Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-09

some unknown river to land in some
strange and unknown country. Each one
holds his breath and does not speak for
fear of breaking the peculiar charm OF the
moment, but friends draw nearer TO each
other, ana even clasp hands, while young
husbands encirole the waists of their young
wives, and these last bow their heads in
hslf fear and trembling. Suddenly
all are Weakened from their strange
reveries by the halt OF the horses,
and are told that their Journey is
ended. YoH then find yourself IN another
spacious hail where steps are seen as in the
first. As you pass up the stairs, half way
up stands one of the men who drew You
over much space with such swiftness and
good will, with his hat extended in sig
nifcaut manper He demands q pourboire
from the passengers, to be divided among
his companions for their tstigulng exercise,
and it Is safe to wager that the generosity
OF that public is all the reward that will be
accorded them for their trouble. a few
more steps and you emerge into daylight,
which seems unusually white and strong,
and you experience some surprise IN ind
ing yourself so long a distance from your
starting point. The souvenir remains
long time with you, and the agreeable sen
sations experienced easily decide you to
again undertake. the journey, although
much of the pleasure would be wanting
owing to the absence of novelty.
The French understand the Importance
to the health of the inhabitants IN rapidly
carrying off the refuse matter OF large
city ike Paris, and
THE sEwRRs
Absorb the largest share of attention and
money devoted to public works. Five
millions of francs are TO be used this year
in repairing and keeping in order all works
connected with the sewers. Il is a large
machinery, which requires constant atten-
ton, and whose slightest arrangement
creates serious danger to the community
An accident recently occurred, and all
Paris soon became aware of the ciroum-
stance. The beautiful city lost none OF
its exterior attraction, her streets remained
as clean as in the past, and her coquetry
did not diminish, hut she was like a hand
some woman embelished and adorned, yet
carrying in her breast an offensive tumor
which estraDged her friends and admirers.
Not Journal throughout the city but has
cried out against thu disagreesble oder that
penetrates even the boulevards of the
rich and elegant. Mr.. Andrieux, the Pre-
feet de Police, was sent for to give orders
for the investigation of the sewers and the
necessary repairs, but as he entered Paris
with his nostrils still filed with the fresh
air OF AK L. balm, he insisted that the
French capital was a garden Of flowers,
aud fastened away to continue his pleas
ures and amusements among the noun
tains Therefore nothing has been done,
and those confined to the city are obliged
to endure but they do NOT suffer In
silence, and they make the ears of Mr.
Andrieux to burn as they loudly vent on
him all their anger and disapprobation.
The mortality throughout the city has
| since been double, and little children are
dying eff like flies.
Menesclou, the young man who muir
dered the little girl four years old, Louise
Deu, and which circumstance | mentioned
in one OF my letters, was
RECENTLY EXECUTED
For his crime. He had appealed to the
President to pardon him, without success.
The execution took place at o'clock in
the morning. The large crowd in attend
ance was kept at very long distance from
the scatfold-so great distance that they
were unable to see anything at all, and
they thought the ceremony had not begun
when it had already finished. The School
of Medicine begged the authorities to ac-
cord them the body OF the criminal, for the
purpose of making scientific experiments.
All the celebrated physicians were col
tected, when Dr. Lappey infltrated under
the cutaneous tissue some blood taken from
the carotid vein of living dog. Imme-
diately the face became slightly colored,
and the nerves underwent certain in
vigoration, while the lips moved The
brain OF Menesclou weighed l, 3S2 grammes,
80 grammes more than. the average weight
of the human brain, which is 1850
grammes. In regard to the weight of the
brain, DR.. Paul Topinard states that ac-
cording to the comparative weight and con
sequent intelligence of the French, the
paysans, or peasants, are the least inteli-
gent after them the servants and third,
the members of ancient noble families
fourth, the bourgeois, or middle classes,
and fifth, the scientists and writer's.
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