The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-12
SOME CURIOUS CLUBS.
ONE IN ENGLAND INSUREs IT'S
MEMBERS AGAINST TWINS.

Paris Clubs CT Deaf Mutes-Horse-
Flesh Eaters Of Philadelphia-"Sette
OF Odd Volumes" Meets Every
Month-The Blockhesds' Dinner.
The purpose for which men band them
selves together are many. The associations
which are formed for recreation naturally
furnish more oddities than those having
serious objects in view, though some of
these are curious enough.
Insurance societies now cover pretty
nearly everything in which there is risk
Of any sort. to provide against which peo-
pie ore willing to pay a premium.
Besides fire and life insurance, which
are of long standing, ii is now possible for
man to insure against loss by burglary,
by defalcation of his employees, by unfortu-
nate Investments, and host Of other event
uallties, and even to make assurance doubly
sure, by insuring bis various assurances.
But it has been reserved for a financial
genius to propose the most extraordinary
insurance scheme yet devised. The Provi-
dent Bounty Association hopes to raise a
capital of $50, 900, and to make a profit by
inducing the mothers of England TO insure
themselves against tie chances of twins or
trinlets.
A small annual subscription will insure
the payment of a considerable sum to the
mother of twin children born alive, while
in the case of triplets an additional bonus
OF so per cent on the sum assured will be
paid without any additional subscription.
In Philadelphia a society has been formed
to promote the eating OF horsehesh: The
organization Is composed of men who, at
some period of their lives, were led by ne
cessity or curiosity to taste mag beef"
The latest idea in clubs in London,
already. it might be supposed, sufficiently
supplied with them, especially since ladies'
clubs have become common, is baths club.
The object Of this club is to provide most
luxurious service of baths OF all nations,
and Of every kind.
Several Influential men are on the COM
mIttee, and a suitable house has been Sc
cured, which will necessarily need good
deal Of reftting to serve this novel pur-
pose.
One of the oldest of the many literary.
scientific and artistic societies which meet
in London is the ''Sette of Old Volumes" OF
which Bernard Quaritch, the great book
seller, is the moving spirit.
The "Sette" Is small and select, consisting,
strictly speaking, of twenty-one members
or odd Volumes as they call themselves,
that being the number OF volumes OF the
'Variorum Shakespeare" of 1921, but sup
Elementary "Old Volumes" to like num-
DER may be Incorporated as VacaucIeo
arise.
Judging from occasional notices OF their
doings, they do not appear to strive etter
any higher ideal than simple good fellow
ship, plentifully sprinKled with wit; and 1t
is said that these grave and sedste seniors,
when they unbend, are as full Of quibs and
FRANKS as school boys There is delight
ful vaRueness ia the rule regulating their
meetings:
The Settee of Odd Volumes shall meet
on the first Friday of every month, save
those months in which no meetings shall be
heldn
Another rule is that no "Odd Volume
Shall talk unasked on any subject he under
stands. The motto of the society is "Dulct
est Desipere in Loo" which is thus cleverly
rendered by the ''historiograpber:"
Dulce-Dolightful. says the poet
Est-Is IL, and right well do we know IL,
Desipere-To ply the fool,
In loco-When we're out Of school
Paris, like London, abounds IN literary
aud artistic coteries. A very gay monthly
dinner is that known as "The Blockheads
Dlnner," the blockheads Tor woodenheads
being all the brightest writers and artists
VI the capital, and the object OF the dinner