Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-03-22 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DANGEROUS PRAOTICES.—Theie are a few perversities of behaviour among well-informed people which will, we fear, never be corrected. One of these is the.playful pointing of gun or pistol at the head of brother or sister, "not knowing the weapon to be loaded," but, nevertheless, pulling the trigger and committing homicide. Another is boieterom conduct' in a trimly-built boat, causing capsize and drownings. But most persistent of all is going with a naked light Lo look for an escape of gas. Ever since the common use of gas it has been a notorious fact that when a man, by means of his nose, perceives an escape of gas, and searches for the outlet with a candle, Elle gas finds out the candle sooner than he the 1 outlet. This Wag just what happened at Leamington [ to a gentietnan inhabiting a house on The Parade. Smelling escaped gm, lie took a light to find; out whence it cause; with the result of blowing out half his house, setting the residue on fire, injuring himself, and breaking his daughter's arm. When will people begin to understand that fighting against an escape of gm requires the same precautionsthitt are wanted for a war against Zulua? Advancing against the enemy, yon must make sure of every step as you take it. You are awakened at night by the unusual smell. The first thing to do is to put out any light, you have in your room, and the next to. open the window. The •-nesb is to follow ,the, smell,', opening every door and window as you go, and extinguishing every light, until you get to the meter, where you turn the gas off. Then, after a decent interval, search for the cock that has been left open, find out which of your servants is in fault, and discharge her the next morning. If the fault has been your own or your wife's, shut your windows and go back to bed, and my nel more about it: But to search for an escape of gas with a Candle A very like looking for an open barrel of gunpowder by the 1 light of a squib. .A. KAFFIR ON THE ZULU WAll.—The following' is an extract from a letter written in English by an educated Gaika Baftir—a meraber of Sandillf a tribe--.; to a gentleman in London. The writer, whose letter is dated January 28th, says: "War is now raging in Zululand, and really it is a serious affair. A terrible engagement on Wednesday, 24th inst. Out of 'l2OO of Colonel Glyn's column only thirty escaped. We are anxiously waiting the next news. Lord Chelinsford. had to go to Natal to consult with Sir Bartle; sok every man on the frontier has been ordered. to keep himself in readiness, and by no means ' to leave the frontier. It is further whispered that the rondos are agitating. The Basuto° also are dissatisfied! about the ` Sprigg disarmament. What, the Zulu success will lead to it is difficult to say. I fear the Fingoes here will not help very willingly, as they are, angry about the taking away of their arms at a time when they were friendly to Government. These are anxious times for Sir Bartle Frere and the Sprigg Ministry also, I fancy. What of the' latter's tall talk?: And is this war a necesstry and unavoidable under..., taking? Is it?" , ..4'i .' • I A