BY WHAT SURE SIGNT
TThcn fdic nt lnt may como for wliom I wait,
AVitJi sunlight or with Borrow on her fnco,
( liy wlmt suro sign revvnlitl shall I trace
The vlslon'd spinhlniica of my af tor fatof
3Jnt 1 shall surely know her hy the weight
1 Or light nnftirle! ulthin u minute's space!
"Yea, I shall know her liy the actual grace
3Iw soul extends uml shall lie free to mate
j 3Iy lionrt with hers. Nor this the only sign 1
I Jlut something which the spirit shall devise
"VU1 ojieii up a smntner to the skies
Of fervent purity and lasting shine
A something for the utterance too dlvlno
Shall tremble from the silence of her eyes.
Kenllnaud Edward Kapey In Detroit Free
COONEY.
The "Wo Colorado" is a small river
illicit forms tliu soutlit-ni extremity of
the salty, sandy reaeli lyinj; between what
was Kiiiga' much and the City of Browns
ville. To the north n far reaching waste
huszlcd the eyes with the whiteness of Its
crystallized sands, while vast prairies of
nnyitiltc grns, dotted at intervals with
clnsU-rs of Ht tinted trees, skirted Its
southern banks. To the west the horizon
wus cut by the black line of the Guada
lupe mountains.
The sun was yet two hours high, and
the Brownsville road, after it had cut its
way through the northern bank of tho
river, seemed to form a long winding
trail, which lost itself in the hazy white
arcs nt the desert.
The "Colorado" was at its lowest stage
and fordable.
Five specks wire approaching from tho
north, live black moving spots in tho vast
expanse.
They were five herders or lilo Grando
sneu well mounted and armed, riding at
tthc fastest road pace to which their beasts
could be urged. As they neared tho river
four stopped, while one rodo to tho edgo
of the bank. The latter scanned up and
down for a fow seconds and Inspected tho
tracks at the ford; appearing satisfied
with the outlook, he returned to his com
jKinions. Three Mexicans nnd two Americans
formed the company, but they were all
aiccoutcrcd (dike.
'Anything in sight f" asked one of tho
.Americans from the returning Mexican.
"No, captain," answered the Mexican,
1 wiw no fresh tracks at tho ford."
"The Kaugers must have struck for tho
Tjnredo road," said tho captain, "and wo
will haw time to cross tho Itlo Grando.
2CuiIuht Cooney gavo us away to them.
JVs iio expected us to run to tho north, ho
started the Hangers on tho wrong trail."
Tho ilvo men wero cattle runners and
prairie pirates, running to and fro from
cither side of tho Itlo Grande. They Im
mediately moved on, and were soon across
the river.
"I'ush tip," said the captain, "It is
nearly night, and wo must camp nt tho
"Wells, so an to bo able to cross tho lUo
Clriuulo early in tho morning."
S Tho liorses, as If refreshed hy traveling
um tho soft, matted grass, accelerated
"their pace, and when tho Wells wero
"3-Ciiched there was still enough light to
jillovv the men to tlx their camp for tho
wight.
il'he Wells, as they wero called, was ti
TAKy pond in tho midst of a bunch of
inesiiulle timber. Tho herders had dug
around tho stagnant water several wells
tor tho usu of their stock. It was somo
whatout of tho way from tho main road,
sunl frequented only by herders and
running, lawless riders.
The hobbled liorses wero turned looso
Sot tho nluht, and a lire was made,
wound whlcu tho men stretched them
selves, munching some Jerked beef and
iionu! cold tori lints.
Some I lino had elapsed, and tho night
was well on when the sudden yelping of
tho coyotes of tho surrounding timber
uroused the men. It Indicated that either
the coyotes wero on a chase of soino de
fenseless animal or that a human being
was passing through the prairie, but bo
tforo tho campers could prepare thetn
ificlvos a rider was on them, his horse an
swering tho neighing id tho hobbled ant
siuils. All of the live campers were up In
aii instant, each with his revolver in
hand.
