The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
DOCTORS SEEKING A CURE.
A League in Europe to Investigate
Sea Sickness.
Interest in the Cup Races-Thc Con-
dition of Holloway Jail Complain
ed Of-Archbfshop Temples Ami
yersary Wasps Destroy Fruit.
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yersary WaSps Destroy FRUIT
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LONDON, Aug. PA league against
sea sickness, according to the British
Medical Journal" has been formed in
Paris with the object of collecting in
formation in regard to sea sickness and
to conduct experiments regarding the
pathology and the treatment Of the sick
ness and to publish the results and also
to train specialists who will practice on
all steamers The league has issued n
journal called "Du Nal de Mer." y con-
gress will be held in the autumn. At os-
tend an exhibition of inventions for the
prevention and treatment of sea sickness
has been opened under the patronage OF
the King of the Belgians.
1t is confirmed that the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, which conveyed the
royal party to Flushing when they went
to attend the funeral Of Empress treder-
lex. was sent home and ordered on long
sea trial because she rolled terribly IN
moderate sea on the way over. queen
Alexandra ard the majority OF the mem
bers of the crew were sea SICK IL seems
that no tinkering will redeem this YES
sci. which has already cost almost as
much as battleship. 1t is doubtful II
the King and Queen will ever use the
yacht again.
Some interest has been aroused in the
coming races for the Americas Cup as
the impression seems to be gaining GROUND
that Shamrock II really has some chance
of success English yachting experts
however. do not share the opinion that
the challenger is so much better than the
Shamrock l, as Sir Thomas Upton as
serts for she certainly showed no such
overwhelming superiority here There
has been little betting as yet, but one en-
thusiast who was anxious to back ms
views. invested $1,000 on the English boat
Yesterday. He stuck out for odds OF
10 against the challenger and was duiy
accommodated.
Richard Croker talks of returning to
New York next week but he contides his
actual plans to no one. His passage, If 1t
has been engaged, is in another name
He was at the Letcomhe and Folkestone
races this week and spent his afternoons
in Tattersall's ring. No one addressed
him. and he spoke only to his trainer and
jockey.
William Gillette began rehearslng
Sherlock Homes at the Lyceum Inc
atre today. The cast is the same as that
which produced the play in America, eN-
cent that W. l.. Abingdon plays the part
of Prof Moriarity and Charlotte Gran
vile that of Madge Larrabee. The hrst
performance will be given at Liverpool
on September 2. One week later the play
will be produced in London.
A philosopher who had been heard to
saw of the English people that their con-
dition was due to taking baths and chang
!
bathing in the morning and dressing for
dinner in the evening each day renews 4
man. He explains and contrasts their
condition to that of the foreigner, who
does not renew his sense of personal ex-
istence at least three times a day. 1t
must be that such belief Induced the
Times" to devote leading articles col
umn long dealing with THE Nerminous
Condition Of Holloway Prison.
The Times had no space for the
Franco Turkish embroglio or the political
nurport of the Cars visit to France,
but it must, in duty to the nation, deal
with the alleged verminous condition OF
place where arrested persons are de-
tanned 1t must have gagged the situa-
ton correctly, for watch snatcher who
was remanded a week for fun evidence
protested for bail, pleading that the cells
of Holloway prison, which he must have
known before prevented sleep through
the activity of the insects. The magis-
trate declared that was sufficient reason
and admitted him to bail. The Times
endorses the action of the magistrate en-
tirely, saying:
1--WE do not desire to dwell without ne
cessity upon very unsavory subject,
but the magistrate only expresses an
opinion which will widely hold when he
says there is no need for a person to
suffer more than necessary while in Hollo-
| way"
The Times proceeds to call for an i'm
mediate remedy. Though it regards an
! incriminated person as a suspect, the
Times" says he is still entitled to be
spared this torture.
The Most Reverend Frederick Temple,
Archbishop Canterbury, who is eighty
years old, celebrated today his silver
wedding He was not married until he
was fifty-fve years old. He is regarded
as an excellent Bishop. and happy family
man. His wife, who is the daughter of
a nobleman. is not platform woman, %
but shows lively interest IN her hus-
bands faith In active temperance work.
Her husband Justifes his own faith. for
he walks daily from one engagement to
| another, and he never has a postponed
one on account OF ill-health. Moreover,
he admits himself that he is a poor
preacher.
The people OF the fruit-growina districts
| of England are beginning to insure them
selves against wasps This year, owing
| to the absence of early rains, they an
! initiated some crops. The growers OF APP
! pies found that they filled their carts with
mere skins. filled with stated wasps
A reckless driver of a motor car, whose
| speed on a public highway in England is
fixed at twelve miles an hour, was arrest
ed the other day. In court he pleaded
that there is a person in Sandringham
| Palace who covered the distance to
Kings Lynn. which was seventeen miles
| in an hour"
The magistrate replied: Il think it RICH,
TO say in favor Of his Majesty that the
| King can do no wrong"
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