New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
TOPICS IN PARIS.

| AND INSTANCES CITED AGAINST VACCINATON-
PURE AIR AS A FACTOR IN sUBDUING DISEASE.
| IRON THR REGULAR coERgsPoSoESr ~ THE TaiBuHE.l
| PARIS, Oct. M Cookery the Minister of Posts
| and Teegrapls, and the Chief Director of tue
| Electric Exhibition, will enable the jury to see
| how the dilcront systems of electric light which
are applied there will suit at the Grand Opera
| House. Four representations will be given there,
on which occasions all the lighting will be done by
electricity. The first two will be for the jury tne
Official world and the press. The others Will be
private. Invitations will nc isSncl IN the Minister'S
name, and no money will be taken at the doors. A
special canlata will be performed by the chorus Of
| the National Academy of Music Its author will be
| VI. Jules Cohen, aud 1t will be in honor of Queen
| Electricity" We only witnessing now the
dawn of this sovercigns reign and VI. jules Cohen
is directed to sing: Happy will be the generations
who will bc in existence when Electricity has been
some time on the throne of tine whole earth, to
which she is giving nervous system The in
ancural sorce is to como OIL on the 10Th. NJ.
Grrvv viii attend in the State box. lie will receive
his friends between the acts IN the round saloon
originally destined for the of the late Emperor
and Empress Eugene. The pro Iramme Will include
the bactof Sylvia, during which thn whole scene
will be- suddenly bathcd IN hight; the second acl Of
GounOds Tribute OF Zdmord," aud chOruscs of
Chuck.
The lamps for the general lighting of the prosce-
mum will lac on the Doucc system, which projects
the lght upon white rejecting sheet overhead,
and keeps the lamp hidden. Fight hundred of Edi-
sons sixtccn-cande lights Will be- employed III
different paris Of the house aud notably in the
FOYER VI. GARNER, tlle architect, is lighted
with the Edison lamp because Of its perfect safety,
the mellow ton, OF its light, aud its general conven-
icucc. JabochhoG will have monopoly Of the
loggla. lis Is an arc lamp, AMI very bright, and
trying TO painted and powdered faces. The circular
ball on the ground hoor is to he appropriated 10
the mean, lesceut light of Weilcrmau; Maxim will
have two snail rooms at the end Of the foyer.
During two acts swan will liaht the proscenium.
Brush will install lis powerful lamps 1T the foot
of the and IN the lark corridors behind the
boxes.
Prince Napoleon has been admitted to audiences
with the Sultan, aud has had interviews with hs
Ministers II is supposed by VI. TIsSot that he was
GIVING them cnconra omrnt to throw difficulties IN
the way of the French Government IN Egypt and
other parts &6Norh Africa. Ahmed Nclyk facna
hal the Prince across the Bosphorus to dine with
hlm at his country house. lie bowed low before
the ucphs% Of the First Napoleon whenever he
found himself in 100, presence. \ mot dOr'tr~ WAS
given at STEAMBOAT 10 all ihc public imctonarlcs TO
do hbcvls.. that the Imperial tourist might be
nm Ter the illusion that he did not Iclong a de-
who Is the fan travelling companion OF his In
periaI Highu,>s. But the uudcrInCs IN the -erIce
of Abdul Hand did not. They fanried She was the
Prince, Clutihlc AMI pcrorlcl her the honor,
10 which,, they were led t. th.uk-her royal
birth entitled her. THIS person Is not, aS was
stated q certain pretty widow, but al auburn.
haired American. who nr,t cspoased a marquis and
m, n quilted hm AMI devoted herself To tho Prince.
She ~ The mother OF two children IN whom he takes
a paicrual interest. lie ami she, accompanied by
u George, iachaud, have lett Constantuople ia
the Varua steamer route for Vienna.
Princess C.otilc tries 10 dSsuldc her son, Prince
Victor. from hi, determination 10 enter the French
army ~ a simple soldier aud to make his way in It.
lie thinks il more honorable and mo'o consistent
with the dcmIerItIc tradition OF the Bonaparte
family 10 40 this than Ia pass through 1t Cyr lie
is lad uf pluck aui perseverance,. lhe Empress
Eugruic wa, delighted to hear of his resolution,
and to encourage him in It has aanou'c'd her ~
t.ution of Adopting him. THIS would fall in with
the desire of her deceased son Eugene passed
quietly through Pam, tins autumn. Only Il ie"
intimate friends were aware that she was here.
She is now quitc an old woman; she has hloodlc7s
face and her hand. doubcl M with gouty
rheumatism. In walking she lean, either on a cane
or on the arm OF an attendant. Snc SAYS hat PARIS
srr, r. to her Ike a cemetery. Comte de- lcsscps was
ont Of town when she WAS here. Tie L. sincerely
attached to lrr and calls hes the isabelle IN Ca'ho-
liquc ol the >url Canal.
There will b, on the 18th an anti-v1ecine con
grc,, in the town where small ox might easily ne
a frequent visitor. namely. Cologne. the city OF
sweet smelling wafer and ioul-smrlIng streets.
am sorry not to be able = attend am neither tor
JcrYcr nor AGAINST. Some opponents of vaccination
hold that All vaccine ii" i to protect while th'
vaccine fever is roug on This lever, It Is held II
cause of piIscal deterioration, AMI increases tue
liability of children and adults u catch many
cpidcm and endemic diseases, 10 say nothing at
the danger % winch they exposed of being vac
clnalcd with ly,uph having M IL other morbid
germs than those OF cov-pov. Somc evenings ago
ia Uuri whose experiments were witnessed by
bon Pedro four years ago at the Salpctr'ere
broke down. "a ha claims the theory that safety |
from tz evil IL To- be- found m the call lie proved
that disease Is hereditary in the bovine species ~
we'll ~ m the human and that u can he trans |
riantrd from le former to the lattcr through the
medium OF vaccine lymph nr. Bnrq rs not an
ant -Jcunrran. lie WISHED merely in trying TO |
undermine the growing faith ~ Dr. Lanh"IN !
h-ilcr,. to keep medical practitioners within tine
old lines.
For many years have taken a deep interest I'm |
the vaccu" question. and never lost an opportunity
10 watch how the .Jcuneitn lymph Affects the |
general health Of those INTO whose blood II r1 bean
transru,rd and To what extent 1t preserves from |
sulall-pnN and most say that cannot think III u
very large circle of acqulintance- ot single M
stance III which rcvnccInation was not followed ~
the opponents of 1t charge, 10y reduced vitality ct
physical deterioration. | appeared Ia bring ont
any morbid germs that wCr0 already III the coS''-
tuition and To increase the liability To contract d's-
ease. Many Americans who read THIS may peIhaPS
remember Mr. Agcrnon Jones' a naturalned Eng
tI lflf
% gpod deal engaged in American business lie was
rich in vitality and mau of high spirits aud Joyous
temperament. Although elegantly built, he WAS an
,tLletr InbenrndeutIy of what HIS profession |