The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1874-08-12
DOMESTIC MISCELLANY.

1t Does Prohibit.-The great argument of the
liquor dealers, who are of late becoming such earn
est advocates for temperance, Is that prohibit DRY
laws are of no avail, as more liquors are sold where
they are in force than where licenses are granted.
The Report of the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue for 1873, shows that 10 Maine, Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire, where prohlbtory laws were
passed, with total population Of 2, 1856 7l2. the
revenue on spirits was 81 S35 434 so, or "a cents
to each person, while In New Jersey, Maryland.
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, with population OF
700 974, the revenue was 81, SOS, l02 SO, or an
average OF So l9 to each.
Living After Death-Hon. Samuel Williston be-
queathed 100000 to Williston Seminary. about
$50 900, as is supposed, to Amherst College,
$50 000 to Iowa College, $4,000 for the care Of
the cemetery at Essthampton, over SIC 600 to the
prominent national benevolent societies, and many
legacies to relatives and friends.
Newspaper Novelty. first number of The
San Francisco China NeloS, has appeared in that
city. newspaper of four pages, printed in one Of
the Chinese dialects, and conducted after the style
of our journals with editorials, advertisements and
news from China.
Subject to the LAVA Roman catholic priest in
D0rr, Michigan, who assaulted two of his parish
toner's for sending their children to the public
school, has been compelled by the court to which
they appealed to pay fine of thousand dollars
for exercising the privileges OF priesty domination.
The New York Tablet believes that the Pope is
nfallible. 1t says: The Pope is to the Bible
much the same as the Judge is to the statutes, the
guardian and interpreter Of them save that by
Divine Providence the Pope cannot err, where to
err would be to cOnvulse the religious faith of the
Christian world.
Sandwich Islands The annual meeting of the
Hawaiian Evangelical Association, after fort
nights session at Kawaiahao Church. Honolulu,
adjourned June Is Rev. Dr. Coan was modera-
tor, and thirty six delegates from the churches on
Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Hauai we're present.
Owing to the stringency of money, the receipts
we're but $50 $50 55, falling off of one.third-
Attention was called to the importance of securing
better support for the native pastors whose sal
aries average about 500 year.
Taking to Vegetables-A vegetable diet has
brought George Francis Train to the discovery that
many deeds of his past life (which he formerly
supposed he was enacting out of some grand prin.
ciple for the benefit of humanity, had no higher
motive than that thing they call fame ambition,
popularity, self, or morbid love of notoriety -
He now promises never again to speak in public
print book, or write letter to a newspaper, and
he begs the press to drop his name into the gulf
of oblivion" All right, here goes But if all
the people who are acting from g a morbid love
of notoriety" should take to vegetables and come
out as clear in their minds as George Francis has,
there would be so many names to drop that the
gulf of oblivion would be filed chook full.
Jews.-A Hebrew theological seminary is to be
established In Cincinnati. The council which re-
Gently met in Cleveland appointed the officers of
the institution and resolved to build. 1t is expect
cd that the site will be selected within few
~
fund of 500 900 TO be on hand before building
commences it is toleraby certain that within
year the building will be we'll under way, if not
completed.
Health of Public School Children,-The Board Of
Healtb If Richmond in its last annual report.
called the attention of the City Council to certain
matters connected with the question of the health
of the pupils in the public schools. At meeting
of the Richmond Academy of Medicine, held In
Juv. a committee consisting OF Drs. Joynes, Cole
man Farfax. Watkins and Edwards, was appoint
ed IN renort upon the subject. At the August
meeting of the Academy, their report was adopted
They recommend curtailing the duties imposed
upon the children in our public schools, from the
conviction that the present demands upon the
physical and mental energies must be detrimental
Ike to bodily health and subsequent intellectual
efficacy of the pupil, and suggest that the scholas
tic wear should commence not later than the 10Th |
day of September, nor end later than the first week
in Juue-thus avoiding the obvious damage to !
health which results from the excessive wear and
tear, both of mind and body, to which the children
are subjected during June-the most trying and
sckly month of the year, especially to the young.
That in order that these sanitary reforms may
be iudiciously carried into effect, the Academy
suggest that three medical gentlemen-one from
each of the three school districts-should be added
to the School Board,