Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-29
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Here's a fish story: A sportsman
fishing for salmon In one Of the streams
that run into the Gulf Of 81. Law.
renee discovered a spot where he was
convinced that q salmon ought to b
lying. As he made his way through the
bushes q cast which he had wound
around his hat became loosened. A
the sportsman peered over the bank
fly on the loose cast gently touched the
water. Immediately a salmon seised u
and rushed away upstream. carrying
both hook and hat
"A horse who has always been made
to obey quickly will respond to com.
mands from any one, whereas the crea-
ture who has been petted and talked
to accords, unless hungry. scant stten-
ton to any one. We talk to horses alto
gether too much, and It Is silly and
dangerous CUSTOM" declares .. -.
Ware, In q current magazine. He adds
that the animals attention 10 kept II
the rider or driver II silent--the
horses anxiety being always to find out
what his master wishes done.
There is, according to an explorer, .
large and fierce South American spider
which chases men II they come too near
It's lurking places. On one occasion
he was pursued by one. Riding at an
easy trot over the dry grass" he writes,
II observed spider pursuing me. leap.
Ing swiftly along and keeping up with
my beast. aimed blow with my
whip, and the point Of the lash struck
the ground close to 1t, when It instant
IL leaped upon and ran up the lash.
and was actually within three Or four
Inches Of my hand when I flung the
whip from me-"
midas hunting leopard, the cheetah,
has q reputation as one Of the most
gentlemanly Of beasts. Three Calcutta
visitors to northern India were out on
q tramp when they were Ovcrtnken BY
a thunderstorm. They cspied cave
In the side Of hill and into II they
rushed. When the rain stopped they
came out and found cheetah sitting
| licking the heavy wet OF his waist.
coat and his paws. 1t was his cave
but rather than deprive his visitors Of
| their shelter the polite creature mud
sat outside In the driving tempest.
With a friendly new and gracefully
wagglng his TAIL the cheetah badC
adleu to his guests and walked with
dignity into his house.
japanese lacquer Is the most beau.
tiful material Of the kind In the world
aud II has recently been the subject Of
a special study by two chemists. Messrs.
A. Tschirch ard Is. Stevens, whose ~.
suits IRE published In the Arcllivcn der
Pharmaxie. The special qualities OF
Japanese lacquer arc Its brilllance. Ii
great hardness and toughness, and il
resistance to acids. alcohol and boiling
water. 1t II made Of the gum Of ths
Rhus vcrnlcifera. which grows and d
cultivated In China rs well as In Japan
aud may be seen N an ornamental tree
In Europe. Tho best gum comes from
the foot Of tho tree In the hottest
/ WeutueV VI buuutUcTs 1u0 uTJ VI O1CcO
Ing the trees has been carefully cult
waited. as well AZ that Of preparing and
coloring the lacquer. Finely pulver
ICED mineral salts. ns well 40 carbon
gold and silver. are employed In pro
duclng polychromatic effects.
A correspondent Of the London Times
calls attention to the need Of an au
tomato recording spced.indicatOr fol
railway trains. Both Of the most re-
cent important fatal railway casual
ties In England were undoubtedly
caused by excessive speed Mt points
where the regulations required u slow
ing down. Engine drivers become reck
less and disregard rules, safely ut first
but ultimately meet with disaster. II
the record Of speed during each trip
were to be submitted to Inspection
there would be less disObedlence, and
greater safety. Possibly the recording
speed Indicator has been invented. but
II QDpears not to be In use anywhere.