, 1874-05-09
FAMILIAR TALK.


onrxA-MAN1A.
England In suffering from A seyore spasm O.
china-nnanin. Cou,pareil vjt}, II, tho hlblto
n,au'a and tle'tnl'p-mania Of Holland uoro mild
Pi,asoa OF insanity. a few wceks ago, = pair oi
noFfeh ohla VhaoH II n lnohoB high, aid OF rare
snouRn nos elegant form, wore sold for ca, 66o
| nr;iat, H. |autop'. iho purchaser "as t. i1arl
| dare lii frlolds silnw thn I 1nn"to to romain n
large.
ORDERS.
In late papcr In B'ac8tooods Magazine,
winch discslsBes decorations, ,''-that III, the
Htals' cfoaaes, aud ribbons bestowed by Royalty
apoh als1ingaiahcd pafsonagos'-tho writer
'satoa tnas tnofo ato now apout 1zu osders IN
cxlBtonce. Bono Of thoso arc quite modern,
while others have como down from tho days OF
Ohivalry q portion Of thom aro exclusive, and
others embrace respectable population. Only
In.aooh Nrae of@ots ao arc conferred pon women. 10
ntanGo, o,0oo natives hold foreign croHsos, while
sho Legion Or Honor q Is posscseed BY 1000
ha!. hh.iunBolas. Apout oo'oeo eentloman III Eatopo
oan,E., o.noE, IN tno carly history ot our own
etlnt!y, tnere was m nttompe mado
20 1hsGqlisn mtlltary order. ununr tho titlo OF
u.n 10y M,e eVc'osy ts OF tne Gnenlohtl ueh' Anox
'n. "as 'hu IT, tuunaor, ana Nasntngton was mem
ooLi wv h9alss hha JeIotson "oro eohonehtly
"pnosuu ~ ~ ,Ghlng, Witn otnofs, Ihas would
fcah1o ~ III in +east .,r.tnf n;'t naI
1t haH over por[ormcd VIVA giving a un,nmo nnd
euphonoous ,lano to the groat porhopols Of
Ohio. -..7
orfuM-EArlSo'
tne o''a.ona-noaae returns announce tho
omnouo taot mat the import or opium into tho
Unl.ea st"1os mas 'heroaaod ten'1old IN the 1ast
1n1Fty years. ls now amounts TO 25o,ooo pounds
annually: me tostia'ony OF druggists and phy-
1'o'aus ana'cases tta1 only oho-th'ra OF Ems
ao""s''S ~ fo9u'feo lor n'oulclnal PURPOSES, tho
fo'"".paos oo.hs conSumoo oy tno5o III 'ho haplE
.. i using 'no afag rs eI,molsns. lho practice
u op"u.-e"tl"g i8' acoofalng 10 sheae esa'lst'cs
rapidly Increasing in our country. It prevails
among tho higher md bottor-oducatod clasBes
rather than among. tho poor and ignor-
ant. It Is more gontoel Vlco than
tue ordinary form OF intomporancc, and
tcmptcu to 1t, md, next to them, mon whose
bfalns aro ovortaxou: Even stuhents At onr
colleges aro ioarntng tho bubt!o, refined delight
OF ltH into1ication. II temporarily tones the
nerves, kinttios tue faculties, and croates an
eeoms thereafter irrcsistibly ontlcing,
In view Of tho grave evil threatened by tho
incronso Of opum-eatinE among ua. 1t In 9ues-
tion II it 30 not worth while for reformers look
ing about for 2 fold Of action to engage In a
MODERN on1yALnr.
Tho crovo pr;nca of pr,,ua;a b,a rorort1r M
a,,,,.a aona;,a.,t,a ,,1ot h.. ~,
a""e. ooos"4o'""'' o0'"' ~ ~ "".'u.'ou, fc'
flaicigh In tho famous oleak'sccuo with Queen
Elizabeth It seems that ho and bis littlo wife,
the English Princess, were unduly late in their
arrival at tho ga1a-tliunor given to Tho King and
Quoon Of saxony during their recent ylsit to the
prussian Court, aud, through some miBuuder-
standing tho carpet Leading, from the carriages
why to tho castle.door Ind been removed by the
servants. It was q wot dlsagrcoablo day, tho
pavement was sloppy, and tho little Princess
was in full dress, with yo,uminous train, and
feet shod in slippers, With an impulse Of
ehlValry worthy OF me alSteonth century,
on ~ ra,,r for 1ha ~ onoop,y, nn@ ~ rr;n ~
ress-to trond unon. sI1a' noor Ijft1o nracti.
cal body. spoiled tho poetry Of tho incident by
base-born instinct Of economy, and ontreatod
The Prnco nat to profano his garment by con-
tact with tho miro aud conversion, intn q carnet
but tho brnve Prince WAS truo to tile demands of
tho situation. md 9alla,tlv conducted his wifo ip
safety over the bridge 1le had improvlBod.
1t is a pretty little incident, and srent i'm
movement upon tho original. Tho affair of Sir
Waiter has boon cited as tho most OK
quislto example OF chivatry in oil history. But
tho rlrewd courtier laid down his cloak at tile
tondauts that tiatfering aud soryilo attentions
wero tho price Of hor gracious amllcs. Tho
Crown-Prlnce spread his wrap before hts wife
from genuine motive Of respect ard affection.
Hoy. w.much moro proud eho had right to ho, In
walking over 1t, than Elizabeth Ind. who trod
tho samc sort of tapestry three centuries ago.
QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE.
.a nos a."os|, - ~ aam .."t Du''ots M - sosy
i''!z]eu ~ An9" ~" ~ 'roA. ''s various
ohlciass and digl'itafies OF tho present nnd the
paBt. ItB foeblo wit is utterly incompetent to
lcoids inst what. and lust how much. attention
- accord to oaci, or1 foarfr, ~ c,,rn,;,tin,.
~ a9eolu :. oa.t A"a' toa'Aut " e''''i'''si''E
nat naoss ho'!ltylne error 20 ahon, granting
lot OF honor beyond TINT which IL DUE 1t often
sroaBlY ueElects those simple. unatfoctod, kindly
'ocial dntiea which grain Of common aenso
would dictate. Az nu example, tho ritlow Of or
President Tyler has been soiourl'ipg in tho city.
;io properly called Vt tile Wlite-1louso to paw
ler resnects to President mud Mrs. Grs'lt. and
sas fhv!tou TO sne next htasa-a.hhar. where se
liz tiia or;ot "iv,l,tv ,ya io.,, al,,'vn sIn ~"
latly.