The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1877-08-03 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

LONDON PARTIES.—Vanity Fair has ascertained the exact cost of a London party of the better kind recognised by society. An evening party at one of the great " honeee' "in which the hostess is ire high rack, and which was attended by some four , hundred guests, cost £386. us. 91. A concert at one of the best of what may be called the ordinary party-giving houses in London, the singers being Albani. Thalherg. Capoul, and five others, and tinguests being about 9511 in number, cost ffild a ball at One of the great "houses," with 600 guests present, cost £l9B. ls. 9d.; a ball at one of the beat 'of the ordinary houses, with 350 guests, cost £615. It will be observed that the cost of the entertainments at the great "house" is considerably less in proportion than at the ordinary house, for while at the former the evening party cost at the rate of I 111 s. 61, per guest, and the ball at the rate of I 165. Md, per guest, at the smaller house the concert cost at the rate of over 48s. per guest, and the i ball at the rate of 355. per guest. I PnevernioN or SSA SICKNESS, —The /./4.,/, Midieole recommends the following simple method for the prevention of sea sickness :—A. few drops I —say from three to sight—of the nitrate of amyle are applied closely to the nose by means of a handkerchief. The inhalation must be rapid, care being taken to prevent the mixture of atmospheric air in any great quantity. The patient will soon' feel a sense of pulsation in the temples, and the face, losing its deadly hue, presents a light rose colour. These signs of salutary reaction continue for about half an hour, after which the individual: falls asleep. The sickness may recommence in: twenty-four hears or so: the inhalation, in such: ease, must be repeated as belpre. The rented) appears to act most efficaciously when emploved immediately after the first act of vomiting, this • method Tias been tried op 121 persons, In 121 ; eases the sickness was stopped at once; that is to iiay, no efforts of vomiting were noted. In the remaining three cases it was necessary to repeat the inhalation two or three times, before the desired results were obtaiaed.—lledical Examiner.  THE ALLEGED BATIBIETI7EIL - The •Saturelay neriew says: An unseasonable controvo sy hs ' arisen on the alleged barbarities of the ilneeianp and their Bulgarian allies. It is to be regretted that the comparative cruelty of two hostile races should become a subject of discussion. The statement of a number of English and forejgn newspaper correspondents establishes the fact that some women, children, and non-combatants have been wounded or otherwise maltreated. It is t. be feared that such outrages °pear in almost every war, especially when some of the troops engaged are imperfectly civilised. The liberated Bulgarians are not unlikely to revenge themselves on their former masters when they are assured of impunity; and it would seem that in some instances Cossacks have been guilty of cruelty. There is no reason to suppose that superior Russian officers have connived at the outrages which are now used as a setoff against the crimes perpetrated last year by the Turkish irregulars in Bulgaria. Whatever may lisve b,xeu done to mtma4 triaes in regions far removed from European supervision, the Russians are certain to avoid as far as possible cause For recrimination on the part of the Turks. Systematic oppression of the conquered Musstilmans may be expected from the rulers of Poland, but promiscuous licence and murder will be neither encouraged nor permitted. The artless appeals of the Turkish Government on behalf of the supposed victims of Russian cruelty prove that the impression produced by the Bulgarian atrocities is laeginnink to penetrate the Oriental understanding. The implied inference that England ought to go to war with Russia is at least hasty, for the crimes committed in Bulgaria were resented in the form of neutrality, and not by armed interference.  A GF.Stl.l..g.kki Ci4N