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The Greatest Danger of Railroad
Travel.

The risk of sudden death, says the Journal of
CHeUiSuY, is very trlfilng compared with the
inevitable injury sustained by every individual
who has to make long journey by rail. The
traveller really takes his life In his hand when
ever he sets out The danger is less from acci-
dent than design less from misplaced switches
than from misplaced ventilators, less from bad
road beds than from bad air. We are not now
speaking OF the barbaric nuisance Of having to
smell, breathe, and battle in the smoke, SCOT, and
cinders pouring in from the engine, which, until
some other method is found to obviate the diff
Guilty, ought to be In the rear or the train in
stead Of the front. OF all conductors brakemen
porters and passengers, probable not one In the
pure air, nor tndeed do they know what pure air
Is TO the conductors mind, as to that of the
majority of his passengers the comfort of the
car depends upon the temperature-it is a mat
more commonly hot car, is the one deSidera-
tum albeit the warmth Is the product of animal
neat from fifty bodies, many Of them not very
clean, and of eXhalattons from fifty pair of
lungs, with little chance for the escape of VI
tiated air or the ingress of pure ARA condition
of things tending to produce state of s.blue
blood not contemplated by the haut ton. When
the life current comes up to the lungs to be
changed from blue to red, to throw Off there the
carbonic acid and take In oxygen-and the
Whole volume OF blood make this circuit once in
every half minute, or over one hundred times an
hour-1f there is lack Of sufficient ventilation
In the car or SittfDg-room or sleeping-ro the
blood cannot undergo this vital Transformation.
1t goes back to the heart, and from thence Is
pumped through the arteries from crown to
sole, throughout the complicated mesh-work OF
the capillar1eS, IN state entirely untitled to
pei form its functions Of supplying oxygen to all
parts OF the body, Of carrying OF the waste
particles resulting from the "never-ceasipg
replacing these with fresh, living atoms or, as
1t is usually put, repairing the waste"
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RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAHROAD

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
National Route and Short Line to the
North. Northwest. West.
To take effect Sunday. November B. 1878. at l 10
500 p.m.-Baitimors. EiioOtt CITY and Way Sta.
sos n.-tNew York. Philadelphia and Boston
Eapress On Sundays to Baltimore only. Break
$50 a. m..BalGmore, Annapolis and way. (Pisd-
mont MOI strassurg. Winchester. Haserstewn. Frede-
f's 500 sna Way hs @ and Laurel Express
81 R9es 5a rsS stasbur
YORK. Boston and
Ba Bait Express. Parlor car to New York and
s;sS .:Mi-ts.; Louis. Chicago Columbus and
stauton PP Pullman sn Cars to Ginsnna SaS Graz
ton to Sandusky, daily, except Saturday,
loo s.m.-Bsitimors EXPRESS. stops ops It B.dens.
burg. College, Betsville. Laurel. Annapolis Junction.
p i6 =. m.-Batimore. Annapolis ELLIOTT City
Express. Stops at Laurel. 'N ''''
l:$s p.m.-ton sunday only. Baltimore and Way:
Express Frederick. Via Relay. Stops st Annapolis
1856 p.m.--tPoint Of Rocks, Frederick. Hesers-
town, Winchester and Way Stations; On Sunday 70
%ss and way Sta
800 p. N. PHILADELPHIA, NURFOLk AND
BALTIMORE EXPRESS. Norfolk, except Sum
day. Norfolk passengers taken in the direct to
boat at Canton. Stops at Bladelsburg and Laurel.
500 p.m.-Point Of Rocks and Way Stations.
6:45 p.m.-tBaltimore and Way Stations.
7:2O p. m.-tBALTIMORE AND LAUREL tx.
PRESS Elcott City, via Relay.
PITTSBURGH EXPRESS. Sleeping car to Chicago.
pittsburgh except Sunday.l
AND BALTIMORE EXPRESS. Stops at Radeas-
burg and Laurel Sleeping car to New York, and
special sleeping car to Philadelphia.
$50 p. mist. Louis and Cincinnati Express.
Pullman Cars.
fDaiy. tsunday only. Other trains daily. except
Sunday.
