The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-18


~, Americas Ghnracsef II Eso'aaort.
( nj. D. Conway, 10 % recent letser Ilo.r
London to Che Cinei uf,att Se'''hse '' o .
says s. j, now;
resiatng ID london Is Miss snlsn. ,; xass
however, the name may nov convey va ~
definite impression o. ysIy 81 p y aa,,sshs
te ~. Il, ~ sha late Rev. Dr. William a. smHp,s
- v;roat,ia. some tinc president OF .ssan-
dn,ni. Macon College, an that State, dise ~
rn,sheiI during the ,eeents which ie0 70 "a
sss.saTasion between the Methodist eos t., le
sNarAh and South. 4 7eniember the aslnens
Doeaor well; He was one OF the We, ,:s s.eis
D .".s,;sts' r ayar hsara, He was in Virginia
cArrnhccns of the religio- poiitiea school
sSSscb maintained that slavery was the COT
-mar.stone III caySfization.s His .fss.ory was
mt I'm i brief syllogfsm: mat IS the
ss,sncinle OF slaserys The Subsection. OF
a g. win to amcxilers Then human society
Is impossible without II. !" He was genlai
old gentleman and interesting in, CONVERSE
ton. and newer knew, TO TIE Gay OF aus
death the amount OF harm be ola. nave
had the honor of several Interviews WIN
his darghter aforementioned, MISS .. ~. L. Z;
Smith, who has come to England TO try anu
show the En- iish the path to the fountain
80 nernetnal youth. This fountain is q
familiar object In our Christmas pam
tnm,mc &, hit therein the way to 1t
ia heset with difficulties-eyil fairies,
onomes. i dragons, and the like. III 81
Smith. indeed, recognizes this. In apamE h
let of which she has circulated-she tells
me a fun theusand-ca GA New Dis
coyery: the law of the Nervous system,
by which'is may preserve its Freshness and
.Purity.v she says: stThe most charming
legends Of mythology have their ground
work In the imperishable faith and yearnlng
of humanity for continuous youth" AT hrst
sight Miss Smiths plan Of realizing this
dream seems to be much easier than these
terrible encounters related in mythology.
She finds that the nervous tluld Is q
delicate compound Of oxygen, phoSpnorous,
and fat; that it expands during waking
hours, and then is nourished from the
blood-yessels; that during sleep 1t contracts,
and isthen devoted to casting out dead ana
exhausted matter. That is the physiology
cal case: transcendentally it stands thus:
"Death has accomplished its work IN hte,
but the sweet flower fourishes unconsumed
amid the flames I" Now, to this internal
fact must be added external ones. Inc
electricians have established a formula OF
the ebb and flow of electric currents IN
the temperate zone. The flow commences
about A. NJ, with slight eob ABOUT
noon, followed by another flow until about
6 P. NJ, when the long ebb begins ana
continues until, 4. NJ. NerVe-hatter rs
subject to these influences, and contracts
during the long 'ebb. At 1880 p. n. the
contraction becomes peremptory. Conse-
ouently the path to perpetual youth is that
Of harmony between the nervous periods
within and the electrical periods without,
and it consists 10 rising ut 4:30 A. NJ, walk
ing mile before breakfasting as $50, dining
at 1:30, supping QuXuriousIy on bread and
water) at 6 p. NJ, and retiring at 1880. AS
fine electric currents Of the atmosphere are
sometime languid, the judicious use OF a
battery is sometimes advisable; but 1t is
still better than battery to seek healthful
work and sufficient variety OF new sensa-
tions and emotions. Our best pleasures are
really the excitations OF electric particles;
but II excitements are increased too much
q sort of lightning is formed which may be
fatal. Business should begin at 8 A. 81.
and end at 3 P. NJ, with an Intervening
hour Of recess.o Miss Smith believes that 1t
was by pursuing this course that Enoch,
Elijah, and st. John did not die ut all; but
She naiyefyl exhorts the pious not to be
afraid lest the law Of Death, which passed
upon all men, should be impiously set aside,
as it will be permitted only by the Supreme
Lawgiver. -.
Miss Smith has the courage OF her opin-
ions, She rises at half-past 4, walks her
mile, and retires resolutely at half-past Z.
I saw her at the great conference IN ST.
James's Hall. Just about O'Clock, when
thousands were breathlessly still while Glad
stone was rising to address them, straighs-
up rose that slender, strang eIy-Vestured
lady, and, with her mild blue eyes steadily
fixed on the Fountain OF Youth, gently.
moved through the astonished throng-oh
Fl, the inflow Of repose and nervous con-
tractility, "I .longed, indeed" she said
afterwards, " to hear the orator, but had to
stick to my principles" She has settled
herself in some rooms in Lincoln Inn
FieIds-and No. Newman's Row already
begins to be regarded as residence some.
how connected with the Royal College OF
Surgeons, near by. She has not failed to
make the acquaintance Of the medical facul-
ties and the great physicians, and they have
not only perused her book but listened to
her mildly enthusiastic arguments For
Miss Smith Is not bore; on the contrary,
she is very quaint and attractive person
age, and has a. good education.
Even as an abnormal case, a physi-
clan could hardly fail TO be interested
in lady who has come from Virginia
for the purpose OF persuading English men
and women to rise at half-past 4. and dine
at l instead OF Z ors. And, alas, / fear that
British conservatism will be found as big a
dragon in the way Of Miss Smiths tree of
life as any guarding those OF mythology. 1t
is told Of the late Lord Derby that when in
formed By his physician that he would be
cured Of govt by leaving off old port and
drinking GIadstone's claret, he replied with
a groan that he preferred the govt; and it
is likely the average folk here would find
even that perennial look OF youth which
Miss Smith certainly does maintain costly at
the price of facing O'Clock fogs and re-
placing evening dinner with bread and
water. Yet ali admit that Miss Smith is q
genious in her way, and her theory inge-
NOUS.
After-dinner orator: "Its in the won
deriul insight inter 'uman nature that Dick
ems gets the pull over Thackery; but on
t'other hand it's in the brilliant shafts Of
satire, t'gether with keen sense o. humor,
thatz Dickery pets the mil over ThackeEs: