The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-08

cies OF deadly germs. each potent to
produce fearful diseases. Here are
their names and the diseases assoclat-
ed with them:
PepicilIum glaucum (appendicitis).
Asperbellus niger Gndigestion)-
Bacterium termo general debility.
Stapelocecus pyrogenes aureus
(phlegman).
Micrococcus tetrangos (tuberculos-
isl.
Koch's bacillus (tuberculosis).
Klebsloffler's bacillus (diphtheria).
Coli bacillus (typhoid).
Streptococcus lanceolatus niger
(pneumonia).
Legros's bacillus septicus (gan-
grene)
Curiously enough. the second and
third class cars yielded less deadly mi
crobes in numerical degree, showing
apparently, that the more luxuriously
fitted the cars the more germs they
harbor The railroad company pro-
poses to clear out the bacilli by
means of vacuum cleaning, which
sucks the dust up from the recesses of
the cushions
The season at Trouville, and the rae
ing have been very brilliant, for all
Paris is present. The racing at this,
the most fashionable of all the French
seaside resorts, is in quality next to
that of Paris, and Mr. W. K. Wander
bilt, whose horses have been having
some success, is seen frequently
round and about the course
The day of the visitor to Trouville
Deauville at the height of the season,
which lasts but a few weeks, is a very
crowded one, with the morning dip,
the promenades, the races, the pigeon
shooting, tennis and the splendid per-
formances in the Casino in the even
ing
For some days gloom was thrown oy-
err the gay society by the sad and sud-
den death of Mile. Margyll, the beauti-
full opera singer who came down here
in search of health, and the equally
sudden death of well-known sports
man, NJ Jean Boussod, whose stables
were some years ago very famous
Among the well-known Americans here
are: Mrs. Rutherford Stuyvesant,
Countess de Ganay, Princess Murat,
Mrs Perry Belmont and Mr.. Charles
Carroll.
A new bed has been invented which
ing from insomnia and those also who
sleep too long. The bed is the inven-
ton of a simple Swiss workman. AS
soon as one lies down on it the pres
sure of the body sets into motion hid
den mechanism and the beautiful
dreamy "Berceuse" by Goddard is
heard This lasts long enough for the
wakeful person to be lulled into gentle
slumber. At the head of the bed a
clock is fixed and one places the hand
at the hour one wishes to rise in the
morning. The next morning at the
hour indicated the bed begins to play
a waltz by Wagner, with trumpets,
trombones, violins, 'cellos, etc, which
makes enough noise to wake even the
Seven Sleepers" themselves.
Gabrielle d'Annunzio, the great Ital-
ian author, is engaged on an extraor-
binary amount of work at present. He
has in hand five separate works wide
ly differing in character, which is prob
ably a record in the literary output of
a famous writer.
The works in question ae four plays
and one short romance. OF the two
tragedies. one is founded on the story
of Tristan and Iseult, and the other,
La Nave" glorifies the ancient sea
power of Venice. The other two plays
are comedies OF modern life The sin
gle story has the engaging title, Per
haps Yes, Perhaps No
1t will soon be possible to travel by
train from Paris to Tokio-a railroad
Journey Of about 5000 miles. The
Japanese capital will be linked up
with the Trans-Siberian railroad by
the new Corean road, ferry from
Fushu. Corea to Shimonoseki, the Jap
anese port. and thence by the existing
railroad to Toxic.
When the cars are built train de
luxe" will run daily between Toxic and
Japan.