The strati case of a man llayed alive
and aftei w.Md jiassmg through an ordeal
f unparalleled e.H-riences has lcen
brought to public attention at Indian
apolis by the recovery of Wesley Kellar,
a woodwork) r, who fell into a steam vat
at the Indianapolis Veneer works two
months ago. 1 1 is llcsh w:; ooked, and
the doctors d cideil that there was only
one chance in a thousand of having his
lib? saved by removing the skin frnu his
body. Aft) r two days this was done.
He w:is jut- ed from head to foot. Frogs'
skin Wits gr tfied on as the dead skin was
removed. Tin; operation has proved a
complete success, anil the man has re
covered milVi. ieiUly to lie able to return
to work. or. Chicago Tribune.
I.alwt I ortii of ltihlx-r I'uvriueiit.
The inuii'cipal authorities of Brussels
have decided to experiment on the new
-omi)und "canutchotis macadam.'' A
portion of on' of the principal boule
vards of the city is Ix-iug paved with
this material. The compound consists
!' a Miixtuie of India rubber and differ
ent kinds stones, ground up together,
and converted into a sort of cement by
means of heat. The material is stated
to 1 hard, elastic and durable, and to
be unchanged by either heat or cold. It
is anticipat.-d that it will prove extrenns
ly well adapted for running tracks and
lawn tenni-i courts. - New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
