The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-10
GENERAL MISCELLANY.

Catholic Music in Rome-A Roman correspon-
|hent-ef the Pittsburg Catholic writes under
Hate of August 20 Last month q new reli-
|rious musical journal, called III PalestrinG COM
|menced it's publications in Rome~ 1t IS con-
'ducted by eminent ecclesiastics and laics, and
|nrpposes to advocate the honor and dignity OF
Church music now unfortunately neglected.
| 1t deuounces the practice OF introducing lAto
tic sacred temple productions of theatrical
ora similar nature (Which even IN The Eternal MAJ
City are by no means unfrequent,) and has
reason to hope that the important subject OF
ecclesiastical music will meet with due lnVes-
tgatiol from the Fathers of the coming Councll.
Secrt Of Happiness.-An Italian Bishop, who
had Struggled through many difficulties with
out refining and been much opposed without
manifesting impatience, being asked ny
triendto communicate the secret OF his being
always so happy, replied, it consists IN single
thing, and that is, making right use OF my
eyes" His friend, i'll surprise, begged MN TO
explin his meaning. " Most willingly" re-
piled the Bishop; " in whatsoever state am,
/ first of all look up to heaven, and remember
thatmy great business is to get there. then
look down upon earth, and call to mind no"
small a space shall soon fill in it,. l then look
abrlsldin the world, and see what multitudes
are. in all respects, less happy than myself.
And thus l learn where true happiness Is
placed, where all my cares must end, and how
little reason l have had to murmur, or be
otherwise than thankful. And to live III this
spirit is to be always happy. ."
Disappearance of the Dog Stdr.-A most start
ling astronomical fact tho explosion, or
occurred some time since. 1t appears now that
another and much more important star is slowly
taking itself out of our system. by cnicnla-
tions of extraordinary >minuteness ana dell
FIurrirgs and trtl,ee-Set,eif=lfaY de-
monstrated that Sirius and our sun are mutu-
allx receding from one another, at the rate OF
294 miles per secend. In the end, therefore,
though the distance of time strains the linaSlh-
alton, we must lose sight of Sirius-that Is to
say, provided we have not by that time gained
the capacity of watching the more distant uni
Ia hn AN
improbabilitys Nothing seems so near its hnal
limit as the power or TstrouUmICat Telescopes
while the power of the human eye, II 1T alters
at all, probably decreases.
A curious exhibition of performing fieas has
lately been opened in Regent street, London
by a young Englishman, Mr.. buckingham
One~unfortunate flea fires off miniature Arm
strong gun another performs on the tight
rome; and third swings on the trapeze.
| team of fleas are harnessed to miniature
| coach called the 90 The Derby Tandem" is drawn
| smartly round the arena. As MI kitehinghami
insects feed him he returns the attention b!
allowing them to feed on him. The e&hlblto
believes the little wretches have inteliects, an'
says he has seen their BRAINS One OF two o
the performers are the inheritors of green OLE
age; they had lived nine months, and are nov
in the course of nature nearing the day of thei
death, Three or four months-nay WEEKS
usually considered the limit OF heas lie. u
Medicine Non Est-Few men among the grea
authorities in the modern science of mediGin
are looked up to with greater respect tina
Claude Bernard president de PAcademie d
| Medieine,) and it is with dismay that lhVanH
! and Mr.. Bergh will read tho remarks wit
which he prefaced his last annual course (,
lectures Mr. Buckle assures us that with tn
| exception of Municipalities and astronom!
every science is stifl in its infancy; aud no
Professor BERNARD brings the weight of h
high authority to support the theory as regard
medical science In 1877 he said to the assen
bled students, " Gentlemen, the science
medicine, which l am commissioned to teac
you, does not exist" This year he repeats IL
tion is the real basis of experimental phys
OIogy. The sacrifice of cats, dogs and Sys
n saIntary and by no means inhuman process
the latter, especially suffer shorter time S, u
der the surgeons knife than under the caDeS
whip Still this ardent vOtary of science
accessible to feelings of humanity, The euttli
up of a live monkey was too much tor ey
his hardened nerves. The poor brute acted
much like o human being, seizing bis nan
and uttering piteous cries, that he never
tempted to repeat tho experiment.. He sugge,
that chlorOform be employed to mitigate
agony of the dumb martyrs to science