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STRANGE SUPERSTITION.
SSTRAORDINABY BELIEFS OF OCR
AGS OF ENLIGHTENMENT.
Ciarms, Amulets and Unlucky Days.
Disease, Disaster and Death Pre
saged by Signs and Wonders—Va
garlfeS of Voudoo.
5o t ing, says the New York Herald, is
older which goes to the making of human
nature than superstition. No other element
fcas been or is to-day more widespread. The
history of mythology and other religions is
punctuated with superstition from start to
finish. Not alone hare savage and bar
baric nations been celebrated in this direc
tion, but the tendency to suoerstition has
been inherited to a greater or lesr degree by
every civilization on tjie face of the e irth.
It is not designed in the present article to
go into any description of the superst.tions
of savage races; neither is it i.,tended to
give any consideration to the more familiar
superstitious beliefs among civilized nations,
which include spiritualism, gh sis and ap
paritions, dreams, presc .timents, the va
rious kinds of fortune-telling, astrology, a
belief la tie approaching end of the world,
black and white magic, chiromancy, or the
detection of character by the lines on toe
palms of the hand; superstitions of Hallow
een and other festival days, witchcraf ,
mythology, miracles, feiiohism, the
"Wandering Jew” or the “Flying Dutch
man,” nor to consider the mysterious cures
alleged to have been performed during pil
grimages to Lourdes, in France, where in
1672 as many as 2 ',OOO people resorted to
the Grotto of the Virgin Alary with the ex
pec ation of witnessi g one of her alleged
appearances, ad where since that time in
numerable miraculous cures are said to
have been made in answer to prayers offered
at her shrine. Noituer is it inteude l to go
into the question of “haunted houses” nor
tho-e family ghosts, such as the “White
Ladv” of Berlin, and others, said to have
been the peculiar property of the old fami
lies of Europe. It is only designed to set
down here for the interests of the readers
of the Herald notes concerning many of the
more popular superstitions in vogue at the
present day among civilized and even edu
cated people, as well as among the more
ignorant masses.
ODD NUMBERS AND “THIRTEEN” AT TABLE.
The belief that “there is luck in odd num
bers” —which has become crys allized int > a
proverb —dates back to a time as to which
the memory of man runneth not back to
the contrary. The old Pythagoreans, who
derived their knowledge of the properties
of numbers and their belief in the peculiar
virtues of these from the still more ancient
Chaldeans aud Egyptians, origin ited the
superstition embodied iu this saying—the
simple idea being that 1, representing unity,
signified the Divinity, while 2 was consid
ered a disturbing number and represented
the devil. Beyond that the various
superstitions with regard to numbers
have been thought of sufficient im
portance to find a place iu most of
the ei.cyclopedias, and a special treatise has
been written upon them by Wa W. Story,
the celebrated American sculptor and
author. But there is an excepti >n to the
luck in odd nuniters, according to current
belief, and that is in regard to the number
18, and more particularly in its application
to the congregation by accident of thirteen
persons at a dinner or simper table. Con
cerning this it is supposed that the su;ier
stition originated in the assemblage of the
Savior and the twelve ap sties around the
table at the celebration of the Passover.
“Now, when the even was come he sat
down with the twelve.
“And as they did eat he said, ‘Verily I
say unto you, that one of you shall be
tray me.’ ”
From this incident and from the fact of
his betrayal by Judas toe latter is supposed
to have b on the original of the unlucky
thirteenth who brines disaster upon a feast.
This superstition is very general, and so
strong has it been in France in particular
that in Paris there existed years ago, and
may very pos-ibly now, a class of profes
sional diners out called Quarlorziemes,
whose business it was to be always prepared
with a dress suit handy for summons to
take the place of some recreant guest, and
thus prevent an assemblage of the unlucky
thirteen. In regard to the organization of
“Thirteen Ciubs,” it may be observed that
this superstition has never 1 een considered
to hold good except where the number thir
teen has occurred accidentally. The ab
surdity, t erefore, of the formation of
special clubs to meet o.i the thirteenth, to
dine at thirteen tables, rr to do anything
else with thirteen In it; becomes at once ob
vious. Such institutions do not fill the bill.
OF PRECIOUS STONES.
An interesting superstition is that which
applies to the supposed meaning of goms
and precious stones in their relation to
human life. Thus every month is supposed
to have its appropriate stone influential in
the case of all those born in such months.
For mstanc ■, February has the amethyst,
March the bloodstone, October the opal,
November the topaz, December the tur
quoise, etc. These stones are presumed to
have some specific qualities applicable to
the persons born in tueir several months,
such as preservation from poison, the
making and keeping of friendships, preven
tion if intemperance, etc. The opal, how
ever, has a specifically black record in the
minds of many people, who believe it to be
an unlucky stone, though this ill quality is
said to depart from it when in the posses
sion of someone born in its month, October.
Bo widespread, however, is this particular
superstition that certain dealers in jewelry
will tell you that they are constantly offered
for purch .se at low prices articles of jew
elry containing opals presented to brides on
their marriage.
An interesting story of a precious stone
was told some years ago. which may be
used to illustrate the superstition with re
gard to the nin the broadest way. And if
it be not true, as there are at least two
witnes-es living—Tony Pastor, iu New
York, and “Pony” Moore, in London—who
are said to have known of the occurrences
stated, the fac s can be easily found out.
The st iry runs as follows:
“Years ago a certain emerald used to flash
on the shirt fronts of a number of negro
minstrels. Tac stone was said to have boon
sold by “Pony” Moore, the London minstrel
manacer, first to Luke West, who was then
in excellent i e ilth. Very soon West was
taken siik, was at the point of death, aud
wishin, to givo Matt Peel something for
his kindness in nursing him, presented
him with the emerald. At ones Luke
began to regain his health and became
entirely well, but Peol died, after wearing the
jewel a year. Hiram Rumsey bought the
stone from Peel’s widow, wore it for a while,
and, dying.bequeathed it to George Christy.
