The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
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PClit0uS FCats.
A correspondent writes to the N

A correspondent writes to the New
York Times that "tberc arc two per
/ fermnncss nightly geing OF il Tia
city whrch shduld come within tn,
'hibitory, scope. 'of"tho law" IL
;l!rsrribt& ono !! "in one case yount
;.rl il shot from a catapult into tht
air for distance Of noarly thirty feet
She stand on the head Of a monstrou,
engine, which shows just above tlil
stage, and in an instant is thrown ints
the air to a platform, tho supp orts o
wi lch she grssps ou reaching it. One
cah tanc3 what would happen if he.
ire We gave way for nn instant. Her
limbs must be perfectly rigid whom
tie blow comes, else she would be
either m"ngled or instantly Killed.
\ very slight thing might cause loss
OF ncrve-An alarm, II cry, tho fall.
ing of anything behind tho scpnes,'or
the least physioa wcuknossy, Nothing
| IN all she docs, before or after, in ac-
robatism, is as horribly dangerous
This feat Is performed by'a Woman
who calls herself "!Yulu," and occurs
during the now pantomime at Niblo's
Garden. ''le is 70 ali intents tho same
as young Leo, TIE boy, WAS attempt-
ing when he was recently so severely
Injured at the Grand Central. Tho
other case Is described as follows;
"At another place, q nan stahds on
one side of tho stage with!a bluo wine-
glass on his. bead another, on tho
opposite side, fres a rifle ball and
shutters the glass to bioods. An
apple, ,'plpced in the same position, is
pier,ed by the marksman. A silver
dollar held between the thumb and
i,nger is sLot away by Tho ball and,
finally, a sil;tr dollar, held upright
ID bit # thin wood, is placed on
the head and shot away, the ball
passing within an inch of the skull.
The man who fires is good marks
mani but fancy what his odnpanion's
chance of lifo would be If anpth;np
occurred to disturb him ot bhc Instant
bis aim was complete. 1t 10 too
hazardous. lie could use lay figure
t" as good advantage, and not risk
life and limb" The simplicity Of
tho communication writer is refresh.
ing. Fancy Il clay figure" taking tho
place in this act Of daring Of flash
and blood Why, the trick would
loose all its interest. Not ten people
would 60 to see it. No, the dear
public delight in danger, so long as it
does not effect themselves. Nothing
charms moro than the sight of fol-
low creature perilling life and limb.
Effects Of Vegetable Perfumes OH Health
An Italian professor has made sono
very agreeable medical researches, re-
sulting in the discovery that vcgcta.
bic perfumes exercise positively
healthful influence on the atmos phero.
converting its oxygen into ozone, and
thus increasing its oxidizing influence.
The essenoo found to develop tho
largest quantity Of ozofo arc those
OF cherry, laurel, eloycs, .,laycndor,
mint, juniper, 'lemoh1; fennel and
burgamot those that give 1T in
smaller quantity arc arisc, nutmeg
and thyme. -. =
The flowers of tic narcissus, hya.
clnth, misnoaette, hcliotropo and lily
of the valley, develop ozone in closed
vessels. Flowers destitute of per
fumc de- not Develop it and those
WHICH have; but slight .pcafume do
telop 10 chsy in small quantities.
teasonlng from these facts the pro.
lessor recommends tho cultivation Of
flowers in malrshy districts, and in all
places ihfestcd with unimal emana-
tions, on account Of the powerful oxi.
dlzlug Influence of ozone. The in
habitants of such regions should, ho
soys, surround their. houses with beds
of'ho most odorous flowers. :.