THE CZAR'S PRESENT MODE OF LIFE.
The Whitehall Review gives the following interesting description of the Czar's present mode of life :— "ln consequence of the recent attempts made upon his life the Czar finds himself forced to take every possible precaution. His carriage and sledge are lined with sheets of steel ; he himself endeavored for some time to wear a small chain armour cuirass under his shirt, but, notwithstanding that it was a marvel of workmanship and as flexible as a piece of linen, the weight was so great that it only increased his nervous disorder from which his Majesty is suffering, and i had, therefore, to be abandoned. The following substitute, however, has been invented. A certain kind of wadding is firmly pressed between heavy cylinders, and then dipped in a preparation of iron-glue, which gives it a reassuring and satisfactory consistency. The uniform of the Czar is lined with this wadding, which would effectually prevent an ordinary bullet from doing much damage. The agents of the Secret Police who accompany the Czar when he \leaves the palace have no idea whither his Majesty is going until half an hour before they start, and they are especially forbidden to make known when the Czar goes out or where he is to go. The cook in the Imperial Palace is the object of constant attention and supervision, two secret police agents being constantly by his side while the meal is being cooked. When a dish is at length ready (everything is now cooked in the most simple way, and no sauces are allowed) it is tasted by two police officials before being served to the Czar. His Majeßty will no longer i receive in his private apartments, nor will he open or read a letter, despatch,
or newspaper himaelf. His linen* and, in fact, aft nib' garments are molt carefully watched and attended by trusty servants, left they should be' poisoned, and his Majesty wM ( was" d'gre'a't smoker formerly, has' now bßeh' forced to give up the use of nicotine, for fear cigars or cigarettes should be chosen by the Nihilists as offering the greatest facility for the accomplisment of their deadly purpose.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 104, 1 May 1880, Page 1
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363THE CZAR'S PRESENT MODE OF LIFE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 104, 1 May 1880, Page 1
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