All trains stop at Relay Station.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore
and Ohio Ticket Offices. Washington Station. and
sos, 61y and Corner 14th and PennsyIyanla avenue.
where orders will be taken for Baggage to be checked
and received ct any point in the city.
W. NJ. CLEMENTS,
Master OF Transportation.
L. n. COLE, General Ticket Agent.
GEO. 8. KOONTZ. General Agent myH
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ANY Letters for the Wattses,

tMexlcO LedGer.J
A lantern-Jawed young man stopped at the
POST Office last Saturday, and yelled out:
Anything for the Wattses?"
George Poteet, our polite postmaster, replied,
"NO, there is nOt.n
ANYTHING for Jane Watts?"
Nothing"
Anything for Ace watts7"
"No."
"No, sir"
Anything for Tom Watts?r
"No, nothing"
anything for Fool joe Watts?"
No, nor Dick Watts, nor Jim Watts, nor
Sweet Watts, nor any other Watts, dead, living,
unborn, native, foreign, civilized or unciv1ltzed,
savage or barbar0uS male or female, white or
black, franchised or disfranchised, naturalized
or otherwise. No, there Is positively nothing
for any Of the Wattses, either individually, sew
e erahIs jointly now and forever one and lnsep
The boy looked at the postmaster in astonish-
ment, and said:
Please iook 4 there Is anything for John
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A Quite too wonderful Cave.

The Buckeyes seem TO nave outcome. the Car
diff giant altogether, in wonderful discoveries
reported to have been made In a cave on Sam
uel Grooms's farm in Tiffin, o. This cave has
been known for years, its nine chambers hav-
ing long been the resort of the curious and
picnic parties. 1t is entered at the bottom of a
sink hole In the center of level field 200 acres
in extent, and the water has formed thousands
: OF stalactites and stalagmites as 1t has oozed
through the limestone rock for ages. But its
present alleged wonders were recently dis
covered by exploring q passage, leading off
from the side of a well OF unknown depth in
one of the caves chambers, the passage being
straight for 50 feet and terminating In q
chamber 220 feet long. 40 wild, and "a high. In
the center OF this apartment is a mausoleum
So by 80 feet carved out of solid rock. Its base
has panels, with bas-reliefs supposed to repre-
sent childhood, youth. manhood and old age,
and also tablets full of written characters
something like the Hebraic, which are pre-
whose honor this memorial was erected. A
couch feet inches high and IL feet long
rises from the center OF this mausoleum and
supports the figure of man. with his arms
folded across the breast and the fingers clasp
Ing bunch Of leaves resembling oak. The
features OF the face are said to be of a Jewish
cast, the head being covered with a winged
cap or helmet, and having copper lamp of
unique design suspended over 1t. At each
vrner of the couch Is vase feet inches
high, covered with finely carved flowers and
leaves. There are 10 tombS OF humber design
at each Side of the room, like the mausoleum
carved out of solid rock and embellished with
Gas-lel1efs ard N one of these a mummy
was found swathed in cloth covered with a
thick yarnish. One of the discoveries cut the
wlapptngs from the face so clumsily that the
head crumbled to dust, though part of the
hair remained sticking to the cloth. This
mummy vase feet l inch long and was evi-
IDENTIFY the body of man. for beside him were a
srear head, Ratchet, two lances, three mat
locks, a spade, cup, two plates and small
urn; all Of copper. At his head was found
book containing 100 leaves Of thin copper,
crowded with finely-engraved characters like
those alre ady described. On the wall OF the
room opposite the entrance are % faces in red
yellow, black and white, faded and blurred,
but fiEeiy executed and representing 8 child
rem, youths, 2 young men, middle-aged
men and women and In the center which is a
copy OF the face of the recumbent figure. The
correspondent who wrote up the find assumed
that the relics Of race of giants has been dis
covered, but it Is somewhat suspicious that
Mr.. Grooms, who owns the land above the
cave, has organized a company and, after fix
ing the cave to his mind, Will throw it open to
the public, as it We're, for paid admissions
MI. Grooms Is anxious to have scientist eX-
anime the cave, and description of the discov-
cries, together with the engraved characters
and the tools found in the tomb, will be for
Warded at once to the Smithsonian institution.
