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-u A yoiing man who lives in Hamilton, and whose mustache is, like faith, “the evidence of things hoped for, the substance of things not yet seen,” called on his prospective father-in-law, and gave notice that he in- tended marrying the old gentleman’s daugh- ter at an early date. “ It had better take place on some Saturday, so that it will not interfere with your school hours,” sarcasti- cally rcmaplgcd the old man. "’Afimfcf‘j’ust returned from a shopping tour â€"“ Come and see what I have brought for you, Eugene.” Eugeneâ€"“Ah, just like you, darling; always thinking of me 1” He advances as his wife removes the wrapping, and exposes some fine drawings from a neighboring marble-yard. Husband starts hack, and exclaims, excitedly : “Gracious, Laura. I what did you bring these things here for ‘2” Thoughtful wifeâ€"“Well, 111‘ gene, I heard you complaining of feeling un- well this morning, and I thought you’d like to look at some tombstone patterns.” A fashion item says the “Dickens” is the name of a new bonnet. It reminds you of an old curiosity shop. Miss Brownstone says that it she has a dog she wants one of those great Sarah Bern- hardt dogs thatdig those dear old monks out of the snow in Switzerland. Scene at the college.â€"â€"â€"Prep. (to servant at the door)â€"«“ Miss~â€"â€" '3” Servant»â€"“ She’s engaged.” Prep.â€"“ I know it ; I’m what she’s engaged to.” Scenes of Beauty and Splendor at Bucking- ham Palace During the Queen's Recent Drawing-Room. After supper at a, ballâ€"He: “\Vithout joking, Elsie, I do adore you. “'hen I look at you there is such a commotion in my breast. " “ And in mine, too, Henri ; it must be the lobster salad.” “You are fond of the British poets, Miss C. ‘3” “ Oh, awfully so I” “ Have you read Lamb ‘3” “ Yes ; and with such pleasure '3" “ Are you fond of Ho g?" “ Yes ; but I so dread trichiniasis !" urtain. Monsieur F. Mathieu, with a tone of con- viction : “ Yes ! I am so sorry that I scold- ed my niece just as she was about to leave me. It made the cor child cry so that I was obliged to len her my handkerchief, and she has never returned it to me ‘.” A \fon Full of Melody~l1|e Flnll‘y Angel Wulfs.d‘c. A regular bonanza: Her hand was evi- dently not on good terms with soap and water, but was heavily loaded with jewellry. “By George 1” whispered Fogg, “there’s some rich digging over there. I should say that dirt would assay a dollar an ounce.” Fashion item: “ \Vhich had you rather be, a twinkling star in' the heavens or a comet that, with its broad train of fire, sweeps in majestic course through unknown space?” “I should prefer by all means to weara train,” said she; “but not in unknown space. It would never be described in the newspapers. ” A pleasant little girl: “So you enjoyed your visit to the Inenagerie, did you '2" in- quired a young man of his adored one’s little sister. “Oh, yes '. And do you know, we saw a camel there that screwed its mouth and eyes around awfully, and sister said it looks exactly as you do when you are reciting poetry at the evening parties. ” Her lips were so near Tliatâ€"â€"Wliat else could I do? You’ll be angry, I fearâ€" \Vell, I can’t make it clear, Or explainit to you, ' But~her lips were so near Thatfiwhat else could I do '3 Unfortunate franknessâ€"They were touch- ing up their toilets preparatory to the after- noon promenade : “ Cicely, my dear, do you think I need any more color in my face?” "‘ That depends. If you only wanta. delicate blush you have it just right. But if you want your complexion to match your hair put on a little more vermillion.” Do you sup- pose they walked together thmt afternoon": Not any. n - 1' “11;,” A“)! Two lovers were out for a morning walk in the leafy aisles of a forest. The birds sang blithely upon the boughs. The early sun- shine quaffed the dew from grass and petals, and all nature seemed to rejoice like a. bride (A‘Ax\| on. "Wu" e w on her wedding day. The maiden gathered violets, m‘butus, and eowslips, while he gathered what he supposed to be a white kit- ten that had taken refuge in the hollow stump of a long-departed tree. Miserable fate! Strange catastrophe! Unhappyman! Referring to the incident afterward in a let- ter to a. friend, the maiden Wrote: “If George were boiled for a thousand years in the hot springs of Iceland, I don’t believe he’d ever smell sweet again." The suhjoined has been forwarded