VIRTUE OF MADSTONES.
SAID TO CURE BITES FROM MAD |
DOGS AND SNAKES. |
4 is Nothing Else Than Tabasheer, a |
Variety of Opal Found in the Joints |
ef Ceriain Species ¢f Bamboo—Tha |
Snakestone Does Its Work by Ab-
sorptioi.,
Som
ed by alleged
venomuos insects,
dogs, which have
eomplished both in
Chicago by means
stones which are
power of absorbing
wounds—that it may 1
aiteation to the fact that for centuries |
past have been current regard
ing th or imaginary, of
While, of course,
for skepticism con-
r the cures at-
amount
subject
ha
been
of
and even
recen
this
nas
cur
Aarouss i
of
uch discussion
the 3
Wi
bite
of
8
mad |
been ac
y and in
madstones—
to have the |
from |
ya timely to call |
ly
of
asserted
poisons
rion
rtues, real
kind.
room
this
still
cerning the ]
trib 1 thereto,the
of literature deaiing
should sufficient
the ridicule *h
of
immense
with the
to tect it from
has heen excited
ther: with amon :
tif
be pri
whi
connection
xlement
The
the
the
tiste
of the scier
madstone,
makestone,
Travels in
Tavernier,
traveler “of
who describe
shape, ck
thin toward
follows: “The
grows on the heads
But I should rather
the of tae ido
them think so, and
2 composition whicl
tain
has an
all the
“en by
Dart
0a es
tae
#1 a
it as
the
3
in
the ed
Indiar
thi
priests
drugs.
excellent
poison
a pol
bitten is
SAry
blood
has
neres and
axtracted
drawn to
43 steeped in
Whatever
when
S0Rn0°1
not I
to make
may flow
been
does
all
it
iL.
sione
the
en
of a cow,
steeped for
milk
all the
venom, assumes
matter (pus) Ons
{ dined with the Archbishop o
fook me into his
had man curl
alas adie iy .
showed
day when
7 Go *
he
and, in
assured
three days
of after which present
me. As he traversed a marsh
island of Salsetto, upon which Goa is
situated, on his way to a house in the
ountry, one of his palanquin bearers,
who was almost naked, was bitten
a and was at once cured
£his stone I have bought many of
them You employ two methods
0 ascertain {f the snakestone
good and there no fraud
first is by placing the stone
tae mouth. For
good, it attaches itself immediately to
the palate. The other is place
in a glassful of water, and !mmed}-
ately, if it is genuine, the water begins
to boil n
The
me
telling
things,
stones,
perties, )
made a trial
ed it to
on the
since he had
is
hy ae
by
b
10 $ wv
serpent, Y
is
in
then, If it is
to it
“yr
‘Voyage
snakestones
India
idred years
to thesa
that the
very g
only
80 among
als of the Ro
contain
authenticated
sffected by the snakestones
as an “Infallibl
and stin
repti
enoral
Matra.
the
dlons likewise
sounts, duaiy
mention
remedy for
all sorts of
animals, and
by poisoned ar-
ing them
i e
the bites gs of
venomous les and
lik»wise wounds made
There is
the
is
According
Kunz, who has maie a special study
el subject, the so-called mad-
stone is nothing else than tahasheer,
well known to mineralogists Taba-
sheer is a veriety of opal that is to!
be found in the joints of certain spe- |
¢ies of bamboo in Hindustan, Burmah
and Soutan America. It is originally |
2 jt ice, which, by evaporation, changes |
into a mucilaginous state, and then
Decomes a solid substance. [It ranges |
from translucent to opaque in color,
and upon fracture it breaks into reg.
siar pieces, like starch. Dr. Kunz de-
tlares that, with regard to Tavernier's |
account of the madstone clinging to!
the palate and causing water to boil |
when immersed, tabasheer has the
property of strongly adaereing to the
ongue, and when ut into water
tmitis rapid streams of minute bub
Slea of air. It almost identical with |
in organic product found Arnold
Hague In the gevers of Yellow
stone Park, and which has received
the name of Colorado hydrophane,
The later, like tabasheer, has an ex. |
traordinary capacity for the absorp |
tion of fluid, and this undoubtedly |
renders it efficacious for the purpose |
of absorbing poinson from a wound, |
providing the latter is open enough.
