, 1872-12-31
PERIODICAL LITERATURE.
Temple Bar---i'ho "propl,ct OF
IOilcmin.'
G7.acks Ct the Eighteenth Century,
Talleyrand.

which ends happily BY the conviction and e1ecu-
ton of the murderer, and will, therefore, possess
for the public all the thrilling interest of rare
work Of fiction. Edwin James writing is always
brilliant. and douo with care on his part that
makes it easy reading for others, Which IS ono
oi rllc secrets of good wiring.
Walter Dcsant has O 1,aner on
HENRY MURGEB,
q the Prophet of Bohemia,".-. no Of tho literary
triad which was made by alfred de- MUS It.
Alfred de Vigny, and himself. Tho .ast
is said to have been 3 nero child Of
the people pitchfoIked into the ranks
Of Literature, but never representing the
voice Of the people. ''Alf7ed de Musset led no
happy life, bu. he pursued at least 3 high stand
ard of art; Alfred lie Vigny vas disappointed
man because he rated his onn powers too high;
poor 1IurSer was wretche1 because he failed to
zee that Art must be eyerything,-that genius
must lovo his mistress all in all, or not at ALL He
loved other things well, and go in the lutte the
rift videned till the music was mute"
"cuAcKs OF TIE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY"
is paper in tho style Of Jeanreson's book
about doctors, and tells about few Of the men
who traded upon the crcau!ity OF our forefa.hers
in the days Of Anne and the three Georges, the
days OF Addison, Pope, and johnson.
When consider their numbers, their Ignorance,
snd the Impotence Of their preteua:ous, lind it l.
the Of ad
by the highest in the land. Cobblers, tinkers foot
n:en and tors oome not able to 1sad their own ad-
5aGwn disease They advertised IT'S particulars
in doggerei Of rhymes by claiming be seyenth
Of seventh son." ''unborn DOCTOR, secured
the patronage Of the lower orders. They put forward
the extraordinary assertions Inducements for
the public conhds IN their medical ability One as-
green and red dragon and had discovered tho female
fern seed ;" another stated that !" he had studied
thirty years by eandle-leht for the good Of his
& bis bills with the the word Tetrachy1nngogon."
Insured their being read BY crowds Of people Of whom
srne ias na and Of tho lower
classes may explain the success these qgacks met with
tan patronized by the nobility, md even called in to
the aid Of suffering roynlty when we find them re-
ceiving titles from an English sovereign and beng
One OF the most wonderful Of these men was
DR.. Graham:
In 17so, DR.. Graham opened . house in the Adelphi
Terrace IS the Temple Of Health. His
s.rfcd with glass globes marble statues, medicoeec
cher propers Tle air was drusgea With
Incense, and the charmed with Btrnans OF mu-
le o
planned, according to his advertisements, "the whole
art Of enjoying health and igor Of body and mind
1oTeness or. in other words, of living with Health,
honor and happiness in this world for ct least hun
frequen: use Of mud-baths It guinea each; and on
certain occasions he might BE- seen up to hls cnn IN
Vs;aa y he Goddess Of Health Ills
Goddess vas Em%s ms W. emton domSfte
and the friend q Lord Nelson Dr. Graham removed
to Schoulberg HouBe in Pail Mall where he opened the
Temple Of Health and Hnen Eere h be h had his celes.
ia this led secured beautiful progeny, and might bo
had fer eloo: For supply q his El1ir Of liz ho
aSs'Asa azns DESCRIBED this Temple, Win its vsr-
hai;sanea ;rcatises on health, and divine balm at
guinea bottle. Magneto-eectric beds were on the
Second door, and mi ght be slept in for fifty pounds
night Each bed rested six massy Transparent col
prans The perfumed d1aperT waR Of purple, the cur
tains Of celestial blue.