to us, say TIM London POM, as an authentic des- eription of perhaps the most remarkable e0s« tume won at the last d1‘a\\'ing-r00m. “ Lady Archibald Campbell wore a dress of blue and black Lyons velvet, which was (to use the modiste term) cut a la princesse, and reliev- ed by a slashing 011 the left side of the shirt in silver-grey satin, the corsage garnished with black Chantilly lace of a, rare pattern; a band a la. gibeeiere of black velvet bearing small eeus‘ on shields, united by Gaelic knots in gold, traversed the bust of the habit, and was secured en traverse by a silver fishâ€"lone of the Campbell badges. The shields on the hand were charged alternately with the cog- nizanees of the Argyll Campbells and the Callanders 0f Ardkinglas and Ci'aigforth in their proper heraldic tints. A besace, 01‘ satchel, of a shield shape emblazoned with the quarterings of the Ar yll Uampbells and the Callandas of Ardking as and Ci‘aigforth, was secured to the left side of the dress by - the badges of the fish and the bog myrtle. The satchel contained an antique laee hand- kerchief en jabot. The train was of silver- colored satin suspended from the shoulders ’ ‘ ‘ I I I , 1“ J ~A~ UUAUL uu cumu- u..- “flu”. L . _, , and attached to the dress by the badges. On the train was embroidered, en applique, the ancient and well-known coat of arms of the Campbells of Ar yll in subdued colors; the shield five feet long, supported by its lions (gules, ongle, argent), was surmounted by the wild boar’shead ( roper), and beneath was the device. “Ne O liviscaris,” in sable letters, on a. silver-gray phylactery. In the antique cloth of gold of the gyronny and in the cloth of silver on which, as if on a sea, “floated” the galley of Lorne, there shone a WOMAN GOSSIP. Splendid Petticoat. lustre like the tints of an opal. The whole design was evidently conceived and executed after the style of the heraldic“achievements” of the fourteenth century. The lions were indeed lions, and bore no resemblance to the mawkish “poodle dog” of the Geor 'an per- iod of heraldy. Every part of this ress was executed with the same skill, even to the dainty slippers embroidered with the shiel (in miniature). The fan of silver-grey an and blackostrich plumes was mounted on a antique silver poniard, “skeandhu,” which serued as a handle. The bouquet, so obliga- tory in all modern full dress, was of tawny- 1‘ed giroflees and silver-gray giroflees, carry ing out the color of the supporters and that of the “field” of the banner. “'e believe that this is the first instance since the end of the fifteenth century, of a lady appearing in a court ceremony such as a drawing-room with her heraldic cognizances forming the ornamentations of her dress. When we cast back our glance up the vista. of time, says TIM Argosy, and fix our gaze on the picture of this great woman and mark the one black shadow which rests upon it, we must not judge her by the light of our own day. “"0 must look at her impartially among the social circumstanceswhich, in the France of that age, surrounded her. Conjugal fidelity was a thing utterly unknown in the land among the higher elasses. The lover, “ l’ami intime ” as he was called in polite French parlance, was an indispensable part of every fine lady’s household. It is true that both the fair dames and their cavaliers were frequently seen at mass and at all sorts of religious ceremonies, but they went back again to the salon to flirt and make love quite as briskly as ever. The king’s “mait- ressc en titre” was paid full as much respect by every one about the court as was the queen, and the queen never dreamed of pre- suming to dispute her rival’s rights ; the whole public opinion in grand circles would have been against her if she had. “"0 must recollect all this when we think of Mme. de Pompadour, and be thankful that we have fallen on times when purer manners reign, at least in outward things. \Ve must admire the real nobility of the woman’s nature, which could not fail to shine out even in her equivocal position, and strive in our genera- tion to do as much for our country and our fellow-111911 as she did for hers. Louis XV., accordino to the fashion of sovereigns of the day, made short work in the appropriation and exaltation of his favorite. M. Le Nor- mans d’Etioles was civilly told that he was no more wanted in France, and Jeanne was made Marquis de Pompadour, the name under which we