It may be added that tabashesr, form- |
srly known as tabixir, was known and
used in Persia by the principal De]
i
that |
or madstone
every reason to bel
so-called snakestone
i ‘lusively an Indian product.
to Dr. George Frederick
ve
ox
the
by
the
clans of the rulers of that empire
far back as in the tenth century
Jur era.
as
of
al
very important part in the medicine |
of the Middle Ages. i
In conclusion. {t mav he mentionad
Indeed, tabashesr plays
that tabasheer, {ts various properties |
and its history, constitutes the sub. |
ject of a remarkable work published
by Dr. Ernest Huth in Berlin, in
1886, and that much concerning the
iubject, as well as about the Colorade
wydroph and its ralation to the
tones and nes of Indin
South America, in
annals of the Ne aldemy
dally
contributed by Dr
New York Tribune
"w
ane
Snes 1 k¢ 5
wii found
Yorg A
among
Georges
and ba
' W
th
espe
erick
Kunz.-
CARNEGIE STUDENTS.
ha
cts Upon Character of the Dona
tion to Glasgow University.
Effe
Prin
hig addr
gow Univers
recently,
as yi
ipal Story,
\
to the
ity
oes
know
vy, the great
through
the nu
the Unis
to produc
feared,
Was,
have on
tending
it was
was, he
av
ts untarnished ar
unsapped
and hardll
ircumstances
» the depen
that
the
not
braci
Univ
if its al
know
lenial. The 3
tie purpose imni
that its funct
knowledge
derstand fon
ta
‘ulcate nly, i
e stalwart
not to
easiest
principle to mold
to train
merely
a degree
ir t
itaelf,
them for the
learning for
its own sake,
to God and
Bird Charmer of the Tuileries.
A crowd of Americans }
may be se
daily at the entertainin
g performance
ri
Tuilerie
esanx ¥
garden of the
char ur des
mie
and fascinated mu
arrows than one
we
can
Ar
*3 and
name is oi
hem all by name
beging to
harmer knov
As
soon audience
a few
each
n takes
and in
one or the
pocket
ns ng to
TOWS, Or cs
shook
that
a
o
“Now
such
thing has
hut the
not happened for
ide of the scene was
days
voars:
pathetic
considerably
on hear
later
locked up
spoiled a few
ng that he had heen
using language to a lady |
whose contributions failed to satisfy
him —Philadelphia Telegraph
f
i abusive
or
Worship of the Hand-Made.
The ancestral mahogany bedstead
that now an honored ornament in
every family had but its age and as
fates recommend it, but of the
bequeathed bedstead or the future it
will be sald not only that “it belonged |
grandmother,” but that “it was
The making
of one's own furniture is now a recog:
nized domestic industry, and in these
days when one wants a new hall seat, |
instead of going to the furniture deal
er's to get one, it {a customary to re.
tire to the workshop avd create one
It ail but a part of the modern
democratic oraving for aelf expres.
sion. and, whereas, but a limited num.
ber of people can pour forth their
souls in sonnets, thers are many who
is
8O¢ to
to
ia
course this new worship of the hand- |
made is regarded by many as but a |
passing fad, while these high-class |
workshops are looked upon as safe |
ployment for idle hands. But in |
reality there is a deeper significance
behind this new Interest, and those
who have given themselves up to it
confess to an enthusiasm in their
work and a new zest to life in + ral
that argues well for the future & Ha
of arts and crafts socleties and the |
future banishment of that dreaded foe
nf sociaty annul «<Ohiraen Tribune
New York City.—Costumes of flecked
cheviot and homespun are exceedingly
smart, and have the added merit of |
being ext tremely serviceable.