had two footuen in gaudy lyeries and godaced hats
to stand ut the entrance. His rooms at night were
s6ngs m mfsa VII 5R b people an1ious
this magnificent chow, and nd 1.,...s: to hear
one OF his advertisements informs that vestin tbs
rosy Goddess Health presdes at the evening lecture
sacred vta1 fre over which she watches, and whose
application in the Of disease she has the honor o
tus in tls day time il conducted by the othciating
junior priest" This priest was young medical man
afterwards DR.. Milford and father Of the celebrated
Graham's expenses were very large, AMI when tht
public ceased to patronize him and his receipts fell of
the Temple Of Health was closed, and tue whole Of III
"propertes were sold by auction in 1884. Graham
died poor in the neighborhs ID Of Glasgow.
One of the facts mentioned in the opening
paper Of the sketch of the life of
TMLEYRASD
rocs to show that somo of the fashionable Sice
o. modern society are not new, and are, even II
the present ugl;ness, not so bad as IN Older
days. The very hour Of Talleyrand's birth III
was removed from the arms Of lis noble mother
and given to a peasant-nurse. For ele1n1
years he never saw this estraable parent, wht
not only did Lot visit him, but did net ever
know that her son had been lamed for life by {
fall. He was made churchman, and his eccle
siastical preferment dates from scandalou
epigram which he uttered in the gay boudoir OF
Madame DuBarry, while q number of young
gallants we're amusing tho lady by tho rcctat o
their amorous adventures. 4 liccutous Wit VA
held by Louis ZV. to bo tho flttest subject 10
church preferment. Here is Taloyranl'H por
trait. skeicheu by contemporary:
Picture to yourself man a3 years Of age, hand
st5ousst, Complexion deiicate almost to paor.
studying the play Of his features observe upon Iii
urs SMILE sometimes malignant, sometimes disdaiu
fll. s:udiou5 Of his personal appearance, coquet
III his ecclesiastical toilet but frequently chsugipE th
o. MS 9rae5 LOT enat 81 LII 1he a,S arnego
the Able Perigorl finds time for all lie appear
son,emes inn At Court, but oftenes 2; the opera Il
' Memoirs Of Card.nal de Retz "a prelac who's
qualities he greatly es.eens. II he meets NartonHe
IN the housc Of Madame Gniu1ard he will sup Wit
them. Ordinarily fond OF his bed, he will ut
pass two OF three nights consecutiyely hard work
Assailed by creditors closing his doors to the inpo-
tun3te, never promising without restrictions, obligin
through circumstances. sometimes through cgotis1n
Cfted! Of rcnoW1l, greedy still Of riches ovin
men with his sense, not with his heart calm il
critical positions naughty to tho great, to tn
humble pausing in work upon finance to vTite
billet dour; neither yindictive wicked an enem
to all violent measures but knowing, necessary, hoy
tousc them.
Another contemporary TINS cpigramma:cally dc
ecclbes him: He dressed like coxconb, though
Like de!st, aud preached like u saint"
Among the anecdotes is ono about his wifo
The lady was one Madame Grandt, whom he ha
urst met during his exile in London aud who after
yards openly lived wifi him in Paris. Napoleon c,
connection, commanded that lie should either MARI
srrlsal OF the dispensadon, the marriage was cels
vas very beautiful but far from clever Several Ste
f1es are told Of her bese the best known is the fo
lowing: Having read Defoe's "Robiuson CraEoc" eh
wns ono day introduced Mt dinner to Sir Georc
Aob!nson; thinking him to be the yerit;
Die Crusoe whose adventures she had bee
reading, she puzzled him exceedingly Wit
questions about his shipWrcck and The dcserf ielanf
winning up tue absurd scene by asking partculor]
after lis man Friday! When surprise MAS eYnrcssc
ut his choice Of wife, Talley1and replied 4 cIey.
wife often compromises her husband, stupid ono on
compromises herself" But aIadu1no Talloyrand y:
not AlSaya st1lf,1 N!--, Esnn1 m ,,r,, ,.,,-u..