The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

York Health Department shows con-
clusively that formalin, the recently
vaunted cure for blood poisoning, is
more injurious to the normal blood cells
than to the bacteria whose products
are poisoning the blood.
Within the last year an industry
of much Importance to American paint
manufacturers and dealers has sprung
into existence near Malaga, Spain. A
rich vein of oxide of iron ore, known
as hematite-valuable chiefly for the
manufacture of red paint for structpY-
al iron work-has been developed. The
production of hematite in the United
States has been falling off in spite of
an increasing demand.
The foundation stone to the great
monument to John Huss was laid at
Prague the other day. Czechs from ST.
Petersburg, London, Paris, and New
York are said to have assembled there
and to have taken part in the grand
procession across the Altstaedter Ring,
where the monument is to be erected.
The Roman Catholic population strong
ly objected to the selection of this site,
for there in 1921 the leaders of the
Protestant Reformation were executed.
The ethnographic collections in the
British Museum have received an i'm
portant addition by the present which
the Prince of Wales has made to that
institution of the valuable series of
objects of native workmanship accu-
mulated by him during his cruise in
the Ophir Several of the specimens
are of great rarity, and will make good
deficiencies in the museum collection
by adding material which the authori-
70 nh faf in
Hearing of the efficacy of the
Roentgen rays for the removal of hairs
from the upper lip a lady in Hanover
aged 80, applied to DR.. Karl Bruno
Schurmayer, a properly qualified doc
tor and Roentgen ray specialist, for
treatment. He operated twice but in
stead of removing the superfluous
hairs, the operation resulted in the
skin of the face becoming red and the
lips swollen. The lady thereupon
brought an action against the doctor
and was awarded $50 damages, against
which he appealed, but the decision has
just been upheld.
"A molecule of alcohol is composed
of two atoms of carbon, six of hydro
gen and one of oxygen; so synthetical
alcohol is obtained by uniting these
atoms accordingly. For long time
it has been known that by direct COM
bination of carbon and hydrogen in
the electric arc acetylene can be OBJ
tanned. Sufficient hydrogen must be
added to the acetylene to produce
ethylene, constituent of Illuminating
gas In combining water with the
ethylene alcohol is obtained. Thus al
cohol is produced in France without
the employment of vegetable matter.
-Thirty-seven young men belonging
to the higher ranks of society in St.
Petersburg have organized an associa-
ton called the Club of the Enemies
of Flirting" The members exchange
solemn oaths to refrain from flirting
and to prevent others from flirting.
Those breaking the promise contribute,
for charitable purposes" $500 for the
first offense and $500 for the second.
According to the bylaws of the So
ciety, punishment for the third offense
is left to the discretion of the prest-
dent The society meets in Ernbst's
restaurant, on the Kamennostrouvski
Prospect. Although the charter of the
club has been properly registered with
the authorities. the police see a revo-
lutionary movement afoot and imagine
that if they could discover the <l1ey to
the charter the youthful members of
some of st. Petersburg's most noble
families would soon find their way to
Siberia.
"A curious instance of bird death is
recorded by w. e. D. Scott in his re-
Gently published STORY of a. Bird Low
|. err" He tells a story of a kingfisher,
who was shot, pursued his flight, APP
parently unhurt, for 200 feet, and then
dropped dead. Still, when the body was
examined fhnHo no nY~Ir Of a
wound upon it, which gave rise to the
possibility that wild bird could be
frightened to death. II have seen the
same thing happen many times since"
continues the story. II know now the
reason for this. A single shot strik-
ing bird in fight, penetrating the
thin side of his body and entering his
lungs, makes a very small hole and
| no external hemorrage ensues. There
is little or no shock to the bird; 1
| fancy he hardly feels pain, but pres
| emily the internal hemorrirAge from
| the great blood vessels that have been
! severed makes him suddenly uncon-
scious, and in a moment he is dead
The time, however, between the pene-
| trating of the shot and the internal
hemorrhage is sufficient to allow the
| animal to travel a very considerable
distance, seemingly uninjured."
hOu5A thc IcbldeHt Oh the OnlLeu
States MAY extend the hands of fell
lowShip to the negro population, says
the London Chronicle, he cannot change
| the sentiment of the general public,
| Tor the white citizen refuses to regard
| the other as his equal, and an inter-
estlng law suit Is now pending which
| shows to what extent the matter may
De taken. A negro is now suing an
| Italian bootblack to recover damages
| because the Italian refused to shine his
| boots. The bootblack, though Of
| tered double his usual charge, refused
| TO demean himself, as he considered
It, and asserted regally that he would
never shine nigger's Shoes" The
law under which this case is brought
is that the bootblack has violated che
| statute Ito protect all citizens in their
civil and religious rights" and though
many constructions have been placed
on 1t in the courts it is the first time
the status of a bootblack has been
brought up. The action is wide-reach-
ing, for it is held that if the negro
wins the case there will be no pro-
lection for doctors, lawyers, merchants
ana other members of the community
as they will be obliged to work for ne
groes whether they desire to or not.
Berlin, writes Sydney Brooks in
Harper's Weekly. is the Chicago of
Germany in the rapidity of it's growth
II in nothing else. To one who has
not visited it for ten or twelve years
the place seems to have trebled and
quadrupled itself. Very likely il has.
out what most inpresses one is not