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GENUINE
VICH Y

HAUTERIVEl For Gout rheumatism. Diabe-
or tee, Gravel. Diseases of the
CELESTINS,) Kidneys, &c.
GRANDE GRILE-Diseases of the Liver.
HAUTERIvE, orr Diseases Of the Stomach.
HOP1TAL. Dyspepsia.
The Springs are owned by the French government
and the waters are bottled under its supervision.
For sale by all frst-class Wine Merchents, Drug
gists and Grocers.
BOUCHE, Fills a. CO..
tanl7-s.6t SOLE AGENTS. NEW YORK,
TSHE OELLULOID TRJss AND SUPPORTERS
THAT NxyER RUHTH, NEVER BREAKS.
SEvMn MEAh hs.S OUT, ALMAHs CLEAN. and can
QHA6. FI6HERE, 62S gth st nv
.1 ~. tlsner devoes her attention. 70 the Hsnts Of
~ xsssVs' dec1l r
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1880 PENNsYIvANIA 1850

1880 rrs $SEHE 1880
TO THE NORTH. WEST. AND SOUTHWEST.
sp,v.n, Do sIoEsI Track. Steel Rails IT,.
TRAINS Leave E EJECT M iAHHsaS ss from Depot
Ds..,, corner Of Sixth and streets. as follows:
TaOp m. daily. with Palace Oar to Chicago.
BALTH!oRE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
SUNDAY; 5as Pr: daily. except sandy. siskS
Haven and Eifs. a. 20 q 20 Sss.
For efNs sRR F Sunday AND the East. $40 and
IN. Saafys except Sunday and = ~ p M daily
jersey City with boats q Broosy E1n HnHss z
nffordtng direct transfer to Fulton street. avoid
ing double ferriase and journey across New York
For Philadslpha. SIG am; and 80 ?. NJ. daily.
For s1N s! snd TO-
For Pepe's Greek line. 800 N M and 40 p m.
For Annapolis s:i0 a. n and 40 M. daily. sx-
ALEXANDRIA AND FREpERIOKsBURa RAIL
T T6N k ANR RdahhbbxASDEIA AND WASHING
For Alexandria, 7:2O, 9, II am, 4:2a. $40,
II Q. b. and pm.
For Richmond and the South. TOO I'm. daily. and
$40 p. m. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for Warrington. q 9. 10
am. IL 80, 8, s, z, :g5 p.m m. and ~ midnight
On Sunday Ut and 10 81 En-. and and o06
Pm.
Ss sssp4s e. e. Psss. Ca.
east corner Of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue; northeast corner Of Sixth street and Penu-
syiyanis avenue, and at the depot where orders oan
be left for checking OF basgage to destination from
hotels and residences. -
L. P. FARMER, General Passenger Aren't.
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager. nov9
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STEAM RS, &c.
Lon NORFOLK, NOTIFIES MoNR

Lon NoHfSS All fh Eek sSTFH: MONROE
stesmer LADY OF THE LAKE leaves sth-ssrssa
Elm assy: q I'm: ;sSsP'ss ! f sss ~
-: as %sa1s 'F Fs a 3.
DAILY LINE ON THE POTOMAC RIVER.
The Steamer JoHS W. THOMPSON has been With
drawn for repairs, and the JANE MosELEy has been
otherwise ordered
STEAMERS FOR NEW YORK.
aa:ely leave Pier ii. Eas. River. New Yori. sSs1S
Saturday at ?. M. and s. Water st. aeorgetow,
S.sss s ! or s'
n. NEW XoRKaHoT TT, m s,,o,
Rs hr fsss shls seSASS
seaesS Cabin sns sas6s seorae as SsDn
fbY = co e so VIM % NV
Is a9Ek 6 E5e %il,,p as H. cyAzAUx General A
GUIDES NEW ExPKEss LIME
fn1LADE1 rH1A, AH sEsStNs WASHINGTON
cennectine st Phiiadsiphis with Clyas's
Line for BOSTON. Providence, and the
New England States.
From Philadelphia saturday. at 10 am.
From ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at pm
III reiEhts received daily until p m. THROUGH
o,lis OF laden sven to Boston and Providence. and
FaIi River Georgetown goods received and landed
o6 For , fgl Information apply to J. q; JOHNSON =
&c, 1902 street northwest and 18th street wharf.
u sonsh KhslEs PsilsSs
phia. mario
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD srxAMsHrr
~ LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK. HAvRR, LONDON,
nraas from Bremen Fer feos r Hobo
ssssqS sabn ssssgass $50 pTsraS sssssss:
lSh SS H CO.. IS f. .1 Ne. sss
CuNAnD LINE. ,or,or
with the view Of dminishns the chsness Of COL.
son, tne steamers IT, OF this line take specific course
On the outer passage from 2uss9s,ow99 e ".
OF nothing to StSeS north q on
Of 50 At ~ lat. or nofhiRs to the north Of a.
THE CUNARD sTEAMsHIP COMPANY LIN.
Between New York and Liverpool. CALI
FROM lie FEE {. Is So r r. H.s INV 'ropK.
scythia.... We'd. Eel. Algeria 49,. Wed. Mar. "
Ned Fee Fee RSss.ins
S.I.s;: Ned Mar scythis.. Wed. April
New
sso sso and a RATES so 1F PAssAs s; -. r,,o
Ticket to Paris. sls. gold, additional.
Liverpool and Queenstown. and ali other parts Of
Through bills Of laden given for Belfast, Glasgow,
Hayre, Antwerp and other ports on the Continent,
office. No; z Bowling Green, or both steerase and
cabin c 70 oiis bidELoW. QUO 7th street. washing
isn2s- oHAs. g. FRANCKLYN. AGENT ny.
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EN- EWD SOAP
7 OUISIANA STATE LOTTERY.
A Splendid Opportunity to Win Fortune.
SECOND GRAND DISTRIBUTION, CLASS B,
10Tu 1RQO-1ITth MonyrH, - ~ -, = SOAsCahA

A Splendid Opportunity to Win Fortune
SECOND GRAND DISTRIBUTION, GLASS B,
AZ NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
l0IH, lS9O-1l7th MONTHLY DRAWING.
Louisiana State Lottery Company.
This institution was regularly incorporated by the
Legislature of the State for Educational and Chart
i've Years, to which contract the inviolable faith
OF the State pledged, which pledge has been re-
cember 3D. 49, new WITH eapa IF as1ssd Be-
+ shfR sNE 5ngf
will take place monthly on the second Tuesday. II
nsver scatss or postpo'ses. Look at the following
CAPITAL PRIZE, $50, 600.
1Oo TIGKE FITS At ATT TWO nS RoLhARs EACH
LIST OF PRIZES.
GGs spfa Erie Prize 000
2Prizes of 81, 500. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5'SS0
o. Prizes Of 5000
100 % Prizss 81 81 ioS::::: 1883 SSSS
,SCS LIES % ~, 0O0
AVoo G1AAoe VI lu,OUU
APPROPRIATION lies.
Approximation Prizes Of 300 .....S g. TOO
APPPF Fo4maton P Prizes ct LsSS
1857 Prizes, amounting .e11O 400
points, to whom liberal compensation win be paid
Write, clearly stating full address, for further in
formation; or send orders by express or mail I'D
New orleans. La,
No. 310 Broadway, New York.
s under
I; BEAuREGARD and JOBAL A EARLY.
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ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL.
WAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHING
THIS Is THE BURGLARS SEASON
NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
f6fh s6s,aek mad Nes1 Yns.le spsss>.>s>

16t6 0tSoeG ODe0 N0a0 x0SH OooDoeG4s
Fire, Burglar and Damp Proof Vaults from rs n
ESQ yesS. G1vernment Bonds on deposit for q
moderate rate Beard Of Managers-Wm StickneH.
president; Geo. Riggs, Woe president; BIZ. Hny.
DER secretary; Al SturtevAnf treasuref Henry ,
willard. John Oassels. Tho. Evans janS
nLD WINE AND OLD FRIENDS Ann KNOVH
~ 2: ne e best % z JUsTEs old stand kneMn To-
HAND CLOTHING can Be- sold M rssnectShls
RnaceS. Aadrees O. can q JUgTHs old Stand. no.
