Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-13
CurlOsitIes of Breathing.


The taller men are (other things being
equaD, the more lungs they have, and the
greater number of cubic inches of air they can
take 10 or deliver at single breath. 1t is
thought that man. lungs are sound and we'll
developed in proportion to his grth around
the chest, yet observation shows that slim
men, as rule, will run faster and further,
with less fatigue, having more wind, than
stout men. Ii two persons are taken, 10 all
respects alike, except that one measures twelve
inches more around tho chest than the other,
the one having the excess will not deliver
more air at one full breath. by mathematical
measurement than the other.
The more air man receives into his luogS
in ordinary breathing, the more healthy he Is
likely TO be- because an important object in
breathing is to remove impurities from the
blood. Each breath is drawn pure into the
lungs; on its outgoing the next instant, it is so
impure, so perfectly destitute OF nouriskment,
that if rebrsathed without any admixture OF
pure atmosphere, the man would die. Hence,
one of the conditions necessary to secure high
state of health is, that the rooms in which we
sleep should be constantly receiving new sup
plies OF fresh air through open doors, windows,
or replaces.
Ii a persons lungs are not we'll developed
the health will be imperfect, but the develop
1nent may be increased several inches in few
months by daily outdoor runnings with the
mouth closed, beginning with twenty yards
and back at time, Increasing ten yards every
week until hundred are gone over thric, q
day. a substitute for ladies and persons 10
cities is running up stairs Vith the mouth clos
ed, which compels very deep inspirations, in
natural way, at the end of the journey.
AS consumptivc people are declining, each
week is witness to their inability to deliver
as much air at single out-breathing as the
week before hence the best way to keep the
iell disease at lay, is to maintain lung develop
ment.
1t is known that in large towns. ten thous-
aud feet above the level OF the sea, the deaths
hy consumption are ten times less than in
places nearly on a level with the sea. Twenty
hce persons die Of consumption in the city OF
New York where only Two die OF that disease
in the City CT Mexico All know that con-
sumption does not prevail n billy countries
and in high situations. One reason OF this is
because there is more ascending exercise, in
creasng deep breathing ; besides, the air be.
iDg more rarlfed larger quantities ale IN.
stinctvely taken into the lungs to answer the
requirements of the system, thus at every
breath keeping up high development
lIcnc, the hills should he sought by consump
tives. and not low, fat situations.- Halls
Journal of Health.
THE FRENCH DEMAND. The word de-
mand, which occurs so frequently in the trans
lation of the late French and Prussiap diplo-
matte correspondence, is Incorrect The French
word den,ander signifies to ask, and has not
The imperative meaning which attaches to it
in Enplish. Read asks" where the word
demand occurs, and the French notes are
stripped Of that "arrogapce with which the
enemies of France arc accusing he!. Once
during Gen. jackson presidency diplomatic
note was received from the French Govern
ment, through its envoy 10 Washington, re-
garding certain claims held ty French clzens
saeainst the United States. The translator who
rendered the note into Enelish for the old
General, who everybody knows was no French
scholar fell into the same error, AUD instead OF
France asks the immediate attention Gt the
Government of the United States. etc, it read
France demands, ETC." Old Hickory grew
livid; demands, does she - he shouted
'By the eternal let's sec her get it u and ne.
brought his fist down on the table with thump
that made the pens aud ln&stand5 jingle.
Luckily there was present gentleman from
New Orleans (who in after years was pro!eS-
sor of languages 10 the ac ldemy or the present
judge Barbour Lewis, on Dauphine Way,near
Moti!c, and who related the story to French
class, of whom the writer was member,
eighteen years ago. This gentleman took lhe
original note and gave the proper translation
Of the word. oh" said Jackson, that alters
the case. What France asks IS different
thing from what she demands.
GENERAL CHANGARNIER.- -Changsrnlcr has
offered his services to the Emperor and has
been formally received by him at Metz: Chan-
GARNER was horn iG 1898. and Is therefore
Seyenty-seycn years old. His military career
a., - q
in June, lS4S, and took part In the mlltary
measures to suppress the insurrcclon when
lrd TO the dictatorship of Cavalenac. When
T,onia Nanoleop was elected President. Chan
rornier was made Chief Of ;he First Military
Division, and all the civic and military force OF
Paris was placed at his disposal. In June,
ISt9, he crushed an attempted lnsurrectlon.
He became 50 powerful that jealousy led the
President 10 get rid OF him by aboshlng his
command. After the coup d etat OF l,ecem
her. 1851, Changarnier was imprisoned. lie
w,s we'll known SIS an orator, and was named
lv the Conservatives for Pre- sdeDt IN 1881.
Soon after the second election OF .Napoleon,
Cbanparnier and other generals we're conduc-
rod 70 the frontier. lie has remained all exile
till now.
PuScruATIoN.-T Norfolk Journal sug.
pests. as an improvement In the punctuatlon
Of Epgsh, tho placing of interrogation and
exclamation marks at the beelonlng ana OF
the end of sentences to which they ale respec-
lively appropriate, instead of at the end only
as at preSeut. This system is practced 10
Spanish and other continental languages,
and is especially useful in the case OF persons
reading aloud, who thereby are at once inform
ed of the proper pitch OF the voice to te
adopted.
RT7Tyn
ocneral complaint is being made at the North
ot the lack of durability in the fronts OF build
ines erected with natural browns,one, and the
onipiop is widely circulated among builders and
arcbitects that this beautiful material must pass
;ntn ,l;s,,o in consequence of the Destructive