The Morning herald., 1878-09-16
AppLLEToNs JouNAL.

/ Appleton's Journal for October mas
oesn received and il full ofchcice reading |
matter: So various and diversified IS to
reach almost every fancy. The first article
entitled multitudinous seas, illustrated
With very good plates; bat copies however
81 . recent French publication apon kim
ared subject:--is very readable, and con"
,.ius much information, The description
of the gulf stream 10 very vivid. o
aThe Gulf Stream, a,.S Sxhsther off HatterasI
or in the Roaring Forties, is probably the |
most capricious, treacherous, and phenome-
nal part Of the Atlantic, the most trying toI
encounter, excepting possibly some OF theI
regions in the vicinity Of dangerous coasts.
Nowhere else are the phosphorescsnt ef-
fects Of the sea 90 distinct and bsautifal, 20 /
full Of the colors red, blue, and green. II
il not infrequent especially near the Flor
ida Banks, to. see the phosphorus rushing |
past the ship in . band Of light 90 brillianti
that one can sasily read the time ON his
watch on the darkest nights, while the
ruddsr il bathed in 1masse Of prismatlc
f.me. a. the sparxs meet and dash togeth-
or in the ships wake. In the North AZ.
lantic, when the wavs-crests Aash like
! torches and emit ON electric ayapor that
kindles the vast sxpanses Of ocean with
mysterious light, heavy weather may 90
expected within twenty yAfour hours. 1t is
very remarkable how many Of the eleries
and attractive sffects of the, sea are like
barometric forecasts Of the weather. The
different tinh Of green in the sky at sun
set, for example, indicate unerringly
Gains or storms, according to the tint"
Housekeeping English and American
is also very agreeable piece Of writing, it
gives q clear picture, Of English, and
American, housekeeping-and contrasts
both. In discussing the question ofssrvants
the writer draws, just, and reasonable;
view Of the that important factor we oul
c,mfot, aanma 113. ia'| l.'H '.." !
"0ns pregnant advantage that the Eng
lish have ID 80 that their servanti
are their own country-folk.a A ma
tivs.born American servant is almost an
impossibility. In old times We used tx
sec them in some Of the Eastern States
bu. they were chiefly srmer5 daughtsr
sent out ss helps to neighbors, in srde
that they might learn housekeeping, ant
10 fit themselves for becoming industrioul
wives. This is the reason why they wer
called "hslps," and not servants; for, be
ing of the same social rank as their EN-,
ployers, there was nothing servile in thei
occupation. Naturally, the same tern
came in time to Be applied 10 all servants
but 10 now very seldom used. The ser
wants in America then, are all foreigner
X Irish in the East, Germans in the West
English and Scotch servants are NOR
+ scarce, and are always sure Of command
4 ins better places and higher wages. Ger
! mans are preferred TO the Irish, becaua
I they know, more about domestic dutie
| and are generally neater In appearance
They have, however, propensities for lag
beer lovers, and waltzing at late ball
which test The temper Of the most patisl
mistress very severely. The Irish 90 frol
the immlgrant-ships to the intelligenc
Offices or servants agencies, and often thu
have placss-that il to say are hired
the next day after they, leave ship-boar
Poor girls! The wondef ia not that th,
know 30 littls, but that they learn 70 quicl
". Coming from homes destitute Of eve
comfort; from straw-thatched cabins, tn
are transferred in . moment from the no
TORS Of the steerage to what seem to the
palaces, and are transformed in twini
ling from immigrants to culinary artis
or frstclass general servants. They ha'
never had any money before, but they q
tso shrewd 70 squandsr their large wage
with . generosity to which one cannot {
too ample justice, their first thoug hts .
for their poor relatives in Ireland-the
first ssvings are sent to bring the
wretchsd sufferers to the promised Ian
These Irish servant girls Whose dsvoti'
to their religion shamss many Christi'
in higher stations, subaefihA inpense sui
ofmoney for tho Roma 0athl Churc ~
for the support Of prissS snd GhA1ri! N I!
They have Always triAs lsiy al fofb y
nianism Crsany other "ismo thai raasun
the sarb ofihs champion Of Old Ireland
Thu rslative merits Of what We sst, be