The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-03

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arch. Altogether they number more
than 1900, about two-thirds Of them
being women
An authority ON the subject declares
that many cases Of defective eyesight
are caused by wearing tight collars,
which Interfere with the circulation Of
blood to the head.
In over 1000 major operations In
Egypt upon natives only three cases OF
appendicitis were met with. This is
attributed to vegetarian diet, light
clothing and moderate living.
In Fuchau, China, with its million
Of people, there is not single pump.
windlass or other mechanical appH-
ance for raising water from wells or
bringing it from the river to supply
the city.
Mrs Hannah Jones of Conwl Elfed,
Wales, has given birth to two pairs Of
twins in one year. A boy and girl
were born on Feb. 3, 1903, and two
girls, twins. arrived on Dec. 27, 1908.
All four babies are doing we'll
It will be news to Maine people to
learn that they are still under English
domain. A text book used in an Eng
lish school says in speaking of Canada,
THE chief states at present are Que
bee, Maine and New Brunswick
British self insurance societies have
clearly established the fact that total
abstainers live longer than moderate
drinkers and deserve a lower insur-
ance rate. Some companies provide a
special department for teetotalers.
A Bath (Me.J cat bears the tfisttiiric-
ton of chewing a needle, a yard of
thread and large fish bone at the
same time and living. The various ar
ticles were taken from the throat by
one Of the young girls In the family.
I A consumptives' camp was institut-
ed last July in Rhode Island near Dan
ielson, Conn. Fifty-nine patients have
been treated, with the following re-
suits: -Four cured; improved. Is; disease
arrested, IS; unimproved, 4; dead, 2.
Tt German emperor proposes to
have castle at Posen to 'conciliate
the Poles 1t will be his fifty-fifth
castle. In addition he owns ninety
three landed estates, but they bring
him little money, whereas the castles
are costly
has recently called the attention Of
medical practitioners to the serious
evils caused by illeglble prescriptions
He insists that every prescription
must be clearly and legibly written In
all its parts"
Japan has navy OF 1913 vessels
many of them first class fighting craft
Up to 1885 she never owned war
ship and apparently did not know what
navy was. She took her first lesson
by getting some of her boys trained
at Annapolis, Md.
The authorities in Edinburgh in or
der to induce people to be vaccinated
offered half crown go cents) to every
person who would submit to the opera
ton. There was a great rush upon
the vaccination depots, with great
rush on the saloons a little later.
Three Partisan "apaches,' or hooli-
gans, recently set on man who was
taking his wife home after perform
ance at the Odeon. 1t CHANGED that the
man was a professor of Switzerland
and foot boxing land the roughs
were insensible when the police took
Them away.
A man with a genius for figures has
counted and calculated the number Of
grains in bushel of wheat and makes
out the number to be $780, 720. The size
of wheat grains differs, Of course, but
a fair conception of what million
means can be had by thinking Of the
grains in thirty seven quarts Of wheat.
A report from Madrid states that at
the village of Toregano, in the province
| Of Segovia, four wolves came down
from the mountains and, getting into
the school premises, killed and devour-
ed five children, besides wounding seven
others very seriously. The villagers
succeeded in killing only two Of the
wolves.
James Perkins, dependent upon the
! town of Rochester, N. H., died about a
year ago, leaving curious collection
of razors, which the overseers of the
poor placed on sale. In the annual re
port, recently issued, 1t appears that
the town treasury was enriched $167.2s
from the sale of the old razors found
in the trunks of the deceased.
Canadian exporters are year by yea
/ gaining stronger position in ths
Scotch market, About half OF the ap
pies imported now are from the Do
minlon. The system of inspection a
Canadian ports and at British ports
whereby the quality Of the fruit is IL
measure guaranteed. has proved use
full to the shipper as well as to thu
buyer.
Small steam locomotives for specia
purposes are being made at Dussel
dorf, Germany, in which no fire is EN-
| ployed. The boiler is simply charged
at central station with water at {
temperature OF 400 degrees or more
that is, under high pressure. This wa
ter continues to give off steam auto
matically until the temperature Falls
to 212 degrees, whereupon the boiler ii
recharged.
He Backed out.
II don't seek your confidence
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