The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-18
FOREIGN NOTES.

The last and most remarkable ssdoctoringr
Of wlnesis Is one recently discovered by member of
the French Academy of Sciences. 1t appears that
lie was first awakened to the eminent services
which may be rendered to wine by the voltaic pile
by having his own cellar broken open by nash
of lightning, which converted his inferior wines
into valuable liquor. Electricity applied to q:
cask Of bad Moselle entirely changed It's charac-
ter, and experiments with other wines, at least 80
DR.. Scoutetten assured the Academy, had simI-
lar result. The doctor explains, for the benefit Of
persons anxious to try the operation, that the
wires Of the voltalc pile should be tipped with
platinum, to which must be attached electrodes
Of the same metal. Dip both into the liquid and
you will precipitate 1t, and produce premature
age.
Quite romantic incidens recently occurred
at the court Of the ex.Queen Isabella One OF
the maids OF honor young girl OF great beauty,
lost portemonnaie containing eight hundred
francs, which was brought to the Queen few
days afterwards by young and handsome pea
SAINT. Nothing was missing, and the Queen asked
the lad what reward he wanted for his honesty.
The young fellow had observed the fair owner OF
the portemonRaie, and her great Joy at his re-
covery, and made bold to say, ~ want no reward
but one kiss from that young lady," Her Ma
jesty smiled, and turning to the young girl, said:
"Wlll you grant his request. Carmenw Carmen
hesitated for moment, but finally she resolutely
went up to the young lad, and, throwing her
arms around his neck, kissed him three times,
amidst the general laughter and applause Of the
assembled company.
The Paris Gaulois gives statistical table,
compiled from official returns, Of the average
ages attained by members OF different profes-
sions The results are thus given: Priests, 67.S
years; judges, 564; lawyers, SOL; doctors, $50;
professors, $50; bankers, SAT; librarians, 6o.6.
The GauloIs is naturally surprised that the care
and perusal OF books should tend to shorten hu-
man life, and suggests that the cause must be
found In the unwhoesome nature OF their con-
tents The Pail Mall Gazette says: 'In England
the average duration OF life Is higher than In
France. Judges probably take precedence In
longevity, but the clergy follow them very closely.
The Irish incumbents, 1t will be remembered, OBJ
tanned an addition OF seven per cent. to their life
combinations, on the ground that as class
they were more long-lIved than the laity. We ap-
prchend, however, that bankers In England gen.
orally attain considerable age, but that, on the
other hand, medical men are, absolutely as well
as relatively, shorter-lved than In France"
"A recent utterance OF the celebrated French
surgeon, M. Nelaton, has caused great sensation
In the medical world, and is likely to produce
remarkable schism In the profession. Some
months ago we had occasion to notice q state
ment OF NJ. Claude Bernard, who prefaced one OF
h,s lectures by declaring that la medicine scte'-
tiaque did not exist, and that we must look to ex-
perImental physiology las he euphemistlcaly
terms vlvisectIon) to furnish US with foundation
for all future science. N. Nelaton now goes even
further than his colleague, and, while fully agree
ing with him that Ia medicine sctentJtque does
not exist, denies the necessity OF Its existence.
He copdemns as false and delusive all systems
based on experimental physiology and micro
scopica Investigations and, in fact. every source
of information not derived from direct observa-
tion of the patient. So bold an assertion has not
passed unchallenged. III. Verneull, In the Gazette
Hcbdomadaire de 10 Medicine, inquiries whether,
after denying the medical profession the aid OF
The microscope N. Nelaton will not call on astron
omers to renouncc the use OF the telescope.
"A new convenience to American social LIE at
Rome is the establishment Of club by the resi-
dent American artists. The correspondent OF the
New York Times pronounces it a success, both as
to its funds and management. 1t Is located In
the ancient Gregorl Palace, near the Propaganda;
an accessible and convenient position, and the
twenty or more rooms give sufficient space for
every need. For ball or similar occasion OF
genera. entertainment, the lofty saloons are,
we'll suited, and on rore than enc night
OF festiyity their adapted, has already been
proved. The rooms are furnished with sup
cient elegance, and are had at rental
1900 scudI, or dollars, year, price eX-
trcmely reasonable for Rome and, indeed, any
where for such accommodations. As for the
American Club, it Is temptation to bachelors,
hopclessly advanced In celibacy, to come and
settle in Rome. For heads of families, It has not
less attractions. Journals, buffet, billiards, coal
fires, rooms for whist playing and whatever else
goes to make up a similar establishment here are
provided, and the annual payments are fixed at
the moderate sum Of thirty dollars, or ten dollars
for entrance by the MONTH with liberty to intro
duce now anil then friend.