COSTUME,
tr chev ot in
A SERVICEABLRE i
desirable model sh
gray flecked with white
with stitched
sdged with plain gray of
AH suiting materia
wqually appropriate
. Jacket
WI is ©
and is trimmed |
bands of white cloth
a dark
are, bowers
3
shinde,
y
is
back
deep
with fronts,
with a
is seamed to the blouse
he is made
and under-arm
tunic that
ean be omitted whet
ls desired
turnover cuffs
gores and
and |
jacket |
are full,
skirt
$
ever a short
The sleeves
The
is of
MISSES
with a habit back, ¢ as a circu
flounce at t
in two portions,
made in bly beneath
The quantity
for the medium
and a half yards
or two and a quarter
inches wide;
ty-four inches wide or
quarter yards fifty-two inches wide
111
3 OP it
he lower is CU
both Jointings being
isi the tucks
read
two
material
size is, for
forty-four Ir
of requ
Jacket
hes wide |
fifty
ne
yards
three.
and
five
Misses’ Blouse Jacket,
Blouse jackets with tunics, or skirts,
are among the
garments, and
ing to young girls. The very attractive
May Manton one, shown In the large
drawing. includes the stole collar and
the new wide sleeves. The original is
made of tan colored etamine and makes
part of a costume, but the design suits
the odd wrap equally well,
The Iacket consists of the front, back
and underarm gores of the blouse and
the tunic. The back Is plain, but the
fronts are gathered at the belt and
blouse slightly. The tunic is smoothly
fitted, and is joined to the lower edge,
the seam being concealed by the belt,
The stole collar, which finishes the
neck and fronts, is trimmed with ap-
piique and stitched with corticelll silk
and is arranged over the edges, The
sleeves are snug at the shoulder, but
full at the wrists, where they are gath-
ered into bands under the flaring cuffs,
The quantity material required
for the medinm size Is five yards twen.
ty-one inches wide, two and three
eighth yards forty-four inches wide, or
two aud one-eighth yards fifty-two
inches wide
Bing
are exceedingly becom-
of
Flowers on Hats Popular,
The flower toque and flower crown,
or flower brimmed hat, Is an Increasing
favorite, A pretty fancy is to make
the crown entirely of folinge (any one
variety preferred, and place a single
large rose or effective cluster of small
blossoms on one side. Bome of the
smartest of the new hats (and new
fancies are shown daily in the leading
shops) are either In white felt or chip,
Manila er Leghoru, simply trimmed
with a wide braid of ecrn or yellow
lace straw, wound and twisted softly
| like a ribbon around the crown, with
sn
4 loose spray or cluster of cherries,
HIONS
small pears or little apples, and theh
foliage thrust through a knot placed »
little to one as well
_very
These fruits,
18 clusters of white thistles, are
effective,
side.
New Dress Fabries.
the fabirie
Ik gauze called vaporin, a
filmy
beautifu ly
whered
An ong new dress
of silky lus
is chiffon,
to ire BSY
and
ng of
adapted
much
sed Wi
modes
tucki ng shirring
Is u ile speak dres
I
here wmny new silk-and
and-linen
and
are Im
silk-
COIOrS,
ind
new
qualities
are the
“mohair
mixtures hI
of excellent
Especially a
4a
ive very sheer mohairs, knows
i Ir ' mohairs, k n
any
atmos
HE tands
amonnt of rear, dus r damp
phere,
Bhirred Sun-Bonunets,
fre to |
are
the season, 1
Shirred s
ar. They
» novelties of
¥ wear and
© rather
x1
models
unbonnets we used for
we simply one of
or
iting
Cole
use at the seashore they
They are made
fine thin lawn
are seen made of
The
bores,
Heturesque.
mull and
shire
Some flowered
done
Bre ad; mg ti
LIES
ndles is on
are
orgn
feather
1 on
Use all models.
Pretty Wash Collars.
and
uti
cuffs
mhole
> wxrsiml as
Hew Wasi coliars
wh
pale
and
green pale
Oth-
in fine
: 1
ana
grees
or
pale
100
+ style are
An Expensive Dress Pad,
Parasol, hat 10 mal
of the expensive fads, It
effective
wit!
at 14 Ty
CORT UINCS,
1
amd girdle clyare
t 1
dress is
one
very fashion white
or linen colored
The Modish White Plame.
ve milliners are just now ex.