"No fighting, boys I" hailed tho now
comer. "It's I, Cooneyl I tracked you
to tho river and I knew I could overtakes
you itt tho Wells."
"Ah! my maul" answered tho captain,
'you wero always mighty good on a trail,
lint you may have struck a wrong scent.
;i.nl to seo you back again. Dismount
mmI hobble out your horse."
Cooney did as directed, and Joining tho
Kroup he squatted before the lire in tho
place made vacant for him,
"Have you brought your rations with
you?1' asked the captain of Cooney.
Tho company had all turned their eyes
on Cooney, who answered uneasily: "No,
1 eat at tho ranch of Los Animas, and as I
wa.s anxious to overtake you all, I loft my
xatlnns, so as not to overload my horse."
"Did you see McLean and his rangers?"
aked tho captain in a whining soft voice.
"I struck the ranch after they had left,"
answered Cooney.
"'You Hoi" yelled tho captain as ho
straightened himself, revolver In hand,
which he leveled at Cooney, adding! "You
aire now on a scout for them, expecting to
iH'tray us."
Tho whole company rose up, live re
volvers glistening on Cooney.
Thu tiro, which had been kept tip in a
bright blaze, illuminated tho whole sceno,
'Cooney raised himself, his hands hanging
ly his side; ho know that the least move
ment would send live bullets through him.
"Now, Cooney," said tho captain, "no
more lying; you have betrayed us and you
ro now on an errand of treachery, Hold
atp yourhaudsl"
Cooney held up his hands.
"JJoys," added the captain, "cover hlra
with your barrels while I tie him."
Tho captain went to his saddle and un
tying his lariat ho stopped behind Cooney,
whoso hands ho took down and fastened
securely behind his hack. Tnen facing
Cooney, he said;
"Now, Cooney, let us hear what you
have to say, Your hours are short, un
leas you can show us that you are
jBtrnight."
"I have nothing to say," answered
Coonoy, looking fearlessly at his confed
erates. "You have seen ino fnco death
of ten enough to know that I am not afraid
oHe."
Tho other American Interrupted him:
"Nono of your tongue, Cooney; wo all
Inow liow slippery you are. Como to tho
jiolut. How comes It, that Instead of
yyoar meeting us at ls Animas, tho
Utangers were there waiting for tin? Jf it
iuuln't Imiuii for I'edro Concha, wo would
have been trapped. Ho met us sonio two
jnllew beyond, ami ho mid you wero there
"Answer thntl" yelled tho American.
I'odro Hod," niuwuriHl Cooney.
"Well, wo will search you," said the
cvipUtlHS "tho proof mint bo on you,
tlther III money or In papers."
While talking, Cooiivy lmd. BnulunHy
slipped his righthnnd through the knotted
lariat, and ho had succeeded in disen
tangling It, unseen by tho rest; with his
elbows lie had slipped his revolver scab
bard close to his hand.
As the captain stepped toward Cooney,
tlit. latter, quick as a flash, drew his
pistol on him, nnd nt It Its report tho
captain sank to the ground with n yell,
Cooney's bullet crashing through his
head.
Before Cooney could move his hand
from its aim he was covered by the pistols
of the remaining four men, and ho fell,
pierced by four bullets, on the corpse of
the captain.
Tho four freebooters did not remain to
dispose of the bodies, nor even to look at
them, but searching for their hobbled
horses they saddled them at double quick.
Leading the two horses of tho dead men
they struck through the pralrlo toward
the Klo Grande.
A faint streak of light was barely tlnge
ing the horizon when a troop of Knngera
could be seen silently surrounding the
tttnliop uhf)i fnnfntiipil tlm Wells. Kjir.li
J rider was bending on his saddle, rlflo in
I hand, watching for those they were pur
suing. However, daylight camo clear and
bright and the Min rose above the line of
the timber, but the troopers detected no
movement, and no human being made his
appearance.
