The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-01-29


| tact, is as well established as the radia.
| ton of heat or the absorption of water
| by a sponge, and we claim that we know
enough of the laws to apply them sue.
cessfully. In all ages men and women
have possessed the power to throw the
vital magnetism of their own fully
charged bodies directly upon the diseas-
| ell parts Of others with sufficient force
to effect a cure. Magnetism will cure
every disease that is curable-will cure
what medicine will not cure, and more
etfectnally and rapidly; not by faith
not by the strong will controlling the
weaker, but by the diseased part receiv-
ing healthy magnetism. We hold that not
only weak, nervous ladies and effemi-
nate men arc benefited, but that fre-
qnently the strongest nerved men are
the most susceptible subjects"
The Doctor is treating q number here
very successfully. One lady with con
sumption, who had not been out of her
bed for several months, is walking about
Another, martyr to dyspepsia for years
is able to eat at pleasure. The Doctor
says he treats people at u distance, by
magnetizing paper and sending through
the mail, with directions for use. OF
course the orthodox physicians cry out
"gnack," but there is no doubt that
magnetism is law in nature and that
the human system would be better Off
without SO much medicine, and perhaps
without any. It is all very curious, to
say the least of it, and don't care how
soon it displaces the pill doctor, who so
soon as lie has felt the pulse and looked
at the tongue, opens the memorandum
book and writes n prescription. No mat
ter how slight the malady, tho prcscrip-
ton must be written.
have read Endymion and l am not
enthusiastic over it. really think if a
lesser light than DIsraeli had written it,
it would not have created SO great :, sen
sat;on. The plot is not more than ord-
nary, the English is not always good,
and the morale is questionable. The
hero is made to love, for years, IL married
woman, and while he never avowed it
until she became a widow, it, kept him
from MARI, ing any one else. All the
while she encouraged him and preserved
the most unbounded influence over him.
l think Endymion much too weak, too
insipid for d hero. His whole life is
mapped ont and controlled by women.
l contemn a petticoat man! We can
hardly. fully appreciate the book, how
ever, becanse we do not sufficiently un-
dcrstan,l English politics. No doubt it
contains many good hits at the Liberals.
On dit that it sold for 10000. A very
good little sum and a nice way for Lord
I}eaconsfied to amuse himself during
his leisure, between acts, one might say.
May the curtain soon rise and let US have
the next act with him at the head of af-
fairs Gladstone is the more beautiful
speaker and writer, but Beaconstield is
the finer statesman, and his policy more
conducive to England's greatness.
detest English opera English is no
language for singing and makes the
finest opera often seem like buresque
but of co,,rsc went to see Marie Roze
She is beautiful woman, Purisienme
Her voice is rich, but not ex traordinary
She appears better i'll concert, so l con
clude that her voice lacks something
dramatic force, perhaps. Carmen is a
pretty, light opera, but do not care fol
it at all, nor do think it is suited tc
Marie Roze; it does not test her voice
Nor does the character suit her. She is
too large and noble looking, too beauti-
full to play the part of a tickle, frivolous
dancing, heartless coqnette. 1t would
suit an active, tiny, pretty girl; but, tc
see Marie Roze running, skipping, dane.
ing and smoking cigarettes in abandon,
style around the stage amounts to the
ridiculous. She played at Saturdays
matinee before house crowded with
ladies, the elite of the city; it reminded
one of Comns' receptions scarce a dozcr
gentlemen visible. She is a guest of one
Of the fashionable ladies Of society, and
sat with her at the French Opera Satur
day evening, the observed of all obscrv
ers for her beauty and elegant, costly
toilette.
AUNT CHAT.