The New York herald., 1879-12-16
ECHOES FROM ABROAD
Safety of Major Pinto's Afri-
can Companions.
OUIDA ON ITALIAN ART.
An Italian Constructs a Mar
vellous Planetariurn.

1t will be remembered that Major Serps Pinto, the
part OF his African exploration two companions,
Captain Emengildo De Brito-Capello and Lieutenant
Robert Ivens. Of the Portuguese Navy. The three
members composing the expedition determined
when ut Bihe to separate in order to extend their
field Of observation so as to render more
important the result or their experiences
Messrs. Brito-Ctpello and Ivens went north
ward. while Major De Serpa Pinto proceeded
eastward telegram has now been received in Lis
bon stating that the two former have arrived Ill at
Losnda. after two years exploration They are suf-
pnivnton and we're Almost without Clothes
ing to the government instructions they have COM
pleted general map OF Loanda. Iney explored the
rivers Quango and Quanza ana the territories Dor
dering on their basins They could not descend tho
Quango to its conhuence with the Zatre on
account of the resistance OF the hostile
tribes. Capelo appears quite old. and hardly
recognizable. lvens is better. though ILL., Both are
thorough scientific men. sa rnsy bring ~ amporsans ant
ritories and the roads. ana meteorological. mag
netic. and geographical observations made with the
excellent instruments they carried. Ihey were wel
received by the chief or the Motiango territory
from which the German explorer schultz. was ex-
cluded; put the chiet would not allow any wnite
man to pass east at the perii OF MS Le. Iney
visited the nignanos OK bine ano expioreo seversi
rivers 70 tner nearly a., ;.
thusiasm ON their arrival ~ Loanda; ana VIII go 20
Mossamedes to recruit. prepare their plans ana
write out tneir ooservations' Inc per'oo oi 'near
return to Lisbon is uncertain.
oI,1DA's OPINIONS ON ITALY. =
"Ouida' has been interviewed by the correspond
ent OF London society journal. sue mas peen en-
deayorng 70 prove snss asssns u; are pn,
as we Know mas succeeoed IN axinR Foet motifs ana
iot more gse1do AZ. ~ loois ~ sns
seiyes IN reference 70 81. Marx ~ venice. Uui9as
being very beautiful! ana the autnoress dresses with
great elegance ana pows Win nttle smile, ana mo
tions you TO Dc seated very mucn ~ queen would
do" HeEopinions. however, are very hateooted She
thinks tnat tne ertlstic spirit nearly oDnterateo IN
n an tSs old Id Of art seem to have died
out or them NOR is tne iady satisneo Win the po-
litical condition OF Italy. She thinks the Italians
regret the Ola regsms. ''wnen WINE was seven cen
times . mask instead OF seventy as now. Sui
cidc was almost unknown In the palmy days:
'what ruins Italy. says Ouida. lis the universal
public peculation. and the frghtful burden OF the
State rates. No man enters pubic lie with clean
hands corruption Is tne order OF % tne oay Mns.efs
como into office poor and go out rch and no one Is
surprised Nevertheless Ouida loves the Italians
because they 'are engaging. docile. cheerful and
patient under haroship, OF lively comprenension OF
quick II shallow sympathy. VI sucn people mucn
mnm,S tbem TSose Who have the teachinc Of them
petty jules Ferrys. Lilipqtian Haussmanns. as
have said In the Times. These men would teach the
row OF factories gas reservoirs more noble than
the Via Sacra. 1t is these men who are everywhere
uppermost and dominant in Italy at the present
time. These men Will never recognixei that Italy
must be an agricultural and an artistic country or
nothing. Again, "What Italy needs beyond all is
great Minister, great reformer, noble-despot.
For Italians are happiest and best when they are
commanded" Of Garibaldt Outda says:-"Whata
misfortune it is that Garbaidi did not fall Mem
tanai He has been the most poetic and the most
picturesque figure OF the century, put ne lives on
now merely to do mischief and make himself ridi-
culed by his advocacy OF engineering projects, or
which he Is more judge than he ts OF statesman
ship. He now wishes to change the Po into
straight canal Now. IN sober truth, whatever
rivers may want to be made stagnant canals. what
ever basilica may want to be made new garish pile
OF wni.e sugar, wnatevSr ,, ianovaOn may
Italy to be necessary 1t is nothing less than crime
start such projects and to carry them outno merely
crime against art, but against the nation. Tor the
one supreme, prosaic but omnfpotent reason that
in all directions Italy is nearly bankrupt. This is
twaddle which the admirers OF the versatile author
must be surprised to hear. Finally, Ouida
''would Danish from Italian soil all foreign specu-
lators and all native politicians who make COM
merce OF politics. would have the people peace.
full and happy in the beauty OF their land and the
grandeur OF their monuments not turned into oas'
tard communists. or taught to initiate Americans.
Italy once led the worlds II she can lead it no more
she at least treasure her memories and her heir.
looms No wonder the Italians get "plling mad
at such vapid nonsense.
rur EARTH FIN MrSIAruRr
Nav r.r.on. h.v. ..or ,h. ,on.vh.t c,rrsv
apparatus known as the pianetarlum or orrery, the
purpose OF winch Is TO show the arrangement OF the
solar system ana tne motons OF the pianets around
the sum- The best OF these are rude ana from their
quite apparent machinery OF rods and wires are apt
to be misleading to the young and untutored 1--WE
have Just seen an invention" says the London
Tunes (which, for want OK better name' we must
call planetarium, but which. though intended to
subserve the same purpose. has but little in
mon with the old fashioned apparatus This inven-
ton is the work or an Italian. signor N. Perini.
doubt, familiar to some OF our civil service aud
military readers as successful teacher. The
new planetartum Is erected in the midst OF
ordinary sized room. with ceiling higher
than usual. On entering the room one sees high
circular chamber. or box, standing on twelve
wooden pillars. On entering underneath this cham
ber and looking up. dome is seen. deep blue. and
sprnkled with stars. the chief northern constela-
tioDs being in their proper places, and round tho
base OF the dome the names OF the signs OF the
zodiac. Pendant from the top OF the dome by
tube Is an opal globe, lit inside by gas. aud
representing the sun. From wires, almost invisible.
the planets are suspended around the sun. OF sizes
and ut distances proporionate to the
real sizes aud distances. and each having its
inclination to the plane of its orbit The various
in their places and Saturn has his rings.
The general effect on looking up at this arrange
easad Io .ho s,anar per;n hv simniv tnrn,ng
o key sets the system in motion, rapid or slow.
as he chooses. The turns his axis and
the planets in their orbits. all in time ac-
curately proportionate, and watching the move
ments for short time easily realizes the inn
differences in length of the years of the earth