New-York tribune., 1870-10-22
GENERAL NOTES.

1t j. pleasant to turn from the cOntempla-
ton of the stony farms of wEngland the rich fields
OF California They tell of grapevine in the Tia Juana
Valley which six inches in diameter in the trunk, and
tun and half OF grapes of the finest Spanish variety
and OF splendid flavor. At another place on the Mesa
Redonda of superior quality the stalks Of when
are from II feet hgh and there are pumpkins here
in considerable quantity averaging two feet III length
tom bt general idea Of the srPassnc richness of the
land given by these facts. The advent OF few snen
products as these at Massachusetts Fair would carry
away both people and prizes.
That blooming Tennessee maiden, by name
odsey who has been constantly asleep for 2l years,
was interviewed last week by n committee OF the
Medical Society Of a. Louis Their report brief
biography OF the patient and then described her syp
toms in detail The committee stated that In several
points the peIodiety alleged IN contr,%n W,, me
particularly the violent spass said TO occur between ~
and II o'clock each night With slight reservation liat
the patient was probably to some extent ahoteu %i, M
by sierra. the committee summed up the document py
respectfully submitting that the case was one Oh eoiu-
sion, misrepresentation, and humbug.
A question of philanthropy is to be argued
in the San Francisco Courts. One Mr.. Bell, few days
since was rescued the Police of that city from crowd
pursucrs. foremost among whom were several en-,
Mr. Bell has been selling what purpored to he opium to
the Chinese but what on closer examination turned i
to be mixtIre OF molasses ana something as tt
unanalyzed The question AT issue l., shall MI Beli
suffer the penalty Of the law for obtaining money under
false preenses because he did not sell 10 the Chinese
poison that invariably cOnduces 10 their RAPID anu ute
shall Mr. Bell he hailed
| who endcayOrcd 10 substitute harmless sacchaIlle
compound for pericOus drug, and be set at liberty
with the money paid him by the Cinnamon in his pocket
II can he stated the authority of Sueers that mi
ture OF which treacle forms prominent compound Is
wholesome article Of diet for boys when acquiring an IN
sight into the rudments Perhaps Mr. Bell regarded his
compound a suitable preparation for the education
which those simple Orientals are supposed to need
Make the best that we can of it, and this is,
after all, noisy world. We sympathze with those
gentlemen who have organized in Springfield, Mass, an
Ant-gong-o ng-orbel-ringnga andstcam-whistle Society"
The last clause Of this long title suggests nuisance for
which there should be remedy. We all Of u-
great many of u, bundles Of nerves. There
also many people who light sleepers incapable Of
newng nj will the sumbcrs which have been sihilantly
broken II is all very well f0I those who could snoOze
comfortably in the midst of cannonadc, to laugh or
sncer at Others whom noise distastefu but for all
that the fact Of the broken rest remains. Some men
could write poems and essays I'm the center OF boiler
factory full Operton bat the majority of the studOus
| need quiet and retirement. That IS why Mr.. Dickens
erected the Swiss cottage in his garden away from
domestic clater and made the still place his workshop.
or course in this busy world all noise Is not 10 he sup
whistle dogs will bark bells will ring, children will
scream, gOngs viii thunder hut all attempts 10 mitigate
whatever overload and unmsica are worthy Of com
mendatOn. The sounds of nature hardly ever unpleas
ant. often soothing, and in all wags delightful.
Why not follow nature, and tune his steam
whistles and gOngs to something of musical qualityi