know her. The use of orange flowers at bridals is said to be derived from the Saracens, or at least from the E t, and they are believed to have been thus employed as emblems of fecundity. The introduction of the orange into England was not subsequent to the days of chivalry. There is clear proof that orange trees were growing in England in the reign of Henry VII. French milliners would not, l thinky have selected the orange flower. It is not a- beantiful flower, certainly inferior to white roses, lilies of the valley, snowdrops, and other things which may be regarded as ap- propriate. It was a universal mediwval cus- tom to wear flo“ er at weddings, and very natural it would be in the south of Eurepeto use the orange blossom for the purlpose. The flower and its use were both proba )ly intro- duced into this country together. This little story about George Eliot is told by a Maine lady, who met the novelist at a hotel in Switzerland, just after “Romola” appeared. One day Mrs. Lewes was reading aloud in French to a little girl in the garden, and the American drew near to listen to the musical tones. Presenth Mrs. Lewe s glanced at the intruder and said : “ Do you understand ‘3” f‘ I do not care for the matter,” answered the American ; “ I only came to listen to your sweet voice.” “ Do you like it ‘2” said Mrs. Lewes, with some surprise. The American warmly expressed her admira- tion, and George Eliot’s face lightened with pleasure as she took her hand, saying : “ I thank you. I would rather you would com- pliment my voice than my ‘ Romola.’ " ,, W49. 4.-» 09,â€"ir From the London ’l‘ulogmm. Two interesting problems which have long perplexed the scientific world appear to have been at last definitely solved by the eminent geologist, Dr. Hahn. These questions are, first, whether or not celestial bodies, other than the earth, belonging to our solar sys- tem are inhabitated by animate beings, and, secondly, whether the meteoric stones from time to time cast upon the surface of this globe emanate from incandescent comets or from volcanic planets. That they at no time formed a part of the earth itself has been conclus‘ rely demonstrated. ‘ . V I. w... em. "J , Dr. Hahn recently completed a series of investigations upon some of the hundreds of meteoric stones that fell from the skies in Hungary (hiring the summer of 1866. Thin lamime of these mysterious bodies, subjected to examination under a powerful miseros- cope have been found to contain coralline and spongeous formations, and to reveal un- mistakable traces of the lower forms of vege- tation. All the organisms, animal and vege- table, discovered by Dr. Hahn in the delicate stone shavings he has thus dealt with indi- cate the condition of their parent world to be one of whatis technically termed “primary formation.” But the presence of water in that world is proved by the fact that the tiny petrified creatures revealed by the magic of the lens one and all belong to the so-called subaqueous classes of animals. They could not have existed in comets, at least if the assumption be correct that these are in a state of active combustion. ~â€"-â€"‘oo<..->o¢~â€"â€"~#â€" GRAINS OF GOLD. Once give your mind up to suspicion and fear, and there will be sure to be food enough for it. In the stillest night the air is filled with sounds for the ear that is re- solved to listen. It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him. Victory deprives him of his power, but reconciliation of his will; and there is less danger in a, will which will not hurt than in a power that cannot. The ower is not so apt to tempt, the wil is studious to find out means. Proof of Animal Life in other Planets. Not Generally Known. The Pompadour. A Musical Voice. Excestin eating is quite as bad as excess in drinkig, and gluttony is even more grave and miseief-making as a social evil than drunkenftess. This may appear an exaggera- ted, as, is undoubtedlyastartling asser- tion, bufi it is susceptible of proof ; and the fact is me which ought, in the interest of the pibllc ha piness and prosperity, to be moe genera ly recognized than it now is. Mun of the food we eat is eaten to waste. The alsolute quantity of food alppropriated by tls organism is surprisingy small as compacd withthe quantity rejected. Mak- ing tle largest allowance for the difference betwen the actual bulk of what we eat and helmeasure of its nourishing proper- ties, i‘ will