Show BEANS THAT JUMP delphia enquirer Neatly tied up in a box Lum Smith the publisher of Frank Frank- Frankford Frankford Frank ford ford and Girard avenues recently re through the he about a dozen of of most curious objects object o which he be has been been unable to to classify ola Uy The objects have bave been named by Mr Smith Jump Jumping jog ing beans beam which clearly describe their characteristics The beans beana are spherical triangles and When three of them are put Dut to- to together together to together gether they form a round object which looks much like Uke a hazelnut and in 10 inthis this for form l they undoubtedly grew being covered by a pod or shuck Toe The peculiarity of ot the beans beana is i that they Jump around around and when laid upon their backs that r Is when resting upon the round surface they will hop bop and turn over They also alio move forward and backward b and sideways hardly ever being still till Day Bay and night t they keep active vet It Ita Ita a person on place places hie his hand band upon the little pile pHe it seems to effect the beans beaDs bi ana and tbt they y will not move for tor some ome time If one ODe of them li is held beld between the fin fin con gers er a minute the tb pulsation within wUbin be be- be becomes comes very perceptible le and if it Is held beld to the ear the force foroe of ot the blow my may be distinctly heard beard Mr Smith left one of ot the beans bwana in his hia yard for tor eight hours houra and be found at the expiration expiration expiration of that time I it had moved ten teo feet teet Their tendency seems to be to get away and always alway to keep on the move The only explanation given by Mr Smith Is ii that the shell hell conceals a worm and the movement and blow of the worm make makes the bean move The stamps tampa upon the package said aid Mr Smith yesterday looked as It if the package might have been sent from the Sandwich Islands but r ram I am amnot amnot amnot not sure lure No communication giving an any explanation accompanied it and none Done has bas been been received since I have consulted scientists and lies without getting any light as ai to what these articles article are or Where they grow I 1 1 have talked with scientists but could get no information but bot I In intend end to see eee ee a fa a professor in Girard College WhO whop I am told may possibly solve the tb mystery I baVe have written States con con- consuls con in Cuba uba and M Mexico and I 1 intend to keep up the search until I 1 ascertain the origin of ot the Jumping bean |