The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1875-06-18 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

PATENT MEDICI-WM.—Dr. J. C. Peters, of New York, says that the Tartar physicians, or Llama doctors, have long superseded infinitesimal doses, as, if they do not happen to have any medicine with them, they are by no means disconcerted, for they merely write the name of the remedy they wish to give on a little scrap of paper, roll it up into a pill, which the patient tosses down his throat with the same perfect confidence as he would aloes, assafcetida, or any otter remedy. To swallow the name of the remedy, or to take the medicine itself, say the Tartar physicians, comes to precisely the same thing. If paper is not at hand, the name of the drug is written with clay or chalk on a board, which is then washed off, and the patient swallows the liquid.  The elder Matthews once gave Mrs. H. Siddons an account of a party in the house of a rich writer to the signet, a kind of northern himoenas, to which he had been invited. In the drollest way Matthews, speaking of this dinner party, said that neither host nor hostess, nor any of the guests, knew how to promote conversation. With the dessert, he added, came in a body of young children, who ar. ranged themselves, according to their size, on each side of their mother. After this the conversation flagged more than ever, and the eyes of the young, as well as the old, became tiled on the unhappy comedian. At length the lady of the house, in her eagerness to have her darlings amused, turning to Mr. Matthews, said, "Oh, dear Mr. Matthews, pray begin to be funny, for the children must go to bed soon." This, added Matthews, was the climax; so, pleading indisposition, he made his escape as soon as he could.  In the parish church of F'ettercairn a custom existed, and indeed still lingers in some parts of Scotland, of the precentor, on communion Sabbaths, reading out each single line of the psalm or paraphrase before it was sung by the congregation. This practice gave rise to a somewhat unfortunate introduction of a line from the first psalm. In most churches in Scotland the communion tables are placed in the centre of the church. After sermon and prayer, the seats round these tables are occupied by the communicants, while a psalm is being sung. On one communion Sunday the precentor observed the noble family of Eglingtoun approaching the tables, and saw that they were likely to be kept out by those who pressed in before them. Being very zealous for their accommodation, he called out to an individual whom he considered to be the principal obstacle in the passage: "Come back, Jock, and let in the noble family of Eglingtoun ; " and then, turning again to his psalm book, he took it up and went on to read the line, "Nor stand in sinners' way."—London paper. A story is told of Lespes, the French journalist, that one day, being at work, he was disagreeably intruded on by a creditor, who announced his intention of not departing till he was paid. Parley proved useless; the creditor planted himself on a chair, and Lespes beheld him, with consternation, draw bread and cheese from his pockets, as though to fortify himself against event'. Several hours glided by; Lesres had resumed his writing and finished an article. Ihe creditor showed no signs of moving, and, from the glances which he cast at a sofa, was evidently speculating what kind of a bed it would make. Suddenly Lespes rose, and with bits of newspaper began blocking all the apertures through which air could come into the room. He then made preparations for lighting a charcoal fire; but, before applying a match, pasted on the wall, just opposite the creditor's eyes, a paper thus laconically worded. " Take notice that we died of our own will." "What are you doing ?" exclaimed the creditor, uneasily. "Your society would render life intolerable, so we are going to commit suicide together," answered Timothee, tranquilly. The creditor decamped.  A story is told of a young American who, while sojourning in Perim, invited two young ladies to sccompany him to the theatre. He secured three seats, and drove to the house of his friends, ball hoping that one was indisposed, so that his felicity might be unbounded. The two were await. lug him, and their mother as well, who kindly invited herself to chaperon the party, and intimated that her daughters could under no dream. stances go without her. There was no help for it. The four crowded into the carriage. No fourth seat could be obtained adjacent to the three already secured, or even on the same tier, and during three long acts the three ladies sat in a box, while the young American gazed at them with feelings unutterable from his seat in the paraquet. The drama over, only cabs with room for two could be obtained to convey the party home. Here was a dilemma—which young lady should he select as his cab companion? They were both charming, and the matter was difficult to decide. The old lady settled it, however, to her satisfaction, U to the annoyance of the American. Hortense and Sophie, you go in this cab. Monsieur and I will follow you in the next. The young gentleman thinks that French social customs barbarous.  3fr. Iforwood is about to edit, for the Camden Society, Milton's Common-Place Book, which was found last year in the library of Sir F. Graham, Bart. at Netherb.  - • "Sigismund 3lonkes" (the nom de plume of a wellknown musical critic) has arranged a festival at the Alexandra Palace, on behalf of the Intern:Aim:l Institute at Salzburg.  Contrary to expectation, Verdi and his quartet did not go direct to ienna. bid stayed in Paris till Saturday last. Signor 'Verdi, it is said, hopes to be able to repeat his Mass in Paris and London next year. Madame Judie' , one of the most popular sinners in opera bindle, has,, according to some papers, followed the example of Madame Chaumont, and renounced vt.calism for comedy. - - - •  Mr. Joseph Hatton is writing for London Society "The True History of Punch," in which will appear hitherto unpublished letters of Thsekeray, Dickens, Brooks, ehew, and Tom Hood.  GREAT  WESTERN EATriitit 2/1211: Ile: a:22.' 'l-1-2' 1.2111.