New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28
GENERAL NOTES.

In the Office of well-known physician in
Pittsburg is preserved the smallest heart that ever
beat in human breast far the records show" The
organ is less than oue-fourth average size and
hearted IN the Wes lie 70 %a SS S 9s e9s
Gus, sympathetic gentle and brave a lion.
The popular belief that the guillotine was in
vented by the humane French phy sician DR. Guotin fs
said to be disproved by series of paintings in the
ChapelBridge at Luceme. The eighth picture Of the
series represents the prosecutions of the Church the
province of Hevetia under the pagan emperors Rome
On the right side of the picture number OF Christians
are being hurled into river perhaps the Reuss on the
left side very evident gOtinc erected one Chris
tan lies with his head on the block and the huge
OF headess bodies lie around with the heads beside
them
III the Paris correspondent of Tie London
Standard is correctly informed the Director OF tho
National Library has just received sealed caset con-
tanning Alfred dc MGsscs letters. They will in accord
ance with the authors wishes, not be published before
1910 This valuable little box has been carefully
sealed with the Great Seal Of the National Library and
deposited i'm the strong room set apart for such
treasures The Conseryator OF the Library has pos
session OF the only key Of this strong room. which
III; with Madame Comu, which is 10 be published in
1883 under the supervision OF NJ. Reman.
In response TO an article in The LOpdon
Times upon the great dimnution OF want Of
bone and sinew observed in the agricultural as well As the
manufacturing districts OF England the secretary Of the
Bread Reform League sends 10 that journal in
which he attributes this physical degeneracy IN great
part 10 the nne bread which forms principal diet Of
the working classes. He takes ENCOURAGEMENT how
ever from the operations OF the society which be is
the secretary and thus describes the success which has
already followed its efforts: 1.-THE unanimous support
Whch our movement for the adoption OF ewheat-meal
bread has received from all the principal authorities on
food diet and hygiene the scientific truth of onr
POSITION As proof that the class we especially wish
to benefit would be glad TO adopt this when they
understand It's advantages and obtain made az
a,9poaeraie price may mention thai in the beginning
" ,e gave Two lectures 10 two large cooperative
az P ehteiy composed OF wor61ngmen. In
OF hem before the lecture, they had average wee XIV
sale Of 2s5 In the other society they had weekly sale
weekly sale OF 400 or BOO"
The recent extraordinary discoveries in tho
ancient metropolis of the Egyptian kings at Thebes ere
brought TO light in singular manner and only after tho
most persistent endeayOrs For the years many
Egypologists OF different naonaites on their travels
through Upper Egypt have been shown number Of an
Equities in the possession OF the English Consular AGENT
Mustapha at Luxor. and they arrived at the COM
mon conclusion that these specimens must have been
found in the sepulchres kings none OF the scholars
ana explorers TO their great Distress have been able
detect the mine from which these Royal treasures had
been dug Professor MasperO the curator OF the Eyp
uah museum who is at present in France leave OF
absence at last succeeded four months aro in
getng hod OF fellah who knew something the origin
OF the pieces i'm Mustaphas possession The man refused
TO open his lips upon the matter; neither promises
nor threats could move him TO reveal his secret
AT last the felah was carried of to Daud Pacha.
Governor or the Province of Zehne, who nut the
man in prison, and kept him there until he
assented TO disclose his secret. The fellaA,
however had three brothers who were eoparticparo-s
in the mystery, and had hitherto sharers in the
booty which the four partners from time 10 time ding
mp from their hidden treasure. Under promise OF IN
demnty from punishment and prospect of high wages
the secret disclosed Daud Pacha was CONQUERED
To the city of the dead kings The enormous wealth ~
the metropolis was discovered the first day eNcava
ton kilograms were sent 10 the khediVe, commits
stoned the celebrated German Egyptologist Herr
Brugsch 10 preside the excavations and send the
result 10 the Egyptian Museum az Bulag No fewer than
800 statuettes have come TO the light Of day and
special steamer has been placed the
Brugsch. Among other unique articles discovered ara
several enormous perukes Of artificial hair Of wonderful
workmanship supposed to have been used by the
Egyptian Queens as ornaments great occasions Of
Court parade: The most important, perhaps all the
hncs are four papNff, sixteen metres length coy
ejed with writing, the decipherlng of which will donb-
very carly period.