I "That scoundrel of a Cooney must have
fooled us, and he must have decamped
with our money and his confederates,"
said Capt. McLean to his lieutenant.
"liCt us ride in and see," answered tho
lieutenant.
"Hy no means," said Capt. McLean;
"wo might bo surprised and lose a fow
men. Those fellows won't do to trlllo
with; we will close on them regularly
with tho whole company.
Capt. McLean gave tho orders and the
company moved on, gradually closing in
its circle.
McLean was riding forward, when his
horse gave a sudden plunge, rearing almost
erect on his haunches.
"Great God!" cried the lieutenant,
"captain, look under you! Look at those
corpses!"
By this time tho troop had united nttho
Wells, and all dismounting, the captain
turned over tho bodies.
"Cooney was true after nil," he said,
"and, no doubt, they had an explanation
and a tight."
"Hut who Is this ?" ho added, looking
nt the other bod v.
Tho whole troop looked at tho pallid
features of tho dead outlaw, but they
looked in vain; his features were as un
known to them as his name.
The two bodies wero thrown Into a sink
In the prairie, and the mesquito over which
they had coursed so often, the terror of
tho frontier, now covers them out of sight
of foes or friends, If friends they ever
had. Times Democrat.
".Hun's llrcn III Sun I'riiuelHCo.
The genuine "down cast" or Canadian
visitor who arrives in San Francisco dur
imr tho winter season greatly helps to in
crease tho diversity in dress which one
notes in San Francisco. Ho often conies
equipped in fur lined raiment, and when
the clouds grow heavy and the wind be
gins to como In p nil's from the south he
looms up like a survivor of nn Arctic ex
pedition. His ponderous coat with its
fur collar enveloping his ears looks strange
beside tho light summer overcoats or tho
still thinner cutaway coats made light
and airy by white neckties and plug hats.
The newly arrived owner of tho fur lined
overcoat, however, rarely sticks long to
his old love, and Is soon found airing his
figure without any overcoat at all or
stalking along with a gossamer garment
thrown back to display his light necktio
and other summery raiment.
Tho Visitor from the Orient, if ho bo of
a foppish turn, contributes more than his
share toward tho contrasts in dress. Ho
Is generally of a "horsey" turn and de
lights to stroll through tho streets on his
way to a livery stable remarkable in a
hunting suit, tight fitting "cords" and
top boots anil spurs. An Oriental tourist
who struck tho town not long since,
sailed out from the Palace hotel one chilly
afternoon in a pair of canary colored pan
taloons, patent leather shoes with striped
cloth tops, a blue vest with polka dots and
a claret colored velvet coat. The whole
rig was surmounted by a pith helmet of
tho kind worn in tropical countries. Tho
gamins of San Francisco are too much
accustomed to sharp contrasts In dress to
ho easily excited, but this Shanghai fash
ion plate was too much for their equa
nimity. Hy tho time they had presented
their compliments In tho shape of a wheel
harrow full of cobble stones, tho Shanghai
masher reached his hotel through a dozen
back streets and was seen no more in a
velvet coat on a cold winter's day. Sau
Francisco Chronicle.
Dl.lrllMitlon of Indian Trll.pn.
Porno of the few exceptions to tho gon
eral rulo of distribution aro exceedingly
interesting and throw a light upon tho
unwritten and oven forgotten history of
some of the tribes. For Instance: A little
colony of tho great Slouan family is found
in Virginia. How it becanio separated,
crossed tho mountains and maintained
itself In tho midst of another family
speaking an entirely different language
suggests a very interesting topic for tho
study of tho ethnologist.
Again, all the northwestern part of tho
continent was occupied by tho Athabascan
family, very peaceable Indians. Hut tho
Apaches and Navajos of Now Moxico and
Arizona belong to tho same family, and
aro among the most warlike on tho con
tinent. To their surroundings and tho
necessity of wresting their new homo
from its previous occupants and holding
it, as well as to the Inhospitable character
of tho country, may not their change of
character be attributed? Another little
tribe of tho Athabascans Is found in Cali
fornia. One of tho most degraded fami
lies of Indians of North America Is tho
Shoshonean, of which tho Diggers are a
branch, And yet, strange as ft mny ap
pear, tho Moquls, more advanced toward
civilization than any others of tho Pueblo
Indians, aro Shoshonean. Science,
Griidiiittoi lit the State.
