The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-26

HNAAV " tue IIullt' luis PA"' ~ wv
tinued when the war. with Its scarcity
Of men, was over, and for an ethical II
not an economic reason. 1t was found
that the presence of women restrained
the men from quarreling, from using
bad language, from rough "horse-play"
and even from-spitting,
This genuine tribute to the refining
influence of woman, especially the last
clause, transcends all the utterances Of
all the poets and philosophers since the
world began. Would that this purify
ing power might be extended even unto
sidewalks! Or is this too much to ex-
pect, since man has ever been wont to
look upon the earth as one wide cuspi-
dor?
There is a woman at the beginning
of all great things" said Lamartine. 1t
would be great and a beautiful thing
If the paths we daily tread could be
Kept unpolluted from those offensive
little pools and spatters that veX our
eyes and ofttimes sully our garments.
Could not women, by individual and
associated effort, bring about this need
ed reform? The force of example they
long have exerted, but 1t is Intellectual
Why should not purity congress be
organized, every woman to be mem
Der of the board of sidewalk inspection
with authority to reprove or punish all
offenders?
THE NEW GAME OF TELEGRAMs.
Tho ,oy,a oe l,ro,ooray,e Gown arl,,
described at length in this column, has
now variation, a brief description Of
which may be acceptable to those who
enjoy indoor and evening games.
AS formerly played, each one of the
circle gave at random letter of the
alphabet until ten had been written.
From these, taken in regular order the
telegram was constructed, the subject
being anything suggested by the let
ters, and varying with each player. In
the new game the leader selects a word
of ten letters, prosperity" for instance,
or 'retrograde," or benevolent" Then
a subject is announced, one that has
nothing to do with the given word, and
the words of the message must begin
with the letters of this word taken in
order. The variety of changes that may
be rung upon these letters is something
surprising, though perhaps not so much
so as in the old game. A writer in the
New York Sun has given some of these
kilograms, which are excellent exam
pies. The word in one case was "direc-
tions," and the subject a Biblical one,
namely, "the handwriting on the wall. ;"
Here are three of the kilograms:
Daniel inspired reads enigmatical
cipher. Tyrant is overthrow. No sup
per-"
Dinner interrupted Remarkably
| eccentric chirography translucently in
scribed overhead Natural sensation, ;"
Dinner incident. Rather exception
al case. Threats inscribed over new
sideboard
And here are two more from the same
source, by way of further exemplifica-
ton. The word was "horizontal," and
the subject the falling Of the walls Of
Jericho when the Israelites blew their
trumpets.
Horns operate ruinously, Ingenious
zealots originate new tactics. All lost. :"
"Horns Of rahid Israelites zealously
operated. Not tuneful, although loud =
These messages, of course,are written
out, and read by the players In turn.
One thing may we'll be suggested here,
and that Is that new leader should
be chosen each time the game is played,
as it would be hardly fair to exact
from one person so much mental eff
fort as is required to choose word and
subject and construct a telegram, more
than once or Gwice in an evening.
ROYAL BENEvOLENCE.
Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria,
though the grandson of a king, is a
hard working physician. Very early
in life he developed a marked taste for
surgery, and having taken a surgeons
degree he made a special study of dis
| eases of the eye. One entire wing of his
| castle at Tergensee is fitted up as a
hospital and accommodates sixty pa
TENTS while at Mentone and Meran
| he supports similar institutions adjoln-
| ing his residences. No fees are charged
at any of the three hospitals, but the
| richer patients are expected to contrib
| ute for the benefit of the afflicted poor,
who often walk many weary miles to
the hospital begging their bread as they
| CO. From such as these the heart felt
words, God bless thee, Duke" are a
| sufficient reeompense. Yet, as might be
| expected, the maintenance Of these hos
pitfalls, with only occasional contribu-
lions, are a heavy drain upon the lin
tied revenues, and the Duke and his
family are, in the worldly sense, kept
poor by this generosity.
The skillful, devoted assistant of this
royal surgeon, is his wife, Marie 10
sepha, who to fit herself for this work
gave year to the study of medica
theory and then began practical work
as a nurse. Early in the morning, II
the suSnmer, at $50, they begin theil
| work, and it matters not how difficult
the case may be or how repulsive tht
patient, the mastery skill of the sur
geon is fully matched by the tender
ness, the tact and sympathy Of his as
sistant. Moreover, their daughters
girls of nineteen and seventeen years
are ever ready to help when the occa
sion presents itself; even the little boy
are full of philantropic zeal, the young
est, who is but seven, showing an ex
traordinary inter est i'm his fathers work
and bidding fair to become his compe
tent successor.
It is now only few weeks since thu