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Paris Letter.
(KEGCLAB COBBESPONDrXCE).
P aris , Aug. 22, 1879.
The Palais de l’lndustrie, in the
Champs Elysees, enjoys very little
peace. No sooner has one class of ob
jects filled its walls to the satisfaction
of viators than these are hurridly re
moved to make way for another show.
At the present movement an exhibi
tion of what is styled science applied
to-works of' industry occupies the
greater portion of the space. If theo
retically the title of the exhibition
means something practically it means
nothing at all, for specimens of every
imaginable manufactured article are
duly arranged side by side. The uni
versal nature of the exhibition has
been to distribute whatever interests
it may possess over a great number of
____ _ various objects. Success under these
circumstances can only be attained
where the show is gigantic—such as
the Champ de Mars last year. * As
this, the Palais de l’lndusttie is merely
an omnium gatherum— a bazaar with
a band playing in the middle of it, and
containing many refreshment bars,
where drinks and eatables are sold et
higher prices than those which obtain
outside. There are many visitors nev
ertheless, and some of the exhibits at-
■■ - - tract the usual crowd of loungers. The
f praxinoscope, amongst others, is never
deserted. This scientific toy has add-
representes a little girl, dressed cap-a
pie “a la Niniche,” is seen swimming
in a lake. Every movement is gone
through accurately and evenly, and
ahe is far more graceful than the
swimming dolls which attracted such
attention at the Exhibition. The ef
fect produced by a reflecting glass is
very pretty. Then there is no lack of
electric pens for writing and drawing,
whilst spectacle and watch makers
abound. One man sells watches that
<lo not keep time, indeed, he has taken
out all the works, and, convinced that
time is money, he has so arranged his
case that Napoleons, tsn-franc pieces,
and sovereigns find their own proper
places in three little heaps, the top
most pieces ready for instant with
drawal. I must warn your readers,
however, that the gold pieces are not
supplied by the ingenious inventor.
In the tropical weather which is rag
ing it is pleasant to watch the pro
cess by which bottles of water are
• frappe ”—that is to say, their con
tents turned into ice. The proceed
ing is simple, consequently iced water
is common in Paris. The next stall
contains bottles also, but filled with a
popular liquor styled " Le Club.” It is
difficult to imagine how science was
applied to indust* y here unless it was
in corking the bottles. Carriages,
pottery, bedsteads, mirrors aud ladies
dresses fill however, the greater part
of the building; but a small space is
reserved for life saving apparatus ex
hibited by a French company, and two
stalls are occupied by Chinamen set
ting tea—on scientific principles no
doubt. Just at the exit a clever in
dustrial shows how science has been
successfully invoked for producing
soap bubbles. This exhibition can,
however, hardly be considered as for
warding to any great extent the in
terest*. of industry.
The Philosophy of a Giri’s Life.
BY MBS. KU* MCSA1B WEIGHT.
There is hardly a prettier girl than
James Frederick’s sister Arabella; Bhe
has lovely blue eyes, and flufly yellow
hair, pink (jheeks, and little white
hands. I confess to a great softness
and spirit of toleration for Arabella,
she has such a taking way- with her,
especially when she seats herself on a
hassock, and looks up in one’s face as
if ready to receive, yea, imploring, all
good council. How can I reconcile
this softness with the hard manner of
remark made by me this very day to
dearest Arabella: “Arabella, Sir Wil
liam Hamilton says that philosophy is
the science of sufficient reason why
you are existing ?”
" Why,” remonstrates Arabella, " I
was made and here I am. I had no
thing to do with it, and the Ten Com
mandments and the Catechism forbid
my making away with myself, even if
I inclined to dp so.” The girl has a
certain quickness.
. “ But who made you, my beloved
Arabella ?”
“ God," says Arabella, with great
meekeess.
“ And does God do anything aim
less ? Has he not a good purpose in all
his works ? Does he not make every
thing for some use, the very best use
of which its kind is capable ? He ma
kes the flower in its beauty to charm
his eye, and charm and instruct the
human being who shall gaze upon it;
he made it to live a perfect and use-
ful flower. Tbe bird flies, sings, builds
its nest, lives out its instincts, and-
completes the whole duty of a bird.
