New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-07

Gently in 6wItzeriand yonng Swiss doctor. accom-
panied by friend and guides, set out from Geneva
intending to ascend the wctterhorn Nothing has been
heard OF them Since and laDdsip occurred ia the
mountain tho day the tourists started. II Is sup
posed the unfortunate hurled down the prcci
pice went out for excursion
the LAKE OF Biennc IN steam ySSn. Mt h s"oaeny
ing Of the vessel. Fifteen persons were drowned
One of the English sarcasms at the expense
OF Dr. Tanner Is the mentioned by The ST. Jamess
Gazette the British Ambassador at Washington Ia to
express the horror with which England has heard OF
gross instance Of iDhumauy, and to urge that the
President should communicate on the subject with the
authorities of the State OF New York. Mr.. Greenwood
not guarantee the accuracy OF the report but
sders it obviously probable Ministry OF Universal Be-
nevolence should not allow an American doctor 10 kill
himself without a word OF protest
Such questions as these, which are put By
The Echo are invariably asked by Americans visit
the House OF Commons: Why should the House Der.
senty IN the teeth OF commonsense and the ordinsry
rules which govern mankind, carry on Its debates until
the small hours OF the morniDgf Why will men, sane
and sensible in other matters put themselves ncon.
yenencein fact submit to characteristic discomfort
iuiure their health and waste the property Of the Ma
zion I'm the shape Of unnecessarily consumed gasI
Why should they rob themselves OF sieep contract head
aches and rise the next morning with hsbby appettes
Without reason When will they see the astounding
folly their action, aud endeavor 70 reform
waysf
A lady in Boston has patented multiple
cation table game. made the principle OF the 49, I5
ID puzzle There are q dozen shallow boxes in light
tray and each contains thirtysix numbered blocks
ranged in three lines When box Is In order. the null
tiplicand-as for instance, 4-Occupes the first position
in every line the multiper-say 6-sin the middle and
the result Of the multipyng-2i-on the right The idea
ia TO remove q single block and disarrange the Others.
and the child. by moving at time. can hually
each into proper place. The game Is lot wholly
Ike ia appearance the famous gem puzzle, but was
originated months before that yexlng lutte article
ever SHOWN There is no claim that with 1t any eau
learn the multiplication tabl but IL Is believed mat
incmoriZng Will become muc. easier IMAM whch Chya
card Is set before young pupils.
An odd adventure OF Felix Pyat, the Com
munist Is related by the Paris correspondent OF The
Manchester Guardian. At the fall OF tie Commune
certain young subatern was advancing to parcy with
q few men who held barricade when their chief an
nounced that he bore the hated name OF Pya Tue man
said that he wished give himself up on condition that
the lives OF the twenty men who were with him should
he spared He willing TO atone for their fault The
Ger. making that be had the redoubtabe Pyat in
his hands cheeruly accepted this proposition The in
surgents laid their arms the twenty marched to
their homes and their leader with the suspicious name
gave himself up. The news spread through the army
like lightning The supposed Pyat taken before the
General IN command and by him sent on IN carriage
and pair ard under special escort TO Versailles. But
the charm dspeled soon a. he gave HE Cnristn
names. for FOLK was not among lnen How y tis,
said the officer ''are you Feux Pyatf "Oh, no;
quite another person-PIat with an IL"
The Lancet thinks that DIR. Tanners fast as
scientific experiment ranks but little higher than tie
prolonged walks and swimming contests which have be-
come 80 common Its sole object Is to ascertain nos
whether man can live forty without food. which
has already been proved undoubted cases but whether
Dr. Tanner can live he says he can, forty days with
out food on other hand, IL has also been proved
that death may occur ut much earlier period aud tbs
main question Is whether Dr. Tanner will be allowed 70
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be survive the forty days he win be Interesting
for treatment and may further chances OF dca'h
before he can resume ais normal condition IL Is diff
cult adds The Lancet tounderstand what VII De gained
by tuis experiment No doubt 10 would have been ~
some physiological interest II careful investigation uad
been made nut beyond some very crude oDserEdilons
on weight pulse and temperature, nothing OF tie And
seems 10 have been d0pe. Indeed. the same tng has
been already much better done on certain oil the lower
animals
The interest taken by the London press in
D.. Tanners fast ls very marked Two Journals !ho
Standard and The Daily Ners have had special DIS
patches every day for three weeks and some OF tese
have been OF unusual length. COpous extracts from
the New-York journals made by nearly all tho
papers and great mass OF correspondence has been
published the subject The medical profession Is nor
DISPOSED TO accept tbs facts without questioning For
example, Hospital Physician" writes TO one If the
Journals 4" Members accustomed TO witness unhue
creduy on the part OF the public that the interest
which may be supposed to be felt in the OF DR..
Tanner as evinced 10y the costly kilograms which sre
ascd across the Atlantic in respect OF MS alleged fast,
does not much surprise them. For myself, may
press my disbelief that Dr. Tanner is existing solely on
water There facts TO warrant the belief that hc
can live for nearly six weeks without sOld s0u-
bic food this possible for six weeks, X should
lie possible to abstain for even longer period We
have no guarantee afforded against TIE introduction OF
macy falacies this there may be such DOT me
whole story has rather tnge OF Basnum about IT,"
There has been more skirmishing on thai old
battle GROUND between R:tuasm and Low Church-st
Japess, Hatchaul. Tie vicar applied fortnight ago
for summonses against Mr. Sanders the parshoners'
church warden for rotous and indecent behavior IN the
church and for malicious damage. The Rev Mr Walker
said that the previous morning the festival OF IT.
Jamess was celebrated the sermon being preachedby
the Rev G. jackson, OF 81. ThOmass. Tie sermon was
cxtempore and witness had idea what the preacher
would saw Mr. Jackson went into the vcstry. and Mr.
Sanders followed, aud told him OR. Walker II was
scandalous shame that he should allow clergyman to
preach as Mr. jackson had done. He also spoke TO Mr.
Jackson having opened the vesiry door called IN
about forty men, Witness told Mr. Sanders 10 close tho
yestry as it his private room, but he replied that
ne would not, adding that 1t public room OF the
parish small emblem OF tho cross, worked IN fow-
ers was suspended from the pit and this Mr. san
ders displaced aud threw the ground lie also tore
down used to cover dirty wall near the
Communion table. There great disturbance ana M.
addressed the people from the yestry door
man named Morton then applied for two suminoDsos Tor
assaults committed him In the yestry, one Dy Hen-
| Der OF Mr.. Walker choir.
pVRIIC OPINION