be found that the average feed- er conumes an aggregate quantity greatly in exess of what he requires. The first cause of this waste is‘rloubtless the need- lessly >ulky form of the foods on which we chiefly rely. In the endeavor to procure what i'. termed light ailiment we squander the elenents of nutriment. It is deemed a triumpi of the purveyor’s skill to provide the pullic with of whici 'much can be consumed with im- punity. No provider has yet achieved or serioust attempted the feat of supplying us with foul so concentrated that the wants of the body can be met with the smallest de- mand on the digestive and assimilative pow- ers of tie organism. “ Because man can take a. great deal into his stomach, it is assumed that heought to do so, and the tendency of modernenterprise in the matter of food is to extend rather than to diminish the total bulk ofthe material by which the losses of the or anism in heat production and exercise are to die compensated. If it were otherwise, the net result would not be very different, for, the habit of life being to live to eat rath- er than to eat to live, if nutriment were furnished in every compact form and bulk, the glutton would hail the boon chiefly as af« fording increased facilities for thcindulgence of his appetite. There is, however, another cause of the practice of excess, which is perhaps even more potent. \\'e do not eat by any rule of judgment, but in obedience to a craving which is commonly illisinterpreted. \Vhen a man is hungry, he eats until his hunger is appeased, how, in the nature of things, this cannot be until he has overloaded his stomach. and assimilated the instant it is eaten; an interval must elapse between the taking of material containing the elements of nutrition, and the application of these elements to their designed purpose. As a matter of fact, probably little of the food taken at a meal is appropriated by the organism until an hour or more after it is consumed. The sense of repletion, therefore, is not, in any physiological sense, the result of nourish- ment, but the crude physical effect of filling the gastric organ, and setting the processes of digestion in operation. Hence it must be obvious that the sense of satiety which warns an eater to desist from the pleasures of the table affords no measures of the ex- tent to which he has provided for the actual wants of his system. If he consumed only a twentieth part of his ordinary meal, and waited an hour, probably he would discover that he was quite as well fed as he is after eating as much as his stomach would hold, and desistin only when the mechanical ef- fects of loading the apparatus of digestion and material became inconvenient. It must not be assumeddiecause wehahituat ourselves and do not commonly suffer severely in own sequence of this clumsy mode of procedure, that we are-not guilty of waste. Nature has provided the organism with the power of re- jecting what it does not require, and the large proportionate waste of ordinary life is the witness at once to the need and effici- ency of the safety-valve with which the sys- tem has been furnished; but it is at the same time a. perpetual testimony to the crude and unscientific way in which we misunder- stand our actual needs and abuse our appe- tites. ' The great majority of the ills which affect us and the‘diseases from which we suffer, causing us pains and shortening ourlives, are the fruits of the excess we practice in feed- ing. Gout, rheumatism, the various forms “ -7 nuJ “A of indigestion, and the many known and re- cognized results of excessive or disorderly feeding are only the coarse and more evident consequences of overfeeding. Underlying these, and unnoticed by the Victim of this common error, are the multitudiuous forms culluuuu mun, aLo mu, “mum-Aunwm. W-..