Connecticut western news., 1879-05-28
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

A tions in Utah, North Carolina, Missouri and Louisiana-four of the six were hor- ribly bungled. At Raleigh, two of the ropes on which the three Chapel Hill burglars swung, stretched till the vic- tims touched the ground with their toes, and the wretches had to be triced up again; at Bonneville, the rope broke, and the culprit fell to the ground, with horrible groans and gurglings, until vol unteers picked him up and rehanged him. In each of these cases, 5000 peo- pie witnessed the horror; at Raleigh, many of the spectators were bewildered and distressed by the dying protesta- tions of innocence made by the victims, while others were betting on which man would die first, and taking the time with watches, elated over their winnings or cursing over their losses. At Provo City, the culprit was shot, as he sat ban daged on a chair, by three executioners, and "leaped from the chair, exclaiming, 'Oh, God' fell forward on his face, and continued writhing, breathing few gasps for twenty-seven minutes" Are these the works of justice in civilized nation? In the half century of busy service by Colcroft, the British hang man, he never made so many blunders as were witnessed on Friday alone.
 The Massachusetts State Board of Health has given the public some useful information in regard to disinfection, | which at this season will be of immedi- ate practical value. Among other mat ters, the method of disinfecting by sul- phur fumes is described. Both chlorine and sulphur fumes, when used in suf- fcient quantity, are efficient in killing insects, fungi, bacteria, and infusoria {; but chlorine is more expensive, more difficult to manage, and destroys metals, textile fabrics, and colors. Clothing, bedding, and many household articles may be disinfected by sulphur without being injured. About eighteen ounces of sulphur are needed for each space of one thousand cubic feet. The sulphur should be broken in small pieces, burn ed over vessel of water or sand, so as to avoid danger from fire, and, if the room is large, it should be put in sepa- rate vessels in different places. The room should be tightly closed for six hours, and then aired it is better that the room should be warm than cold. Oi course efficiently disinfectCd air is, dur. ing the process of disinfection, irrespir. able. Most articles may be disinfected in this way, if hung up loosely in the fumigated chamber, although it would be an additional safeguard to expose any thing thick, like bed mattress, to prolonged heat at 9 temperature o1 about 240o Fahrenheit. In fact, heal must be considered the best disinfectant
 and it is suggested that there be fur
 naces and laundries to be used solely fol the purpose of dis;nfecting articles. A solution of chloride of zinc will kill
 bacteria placed in it, and arrest putre
 faction ; so, also, earbolic acid of suf
 ficient strength. Disinfectants, used il sufficient quantities to destroy bad odors
 do not necessarily kill microscopic living organisms. After all, the best and sim
 plest disinfectant is fresh, pure air 1T abundance, which, by greatly dilutine infectious matter, must, under many conditions, render it inert.
 Tt is intimated by persons who have
 taken the trouble to investigate tho sub
 jeet that the falling off this season il
 the exportation of live cattle from thi country to England is due fully as mucl
 to the unproftable character of las years ventures as to the sanitary regu lations of the British Government. I is known that some of the exporter were very heavy losers, one of then suffering to the extent of more thal '$250, 900. The reasons given for thei 3 loss of money by those who shipped cal tie are that it was occasioned, not by tn
 low prices obtainable in England, bu by the great cost of transporting ther across the Atlantic in vessels that ha not been specially constructed for tn
 business. The inference to be draw from this is, that if proper facilitie
 existed for carrying on the trade, remu1 erative returns could be received frol it; that lis, supposing the restriction
 against the free entry of American catt e were withdrawn. But if this is the cas- - our home dealers have yet to explai
 how it is that similarity of price ca
 be proftably maintained at these wideI d separated places, for under any concei IT able condition, it must enhance in son t degree the cost of thousand pounds
 beef to transport it 5000 addition
 miles.
 The first man in this country to pt j: an excessively fancy price for trott r. was MT. Robert Bonner, who gave M 'r George Alley $15, 900 for Dexter. M 'r Bonner afterward gave $33, ,000 f. 5, Cooley, $45, ,0O0 for Pocahontas, $2O, ,O| d for Startle, and $15,000 for Cratic Is Large as these sums aggregate, tn, st have been exceeded by MT. Henry
 Smith, who has paid more money te trotters than any man living. He pa d for Lady Thorn, $50, ,00O for GoIdsmi l. Maid, $35, ,OOa; for Lucy, 1925, 1000; ,e Jay Gould, $35,,aQO. Gould he boug y- of Fisk, George Eall and Jay Goul it, They owned the horse, having boug Id him from New Bedford party wh sd his name was Judge Brigham. Tattl 1e he bought of A. J. Alexander for $1' f. 900; General Knox he paid SIC, ,O0O fo IS. Rosalind cost him 5000; Socrats og $26, ,0O0; Idol, $7,5OO; Western Gi # $1 ,000; Martha Nutwood, $1, ,5OO. Dai
 Burns he traded Harry Harley for wi