New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-25


PAM and the worst Of all Is Pic, ths
fearful Pie which inspires good DR.. Derby with
horror He says IL is eaten twice 6Sy by most per-
sons in Massachusetts above the age Of hye. AS hs
describes this Pie, in material and making it Is
crime against the imagination and insult tf The
judgment, and it perfectly explains whatcyordolhn
views Of life and very bad temper New-KD xlaBders
may pnt into their books and their lectures Yet
another unwise proceeding is that Of boiling their
food too fast" According 10 the Doctor the average
time taken by the citizens Of Massachusetts for each
meal does MT exceed twelve OF fifteen minutes,
whence como Indigestion dyspepsia, treatses on the
nature Of the absolute and other little agreeable
trihes of that sort. On the whole, and seriously hs
intelligence of the Puritans is not represented In
their food.
Among other occupa lions for which women haze
an exceptional fitness must now be included gettin,
out Of jail There is lady in this city who has re.
ceived in a single police court fewer than % sen.
fences during the past Il months and she has served
hardly any OF them. -Four times for instance in Tn,
short month Of February she was cent up for 10
days. As she isn't politician, and isn't pc TsOnaly
fascinating and hasn't shot anybody, Judge Scoitu
naturally puzzled to know how she gets out. Her
abilities rival, in humber sphere, those Of the
felonious chambermaid whose story we told yostcr-
day. This invaluable handmaiden enjoys the dis
tinction Of being Of the very few prisoners who
ever escaped from Sing Sing without outside assist
ance 1t has been her custom to take place every
morning and decamp with the jewels Of the family
in the afternoon; and though her face was wen
known to the police and her operations under
stood and the whole detective force was after her,
she continued this for six months before She
was caught
We desire once more to call the attention OF our
readers to the laudabe charity which aims to estab-
lish Diet Kitchens throughout the city in connection
with the different dispensaries, TO supply suitable
nourshment to the sick and destitute who are una
bic to procure it for themselves. 1t is the opinion OF
all intelligent physicians that the lack Of proper
food during sickness is the of great proper
ton of tho mortality among the poor. The leading
practitioners of the city have given their hearty ap
prevail TO this work. and anticipate the most bene1-
cial results from it. The Society now ready to
begin operations at No. 40 East Twenty-third-st,
where they have established Diet Kitchen in con-
ncction with the Demilt DspenSary. 1t is TO be
hoped that they will not lack the generous co0pera-
ton of the charitably disposed The payment Of
three dollars year constitutes membership in the
Society, and the money should be sent to Mr. Chas
l.. Tiffany, Un0n-square.
It's significant Of the spread Of democracy that
the interests of labor are receiving the marked at
tenton of French princes. The Due GAumse de-
voted months in exile TO writing on British Trades
Unions and the Comte de Paris has just made an
elaborate report on the condition of tho working
classes in England. Prince Louis Napoleon now
has something to say. He was (the NapoieOnis
Paris Ordre tells us speaking recently with his class
mates at WOolwich Of the autograph letter he bad
received from the Emperor Francis inviting bin 10
the Vienna Exhibition, and said will on this &C
caSion feel myself again in my own country, and
will take care not to miss the opportunity" There
in the French section, amid all the products OF labot
tho glory of our fatherland-will / not be in
France I" The French workman who will not bs
affected by this graceful compliment from boy "
II will no doubt the 0rdre thinks, be very insen,
slble.
1t is rather grim joke to hear that joyful ciorls
All that have life and breath, sing to the Lord" IN
a concert-room where the breath is so foul that lh
is a misery. A correspondent writes us that tb,
lights were fairly blue the other night in the thioh
and dirty atmosphere which surrounded Elijah
at steinway Hail. His complaint is just and SINH
lar complaints have been heard all Winter; fol
though the hall is capable of excellent ventilation
the truth is that it is not ventilated. There are
some people who dread an open window "a If every
breath of air were laden with rheumatism, plsgus
aud cerebro-spinal meningitis; but we must have
an open wiad0w now and then where two or three
thousand people are expected TO breathe and enjoy
themselves in a room blazing with gas. Our must
clans will never teach us to love Handel ii We
associate the old gentleman with asphyxia.
When Prof Agassiz visited Penekeso Island u
receive formally the deeds and other documents
relating to the gift there was a charming little
dinner. and everybody made speeches and con.
graduated the happy Professor, who announced
that he had named his new possession lhs
Anderson School of Natural History" He said thai
he has already been overwhelmed with applications
for admission to the school from all parts of the
country, even from California and Texas He has
had, indeed, fourteen applications in one day. IL
almost decided that during the first season no pupils
shall be taken save those who are teaching natural
history. A two-story wooden building, whose lower
floor is intended for laboratories will be erected at
once and probably finished in time for the opening
of the school this Summer.
That miserable and insignificant nOnen tity, the
bridegroom, is of course, of no account whatever
during the wedding ceremony. Nobody looks ~
him, nobody thinks of him. There are no tears for
his immolation no smelling bottles for his agitation.
He is for the time black-cOated background tos
picture Of radiant beauty. What he that he should
interrupt with his foolish nervousness the even
course of the ceremony which likes his late 1OreFu
No censure, therefore be too harsh for thss
wretohed man who, being married in Cleveland the
other day. put the wedding-ring into his mouth
when the service began that he might find it at the
proper moment. That moment arrived. The minis
ter wiuked for the ring. The trembling bridegroom
gave IN obedient start, a sudden gulp-and the ring
had disappeared down his unlucky throat!
The quality of Nova Scotia clergynen Of the Pro