Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20
FROM PARIS To NORWAY IN A BAL.
LooN.-M. A. Le Maout describes Ii Ia

"oie recent voyage OF Two French gen.
tlemen, Messrs. Roller and Baxter, in q
balloon from Paris to the neighborhood
# Christiania, in Norway. They as.
cen. ed from Paris at II "a o'clock at
night " ''th bagful of letters and dis.
patches 40, dressed to various parts of
France, Engla. I'd. &c, but at IAN,
we're surprised to find that they were
sailing rapidly over tn, = sea. As the bal
loon gradually descended they sighted
or rather were sighted by vessel which
proved to be German and fed some
shots at the balloon, happily, however,
without effect They let fall their oag
of letters and dispatches, which were
picked up by the ship and posted on
reaching port, and some of which reach
ed their destination in a damp and moul-
dy condition.
Relieved of their weight, the balloon
again assembled, and was lost for some
hours in clouds and mists, but about =
P. NJ, the same day aeronauts deserted
the tops of some pine trees, and soon af-
ter effected their descent in the midst Of
bleak and barren wood, of the locali-
ty of which they we're in entire ignor-
ance. Having made their way through
bushes and underwood, they fortunately
discovered the walls of an unroofed how
ell, and inside it the remains of some po-
tatoes. These they we're only too glad
to eat, being half dead with cold and
hunger. and they slept under the rooHess
walls for twenty hours before they felt
strong enough to pursue their journey.
Getting under way once more, they found
some villagers, to whom they made
known by signs and by drawing on
piece of paper, the strange route by
which they had come thither.
The natives sent for the village pastor
and another person who could speak
little French, when they were told that
they were,in Norway. The visitors were
most kindly and Hospitality treated as
persons who had literally come down
from the skies. and they were forwarded
together with their balloon and appara-
tus, on sledges to Christiania, distance
Of Zoe leagues. On reaching the capit-
al, their presence created the greatest
sensation fetes were improvised in their
honor, mothers held up their children to
see the Frenchmen who had come down
from the clouds, and the people raised
loud cries of France forever" They
gave some tangible proofs Of their sym
pathy for France by raising subscrip-
ton on behalf Of the wounded French,
which in three or four days reached a.
900 francs.
The aeronauts gave their balloon to
the University Of Christiania, where it
is exhibiting, the proceeds of the exhibi-
ton being destined to be given to the
sick and wounded Their exploit, says
M. LIE Maout, has been already celebrat-
ed in verse by the greatest living Nor
wegian poet. M. Jonas Lie.
The CHINESE. Massacre The Chi
nese went rather bunglingly at work to
atone for the massacre of Christians at
Tien-Tsin, and is by no means certain
that the reparation will be considered
satisfactory. The Chinese executed were
treated as martyrs in a just and holy
cause, notas the perpetrators OF an odious
crime. Great pains we're taken to assuage
the bitterness of death. The friends of
the deceased were paid 500 taeli for each
victim. OF this sum 100 taels WAS paid
in advance to purchase handsome cofins
and silk grave clothes. After the ex-
ecution the balance was paid to the rel
atives in grand and ceremonial man
ner. The heads OF the victims, instead
of being exposed in sort Of wooden
cage on the city walls, as customary.
we're sewed on again. The bodies were
then handed over to their friends and
honored with public funeral. In thus
treating these murderers the effect of
their execution was greatly lessened. It
was virtually saying that they wsreguilt-
less of any crime, and that they were
simply executed under protest.
BURNS AND SCALDs.-Dr. Furgeson
gives the following recipe, which he has
tested in the severest cases of burning
and scalding from railroad and steam
boat accidents with invariable success !:
Glycerine, five ounces white of egg
four ounces; tincture of arnica, three
ounces. Mix the glycerine and white Of
egg thoroughly in mortar, and grad
ually add the arnica. Apply freely on
linen rags, night and morning, washing
previously with warm water and CASTLE
soap.
The celebrated English surgeon, Mr..
Skey, recommends the application of .
solution of nitrate of silver in q propor-