After a few months of dreadful suffering
from epileo y Christy died in New Yoni
city May 12, 1868. The emerald was sold
to Sher. Campbell, who, however, loaned it
to Unsworth, who sported iten t,.e stage at
Brva t’s. Bryant, Unsworth, and Nelse
Seymour all wore the “gravestone,” ad in
less than a year the trio, with Sher. Camp
bell, were all dead. It is said that on the
night Nelse Seymour died his brother and
Tony Pastor smashed the stone aud scat
tered its tiny fragtnehts, The story is told
as it wasgiven l.y the min-trels, and as the
Italians say, "Si no t e vero e ben trovato."
LTJOKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS.
The belief in luck, good or bad, in certain
days of the week, which is a very ancient
superstition, is at present usually confined
to Fridnv, concerning whose bai name so
much is known by the general public that
there is no need of dweling upon it here.
Current legend refers this superstition to
the day of the crucifixion. Probably very
few persons who have not paid attention to
the subject are awaro how many people
there are who govern their movements,
especially as regard* traveling, by a super
etiti us dislike to initiating anything on
Friday. But that day is not alone iu having
a bad name, as Monday is called “blue Mon
day," and is particularly iu disgrace with
codec on and other business men, while on
Saturday servant girls object to taking a
nfew place—an objection which is expressed
in the following couplet:
Saturday's sitting
Makes quick flitting.
Not long since a series of questions re
ferring to the belief in the different super
stitions (whicn were named) wa published
and answers requested. It was found ihat
nea Iv everybody who responded admitted
a weakness in the direct ion of oae or more
of the super titioas cited. Among those
named, with others in common vogue, were
the following: Breaking a mirror, wuich is
be.ieved to be significant of a death in the
immediate family of tue one who causes the
disaster; cr ssing the street iu front of a
funeral; makiag a false start from one’s
house to go to business aud returning (ac
cording to the superstition the inimical
character of this may be overcome by sit
ting down in a chair in the house before
starting out again); upsetting the salt (sup
posed to produce a quarrel, a remedy for
which is to throw a pinch of it over the left
shoulder), and if a person puts on an under
g rrnent wrong side out it is considered bad
luck to change it uutil it is taken off for the
day.
SOME QUEER NOTIONS.
One of the Pythagorean oracular sen
tenc -s, as it exists in tue life of that phoilo
s mher by Jambiichus, is as follows: “It is
requisite to put the snoe on the right foot
first.” The belief that the cracxing r snap
ping of furniture at night is significant of
evil is quite as common a superstition as is
that other regarding the howii g of a dog.
which is considered —particularly in Scot
land aud Ireland, and hardiv less so in this
country—to prece le death; as the tickiug
of a “death watch” alarms the supersti
tious as a foreboding of death. This sound
is produced by the tapping of a very mi iuto
insect, which lodges itself and burrows in
wood. The writ rof the present article has
heard this sound produced by a large num
ber of the insects iu question every night
for a week without any malign results.
Another sound made by an insect, whici,
however, is considered beneficent, is the
chirping of a cricket on the hearth or in
the walL
By many persons—otherwise reputed
sane—the presence within one’s house or on
an estate of that noble bird, the peacock, is
believed to be fraught with promise of dire
evil. Such is said to be the case even with
regard to the s uffed bird, or a fan or
other ornament made from its feathers.
•Tne origin of this superstition is very an
cient, being derived from a legend that the
peacock as the symbol of pride and “hun
dred eyed intelligence,” was cast out of
heaven with Satan.
CATS AND THE MOON.
Everybody knows the suporstittons of
sailors, particularly, of course, with regard
to their sailing ou Friday, but they are
also superstitious on other points, and from
this fac; we get the saying, “Rats desert a
sinking ship.” Again, they resent the
presence of a cat on board, and usually that
of a corpse, alth nigh as regards both of
th se instances the superstition is not suf
ficiently widespread to altogether prevent
the occurrence. Speaking of cats, it is well
known that they were held in such high re
spect by the ancient Egyptians that their
mummies are met with about as frequently
as those of human beings, and this was from
a superstitious belief iu their intervention
in the affairs of men. A special goddess
among the Egyptians was re; resented
with the head of a cat, and a temple was
erected to her at a town of the name she
bore—Bubastis. In tne Egyptian mythol
ogy Bubastis was the child of Isis and Orisis
and the sister of Horus. What is not so
generally known is the fact tbal the cat
among tne Egyptians symbolized the moon.
As to the moon there were in ancient times
many super>titions. Our word “lunacy” is
derived from the Latin name of that planet,
and the disorder is still lrelieve i by many to
be caused by it at it3 full. Sailors in the
tropics have been known to become tempo
rarily deranged because of sleeping with
their faces exposed to the rays of the full
moon, while fresh fi h huug up on dick
under the same conditions are said to spoil
in a short time.
VOUDOO.
The most superstitious people in the
world, perhaps, are tine negroes, amo g
wnom any combination of odds and ends as
incongruous as the ingredients if the
witches’ he.l broth ii “Macbeth” becames a
“fetich.” This expression comes from
a Portuguese word meaning magic, and is
anything in nature or art to which magic
power is ascribed, such as stones, or certain
parts of plants, animals, etc. Curiously
enough, all the civilization which has sur
rounded the uegr es in the southern states
has not been sufficient to disarm their be
lief in fetiches. “Voudoo,” or fetichism,
is still practised considerably in
some of the so ithern states by ne
groes who are believed to possess special
powers, and to be able by the preparation
of certain charms to tiring about whatever
their patrons may uosire. In 1881 a crim
inal trial occurred in Suinter county, South
Carolina, in which the defendant was a col
ored man named Johnton, who had killed
another named Davis, the former having in
his posses-ion a charm which had been
given to him by an aged negro named
Orange Is iaes, voudoo conjurer, who as
sured him that it would protect him from
all danger as a result of his crime. The
ooject of the murder was to enable the
criminal to marry the widow of
tne murdered man. The charm given
him by the conjurer was composed of
beeswax, foxes’ hair, a little sand from
the shoe of the person who was to be killed
and a drake’s foot, the whole being sewed
up in a small cotton bag, which he was to
wear over his heart next to his skin. This,
it was claimed, would ob ain for him the
love of the woman he desired. In addition
to this he was to get a charmed bullet
whicn he waste put in his gun and fire at
Davis. The negro tans protected shot his
rival, buried him, and proceeded to take
possession of the widow, who, as it ap
peared, was in no wise reluctant.
