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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1205, 18 November 1882, Page 2

There is now in Trieste a musical wonder ■ who is astonishing the greatest artists and musical connoisseurs. His name is Herr i Nathan, and he was born without arms and ' hands, and he is now giving concerts, piny--1 ing ou the violin with his toes, and when 1 hearing him one is sorely puzzled to know I whether those exquisite tones are really brought out by the toes and not by the fingi ers. When the young artist conics on the i platform and has taken his position, he opens his violin case and takes out the instrument, 1 seizes the bow, times the violin, and nt last ! pulls a handkerchief from his eoat-pockct and wipes his face, all with his feet. But the astonishment of his listeners reaches its highest point when with his left foot he gracefully holds the bow, and, placing his right foot on tho strings of his instrument, begins to play. His expressive playing, together : ! with his shakes ami runs, and his niodulu- : tions from the softest “pianissimo” to the greatest “forte,” is beyond description, and is the wonder of the whole musical world and those fortunate enough to sec and hear him. Herr Nathan intends to give concerts in the 1 various European capitals. The Paris correspondent of a contempo- ■ i rary relates the following : -“Another event : that eclipses Egyptian affairs is the sleep- ; ing beauty in an hospital. Seventy-five ’ days ago, a pretty young woman, aged j J twenty-five, was found at midnight by the ■ police, asleep on one of the seats of an ex- ; ternal boulevard. She was conveyed to the j station as being drunk and incapable. On t being searched a scapula was found around ■ her neck, and two religious medals. As she j did not awake next morning, she was conveyed to the hospital, where she has since I lain, in all the attitude of death, save that i she respires rapidly. She has been fe<l on I soup. Ductors from far and near came to ' peep at the phenomenon. It was discovered i that she was two months (neiente when ad- | mitted, ami a few days ago she was prematurely confined of a still-born infant. But j the pains of child-birth never roused her; i she slept all the same. The famous Dr j Charcot, the highest authority of the day on I nervous diseases was called in. He recom- ( mended a cold douche. The first bath pro- i duccd no effect ; the second, however, did j and she promises in a little time to wake up ; like Rip Van Winkle. Attracted by the I accounts published, a strolling player called, ' and recognised the young woman as her 1 daughter, whom she had not seen toy seven years. The patient appeared to know her | mother, as she put out her hand ami cried, but never uttered an intelligible word. The ; prodigy when a child experienced the first ! attack of lethargy when the Prussians bombarded the capital." Dr Lamson's life was insured in the ; “Scottish Widow.;” office for £l,OOO, which j ! policy was assigned in order to obtain funds j to provide for his defence. Although the. ‘ i Company cmild h ive successfully resisted ’ payment, tiny declined to take advantage of their position, and paid the whole amount ' to Mr W. A. Mills, the aolicitor employed ‘ by Samson in his defence. . i Even (,'etcwayo makes good for tiv.ilc. ; Since his visit to her Majesty, the biscuit ! makers have received orders to send to Zulu- j land immense quantities of “Osbornes.” I <