The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-10
Paris Correspondence OF the Republic.
PARIS, February 90, 1852


peared in the Pahie Seven at least out of the
nine have never been heard of out Of the ward in
which they live. proprietor, member of the
city government, an ex.representative, deputy
mayor, vice president, an ex-common council
lor, and banker, are the first upon the list. The
other two are the notorious DR.. Veron and M. de
Vinck. This latter gentleman elected to the
National Assembly by the voters of Paris on the
lst OF last December. The coup d'etat, therefore,
surprised him with his blushng honors thick upon
him. The President to be disposed to make a
tardy compensation to M. de yinck for having UNI
tremendously ousted him from his seat before he
had fairly got into it. There is slight show of
opposition in Paris, but the government will meet
with no serious resistance
The Steele proposes the following list of candidates
for Paris, remarsing that, electoral meetings
illegal, the choice has been made by citizens who
had voluntarily undertaken the duty, and that all
the shades Of democratic opinion are represented
upon the ticket: Dupont de PEure, Lamoriciere,
Cavaignac, Carnot, Goudchaux, Bixio, Eugene
Sue, Ferdinand de Lasteyre. 1t ia possible that
some of these names may considerably weaken the
majority of the government protdges.
shall be surprised however if the President fails
to carry the election Of any of the two hundred
and sixty candidates whom he here designated for
the sutfrages of his enlightened fellow citizens. He
has met with little difficulty In forming list at
all. Very many gentlemen. of highly respectable
character and moderate opinions, had received
overtures from the Minister of the Interior. Nearly
all Of these returned plump refusals. Thus Mr..
Dupure, a republican of the hOnnefe ct modere
school. declared to Nj. dc Persigny that no con-
sideratiou whatever would induce him to become
member Of his Legislative body. Nj. de Morny,
whose sluggish and ardy conscience would not
permit him to countorsign the decree for the con-
fscaon of the Orleans estates, also thought of
for time by the government, but, for some reason
or other, his name has been omitted from the list.
The whole Chamber will consist Of the smallest
sort of nobodies; men that be bought for song
if buying should ever become necessary, or be
kicked out without regret, if 80 vigorous expul
sion should be ever required by the interests Of
property family, and religion"
Yesterday the 22d Of February the ami
versary of the advent of the republic. 1t was also
Dimanehe Gras, and the first day of the Carnival,
and of the procession of the BouV Gras or Fat Ok.
His passage along the Boulevard hardly disturbed
the every day aspect of the thorou ghfare for the
space of one minute and three-quarters. Strong pa
trolls pnraded the streets with eye both to mask
ers and republicans. Such precautions were sim
gularly out of place, for exuberant
from day day, under the title of "Ephemerides, I"
sketch of the more important events that happen
Cd on that particular day in years gone by. Yes
teyday, on the occasion of the ODD of February, it
mentions merely the opening of the Flemish Par
lament by Louis XIV, the public burning Of La
Voisin celebrated for her crimes and her impiety,
and the first meeting Of Notables at Versailles.
The editor did dare TO aladc TO the revolution
of February, TO the birth of George Washing
ton.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon the ope-
rations at the Bourse conclude for the day, and the
opening and closing prices are immediately print
ed and sold about the streets. The Argus-eyed po-
lice have instructed the vendors, whenever there
a rise in the funds to say and to make the most
oft; but whenever there is fall, 10 say nothin g
whatever about it, But the vendors here hit upon
method OF lodging both the fact and the police.
Whenever there ia a fall, they invite you to buy
"La Variation" instead OF LA Baisse'' de la
Boursc.
NJ Paycn member of the Academy of Sciences,
is giving a course Of lectures upon public health,
at the Conservatoirc des Arts ct Meter, which are
attended by large portion Of the scientifically dis
posed population OF the city. The last lecture,
Lesson, the French term il, treated OF the rela.
ton between water and the health Of the inhabi
more interesting points.
Water, as every one knows, exists in the air
and it is it's presence in the air which renders it
spirable. Ordinarily invisible, it manifests itsel
in the form Of rain, hail, snow. and fog. When il
falls in drops gloSules IT is never pure, Tor IT
catches and brings TO the earth with 1t por.
ton of the organic and inorganic bodies con-
tanned in the air. Thus rain falling in the vicin
ity of the sea con tains though in very small guam
Cities all the substances found in eon-vater itself
Drinking water contains about ID 000ths Of lite owl
volume of air. Such lie the case with the water o
the Seine OF the most remarkable rivers Tor ia
saubrity. Ii also contains Eve or six thousandtbi
Of its own volume Of carbonic acid gas. This gas
svery favorable to health, aud 10 usually found in
natural water in the proportion Of five 70 the thou
sand.
There are in all waters cestain organic bodies
which exercise an unfavorsble influence upon
health. There are others whose absence from
ter would be injurious. If not dangerous. or the
latter, bronze and iodine the most important
Il is now well known TO chemists that when water,
used for drinking is destitute Of bronze and iodine
the popua ton that it degeueraes and becomes
idiotic. After having been dishgured by the a6cc-
ton called goitrs water that IL too pure, such az
that obtained by the melting Of snow, lie certain tc
give thIs disease TO those who habitually use IT,
From thesc facts, the necessity Of understanding
beforehand tho qualities Of the water Of a locality
may be easily SEN. Evaporation and eramina
ton of the residuum are the usual means Of test
ing the quality Of water. When this amounts to .
thousandth Of the weight Of the water evaporated
the water is unhealthy and, in the neighborhooc
of Paris, well water il entirely undrinkabio. Bu
the rcsiduum resulting from the evaporation %
Seine water docs not reach the twenty-five hun
dred thousandth part Of its weight. The water o
the Garonnc is said to be salubrious thar
that Of the Seine.
Towards tho close OF the lecture, NJ. Payer
touched upon the property OF water to form in
cruststions in the boilers Of steam-e gincs. Thu
il caused by the sulpbatc Of limo contained in tho
water, which condenscs upon the metal. The re
suit is toniod increase Of heat and Of steam. Th'
pressure becomes irresistible, and the boiler bursts
But many methods Of preventing THE formation
have been discovered. The most e1ioacous con
sists in determining in the generator deposit o
eulphate Of baryte. Bran, syrup Of feculs, saw