The body was found, and various
circumstances traced the crime to Johnston,
who was put on trial. The jury com
prised nine whites and three blacks, and a
vast throng of negroes surrounded the c iurt
house while the trial was going oa.
Curiously enough, two of the men c mpos
ing the jury were taken violently ill and
others had to be subs ituted for them. John
ston was found guilty and sentenced to be
hanged. Three hours after the sentence the
sheriff of the county, whose business it was
to hang him—a robust man in the prune of
health —dropped dead. The murderer was,
however.oxecuted. This story was published
in tne Columbia (3. C.) Register, Oct. 11,
1881.
THE FREAKS OF FATE.
Superstitions connected with games of
cbauce are innumerable. Gamblers are
known to be full of them. But as the mat
ter of chance an 1 lot are altogether an
affair of superstition, it is not r.ece-sary to
dwell upon it. Wearing “amulets”—which
may be anything from a medal to a piece
of slone or wood—is very common in S >uth
America and Mexico. The carrying about
the person of a horse chestnut or a piece of
brimstone is believed by large numbers of
persons in this country to boa preventive
and a cure fur rheumat sm. Whether this
be a superstition or not let the doctors
decide.
In the rural districts of the United
States there are a number of superstitious
w hich are seldom heard ot in the cities and
large towns. Among these are the follow
ing: White speck-, appearing on the nails
may either he considered to indicate good
luck or that the person so affected has told
a falsehood. The appearance of a white,
foamv spot on the surtace of a cup of coffee
or tea indicates “money,” and should be
immediately swallowed intact. Whoever
reads epitaphs on tombstones will lose his
memory. To rock a cradle when empty
will entail an injury upon the
child who should occupy it. To eat
while a bell is tolling fur a funeral cause*
toothache. If a child be permitted to
look into a mirror before it is 12 m mth*
old it will grow up proud. Wueo Children
play soldiers on tbe roadside it forebxlai
the approach of war. Anyone who is about
1 1 move into anew house should send in
beforehand bread aud a new broom. When
a stronger enters a room he should be per
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1890—TWELVE PAGES.
mitted to sit, if only f r a moment, as he j
ot he wise takes away the ciuldreu’s sleep 1
with him. Owls hooting in the neighbor
hood of a house are ominous of death. A
mau whose teeth are far apart should seek
his fortune iu some distant land. Tue
crowing of a hen inlicates approaching
d.saster. Wren a mouse gnaws a gown
misfortune may be expected.
MYSTERIES FROM MARBLEHEAD.
Any old farmer in the interior of New
England, ai well as any old sailor at Nan
tucket, Martha’s Vineyard or New London,
could fill a book with superstitions, most of
which thev believe. The superstitious tra
d.tions of Marblehead, for instance, com
bine stories of phantom ships seen at sea
before the loss of a vessel, of the appearance
on tbe water of loved ones who had died at
home, footsteps and voices beard myste
rious!. in the still hours of night com! g as
a warning from an ther world, whisperings
rf the wind which foretell the approaching
death of some member of the family, aDd the
universal belief in buried treasu es. These
are some of the stories told at Marblehead.
The peculiarities of that quaint old tow n
among the maide s < f the population in
clude throwing a ball of yarn out of a
window at the time of the new moon, iu
the belief that the kicky youth who picked
it up would lie the husband of the thrower,
and dropping hobnails into boiling fat,
with the understanding that any young
man who male his appearance while the
nails were dropping would be the future
husband of the lair damsel who dropped
them.
Some of the Sc tch superstitions are
among the olddst and most widespread iu
the world. When a baby’s hair is cut the
tto ris carefully swept, aud the sweepings
burned, lest aDy hairs might remain aud be
picked up by the enemy. Dr. Livingstone
mentioned tne exist mce of a sirni ar prac
tice among some Afn an tribes. Tne same
custom obtaius in regard to pari g the nails
of a child under one year old, every sc. ap
of the cuttings being burned. It is consul
e ed a very grave offence tor any one other
than the mother or very near relation to
cut the baby’s nails.
SUPERSTITIONS OF THE BONAPARTES.
It was stated at the time of tho killing of
tie French Prince Imperial by tbe Zulus
that he had on his person an “amulet” and
that tbe Zulus did not take it from his
body. What eventually became of it is not
known. It is said to have been a charm,
which had been given to Josephine Be u
harnqis by a voodoo woman, and carefully
kept as a magical heirloom by the Bona
parte family. The First Napoleon was es
sentially superstiious, and many stories
are told of the “little red man,” of demoni
acal origin, who is said to havo been heard
frequently in conversation with him in the
sti.l watches of the night when the emperor
was planning a campaign or a battle.
A i ook exists in this city entitled “Tho
O: acle, or Hook of Fate. Formerly in the
possession of Emperor Napole >n, and now
first rendered into English from a Girman
translation of an ancient Egyptian manu
script found in the year 1861 oy ai. Sonnini
in one of the royal tombs in Mount Libycus,
in Uppor Egypt, by H. Kirehenh ffer.
Printed, London, 1835.’ This book is in
scribed by the translator under date of
London. 1832:
“To Her Imperial Highness Marie Louise,
ex-E npress of France, Archduchess of
Parma, etc.”
At the head of each of the thirty-two
pages of the volume is a symbol, including
the signs of the zodiac and other arbitrary
figures. Beneath are oracular sentences,
supposed to answer most any question, the
answer being obtained by a curious mathe
matical arrangement of asterisks which
will agree with marks to be made by the
questioner, and whic i are added up” aud
represented as odd or even by similar aster
isks, according to instructions duly given.
A book, precisely similar in plan, re
printed and published in Baltimore after
the London edition of 1830, nas for its his
tory an atleged discovery of an ancient
black letter manuscript in an old ruin near
Bristol, England.
