The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-31
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
M1w ORLEANS. SUNDAY. JULY 81 is7u


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Profsssor Tyndall, il. Z. late letter to th
1smcs, extends his principle to the healin,
Of wounds. It II we'll kn6wn TIT if 81,
gets 70 = wound putrefaction il apt to a
IA, and ~ the Professors Theory IL .correc
the evil u caused, not BY ali, bnt. ~. til,
organic germs Of animalcnls lie present il
minded that, in simple kacturcs st the
rdbs, II th0 lung ID .penetratsd BY . hag-
nnent,, Tho blood effuaad into the p}eura]
cavity, enough mixed with air, ,underxoel
5 no pntEl9aCttOn. The reason Of this, ac-
eording 20 Professor Tyndall, 10, that the
thx0peh which il has been inhaled, and
being free from germs, 10 powerless to pro-
dnce pntrefaction. The practical appiica-
ton Of this to the dressing of wounds ia
simple, Cotton wool as well as the lungs will
litter air by OBTAINING all germs. The
practice, therefore, with wounds should be
p cover them with cotton wool, having
Ant destroyed the germs in the wool, and
z these which may be adherent to the flesh.
Painting in the Sistine CAapel-.All ar
fists or lovers of art, have a canse for gra
titude to the "Autotype Company" in the
!. large series Of photographs, taken according
have just issued of the paintings of the
Sistine Chapel. The glorious designs
painted by Michael Angelo upon the roof
have never before, and could not have been
4 by any other means, thus brought within
K access of the student. The whole series of
4 these, the most majestic and perfect inven-
tions of Italian art, are reproduced on
various scales, in single figures or in groups,
by th06nIy adequate method of reproduce
ton that has yet been devised. 1t is really
Impossible to rate high enough the help as
we'll AZ the pleasure which the Student can
not fail to get from having thus under his
eye in separate parts the consummate de-
Egn, disposition, expression, science, in
spirati0n-everything except the color,
8 and the color is their least important part
of these mnltitudinous and imprisoned
creations of I" the greatest intellect that has
! finitely more instructive than any engrav-
ing after the same originals may be seen
by q moments comparison of the
worst of them with the best engrav-
ings. 1t is melancholy that among other
things they should have to instruct US of
the ravages that time and decay have been
surely working upon the originals.-PaH
Mall Gasette.
"a Wonderful Dream.--Everybody has
heard wonderful stories of dreams that
came true, resulting in. marvellous dis
coveries of wealth, revelations of crime,
and mysterious information of various
sorts. Sceptical people are at liberty to
believe, of course, what they please, but
the following story comes to us we'll au-
-thenticated, and The finale is, We think quite
original. The dreamer was a gentleman
residing in one of row of houses in a
street of South Brooklyn. He dreamed one
night that he had discovered at his house
hidden closet, which was stored with
silver and other valuable articles, sufficient
to set him up in the world as a man of
wealth. In the morning he told his wife,
Who Like Q sensible woman, asked him
and warned him of the ill effect of late
suppers.s The next night he went to bed |
as usual, when 10! the same dream was
repeated. To doubt any longer would be
to fly in the face of fortune that was open
ing the portals OF wealth to the dreamer.
He resolved upon an exploration. Modern
built houses, put mp in rows for specula-
ton to sell or rent, do not present any
architectural intricacies where closet
might be slowed away unperceived; the
space, sayed.5 The hidden closet with the
treasure must be somewhere in the walls. |
With q hammer the dreamer went about |
the house sounding the walls for indica- !
cations of the concealed receptacle. At last |
his search was rewarded. A blow struck ON
response. He struck again and the same
musical echo came forth. Bewildering |
visions Of wealth arose before the delighted |
-. He called his wife to behold the real
ization of his dream. Two or three vigor
ous blows brought down the plaster from
the wall, broke through the lath, and re-
vealed an aperture through which Mr.
thrust his hand and brought forth hand
full of spoons and forks 4! Mr. now sug-
gested that they had better proceed eau
tiously, and keep their good fortune quiet.
The hole in the wall was covered up, and
the happy couple retired to discuss their
fortune. In few minutes they were
startled by violent ring at the street door
bell: Mr. responded to the summons
and found on the step his next door neigh
in a state of intense excitement. Are
you the proprietor of this house Z" said the
visieor. &c / am" said Mr.. Then, sir
allow me to tell yen that there is a robber
in your house, who has been committing
burglary ON my premises by breaking
through your wall into q closet and steal
ing my silver ware" Mis- counte-
nance underwent an extraordinary change
of expression as the truth flashed upon him.
He rushed up stairs to take closer in
spection Of his secret closet. The houses
were separated by a partition wall and Mr..
- had realized his dream by breaking
into his neighbours premises, and had
"struck silver" in.the storeroom next door.
A full explanation had to be made to
satisfy the injured neighbor. The spoons
were restored, the wall repaired, and the
strictest secrecy enjoined and promised,
but the joke was to good to keep, and
we publish it as caution to people ad-
dicted to dreaming.
classification of Port Wine.-A letter
from the English Secretary of Legation in
Portugal states that for a hundred years |
not 81 angle drop of pure port wine has