The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-21

his nativity, with an advertisement
for somebody's teas, is pointed out to
the visitor. The last Irvingite relic
disappeared from the village a few
years ago, when a gentleman purchas-
ed the robes in which the actor was
christened.
An American has invented an en-
velope which records of itself any at
tempt to tamper with it's contents
The flap is imbued with some chemical
composition which when operated upon
by dampening process or any other
means of penetrating to its Enclosure,
records the transaction by causing the
words TAttempt to open" to appear. 1t
is thought that the inquisitive will
think twice before pursuing their re-
searches in face of such an invention.
DIR. Frances Dickson, President of
the Harvey Medical College, Chicago,
is utilizing in novel way the long
familiar woman's embroidery hoop.
1t is to be used to demonstrate the ele-
mentary steps of surgery. Over the
hoops with which members of the
Freshmen class will be provided here
after will be stretched pieces of white
tanned kid. In this incisions will be
made with Scalpels, and in closing
sthese'iwith 1igatures seefS dscatgut +, the
students will acquire the five different
modes of surgical stitching. The ty-
ing of surgical knots and the re-
moval of stitches will also be taught
by the. same method. It lis interesting
to learn that some of the stitches used
in surgery closely resemble those
familiar to embroideries, namely. the
glove and blanket stitches. DR. Dick
inson caught the idea thus being work.
out while She was a student at Hesse-
Darmstadt, the suggestion being there
made that if pupils in surgery could
acquire a knowledge of stitching be-
fore beginning work on cadavers a
great point would be gained. Her new
method of teaching is viewed with
favor.
Queen Victoria's first experience
with a telephone will long be remem-
bered by Sir William Preeee, who has
Deen connected with the British POST
office Department for many years. He
had telephone put into Osborne
house and connected with London so
that the Queen might test it and see
what wonderful instrument it was.
He made arrangements to have band
in London play God Save the Queen"
near the telephone so the Queen could
near 1t, and then called up her jes-
ty and asked her to listen to the band.
band, however, and it failed to play.
Slr William saw that something must
be done to save his own name and the
new telephone, SO began to hum the
tune. When he had finished he asked
the queen If she had heard the band
ana what 1T had played. She replied
that she heard a very bad attempt
made to reproduce the national an
them, and then Sir William rang off.
Standing in Mount Hope Cemetery
at Logansport,, Ind. is one of the
queerest monuments ever erected to
the memory of any Individual. 1t Is
over the grave of William H. Reighter.
Inc statue part of the monument rep
resents Mr.. Reighter as he was attir-
ell when stricken with heart disease.
Mr. RelShter was a ditch contractor,
and prominent in his locality. 1t was
on a rainy day. that death came and
he was well prepared for the weather.
He was wearing a brod brimmed hat,
a macintosh over his suit of clothes,
ana his trouser legs were in his rubber
boots The members of the family,
wishing to remember him as he looked
when last he babe them goodby, en-
ployed man about the same size and
build as Mr.. Reighter to have his
photograph taken in the clothes last
worn, by the deceased. and when he
had carried out the idea they replaced
the head on the photograph with the
head of a likeness of Mr.. Reighter.
This picture was sent to a sculptor in
Italy, with the request that a lifesized
statue be made from it in italian mar
Die, The statue is true to life. 1t cost
IS, 900.