The astrological publications of “Zadkiel”
iu the form of aialmaiac still appear an
nually with their curious predictions, and
are evidently pu chased in sufficient quan
tity to made their publication a profitable
business.
Meanwhile, there is no Europoan or
American town of any size or prominence
which has not its regular professional as
trologers, clairvoyants and fortune tollers,
who make a comfortable living by the prac
tice of their arts. In this highly practical
and eminently money-making motrop dis of
New York there are hundreds of intelligent
and educated meu in all tho business and
professional walks of life who make fre
quent practice of consulting persons who
follow the professions above named. This
is a rather startling statement, but it can be
easily verified by application to the proper
sources of information. Nothing, then, is
pernaps more astonishing in tbe history of
human life, than that at this latter end of
the nineteeth century the civilized world
should be l ife with so many and so varied
supersti ions, most of which date back to
the earliest ages of tho world’s history.
APPLES AS MEDICINE.
Expert Testimony aa to Their Numer
ous Good Qualities.
From the Hospital.
Chemically, the apple is composed of
vegetable fiber, albumen, sugar, gum,
chlorophyll, malic acid, gallic acid, lime,
and much water. Furthermore, the Ger
man analysts say that the apple contains a
larger percentage of phosphorus than anj%
other fruit or vegetable. This phosphorus
is admirably adapted for re iewiug the es
sential nervous matter, leihicin, of the
brain and spinal cord. It is, perhaps, for
the same reason, rudely understood, that
old Scandinavian traditions represent the
apple as the food of tbe gods, who, when
they felt themselves to be growing feeble
and infirm, resorted to this f.uit for renew
ing the r powers of mind and body. Also,
the acids of the apple are of signal use for
men of sedentary habits, whose livers are
sluggish iu action; t: ese acids serving to
eliminate from the body noxious matters
which, if retained, would make the brain
heavy and dull, or bring about jaundice or
skin eruptions and other allied troubles.
Some 8 ch an experie ice must have led to
our custom of taking ap,do >auce with roast
p rk, rich goose, and lue dishes.
The malic acid of ripe apples, either raw
or cooked, will neutralize any excess of
chalky matter engendered by eating too
much meat. It is also the (act that such
fresa fruits as the apple, the pear and the
pium, when taken ripe and without sugar,
diminish acidity iu the stomach rather than
provoke it. Their vegetable salts and juices
are converted into alkaline carbonates,
which tend to counteract acidity. A good
ripe raw apple is one of the easiest of vege
table substances for the stomach to deal
with, the whole process of its digestion be
ing completed in eightv-five minutes.
Gerard lound that the “piilpe of roasted
apples mixed in a wine-quart of faire water,
aud laborod together until it cones to be as
a pies and ale—which we call lambs wool—
never faileth in c rtain diseases of the
raines, which myself ha h often proved,
and gained thereby both dowries ana
credit.” “The paring of an apple, cut some
what thick, aud tue inside whereof is laid
to hot, burning or running eyes at nigtt,
when the party goes to bed, anil is tied or
bound to the s une, doth help the trouble
very speedily, and c ntrary to expectation
—an excellent secret."
A poultice made of rotten apples Is of very
common u e in Lincolnshire for tbe use of
weak or rheumatic eyes. Likewise, in tbe
Hotel des mv.-.l.des, at Far,*, an apple
poultice is u ed commonly for inflamed
eyes, tbe a pole being masted and it* pulp
applied over the tne eyas without any in
tervening substance. Long ago it was raid
apples do easily and speedily pass through
the belly; therefore they do mollify t e
belly; ad, for the same reason, a modern
maxim teaches that—To eat an a pie going
to bed. Thedoct ir t en will beg hut bread.
Mi •takes are not the only thing* mat people
who are unhappily wtnried make. They make
old bachelor* and old luaid* —AtcMsvn (/lobe.
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PAUL GIEI SB, AM ERICA’S PASTEUR,
AND HIS INSTITUTE.
Tho Sporting Brigade of Wall Street
and some of Its Exploits—Washing
ton Conner aa a Fisherman—Father
Ducey. a Noted Catholic Priest, and
His Millionaire Congregation—A Dig
nlfled Prelate.
(Copyright}
New Yore, March B. Americans who
are so unfortunate as to be bi tea by rapid
dogs need no longer go to Pans to escape
the terrors of hydropho ia. A long-time
pupil and associate of M. Pasteur, Dr.
Paul Gibier, who has bean signally honored
by the French government on various occa
sions, has just founded a Pasteur institute in
New York, where the victims of rabies can
be treated on the same principles and
with the same virus as iu Pasteur’s own
laboratory.
I called at the American branch of the
Pas eur institute yesterday, the day of its
f >rmal opening. Dr. Gibier, assisted by
his two ass ciates. Dr. G. Van Bchaick of
tbe New York Medical school, and Dr. A.
Liautard. director of the American Veter
inary college, was treating a patient, a
boy of about 10 years of age, wtio two
days before had been bitten by a stray dog,
that afte ward proved to be rabid. The
littiejjfeliow was placed in the operating
chair, and, although he bore the ordeal f
inoculation bravely, he could not repress a
slight scream when the knife punctured the
skin during the injection of the virus. Iu a
few minutes it was all overa' and the patie it,
led by his father, a poor worki.- gma i, left
the room smiling, and feeling that a great
danger had been passed.
M. Gibier is a abort, dark-complexioned
man, with a head not unlike that of Pasteur
hira-elf, but he is much younger. Indeed,
this savant seems to be hardly yet 30 years
old. He has dark eyes, Coal black beard
and hair, aud teeth of unusual purity and
w hitenes.
“To-d iy is the first active day of the in
stitute,” he explained. “Yes today we had
a uumber ot members of the medical
faculty here, inspecting the building and
the apparatus, including tbe cubs of virus
which have been two mouths in prepara
tion.”
l‘ ‘ls the virus the same as that employed
by Pasteur?"
