Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-31
INTERESTING MISCELLANY.

MlxlcAS LADIES Charles LempIsre in his "Notes
on Mexi o, lS6l-62," says:
It's rare to find an Indifferent Waller among the
ladies' of Mexico They GENERALLY easy aud 1.-THE in
their motions sailing through the datce with rather
stately, though animated men without the sg hest ap
proach 10 hop. Pretty hands and arms are 100 CON-
no. to be regarded particular marks elegance but
often OBJ erVed they took extra pains TO display their
lutte advautages Morenas with raven hair decidedly
prevail AZ I'd numbers with the delicate peness ual-
ly as olated with Spanish tropical beauties and such
compile on aided by clear white foreheads large black
hazel ives clear coral lips and fine teeth are no incon'
slider attractions when Joined, As they are frequent
IT, TO vivacious and joyous Opposition to which they
generally unie the qualities Of gentleness, good humor
AID ii cety-plea ing traits IN any country. TIE hair
| il ofentT sorn plated and pui up behind the head
| than IN any other way; ringles are seldom seen. AT
parties or balls the dress is usually white, and very
thr aud but little jeWelry is worn in the streets. The
mar or Grape shawl is used; but the parasoi has in
great measure, superseded the fan. In the general
lack Of education, women are taught but littsi aud
when young lady play the guitar aud piano, waltz
and appear Ia mode in society," She Is served up whole
st the matrimonial altar quickly possible and her
matrony duties begin. Aud yet, with few CT none Of
the adva tages offered in more enlightened countries,
Mexican fail TO interest stranger by the
peculiar geuteDess and dignity Of their Gemeanor, as
well rs their latent talent and susceptibility of cutva
| ton
| ABoUr MtIK.-The Paris correspondent of The New
Or Gems Picayune gives interesting resume of the
xtest scientific discoveries in Europe. One Of them, in
relation TO the nature of milk is OF general interest
TIE writer Gays: prof Boedecker recently determined
to certain whether milk from the ia invsria
! b the same chemical compound at all hours of the
day He has deduced from his experiments that milk
obtained from the in the evening Is three per cent
richer an milk obtained in the morning, for the latter
contains only per cent of solid matter and the
| he less
in the evening by three per cent in the mornngit
tains eighty nne per cent OF water 10 the evening
Sc per cent The oeagnous particles also increase with
the approach Of evening They are ouly 2l7 per cent
| in the morning; 26S per cent. az noon; and AZ per
cent at night. The gaseous particles likewise more
abundant in the evening than in the morning. they
"a per cent in the morning, and AZ per cent in the
evening. On the other hand, albumen and seIu di-
ninsh with the day. the former is O44 per cent 10 the
morning, and OBJ per ceDtin the evening" the latter Is
| 4 l9 in the morning, and Az at night
| TREATMENT O. GANaRESE.-A remarkable instance of
| the advantage which medical men may derive from
chemistry has been published in the reports OF the hos
p al Hotel Dieu, at Paris. young student wrote a
thesis in which he showed that gar creme and deficiency
Of oxygen TO be regarded as eau aud effect Dr.
Lauger surgeon.ln.chef OF the hosptll having
of spontaneous gangrene under his care proceeded
the theory The patient, man seventy-fve years
| OF age had the disease in one foot toe nor
fed the whole member was in danger The diseased
part enclosed in apparatus contrived ID olsen
gage oxygen con nuousy, and in short time the gan
creme Was arrested and the foot recovered is healthy
condition. similar experiment tried upon another
puent equally aged, equally essfu from which
the inference follows that treatment with oxygen il all
e.ctua remedy for ds which too often ntess hos
| pitais.
| A REMEDY Yoa SMALL Pox-The German Reformed
Messenger has received letter FROM friend in China
in which it is stated that great discovery srepored
have been recently made by Surgeon Of the English
army in Chins, in the way oil eHectua cure os small
| poX The mode OF treatment is as follows Wnen tie
preceding fever is at It's height and just before the erup
tiOn appears the chest is rubbed with CrotOn oil and
! tart rc ointment This causes he whole of the erup-
tion TO appear that part of the body the ref of
the rest. II also secures fall and complete eruption
nd thus prevents the dsease from attacking the
nal organs. This is taid be the established mode
OF treatment in the English army in China By general
| orders, and is regarded as perfect success.
FRENCH METHOD OF SaoPLIFrSd-A woman In
! Paris has displayed method of shopifiing She
into one Of the great silk MERGERS the Boue-
ward des lalens, and going up 10 sheeps SHOCKING
you,g behind the cGunter, told him she had the
miStortu to drop her garter, and hat in consequence
her stocking falling over her loo she requisite
him TO accommodate her to pic. OF tape aud allow
her TO Put il on behind the counter Theyoung man
blu he'd crimson, instantly gave her the tape and in the
most respectful main r. vacated the DARK side of the
counter and left the LADY, who at helped herself
| II %
| tape. she then came forward and thanked We civil
| sbopmln and vanished When the returned to hts
quarters ne found the dress gone, but 100 atethe g
{ ress lady was out sight.
| ORIGIY OF FAMILIAR PHRAsks. The term "maserly
nacavity" orig mated with SIR James Macintosh. God
tpmoers the wind the shorn lamb" which everybody
", did not suproI' it in the Bible, credited TO
| St.IIe stolen by him from George Herbert, who
translate Il from the French by Henry E,h The
cup that cheers but inebuatfs" was conveyed by
Cowper rom Bishop Berkeley, in his ''srs" Words
worms "fhc child ia father 10 the man, traced from
him 70 Milton, and from Milton Sir Thomas Nure"-
Like aug H. visits, few and far between" is not Tnos
Campb"rs original thou ht Old John Norris (lO5s)
originated is and alter him,~lt00ert Blair, late
l74B There's guide time coming" is SCOTS phrase
Ia Roo Roy" aud the almighty dollar" Is Washing
ton lrEI gs happy thought.
PalzE AwARpED.-The Lalande prize Of the Academy
Of Sciences Paris has been awarded to the American
asu oRoner, Mr. Alvan Clark, Of Cambridgeport Mass,
for his de overy Of the companion star Srius. Mr.
Cnk has other merits besides skill in observation The
object ass Is ches diameter, with which he made his
remarkable discovery, his own manufacture IL was
intended fer the University OF Mississippi, but in con-
sequelce OF the strife between North and South, was
delivered aud has recently been sold to the As
trOnomeal Association of Chicago for sli 900
Bias IN PERU.-A recent traveller sends the FOLLOW
ing interesting fact in natural history from Artqup cru
Peru;
few Yeas ago 6 rma' got out few hives of bees
= nsecs formerly unknown here The first wear h,
obtained pl ntul supply Of honey, but year by year
it decreased until insects will hardly cok Ct
any,. And whyS Onr climate is equable that flo ers
be had all the year round and the sagacio, insects
having discovered this fact have evidently lost the