“ of organic disease and disturbance. In short, the human body encounters more risks in it daily struggle to live and grow and discharge its functions under the bur< den of food forced upon it than it runs by exposure to the contingent danger oI infec- tion; while as a matter of fact, nearly all the morbid poisons that assail it from with- out are either generated from or by the de- composition of food, or conveyed into the system under one of its guises. “'0 give the machinery of life an almost supernatu- ral task to reject the harmful substances im- posed on it. and then complain because it breaks down or does its work imperfectly. It is difficult to make this plain without burdening our page with details that would be unintelligible; but our failulfi to con- vince the reader’s judgment will not alter the fact. There are great practical diflicul. ties on either sideâ€"to obtain suificient nu~ triment without an imcumbrance of adven- titious materials which cannot be used, and must be rejected, and to avoid the error of loading the system with food which is un- suitable and excessive. #â€"â€"â€"4”40>Nâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"" s A Girl who Swept the Corners. The Contemporary Review. There is a story, of no very ancient date, of a servant girl who came to see her spirit- ual adviser, and informed him that she con- sidered herself a converted character. The minister asked her by what signs she was made aware of the inward change she spoke of. She replied that she now swept out all the corners of the rooms intrusted to her care. 011 being further questioned as to the performance of her daily duties, it soon be- came apparent that there was still great room for improvement in matters of cleanliness; so she was told to go home, to be still more con- scientious, and to return at some no distant period, when she could report further pro- gress in the reformation that had just begun, and then she might be admitted to a full par- ticipation of church privileges! THE FOOD IS NUT DIHPATEH Eating FORMS OF NCTRIMKST Ti) REPLE'I‘IU \' , A British consul in Japan gives the fol- lowing particulars touching the manufacture of folding fans at Osaka- : ' As in many other branches of industry, Hm nrinninln of division of labor is carried EMU nun: u“:ou w......ov 0. and “ set” them into their places on one of the sheets, after it has been spread out on a block and pasted. A dish of paste then gives the woodwork adhesive powers and that part of the process, is finished by affix- ing the remaining sheet of paper.~ The fan ,, J -_,,.“A,l “hum rm anv UAUUA (um llwvhvxt: -- “Wu gives the woodwork adhesive powers and that part of the process, is finished by affix- ing the remaining sheet of papcr.~ The fan has to be folded up and opened three or four times before the folds take the proper shape; and by the time the fan is put up to dry it has received far more handling than any for- eign paper could stand; indeed, foreign has been tried, and had to be given up as un- suitable for the work; but with great care the Osaka fanmakers have been able to make some fans with printed pictures which have been sent over from America, though they were invariably obliged to use one' face of Japan paper. The qualities of native paper now used are not nearly so good as those of which the old fans were made, and, in con- sequence, the style of manufacture has had to be changed. Instead of pasting the two faces of the fan together and then running in pointed ribs, the ribs are square, and are pasted in their places in the manner describ- ed above. fhe outside lacquered pieces and the fancy work are all done in Osaka and Kioto, and some of the designs in lacquer on " -‘ -' I A ll , J.,__A__,] 3“. 1xnuuu, am; av ...... bone are really artistic ; but the demand for the highly ornamented description of fans is not sufficient to encourage the production of large quantities of first class work. When the insides are dry, the riveting of the pieces together, including the outer covering, is rapidly done, and adash of varnish quickly finishes the fan. ,.#___4N<‘-v> oopâ€"â€"-â€"‘ A London Corporation Dinner. It is not the good fortune of every ordin- ary mortal to possess sufficient interest in high places for a ticket to one of these ban- quets, but he who has been thus favored may write the experience down as one not easily to be forgotten. Yes, sit down and prepare as if for combat ; for, look you, this menu, light and sparkling as it reads be‘ neath the'Freneh disguise, is no frothy bub- bling matter, but a stern list which must be attacked and conquered at any cost~at least, so seems to think the good hosts who con- vene the banquet. The most appetising of soups, the rarest of fish, the daintiest of en- trees and side~dishcs, the noblest of joints, ; the most delicate of feathered rarities, follow each other in swift, silent succession, washed down or titillated by hooks and sherries of the oldest and purest and most extravagant vintages. Then, after he has dipped into a dozen dishes