The morning call., 1892-06-26

BILE TO fight over theories or to dispute IN
vestigatiOns or processes, but to leave these
as SO many tracts on the scientific dls-
sectiOn-table. When they meet they go on
with little friendly talks that stimulate and
suggest, and give vent to oppressive notions,
and the little wine that clrculates
around these table conferences touches on
into friendship a great deal OF goodwin.
Scientific man. OF all mankind, was not
born to be alone. and the periodical tour In
the autumn does good 10 the meditatlVe
and seatters around q spriDkling OF the
scientific spirit and awe of knowledge
among people whose true sphere Is the
weighing out Of groceries. AS TO the young
ladies who become interested In science
through angels visits OF the mighty winged,
they are to be pitied, for anything they
learn about the architecture OF the human
body and the humbleness Of our origin runs
counter TO their positive opinions on the
saucttty Of conformity to fashion and the
belief ia narrow waists, which makes dlges-
ton impossible, and in long skirts, which
make cleanliness near the heels improbable
on pavements OTnamented with tobacco
Juice, orange peel and anything worthy OF
being thrown down. But to oppose the
whims of ladies would be very unscientihe.
Somehow men and women were made for
each other, and one fool reflects the other.
The Speaker of the English House Of
Commons had rather a dull time lately. In
order to constitute a House there must be 40
members present-not merely in the rooms
Of the Parliamentary palace, but in the de-
batting chamber under the eye OF the
Speaker. On this occasion not enough oil
members turned up to form quorum, and
this is the drOl record entered on the jour
p1le nF fOlIQWlnQ
1.-THE House met at u Of the clock; and at
1890 o'clock the House was told by Mr..
Speaker and, u members only being pres
ent, Mr.. Speaker retired from the chair un-
til ! of the clock, when the House was
again told by Mr.. Speaker, and IS mem OeTs
only being present. Mr.. Speaker again re-
tired from the chair until 4 OF the clock,
when the House was again told by Mr..
Speaker, and So members only being pres
ent The House was adjourned by MIR.
Speaker. without question put till tO-moT-
row" lnattention to business is sure
indication that Parliament is morlbund.
A book has been written in a practical
spirit on what to make of our boys and
girls professionally. Engineelingi is strongly
recommended for boys, especially mechani-
cal engineering, and above all electrical en-
gineering, the latter career Offering fresh
developments in new directions constantly.
There appears TO be a good deal of bnallty
attained IN civil engineering. One point Is
very sensibly Insisted upon. On leaving
school the youth is recommended TO take
manual apprenticeship of three or four
years in the workshop before proceeding TO
a college. technical or otherwise, Tor ad-
yancement il the theoretic field of the pro-
fessiOn he has chosen. The manual train
ing will assist his theOretic studies, but II
the latter are undertaken first Ii is doubtful
whether the young man will care to soil MS
fingers by handling hammers and greasy
wheels.
Teaching is somewhat tsboOed as a pro-
fesslon as being underpaid and OverdOne.
This applies TO England, and, VIGOROUSLY,
Il also applies 10 America. The teacher
falls into a rut and never can hope to rise
above a certain salary, which gets more and
more contemplate with advance in years
No one ventures TO recommend art. That
also is OYeTGone, and only few can hope
20 succeed in making q comfortable liyeli-
hood, got, for the most part, not by satisfy
ing aspirations or ambitions, but by buckllng
down to a commonplace, degrading devotion
10 the fOibles of public taste. There Is,
however, much reward In one form Of art
decorative. People who are Indifferent
about pictures have a weakness for pOrtieres,
lambrequins, curtains. carpets, shapely
furniture and special carpets, and tie taste
lavished upon these luxuries is well paid and
may be constantly employed.
Another profession should enlist the en-
thusasm OF women in both an artistic and
scientific spirit. They can become good
cooks and command high salaries. There
are now happily numerous schools in which
cooking is taught 10 those DESTROYS Of quail
flying, and Il would be z good thing If cook
ing were made part of the regular cuTTi-
culum of the common schOOt. 1t is now a
recognized branch Of study in the schools Of
England. Obviously boys should be taught
cooking as we'll as girls. The French peo-
pie Of both sexes take a positive delight IN
the cuisine, and have raised II TO the highest
perfection as a fine art. Yet another pro-
fessiOn is open TO women with the highest
resuts-that Of medicine. There are. per-
haps, too many doctors, especially in the
cities Of America, but the patients also are
numerous, and women may as well sttend
to them as men. AS women make the best
nurses. 80, by their sympathy and delicscy
Of perception, they make excellent physi-
clans.
Probably Miss Braddon is little soured
by the sensatonalism Of the age. but has
she not her OWL share in shaping that very
sensatiOualism? Her novels are exempt
from dulness just because they are full OF
stirring situations and picturesque, OBJ
servant description. In her latest novel,
1.-THE Venetisns," Miss BraddOn presents
this passage on the tendencies Of the times,
but unfortunately makes no mention Of that
SUPREME sensation and miracle of cheap
ness, the American Sunday newspaper.
which now is equivalent 10 q good-sized
magazine in the mass of matter presented :
I'VE all languish for the bizarre. If we
travel we want Africa aud pigmy blaeka-
mOnrs II We 90 TO the play we want 10 be
startled by the outrageous rather than awed
by the sublime. The stories we read must
have some strange background. or be dotted
about with unknown tongues, An author
can interest us in foOtman if he will only
call him kitmutghar With us the wOr-
ship OF the bizarre marks the highest point
Of culture" BRUSH.