Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-27


is production Of the Grlsons, fer which they
are Indebted to their climate. At the altitude
of their valleys, the air is SO dry that for nlDe
months out of the twelve meat has no tendency
to decom position. Awaiting themselves OF this
favorable condition, they kill 10 the Autumn
the beef aud pork which they will require in
the ensuing year 1t is slightly sailed aud
hung up to dry. Nnlhng more is done to it.
except eating it. In three or four months
time it is not only dried, but also cooked--hat
is to say, the air has given 1t all the cooking 1t
will ever receive. 1t has become as dry and az
hard as board, and Internally OF the color oil.
an old mahogany table. Externally there Is
nothing to suggest the idea of neat; II Is COW
tinguishable from fragments of the munlmles
of the sacred bulls taken from the catacombS OF
the Serapeum at Memphis.
When your host brings from his cellar the
leg # the mummy OF Grisou COW, shruuk 20
the dimensions Of the human liuib aud tells
You that 1t is 10 be your duncr, you are dis
! poscd TO advise him 20 take IL TO the trustees
of the British Museum. He is, however, about
to prepare some your repast, aud yDu watch
| the process with curiosity. Ii IS very simple
one; The material Is cut across the grain with
| very sharp knIIe in shav!ngs no 'hlcaer than
paper. Were it cut the length ola fiber it would
be as unmanageab!e 10 the mouth as piece OF
whpcord or tiddlcstriug. Curiosity again,
somewhat stimulated by necessity tor the only
alternative is the meager cheese, at last lmpels
you, with many mlsglvlugs, aud alter much de-
Liberation, to carry one OF the savings to your
mouth. After week or two's experience you
will begin to think that it il not badly favored
DOR unusually repugnant 10 the process Of dl-
gestiou---A Walk IN the Grts0nS.
REMARKABLE SURGICAL CAsE.-At the re-
cent meeting Of the Rensselaer, County Nedl-
cal Society, doctor reported case which goes
as far to show the progress being made III the
healing art as anything recently met with.
Next to taking out the lungs and cleansing
them stands the operation Of cutting into u
persons chest, ADD through the wound made
washing out the inside. Early in January last
a little twin daughter of James Kelly, OF Troy,
had inflammation of one luug and since then
had been gradually failing The physician soou
became convinced hat an accumulation OF mat
ter was taking place in the affected side, which,
unless removed, would cause death. Accord
iugly, about three weeks ago, with an InSlru-
merit termed the "asplra'or,' considerable
quantity Of pus was removed, but Dot dearly all.
| The nature of the case being more July re-
| Veard, it was determined ~ make thorough
work; and in day nr two after, three sur
gcous made free, bold lnclsOu between the
ribs into the cavity Of the chest, midway be-
tween the heart and the spine, on the lett side,
and evacuated about quart of matter. A
double tube was thun inserted iuto the opening
made, and by means of syringe tilted to it,
the whole cavity was washed out with dl>lu.
tcctaDt solution Of just the temperature OF the
blood This cleansing process has been re-
peatcd orce 10 a day or TWO. and as the result
of it the little sufferer who was 81 near death $
door, is sitting up, cats well, and plays somc,
aud the opening will soon be allowed 10
heal OILY four cases have yet been
raport, d in this cuuairy in which this method
OF operating was adopted bat it is approved
by the highest meica! authority, add will uu-
doubtedly br :csorled to more frequently as 1t
becomes more generally known, as i means OF
saving life.
| DRAW THE CURTAINS AT BEDTIME = II we
could see ourselves others see Us, We would
get through this world deal more comfurt.
ably than we do. If every man wore loukiug
glass on his back, that his nelghbor might note
his own demeanors and mlsdcmeauorS, there
would doubtless b. more consideration felt Tor
the prculiarieS Of peculiar people. Then how
apt we are TO forget little proprietleS. and how
fam at times to plunge our head IN the sand,
like the ostrich this thiog has been referred
to before) aud think that we are completely
bid from the outside world. Instances have
occurred 10 which people in room well illu-
minated at night have left windows open, think
ing that because the sun had gouc down aud
that darkness cnshroudcd the earth, pedestrians
upon the sidewalk across the way could not OBJ
serve the interior of the apartment and note all
! tb o,e tharoin II cnunlar
fact, and there be those who should take it to
themselves and reflect upon it. We suppose
that every man has weak point 10 his nature
entirely at variance from all other men. Yet
| one thing mortals possess 10 common, and that
| is a morbid scnsltlveness at the thought that
some are watching their conduct as they retire
| for the night. No gentleman or lady would re
guilty of thus iutrudng their eye sight into
the private chambers Of another gentleman or
lady. Certainly not; but as the soldiers used
TO say when returning from forging cXpedi-
ton laden with spoiIs from barn-yard and hen
roost, I'll good thug is forced on u, or
good thing tries to run over u.s. why who's to
| blame If we take advantage Of the opportunl-
| ty" But word to the wise is sufficient. Men
love exclusiveness rather than light at bed
time aud therefore we throw out the hint to
the world to draw the curtains when bedtime
comes.
A 81. 900 DIAMOND STOLEN FROM GENERAL
SHERIDAN. The murriagcoi Gen. Phil Shcr-
dan will take place in Chicago Thursday, June
3. 1t will be strictly private affair, without
any parade or display of any kind, and the
usual wedding trip will be dispensed with.
Bishop Foley will perform the ccrem ny. y
number Of workmcn are cugagaI in decorating
the generals house in preparation Tor the bride,
and on Monday uau who subsequently, calm
cd to be an artist from the New York
Graphic, gained admission in a somewhat pr
cuIar manner, and undertook to k"tch the
looms, but was soon interrupted. Alter his
Departure the general discovered that diamond
valued at 81 900 was missing from the biIr ola
sword presented to him after the b title Of Sto e