of sweets, fruits, and preserves, let him clear his mouth with an olive, the shape and almost the size of a Rugby foot- ball, in preparation for the aftermath. The aftermath consists of a prolonged dally with wines of rarity and purity unknown to three- quarters of the poor fellows who, from ten to five, every day struggle for their daily crumbs, close by""chese vcr-y walls; of a half-sleepy cuchantment of admirably ren- dered music ; of a continual glow of patriot- ism and self-applause; occasionally by speeches from gallant soldiers and sailors, impressive bishops, and well-satisfied states- men. Only a good cigar is needed to make the position Elysian; for the grand charm lies in the fact, that at these big dinners we are such atoms, we are so independent in our humility, we are so contented to have everything done for us, and so delighted in comparing the positions of the bustling wait- ers with that of the “nobs,” upon whom falls the onerous duty of speechmaking and universal congratulation. Right well con- tented do we rise when we begin to experi- ence a feeling of weariness, don our over- coats, receive at the hands of a gorgeous official a splendid Henry Clay, and a case of variegated sweets, known as a- “ hush box,” and turn homewards, brimful of kindly thoughts towards mankind in general and City Companies in particular. -~7~â€"«»<O>«â€"-â€"â€"~ GRAINS OF GOLD. DIOST of the shadows that cross our path through life are caused by standng in our own light. USEFUL industry does not so much consist in being continually busy, as in doing prompt- ly those things which are of the first import- ance, and which will eventually prove most profitable. I): middle life, says Celia Burleigh, we hesitate to sit in judgment upon anyone ; we read slowly and rcverently the untranslated scripture of another’s heart ; but in youth we are confident, and assign motives and inten- tions as glibly as children pretend to read nursery tales which they have learned by rote. ' 'A Foolish Habit. There is no occasion for swearing outside of a newspaper office, where is it very useful in proof reading, and indispensable in getting forms to press. It has been known, also, to materially assist the editor in looking over the paper after it is printed. But otherwise it is a. very foolish and wicked habit. Row J: pat \OHOVON AnAocount of Some Curiosities otthe Wind by a Philosopher on ma Roof. . “Would youlike to feel the motion of the earth whirling on its axis just as you feel-the motion of a. buggy by the air driving against your face ‘2” v The man who asks this singular question looked both sane and serious. As he spoke he touched with his fingers a. small globe which, with the slight impulse thus commun- cated, began to revolve smoothly and swiftly within a brass ring and a. broad wooden zone, on which were pictured the odd-looking figures that represent the twelve signs of the zodiac. The green painted oceans and vari- ously tinted continents on the little globe blended into a. confused jumble of color with the motion. Europe and America, the At- lantic and the Pacific lost their outlines. Greenland made a dark circle about the pole like the streaks on a boy’s top. “ You know the earth is whirling like-that ~many times faster than that” said the philosopher, “and if the atmosphere did not partake of the same motion there would be a constant hurricane blowing at the rate of a thousand miles an hour. Most persons accep the explanation that the atmosphere revolvet as fast as the solid ground without enquiring 1: further and so they lose sight of one of the most startlingfacts in nature Just step up here." The reporter followed the philosopher to the flat roof of his house. . “Don’t you feel that ‘3” asked the philoso- phel;y puffinghfis _hand _t_o his c‘h‘eek.