The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-07

were merely commissioners. Among those
sent were the Royal Academy diploma pic
lures These were shown at Philadelphia
for the first time in public. They comprise
such works as those by Constable, Turner
and Wilkie, and as a whole, are the most
representative and Characteristic specimens
of the English school. Perhaps the council
OF the Royal Academy may think that the
time has now come for these pictures being
seen by the English public. If they can be
exhibited at Philadelphia they may be ex-
hibited in London.
A family on Staten Island are trying an
interesting experiment, the more interest
ing because it seems as if it might be attend
ed with some danger. Some time since 10
year old girl of the family was bitten in the
lip by Spitz dog-the pet of the petticoats.
The little girl took hydrophobia, died in "a
hours and has been safely laid away in the
family tomb. The survivors of the family
have some curiosity to see how soon the dog
will show symptoms of hydrophobia, and
resolved to let him live and Develop the NAL
ady that is in him. At last accounts the dog
was alive and well, and he bids fair to live
to good old age if the neighbors will let
him. The experiment has already proceeded
far enough to show that the dog is not dis
eased at all, that his bite is deadly neverthe-
less, and he is ready to prove it upon any
body who doubts it. There is pluck, any
now, III bHdt ObdIcn
A very exciting incident took place few
weeks ago at the Garden of Plants in Paris.
There was a great crowd around the bears
cave, and as usual, many nurses had chill
dren in their arms. All at once one of them
uttered terrible cry. A five year-old baby
she held on the railing, so that it might see
the animals better. had fallen into the cave.
There was a terrible fright among all the
spectators, and the expectation was that the
child would soon be eaten up; but no such
| thing took place. The two bears looked at
the child in establishment, but, as though
| they were ashamed to attack such helpless
victim, they did not move. So far so good;
but now the question was to take up the
child. Who would dare descend in the den?
| A gentleman offered to do so. The guard
| ians passed rope around his body and let
him down. A sigh of relief hailed him as
he safely brought up the child. Strange to
say the man who had thus exposed his life
| for the child of stranger went off so rapidly
| that his name could not be ascertained.
The London Medical Press and Circular
says: at would seem that that portion of
humanity which enjoys the luxury Of wear
ing clothes is imperiled at both extremities
by the tricks of competing tradesmen. Not
long since we heard much of the risks OF
wearing pink stockings, which had been
found to subject the owners to violent
eruptions about the ankles, and to involve
serious inconvenience, if not actual dan.
gers. 1t was then discovered that the
disagreement of the dandy-socked gentry arose
from the use of analine in the pink dye
We now hear that the other end of oul
bodies corporate is threatened with the
same infection, from the same cause
A shoemaker in Stettin had bought fell
hat from well known firm
Soon after wearing it, though
the hat exerted no pressure, headache SET
in with frontal swelling, followed by pus-
tular eruption. The eyes also became so in
famed that they closed, and the swelling
began to spread to the lower part of the face
1t was evident that these symptoms were
due to the wearing of the hat, and-the lat
ter having been submitted to examination
by a chemist-it was ascertained that the
brown leather lining was colored with pois
onous aniline. Let US hope that aniline hat
Innings will be made contraband, for an at
tack on our crania is far more serious mat
ter than on our toes; and henceforth it i:
only those whose lining is on the outside o
their heads that will patronize the attractive
decorations of Stettin.