Among the graduates to tho stage aro
daughters of Moncuro 1). Conway, Gen.
Sheridan, Mr. Walsh and Gen. Hunks,
and a niece of I'd win Hooth, while u
diiugher of Mrs. Croly (Jennie June) has
gone upon tho stage, and Mrs. Thomas
Harry, of Boston, has a daughter follow
ing in her mother's footsteps. These girls
are well bred, can-fully educated, cul
tured, Intellectual and ambitious. They
have gifts, talent, brains, invention, push
and perseverance and lire giving to tho
dramatic profusion tho same study, earn
(Mtnoksand ivmcloiiUnu thoughtfiilues
they would IkIhw upon the profusion of
miili literal in 0 or medicine. Tho viuing
moil In tho Mime circle as lhuo girl aro
Hot Undying for tho ktage in any great
extent, (heir Hum-out approach being tho
bingo door of u biuloquo tlivutru. Stutf
Notes.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
TO RELIEVE THE ELECTRICAL TEN
SION OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
The Mysterious Unexpected and I're-
I quenliy J mm "iteinrn stroke" triirro
tlio I'laMi Take IMnrn mid Why Con
ducting Currents High House.
Now, as a charge of electricity ha3 the
property of inducing another charge of
electricity of an oppesite kind to itself on
any "conducting" matter near it, and as
the earth Is composed of what Is called
conducting matter, it follows that a
charged cloud sailing over tho surface of
the earth induces an opposite, charge on
the ground below. These two opposito
charges, one of "positive" tho other of
"negative" electricity, tend, by another
well known property of electricity, to rush
toward each other and combine. Hence
when they are able to overcome tho resist
ance of the nir between, which keeps
them apart, they leap together with a Hash
and crack, producing the familiar phe
nomena of thunder and lightning.
Sometimes another cloud floating near
the first one takes tho place of tho earth,
nnd then the lightning flash takes place
between them. Lightning of this kind
does not strike the earth; but it might
have a destructive effect on the latter for
all that, because it might give rise to the
"back stroke," which is sometimes fatal
to life. The "back stroke" is not duo to
the direct flash and discharge. It is
rather the reaction after tho direct dis
charge lias taken place elsewhere. Sup
'pose, for example, that a track of upland
country, a rural district with trees, farms,
and here and there a church dotting it, is
covered' by a thundercloud, which induces
a charge of electricity upon It. In order
that tho charge upon the earth may get
nearer to that upon tho cloud, so as to
combine with It, the electricity, by another
well known property, will heap Itself on
the most prominent and pointed objects of
the landscape. That is to say, it will ac
cumulate on the trees, barns, chimney
tops and spires of the district.
Tho whole atmosphere of tho region is
In a state of tension and suspense. Tho
bolt is trembling in the balance, but no
man knows where it will fall. Presently
there Is a blinding flash of light, the sky
is rent with a lurid stream of lire, and iu
Ktantly the tension is relieved. Tho dis
charge has taken place at one point, tho
point which oilers the path of least resist
ance through the air, and at which tho
electric tension was most critical. At
every other place where tho electricity
had seriously accumulated, there is con
sequently a sudden fall of electric poten
tial, or a collapse to its old condition, or,
as it is called, a "return stroke." This
instantaneous change is sometimes as
fatal as the direct discharge, and it may
ruin a building or destroy life several
miles from the sceno of tho flash. Tho
return stroke is therefore more mysterious
nnd unexpected than tho Hash, but fatal
effects are comparatively rare from it.
