The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-12-04

Sp0tn and the Mediterranean sea, IL enteIS
Xffica near Dram, and soon afterwards at G
800 n. eouthern limits. The shadow Of :
the moon now moves in q northeasterly di- 9
Tection and leaves Africa, and crossing the {
isisnd Of Sicily, the south of Turkey, the
Riack Sea, and the Sea of Azof, disappears. ,
me nenumbra of the moon decreasing !
ranitl,v. leaves the earth with the setting ,
aun in Arabia. The sun will be centrally
and Totally eclipsed at noon in latitude 36 .
degrees SO minutes north, longitude de-
orees / minute west, little to the north
eat of Gibraltar, and near the Lisbon
cr@st. creating tidal waves and earth
ss,,saEea here Of great severity, agitatiDg
tha- us4.rn of the Atlantic Ocean, the Bay
Of Fundy and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 2
Manufacture Of Jerelry.-The Swiss and
French are remarkably expert workers In
the precious metals, as well as In artincial
atones and oroiie, or imitation gold. In
oenuine articles of jewery, the French ar
Evans exhibit O taste and a richness of de-
si0n far in advance of any other people. In
the manufacture of Ormolu also, which is
made entirely from brass, but which, by a
chemical process, is given the appearance
Z Of cilt. they display skill and patience
1vhich places them in the very front rank /
of the trade. 1t is truly wonderful to wit
ness the nicely of manipulation that is en-
Moved in the establishment of brooches, |
bracelets ana an sl inlaid
work, is particularly difficult of execution.
Sometimes precious stones, pearls, ETC., are
wrought together to such minute patterns
as to REQUIRE several hundred pieces TO
complete the whole jewel. These must be
,sstted with great exactness, and the most
expert lapidaries are required to do it.
Stopea set apart for TINS purpose are first
cut with revolving disc OF iron, coated
: with Emery, but well oiled. After being
ratalv attached to the gum stick " with
strong cement, and, held in this way, is
Ground on q rapidly revolving and finer
disc. When made of suitable shape, the
several pieces are set in the proper aRer-
Tnres with shellac. After the cement has
hardened, the lapidary smooths down the
rough outer surface Of the pebbles by
grinding, in this way reducing the stone to
fhe level of the metal which surrounds it.
It is subsequently polished, and is then
Jewels are usually relieved by engraved
scroll work, or other embellishments. En-.
ameIled work is now, quite fashionable
and excellent specimens are produced o
exquisite design. Those known as rum
patterns are particularly beautifui
The Sewers of, Parss-The wonderf1
subterancan works of Pariss it is feared
NAV be used by the Prussians to aid Their
in tbe present siege, as this paragraph init
mates. From the suburb OF Asnieres t
the Place de la Concorde an enormous sui
way runs, which is sixteen feet and ma
thee miles long. Besides this are belo
the city threespacions galleries running
each side of the Seine, the whole beir
provided with air traps at regular Int
walls, and lighted with oil lamps; DssSer
into either of these, and you will find the
to be as well built as those beneath the CT
of London and with facilities for cleanslI
them which are extremely suggestive
their value for strategical purposes. L
subterranean drains or galleries are III
1ytA iron along VIII
small carts run, which are pushed by thr
men and furnished with drop plan
which fits exactly into the drain and Pusi
the mud before it as it advances. On
Asnie and the Place de la Concorde,
good sized boat is navigated, and the WI
est stories are abroad respecting It's p
sible uses to the enemy.
Great Afen and Stimulants.-M cNish,
his able work on :. The Philosophy
Drunkenness, gives an account ,l Oh .ne On
of different stimulants on the syste IN.
Paris, in his " Pharmacologia," reia
some curious facts relating to stimuiaI
Hobbs drank cold water when he was a.
rous of making q great lntelectual enc
Newton smoked, Bonaparte H0dd ,s on
Wedderburne, the first Lord Ashourt
ALWAYS placed blister on his cbest.
great Lord Erskine took large doses
opium. On the trial of Queen Caron
ErSklnG, anxious 10 Iu0AO - g. =
took an overdose of his favorite drug.
effect was striking; he dropped into !,
arms of Lord Stanbope, who sat next !
Bookkeeping by Considerably, More q
Double ERtry.-" Who has bongns
handsome saddle, John 2" inquired
die and harness maker, some time ago
his foreman, upon coming into the 81
and finding that very handsome sad
had disappeared: "lndeed / cannot
who it was, and the worst of it is, it has
been paid for. !! was very busy tins ,,d ms
ing when q gentleman came in, asked
price of it, told me to charge it to his
count, threw it into his vehicle and 81
off before 1 could ascertain his name a. at
am sure, however, lie is one Of our c are;
here beforeD "T6ats rather puzz
case, really" said the master, "scratcl
his Head, -WAnd some mode must pc
vised to find out the purchaser, and get
pay for the saddle. Alb, 1 have IT. -