The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LO DOZY, rUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 18C6.

Abraham to sacrifice his son, and Abraham was
about to obey.' Holy father,' replied the woman,
' God would never have asked such a sacrifice from
a mother.' (Signed) MATHIEU, Doctor of Medi-
cine."

Thousands of ladies support these establishments
by their attendance and by pecuniary assistance.
The names of many charitable titled ladies appear
in the records. It was not till 1846 that these
establishments were generally founded. In 1851, at
a meeting of the Societe des Creches, at which M.
Dupiu, the President of the National Assembly,
presided, an English lady, Mrs. Holland, who was
present, expressed her surprise that no such esta-
blishment existed in England, and said that on her
return home she should direct public attention to
the subject.
The Journal des Debuts translates the following
from a German paper :--" An address from a few
members of the Equestrian Order of the Duchies
was recently presented to M. Bismark. Twenty
persons signed the address, at the head of whom is
M. Scheel Plessen. They demand the union of
the Duchies with the Prussian Monarchy, on the
condition that the peculiar or private institutions of
the country useful to the public should be preserved,
and probably among them, as of first importance,
the Equestrian Order, of which they form part.
This document was inserted in the Moniteur Prus-
sien, because of the excellent sentiments it expresses.
That journal, however, abstains from publishing the
petition of the citizens and rural deputies of the
ancient Diet of Schleswig, which demanded the
convocation of the representatives of the Duchies."

The Orleans Railway Company have just opened
the section of the direct railway between Paris and
Tours, which will prove of great utility, as formerly
the communication was often interrupted by the
inundations of the Loire. This section is 145
kilometres in length. Its point of departure is Bre-
tigny, between Paris and Orleans, at 30 kilometres
distance from Paris. The section between Vendome
and Tours, which will complete the entire line, will
very soon be opened for traffic.

If fashionable gossip can be relied on, the Duke
d'Ossuna, a Spanish grandee of the first water,
whose marriage has been talked of a dozen times,
is now really about to be united. It is not, how-
ever, to the young English lady known at St.
Petersburg as Lady Clementine, but to a princess,
the Princess of Salm-Salm, who is 23. The duke is
25 years older. The duke takes the title of Spanish
Ambassador at the Court of St. Petersburg,
although there is only a Spanish Legation at that
Court. He is very rich, so much so indeed that he
win not accept the salary of £4,000 a year allowed
by Spain to the individual who fills the post he
occupies. The duke leads a very luxurious and
expensive life. The princess is of very aristocratic
family, so that, in this respect, the alliance is suit-
able.

Mr. Worms' System of Cure of the It'n-

derpest.

....

In order to discover the disease, the animal's
mouth should be opened, and the breath smelt. If
the breath be at all offensive, the medicine should
be given without a moment's delay. It is also ad-
visable to examine the dung, which, when the ani-
mal is affected, becomes peculiarly offensive. After
the medicine has been administered, the animal
should be kept warm, and the stable or shed well
ventilated and disinfected with chloride of lime. All
infected animals should at once be separated from
those in good health.
Take a pound of small red pickling onions, and
a pound of garlic, peel them, put them together into
a mortar, and reduce them to a fine pulp ; to this
pulp add a pound of ground ginger, and mix
thoroughly.
Take three-quarters of a pound of assafcetida,
pour sufficient water over it to cover it, then allow
it to boil till no sediment remains, carefully remov-
ing all hard portions. Your this decoction of assa-
fcetida, over the pulp of onions, garlic, and ginger,
and stir the whole mass thoroughly. Add to this
eight quarts of rice water, and allow it to cool.
This is sufficient for fourteen full-grown animals.

To a full-grown animal
To a Heifer
To a Calf
I /7
In very bad eases half the abovo doses should bo re-
peated every 12 hours.
Two or three hours after the dose has been ad-
ministered, give the animal (if full-grown) four to
five pints of rice gruel, to a heifer or calf two to
three pints ; add a little salt to make it palatable,
and drench with it if the animal refuses to drink.
The animal is to be fed, during two days, three times
a day with thick rice gruel, and at each meal may
have a handful of sweet hay. Should the animals
be accustomed to roots, they may, on the third day,
have a quarter of their allowance in two meals with-
out rice ; on the fourth day, half their portion, and
so on.

Should the animal's mouth be sore, wash it with
a pulp made of the rind of Seville oranges boiled.
Should the animal's bowels be confined after twelve
hours, and the stomach swollen, administer to a
full-grown animal, half a pound ; to a heifer or calf,
a quarter of a pound, of fresh unsalted lard, made
into boluses.

Sufficient stress cannot be laid on the necessity of
administering the medicine the moment the breath
is tainted.

27, Park-crescent, London,
Feb. 12, 1866.
N.8.--The dose to a cow in calf should be the
same r s a heifer.

The assafcetida should be boiled in a covered
saucepan over a slow fire.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Finding from the experience I have recently
had respecting my treatment of the rinderpest in
this country that, owing probably to the difference
in breed, the greater richness of food, and the dis-
similarity of climate, the animal can bear a much
stronger dose of my medicine here than in Ceylon,
I beg to make the following alteration in the quan-
tities prescribed, and shall feel obliged by your
giving publicity to it :
Increase the quantity of onions and of garlic each
from one pound, as previously stated, to two pounds;
the ginger from one pound to one pound and a half ;
and the assafcetida from three quarters of a pound
to one pound and a quarter.
Should the animal suffer from scouring, adminis-
ter the following mixture (for a full-grown animal) :
—One dessert spoonful of laudanum, and one wine
glassful of tincture of catechu in about a pint of
thick rice gruel.

Apologising for troubling you, I am, sir, your
obedient servant,

MAURICE WORMS.

27, Park-crescent, Feb. 19.

ALEXANDRA THEATRE.—ST. MARTIN'S HALL.—
Last night the members of the 2d Surrey Artillery
Volunteer Brigade gave an amateur dramatic entertain-
ment here, in aid of the prize fund of the corps ; the pieces
selected being a couple of farces—viz., "A Rough Diamond"
and "Turn Him Out"—and the romantic drama "Ruy
Bias." Of course, criticism on such an occasion is entirely
out of place ; but a word of advice may perhaps lead the
talented members of the corps on a future occasion
to select pieces more suited to their abilities. The
" Rough Diamond " was excellently well acted
throughout, the leaders, of course, bearing off the highest
honours. Miss Howard, as Margery, acted with such
spirit and vivacity, that we fear the mimic conquest she
made in the drama was not the only one she achieved
amidst the gallant spirits of the 2d Surrey Artillery.
Cousin Joe was excellently well represented by Sergeant
Strong. He showed a stage tact seldom witnessed at
amateur performances,
and by his humour he provoked
universal laughter; his comic singing of the ditty
"Cock Robin" contributing much to heighten the re-
sult. The other characters in the piece were all well
sustained. Ruy Blas was nct such a great success ; it was
too much for the amateurs. Their forte is entirely comedy,
and on their next performance we would suggest the trial
of such pieces as "The Rivals" or "School for Scandal,'
as Mr. Hall would find himself more at home in such parts
as Faulkland and Joseph Surface. The pieces were excel-
leLtly put on the stage, and the whole of the artistes were
well up in their parts. The hall was well filled, and the
audience was exceedingly liberal in their applauses.
THE PIRATE SEMMES.--It is reported from Wash-
ington that there is a sudden hitch in the arrangements for
the trial of Semmes, and a doubt is now expressed whether
he will be summoned to appear before a court-martial.
Judge Hughes, his leading counsel, has remonstrated
against this mode of trial, knd, being a personal friend of
the President, it is said his remonstrance has had effect.