The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


head, a white hat upon his feet, large but we'll
poIished boots upon his brow, n dark cloud In his
hnnd, his fsithfal walkingsuek IN hs eye, q |
menacing glare saying nothing. He tat down.
VITAL srA1,srfca or Pane The returns
recently published Give the population OF the city |
OF Paris ~ 696 l6l number Of deaths last year,
42lS5 The ratio Of morally, it Will be seen, is
about the same os that OF New YORK, Wnere tne
population slightly exceeds one million, and me
number OF deaths in 1853 was reported at 25,l
The French capital Is divided into twenty-one
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, each Of which has Mayor.
Number OF births last year, 52,5S2-26 ,501 boys
and rs. .6O7 girls. OF This number IA sol were
llecitimatc. The number Of marriages was 1871.
TuE PnLosornY or HBAr.-Philosopher to
sharp boy--"What are the properties OF heat 2
Boy--"The chief property y that II expands
bodies, hile cold contracts them.
Philosophsr-"V Very good give me an eX-
Hoy-"In summer, when il is hot. the dey Is
long; in winter, when " Is cold, the day ls sbort
Lxit philosopher, lost In amaEement that so
familiar an instance should have so long escaped
his own observation.
CANHINo's ORAroRICAB POwBRs.--Speakiug,
one day. Of the fine edge of CanniDg's humob
be observed, "You see the joke sparkling in his
eve before he gives Il uttorance. II appeared 70
me TO furnish a sort of intellectual parallel 70
ibe natural fact that light travels quicker than
soupd-yOu behold the flash before you hear the
| report" On another occasion, he said there
| were moments when Pitt and Fox carried their
| Rppeared at the time almost irresistible; "but"
added he, $50 varied are Cannings qualifications,
such his eloquepce, Wit, and bumor, ana so
striking his figure and manner, that really must
| account hm on the whole as perfect an orator
| as have ever known. All !" sdd he, Canning
is now at the top of everything, and he % about
| 10 marry his daughter into one OF our noble
| families, and Mrs Canning will become peeTess
-and-ihen--the bubble win burst. "-Hdroyds
Reco3ectioNs Of Wab@toyce. -. -.
.,,,y .nruOk
| the American is YOluble enough sober, he is
| Surly churish, il. conditioned fellow. OF course,
| do not allude TO Americans OF liberal education
or gentle breeding; they are as urbane and as
cbatty as gentlefolks generally are all over the
world but 1t is the sudden rcvulsion from inter
course with polished and cultivated, and sprightly
friends, 10 a revolving Fellowship VITA persons
whore manners are as those OF hogs, ana whose
dcmeanor is as that Of grisly bears, which dis
heaYtens and at length exaspcrates, foreigner.
During my first month 10 America, followed
The custom of lifting my bat when had TO az,
dress q stranger, of saying, ~ you please,
when / asked for anything In q shop, and
Thank you," when l received my change;
found that the people never dreamed OF render
ing me like courtesy, so LEFT of being polite,
| demanded that which 1 required in us coarse
| and ovrTbeaIiUg tone as could command, ana
got on much the better for H.
PorIr1crNo THE wRoHo MAN.--A curious
| story is going the rounds OF mistake IN mus
tard pouitiCe at q hotel. A lady, whose husband
suffering from COiO, got up NJ WluulBut hnu
went below TO fetch mustard pOuluce. In her
agitation she mistoOk the room on her return,
and went into one where there was hght burn
| ing as dimly as in that she leit-a room alto
gethCr similar, and apparently her husband IN
bed fast asleep. She applied the mustard poul-
| tIce to his chest and sat quietly ut his bedside
till it began 10 draw. 1t did draw; but 1t drew
| an nfuTiated scream from the poor fellow who
| had been the subject of her unconscious solci-
tude. At the sound of the unaccustomod voice,
| the nature of the accident which had befsllen
| her aud her patient was at once vislole, ana shC
rushed headlong from the mustarded man int
the arms of her liege lord. Both parties told
their story the next day, and had 10 leave amidst
the laughter of the hotel occupants.
