The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-05

pressure the oleKi viysector arteries which are
situated in the calves of the legs force the blood into
channels not able carry it without undue straning
and although the victim feels pain he is liable at
any moment to toppe over in a swoon and unless
lief is shortly given long and serious illness is likely
to follow. 1T is a similar trouble to that exps
rienced when it the fashion for ladies to wear
very tight sleeves except that in the of tight
trousers the material is heavier the arteries larger
and the result apt to be dangerous and diculs
to relieve"
A NEWSPAPER man who visited Mrs. Augusta Ev-
Wilson the other day at her charming residence
near Mobile describes the author of st Elmo a
lady of middle age, under medium height inclined to
be slender, with auburn hair and blue eyes and gem
eral air of genius and refinement. Mrs Wilson's
health has prevented her from engaging in literary
worL for sometime past but she still feels vivid in
terest in everything transprng in the world of letters.
She admres Marion Harland Christian Reid and Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps but dislikes Judge Tourgee
much that she will read his novels She is still
ardent confederate and regrets that the colonies
succeeded in separating themselves from the British
crown
ALPHoNsE DAUDET and Henry James happening to
come together in Paris few weeks ago fell to pras
ing each other. What pleasure" said the American
ovelst you must feel in being able to record your
observations with such perfection! My dear sir"
replied Daudet. you are mistaken. l produce in
torture and torment, and when I have finished L
always feel that have left the best of my thought.
All, if you only knew how worn and torn and tritu-
rated is the instrument that we have to work with
and how horribly difficult it is to be personal and
original in language Is it So Zolal There is
no happiness in profession" And lola, who had
been listening gloomily, replied, in dry tone of
logged conviction: mo, it is a sad trade!"
ONE day prominent physician of Paris received
message from Meissonier, asking him to come down
to his place at Possy forthwith. The Doctor obeyed
| the summons and reaching the great mans abode
told that he had been for prescribe for
of the horses which seriously i'll. Smothering his
wrath the physician attended the animals ailments,
and returned to Paris few days later Meissonier
got note from the Doctor informing him that the
physicians front door needed painting and closing
with these words, And have fixed upon you, NJ.
Meissoner the best person for the job" One of
Meissoner's most prominent peculiarties is great
dislike to paying bills. When the creditor becomes
! clamorous he will present him with small water
color as full payment for all obligations saying
estcaly, Take this-it will one day be fortune for
| your children
| ACCORDING to rabbinica theory it was originally
ordained that should but once in that act
possible only when the time of death had come, Civ
ing the ghost But the patriarch jacob feeling that
such sudden call allowed time for the settlement OF
worldly affairs and for preparation for the hereafter
prayed for exemption from the rule and in to
| his prayer allowed to and not die. The
change regarded great benefit, and all the
princes of the universe when they heard it, ordered
that for the future sneezng should be accompanied
with thanksgiving for the preservation of life and
earnest wishes for its prolongation" Hence the
tom which has prevailed among all nations of utterng
some form of sautation the occasion of the act.
A very common ejaculation among old English peo-
| pie, on sneezng, is God bless us!' which generally
sounds humorous than reverental under the Cir
| cumstances
AN English barrister, speaking of Lord Brougham
recently told a story which ought not to be lost
case tried before him in which there some
question of whether a brougham into omnibus,
or the omnibus into the brougham. In arguing
the the counsel insisted upon calling the vehicle
| a 'bru-uam," which angered the Lord Chancellor,
| who always wished his to be pronounced
| "Broom-very short. 'If you to call that word
| broom, Mr.. X, ." said his Lordship. I'VE should get
along very much quicker" The suggestion was
taken, but when the Chancellor came to give his
decision against the omnibus he was interrupted by
the aforementioned counsel who with the strongest
English accent said; Il beg your Ludship's pardon,
! but if your Ludshp would call that word bus we
should get along very much faster 1t may be added
| for the sake of the unintated that bus is the
| eoekney London name for omnibus
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