Nevertheless, since the latter have been
attributed to this cause, a person cannot
feel quite safe, although a thunder storm
with lightning is still several miles from
him; tiie number of miles being estimated
by counting the seconds which elapse be
tween the flash and the peal, and allow
ing a distance of four miles for every
second counted. Ho may feel safer than
if it wero close upon him, but there is still
bomo room for fear.
In fact there is no real safety except
within the area properly protected by a
lightning conductor, or in a building
which Is Itself a protector, for Instance a
sheet iron house. Kvery building, then, ,
should be protected in order to bo safo. !
In the country, where theso aro often
isolated, a lightning rod would bo required
for each; but in towns ono rod would
sometimes protect more than ono house
around it, according to its height and con
ductivity. Tho flash takes place at tho point of
least resistance, because it is hero that tho
two opposito electricities can easiest rush
together. Hut tho eagerness with which
they tend to rush together is another
thing to bo considered. Theso two things
taken together determine the discharge.
There may bo less resistance to tho flash
at one house or tree than at another, but
if tho attraction between tho opposito
electricities is less at tho former, tho flash
may traverse the latter house. Hence
ono cannot exactly say if ono tree or
building will bo safer than another. Thero
is great uncertainty, and this is a reason
for the instinct of awo and uneasiness
which most animals feel on tho approach
of a thunder storm.
In general, however, wo can say that
high houses, or those perched on high
ground, aro moro likely to suffer from tho
dlsehnrgo than small low lying houses.
Tho former aro therefore all tho moro eli
gible for protection; and they aro to bo
avoided in seeking shelter from a storm.
So aro houses surrounded by trees, and
with ponds or pools of water close besldo
them. For trees act as Imperfect light
ning rods, having a good earlh connection,
and especially if they aro wet tho dis
vhargo may strike the house in order to
reach tho ground through them, or, in tho
case of tho pond, through tho water. Ono
should not shelter under trees of any
kind, but more especially tall, soft trees
Jllko poplars. Many deaths have been in
curred from sheltering under poplar trees
in France.
Thunder storms are said to bo moro
frequent in open, treeless countries, such
as tho Transvaal or tho Scottish hills, and
tho fact has been attributed to tho un
checked ascent of electrical vapors; but
on tho other hand they aro probably less
destructive in such coumrles.
Chimneys, bycrentlngcurrents of wnrm
fttnoko and by their lining of conducting
boot, tiro dangerous parts of houses, and
thero are many instances of tho dischargo
taking that road. It wero better, then, to
avoid bitting near a lire in a storm. In
deed, tho safest place in the house on such
an occasion would seem to bo In tho cellar
and basement rooms or upon an Iron bed
stead. In the open air there cannot bo a
safer placo than a dry hole or ditch, for It
places tho body below the surface of tho
ground, and therefore not oxixwed on a
prominent place. Hut it should be a dry
hollow, elso the water In It may invito tho
dischargo; for water, being a conductor In
good connection with the earth, lowers
tho resistance to tho discharge. Kngtueor
iug. limit!' llliiiiioml Mines.
A gentleman who returned from tho
diamond districts of BrtiRll recently says
that the stork of exhaustion of those
once prolltnble mines are pure Inbrlcn
Hons, designed to Influence the market,
lie declares tlwt heouuhl buy $1,000,000
worth uf uncut Mom In lilo Janeiro to
morrow If ho liad a million dollars.
Now York Mall and ICxproM.
It onU tho United talalM (11,000.000 a
year towirry on the vinr of laid evou at
thU Into date.
Story of Harbnra Frletchle.
That modern tendency to lconocliwm,
which has already destroyed the story of
Vrilliam Tell and tho apple, nnd has vul
garized so many touching nnd pathetic
legends of our childhood's dayst is dis
posed to lay violent hands on Whlttler's
heroine, Barbara Frletchle, and to ques
tion not only the reality of tho incident
upon which the poem is founded, but tho
very existence of such a person as Bar
bara Frletchle.
