New-York tribune., 1883-03-11

which there is none more towering. even the cvli-

which there is none more towering, even tue cl'h
cation of New York City, she must:
| First-See to il that the Madagascar streets and
avenues are more shockingly filthy, even IT she has
| to import dirt to render them 80. Your Embassy
| tnd-such is the language OF the report-that Tue
authorities of New-York presumably believe that
"Unc!eanness is next to Godliness." The idea
struck us as novel;
Second-See tot that Madagascar Society for the
Promotion of ze-Fghting is at once organized.
Your Embassy find that New-York supports this
branch of industry, and that 1t is growing more
| popular every day, number of the eminent
pugilists of the city proftably combining pugilsm
and the pursuit of craftsmanship in their respective
| wards. The idea struck us as novel.
| Ihird-See to it that the rising youth of NADIA
gascar are taught that it is not good form to sur
render a seat in crowded Madagascar horse-car to
a Madagascar lady. Your Embassy we're taught
in Madagascar-that it was unchivalric for a gen.
tleman to remain seated while lady involuntarily
was standing. We learned differently, by example,
in New-York. Perhaps the custom that prevails
there is due to the doctrine of the cOeducatOn of
the sexes on equal terms or something of that SORT
But it struck as novel.
F0urfh-See to il that the fashionable and more
popular of the Madagascar churches are gwen TO
understand that strangers are not to be provided
with seats or standlng-rOom until all the pew
holders are accommodated. This scheme is sup
posed to cultivate the virtue of unseliishness and
brotherly kindness in the pew-hoder to degree
not known under the Ma a0ascan system. Our
own nominaly n-Christian Madagascar treats the
stranger within her gates of Sunday as If he was
a neighbOr. The New York idea struck us as novel;
Fifh-See to it that the Malaga can samDle-rooms
increase and multiply. Your Embassy as they
walked and drove about the streets of New-York
could not but be painfully impressed with the fact
that in the matter of sampe-rooms our own humble.
inexperienced and comparatively barbarous island
IL far behind New-YOrk. We were informed that
there are more samplerooms in New-York than there
are buildings devoted any other form of business.
Is rum, then. the great promoter of that higher
civilization for which Madagascar yearnsf The
idea struck us as novel;
Sirth-See to it that in selecting members for
Madagascar's Board of Aldermen the rule of the
survival OF the unfttest be applied with consider
able thOroughncss. That Is the rule that New York
would seem to g. by In picking out her own Alder
men. What is the reason that lies back OF the ru5
Are we to understand that the true and only func-
ton of an Alderman is 10 be n shocking warningi
The idea struck us as novel, Truly the higher civ
zation is full OF intricaces for the mere Madagas-
car mind.
OF course the above points are jOtted down just
as they appeared in the Embassy's informal and
unrevlsed notebook We present them for what
they are worth as they presented to us by this
trustgorthy ex-Inspector of Gas Meters. They
make one thing eydent-the full report cannot fail
to be the most suggestive document ever submitted
to the Queen of Madagascar. Think of the hints
which the Embassy will pick up in Washing
ton and Chicago to say nothing about
Leadville and San Francisco No doubt
| many of the features that contribute to the
higher civilization will strike the Queen as
novel But Of course her surprise will be nothing
IN comparison with her delight Just as soon as the
report has been read her. she may be expected to
give orders to have all the suggestions which 1t con-
tans ar once acted upon in every portion of her
island kingdom. There is great future before
| Madagascar.