The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-02

even this is an immense amount in
country in which the wages of a skill
full artisan are often not more than
three yen a week. The Japanese cur
rency system is decimal. Thus the
yen, or dollar is divided into 100 sen
or cents. the sen into 10 rim, the rim
into 10 mo, the mo into 10 shu, and
the shu, finally, into 10 kotsu. Govern
ments accounts do not take account
of any value smaller than a rim, but
estimates by private tradesmen often
descend to mo and shu, which are in
credibly minute fractions of farthiug.
No coin exists, however, to represent
these liliputian sums.
Some French doctors in Algiers do
not think that mosquitoes are carriers
of malarial infection, and offer to al
low themselves to be bitten by the
most virulent examples which can be
found in that mosquito infected coun-
try, and to submit themselves to criti-
cal medical inspection for a sufficient
time to ascertain whether the malady
really develops, says the New York
Tribune. They will not take any pro-
phylactics, and will give the insect
and its hackers a perfectly square
deal. The reputation of the former
AS distributor of quartan ague is
not quite so overbearing as it was a
pie in Algiers, and out of it, still be-
lieve in it, and a scientific test on a
new basis Will possess much interest.
1t is doubtful, though, If any con-
elusive result can be obtained by use
of the effete North African ceratopa-
gon. 1t will take the New Jersey kind
to give final force to the experiments
and determine whether there is any,
thing in the theory or not.
The japanese army uniform is like
the Americans before khaki and olive
drab came into vogue. Generally it is
heavy, dark blue. with long, hooded
overcoats. The infantry is distinguish
ed by red trouser stripes and coat
markings; the artillery has yellow
stripes; the medical corps green: the
transport service, light blue; the en-
gineers, darker red than the infantry,
and the cavalry have red trousers
striped on the seam with green. and
short jacket trimmed with yellow
All arms of the service wear the same
tall blue cap trimmed with yellow, ex-
cept the Imperial Guard, whose caps
have red decorations. The Imperial
Guard is a division drawn from every
part of the empire and supposed to
represent the flower of the army. In
the other divisions an effort is made
to keep men from the same district to-
gether. A division is commanded by
major general (there are no briga-
dier generals). A division is composed
of two brigades. each in command of
senior colonel. A brigade consists
of two regiments of infantry, a reg
iment OF cavalry, a battalion of en-
gineers and battalion of artillery.
Deer reverse the apparent order Of
nature, for they sleep in the daytime
and feed at night, says the Scottish
Field. How much sleep they do take
is a matter of contention even among
experienced stalkers-some say little,
others much. On the whole, we are
inclined to agree with the former, for
it has to be remembered that they chew
the cud when lying down. Two most
experienced and observant foresters,
the one in Argyllshire the other in
Aberdeenshire, thus gave their opin
ions: Deer sleep or rest from about
10 or IL a. m. to 4 p. M" 1t is no
uncommon occurrence to come on deer
asleep; a stalker in Blackmount had
the rare experience of coming upon a
parcel of seven stays all sound asleep.
A herd was seen to move in Glenfeshia,
but one stag remained behind, lying
motionless. On a careful approach he
was found to be asleep. Perhaps,
however, the oldest occurrence of this
nature happened in Braemore, when
stalking party, on going up to the stag
which had just been shot, found
3-yeAr-old close to it fast asleep, in
fact, it is by no means rare to get
within yard or two of a sleeping
deer.