“It is identical. I was with him for
several years anil am familiar wi; h all h.s
methods aud specially with the preparation
and application of the virus. When a
patient comes here, after being bitten by a
rabid animal, 1 wait two days after tbe day
of the bite, and then, if the ease is an ordi
nary one and has no specially severe fea
tures, I inoculate him fifteen times during
fifteen successive days. Ii the event of the
wounds being sore, I inoculate eighteen
days with stronge- virus. I always begin
with the weaker virus.
“The philosophy of theftreatment is this:
You accustom the body to the pi uson by de
g ees and then, when the rabies ultimately
reaches the brain, that organ is proof
agaiost it and is prepared to icsist it. it is
like the old story of King Mithridates,
who accustomed his body to poisons sj
that the machinations of his enemies to
kill him by that moans might fail. We
take t,e virus from a rabid animal,
and, after dissection, inoculate a rabbit
with it. That is the first generation
and is the starting point in the series of
gradalio s that runs through 241 genera
tions of rabbits. Thus: We take the virus
from the first rabbit after in rulation,
when the disease has reached its maxi uuin
and terminated fatally, and with it we
inoculate another rabbit which is genera
tion number two, and so on. Meanwhile
the virus is gradually growing weaker, till
after tbe 241st passage it is in a proper
state for use on the human system.
“This institute I founded with my own
money. Tbe first patient, as y u s.w, was
a workingman’s child. While the institute
was not desig ed as a charity, it aceepis
nothing from those who are unable to pay.
It has many friends among tho medical fra
ternity here and in other large American
cities whogive us their moral support.’ 1
It is prop sed in the near future to erect
an edifice that will be to this country what
tho Pasteur institute is iu France. M.
Gibier is probably less of au enthusiast than
a calm, deliberate scientist, who cares little
for the applause of the world it he lie onlv
allowed to push forward his bacteriological
inv stigati.ms.
The new institute will have all the ap
pliances of tho French parent organization
at its command, and nothing will be done
in the dark.
Several years ago Dr. Gibier was com
missioned by the French government to
investigate the yellow fever in Florida.
This he did and sent in a volume of reports
that are esteemed in Franco as of the great
est value to the faculty.
A UNIQUE CLERICAL FIGURE.
One of the most unique figures iu New
York city is Rev. Father Ducoy of Hr.
Leo’s Roman Catholic church, the swell
church of that f it fa in this town. Father
Ducey presides over an aristocratic congre
gation, where wealth is reckoned by the
hundred millions. It was this priest who
was the particular friend of John C. Er.o,
the well-Known financier, now an exile from
New York, but a social leader in Mon
treal, having succeeded in carrying enough
of money across the border with him to
keep him from want, even had he not since
added hugely, increasing the amount bv
successful speculations. At the time that
Eno was in hiding in New York from the
police, it is said that he was in the house of
his friend, Father Ducey. The truth of this
statement has never been clearly estab
lished.
Dr. Ducey’s parish was formerly a part of
the parish ruled over by the even m re fa
mous priest, Dr. McGlynn, and is
sometimes known as the “fashion
able” Catholic church of New York
city; but this is owing to the marked
peculiarities of its re tor rather than t > any
other cause. With the exeption of St.
Patrick’s Cathedral, it has a larger attend
ance of Protes ants than anv oti or. The
Cathedral, with its great organ and splen
didly-trained cuoir, is much visited by men
and women of all denominations who love
good music.
The ilaiiy round of Fatho" Ducey’s life is
in many respects unlike that of aiiy other
priest iu New York, aside from pastoral
work, of course. At 9 o’clock every morn
ing you may, by calling at his rectory, s;o
him as he is when be is at work. Fre
quently the cassock be wears is frayed and
dingy of color. His manner is that of tbe
hard-working priest absorbed in the affairs
of ids pari-b. Rich and poor are received
with the same courtesy aiid consideration,
and there is nothing of the fashionable
priest about him. T hat is Dr. Ducey at
work.
Some hours later in the day, if you ban
pen in Delmonic Js, y u may see a man
rather above medium bight, clean shaven,
with a clear-cut, intellectual face and tbe
air of a cultured man of the world, an i
the i you may be somewhat surprised to
note that while his clothes are well ma le
and perf ct in fit, the / are of clerical cut,
while be wears tee Roman collar affected
by Catholic priests. This is Dr. Ducey
again. He usual takes bis meals at Del
monico’s. He holds that a priest has ibe
same right to have his food properly
cooked and well served that other meu
have.
Any afternoon you may see Father Ducey
whirling up Fifth avenue in company with
some of hi* wealthy friend* for a spin
through Central Para aid up the road. Of
c urse it b bi* wealthy friend that own*
t .e horses. Father Ducey doe* not keep fast
horses. At entertainment* of a certain
kind this priest may t<e seen frequently. He
doe* not visit tbe theater, nor be allow
hum If to enjoy tbe opera. Hut at concert*,
at reading*, at art exhibitions, at orchid
■hows, at similar attars, Uie well-known
clergyman is frequently a marvel figure.
Aa a critic of art and music irr Ducy has a
ooneiderabte reputation, and whenever
there is a meeting or dinner of artists or of
literary or newspaper men. Dr. Ducey is
always willing to c<ntribute to the interest
of the occasion. He is one of the readiest
and wittiest of speakers. Another uhssd of
hi* character was shown when Dr. llcGlynn
got into trouble with his superiors. Dr.
McGlynn had no particular respect for
Dr. Ducey. A big man physicially and
mentally himself, he lo ked upon his
brother priest as being in all respects a
light-weight, and he often eaid eo. Yet he
was the li -st man to oome out openly in de
fense of Dr. McGlynn, and he has since ad
vocated the cause of the anti-poverty
labor leader, in and out of season. The
peculiar thing about it is that other priests
who have done the same thing have
been moved from one place to
another. Dr. Ducey still holds his
own. One reason for this is to be
found in the fact that no one ha* ever been
able to say aught against him other than
the Eno rumor. Then, again, Dr. Ducey
was possessed of a good and al of money in
his own right when he became a priest, it
is well known that he gives away more
than bis salary every year, and that he i as
spent largely out of his own purse lu be
half of bis church.