Protesting that a poet Is not bound by
the same rules of veracity which circum
scribe a historian, nnd that it would liavo
been entirely legitimate for Whlttler to
have invented both his Incident nnd his
heroine, had ho seen lit, it must bo con
ceded that the weight of evidence is still
in favor of the story as the poet told it.
Lust June Tho Chronicle contained a let
ter in reference to tho matter, and a por
trait of tho genuine Barbara Frietcliie.
but the ntithorof that letter was skeptical
on the subject of the flag incident, for the
reason that the old woman lived two or
three blocks away from tho main street of
Frederick, and out of tho direct line of
march of Jackson's army. Our corre
spondent nt that time gave some incidents
in the life of Barbara Frietcliie, which
showed that tho waving of an American
flag in tho faces of Stonewall Jackson
and his troops might well have been ex
pected from her, and that the only ap
parent difllculty was her not residing on
the main street of Frederick.
But now comes Judge Jordan of Indian
apolis, and says that Barbara Frietcliie
did live on the main street in Frederick,
the street through which Gen. Jackson
must have passed with his army; and
further, that he hud been told that a rebel
soldier who now lives in Maryland laid
said that the incident mutlo memorable by
the poem did occur, and that he was a
witness to It.
If It were worth while, there could
doubtless be found ninny of Jackson's
men who were on the march through
Frederick, and who could verify Whit
tier's account in the main. Such an inci
dent would not be easily or quickly for
gotten, nnd is certainly susceptible of
verification, even at this late day. San
Francisco Chronicle.
A Story or I'lill Slieridun.
Gen. Sheridan is a conspicuous figure
anywhere. Ho would attract attention in
any company. It is not surprising that
ho is a fuvorito guest at all social distin
guished gatherings at the capital. Thero
is hardly a great dinner given at which ho
is not present to lend tho glitter of his
successful name to tho company. Gen.
Vandever, of California, who was a dis
tinguished soldier in the western army,
once had an encounter with Sheridan,
before the latter had achieved fame, which
is worth relating. It was in the early
days of tho war. Sheridan was then a
captain anil chief quartermaster in Gen.
Curtis' nrmy, in Missouri. Sheridan was
disgusted with his position, nnd was
known as a great fault Under and a re
calcitrant generally. Vandever was com
mander of a regiment and had been in
structed by Curtis to movo forward at
daylight. Ho scuta messenger toShcridnn
asking him for wugons to be used to carry
tho bnggago on the inarch. Sheridan sent
back word' that he had no wagons to spare,
and Vandever replied that if ho did not
bend tho wagons nt once ho would go and
take them. Sheridan said, laughingly:
"Well, thero is no tellitrg what theso
volunteer fellows won't do, so I guess I
will send Vandever the wagons."
Sheridan did not look much like a hero
in those days: he went about in nn old
buggy, drawn by a mule, unnoticed nnd
unsuspected of possessing military quali
ties of tho very highest order. His rela
tions with Gen. Curtis wero unpleasant,
and ho finally resigned, and was
nfterward assigned to recruit duty.
While thus engaged he was sent to
Detroit, where ho was given command
of n regiment of cavalry, which was soou
sent to the front, and that gave him tho
opportunity to display his wonderful fac
ulty for rapidity of action, skill in combi
nation, and the power of making ids men
movo as ono man, inspired by enthusiasm
to tho highest degree of reckless bravory
and daring. Washington Cor. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
I'aiineil liy n l'linlcnli.
Tho punkah of India is along, narrow
fan, suspended by cords from tho ceiling;
attached to it is another cord which llnds
its way outside through a convenient hole
in tho wall or window frame. For tho
magnificent sum of three annas (six cents)
tho hopeful punkah-wallah bits outside
and tills tho room with soothing, sleep
producing breezes for the space of a day
or night by a constant see-sawing motion
of tho string.
