The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-14

shall never again her Threshold. The poor
chd8 infatnation will be Of short DURATION She will!
soon learn by sud experience that he who has been
false to one woman is false all. If Annie does
knock for Abundance under the paternal roof in less
than a month, and Dix does not humbly trudge back
to the city and hitch his deserted wagon before the
first snow notwithstanding the fact that he had $1,000
in his pochet Just received from his father in Virginia,
then prophet nor the son of prophet
fSt. Joseph Union, Sept H.
4 CURIOUS INTERVIEW WITH DOCTOR THE
CHINESE EMBAssY-The writer through the intcrpre-
ter Teh had conversation with the p ysican Of the
Chinese Embassy, Dr.. TSo when III Boston, principally
Tor the purpose of learning WHETHER if an educated e
nIlle physician should be from this country
he would be iavorably received With regard to the
present connection OF with the profession there
the doctor stated that the practice OF midwifery
wholly in their hands; that they not taught the
art in any schools, but had books the subject
read. This statement agrees with other authorities.
For example, DR.. William Lockhart, an English mis-,
siOnary phi yscian, after twenty years practice China
in work published in 1861 says, in abiding to this
department of the profession, This practice is in
China left entirely to women" may be Observed in
passing that the Chinese does appear to have
run out in consequence Teh remarked that when the
enpress.s wives of the emperor, were attended by ply
sicias in Of Sickness the doctor allowed
touch the patient string was tied around
her wrist and she sat side Of window while
the doctor the other and ascertaned the State
Of the pulse by holding the string between his thumb
and finger.
Among the common people, he said The doctor could
feel the womas pulse and see her tongue. In reply
the question to sending out educated female
physician to teach heir the medical art, and
practice, the doctor expressed his approval OF the
idea without qualification. The interpreter, for him
self said would be very good plan and it would re-
ceive encouragement from the government officials.
The other Interpreter, Flung, coming into the at
that moment and hav the proposition stated to him,
said " Good, very good" Teh, being asked if he
would not bear in mind this interview and when the
lady came out give her all the encouragement he could
said, I" Yes, yes, certainly"
The writer had previously conferred with Mr. Bur
lingame who expressed his decided approval of the
plan of sending out medically educated woman to
Pekn and his readiness to do what he could to insure
the success of her mission. There is every to
believe that doctrcss of the right stamp would be
popular parsonage among all classes and especially in
the higher grades of society. She would be welcomed
to the private apartments of the expresses while the
the doetQr sat outside holding the string and asking
questions through third person. 1t may here be
stated for the information of any Interested that the
missionary boards ready TO send out female mission
airy physicians to Pekin and other stations
the right pnes are ready to 60.
BENEDICT ARN0LD.-One of our English feow-voy-
agers-a most accomplished and agreeable man, but
little myserious-with whom | had great deal Of
talk, told this morning, with good deal of cere
rnony, that he connected with America; "but, -"
added he =" in f. way which think ill horrfy yon'
Of course my curiosity piqned, and asked him
how lie said lie lad married nd-daughtcr Of
Benedict Arnold did my best to CONCEAL the ma
tional shudder which | felt curd E my patriotic
blood, as was anxious to get the English view of
that traitors behavior from who must have the
best reason for entertaining charitable construction
of his behavior lie said that Arnold reputed a
very clever man, Who, convinced o the hopeIessness
of the American struggle for independence, took the
hest means which his important command gave him
for bringing its desperate weakness easy death.
England rewarded him and his children with military
rank and with gifts OF Canadian land. He had three
sons; one who was made General in the English
army and WAS long in command of Dover Castle.
He died single, but much esteemed and re-
speced. The second Colonel in the India SER
vice and had two children. 1t daughter Of his
whom my informant had married She had inherited
some of the very Canadian lands the fruits of her
grandfather's crime, that confronted with one
OF the chief beneicares of the great treason, which is
today as fresh ia the American as when it
committed. The third sou was Captain in the Bonn
bay service The only daughter had married Phipps
of the Mulgrare family. Benedict Arnold, getting
to England, fitted out privateers against American
commerce. was cheated by his captains, and deG poor
| did not find my English coness0r very jubant i'll
his relationship, and wondered s9meghat at the per
verseness which induced him to tell me lis history.
He was very clever and hgh-toned, aud great ad-
lnirer of Whittier and Lowell whom be called Tough
ell and of Longellow$ Hiawatha and Bryant's Ages
but could not wholly forgive his connection, distant
as it was, with our betraver. Rev. WV. Bellows.
DEEP SEA SoUNDINGs-L. +. Pourtales gentle
man engaged in the United States coast survey
dredged along the of the Gulf Stream. Start
ing norteaserly from Florida, he found the bottom for
four or FIVE miles made up of the common coral sand
of that neigborbood, with very scany of life
The next area from ninety to three hundred fathoms
and the first part of the way forming plateau is
rocky floor made Of very hard limestone derived from
living shells. Life abundant, consisting of lamp
shells starfshes, crustanes and molusks generally
There were also many bones of the manatco, a dol
phinlike animal usually found living in shallow water
The third area the regular and common ocean
bottom from two hundred and fifty to three hundred
tathoms covered by the cilalky remains of t0ramui
tera He also dredged the bottom of the off
the coast and found, first, extending from the north
OF Florida to Montauk Point, near Block Island r. L.
bottom Of silacous sand, perhaps hundred miles
wide. Outside of it calcareous bottom, occu-
pying the whole south Of Georgia. Between tie
two, off the CAroinas, is limited deposit Of green
sand containing the foraniaifera His operations it
IS said, open chapter in natural history dsclos
ing the various faunee at the bottom of the ocean.
Among the animals obtained were some that had been
extinct since the crctacious and tertiary periods
4 Pretty SFoRy.-Mle Luzgel, the pretty French
actress, was recently married to Prince Tolstoi one
of the weathest young noblemen of st. Petersburg.
The PRINCE popped the question ina somewhat IN