All these lesser-creations being that
which they were made to be, and do
ing that which they were made to do,
fulfill their lot, and show good reason
why they exist. As a moral, reason
able, immortal being, Arabella, are you
making the best of yourself, and justi
fying God, if we may say so, in your
creation ? If it had happened, my
Arabella, that you had been & picture
not a sentient woman, I could find no
fault with you, you look pretty, and
do fulfill the objects of a picture. Had
you been a puppet you would be liv
ing up to your - light; there are cer
tain motions prescribed for you by so
ciety, and you go system aticaly through
with them. Were you a lay figure in
in a milliner's window, ordained only
exhibit clothes, there would be no
tause of complaint, you do that untir
ingly. Instead of this, you are a hu
man being, therefore created primari
ly to glorify God; how are you glori
fying him ? You are a woman, and
in virtue of this, from you are due to
the world certaih sympathies and
kindly deeds, you are a member of a
community, and owe the exercise of
holy charities and good example; you
are part of a family, aid from you cer
tain homely duties are to be expected;
you are a young member of the church,
and the church has a claim on your
services. In all these relations which
you hold, are you, my Arabella, justi
fying God in having made you a re
sponsible member of society, family,
and church ? Arre you, as you are
bound to do, making humanity, the
community, the family, the church, so
much the better for you their mem
ber ?”
“ Indeed,” said Arabella, looking
quite terrified, “ I have never thought
of owing anything in all these direc
tions. As for a philosophy of my life.
I have never had any but to drift
along and enjoy myself as w ell as 1
could, as other folks do.”
“ I hope,” I said, “that there are
some folks who have a higher object
in life.”
“ And I have no objectiou to a high
er object, and to perfecting a very ad
mirable philosophy of my life, exhib
iting the best possible reasons for my
creation, if I knew how to set about
it,” protested Arabella.
“ If that is so, let me offer you a few
suggestions, mere outlines of the track
of mental research which you ought
tq follow, in exploring for yourself the
intention of your being, and present
ing to the world most splendid proof
of the reason and needs be of your ex
istence. God does all things on a wise
and predetermined plan, he elucidates
his plan for us in the Scripture« in
general principals, and the circumstan
ces of our lives afford their more espe
cial explication. The question for you
Arabella, is not a question of capacity,
it is not how great things you can do
but how thoroughly you do your own
best. We need not ask, have w? mors
or less ability than our neighbor ?
but are we doingour best as ourselves ?
And now as incentive to this doing
the best, and making the most of our
selves, let the glory of God be our ob
ject, and doing good to humanity the
means of its attainment. Now what
are some of the ways of doing good to
our fellows for God’s sake ?
“ First, there is the way of teaching,
'fie are all constantly learning from
each other, we are all teachers and all
learners, often most thoroughly so
when we think the least about it. The
inure,.then, that_.our_iiWU. minds and
hearts are cultivated thv better shall
we be able to teach others. We are
not bound to be walking yicyclope-
dias, like Macaulay, but to leain all
that we can faithfully, and put it into
circulation by word and work; let
this thought inspire you to use your
time in acquiring knowledge. We are
all, daily, teachers by example. Sight,
my Arabella, goes farther than sound;
there will be hundreds in this world
either helped or hindered by your ex
ample. Another thing is, we are
bound to justify our place in the hu
man line by our sympathy. Youth
should be the age' of sympathy, and
yeti have noticed in youth a great
carelessness of other’s feelings. To
sympathize is every Christian’a busi-
nesa, he learns it from his Lord. To
sympathize is especially every wo
man’s, business, thus to grow like
Him by whose cradle ¿nd whose
grave she held lonely watch. If you
never do any thing else to show a rea
son why you were created, it will be
reason amply sufficient that you were
never an ungracious listener either to
the joys or griefs of others. Use well
your time, use it in God’s service and
in men's service, in worship and in
work. Gather up into your basom all
the good that you may, and run glad
ly to dispense it to otheis. We hide
our talent in a napkin, when we keep
it all for ourselves. And so 1 think,
my dear girl, that your life will make
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clear its philosophy, dr its sufficient
reason, if you learn all the good you
can, and use it in one way or another
in teaching others, if you watch your
self, and set such an example that you
shall cross other lives like sunshine,;
and not like shadow, if, by your ten- j
der sympathy, you have borne other
people’s burdens and so fulfilled the
law of Christ, and if you have used
your time in growing up yourself in
holiness and comfort, and going gladly
on errands of mercy in the service of
otheis.— S.S. Time*.
Mental Effects Resulting From
Physical Injuries.
Many instructive examples of the
pervading mental effects of physical ;
injury of the brain might be quoted,;
but two or three, recently recorded,I
will suffice.
An American medical man was
called one day to see a youth, aged
eighteen, who had been struck down
insensiilb by the kick of a horse
There was a depressed fracture of the
skull a little above the left temple.
The skull was trephined; and the
loose fragments of bone that pressed
upon the brain were removed, where
upon the jmtient came to his senses.
The doctor thought it a good oppor
tunity to make an experiment, as
there was a hole in the skull through
which he could easily make pressure
nponthe brain. He asked the boy a
question, and before there was time to1
answer it he pressed firmly with his
finger upon the exposed brain. As
long as the pressure was kept up the
boy was mute, but the instant it was
removed he made a reply, never sus
pecting that he had not answered at
once. Th(* experiment was repeated
several times with precisely the same
result, the boy’s thoughts being stop
ped and started again on each occasion
as easily and certainly as the engineer
stops and starts his locomotive.
