Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-05
SOME CURIOUS AVERSlONS.


his nostris with bread if he saw dish Of ap-
piles, to prevent 40 otherwise inevitable bleed
ing at the nose A Polish king had an antipa-
thy to both the smell and sight of this whole
some fruit, and family Of Aqultaine had an
hereditary hatred of it. 4 Flemish damsel
was sadly troubled by an uncomfortable aver
sion to the smell of bread, Cheese, mutton,
musk aud ambergris have been SO tepugnaut
10 some uasa organs as to send their 0WDerS
into convuisionS.
Gretty, the composer, could not endure the
scent OF the rose, neither could AnDe Of Aus
tra The mere sight of the queen of flowers
was too much for Lady Heneag, bed chamber
woman to Queen Bess; Indeed, k"nson D'gby
records that her cheek became bstered when
some one laid white rose upon 1t as she slept.
Her ladyship's antipathy was almost as strong
as that of the dame who tainted when her low.
er approached her wearing an artificial rose 10
his button hole. A violet was thug OF horror
to the eyes of the Princess de Lamballe; tansy
was abomiuabe 10 an Earl of Barrymore; Scall-
ger grew pale before the water cresS; and sol.
dier who would have scorned to turu his back
on foe, fed without shame from sprlg OF rue.
A poor Neapolitan Was always seized with
fit upon attempting to swallow q morsel OF
flesh meat of any kiud, and nature thus con.
demned him to vegetarlaulsm; sorer luttc-
tion than that suffered by Guiauer!us, whose
heart palpitated violently if he indulgad iu a
pork dinuer; or by the lady who could not
taste udder of beet without her lips swelling 10
uncomfortable dimensions. DR.. Prout had a
patieut who declared honest mutton was as
bad as poison 10 him. Thinking this was ali
fancy; the doctor administered the obnoxious
meat under various DISCUSSES but every expert
ment ended in a severe vomiting fit.
Another unlucky individual always had
fit of the gout few hours after eating fish;
and Count 'Armstadt never failed to 60 off
10 faiut if he knowingly OF uuknowngly par
took of any dish contaiuing the lightest modi
cum of olive oil. A still worse penalty attach
ed to lobster salad in the case OF lady, for if
she ventured to taste it at dancing party, her
neck, before she returned to the ball room,
would be covered with ugly blotches and her
peace of mind destroyed for that evening.
According to Burton, melancholy Duke of
Muscovy fell instantly i'll if he but looked up
on woman, and another auehorlte was seized
with cold palsy under similar provocation.
Wenrichur tells of nobleman who drew the
line at old ladies. which did not prevent him
losing his life in consequence OF his strange
prejudice; for, being called from the supper
table by some mischievous friends to speak to
an old woman, be fell down directly he beheld
her. and died then and there.
What an old woman did for this old hater,
an eclipse did for Charles 'Escaro, Bishop OF
Langres. 1t was his ipcouvenient custom al
ways 70 faint at the commencement OF a lunar
eclipse, and remain insensible as long as 1t
lasted. When be was very old and very luhrm
an eclipse took place. The good Bishop went
off as usual; and never came to again. Old
John Langley, who settled in Ireland 10 1861,
cherished an antipathy quite as obstlnately,
but had no idea of dying OF it. By his last
will and testament he ordered his corpse to he
walked by fifty lrishmen, for each of whom two
quarts of aqua vitae we're to be provided, in the
hope that, getting drunk, they would take to
killing one and another, and do something to-
ward lessenng the breed Chambers Jour.
PARIsIAN GoURMANDs. recent sale of
the magnificent Hotel de la Regnlere, in the
Champs Eiysees, has recalled to the minds OF
the Parisians the memory Of the original owner
aud his eccentric sou. The house was built by
the architect Barre for Regoiere, the 6uapcier,
who lavished thousands on its decoration. The
family we're blessed or afflicted with repu ta-
ton throughout Paris as the leadiog gour-
mauds of the age. The father of the capitalist
died, according to the received report, with
the napkin at his chin. and with pate de foe
Regniere, the son, continued and improved the
reputation of his father, and the grandson,
bearing the same name, added to it by devot-
log lifetime to the elaboration of entertain
1nents as extraordinary as they were sumptu-
Gus. Some of the caprices Of the host were by
no means agreeable to the guests. Such was
the prohibition of all wines during the repaSt,
and the obligation imposed upon each diner OF
drawing his own cup OF tea or coffee from some
bronze figures of satyrs charged with these
LIQUIDS. Another was the undertaking exacted
from each Of the persons invited to the 'phll-
osophic breakfasts to consume at least seven
teen cups OF one of those drinks lo spite OF
t',ese tyranuous restrictions aod compulsory
rules, the competition for admission TO the
baoquets was immense. Not only were the
places of the guests themselves occupied, but
large gallery surrounding the dining room was
cranmed with spectators, to whom tickets OF y
admission had been sent Besides the host OF
absurdites introduced by the younger La Reg
Mere was an innovation to which the present
generation will allow some share of commenda-
tion-that of dispensing with the services OF
domestics, whose places were supplied by me-
chaDlcal cOutrlyances now more commonly
known and applied Globe.
The Epglish Board of Trade has just ordered
to be published in the Colonial Statistical Alb
stract statement of the population of the Brit
ish possessions abroad, which may be condens-
ed as follows: British India, leO,663 o23;
Ceylop, Straits settlements and Labuan, 2,7lS,-
272; British North America, 2,74s,s57: Aus
,raiia, With New Iceland, 1878, 74S; the West
Iudies, Honduras and British Guiena, $50
26S; the Cape of Good Hope aDd Natal, s55,;
e3l; West African settlements--v'z., Gold
Coast, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Lagos $50
654; Mauritius, 3lS,5s4; Hong Kong, ia. l9S;
81. Helena, 6,24l; Bermuda, II, l2l; Falkland
lslnuds Sll: Malta and Gibralta, l4l, 9lS and
!l6,454 respectively, exclusive of the military.
The total is POP 4O5. $50. a1d in North America
and Australia there has been substantial ln-
crease since the census was taken.
IASSIMERES FOR BOYS cheap at