New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-02
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

Dr. Hoppe says in a German medical journal that
chemically pure water is a poison TO the human
svsten as II ''withdraws the salts from the ami
mai tissues causing the latter TO swell and IN
fate" Glacier water and water from the noun
tain brooks which spring from the glaciers. has
been found very injurious to patients In mountain
sanitariums and to travellers in those regions.
Judging from Impressions-.Did the Court , con;
Wet that automobile owner OF eoiHS At al iiee"'
yes; the witness had never ridden in an auto,
mobile before and he testified that 1t went az the
rate Of ore thousand miles an hour"-(Chlcago
Record.
About two hundred vegetarians and their friends
sat down to dinner the other evening In LONDON
Bottles were on the table, but they contained only
milk and lime juice cordial or soda water 1or
those who deride chops joints and beefsteaks hold
temperance tenets also Latitudinarian vegeta-
rians drink milk and eat eggs. cheese and butter
but strlcter members OF the cult Will not toucn
anything connected with the animal creation Ihey
will not even tolerate the phrase, There's nothing
like leather" and have their boots made OF stout
woven cloth. The royal toasts having been duly
honored the chairman proposed. Increased Sue
cess to the Movement" remarking that they were
setting a glorious example which would one DAY
be emulated at>the Guildhau. For three years past
the association had been running farm In Kent
where regularly fifty or sixty men were Kept all OF
whom previously were wrecks in health and wealth,
but were made strong and well again after from
three to twelve weeks sotourn there
Nrs crurme.--cookbooks are so unreliable
Mrs Crummet-It said the eggs should be cooked ;i
over a slew fire. I followed directions. The result
was that The eggs Matched II is just possible the
fire was too slow. but tn book ought to have said
that IL would not, do TO have a nre TOO SLOW
Boston Transcript.
THE Philadelphia Record" quotes an intelligent
Italian workingman as follows: They tell you
that no one gets drunk in Italy ana you ma
1t hard 10 believe. because you often see us immi-
grants pretty we'll fingered over here But IT IS
fact In Italy no one gets drunk-only sick Tnat
Chianti they have there is harder to drink imam
water-yes than salt water-and though you have
the best intentions In the world, your stomach re-
bells against It before you get the least Dit gay
Many a time, lovely Sunday mornings nave
recned on the grassy slope OF mountain IN the
shade of an olive tree with gallon jug OF Chlanu
by my side and have tried my level best to empty
that Jug. but in vain Always I'd lug IT back home
with me- only quarter empty. and instead OF feeling
happy. Id have the cramps. But gallon OF beer
the divine American beer-is nothing to drink II
"a only eight bottles. and drink twelve every pay
night of my life. Some fellow ought to start an
American brewery in Italy He'd get rich very
quick"
whats the matter old mani"
ooh I've Just had a quarrel with my "ile'
well forget and forgive. l., A..
Il never can forgive her; you see. was In the
Then IN that case demand an apology" (Har-
lem Life.
"The Chicago Inter Ocean" tells OF a bashful
man who courted girl for three years without
daring TO propose. Finally. while he was visiting IN
ST Louis, he decided to propose by mall He sent
| the letter and for two hours was one or the nap
| niest men IN Missouri Then he began 10 believe
he had been preciptate. and was nssailed with
| doubt as TO how his letter would be received.
Tha. night ne didn't sleep He thought all sorts
Of things and vanly wished he could intercept the
! letter before it reached her But that was mani
| testify Impossible. II not until noon the next
| dav that he received an inspiration as he was
| passing telegraph Office. Rushing In. he seized
! blank and nervously penned the following MISS
! Mary ---. Chicago: Mailed you wrong letter
Yesterday Please do not open, and deliver to me on
! my return" After that he breathed freer at the
eama time wondering IL he hadn't played the fool
IN not letting the matter stand. That evening
telegram was awaiting him at the hotel 1t read;
"John - ST. Louis: No: you mailed right letter
II was about time
"Hoskins Is not a success. but he has always
been a man Of high aims 49,. ,.,,os. ~ ,.,,,.,
! have shut his eyes when he hred"-(Chicago Rec
ord.
In order 10 save It's charter rights the Martha s
VINEYARD (Mass) Street Railway Company had an
! ola steam, railway baggage-car dragged through
the streets OF that town by horsepower the other
day The tracks for the electric cars have not been
lald owing TO the fact that location has not yet
| been agreed upon.
| In Genoa went into a photographers shop and
| selected a dozen photographs;
! | pointed at the photographs ana looked at him
,nn,irinely which meant How much?
He nodded his head and wrote IA" on slip OF
| paper ~ 80, IN, ..,. $780,,
He walked over 10 n calendar hanging on the
wall and pointed 10 %. then he walked back and
picked up the photographs and shook his head.
! which clearly meant that he could not allow me
| TO take the ones had selected. but would have
| others printed by the 18th 49,
Thereupon pointed to Is on the calendar and
| for Rome that date.
! He nodded, and then pointed to 30 and asked
! En- which meant Shall you be In Rome until
! the 30th7'
| I nodded violently.
"Hotel?" he asked.
| wrote my Rome address on slip OF paper.
| In making change he held out one Ira.
| ''Poste" he explained.
| Then | departed. Ordinarily shopper selecting
| a dozen photographs to ~ printed to order and
| forwarded TO him at the next town would spend
| ten minutes more In making inquiries and givins
directions. Our total OF conversation was just nve
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chicago Record