The Russellville Democrat., 1886-09-22
FROM THE OLD WORLD.
IntercstingC Correspondence from
DIR. A. HI. Scott.

DIR. A. HI. Scott.
Correspondence OF the Democrat.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE In PARIS,
July %, 1886.
| arrived at this place on last Sat
urday, the Oath inst, and was great
lY delighted to find letter awaiting
me of the 9Th inst, from my father
imparting the pleasant information
that all we're well at home. have
been as usual on my tour everywhere
that | go, endeavoring to learn all
can, see all can, and make the most
| can out Of my visit to the old world,
and as conceive Paris, as hereto
fore depicted and described in my
former letters, not wanting in mate
rial to interest and afford pleasure,
will try and treasure up in my
(memory) store house all that will
present itself, and to strengthen 1t
shall make and enter notes in my
diary for future reference should oc-
casion require their use. To-day /
visited the Pantheon, very large
church and enclosure, containing
the graves of manv great men, among
others that Of Victor Hugo, french
Poet, dramatist, novelist and an
astute politician. ] have said good
deal heretofore regarding the beau
ty and magnificence OF Paris, but
| ought to say something about her
fine streets and side walks which
think will compare favorably, if not
rivaling and exceling most others on
the scontinent for width and space,
cleanliness and ornamentation. The
streets are very wide, and the side
walks many OF them, are from 80 to
80 feet wide, and thronged day and
night, and especially after night, and
until midnight, with thousands of
gay and fashionable people constant
ly moving over them or going in or
out Of the cafes drinking coffee and
wine, or sitting and enjoying them
selves ieisurely upon the door steps
and entrances which can be seen
plainly from the window OF this ex-
change which looks out on the Boul-
evard Des Capucines, even now at
this hour $50 o'clock, D. M, while
am indicting you these lines. In
deed it is said that business with
the cafes, omnibuses, DC, are just
now getting lively and that the City
and Bon Ton of fashion and mirth
does not open In it until near 10
o'clock, p. M, and continuing until
midnight, and amidst all this gayety,
irivolity, mirth and indulgence in
the use Of wine, must confess there
are fewer cases Of intoxication or
drunkenness, it you will allow me
the term, to be seen GU the streets
than will be found in our American
cities. Indeed ! do not remember
to have seen but one or two cases,
and these would be termed IN Arkan-
sas phraseology only gentlemanly
tipsy, a sad commentary upon Amer
ican sobriety and decorum.
/ am satisfied that although there
is double the quantity of wine used
in Europe, and more drinking in
dulged in, yet there is more discre-
tion observed in the quantity and
quality and these wines being fresh
and the pure juice from the grape,
are less Intoxicating and may well
account for the fact that more sobrie-
ty is seen and less drunkenness ex-
hibited on the thoroughfares of Eu-
rope than will be found in our great
cities Of the new world. / will write
you again in the morning regarding
among other things the visit ! made
to-day to see at his laboratory Prof.
Pastcur the great Hydrophobia curer.
Now, good night, A. H. ScoTT.