So his friends say that if Dr. Ducey dines
at Delmonico’s he pays for his meals out of
his own pocket. It he loves a spin behind a
good bit of horseflesh be is none the less al
to tive to lus parish work. If he likes to
meet lilerary men and artists and occasion
ally to mix in a dignified manner in society,
Cardinal Manning does the same. And so
they let him alone.
WALL STREET SPORTING MEN.
The life of a stock broker is full of wear
and tear und excitement. So inces-ant are
the demand* of the street upon his time aud
aiteution, than ho has but little leisure to
devote to anything else. But what little
he uas ho makes the most of, aud “.Then on
pleasure bent” he enjoys it to the full. The
sporting element is strong in Wall street,
aud many of the brokers devote their spare
time and energies to the pleasure* that are
found in the ownership of a good yacht, or
a crack stablo; while others, who are pro
bably loss able to stand the big expense
these amusements involve, find abundant
recreation in fishing and gunning.
Many of the old-time sporting mon of
W’all street have passed forever to the
happy hunting grounds. Among those
choice spirits of the pasis wore William R.
Travers, one of the most genial and popular
of men; (.’. J. Osborne, C. F. Woerishoffer,
C. J. Trowbridge, Lawrence Jerome—but
why lengthen the sa i list? These were the
men who tried to inspire the streets with
tbe love of manly sport, and to induce it to
sia-k in health!ul anil elevating pleasures
ihe divers! .ns needed to counteract tho
dulling influence of its routine.
Nowhere is yachtiug more popular than
amoug tho members on ’change, and some
of the finest amateur sailing masters in the
country are to he found there. Prominent
among them is J. Roger Maxwell. Ex-Com
mod ire J. D. Smith, owner of the Estelle
for many years, and now commander of
the historical sloop Poo ihantar. is another
veteran who is e.itiroly at home on the
iceaiiandiu all weather. Viea Commo
dore A. E. Bateman is recognized os
one of the finest yachtmen of the day.
Ho began his nautical career ou ihe
steam yacht Primrose, which, after making
several alte atious in her, he renamed
the L undo, in honor of the town of his
nativity. As prosperity followed his ven
tures on tho street ho became moro ambi
tion ns a .achtsman, and bought a larger
vessel. He is now the owner and com -
raandcr of the magnificent steam yacht
Meteor, one of the swiftest and best ihat
floats in eastern waters. Commodore Bate
man has doue a; much, probably, through
his influence and example, as any man liv
ing to awake public interest in steim yacht
ing, a sport which has now lien nne til i
favorite pastime of many rich and well
known Americans, who ere the owners,
collectively, of tho largest aud finest steam
pleasure fie -t in tho world.
Another gentleman who has done much
to popularize steam yachting i* Washington
E. Conner. It wat his za il and energetic
efforts that were the means of founding the
American Yacht (Tub, a.nl establishing it
upon a permanent ba is. Ho built the prizi
winning Utowana. aud many of his friends
have pleasant mainorin of t •> holey >n
days spent on t at flue vessel; for Mr.
Conner is a capital host, and never fails to
afford hi* guests all the recreation and en
joyment they uulicipati iu accepting his
iuvitations.
Mr. James Seymour, of mining fame, is
another ardent lover of yac t . Many
wondered at hi* extravagance in keeping
his beautiful boat, the "Rbuda,” in com
mission summer aid winter. He pur
chased her from L rillar l in a trade in
order to take part i t tho (Ir3t steam yacht
race that ever took place on Lung I laud
sound. Mr. Seymour spends many thou
sands of dollars ou hi* favorite pastime,
and holds his yacht as among his dearest
treasures.
Mr. Benedict is the present owner of tho
Utowana. He ha. made many' plea ait
trips to southern wa'crs in his beautiful
vessel, which is now to be soon lving at her
anchorage of Mamuronock, in sig it of Mr.
Benedict’s country home. Alfred da Cor
dova, owner of the Promise, is another de
voted yachtsman who hat -pent a fortu e
on the water. Mr. do Cordova said yeiter
day:
“One of the most charming passenger ! I
ever bad on mv yacht was Lillie Langtry.
It was on tho oc"u ioa of her f! st visit to
this country. We took a run up tho Hud
son as far os Mr. Gould’s house, and she
was charmed with the beauties of the river
scenery. She Inspected the boat with groat
interest, and I reriKjmber that she peeped
into the galley and interrogated the cook,
as he was larding tbe woodcock. I think
it was tho first time she had over seen this
bird. After complimenting tbe chief on
the neatness of his gdTloy, she said:
“ ‘I wa* real hungry wtieu I lo died in on
you; but : o I am famished!’”
O-e of the ins itutions in which Wa!l
street sportsman take especial and ‘light is the
Cuttybnnk Fishing Club. Situated iu a
romantic and sufficiently secluded locility,
on the Rh do Island coast, about fourteen
miles across from New Bedford,
on Buzzard Bay,' it is just the
ideal spot for a few days’ relaxation
fmd piscatorial amusoment. Many a
jolly stag party has left the dock in New
York city at dawn for a steam down to
Cuttybunk, arriving there in time for sup
per the same evening and all ready the next
morning, after a capital nignt’asleep, to try
their luck in casting for the gamey bass.
Now, if yachtsmen are fond of spinning
yarns, they find very good rivals at
ti.is* sort of thing among fishermen, aud < f
all the yarn-spinners the CuttyhuuKers are
the tal est. One of the characters of the
G'uttyhu ik Club is Jack DeMott. He was
pare owner with Mr. Osborn and Mr. Pol
hemus in the sc >w Rockless at Havre do
Grace, the home of the canvas-back, rod
head and greaser, and nnny a brace of bird*
has fallen to tbe guns of this doughty trio of
nimrods. Another trio who frequented the
Restigouchc, where talmon abound, and
where the sport is tho finest in tho world,
were D. T. Worden, Harry Nicholas and
H. H. Hollister.
Nearly all who go to Cuttybunk from
Wail etioet own firm boats, in which, when
bass and other fish ar* scarce, they eujoy
sailing in Buzzard’s Bsy aud fishing lor
bl ck fish, sea basi and cod.
