The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-16

tries above named, these figures being
based on official records. From this it
viii be seen, except perhaps in France,
the chances of escaping scathless from
duel are relatively very small.
Another disagreeable consideration of
the staffair of honor'' is the knowledge
that, instead of getting hurt or killed
yourself, you may have the misfortune TO
1ni1lct mortal wound upon your adver-
sary, in which case the tribunals of the
country will generally sentence you to a
term of several months imprisonment
and to pay heavy damages to the relatives
of the dead man. Thus, in recent en-
counter in France between M. Asselln
and a M. de Saint Victor, which resulted
fatally to the latter, the survivor was
condemned to pay the widow OF M. de
Saint Victor pecuniary damages to the
extent OF $4,000 and to four months i'm
| prisonmenu.
From this it may be seen that man in
Europe has every inducement to abstain
from becoming involved as principal in a
duel, seeing tnat he exposes himself to
rIdlcule If 1t results without loss OF blood,
10 the danger OF injury or death if de-
feated, and to the likelihood of imprison-
ment and pecuniary damage II he is
unfortunate enough to kill or fatally
wound his adversary. 1t will therefore
be readily understood that the majority
OF men on the continent of Europe are
careful to order their conversation and
their conduct so as to avoid giving the
slightest pretext for demand for satisfac-
ton. This may be regarded as one of the
redeeming points of an institution
with some right, consider as a
relic of barbarism. Lien in Europe,
especially in Germany and Austria, are
far more courteous and considerate in
their manner TO one another than either
here or in Great Britain. If one person
jostles another without apologiZing he
knows what to expect, and there is no
need there to consult social arbiters as to
what course to pursue in case one's We
racity and honor are impugned, or when
one has been subjected to the indignity of
blow.
1t cannot be denied that the duel as a
social institution constitutes protection
to women, inasmuch as it forms an in
ducement to men to maintain discreet
silence where q Woman's fair name is
concerned. Here and in London, unfor-
tunateiy, there is no such restraining IN
fiuence at work to guard the weaker sex
from malevolent gossip and, conscious of
the fact that they will never be
called to account at the muzzle of a
pistol or in court of law Il any SANDER
Gus stories they may circulate about fem
mime members of society, men often allow
| their tongues to Wag unbril i I'd, with the
most distressing results. On the CONT
nent of Europe, however, the kowledge
that they are liable TO be held to strict
reckoning for every sneering smile or
sighting remark, leads men to exercise
great discretion in their discussion of
womankind, to the advantage OF the lat
| ter. Alive as | am to the Objectionable
features OF the duel as a socialinstitut ton,
cannot help sometimes regretting, for
the sake OF our wives and sisters, that it
should have gone out of fashion in the
United States and England.
Ex-DIPLoMAT.
Precautions in Regard to Canned Goods.
1t is rather the fashion to decry timed
vegetables as being unWholesome, and
there are people who rarely allow them to
appear upon their tables, yet if properly
treated they are perfectly harmless and
wholesome. There are two essential
rules, however, which should be invari-
ably remembered. The first is that when
can is opened, the edible, whatever it is,
should be turned out as once into another
dish, and should never be kept standing
in the Tin. Careless cooks are apt to
leave tomatoes or mushrooms or other
timed things used for seasoning in the
cans, sometimes for several days, in which
case they are sure to be injurious.
The other rule is that vegetable should
never, under any circumstances, whether
at picnic or to save the cook trouble, be
warmed in its own tin. There is another
danger connected with these preserved
goods, and that is that the insane mania
for cheapness at all risks, which some
women have, has induced dishonest peo-
/ pie to put inferior goods upon the market:
but if a housekeeper is careful to buy
none but the best, and see that they are
properly prepared by her cook she need
have no fear but that her TUNED veg
etables are as harmless as the same subs
stances in their raw and natural state
and she will have the advantage of pro-
curing an infinite variety for her table a
very small outlay both of time anC
money.