The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-28
CURRENT NOTES.

CURRENT NOTES.
1t has been calculated that. in actual waste
of tissue. one hour of mental labor is equiva-
lent TO four hours of physical exertion. By
this method OF computation 1t is evident that
il the Harvard oarsmen had given their whole
minds to their work they would only have been
beaten by second and half. A more i'm
portant application of the principle, however,
ia that il the eight hour movement succeeds,
brain-workers. such as journalists for example,
will have logical claim to call two hours
days work.
"A French psychologist has been expert
mentine with theme aud caffeine 1.-THE active
principles of tea and cofee.) upon animals,
snd affords us the pleasing information that
the latter is twice as poisonous as the former;
but that, to compensate for its inferior viru-
lence, theme produces "oonvulsive movements
in the limbs" which are not observed from the
action of caffeine; so that We must either con-
fine ourselves to half cups of coffee or run the
risk OF becoming spadmodic. The comforting
assurance is given, however, that doses of
many grammes may be taken by man with I'M
punity.
English women seem disposed to show that
they can do some things as well as men. At
the recent annual dinner of the Badminton
Farmers Club, the Duchess OF Beaufort took
the chair, the Duke, her husband, the president
of the club, who ehould have presided, having
been called away by important business. The
noble chairwoman announced the usual toasts
in the proper manner, and replle to the drink
ing of her own health with brief but pointed
little speech. Her young daughter, the Lady
Blanohe Somerset, also responded to the toast
os the younger branches Of the family.
number OF other ladies were present at the
dinner, and, it is conceded, rendered the pro-
ceedlngs not one whit less lively.
1t would be good thing for men and wo-
men were they taught, in childhood, to use
their left hands equally with their right. The
use of the right hand only for certain actions
such as writing and working with mechanical
tools-is entirely conventional, and there does
not appear to be any reason why people should
not be ambidexter in every kind or manual
work. Persons who have lost their right hand
by accident frequently acquire great facility
with the left, after some practice, but grownup
persons have not always the patience to betake
themselves to the necessary practice. BY
children, the thing would be acquired insensi-
bly. il means we're taken to lead them to the
practice OF it. Children living in houses where
two languages are spoken acquire both with
great facility, and what is true Of tongues
would be equally so Of hands.
1t is announced thai literary undertak-
ing of vast extent has been projected by 30
ciety of sacans in Paris, having for it's object
the reproduction OF all the masterpieces OF lit
erature which have appeared in ancient and
modern times. The title OF the work is the
"Bibliotheque Intcrnationale UaiVerselle," and
it is to consist OF two hundred volumes in large
octave, to be issued OF the rate OF two volumes
each month, at an unprecedently low price to
subscribers. The works reprinted are to be in
the best French transactions, aud are to appear
on a prescribed plan in order to show how
primitive IDEAS have been developed into or
panizcd FORMS and how these have undergone
transformatio g and produced reactions upon
spheres beyond their own. The French gov
ernment has recognized the Importance OF the
work and hos approved ita publication, and
many eminent men have promised their CO.
operation.
"A corrc .pondent writes to the New York
Tribune to say that his experience has proved
that the southern portion ot the elevated re-
zion living between the Alloghanies and the
Blue Ridge, together WITH the continuous slope
in northwestern South Carolina and in north
| eastern Georgia, IL nne OF the most healthtul
regions IN the world, and that it is eminently
conducive to recovery from pulmonary dis
eases especially from consumption. A case
OF con sumption was never known to originate
in the County OF Bupcombe, which contains
over IL, 900 inhabitants, and the death rate OF
this region from ali diseases is less than halt
OF the average TOR the United States. The
summers are mild, and the winters are never
severe: the water is soft and abuadaut, and the
air pure and exhi!ara.ing, TIC valley being $3.50
feet above the level OF the sea: The scenery is
grand and beautiful, and game OF every de
scription from qu,ll to deer is abundant.
Our charming trends in New York, who
have undertaken to set the female world to
rights, are fiudng that the undertaking does
not run smooth" Indeed. some OF II EN-
seem to need little smoothing down them
selves. Alta meeting OF the Working Wom 3
Association, last week, Mrs. Norton not only
pronounced the society failure, but, spearing
at Miss Anthony, declared it to be 1.-THE height
OF unwisdom" to permit any person to hold
| Ice who has paper (the Rovolution) TO adj
vertise, and whose success depends upon being
extensively known. 'Be assnred," said the
shrewd and spirited Mrs. Norton, "the associa
ton, instead of being served by her, will be
made to serve her." But this was not all nor
the worst by a great deal. An inquiry being
made of what had become of corialn money
known as the Hester Vaugen fund, Mrs. Nor
ton replied that it had been voled away "know-
ingly and dishonesty by Miss Anthony ad-
ding, '.she has strange ideas about money
matters. She thinks it is quite honest To use
any money that comee into her hands," Mrs.
Sheppard defended Miss Anthony, and said
that she was opposed to Understanding.
We hope Mr. Greeley will look in upon these
sisters, and remind them OF the beauty ol
peace and charity.
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