Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-14
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CH1GNoN WEARERs, ATTEND "A seien-
tife writer in the London Lancet is trying to
frighten the ladies from wearing chignon, by
explaining to them how, under the microscope,
each hair is found to be infested with countless
myriads OF parasites, live little fellows, that
are as indestructible as innumerable. We re-
produce for the benefit of our fair friends,
s,me of his revelations; though we suppose
they will be affected only as was the cheese
eaer by similar oficious service: Let me
show you, Mr. Green, what you are eating.
Look through this microscope. Your cheese
is tull of animalculse See how they wriggle J
After long look, Green replied, as he return
ed to his mastication. 'Let en- Wiggie. If
they can stand it, I can.
The following is from the Lancet:
I'm every c1ignon not composed of the natu
raj hair OF the wearer there are myriad parasites
name gregarines, which infest each individual
hair These insects are invisible except by
microscopic test, but in their substance and
habits are more offensive than the famed grey
back OF the war. 90 every half inch are
thousand Of these inexpressby disgusting
epioza They 'hve, move, and have their
b.iny" in millions uponthe hair ofthe chlgnon,
and when the myriad hairs that compose these
''adornmeuts" arc considered, the numbers OF
tue minute and abominable epioza are ''as the
sands on the sea-shore, or as the stars OF Heaven
for multitude" Subjected to moderate de-
gree of heat, they become instinctwith life,
and wandering at will among and around the
capillary cells seeking what they may deVour."
Each is a peclculuS hu0at11 cl1q2itts, as much 50
as the Identical one on which Burns wrote the
ode, when ne saw it 'on the lady's bonnet. y
Neher acids, alkalis, either, nor $50 degrees
of dry heat kills them Practically they are In
destructible According to the authority
quoted, in the conditions Of a ballroom the
gregarines revive, grow, and multiply by dl-
vidng into many parts-cailed germ globuies;
these fly about the ballroom in millions, get
inhaled, drop on the refreshments-n fact,
enter the interior of people by hundreds OF
ways and thus reach their specific gregaran
Development
WONDERFUL Observation-Disclosures is the
country for wonderful windfals-of fortunes
falling from the skies, in the most unexpected
and fairy tale fashion. An ex-poiceman of
London, the other day, came into j property
OF $3.50, 000. He had been living on the police
pension of fourteen shillings week, which IS
given after twenty years faithful serulce. The
lawyer who got it Tor him made it condition
that he should give $l25 1000 to poor relatives
and another Sl25,00O to certain hospitals Tor
the benefit of the poor, a..-.
A miserly old Scotchman, one Ferguson, has
just died, immensely rich-died very suddenly
az he was signing check for $4,000. He was
struck with paralysis when the name was half
written. He left his property to charities aud
to hundreds of poor people, whom all his life
he had utterly neglected Day laborers masons,
carpenters, and in one case a poor fish hawker,
suddenly became possessed Of thousands in
lottery in which they had not even bought
ticket. He had not been within the walls of
church for forty years, so be left q sum for the
spread Of the Gospel a
The case Of Mr.. D. d. Hume, the once
famous medium, is most curious OF all. lie
was perfectly penniless and in great trouble;
he clung to the valuable presents he had re-
oeived-keepsakesh would scarcely have part
ed with to keep him from starving, and bis
expectations OF property from the estate Of his
Russian wife were only at the end of a tedious
litigation. At this iuncture a rich old lady,
and an entire stranger, adopted him tor her
son aud heir. She gave him $l2O, 600 iu cash,
just for his immediate need, and q few days
ago handed him his Christmas box OF $50, ,OOO.
Why" said he, telling Of this little token Of
maternal affection, 'it' 8 like fairy tale, isn't
it?' And the best Of it is that the adopted
son and adopted mother are entirely delighted
with each other. It should be remembered
that all the above sums must be calculated on
agod basis. r.-
TRINITY, (so-cALLED EPIsCoP.AL) CHURCH,
MNEw York. The following is an extract
from the letter of lady (Episcopal) now in
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