New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-30
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been discovered under heap Of eane.trash. or the
brous residue Of the canes and found that the body
omitted no smell and was dried up like mummy. He
did not IT the time proclaim his discovery bat immcd
ately instituted experiments on dead animals which
cOmplctely confirmed his observation. COnyinc d
thereby that by the fermentation Of fresh canetrash
dsineclng and antseptic gas evolved he inmeGi-
eey turned his attention to the means OF employing hs
as presel 'atiye against epdcmics and con-
tagiOus diseases, and medicinal plant generally.
There happened to be at the time great number VI
patients suffering from ulcers at the hospital and con-
ltagiOus ganCrelo had declared ITSELF tie physician
caused several tubs containing canerash to be placed
the wards and the supply To he renewed Of ntervas
In short time the phere Of the hospital was pur
fed, the contagion entirely ceased.
Notes and Queries explains the origin Of the
sotion that wooden spoon is at the annual dinner OF
the English Ministry given to tho member thereof who
has given tie smallest number Of votes during the ses
sion 1t Is O. Gays, usual to produce hsi OF sash
votes at the dinner and during the administration Of
Sir Robert Peel. when the Min selal party was start
ing for Greenwich, one of them in passing through
EuRgeriord Market, bought chlds penny mug anu q
wooden spoon. After dinner, when the list Of votes
painted either James, OF" For good boy, was pre-
sentcd, with all due solemny. Sir James Graham,
and tho wooden spoon to Sir William Folett.
A woman has, for the first time in England,
passed first medical examination. She had applied to
the University Of London and Of st. Andrews. to
the College Of Surgeons of London and Of Edinburgh,
and g tbs College Of Physicians Of Edinburgh-but all
IN vain Each Of these learned bodies refused TO allow
her compete for the degree which wOnd have given
her legal qualification TO labor in the Of human
ills and finally she appealed to Apothecaries Hall, and
having been examined in anatomy physiology, chemis-
try botany and materia medca which she bad studied fog
tie prescribed five years successful II passing.
further course u eighteen months study Is required.
when, If proved duly qual 3D. she will receive license
10 practice
The following "curse" has been circulated in
Me1co--t is for the benefit Of any person disposed TO
appropriate Church property and Is headed "CenSars
Of the Church,
"Cur,ed in lis house and ont OF his house IN the city and
ont Of the city, waking aud sleeping eating snd drinking 1T.
ting and walking; he Is to De cured in MS flesh and in his
denounced by God against the children Of nignity
10 "a upon Inn Ls name /: % be eBaceq ron The BOOK
o and Inheritance is to be with the Gacide Cain D1thsa,
and Abuia With Ansnls with Simon Ma3us, and with tn:
trailer Judas Ire is perish the Gay alignment devouro1
by eternal FIRE. with the devil and his angela
London swindlers have new method Of
thieving They send parcel Of books addressed 70
any rich person who died the day before AID carefully
selected according 10 his or her supposed Tastes VIII
invoice as from respectable publisher Messages
waits for the money, which the relatives ply without
inquiry under the disturbing circumstances always con-
nected with recent death The invoice always contains
ting mistakes such ss charging four times the prics
Of tho books, and making the tool come ont ratAez
larger than good arithmetician would make it.
A Paisley man visiting Glasgow, lately, was
being shown the lions Of the town and among other
things admired the statue Of Sir John Moore which
en- erect fgure He brought another Paisley man soo1
ateFward the satur but not being Topographic
c1Ly posted, arrived a. the statue OF james Natt.
which is in sitting attitude. Feeling somewhat pas-
lied as to the identity Of what before him with
what he recoectcd to have seen he ct length disposed
Of the difficulty b. exclaiming odd. man, he's sat
down since saw him last"
An English sailor lately took his child TO be
chrisencd and happening bold it on the wrong arm
for the clergyman r. take il, asked 10 turn the
child" upon which he turned it face downward. mo.
no said the parsn, Turn it my good man." when he
turned it face uppermost az before In this dilemma
old pOstcaptain sitting in the gallery came 10 the
rescue, and sang ont, End for end JACK" Ay az,
Sir said the sailor and pitched his and heir over
Oh the other arm.
The Ne,ecas,ls Chronicle was established Ia
lTGi and Oh tie centenary day which occurred March
a. the prOprieors reprinted tue first number for pres
eHtaou TO their subscribers On the 1rst page was an
advertisement calling for nan and wife to take Charge
Of bachelors establishment, and the reprint had nos
long been issued before a number Of peoPe applied ior
place They slightly astoulsAed " hear thAt
they had come hundred years TOO Late.
There il in England an " Association for In
terccssorv Prayer Its operations are carried on By
means Of monthly paper, IN which the cases OF per-
toned under Yarous'headings-Ange Ayarce Pride.
ust &c. In the pril number, among mass Of sins
the commters Of which desire the inercession ofits
readers is that Lady tempted to act as spritua
medium"
Alta London theater lately, duringa "ghost"
scene Il spectral carpenter with shirt sleeves and paper
cap made his appearance before the Gstonlshed
FIRST spirit on record who ever aid such thing in
public The man didn't ind out what the matter
until the laughter Of the audience and the arrival Of the
proper substance VI the shadow III the play made the
matter clear.
a Paris letter says that a gentleman called
lately on = well known Legitimist Of the Faubolrg. who
j. badly distinguished for lis wealth and ayGrice aud
ChambOrd. My Friend replied EGCars g. have no
money but I would give my blood for the Prince"
you mistake, Du4e y was the ,replyi the Prince
does not want 10 make black pudding"
M 4 = L. d o,,A -, tbn
Courier de Saouc.e,. LOire: Monsieur and Madame
Col Ter mechanical dentists inform the pubic that hey
IRE about quit Chnlols for their country house. and
fdence will find IN their new Eden OF flowers every
thing satisfy their tastes The apprehension usually
raised by the sight OF the instruments u disappear 40
by elchantment beneath tue carpet OF Terdure oil hs
delicious oasis
A recent French work says that every 1880
year, the waters OF t5 and seas pass from one
pole a. tie OtIgr-CycIyi0dy drowned OF course IAls
singular 'Aelyme4on TIE book says occurred 4,~Ov
years o. at We have O0OOO years to spare before
lie EtIs Which, 50 fur as We are concerned, 10 eOlso.
latO.y
The Booth anniversary Of the death Of Calvin
is % De celebrated ut Geneva conflict It appears, 10
on me u1irt Of breaking this subject between the
CoussOly and the venerable body 0 Protestant clergy
men The former opposes the S and the latter support
it, The Consstory hos Il Is aid, refused tle use OF
the chapes 81 the National Church for the eeie0ratoo
Calvin died May q, iJoi.
A man adyertises in the Petites Afiehss,
France thus: A widower desires 10 meet with q
vouu woman who las been reared In the school OF adj
yersity lie asks no other dowry than IN expressive
physioencmy and an iupert,rOabe character. An en-
ira Ignorance OF tho piano preferred No lady Of liter
ary Ia tes or English parentage need apply"
A man was lately tried IN France for murder
ing his wife and motIern lav. Remember NM. lee
urcs slid the y ILL who &c ended himself Tat am
'ty cirs old was married very early, and my wiie's
mo. r hos never Jeff "a and YET have never done tia
before" INN. les Jures were not cou' need ~ 'h1
,,,,ils.ess defense and found the man .ulty.