Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-01
ODDS AND ENDS.

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medical writer, says that in administer
ing chloroform, the length of time during
which the patient is inhaling should be
counted upon the watch, as also the pulse
and the number of respirations. None
should be taken of the force and fire.
quency of the pulSations of the heart, and
if the latter fall bHlow sixty, the inhala-
ton should be stopped. The patient
should be In the IT cumbent position, the
head slightly raj ed by pillow; and
should be given in loses of fifteen minims,
the time between hem being made grad
ually shorter.
READING--De Quincy estimates that
ifa man did moth ng else but read, and
could read duodrcimo volume every day
of his life, he would be able to read thro'
library of ten thousand volumes in
thirty years and that at that rate he
would be able to make himself acquaint-
ed with about five per cent of what the
mere current literature of Europe would
accumulate in the period of ten years.
But what man could ever read at that
rate!
e We see that the Empress Eugene
has discarded the polka and schottische
from her catalogue Of dances, on account,
1t is intimated, of its close resemblance
to the can-can, a meretricious dance,
somewhat in vogue at the Grand Chaum-
iere, and low places of resort. When a
gentleman SEXES woman round the
waist, and whirls off, throwing her this
way and that, with eyes fastened where
they have no right to dwell, it becomes
more vulgar than the can-can, and should
be discarded.
@ Medical skill has always been at
discount in the treatment of stammer-
ing. The great difficulty with stam-
merers Is false respiration. Most of them
manage their respiration badly, although
nearly all can speak we'll in a whisper.
They feel. when about articulating con-
nected elementary sounds, that they
have not sufficient breath to speak. To
remedy this, it is recommended that.
when astammerer perceives this difficulty
OF articulation coming on, in the act of
altering word, he should sing or intone
the word.
REMOVAL OF Duty ON RAILROAD IRON.
A meeting of Railway Proprietors and
Contractors was held, in pursuance of a
previous call, at the Astor House, New
York, on Saturday evening, to take mea.
sures for urging upon Congress the ad-
mission OF railroad iron duty free. A
mum Der Of the Ohio and other Western
and Northwestern roads were represent.
ed The meeting resulted in the appoint
ment OF appropriate committees.
q The Roman Catholics of Boston,
contemplate the erection of cathedral
IN the south part of that city, which shall
out-do in dimensions, costliness and
splendOr, all that this country has ever
seen in the way Of architectural splendor,
and it is thought that they have sufficient
resources at their command to carry out
the schemes.
MoRMoNs.-Enslish papers notice the
arrival IN that country Of some Mormon
missionaries from the United States, but
what success they have had is not stated.
The Western (Eng.) Times says one of
the gentlemen was recognized as per-
son who had left Leeds, some time ago,
IN great haste"
Including PrOtestants, Roman Cath
ollcs, and Christians of the Oriental
churches, there are now $4,000 600 of
nominal Christians in the world, or a
little more than third part of the human
iamiy. This estimate includes, of course,
not only members of Churches, but all
the inhabitants of nominally Christian
countries.
" The entire number of steamships
ever built in New York, is &c, whose ag-
gregate tonnage is about 10000 tons.
Estimating their average cost at $500 900,
winch is very low, there have been in
vested IN building this class of vessels
1920 600.
W That terrible malady, the hydro.
Pnooia, prevails to an alarming extent,
on the indian reservation at Cattaraupu,
creek. Several of the family of Blue.sky.
g one OF the chiefs Of the tribe. have died
Z within afew days, from eating the fiesh oil
: q cow which was bitten bv q rah;d 1 doo ~
:, and Blue-sky himself is thought to be-
beyond medical aid. 2
Il A stiff upper lip is as essential to
success as three meals per diem is to liy-
ing. The man who preserves a proper
degree of dignity is twice as certain to
receive what he asks for as the man that
goes down on his marrow bones.
~ The production Of silver in Next
CO, the present year, is expected to reach
tas sum Of S25r 100000.