There is no class of men who need relaxa
tion more, or who appreciate it more keenly
when they find it, than the Wall street
sportsmen. David Wi i iisleu.
AN ODD DECK OF CARDS.
A Chicago t-port Ha* Spent Twenty
Years in Picking Up a Pack.
Frank Dernek, a member of tbe sporting
fraternity of Chicago, ho* probably the
queerest deck of cards iu tbe world, says tbe
Chicago Tribune. He has be--n twenty
year* collecting the parii, and is exceedingly
proud of it. He first ts gan by picking up
playing na>d* in the street when he hap
pened to run acrost them. In ihu war he
got fifteen or wore before lie began striking
duplicate*. Home days be would find two
or three, and thee It would be mouths
before he would see another stray paste- I
board. But he persevered and alwiys Wont 1
his eyes open to add to his strange col- I
leotion.
In ten years he had all but thirteen cards
necessary to complete his deck. In the next
three years he considered himself lucky in
finding all but (our. The missing ones were
the jack of clubs,the deuce < f diamo ids.tt e
eight-spot of diamonds, and the trey of
spade*. In the course of another year he
picked up the eight of diamonds, and six
months later was overjovevl to find what he
at first thought >s<a lull deck of ca: da lay
ing on the sidewalk on Dearborn street, be
tween Adams and Jackson streets. He
thought his long search was at an end, and
that be could easily complete bis wonderful
deck. The jack of clubs and the trey of
spades were there all right, but five or six
cards were mi-sing, ana among them the
deuce of diamonds.
It seemed as thnucrh he would never be
able t > secure his fifty-second card, but the
other day he entered one of the suburban
trains ou the Northwestern, and almost the
first thing he saw was the deuce of
diamonds, face-upward in the aisle. It was
gilt-edged and glossy-backed, the finest of
them ail. He had been searching for it for
five and a half yea s, and breathed a sigh
of relief. Too pack is composed of cards of
all qualities from the cheapest to the highest
priced. Some are clean and bright and
others are soiled and well worn.
LEMON ELIXIR.
Its Wonderful Effect on the Liver,
Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Blood.
Dr. Moxley’s Lemon Elixir is a pleasant
lemon drink that positively cures ail Bilious
ness, Constipation, Indigestion, Headache,
Malaria, Kidney Disease. Dizziness, Colds,
Lass of Anpetie, Fevers, Cnills, Blotches,
Pimples, Pain in back, Palpitation of Heart,
and all other diseases caused by disordered
liver, stomach aud kidneys, the first great
cause of all fatal diseases, fit) ots. and 81
per bottle. Sold by druggists. Prepared
only by H. Mozley, M. D.. Atlanta, Ga.
Lemon Hot Drops
For coughs aud colds, take Lemon Hot
Drops.
For sore throat and Bronchitis, take
Lemon Hot Drops.
For Fnoumonia and Laryngitis, tak
Lemoc Hot Drops.
For consumption and catarrh, take Lemon
Hot Drops.
For nil throat and lung diseases, take
Lemon Hot Drops.
An elegant and reliable preparation,
bold by druggists. 25 cents per bottle.
Prepared by H. Mozley, M. D., Atlanta,
Uu.
President National Bank,
McMiimile, Tenn., writes: From experi
ence in my family. Dr. H. Mozlev’s Lemon
Elixir has few, if any, equals, and no supe
riors iu medicine for the regulation of the
liver, stomach and bowels. Dr. 11. Mozley’s
Lemon Hot Drops are superior to any reme
dies we hnve ever been able to get for throat
and luug diseases. W. H. HARNESS.
The Tribulations of Salesladies.
Possibly the hardest worked clast in
America are the shop girls in our stores.
On their feet for long houn, the constant
strain soon enfeebles the body and brings
on that sallow, careworn look -o frequently
seen in the faces of girls and women com
pelled to labor benind counters for a sup
port. To such P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium) is a welcome remedy,
ns it is a great natural tonic and invig rator
and brings back the color to pal cheeks
and strength to tired limbs. It is the best
all ronud blood purifier, aud if the blood is
pure aud clean the body must of a necessity
derive groat benefit and ultimate vitality
and o ergy. P. P. P. cures all blood dis
eases, such as syphilis, rheumatism, gout,
scrofula, a id is a foe to that groat human
demoralizer dyspepsia. It can be obtained
of nil medicine dealers andMruggista.
GUN'S AMMUNITION, ETC.
C A. L JL<
AND ,“KE——
THE NEW
WOULD TYPEWRITER,
ONLY sls 00.
CAN LEARN TO WRITE RAPIDLY
IN A FEW DAYSt
G. S. McALPIN,
uA-a-ZETsTT.
31 WHITAKER STREET.
JEWELRY. _
IS. fcliilis,
21 BULL STREET,
Is offering his superb stock of
FRENCH CLOCKS,
Fancy Goods,
DIAMONDS, SILVERWARE,. ETC.,
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
If you want jewelry or any goods in his line
call on him.
HARDWARE.
HARDWARE,
Natal Stores Supplies,
WAGON MATERIAL,
-—FOR SALE BY *
Edward Lovell’s Sons
lOT Itroujrhton street and 138 and 140 State at a
CORN LCjv*.
CHAS. A. COX
4CBAR.VAKD ST.. SAVANNAH, (lA*
—MAKVWXCTUBJM OF—
GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES
AMD
TIN ROOFING IN All ITS BRANCHES
Estimates for city or country work promptly
(uniitM 1 !-
Agent for Ui* selebratad Heediah MetaUm
Falsi.
Agent for Waiter’s Patent Tin Bhi aging
LOTTERY.
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRaCTIOnT
OVER MILLION DISTRIBUTED.
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Louisiana State Lottery Company.
