Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-21

Philadelphia has solemnly resolved that
sit ia as natural for the average man to lie
as to eat"
The announcement of Forthcoming
wedding contains the request that the old
custom of throwing rice and flowers should
be dispensed with. Throwing slipper af
ter the bride is an old Saxon custom, but
throwing rice is oriental and in England
dates only from the time of the Indian ma
bobs.
Philadelphia isn't slow in all things. A
society has been formed there to promote
the eating of horse flesh. 1t is asserted
that the prejudice against the horse IS an
article of diet Is entirely unjustified, and
that he cuts up into as fine and juicy a
steak as any steer.
The statement recently made by the
committee on composition and rhetoric to
the board of overseers of Harvard college
indicates that there is trouble in Harvard
University In the English department on
account of the imperfect training in writ
ing English at the preparatory schools-
In most of the preparatory schools, and
even in most of the colleges, the speaking
and writing of the English language do
not have proper attention.
A Jewish paper in speaking of the Co.
lumbus celebration, says "thst jews aided
in securing the means for furnishing Co.
lumbus' enterprise with vessels, provis
ions and men; that Jews aided in supply
ing the scientific data necessary for the
purpose of outlining the course of the pro-
posed journey scross the trackless ocean,
and that Jews accompanied the expedition,
one of whom indeed was among the fret
of Europeans to set foot on American soil.
Yet it was but the day before Columbus
set sail on his epoch making voyage, that
the Jews went forth from Spain in obedi-
ence to the cruel dictates of the Spanish
court"
John Baird. of Richmond, lively old
man of ninety-two, is q Waterloo veteran
He was member of the British army and
he says that on the morning of the great
battle, when his com msnd had formed into
a hollow square before going into action,
Wellington came among them and offered
up a prayer. 'I can zee him yet, said
Mr.. Baird, "just as he prayed there in that
hollow square. He stood with his hat OFF,
his hands clasped in front of him. and his
kind, good, soldier face bent little for
ward. never saw a man pray as he did
Not a man of the thousands around him
moved muscle during the three or four
minutes he stood praying. When he
stopped we pretty near all had tears in our
eyes. He seemed almost q father 10 us. !"
A Baltimore engineer has designed q
new kind of curve for use on electric rail
roads, which he calls 80 compound curve
of spiral formation" It is intended to
give an easy motion to the car while max
ing the curve, and to relieve the wear and
tear upon the rolling stock. An idea of
the proposed change in construction may
be gained from the following description:
Curves of a constant or single radius are in
general use upon horse-car lines. In chang.
ing from a slow to a rapid transit line,
it becomes necessary to countersct the jar
upon entering the curves, otherwise the
jolting would be greatly increased and
there would be tendency to throw the car
from the track. This object is accom-
plished by causing the beginning of
the curve to deviate but little
from the straight track. The
design provides for a gradually DECREASING
radius until the corner is passed, when the
radius increases and the curve runs into
the straight track in a new direction.
Thus at the corner of Holiday and Hillen
streets, Baltimore, the successive radii of
the curve on the north bound track will be
$50 feet, 175 feet, so feet and rs feet. By
this arrangement the car will enter the
curve with an easy motion, and will COM
plete the turn with the slightest possible
| annoyance to passengers.