The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-28
INTOXICATING GAS.
MOUNTAIN vAPoRs OVERCOME
THOSE WHO INHALE.
Wonders Of Nature in Various Parts
of the World-A Spring That Is
Reputed to Heal Broken
Hearts.

Hinter mountain, in the Fort Davis
region Of western Texas, appears to be
a most peculiar structure. This gigau-
tic mass emits vapors that intoxicate
the adventurers who climb to its sum-
NIT.
When halfway UP the mountain the
climber becomes conscious of q per-
fume like strong ozone. and this per-
fume is no less deadly in its effect
than the Intoxicating constituents of
alcoholic drinks. No sooner has the
climber reached the top than he stag
gers and finally falls in a stupor on the
rocks.
Men who have climbed the mountain
once are said to have returned again
and again to enjoy the sensation.
A mountain at Singaung in upper
Burmah. is entirely covered with great
blocks of iron ore. DR.. Noetling of
the geological survey of India, discov-
cred that the mountain was magnetic,
The tremendous attraction rendering
Ills comnass and watch useless.
There are undoubtedly a large num-
her of people in the world suffering
from the pangs of unreuuited love,
and to these unfortunate persons 1t
Will be interesting to know that DR..
Martinez Reguera. of Spain, has dis
covered a spring. the waters of which
will cure cases arising from hopeless
tender passions.
This extraordinary spring is situated
stsAlanje. and the lovesick lass or lad
Who walks into IL is said to become
Wildly hilarious.
"A spring was recently discovered by
an American medico in Mexico which
Will cure those persons who are ad-
dicted to drink. The doctor declares
that he cured man who drank moth
ing but whisky for 90 years of his
craving for alcohol by the outward
and inward application Of the spring
waters.
There appears to be but one objec-
tion to this rapid cure The majority
Of men and women who are fond Of
strong drinks do not care to have their
passions removed by philters or DOUGH
ing
The bark Of the upas tree Of Java is
over an inch thick and full Of a strong
juice, the merest touch of which upon
the skin produces a most painful and
irritating rash.
The Java natives use this Juice for
getting rid Of their enemies To salts.
fy . private revenge they hide bowl
of 1t in the room of sleeper and by
tho ypnrpipg tho ,ioti,,, hoe o,ccur, ho 4
to its evil effects. The fluid gives off
a most poisonous gas. which produces
stupor and finally death.
The home of the hot devils" is an
island Of fire situated in the center of
a huge lake of boiling mud and slime
in Java.
Gases arise from the lower depths
sticky mud, which grow and increase
until they attain diameter of five or
six feet. These bubbles are often car
ried skyward by the wind, where they
finally burst with a loud explosion.
The biggest snow lake was seen by
Sir Martin Conway, who explored the
Karakoram range Of mountains in
lo1-s IT IONh tut VI FlloDdi
pass, which he traversed for the first
time on record. he looked upon vast
level lake of snow. over 300 square
miles in area, surrounded by innumer-
able giant peaks.
The sea of ice near Chamouni. in
Savoy, Switzerland, is more like lake
of snow than anything else. The sur
70 of he fe l,,y IN,
heat, and this minute assuring gives it
the appearance of snow and it is often
mistaken for such by tourists.
The finest milk-white lake in the
world was discovered by Herr Thorod-
dsen in Iceland. who christened II the
Langisjor. 1t stretches from the mar
gin of the mighty glacier which forms
the western side of the Vatria-Jokull,
and the glacier water OF which II is
composed is of a pure milky white
color.
A similar lake but on a smaller
scale. is situated eNcut 80 miles from
Tauranga. in New Zealand.
So far only one stone has been dis
covered in the world which actually
foretells changes in the weather. and
II was found in Finland many years
ago by an explorer.
This stone. which Is known as the
semakuir, is mottled with white spots.
but Just before an approaching rain
storm 1t turns absolutely black.
The semakuir is composed Of clay,
rock salt and nitre. When the atmos-
phere Is dry the salt in the stone shows
itself in spots on the surface, but
when rain is expected the salt. alb
sorbing the moisture. turns black and