The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-09

Prof. Karl Parson, F. r. S., in
his Huxley memorial lecture at the
Anthropological Institute in London,
after giving evidence to show and de-
claring his belief that mental as we'll
as physical qualities are inherited from
parents, called attention to the present
Pack of intelligence in British profess
sional and Workingmen, says the Lon
don Globe. He does not think the re-
medy it to be sought in foreign methods
of instruction or in technical education.
Intelligence must be bred and we are
eeasing, he things, to breed it as we did
so or 100 years ago. The only possible
remedy is to alter the relative. fertil-
ity of the good and bad stocks in the
community. We are. it seems, at the
beginning of an epoch which will be
marked by dearth of ability. For the
last 40 years the intellectual classes
enervated by wealth or love of pleasure,
or following an erroneous standard of
life, have ceased to give us the men
we want to carry on the over-growing
work of our empire; to battle in the
forefront of the ever intensified strug-
gle of nations" While so many profess
sors lecturing us on our shortcomings
we shall soon begin to feel ourselves In
a bad way.
"A writer in the Iron Age, discuss
ing the "Inwardness of Automobilism,"
takes the ground that automobiles are
as yet nowhere near solving the worlds
short-haul transportation problem, and
says that the motor-car to-day no
more takes the place of horses, as was
originally thought and intended than
bicycling takes the place of walking.
AT present the cost and the exclusive
ness Of the automobiles are decided at
fractions in the minds Of many pur-
chasers; the makers, however, know
that sooner or later there must be ten
automobiles that pay for their going
in dollars and cents for one that pays
in pleasure, but they vaguely hope
that the pleasure cars will show the
way and furnish the capital for all
necessary new departures" The craze
for speed" is the present controlling
factor; but speed means repairs, ac-
cidents and high tire bills. The heavy
electric truck operated at not more
than five or six miles an hour is the
only form in which the utility automo-
bile, it is said, so far has made legiti-
mate Roadway. On the other hand,
the vehicle of luxury has been develop
ed TO a high degree of excellence, but
is still much more costly than the pur-
chasers were led to expect, and is
still lacking in various mechanical de-
tails which await perfection.
The enduring whitewash used in all
departments of the United States
government where such a preparation
is needed is thus made: Take one
half bushel unslaked lime, slake it
with boiling water. cover during the
process to keep in steam, strain the
liquid through fine sieve or strainer,
and add to 1t peck of salt previous
ly dissolved in warm water, three
pounds ground rice boiled to a thin
paste and stirred in while hot, one
half pound Spanish whiting and one
pound glue, previously dissolved by
soaking In cold water, and then hang
ing over fire in a small pot hung
In a larger one filled with water. Add
five gallons hot water to the mixture
stir well and let stand a few DAYS
covered from dirt. 1t should be APP
piled hot, for which purpose it can be
Kept in a portable furnace. The east
end or the Presidents house in Wash
ington is embellished with this bril-
liant whitewash, and II is used bv the
government to whitewash lighthouses.
A pint Of this mixture. If properly an
piled, will cover a square yard, and
will be almost as serviceable as paint
for wood, brick or stone, and is much
cheaper than the cheapest paint. A
writer In an exchange says: MY broth
er used this same recipe on a new
barn in July, 1S4S. 1t was used on the
rough boards. In, 1876 the barn still
looked white. do hope our farmers
VIII try II on their barns, stables
and outbuildings. 1t will add SO much
to the beauty OF the farms.