11y street. between 9Th and It'll stfeot1 NV. q
6ranon Store No. 408 9th street between D ana q
sEeeo n.W.-N.B.-Nots b. mail promptly attended
nl6POSERS Of second hand clothing, witches :
~ gun, Pistols. &C., can get the best cash prices
ffom HkRz0G6s 306 9th IT., near Pa, ave. Prompt
assen1on WiW 30 given 10 orders In person or b
TAKE NOY1CB-Hince January, 1871, I hsvo
y rePeaxed from Big Matches day. at pElcss ~
H1n& fro1 ~ 70 so Tor each witch. va &fye
~ toAny ono who can grove that my p1haisned
sSa1 SsS ~ - 80 aodss tos VI IS "a
k0nUlynh ~. osy1e
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LIS hsS fass Sss1Mers Of MS seH&S
and 'tRoTTEKDAM," leave Jersey CITY every
alter nat. wednesda- and Saturday. First Cabin
L; "; NORRIS 50 B,way. General Psssenser
Ar. lunch EpYF B CO., ~ So. VIM. ST., New
n South William St, New York. jan2S
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bottle imp which still stands on the drawers
, alts SO IN the way, maa "Put It in the
fire." reply, with savage gloom. My maid
looks frightened. She has heard that there's
sort OF ''low fever' going about.
MY headache is forced to yield to the multi
plicity OF remedies pressed on me by my brig
and hosts, all anxious, no doubt, to keep me
alive long enough to let them carry out their
Designs I{,1s on my property The Captain nurses
sit by me and ''amuse me- Once more l am
offered sight OF the wedding presents, and 1
hear the tale OF Julia Mactinn's wrongs. By
the-bye, the afternoon post has brought news
OF reported engagement of another of that
hitherto unfortunate sisterhood
Let me hasten over the painful conclusion of
my tale The next morning, after another
night OF mental struggle, 1 slccumbed to my
fate. The case OF coral passed into the hands
ofmy foes. AS yielded it up, tried hard to
wear face of smiling calm, but the effort was
equally In calling up on her face an expression
OF pleased astonishment. There was certain
relief and triumph In her eye-that was all.
She seemed even to have some difficulty in
finding suitable words of admiration for the
very ornaments on which l thought she had
set her heart. | don't know what she
expected them to be like. 1t was altogether
an awkward scene, and we were all glad. am
sure, when 1t was ended.
Then, when all was over, 1 retired again, to
write my letter OF apology and explanation to
my injured fr1end-my letter OF congratulation,
such as could make 1t, to my godchild, whom,
for the first time, wished somebody else's
gOdch1Id-a letter or uneasy inquiry into the
truth OF the reported Macflnn engagement I
used to feel a kindly. pity for those poor girls:
now the still remaining six pass before my
minds eye in procession terrible as Banquo's
kings and prefer not to be forced to state my
real wishes regarding their future.
Before concluding might have described the
wedding with all its attendant festivities,
which, am bound to say, passed of to per-
lection. But will only chronicle one more
little incident. l had been mortified as l
think may have been seen, with the reception
accorded even to the beautiful coral orna-
ments which had at last screwed myself up
to sacrificing on the altar OF friendship. After
the wedding, and while we were waiting for
the breakfast. was standing in corner near
the table, round which buZzed the crowd of
wedding guests, loudly admirtng, and no
doubt, like myself, secretly critIcising, the
gifts thereon displayed. Amongst these be-
held Z. my poor coral, pushed rather aside to
tuols bracelet, which, to the Joy Of the whole
iamly-wnose credit seemed to be staked on
the Que splendor Of this exhibition Of I had
Mell,ng9, said stolen goods-had just arrived
present had got wedged in behind plated
silver TEAPOT, milk Jug, and sugar basin Of the
useless TO Flora In her future home, but
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-02-24
AN ORIENTAL EXECUTION.
rhc DcCapitatlOn OfSix Chinese
Pirates.