On another occasion the same doc
tor was called to see a groom who
had been kicked on the head by a
mare called Dolly, and whom he
found quite insensible. There was a
fracture of the skull, with depression
of bone at the upper part of the fore
head. As soon as the portion of bone
which was pressing upon the brain
was removed the patient called out
with great energy, “ Whoa, Dolly! ’’
and then stared about him in blank
amazement, asking: " Where is the
mare ? M here am 1 1" Three hours
had passed since the accident, during
which the words which he was just
going to utter when it happened had
remained locked up, as they might
have been locked up in the phono
graph, to be let co the moment the
obstructing pressure was removed.
The patient did not remember, when
he came to himself, that the mare had
kicked him ; the last thing before he
was insensible which he did remember
was, that she wheeled her heels round
and laid back her ears viciously.—
D r . H enry M audsley , in Popular
Science Monthly for September.
—Robert Collegian American mis
sionary institution in Constantinople,
has graduated a large class.
Ten
young men delivered orations in Eng
lish, French, Turkish and Bulgarian.
Pres. Waahburne stated that, de-pite
the disturbed- condition of the country
the past two or three years, the col
lege had a larger nuuiber of students
than in the previous years.
Send us a new subscriber.
NO. 38.
Weather Report for August, 1879
Daring August, 1879, there were 6
days during which rain fell with an
aggregate of 1.79 in. of water, 21
clear and 4 cloudy days, other than
those on which rain fell.
The mean temperature for the
month was 66.21°. Highest daily
mean temperature for the month 74”,
on the 9th. Lowest daily mean 55°,
on the 27th. Mean temperature for
the month at 2 o’clock p. m . 78 09’-
Highest record of thermometer during
the month 89°, at 2 o’clock p. m ., on
the 15th. Lowest thermometer 54°,
at 7 o’clock A. M , on the 24th.
The prevailing winds for the month
were from the North during 22 days,
South 4 days, S. W. 5 days. On the
20th we were visited with rain
which with succeeding rains and
misty weather in a large measure
suspended harvesting operations until
the 29th. The rainfall was as fol
lows. On the 20th, .70 in.; 21st, .06
in.; 23rd, .13 in.; 26th, .28 in.; 27th,
.62 in.; 28th, .02 in. The greater
part of that falling on the 27th fell
during a heavy shower which passed ,
over here about 6 P. M., lasting about
15 minutes.
During August, 1878, there were 3
days during which rain fell, with an
aggregate of .19 in. of water, 24 clear
and 4 cloudy days.
Mean temperature for the month
65.43”. Highest daily 72°, on 27th.
Lowest daily, 59°, on 21st.
In August, 1877, there were 4 rainy
days and .82 in of water.
T. P earce .
Eola, Sept. 1, 1879.
The Power of Example.
The history of the world is full of
crimes and follies committed under
the influence of the imitative instinct.
In many cases so devoid of thought
are the actors in these scenes as
scarcely to bring them under the
judgmentof responsible human beings.
It is in fact no easy task to draw
with any degree of accuracy the di
viding line between folly and crime,
especially when the exalted senti
ments of patriotism or the fanaticism
induced by the misapplication of
religious dogma, or fervent appeals to
the emotions, are the basis of certain
wild proceedings; engaged in by as
semblies of the intensely nervous, led
by knaves or the self-deceived victim*
of their own illusions. Under what
category, for instance, should we
place the "biting nuns” who ap
peared in rapid succession in the con
vents of Germany, Holland, and
Rome ? This extended mania arose
simply from the spontaneous act of
one nun attempting to bite a com
panion—immediately the whole sister
hood fell to biting each other. The
news of this extraordinary occurrence
was told from place to place, and
"biting nuns ” became a terror and a
nuisance, over large portion^ of Eu
rope in the fifteenth century; this
mania proved irrepressible until ex
haustion and reaction set in, termi
nating its abnormal absurdities. In
Fiance another foolish epidemic of
imitation seized upon many of the
conventual houses. A nun one day
commenced to imitate the mewing of
a cat, and incontinently the otht r
sisters present fell to mewing. Finally
the nuns took to mewing in Concert
for hours at a time; persuasions and
commands for once failed to produce
ooerlience. The mewing nuisance
continued unabated, until the whole
sisterhood were threatened with the
entrance of the military, who it was
announced were ‘‘coining to whip
them with iron rods.” Tbe fear of
these rough chastisers finally effected
a cure.—E. V ale B lake , in Popular .
Science Monthly for September.
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