Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-17
ORNING, SEPTEMBER IT, 1884.

this remarkable preparation, the secret of which the great Napoleon brought from Egypt. The reason why men have cholera is because they are unable to digest its active contagious principle But after introducing 8 few drops of this elixir the poison digests as pleasantly as simple outlet; indeed, there is nothing to show that my preparation is not much more digestibie than a outlet" By his side the charlatan carries anti-choleraic belts. tThese," he said, fare not only beau tifu1 ornaments for the person, but contain over fifty sachets, any of which will save any lady from cholera" The man has many cus- toner's We are glad to see the press of this State manifesting an interest in the biennial ses- sions matter, which is to be decided next month. We are also glad to see that there is practically but one opinion about it, and that is that the amendment should be adopt ed. It certainly should. There is altogether too much legislation in this State and it costs too much. The laws are not made with the care they ought to be, and much of the time of each legislature is spent in
 ''tinkering." With biennial sessions we should have fewer and better laws This is not mere assertion The experience of thirty two States which already have biennial ses- sions shows it. If biennial sessions will re- suit in less and better legislation (as they will) and if they will save the taxpayers large amount of money (as they wilD why continue behind the times by sticking to an. nual sessions any longers
 
 to have the people of Great Britain when they make constitutional changes borrow much from this country. He gives them this advice: Let them in their changing shun, first of all, paid legislature; the un- avoidable consequences of which are, that politics become a trade, and that trading politicians must surely soon become corrupt; next, the caucus, which places the manage ment of politics entirely in the hands of professional politicians, who manage them in their own interest; next, manhood suffrage, which, by making every man articulate, makes the halls of legislation vocal with the speeches and the votes of venal legislators; next, frequent elections and changes in office, which serve ends of professional politicians, keep up petty political excitement with no higher purpose than the struggle for office, and divert the attention of people from other and better affairs; last, not least, an elective judiciary, the absurdity and the evils of which need not be pointed out to any reason able, observant man. In a community so pure and so intelligent that it's judges may be safely elected, judges are not needed, Let them shun these changes in their political constitution, and do what else they will, they may dismiss all fear of the Americanization of their society and their politics.
 One of the most curious uses which have been made of electricity is In the interest of lion tanners. The apparatus is of great pow CT, shaped like a stick, about three and 8 half feet in length. NJ. Rauspach the inventor, is lion tanner himself, who has been ''a good deal worried" during long and suc- cessful professional career. He has already experimented with it upon the denizens of the cages in his menagerie, and relates the different effects upon the brutes. Three of his lions receiving the shock immediately showed signs of the greatest terror. They were seized with trembling and growled fit fully. The tiger more quickly subdued, became stupefed, and crouched in corner of the cage. Bruin was more refractory to cleo tricity, which seemed scarcely to affect him. He would growl and show his teeth, and was subdued after repeated discharge. The most astonishing effects, however, were pereepti- ble in the boa constructor, On receiving the discharge, the specimen from Cayenne, near ly twenty feet in length, became at once par alyzed and remained motionless for six hours afterward. When he recovered, he showed signs of numbness for three whole days. Finally, the elephant on being electrified by a touch of the stick upon the tip of his trunk set up series of wild cries, and became so strange that the tanner feared the brute would break it's heavy iron chain. NJ. Raus- pach is said to intend addressing paper up on the experiments to the Academy of Sciences.