Fow Furopenns are able to sleep at
night or exist during tho day without tho
punkah-wallah's services for at least nine
months in tho year. The slightest negli
gence on his part at night is sulllcieut to
summon tho sleeper instanter from tho
land of dreams to the stern reality that
tho dusky imp outside has himself dropped
olf to sleep. A pardonable imprecation,
delivered in loud, threatening tones; or in
tho case of a person vengefully inclined,
or onco too often made a victim, a stealthy
visit to tho open door, a well aimed boot,
and tho pendulous punkah again swings
to and fro, banishing the new ly awakened
prickly heat and fanning tho recumbent
llguio on tho charpoy with grateful
breezes that quickly send him off to sleep
again. Thomas Stevens in Outing.
Hereditary Tradesmen in Jiipuii.
Tho boys seen in nearly all tho plnces
of skilled labor suggests what is the fact,
that apprentices begin to learn their
trades usually much earlier than In our
country, so that when majority Is at
tained the mastery of the crafts is
thorough. Another striking feature of
tho Japanese system is that of heredity.
Skill runs In family lines. Not a few of
tho famous artisans of tho present decado
are descendants in the ninth, tenth nnd
even twentieth generation of the founder
of tho establishment. I onco employed a
carpenter In Fuknl, who was proud of hla
ancestry of wood workers through twenty
seven generations; and the templo records
show such boasting to bo true, though
often adoption interrupts tho actual blood
line. At a pnjortnaker's establishment
in Awotabl, in F.chizen, 1 dined with tho
proprietor, whose fathers tlrst established
tho industry a millennium ago, the na
tional history showing also that tho Co
roans, before tho Ninth century of our era,
visited tho pluce. Soribnor'a Mugnzluo.
tike of Paper,
There appears to lo no limit to the uses
to which jmjHT can be put in bclonco. The
oompreMsl Mocks of it have oven been
used fur thu building of the side uf chim
neys, the block Iktiiuf Joined tutfoiher by
a kiiloioits toiiuiit. lu in in tho luunti
fuetiiro of n irriNit number of nrUoliw to
Mipnly our (UmtttMM wante, including
eluililng even, U well kuowt. Chicago
Now.
MEDICAL STUDENTS.
WHAT ZURICH UNIVERSITY IS DOING
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
A Directing Ilonm Full of Lady Student.
Tlio Scalpel In Tnper Fingers Kntliu
aIhmii In Sclentlllo Work An Intonat
ing Sight A Discussion.
The workshop of a medical college! But,
in place of spectacled young men with long
gowns and shnrp scalpels, thero are a score
of girls roleil In protecting overalls and
deftly dissecting the subjects before them.
That's what I saw in tlio preparatory school
to tho medical branch of tho Zurich univer
sity. This year a better idea of tho feinnlo
medical student may lx) gathered than ever
before, liecnuse tho number is so much
greater, and, as tlio number increases, each
individual is freer in her actions, for sho feels
Bho excites less attention. Tho clientele Is
growing yearly. For this season tlio total of
young Indies studying this branch in Zurich
is forty-four, against thirty-threo last sea
son.
Don't think this dissecting room is nn ab
solute placo of horror. Tlio bodies nro di-
viiled into their several mrts before tho
students approach them, and each young
lady has her chosen portion to operate upon.
This reduces tho uncanny nppearnneo to a
considerable extent, for no Ixxlies entire nro
to bo seen lying on tho many slabs or tables.
Atone tublo where I stopiied adelicntoand
spiritucllo ycund lady, holding in her gloved
hands a razor like knife and pair of Una
pinchers, wus cutting at a dismembered head,
studying the organs of sight, probing into
tho cavities of tho brain and plucking useful
thoughts from what to mo was a ghastly
trophv. And yet her delicacy of treatment,
her unmistakable enthusiasm, her evident
comprehension of every stroke she made, re
moved that feeling from mo in a fow mo
ments, and I lingered, watching her quick
movements as intensely us I would any
ordinary scientific experiment.