A correspondent from Shanghai says
81 went to see six Chinese pirates be.
headed yesterday, The open square
where all the executions take place was
filled with Chinese Of all ages and de-
scNptions, and Il few Europeans among
lhcrn, The prisoners were the most for
lom s,aryeliugs ever saw, and botray-
ed do more fear at their approaching
fate chan il they were to be spectators of
an execution. A huge Tartar otllciated
as eNccutOncr, He was armed with a
native sword, and stood on small plat-
form N the centre Of the square. After
the criminals, with their hands tied be-
hind, had been taken upon the stage.
took the cNecutioner took one by the arm,
brought him to the edge Of the platform,
hit him sharp rap with his hand on
the head, which caused the poor fellow
to bow his head, and then the execution
cr's sword went up, was poised in the
air a full half minute, snd with a sweep
the gltering blade descended and the
poor criminals head went flying off In
one direction and the body IN the other
One by one the others met their death
IN the same way, The Tartar making a
very short, busincss-llkc job oft, merely
turning to receive the plaudits Of the
crowd after each head rolled OF, and re-
spondcd by grin which showed every
one of his teeth But the Noldity Of
The poor wrctchcs was beyond dcscrip-
lion. Not u muscle quiyered, and even
when waiting for the blade of the exc
cutioner TO fall could not detect n sign
of emotion. The crowd seemed TO en-
JOY the sight immensely, and set up a
yell Of delight ut each cut Of the 1'artar'a
sword. am told that executions are
common here Sickened with the sight
/ went down one Of the roads, md, COM
Ing to q prison, went IN. Of all places
Ia this world believe there Is not one
where 10 much abicct wrctchcdncs3 can
be seen as In Chinese prison. The
criminals serving ont sentence get but
one meal week from the authorities.
The reat Of the time they are fed BY their
lricndp, II they have any; by the con-
itlbution Of visitors, or they etaryc.
Ind not much money with ne on going
IN, but came out pcnnilesl, the poor
creatures 30 worked on my feelings.
some Of the prisoners had lost u hand,
others were heavily ironcd, and all wore
the same pInched and starved look. !
faw three women in process Of cXccu-
ton for numbering y man. lhcy were
hanged by the neck In a Kind Of wooden
stocks. so arranged that their feet could
iutt touch The ground, aud were left IN
this condition I'LL dead. Sometimes
death cnsues very soon, but oncncr o
day or Two will pass before the poor
wretch dies, az there ls no pressure on
the neck. was glad TO get away from
thia place, too. But the ptcoua tones Of
The poor prisoners, begging for 'cum-
shaw "a present. ring IN my ears
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skeptical friends putting burning taper
to his nose. His life was saved but the
sad story of his escape from the very
jaws of death was ever afterward told by
the Scared and crimson beacon on his
face.
A number of stories are given of the
revival of hospital patients after they
have been carried out to the dead-house
This seems very common occurrence
in Europe. Two of the most terrible
statements are of children being born in
the tomb, one of whom, according to
Mr. Mackay, being discovered by a
lucky incident lived to be man. and
occupied for several years the post Of
Lieutenant-General on the frontiers of
Cherez.
Several instances are given Of persons
who have been cognizant of what was
going on around them, yet powerless to
stop their burial. One case is given of
n schoolmaster who, had it not been for
the arrival of sister, would have been
buried alive. The passionate grief of
the sister caused the cyelds of the de-
ceased to quiver, and the truth was dis
covered
1t is impossible to prolong the list Of
examples, but enough has been already
said to show the wickedness of hasty fu-
nerals, and the necessity of establishing
proper system Of tests.
Does it ever occur to the minds of Amer
cans that funerals are often conducted
very quickly in this country, as well as
in Italy and the warm countries Of Eu-
roper 1t is doubtful if the bodies of the
poor people who live in the tenement
houses Of our large cities are examined
very closely before they are inferred; it
is doubtful if the greatest care is en-
ercised in this matter in the rural dis
trlcts, where good physicians cannot be
Mt the death beds Of sick persons, and
where rich and poor alike are often in
trusted to doctors who are neither IA
nous for learning or intuition. The
writer in Belgrayia is inclined to think
that one of the needs of the world is
simple test and not complicated series |
Of tests, which would be out of the reach |
of the poor and beyond the power of in
experienced or badly-paid doctors. 1t
will be reassuring to have that test as
soon rs possible.