JACKET.
t ite plumes on Lig
amd modish
way, scoming ina
. > TT : t . 3
tint over so much more |
Bhige white
Woman's Shirt Walst,
are among the
woman ever has
stylish May Man
becoming to the
The tucks, which
give it a pleat effect
to yoke depth at the
Iweoming folds over
waists aood
3
of which no
is ¥ ery
and
of figures,
ole is new
generality
arranged to
are stitched only
front, so forming
i»
ali |
lines the figure. The original
made of dotted chambray, but
waist materials are equally suitable,
The walst consists of the smoothly
fitted lining, which can be used or |
omitted as preferred, the fronts and
the back, and is shaped by means of
shoulder and underarm seams. The |
back is drawn down smoothly and
snugly at the waist line while the front
blouses slightly the belt The |
sleeves are cut in one plece, and are |
full below the elbows and gathered |
into straight cuffs at the wrists :
The quantity of material required |
for the medium gize Is four yards |
twenty-one inches wide, four yards |
to
over
BHIAT WAIST,
twenty-seven luches wide, three and
three-quarter yards thirtytwo inches
wide or two and one-quarter yards,
forty-four inclies wide
www f
MUST BYAND ° TO SLEEP.
in Ohio Jail Wide Awake
When He Lies Down.
There is a prisoner in the
all at Cleveland who can’t lle down
He has to do all his
up.
This prisoner is Joe Butche, a man
He iz in jall on a char
larceny.
The jall guards never find Bt
When bed time
comes he stands in a corner and takes
comfortable snooze. If he is real
dleepy and wishes to wake up he
doesn’t take a cold bath. He goes to
his cot and lies down, and in a few
minutes he is wide awake.
“I suppose if you are sleepier than
usual you stand up in the middle of
floor instead of leaning against
something,” sald one of the guards,
“Oh, it's all the game me,”
plied Butche., “I'm all rig!
I don't lle down.”
The jail officials
how to treat Butche,
him a chair because they're
too tried to git and
like to have gland
they're talking him. for fear bh
EO to sleep,
“A born policeman!
deputy sheriffs.—New
rm AA
Odd Doings in South Africa.
A Dutch traveler, just
from South Africa, tells
stories, He stayed for some time
a valley called Baboon's Kra
There he saw immense armies
baboons which dally te
the wells to drink, making hideous
noises and paying no attention the
human beings camped near by. Thess
baboons were harmful enemies to the
settiers in valley, for they ha¢
the habit of eatching the goats wher
they were put to pasture and riding
them untH the poor beasts could rur
bo farther. Ome day while in camp ir
Hottentot land ke heard a rushing
sound, as if rails were falling in tor
renta, Not far away it seemed te
Lim as if a cloud bad actually begus
to fall to the earth. The cloud turned
out to be loensts. The planters and
cattle raisers soon appeared with
their men and gathered them in bage
They smoked the Imsects to kill them
and then dried them In the sun, after
which they fed them to the dogs
chickens, pige, goats and cattle. The
traveler found that oxen and borset
are especially fond of the locusts, agf
got fat and strong during the locus
season, a& do the natives,
gorge themselves.
Bride Was Cautious.
riage of Mrs. Annle Mary
years oid, and Thomas
Stein, 42 years old, by Jus
Murphy recently in Jersey C
night not have occu: if Stein had
ot, just before the ceremony, made 2
bequeathing his several
of unimproved real estate ip
county
ap.
ne
itche
to re
it as long as
don't know just
They never offer
afrald he's
they
up
don’t
while
e'll
down,
him
to
say
York
some queer
iv
o
descended
to
the
n ity
rred
to wife
Mrs. Zahm
ove Mr. Ste
im uniess he
g8 too
Stein
sald to
in, but 1
makes
uncertain
remarked that a “willful
aust have her 3t sald
make the
Zahm
$e
ou
an way,” b
will
declared she
was not
t cantious.”
———————
A Son to Be Proud of.
Douglas MacArthur of Milwaukee
son of Gen. Arthur MacArthur, whe
won distinction as commander in the
Philippines, has just graduated at the
bead of his class at West Point.
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