"CoMB AND SEE MB."--Never take "come ant
| see me" as phrase meant in earnest unless 1t y
accompanied with a date An invitation withou
"crC unslanee' is no invitation at oil. DEPEND
mon 10, if any gentleman or lady desire you
: , coYnpany, he or she will appoint time for you
, visit "Call on me when yOn can make It con
J vtnent, "drOp in as you are passing, make a
I o yitivwhenever you have an hour or TWO U
: snare, :" are social ndefnitisms by which men G
The world understand that they are not eKpeete
: 10 do the thing requested. When people wish
; be cheaply polite, there is nothing like this kin
e of vsgueDess. The complimentary small chang
: Of sccisty should always be taken at larg
c discount. Il is never worth its face, OF ans
: | thing like it. Yet II is convenient medluI
] | of exchange for all that, and heavy debts {
gratitude that ought TO be requited In better coil
polish than principle use 1t avishly-plaln, bun
6 honest men sparingly or not at al. WhoeV'
n makes friendly witt 10 fashionable house 9
II the strength of n mere "Come and see, VIII
IT likely enough 20 find that the family circle whic
IT he has dropped into by request is as ungenial
J. the arctic CIRCLE and TO leave t with emily ice
Or ing about the heart that will prevent him fro
4 yenturing into the same high latitude thereate
}" But when a whole. sOuled fellow, whom W
IS know TO be your friend, gTasps you vigorously
ef the hand and says :--"Come and dine with n
to.day-dinner on the table at hve oeloSk--
sure 10 come, we shall expect yOu"-go II "
!, | can and you will be all the better for II, both
"a mind and body. One likes TO meet friends at I
na bospitabe boaTd--One's own or theirs, II matte
U not which-but nod in the street is all-sutiicie
al | from fashionable acquaintance. ...
d. WHY DO WE SHAKE HANDS The learned j
ny Humphrey has given us tie solution 10 this I
We auCutly conietturcd problem. He says tit i
he very old-iaShoned way Of indicating lriendsh
IA Jehu said TO Jehon0dab, 'Is thine heart right
In my heart is with thine heart If IL be give
- tbine hand Ii is not merely an old iashlor
er- custom Il is strictly natural one; and, as us
'ed in such cates, we may lind Physiological reas
ent il We only take the puins 10 search for Il. !
he animals cultivate friendship by the sense
sly touch as we'll H. by the senses Of smell, he
'ns ing, and sight; and for this purpose u
or employ the most sensitive part of their bod
ass Tlcy rub their noses together, OF they lica {
the | uDOiher with heir tongues. Now, the hi
sat is q TaIt Of the human body In which
as sense Of touch is highly developed; and after
lly, | manner of animals we not only Ike 10 see
Irs, | hear our friend TIVE do not usually smell
ap- | though Isaac, when his eyes were dim, Tesol
ng, 10 this sense as a means OF IecOgnltion), we
the touch him, and promote the kindly feeling
aud the contact and reciprocal pressure Of the re
us. tive bands, Observe, TOO, bow this principl
mes, illustrated by anO her Of cur modes of greet
With WbCu We wish 10 determine whether substa
ere | be perfectly smooth ana HIe not quite salts
the with the information conveyed by the fingers
ipo- npuly il 10 Il lips and rub IL gently upon I'll
and We DO so b. cause we know by experience
vcs- the sense OF iouch is more actively dcVClope
then tie lips than in the hands. Accordingly, "
on We wish 70 reCipiocate the warmer feelings
put; ue not cOttcnt with he COEtac, Of the hR
neen and G bring The lips into service. shak
ace, hands sutiiccs for friendship, in undemonsui
'omi England at lcast but Kiss Is the token OF
noa' tcrder affection"
lheh Tn CARR OF TE EYTs-Until Que beg
,r 70 feel The etOct Of impaired vision, lac can ha
ueu' estimate the value OF Cyesight and conseqne
tlCVi from ignornncC or cuTelCssnesS, he Is apt u
sl.u gect few simple precautions, by the obsery
'a.Su u | of which his sight might be preserved.
y the never use a writing. desk or table with your
ionu towards a window. In such cases the ra
~ ~ light come directly upon the pupil OF the
AssSu and causing an unnatural and forced contra
INC thereof, soSn permanently injure the sight.
hao when your table or desk is near a window,
that your face turns from, not towards, the
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