The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS.


With every mummy was deposited
papyrus containing an itinerary of
the other world, prayers suitable for
the use of the deceased in his new mode
of existence, and magical formulate de-
signed to prevent the corruption of the
body.
When Voltatre wrote his ''Candide,"
in which occurs the bit of satire about
the eight tramps meeting at an inn,
most of them without money enough to
pay for their dinner, there were, at that
time, no less than eight dethroned
monarchs wandering about Europe,
some of them in great poverty.
Just as | Am first appeared in the
"Invalids Hymn Book, >" in 1886. 1t was
the work of Charlotte Elliott. who be-
came an invalid in 1921 and remained
such until her death in 1871. To this
remarkable collection of hymns she
beauty.
The metal caps on the tops of the
bottles in the bars of metropolitan ho-
tells, are generally made of silver plate,
which allows them to obtain the fine
polish given to attract customers.
They cost from 20 to s. cents each.
The metal inscription placed upon the
neck of the bottle is made of the same
material and costs $1.25.
A guest at the table century ago
was expected to take of the same dish
at least twice, and by doing so three or
four times was supposed to compliment
his hostess. When he had enough he
crossed his knife and fork on his plate,
and was no longer pressed to eat.
The painting of the catacombs of
Thebes is so well done that after a
lapse of 1000 years the colors are as
bright as when freshly laid on. This
fact is in large degree due to the dry
ness of the atmosphere. In some parts
of upper Egypt rain has never been
known to fall.
-Chloroform was the result of ages
of experiment in an effort to do away
with the pain of surgical operations.
Opium and many other drugs had been
tried with more or less success. In
executions by crucifiXion, vinegar and
gall or myrrh were given to the victim
to stupefy him.
The first antiquarian to take an in
terest in the Roman catacombs was
Father Bosio, who spent more than
thirty years in exploring their recesses.
making excavations, clearing galleries
and preparing sketches of the objects
he found. He died in 1929, while finish
ishing his work on the subject, and the
volume appeared two years later,
"A chemist has discovered process
for solidifying liquors such as cognac,
whisky, kummel, chartreuse, curacao,
etc, and converting them into tablets
similar to those made of chocolate.
You can thus eat your liquids or dis
solve them at pleasure. Flasks will
henceforth contain nothing but water.
You can quench your thirst on horse
back, in carriage, in the train, in a
balloon, without any fear of splitting
the fluid.
The patato masher made of wood
answers the purpose very well, but is
apt to get soggy, the moisture penetra-
ting the wood, and in course of time
rendering it unpleasant to use. From
time to time porcelain and other mate
rails have been substituted. Porcelain
seems to be the best, but the difficulty
has been to get solid and permanent
connection with a wooden handle.
This problem has, however, been solved
within the past year or so, and a very
good article has thus been obtained.