The daily gazette., 1878-09-04

OUR PARIS LETTER.
The Americans who Make More
Money than they spend
in Paris
FALSE TEETH AND GLASS EYEs-How
FRENcHMAN DISPLAYS HIS ARTI-
FICIAL OPTICS - THE OMNIBUS
SYSTEM OF TIE FRENCH ME-
TRoPoLIs-A RIDE FOR
THREE SOUS WHAT
URIsTs SEE
AND FAIL TO
SEE, ETC,
ETC.
IFrom our regular correspondent.l
PARIS, Aug "a, 1873.
Amer can dentists are, think, about
the only Americans who make money in
Paris, and it is little remarkable that
the French, who are so skillful and ar
tistic as surgeons, and have such exqui-
site taste in all delicate mechanical arts,
should have yielded this field almost ex-
clusively to Americans. The sign "Den
tist American" may be seen IN small
gilt letters on doors in almost every
fashionable quarter of Paris, and from
DIR. Evans, who fills the decayed teeth
of half the sovereigns of Europe, and
who was SO intimate with the family of
the late Emperor that he breakfaste Il
with them every morning, TO the recently
arrived young practitioner from Phila-
delphia or Boston, they are, l am told,
all making money; for the economical
Frenchman will spend on his personal
n haf ha xx-OIIlH consider rngl
prodigality if expended for the mere
comforts of life. But if Americans ex-
eel in the manufacture of false teeth the
French excel them in false eyes. The
average sale of manufactured eyes in
Paris alone, intended for the human
head, amounts to four hundred per
week. The French capital appears TO
have the monopoly of this strange trade.
Twelve eye manufacturers flourish with
in the barriers each of whom furnishes
employment to about twenty workmen.
English and American euamellers have
vainiy tried to compete with the French
occullSt artists. ''Do you see sIr," re-
marked one of the latter, "Englishmen
have not sufficient taste for this trade
their eyes are only good enough for
Stuff-d animals This occulist, who is at
the head of his profession, receives his
customers in magnificent saloon, re-
spleudent with gliding and mirrors. His
servant has but one eye, and if you would
judge of the effect of the goods, the mas
ter rings the bell and tries the false eye
in the socket of the servant. The char yes
are forty OF fifty francs per eye, purchas-
ed at this well known establishment
For the poor there are second hand yis-
ual organs which may have been worn
by some Duke or Duchess, and eXchang-
ell for new one after several months
service. A feature of Paris life, mostly
attracting the attention of foreigners is
its omnibus system. From half-past five
in the morning to twelve o'clock at night
hHndred~ of omnibus circulate through
Paris The omnibus company-oue of
the richest andmost prosperous in France
pays an annual SUN TO the government
for this monopoly which amounts TO
500 600.
The Paris omnihuses convey about one
hundred millions OF passengers per an
sng n. Different offices or Bureoux are
established in the streets, Bouleyards,
and squares, TO take up passengers and
TO transfer, by "Correspondence" ticket,
chose who wish to dey1ate from the di-
rect line, and continue their Journey by
entering another omnibus. Thus for the
sum OF six sous you may go from one
end OF Paris to the other There is no
cheaper way or better method to form a
Paris than to go on top OF a "bus" and
travel from the Arc de Trumphe to the
Bhulle, returning by the left bank of
m Seine, especially of an afternoon
when the whole city is swarming with
ie, Should the eXcurSionist renew the
,h1Ee between eight and ten in the even
i1g wuen the streets, Boulevards, fou-
b1uuLs, and squares, are traced in long
line, Of light, which appear to link them
together az with golden chains, he will
then have acquired, in few hours, as
correct AN idea of Paris outdoor life, as
# he had lounged for "A week in the me
,rapuUis. The same promenade through
ne veins and arteries of the huge leva-
;hau ought to be TAX IN in the still hours
# the morning, amid the momentary
}lll so soon 10 be awakened by the col
l,idn of countless interests.
Itmay he said that at least 80 per cent.
Of the time of the average touri Us is frit-
,arrd away in Europe. Many come
without the least preparation, not know
lr5 what to see Others see, without ap-
preciatlug it, only what Is pnt down IN
ihe Guide Books. Few indeed bring
the information anu experience that viii
enable them to read with the spirit and
understanding, the rich and solemn
RACES everywhere unfolded IN the old
world. j is "A wonderfully true sayiug
that ~ tourist can carry back from for
Ra countries more than he Drugs
G. a s.