The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-28
batteries. Rome is defended by 157

guns.
A Paris newspaper describes q new rifle,
Just invented there, which can fire twenty balls
in one second. The editor very apty remarks
that it is most singular that when the ropula-
ton Of France is, in many parts of that coun-
try, rapidly diminishing, it is the very time
when the greatest amount of ingenuity ls ap-
piled to increase the means Of destruction.
An individual, doubtless driven to despair,
advertises, through the medium OF Figaro,
that in consideration of life pension OF two
thousand dollars, settled on his children, ne
will place himself entirely at the disposal Of
any gentleman who will accept the terms. He
will fight duel with any one, will climb any
glacier, descend into the crater OF Vesuvius, or
precipitate himself from balloon-in fact, un-
dertake any other pastime his master may
dictate.
The Zouave Jacob seems destined for
career. Notwithstanding his miraculous cure
of the gout in Gen. Fleury's great toe, the
French police shut up his healing shop as
nuisance because the street was blocked up by
sufferers seeking an interview. But the King OF
Prussia has taken him up, sending for him to
Berlin to treat one of the Royal family. Jacob
made cure, and King William gave him q
chateau. He thinks he sees patent OF no.
billty in the distance and has concluded not to
soldier any more.
"A remeasurement Of the proportions Of the
Venus de Medicis has recently been made by
Mons Bonomi He finds that, allowance being
made for her position, her height is about t1ve
feet two inches (the actual height OF the statue
is four feet eleven iOches) while the foot Is ex-
actly nine inches lung, rather more than one
seventh Of the whole height. This does not
quite agree with Vitruvius, who gives one-sl3th
Of the height as the proper length OF the foot;
but it agrees with the measurements OF all the
best statues. The greatest width of the foot is
tbroa ond thrnn-niohths inches or One-eioh-
teenth. of the height.
AT recent meeting of Paris workmen, III.
Gagne, an advocate, declared that only one
remedy existed for the famine which prevailed
in Ageria-namely, nnibrlism-nothing else.
This gentleman proposed that persons OF phi
lanthropical spirit should give themselves up
for the good OF all. He himself wished to be-
como the first victim; and he stated that he
had taken the train 10 proceed to Algeria and
offer himseift to the starving Arabs; but having
gono as far as Charenton, he began to think
that the representatives of the nation ought to
make the first sacrifices, and he accordingly
wrote to tho various deputies, but they had not
yet returned any answer.
"A document which, in the event of the
death of the present Emperor OF the French,
might assume considerable Importance, ls
said to be in the hands OF Prince Napoleon. 1t
is sort Of last will, drawn up by the Duke OF
he cedes his right to the succession in France
to Jerome Bonaparte, Napolecn's youngest
brother, to whom the unfortunate Prince was
always tenderly attached, while it IS well
known fact that he greatly disliked Florence
and her sops. The document is said to hay,
been drawn up by Baron Mataret, formerly
private secretary ofthe Empress Marie Louise,
and for many years after Napoleon's downfall
resident of Vienna. This document, II gen.
uine, would make Prince Napoleon the head of
the Bonaparte family, and deprive the Prince
Imperial OF the succession 10 his fathers
throne.
-Dunan Mousseau, French journalist, died
recently in Paris, AZ years old. For several
years past he did not do anything else but get
up advertisements for Partisan dry goods deal
ers. He was perfect genius in this line. The
famous advertisement which began with the
words "Well, we have failed, we are bankrupt"
and which proved perfect gold mine tor the
merchant ailoIs' company, was written by hlm.
He received as much as 500 francs for single
advertisement. He would often say to the
merchants: 'You throw your money to- the
deal with witty merchants. Get up sprghtly
advertisement, and you viii attract twice as
man, customers as by pursuing the same dull
and heavy way in which Adam and Noah ad-
vertised already"
When O Turkish lady takes the bath, her
attire having been first removed, al attendant
takes glove-eycrv day it is new glove-ot
undressed silk, and with the disengaSed hand
she pours over her mistress basins Of warm
water. Then, BY means OF gentle friction with
the glove, she slowly removes the salts and
impurities which are deposited on the skin.
This finished, the attendant covers the lady
from head to foot, BY means OF q mop OF downy
silk, with lather made of peculiar soap
peculiar, believe, in Turkey. Upon this soap
depends much of that peach-like softness and
snowy whiteness oil the skin for which Eastern
women always ore so remarkable. 1t has the
reputation OF removing stains, spots, and
frecklcs that arc not deeply marked in the cutl-
Gle. This part of the matter having been care
fully performed, the lady is again deluged with
water heated to one hundred and ten or one
hundred and twenty degrees, and poured from
tab (basin) OF silver. Large towelsI,we
might call them sheets-of the finest white
muslin, richly embroidered with flowers and
gold, are wrapped around her, and she is LED
into o saloon, where, rolling upon heap OF
cushions, she sinks into soft, dreamllke Ian
guor, that might become faintlcss were II not
for the assidulty with which slave fans her.
As soon as she is sufficiently recovered to bear
it, another slave combs, perfumes, and dis
poses her hair in ornamental braids. The hour
after the bath is one Of gentle, sleepy dreaml-
ness.