The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

Monsieur Cabasson has presented to the French
Academy curious essay on the effect of diet on the
moral and intellectual faculties OF man. Its innu-
is in his opinion, great that it would scarcely
be an eXaggeraton to parody well-known proverb,
and say, "Dis moi ce que tn manges ct e te dra ce
que tn es." In passage OF the AIiserables" Victor
Hugo lkens French yivacty to the light French
wines, and English ponderosity to "portarebeer;"
and many Frenchmen are convinced that the distn-
gushing traits Of the two nations may in great
measure be ascribed to the use OF these beverages
But NJ. Cabasson has dived far more deeply into the
subject and eXpermentazed on his own person
with various articles OF food-cotTee taken on an
empty stomach seems to have produced most start
ling effects. He informs us that Immediately after
imDiDlng IL ms IDEAS acquired uhusual prolunuiy,
his style In writing was cold but correct, WINE,
on the other hand, his temper underwent per-
nlclous changes; he became morose, egotistca
and generally disagreeable. moderate break
fast restored him TO his normal state, and the
disappearance Of intellectual profundity was COM
pensatCd for by an influx of genial and generous
ideas. The theory is as yet too undevelOped to admit
OF the prescription OF a particular diet for every
vice: but as a general rule NJ Cabasson assures us
that diet of milk and vegetables is conducive to
moral and intellectual superiority, ana quotes
Lamartne, who, in one OF his preaces, states with
that complacency with which only Frenchmau can
talk OF himself, that he attributes to this diet the
purity Of feeling, the felicity OF expression and the
Al Lamartne's friends know That he retained this
serenity OF disposition till his DEATH II ne really
owed II to a vegetable diet, 1t is pity that the
potato does not seem TO have the same deslraOle
eject on the agricultural classes in Ireland
From a report of Consul Lowder on the foreign
trade a. The ports OF HiOgo and Osaka In Japan, Tor
the year SIS It seems that the Japanese think their
gods are not above putting their names TO paper
occasionally. 10 seems that soon after the opening
Of the ports sudden mania seized the populace OF
the city OF Osaka, who anticipated that large eX-
port ira le would Immediately follow. The gods
were SAID 10 have visited the earth and left traces
Of their passage n the shape OF money ana slips or
Paper airing their names. Shops were closed, busi-
ness WIS suspended, eNtravaSant garments and
head-dr sses were bought; ieasts ana carou,
sails were the order OF the day and
night; drunkenness prevailed to an unheard-of
extent; professions formed Of men, women and
children dancing singing, and drawing festive cars,
nled the streets from the early hours OF the morn
llR; nearly every house was illuminated; costly
offerings TO the deites were piled up In every street
corner, ana the amount OF money tnat was expended
IN these displays must have crippled the resources OF
! many houses Consul Lowder adds that the reaction
came and was as depressing IN lts ELECTS as the eN
travaPance which preceded II had been eXhlaratng.
! The people Of Osaka appear 10 be very like our
selves: what the financial companies were 10 us
| their detes were % them, ana the result IN each
case has been the same.
The iG,l I'd, G,-cttc Gays; The death o: La1ney
the last male aboriginal OF Tasmania, has already
been announced. TIE eo-o.-ial neWSPaPeTs eaI IN