The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-09-17 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL
CONGRESS.

The International Medical Congress has held its
final sitting at Washington. Dr. Grailey Hewitt, of
London, on the part of the foreign delegates, ex-
pressed his sense of the benefits to be derived from
the congress and his appreciation of the efforts of the
executive committee for the furtherance of the objects
of the meeting. He also conveyed to the congress the
grateful thanks of the foreign delegates for the atten-
tion bestowed upon the various matters discussed, and
expressed the appreciation of himself and colleagues
of hospitality and kindness accorded to them. Dr.
Hewitt proceeded to move on the part of the visitors
a vote of thanks to President Cleveland for his
presence at the opening ceremony, and expressed
their recognition of the efforts of the executive
committee to make the congress a success, and con.
clued by thanking the people of Washington for their
hospitality. Dr. Hewitt's remarks, as well as. the
resolution which he proposed, were received with ap-
plause. Dr. Martin, of Berlin, and Dr. Laudolt, of
Paris, also spoke, the latter dwelling upon the cour-
tesies shown by President Cleveland to the congress.
Dr. Edmund Owen, of England, spoke in a similar
sense, after which Dr. Hewitt's resolution was carried
unanimously, and the congress adjourned sine die.
Dr. Martin, Secretary-General of the foreign dele-
gates, was entertained at the residence of Mr. Whit-
ney, Secretary to the Navy, though Mr. Whitney
himself was absent:
It is understood that Dr. Virchow will be President
at the next meeting of congress in Berlin in 1890.

Fortcce politeness--Bowing to necessity.
A CORRESPONDENT asks: Can you give DIO the income
of the Duke of Westminster ?--Kind friend, we can't;
we haven't got it; and if we had we'd probably con-
clude to keep it.
Is a Glasgow eating-house, not long ago, an Irish-
man complained to the mistress of the establishment
about a pearl button which he had discovered in the
plate of broth he was supping.—Losh, I wonder to
hear folk, exclaimed the mis`ress, turning indig-
nantly away; strely ye werca exp cting to fin a hale
shirt.

A GENTLEMAN talking to another on the subject of
marriage made the following observations: I first saw
my wife in a storm; carried her to a ball in a storm;
was published to her in a storm; married in a storm;
lived in a storm all her life; but, thank heaven, I
buried her in pleasant weather.
I REGARD the use of beer as the true temperance
principle. When I work all day and am exhausted,
nothing helps me like a glass of beer. It assists
nature, you understand, said Remson to Benson.—lt
makes a fool of me, Benson replied.—Just so, ex-
claimed Remson ; that's what I say—it assists nature.
THE paper on which the Bank of England notes
are printed is made of new linen or cotton, and a
note will support a weight of thirty-six pounds
before it is sized. If the note proper is of the right
size, it will support a man and his entire family for
weeks.

ACTORS having pathetic parts are advised that
modern science has found the means of producing
artificial tears. The essential oil of onions can now
be extracted. A single drop of this oil upon a hand,
kerchief produces a flow of tears i two drops cause
persistent sobbing, and three grief of the most tugol
eating and gasping kind.