‘ " “\Vell, that’s it, then,” said the philosâ€" phcr. “As the surface of the earth revolves eastward, it meets a current of air flowing from the north, which has not yet acquired a, velocity of rotation equal to that of the ground it passes over. So objects on the earth are driven by the earth’s motion through air that is moving more slowly to the eastward than they are. The result is that the wind which started to blow from the poles toward the equator, instead of mering straight from the north to south appears to come from the northeast. The reason of this will be plain the minute you look at a re- volving globe. You see that close to the poles the revolution of the surface is very much slower than at the equator, just a point on the hub of a wheel moves more slowly than a point on the tire. L “I feel a \I‘ind from the northeast,” repli- ed the gape-rte); _ “You must not, however, suppose that every wind from the northeast is the result of this curious law. In fact, in this latitude it is very difficult to say when the truewind of revolution, if I may speak of it, is felt. because there are so many local causes that gouern the direction of the wind. Never theless, whenever a current of air starts from the far north toward the equator this pheno- menon will be experienced in all the places it passes over, although it is very often obscur- ed by the changes of direction caused by ranges of mountains, great valleys, and local temperatures. But the curious fact remains that we can feel in the wind the whirling of our globe almost in aruis. In the tropics this phenomenon manifests itself perfectly in the famous trade winds. In fact the west, and southwest winds that prevail here a large part of the year are the returning trade winds. In this case the air, moving from the equator, where the revolution is fastest toward the poles where it is slowest, has, as it advances, a westward motion greater than that of the surface over which it passes. So marked is the prevalence of this wind that sailors call it ‘down hill’ from here to Eng- land, on account of the easy sailing with the wind. So, you see, that although the winds alone would never have enabled us to detect the fact that the earth revolves, yet now that the fact is known, we see in them one of its most striking results.” â€"#~ -â€"«â€"-u «o» Npâ€"‘w - Hotels in India. Hotels in India are worth nothing. The first with which I made acquaintance was at Vizagapatam, kept by one Baboo Krishna Ghosal Bhat. It was a very fair sam 1e of native hotels in India. Something ike a Pompeiau house, composed of pillars, half- roofs, peristyles, atrium, &c., furnished with punkahs and kus-kus tatties. (i. e. mats made of fragrant fibre, hung against open windows and doors ; in the hot winds they are wetted, and the draught blows through them cool and refreshing.) There are no furniture to speak of, save two lame tables, three bottomless chairs, and plenty of dirty whitewash and cobwebs, relieved by some colored German prints, such as are purchas- able at the Nuremburg fairs for a. few kruet zers apiece, “Pegs,” 7'. e. brandy and soda- water, were procurable and drinkable ; but eating was out of the question, everything was so abominany filthy. I was rescued starvation by a friend who lived some three miles distant~~at \Valtairâ€"or I should have had to perish from hunger or nausea. In travelling up country in India, people always take their servant to cook for them, unless they can depend upon the hospitality of a friend. They also take bedding with them, which is arranged on a sort of horizontal harp, supported by four legs, called a “char. poy." This last precaution is very neces- sary, as a charpoy au natural, as used by the natives, would not be considered comfortable by Europeans, who prefer matresses to knott- ed cords, which, to say the least, are calcu- lated to impress a pattern on .the flesh of whoever reposes thereon. The worst feature of Indian hotels, however, is that of the inner-man administration. It is impossible to give an idea of the monotony of the bills of fare. Every dish, whether boiled fish or roast joint, omelette or curry, chop or vege- table, tasted of and was impregnated with ghee, which is about the most disagreeable description of grease with which I am acquainted. It is worse than the bad oil in \Vallachia. It would be vain for me to attempt to describe the distastej with which I approachedhhe table, 01' the disgust with which I left it.â€"â€"Tinslcy’s Magazine. Libraries. Dr. OliverVVendell Holmes, in a recentlet- ter about t_he ptlblicAlibyat-ies, says': “When u a library is once fairly begun, it becomes more and more valuable cVery year, as a mat- ter of course, for it grows like a rolling snow- ball. Such alibmry is as necessary to a. town as a. nest is to a. pair of birds. Scholars are sure to be hatched in it sooner or later, and, in all such institutions, you will see a. good many old birds love to nestle and find them- selves very warm and comfortable, whether they breed and sing or not.” m4-» «1