The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

American dentists are, | think,
about the only Americans who make
money in Paris, and IL IS little re
markable that the French, who arc SO
skilIlgi and artistic rs surgeons, aod
have such exquisite taste IN al deli
cate mechanical arts. should have
yielded this Geld almost exclusively
to Americans The sign Dentist,
American" +" NAV be seca 10 small gilt
letters on doors ir almost every fash
ionable quarter Of Paris, and from Dr.
Evans, who fills the decayed teeth Of
half the s0yereigns Of Earope. ard
who was so intimate with the family
CT the late Emperor that he breakfast
cd with them every Sunday, 70 the
recently arrived Young practioner
from Philadelphia. or Boston. they
are, / am tod. all making money; for
the economical Freoehmaa will spend
on his personal appearance what he
would consider rash prodigality if ex-
pended for tie mere comforts Of life.
But L the Americans excel in the
manufacture Of false teeth, the French
excel them in false eyes. The aver
age sale Of manufactured eyes ia
Paris alone, intended for the human
head, amounts 10 four hundred per
week. The French capital eppesrs
20 have the monopoly ol this strange
trade Twelve eye manufacturers
flourish within the barriers each Of
whom furnishes employment to about
twenty workmen English and Amer
lean enamel.srs have vainly tried 20
compete with ths French 1cculis. az
lists.
"Do you see, sir, remarked O1e Of
the latter, "EngIishmen have not suf.
feient taste FOR this trade .heir eyes
ore only good enough for stuffed aai-
mais." " This oeulist, who is q, the
head Of bis profession, receives bis
customers ia a magnificent saloon.
resplendeu. with gliding and mirrors.
His servant has but enc eye, and If
you would Judge Of the effect Of the
goods, the master rings the bell and
tries the false eye in the socket Of the
servant, the charges are forty or litly
francs per eye, purchased at this well
known establishment For the poor,
there are second hand visual organs
which may have been worn By some
Duke or Duchess, aud exchanged for
a reS one after several months SER
vice.
A feature Of Paris life, justly a.
ractiag the attention Of the foreigner
is It's omnibus system From bali
past Eve in the morning til twelve
O'Clock at night, hundreds Of omnibus
circulate through Paris. The omni-
bus company, one Of the richest and
most prosperous ia France, pays sn
annual sum 70 the Government for
this monopoly which amounts TO
S200.G 600. The Paris Onnibuses con.
vey about one huadEed millions of
passengers per aDnum- Different Oli.
ces or bureGux are established in the
streets, bouleyards aud squares, to
take up passengers and to transfer By
correspondence" ticket, those who
wish to deviate from the direct iiae,
and continue their journey by enter
ing another omnibus. Thus for the
SUN Of six sous you may go from one
end Of Paris TO the other There is
no cheaper way OF better method to
form q rapid idea Of the extent aud
beauties Of Paris, than to 60 on top
Of "5us" and travel from the Arc
dc TriomPhe to the Bastile. reinFR-
ing BY the left bank Of the Seine, es-
peeiaBy Ct en- afternoon, when the
whole ei.y IS swGrmiDg with life.
Should the excgrsiOniss renew the
same drive between eight and ten ia
the evening when the streees, boals-
wards, fouooungs and squares, are
traced in long lines Of light, which
appear 10 link them together a. with
golden chains, be viii then have ac-
qnired in 4 fe0 hours as correcs Ga
idea Of Paris outdoor life, es IL be
bad lounged for a week ia the metrOp-
oils The same promenade through
the veins and arteries OF the huge
leyiathan ought to be taken in The
s.ill hours Of the morning, amid toe
mopien;ary lull SO soon to be aEak-
ened by the collision Of countless IN
terests.
It may be said that at least 80 per
cent. OF the time Of the Average tour
ist is fritteTed away in Europe Many
cone without the least preparation,
not knowing what to see, others see,
without aPPecieting it, only what is
put down in the guide books Few,
indeed, bring the Information and ex-
perience that will enable them 70
read with the spirit and understand
ing the rich aud solemn pages every
where unf0Ided in the old world. Il
is a wonderfully true saying that no
tourist can carry back from foreign
countries more than be brings.
c. 4. 5.