Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-16
NEWS AND VIEWS.

Lombardy, though one-haIf of it is occu-
pied by arid mountains, contains probably
the densest agricultural population in The
world. According TO recent official reports,
the provinces of Milan and Cremona have
16l inhabitants to the square kilometer, and
even in the mountain region of Como there
are sixty-seven jewellers on each square
kilometer. On the same area England has
only thirty, France forty and Ireland sixty.
The Plymouth, Mass, bell-ringing case has
been decided at last. The plaintiffs had for
many years owned and occupied houses near
a large wooden mill on which, some time
ago large bell was placed. This bell was
ruug several times every day, to summon
and dismiss the operatives. The plaintiffs
claimed that 1t was a nuisance, and injured
their property and destroyed their comfort.
After long trial the court has decided that
the plaintiffs are fully entitled 10 an lnjunc-
ton against the ringing of the bell.
A group Of French gourmets the other day,
apostles of the cookery of the future, came
to the conclusion that the earthworm, sadly
unappreciated until Mr.. Darwin gave it its
proper rank in the scheme of creation, had
always been underrstsd a Wand. Why
wait till he has been sssimilated into fish or
fowl? Why not eat him at once, first
handed? They tried it, fifty OF them.
First they put the worms in vinegar, then
rolled them in batter and fried them, and
finally ate them. After the first plateful,
Gays the voracious chronicler, the fifty guests
rose like one man and asked for more.
Could anything be more convincing! And
yet great authority in Paris has said, sadly,
tn at no advances have been made in the SUBJ
lime science Of cookery since the days-and
dishes-of Brillat-Savarin.
The grave and learned scientists OF the
BFitieh Association found time at their re-
cent meeting al Southampton for little of
that nonsense that is relished by the wisest
men. One OF the philosophers, In the midst
OF a profound dissertation that was being de-
hvered by a brother member, perpetrated
the following, which he solemly avowed was
a cradle song with which he had been lulled
to sleep in his babyhood years:
scintiIlate. scin tillate, gIobule viviic;
Eain would tathom thy nature specific
Lofty poised in ssther capacious,
Strongly resem bling gem carbonaceous.
When torrid PhGbus refuses his presence,
And ceases 10 lamp US with fierce incandescenee,
Then you ulumine the regions supernal-
Scintillate, scintillate, semper nocturnal
Then the victim of hospiceless peregrination
Gratefully halls your minute coruscation;
He could not determine bis Journeys direction
But for your bright scintillating protection
.The results OF using benzoaie Of soda az
remedy in eases OF acute rheumatism is set
forth at some length by Dr.. MacEEsn, in the
British Medical journal. The idea seems TO
have been suggested by considering the close
alliance between bepzoic and salicylic
acid; and the author describes five cases,
in all Of which, it would appear, the
effect of the medicine was alike rapid and
satisfactory. The doses given were fifteen
grains every three hours. In one of the
cases, salicylate of soda had previously been
given for a fortnight, without much benefit.
DR.. McEwan finds that benzoate of soda pos
sesssg the advantage that it does not give
rise to the nausea and depression or the un-
pleasant head phenomena which the sAlicy-
late frequently produces, u is most con-
yen;ent 70 prescribe il in the form OF mix
lure. and should be continued in diminished
doses for twenty-four or foriy-eight hours
after the symptoms have disappeared.