Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-29
A NOvEL-VVRIT1NG PRINCESS.

Philadelphia Correspondence Of the New
York Tribune.l
The greatest novelty in forthcoming
fiction, is the novel by the princess
Alice, Of England, which viii be issued
by Messrs. Porter q Kotz in few days.
Royal personages have not unfrequently
dabbled in literature, but ] am not
aware that there has ever before been an
instance Of the princes Of the blood
writing a novel. History, biography,
science and poetry, have Teen enlarged,
if not enriched, by royal and prineely
hands, and now it is the turn OF fiction.
May one not hope that the example OF
NictOria's daughter will be followed: II
kings and emDerOTs would only take to
writing romances, founded ON fact, what
mine of entertaining reading they
would offer to their grateful subjects and
the world at large. Kaiser Wilhelm
might write story OF the FfancO-Ger-
man war, after the manner Of Miss
Muhlbach, in which sour Fritz" would
naturally figure as the hero; Ex-King
Amadeus could serve up nice dish Of
Spanish court intrigue, and the Emperor
Francis Joseph could furnish a tale OF
domestic infelicities, that would rival in
interest the French novel of the period.
But we return to our English princess;
her book is entitled The Paths of Life,
and its merit is said to be in the fidelity
OF its descriptions Of life in the highest
circles Of the German nobility.
All who are disguised with disease
and anxious to be rid of their ais, wi
read with interest, between their doses,
the story Of Jacob Weiss, who formerly
lived, a mechanic, in Louisville, KY,
with s plenty Of nothing in his pocket,
and bronchitis slowly but surely eonsum-
ing his pulmonary apparatus. He was
advised to go to that Paradise, GoleOnda,
Arcadia, that argentine land called
Colorado. What happened to the inpe-
cunious and with difficulty breathing
Jacob? He recovered from his bronchial
derangement-but that is nothing. For
he also discovered six large and plenti-
full silver mines. He is a rich man. IF
necessary, he could afford to take bot
tie of the most expensive puimonic
panacea twice day, and to employ &
corps of doctors, allopathic, hydrOpathici
mOtOrpathie, homeopathic, botanical
and eelectical. But he scoTns them.
He breaths with the vigOr of a bison.
Consumption has stepped Out-Capital
Asao SAttpCN IL. 1ACb lAiN7U " AAIoC ANLA-
dency is to shortness both of funds and
breath, 90 and do likewise!
England, recently, Professor White,
q champion swimmer, consented to
drown himself in order that his theory
Of resuscitation might be tested for the
benefit of the London Humane society,
who were present to witness the expert
ment. After laying down certain rules
for holding drowning man in the wa
ter, he plunged into the river and re-
manned long enough under the wster TO
be partially drowned. His son then
dived after him and brought him to the
surface in an apparently hfeless condi-
ton, adhering strictly to the principles
laid down by his parent. The breath
less body was then turned over to one Of
the Humane sOcietyis officers and put
through the course of treatment recon-
mended. The society had the satisfac-
ton Of seeing Mr.. White revive and in
a short time return to the water without
apparent unpleasant consequences, thus
proving his theory by illustration at the
risk of death.