Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-09

AsSOh0y "a APACoDs0 LID DcAc1 buht III
relics of any predecessor of man had pet been
discovered. He cautioned the students against
loose speculation on this subject, saying thu.
every man who goes beyond the sphere OF
observation becomes a transesndsntalist, and
transcendentalism has always been danger
ous to science"
At the regular monthly meeting of the Pro
testant Episcopal clergy of Rhode Island
held the other day, it was resolved that ''We,
the bishop and other clergy of the Protest
ant Episcopal church, in the diocese OF
Rhode leland, do hereby express our en-
phatfc condemnation of the practice of rails
ing money by lottery, rafas, or ether Similar
methods, regarding it as a violation of the
statute law of Rhode Island, as subversive of
good morals, and as contrary to the princi-
Piles of the Christian religion; and We do es-
pecially condemn it in connection with
movements in aid of religious and charitable
objects" This is movement that ought to
spread through all the religious dsnomina-
tions.
Some people think that there are not
enough Atlantic cables, and Copenhagen
capitalists have come forward with their
support towards telegraph line that will
bring Iceland and Greenland into direct CON-
munication with Great Britain and America.
It is proposed to start from Thurso, in Scot
land, from there to run to the Farce Islands.
and from the Farce Islands TO Iceland, and
from Iceland to the west coast Of Greenland;
from thence it dips southwark to St. Law
renee Bay, striking the American continent
finally at Gaspe Harbor. The total length
of the cable is to be 8, 15O miles. The longest
section will be less than 900 miles, and on that
account it is anticipated that 1t will do the
work of any two of the cables now uniting
Europe and America
At the recent annual session of the Medi.
cal and Chirurgical society of Maryland; Dr.
Charles G. Hill read paper entitled 1.-THE
common sassafras potent drug and danger
ons narcotic" DR.. Hills attention was call
ed to the narcotic properties of this harmless
agent by case in which boy took 1.-TWO
large swallow from bottle of the oil of
ssssatras, under the impression that it was
good for an eruption from which he suffered
Coma supervensd, resembling that in pois-
oning By opium, except that the pulse was
rapid and pupils normal. Prompt emesis
r moved the remaining oil from his stomach
and consciousness soon returned. Acting on
this suggestion, the author had made expert
ments with the oil of sassafras upon mice.
cats and dogs. In the mouse it caused stiff
ness, convulsions and death. In the cat and
dog insensibility and paralysis were noted.
Major Carter III. Louthan. superintendent
of schools for Clark county, Virginia, attend
ed the Virginia Republican State convention
and was appointed presidential eleotor fer
his district. At the last session of the Vir-
ginia legislature an act was passed making 10
a nisdemeanor for any one officially connect
ed with the educational system of the State
to take any part ia political conventions.
Major Louthan has been indicted under the
provisions of this law by the grand jury of
the hustings court at Richmond and will be
put on trial. 1t is maintained by the Repub-
ieans that the law under which this indict-
meat was found is in violation of the oonsti-
tuition of the State of Virginia, and there is q
very general discrimination not to obey it IN
til the highest courts have passed upon its
constitutionality. Section 20 Of article l