"Yes," sho said, in replv to my question
suggested in virtue of a slight acquaintance
I had with her. ''1 make the eyo my spe
cialty, for I believe, in addition to being ono
of tho most interesting points to study, it is
likewiso a more tot out factor thnn is gen
erally believed in the health of an individ
ual. 1 have known (lersous to suffer from
severe headaches nnd pains in tho back who
have attributed tlio trouble entirely to bpi
nal disorders, when, ns a tact, it arose from
their eyes being out of focus. They actually
could not see out of ono eye, nnd yet they
did not know it. It seems incredible, and
yet any intelligent oculist will substantiate
what I say. There i no doubt that persons
have been the victims of nervous prostration
brought on by a difliculty witli tho eyes of
which they uero ignorant, but which a very
easy oioration would huvo removed."
A little further on a disciple of this glori
ous art stood over n purtittlly cut ieg, from
which she was stripping tho skin and flesh
and explaining tho muscles, as they pre
sented themselves, to tlio several new schol
ars who stood about her, intent iqion her mo
tions. There was no hesitancy in her incis
ions, sho cut with a clean stroke, and every
time tho blade fell just where it was in
tended. Sho was graceful and emphatic in
her treatment of the subject, and under
readv tongue tho relations of tho various
nerves, tendons and muscles she exposed
were ninilo clear and carried their full mean
ing to tho expectant audience about her.
In a distant corner a young woman and
several male students wero discussing an ub
nonnal growth discovered by ono of them in
the trunk of a ono time sturdy Frenchman,
resting upon their particular slab. Thero
appeared to bo considerable difference in
opinion prevailing, and I remarked with a
certain elation eeuliar, perhaps, to my sex,
tliat tho young woman held her ground and
her idea stubbornly, and tho young men paid
duo and proper attention to what she fre
quently said.
I next noticed u fashionably attired damsel,
wearing a promenade dress and having every
indication of being in the mode, who, pro
tected only by a small white apron plentifully
decorated with varicolored ribbons, was cut
ting and scraping at an arm, baring the
muscles with an ease and dexterity that wero
certainly natural, and could never have been
wholly acquired. At flrstsiglit I judged this
apparently wordly and giddy creature was
prompted by some morbid passion to anuiso
herself in this manner, but when 1 asked tho
professor who accompanied mo, ho said sho
was tho most skillful manipulator of tho
scalpel among all those then attendant, and
could strip a muscle as cleanly and ns beau
tifully as nn established surgeon. On tho
street ono would take her for tho average
shopping butterfly, with reilned features and
a rosy, semi-transparent skin.
Tho professor further assured mo that tho
women wero particularly dexterous in hand
ling muscles. Their small, taer lingers gave
them an advantage over tho males, and their
eyes wero quicker to detect details and niiiiu
tia;. Alter onco becoming accustomed to
tho uso of tho scalel, tho women nro umro
patient than tho men, and they prosecute
their researches moro ersistently.
It wus to mo very interesting to watch tho
girls mingling with their male colleagues
and studying with them tho terrible mystery
of human construction. Thero was no
joeoseness, no loud talking or unseemly
mirth. All was quiet, orderly, strictly in
the liuo of business. Tho young lady to
whom I have referred was tho only ono who
gave any suggestion of tho outer world, nnd
sho was eccentric; sho was a genius and as
sumed tho privilege of genius.
Hor companions wero robed in all conceal
ing white Mother Hubbards, tight at tho
neck and tight at the waist, otherwise falling
unbound from shoulders to feet; beneath
this, clothing as little cumbrous ns can be
worn. Tho modern bustle is, of course, for
bidden, nnd corset uro discouraged. The
freest action is sought and anything that in
terferes is cast aside. Tlio robes aro mado
rather moro clinging than looso, so that each
student tills the smallest place she well can.
Superfluous clothing, in other words, is
barely tolerated, and upon tho head is worn
a white turban.
The mule students do not hesitate to openly
declare their opposition to tho presence of
women in the medical profession, and yet
when brought in contact with them in the
operating room thoy treat tho females with
tlio utmost deference and respect. Zurich
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