The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-30
FOREIGN ITEMS.

IA "A Paris paper relates that the Emperor,
when near st. Cloud the other day, came upon
group Of little boys playing upon the grass.
With the kindness natural to him. his Majesty
took notice Of . gingerbread stall that was
near at hand. bought up the whole stock and
threw it to the boys, whereupon the London
News profanely observes: s'The glorious scram-
BILE that followed may be accepted as some
compensation for the conscription which viii
soon draft them into the army"
"A London firm has just obtained patent
for method, startling to Old salts in it's origi-
nality for catching whales by means Of electric
ity. BY theirplan every whaleboat is provided
with 6 galvanic battery. Wires from opposite
poles run down to The points OF each set OF
harpoOns. When the whale is sufficiently near,
two harpoons are thrown as nearly sinultane-
ously as possible, and when 'mbedded the Aeeh
Of the monster completes the circuit. The
charge is expected 70 be sufficiently powerful
to paralyze the animal, so that the small boat
may advance and dispatch HIM at leisure.
Bowed legs and knocking knees are among
the commonest deformltes Of humanity; and
wise mothers assert that the crookedness in
either case arises from the sflcted one having
been put upon his or her feet TOO early in baby
hood. But q Manchester physician, DR..
Crompsop, who has watched for the true
, cause. thinks differently. He attributes the
first mentioned distortion to habit some
youngsters delight in Of rubbing the sole of
one foot against that or The other; 'some will
60 to sleep with the soles pressed together.
They appear to enjoy the contact only when
.AA feeta are naked; they don't attempt to make
IL when ti.vr ..>~iaa n. nE-r-.ad M the
remedy is obv,ous-keep tho babysssofas Cow
cred. Knocking knees the Doctor ascribes to
different childish habit. that OF sleeping on
the Dide With ono log tucked into the hollow
behind the other. a. has found hat where
oneleg has been bowed inwards more than
the-othes, the patient has always slept On one
side. and the uppermost member has been she
most deformed. Here the preventive is to pad
the inside Of the knees SO as to keep them apart
and let the limbs grow freely their OWL way.
1.-The Paris correspondent or the New York
Times, IN alluding to the enthusiasm manifest
cd st the recent reception given the French
Anperor ON the Boulevards, says: sImust
again repeat what stated IN one of my for
sner letters. that great deal OF the enthu.
siasm manifested on that occasion was manu-
factured. Along the line Of the boaleysrtls
were stationed ct intervals groups OF policc In
plain clothes. who did nearly all the cheexssg,
ana Otnerwieo tIe0 10 amparV ntArulus to
the crowd. do not know whether you are
seware Of the fact that the government has id
ito pay body OF twelve hundred nen, who
prccodo or accompany tho Imperial iaraiIy on
al eits expeditions. They recs,ve shout two
dollars per day besides their travelling exs 4
peases, land they continually change their diss
gnises so as to avoid observation. Their busf.
neas 10 20 prepare for the reception OF Their
Ala5esties. to get up an en+hnsfaam when the
population is discontented or indifferent. to
Mateh tor tho first evidence or plots against
the life OF the Emperor, and to 'surfoand kis |
ssson ss ~ waen " they nave reasons to spprshsnd
szs1s ~ s.tempt ~ about 70 be made axainet it
s secses @ police. and has separate orRsnixss |