated by means of valves. AS soon as
the article is finished it is carried by
mechanical device to an annealing
| chamber, where it is again heated and
! then allowed to cool. after which pro-
cess it is ready for use.
When Representative Lawrence of
Massachusetts was with the Rivers
and Harbors Committee last summer
on the trip to the Pacific coast he made
a speech at Whatcom. Wash, where
the people are working earnestly for
an appropriation to deepen a waterway
called Swinomish Slough. An address
and Mr.. Lawrence responded. He called
attention to the public spirit of clti-
zen of Portland, Ore, who was such
an enthusiast in promoting the construc-
ton of jetties at the mouth of the CO.
lumbia river that he had named his girl
baby Jetty Columbia" Mr.. Lawrence
said he hoped that there might be a
similar display of public spirit at
Whatcom. He felt sure that if some
l~.f& Il I.... q ~ n
triotism and self-sacrifice to name
boy "Swinonish Slough" it could not
fall to impress the committee. Mr..
Lawrence recently received this tele-
gram: "A boy has been named Swim
onlish Slough per your suggestion.
Photograph will be sent by mail.'
Specialists in nervous diseases,
says a Berlin dispatch, are observing
new music treatment now in expert
mental operation in Berlin Charity
| Hospital 1t has been found that
| daily concerts of one hours duration,
while inaugurated originally for the
| purpose Of affording amusement to pa
| tents, possessed unexpected curative
! qualities. Thus far only gentle strains
float from violin, cello. harp and or
gan, and female choruses are en-
| ployed, but despite the fact that the
! most serious compositions are played
| the attention of the audience has in
variably been riveted, while a. mate
rial Improvement in the direction Of
mental and physical restfulness has
| been noted in numerous cases. A
member of the hospital staff says: AT
| tending physicians are not yet agreed
as to the advisability of permitting
.cyclonic extracts from Wagner and
kindred works 10 be given. Ear-split-
| ting instruments like the piano and
| cornet are also barred. The theory is
| held, however, that even the heav-
lest music, While possibly nerve-shat-
| tering is at the same time accompan-
| led by unmistakable enlivening and
| cheering effects. At any rate, we hope
! to prove that music hath charms to
! heal the sick"
"A little white cat at the Zoo star
ties visitors to the reptile house by
boldly walking on the backs of the al
'hgators and swapping turtles in the
tanks, says the Philadelphia Press
| The animal belongs to Keeper Hess
1t came to the Zoo one cold morning
| nearly a year ago and Keeper Hess
took it over to the reptile house with
him. 1t has stayed there ever since
In the center of the building is a large
tank used to keep the animals in. On
| the side Of it the first thing that meets
| the visitors gaze when he enters, is q
sign which reads: "Dangerous-Vis-
| itors are requested not to go too near"
| This sign however. has no effect on
| the little white cat. She thoroughly en-
| joys slimbing over the side of the tank
| and playing around on the backs of the
1 alljgators and turtles. She seems per-
| fectly fearless. The alligators and tur-
| ties seem to enjoy it as much as she
| does The first time Keeper Hess
1 found her in there she was playing
with a swapping turtle. She was stand
| ing on its back and as ii would push
| its head in and out the little cat would
| grab at ii with her paws. This per-
| Torrance kept up for several minutes
until the cat grew tired. when she
walked across the backs OF the ailiga-
| tors to another part OF the tank and
commenced to play with an alligator's
| tail
In Chinese paper of Pekin whose
title, in literal translation is the Pc
kin ColloQuial Journal. native &C.
lestial has most interesting article on
the characteristics of the various for
eign nations now represented in China
by their military expeditions in the
| Fiowery Kingdom. Among other
equally moderate remarks the follow
ing are especially significant: 1.-The
! English and Germans are brusuue and
straightforward and pay no attention
to social amenities. Russians, on the
other hand. treat Chinese most civilly.