The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-26
Good News for Travellers.

All who travel by rail know much real
suffering, bodily and mentally, they expe-
rence from the dust and flying sparks from
locomotives, and such will be rejoiced to
hear that an attachment has been invented
and successfully applied, that will prevent
such nusance,. On the 10Th of last August,
Col. w. ID. Farand, formerly our Consul at
Callao, secured patent for Spark Ar
roster, having previously introduced it OH
one Of the French railways running out of
Paris, where he found it to work success
fully. After securing his patent in this
country, he arranged for a trial of it on the
dirtiest engine in the New York Central
shops, which ran a passenger train to larry
town, or the Hudson River road, 80 miles,
and back, with the most satisfactory results,
not cinder being found Oh the cars after
the run.
"A few days ago." says the Concord
On. H. Monitor, of the 4th, "Col Farrand
and H. G. Holmes, Esq, formerly of TIlton,
who is interested i'll the patent, arrived in
this city, and arranged with the Concord
Railroad for the trial Of the spark arrester
on the locomotive A. S Marshall The ar
roster was made at Stevens &, Duncklee's
shop under the superintendent of Col.
Farrand, and yesterday the first trial of it
was made, which did not prove satisfactory
on account of too fine a screen being used.
The screen was changed, and this morning
another trial was made, the locomotive go
ing to Hooksett and returning, and every
thing worked in the most satisfactory man
ner. Not spark could be detected on the
engine or tender, notwithstanding coal was
burned, and six bushels of sparks were
taken from the spark receiver, after the
locomotive was placed in the round house.
all made in running to Hooksett aud back.
This quantity of sparks shows what would
have been scattered over the locomotive
and train and along the track had an Ord-
nary smoke stack been used.'
destinations with regard to the habits of
the " fashionable women of America have
not been infrequent for some time past.
There were whispers of whisky in connec-
ton with this subject, and some went so
far as to count in absnthe among the cos
metics to he found on the toilet table of
atfluent beauty. These charges, however,
were as thistle-down compared with that
brought by an observant European who
passed most Of last winter in New York.
His opinion is that the besetting vice Of
IA point upon it-gluttony. They reject,
habitually, the normal three square meals
per day during the ball season. reserving
their appetites for the late suppers.
An average dashing duck of New York
belle, this person AYERS (mind. we don't
vOnch for HIM, will consume at supper
plate of stewed oysters, a brick of lobster
salad, quart or so of stewed terrapin, I'M
known quantities of jellits, ices, and other
such delicacies that are always in season.
This may account for the forty tons of sar
dimes which, We are told, formed a part of
the cargo of the lost steamship Europe, and
which, oddly enough, We're on their way out
here in company with large consi gnments OF
silks. Let these fair gormandizers beware.
Heavy suppers and good looks cannot long
go together; and there can be no doubt that
roast beef ale, and regular habits have a
good deal to do with the buxom appearance
Of most English matrons, even when past
middle age.
EARL RUSSELL On THE RAMPAGE.--leSter-
day evening Earl Russell, in the House of
Lords gave notice of his intention to de-