The morning news., 1892-02-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ScLoHoN's TEMPLE. as described in the scrip
lures, would not be regarded as q very impos.
ing structure In this day and age of the world
It's length was 107 feet; breadth, So feet,
ana IL was 54 feet In hight, with portico or
Veranda % feet long and Is feet wide.
@CoAsr INDIANS of the Pacific shores of British
America devour raw sea urchins with great
gusto, crushing them in their fists, and sucking
out the orange colored cluster Of eygs which
constitute the only edible part, amounting to
one or two teaspoonfuls, and then throwing the
thorny case aside. The minute eggs taste
much like oysters, and have been a favorite
food OF the natives OF the bleak coast of Alaska
for ages.
CHILDREN have come into the world sparsely
provided as regards the members of the hand
some with but a thumb and index finger
others with no thumb at all, or with hands like
that or Mr.. Cesar who represented Hereford
naar1G Snrg curing urn the last century which was as
humanity could be expected to carry; q species
or malformotion he shared. according to the
records OF the Berlin Academy of Sciences,
with whole family of negroes dwelling near
Paramaribo in 1859.
A POLISH ARTIST residing at Rome had an ex.
ceedingly intelligent and faithful terrier which,
as he was obliged to 20 on a Journey, he left
with friend, to whom the dog was strongly
attached Day and night the terrier went to
the station to meet every train, carefully OBJ
arrival and never missing ope.o Meanwhile he
became SO depressed that be refused to eat
and would have died OF starvation II the friend
had not telegraphed to his master TO return at
once If be wished to find the animal alive
IN three OF the six great military Euro pean
realms-Germany, Austria spd cRussia-civil.
ians, compared with thoses who "wear the
emperor's coat" are at a decided, d,disadvantags
legally as well as socially. Is has been repeat
edly pointed out how difficult it is for instance
for German to be admitted to,9Q6d society in
his own country unless he has d recognized
right to wear a uniform. Strange as II seems to
English and even to French alJptehsnsi ons, In
German and Austrian society a second lieuten.
ant of regulars Occupies higher standing than
the most learned Professor, eloquent advocate,
or skillful physician, unless, .hAply, those
gentlemen should hold military rank outside
their respective professions, as MANY Of them
do. In Prussia the army and navy officer must
not sit in the opera stalls. He is sSoosublme a
parsonage for that The stalls are1for such in-
ferior beings as civilians, whose social superior
he is in virtue Of his silver sword Rnot. no mat
ter to what subordinate station 4f Ife his fam
lily may belong. l'47t
IN 1867 her maiesty's ship Falcon reported a
shoal about thirty miles west of Namuka. one
Of the islands in the Tonga or, ETieedy group.
This was considered rather odd GA deep sea
sounding expedition having but mine months
previous reported 900 feet OF water in that
vicinity. Ten years later, in 1877 H. M s.
what had been called the Falcon Shoals" +" and
In 1855 passing ships log book NOTED that a
volcanic island had arisen on the site Of the
shoals" On Oct. Il, 1855. a submarine erup-
tion further increased the size of Falcon Island,
as 1t has since been called for when the United
States steamer Mohican visited that portion of
the Pacific in 1886 may islands we're found
scattered alb out in what had been 0000 feet of
water in 1867. Falcon Island. which, by the
way, still continues to grow, wasfhen one and
four-tenths of mile long and l65, feet above
n 10 hiyhaaf MIA IL {F
nearly two miles long and mile Wide, and had
two active volcanoes. ~ 81
PRoF. GERMAN SEE has just aided some very
interesting particulars to the Information which
l sent you yesterday respecting the circum-
stances under which the condition of Napoleon
III. was kept secret at the moment OF the de-
caration OF war with Germany Ia ziSO, says a
writer in the London Telegraph He says that
being summoned in attendance on the emperor
on June 20 OF that year, he soon OWNED the
true state of the case. The eminent savant tells
US for the first time that in the course of con-
versation he asked his patient to give him some
idea OF his health since 1854 and that the
emperor replied at once that he had hit the
marx, as it was to the accident which occurred
In that year at Neufchstel that he attributed his
illness. He had gone to visit the tomb of his
mother in company with the empress, Princess
Anna Murat and Madame Carstte, when the
horses bolted and the carriage was upset
From that day he was never the same man
Prof. Ger main See had expressed wish to meet
in consultation the doctors who had attended
Napoleon III, and they all assembled on the
morning OF July at the house Of DIR. Conneau
de startled his colleagues by giving them his
candid opinion Of the case, but, although hith-
erto they had entertained different views, they
yielded finally TO his arguments. Then came
the question as to whether an operation should
take place Immediately. Prof German See
spoke strongly in its favor. but some of his
medical friends, remarking that they could not
treat the emperor like an ordinary patient ad-
vocated delay Still Prof. Germain See pressed
his point, eventually winning over Dr. Ricord
to his side, but the dread of responsibility was
so great that their colleagues asked to be al
lowed to wait until TIE summer was over. In
september they would decide what they should
do. Finally the majority voted for a post
ponemenU of energetic measures. The pro-
tesSor was requested to draw up a report and
on July he handed it to DR.. Conneau, being
signed by all his colleagues. It was not
until Sept. 4 that he ascertaned that
they had not done so, and he learned this fact
under very peculiar circumstances. NJ. Jules
tavre had obtained possession OF the document
and he sent his secretary-who is now prefect
OF Rouen-to inquire what 1t all meant Prof
German See affirms that al the particulars of
thls memorable consultation had been withheld
from the empress by DR.. Conneau and adds
that Napoleon Ill. himself was not acquainted
with the details until twelve month after
ward. All this evidence seems to establish CON
clusively the fact that the emperor, the en-
press and all their entourage-with the excep-
ton OF the doctors-had no idea of the very
serious character of the illness from which
Napoleon III. was suffering, and justites fairly
the Inference that if they had known the bitter
truth, the declaration of war with Germany at
least would have been postponed The dread of
responsibility In a surgical case thus led to one
OF the greatest catastrophes of modern times
Or Conneau, by the way. was not one of the
medical men who voted for or against the oper.
alton, but attended simply as witness the con-
sultaton which took place at his house.