Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-22

or rather prevented by vaccination. When he first brought forward his theory all the medical journals aired it and spoke very flat teringly of it's inventor. But now Dr. Fer ran is called humbug and 8 mountebank. k. And why! Not because his process is 8 fail ure altogether. When the other day he treated conventful of nuns and forty-two of them died of cholera next day, no one could deny that this was result, or say that Dr. Ferran had put inofensive matter into their veins. There was something in it no doubt. No, no; his great fault is that he charges twelve francs head and is making over fifty pounds sterling day by his pa tients. Not long ago spoke to you of our successful novelist, MT. George Olmet, and the way in which he is abused every day in the papers as if he were a pickpocket. Jealousy seems to be growing into disease in France just now, especially jealousy of those who earn good living for themselves, for the rich by birth are now, strange to say, let alone. Those who start bubble and squeak companies are only abused by poor shareholders who have burned their fingers. But let g. man take into his head to make his way hy persevering industry and talent, and he will immediately become the butt for sar- casm and insults from all sides.
 The French Socialists are not so much the enemies of capital as they are of capitalists. In fact they have no objection to capital,
  According to these worthies, every little Frenchman of their party ought to find in his cradle snug little yearly income for the time of his natural life, or else what is the good of being under a republcs They think that there has been preaching enough on the subject, and they want now to put the ideal into practice. The Paris municipal council, the only French official body that is radical almost to man, has just passed the follow ing resolution proposed by M. Chabert, a worthy disciple of Plato: ''The children of both sexes of the inhabitants of Paris shall receive complete education and be support ed up to their twenty-frst year at the e1- pense of the Commune of Paris. The aged and the incapacitated from work shall also be supported at the expense of the Commune. '' This resolution is of course but a wish, as the Paris municipal council has no legislative power whatever. It is wonderful how some philanthropists by profession are ready to do of other people. A witty missionary one day remarked to the Paris correspondent of the London Globe: Between the anthro- pophagi and the philanthropists give me the former. When he has eaten his fill of grilled clergymen I stand chance of being let alone; when the philanthropist is satiated he begins to think of feeding others-out Of other peoples pockets"
 Oh that French administration which Europe enviesi" A new wing has just been added to the Lariboisiere hospital for out patients. When the first litter arrived the ward door was found to be too narrow and the litter could not be carried in. Perhaps you think that the administration had the door widened immediately. Not a bit of it. They had narrower filters made on the spot. Unfortunately these new filters hardly hold the patients. What will the administration do? Plane the patients I would suggest.
 Since the success of Mrs. Weldon, whe ob- tained such high damages from the doctors who had signed certificates of her insanity, the lunacy cases have been very frequent. A most curious verdict, given last Tuesday, shows by what class of men justice is often administered. This petty jury made up of small tradesmen declared CD that the plain tiff was not insane; @ that the doctors were not to be blamed for signing certificate of her insanity. The judge and all the lawyers present had to resort to their British sang froid to deep their countenance. In future a jury will be the highest authority on diseases of the brain, and it is suggested that hence forward the certificates Of lunacy shall be signed by tradesmen and not by medical men. Menders of china and tin utensils would be eminently qualified. Authorities on cracked wares might know all about cracked brains.
 There is to be a grand bull-fight in the fa- nous old Roman arena at Mines on the 9th inst. Twenty-Five horses and eight bulls from the guanaderias of the Duke of Vera guas are to take part in the fray. The clev- crest piccadors and sobresalientes to be found in Spain aYe~been. engaged, and will 10 doubt do their best to give the spectators plenty of grim sport for the twenty francs they will have to pay for their seats. The celebrated Guttierez, first torreador of Spain, is coming. It is said that he is particularly adept at his profession. If he chooses he can preserve the horse he rides from all at tack from the bulls. I wonder if he often exercises this amiable talent.
 MAX O'RELL,