Incorporated by the Legislature, for Educa
tional and Charitable purposes, and its fran
chise made a part of the pres-nt State Consti
tution, in 1879. by an overwhelming ponular v >tn.
It. MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take place
fteceinber), anl It.
GRAND \6LE NUMBER DRAWINGS
fake place in each of the other ten month,
of the year, and are all drawn In public, at
the Academy of Mu.tc, New Orleans. La.
FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS
For Integrity of Its Drawings and Prompt
Payment of Prizes,
At test.-, 1 as follows:
"We do hereby certify that we supervise the
arrangement* for all the Monthly and Sent
Annual Drawing* of The Louisiana State Lot-
< rh m, ri!' l/ ' a,Ui Prion manage and con
ftoi the Drawing* themselves, and that the
tame are conducted with honesty, fair re,,,
and in good faith toward ad par. .**/ and is
authorize the Company to u e thu certificate
7uU%t££n&' our ,ionature3 aU '^ d '
Commissioners,
We the undersigned Dank* and Banker* wtß
pay all Prize* drawn in The Louisiana State
Lotteries which may be presented at our coun
ter.
II.M. WAI.MSI.KY.Pres. Louisiana \at. Bit.
PIBRKR hIAAUX. Pres. Mate Nat'l Ilk.
A. II \LDW IN, Pres. iA'ew Orleans lAat'l Ilk.
CAUL KUHN, Pre*. I ulus National Unuk.
Grand Monthly Drawing
AttheAcademy of Music, New Orleans,
Tuesday, March 11, 1890.
Capital Prize 8300,000.
100,000 Tickets at 030 caelt; Halves #10;
quarters #5; Tenths #3; Twentieth,, g,.
LIST or PRIZES.
1 PRIZE OF #300,000 15..,.. S'pinm
I PRIZE OF 100,000 is lm’iUt
1 PRIZE OF 60,000 15.... r.niCCJ
1 PRIZE OF iir.ooo la ” '
2 PRIZES OF 10,000 are . a' yS
6 PRIZES OF fi.OOt) are * Sk'™
25 PRIZES OF 1,000 are S' 13,
100 PRIZES OF 600 are......
200 PRIZES OF 800 are ..." eo'pvj
600 PRIZES OF 200 are I looiooo
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
100 Prizes of #SOO are eui <vn
100 Prizes of 800 are '*
100 Prizes of 20t) are „ 20 000
TERMINAL PRIZES.
909 Prizes of 100 are da ana
#99 Prizes of 100 are 99,9tS
3.1)4 Prizes, amounting to. $1,064 SOT
Note. —rickets drawing Capital Prizes or* na
entitled to Terminal Prizes. 000
A (i entsvvant E I).
IfT-Fon Cram Rates, or any further In,
formation desired, write legibly to the undeS
signed, clearly stating your residence, with
State, County Street and Number. More rapid
return mall delivery will lie assured by you?
enclosing an Envelope bearing your full addresE
IMPORTANT.
Address M. A. OAVPHId,
hew Orleans, La.,
or M. A. DAUPHIN, ’ *
Washington, D. (1.
By ordinary letter containing .Money Order
issued by all Express Companies, New York Ex.
cliango, Draft or Postal Note.
Address Registered Letters Contain,
ing Currency to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
••RKMEMni'fl, that the payment of PrfzeM
is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
HANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickots are
signed by the President of an Institution whose
chartered rights are recognized In the highest
Courts; therefore, beware of all imitations or
anonymous chemes.”
ONE DOLLAR is the price of the smallest
part or fraction of a Ticket ISSUED BY US
In any Drawing. Anything In our name offered
for lust than a Dollar is a swindle.
COPPER WORKERS. -^
IcMILLM BEiOSq
SAVANNAH, GA.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. CL
Turpentine (Mis
HU FIXTURES.
General Copper Worker*
Repairing a Specialty.
~ SUBURBAN RAII. WAV'S. 3
LI n AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
ON and after FRIDAY, Nov, 8, 1889, the fol
lowing schedule will bo run on the outsid4
fine:
LEA VE ARRIVE LEAVE LEAVE
CITT. CITY. ISLE OP HOPE. MONTOOMEHJ
10:25am B:4oam B:lsam 7:soam
*7:00 pm 2:oopm 1:15 pm 1:10 pm
Every Monday there wdl be a train for Monrf
gomery, leaving city at 6: 0 a. e.
Every Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday
train will be run out, leaving city at 3:id p m.
On Wednesday returning, leave Montgomery
4:40 p. m. arid Isle of Hope 5:06 p. M.
On Saturdays and Sundays leave thoce points
at 5:20 p. m. and 6:5:1 p. M.
•This train leaves half boor later on Satux*
day and will be oinmltted on Sunday.
OKO. W. ALLEY Supt,
Savannah, Nov. 5. 18.19.
Coast Line Railroad
For Cathedral Cemetery, Bonaventnre anl
Thunderbolt. Clif Time. WEEK DAYS--
Trains leave Savannah 7:15 and 10 a. m.. 8, 4:31
and 6:80 p. m. Leave Thunderbolt 6 and 3 A
u., 12:30. 3:46, 6 p. a,
Saturday night's last train out 7:15 p. m.
SUNDAYS leave Savannah 8, 9. 10 and 11 a
M., 2,3, 4,5, 6 and 7p. n. 1-eave Thuudei 1
bolt 7:10, 8:80, 9:80 and 10:80 a. U.. 12:30.2:30
3:80,4:80,5:30and 6:30 p. m. Trains for city leavi
Bonavouturettve minutes after leaving Thun
derbolt.
Take Broughton street cars twenty (20) min
utes before leaving time of trains.
A. Q. DRAKE, Supt.
T Y BEE.
Savannah and Atlantic Railway*
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS (Standard Time).
Leave havauuau daily 9:.D 2:3
Returning, leave Tybee 12:00 6:d
Saturday train will leave at 7 p. a.
family excursions every Tuesday and Frida)
at reduced price, Note—rrwigui, iwi b> pn
paid before It will be receipted for. No n
captious wtil be wade L (I. pt BSE,
President and Manager.
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