The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-08
NATURES FREAKS
TEXAS PEOPLE USE MOUNTAIN GAS
 AS TIPPLE.
Nakes Drunk Come 0uickly-spring In Spain Menas Broken Hearts- Snow Lake SO Square
 Miles in Area.


 
 Hinter Mountain, in the Fort Davis region of Western Texas. appears to be a most peculiar structure. This gtgan- ss tic mass emits vapors that intoxicate the adventures who climb to its sum- init.
 When halfway up the mountain the climber becomes conscious of per- fume like strong ozone, and this per fume is no less deadly in its effect than the intoxicating constituents of alco- holic drinks. No sooner has the climb CT reached the top than he staggers and finally falls in a stupor on the rock.
 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. pr. Noetling, of the geological survey of India. discovered that the mountain was magnetic, the tremendous attraction rendering his compass and watch useless.
 There are undoubtedly a large num- Der of people in the world suffering from the bangs of unrequited love, and to these unfortunate persons it will be interesting to know that Dr. Martinez Reguera, of Spain, has discovered a spring the water of which will cure cases arising from hopeless tender pas sions
 This extraordinary spring is situated at Alanje, and the lovesick lass or lad who walks into it 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 noth- ing but whiskey for twenty years of his craving for alcohol by the outward and inward application of the spring waters
 There appears to be but one objection 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 phflters or douch- ing.
 The bark of the upas tree of Java is over an inch thick and full of strong juice, the merest touch of which upon the skin produces a most painful and irritating rash. eh
 The Java natives use this juice for getting rid of their enemies. To sat- isfy a private revenge they hide a bowl of it in the room of a sleeper and by the morning the victim has succumbed to its evil effects. The fluid gives off 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 and form enormous bubbles in the sticky mud, which grow. and increase until they attain diameter of five or six feet. These bubbles are often carried skyward by the wind, where they final ly burst with loud explosion.
 The biggest snow lake was seen by Sir Martin Conway, who explored the karakoram range of mountains in 1892. From the summit of Hispar Pass. which he traversed for the first time on rec ord he looked upon vast level lake of snow, over 300 square miles in area, surrounded by innumerable giant peaks
 The sea of ice near Chamouni, in Savoy, Switzerland, is more like a lake of snow than anything else. The sur face of the ice is broken up by solar 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 it the Langisjor. It stretches from the margin of the mighty glacier which form the western side of the Vatria- Jokuli. and the glacier water of which it is composed is of pure milky white color.
 A similar lake, but on smaller scale, is situated about thirty miles from Tau range in New Zealand.
 So far only one stone has been dis covered in the world which actually foreteIls changes in the weather. and 1t was found in Finland many years ago by an explorer.
 This stone, which is known as the semakuir, is mottled with white spots. httf if1af fa iT, 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 absorbing the moisture. turns black and thus acts as a barometer.