LONDON PROFLIGACY—A TRAP FOR THE UNWARY.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 14, 2 July 1864, Page 3

LONDON PROFLIGACY— A TRAP FOR THE UNWARY.

A clergyman writes to the Times as follows : — A lady in whose welfare I am interested, attracted by an advertisement in your columns, offering the comforts of a home in a capacity of housekeeper and compaiuon in the establishment of a Christian gentleman, /together with its j relative advantages, to a person whose testimonials should be found to be satisfactory, called at the house in Holloway where the address was given and particulars were to be sought. Ou presenting herself at the door, which was opened by a female of very questionable appearance, she was shown into a parlor, when an elderly, woman, of sinister aspect and unpleasing manners received her in a way that proved unmistakeably tho character of the place. My poor friend was soon informed that testimonials were not required by the " gentleman " whom she was seeking in the matter, if only her 'personal' appearance . should prove acceptable to his washes. I need hardly saythat the lady turned away filled with ineffable horror and disgust. This is no new trap, but. I confess that it is the first time, so far as I know, that a Christian home "has been' paraded for such base purposes and foul ends, and attempted to be made subservient to the worst species of ,an infamous profligacy.

)Vabieties of Diet. — The Shetland Islanders will not eat crabs or lobsters ; the Italians eat cockchafers ; gipsies eat hedgehogs; and, Erench whalers, whales ; Australian ' natives eat frogs, snakes, moths, and grubs, but they will not touch oysters; South Sea Islanders will not drink goat's or cow's milk, but they will eat dogs and rats'; the Chinese eat dogs, rats, earth- . worms, small live crabs, and sea slugs ; South Americancreoles and Indians would not at 'one time eat turtle; the ancient Romans ate asses' flesh and snails ; Tartars atejhorse flesh; Jews and Mahomedans wiU" not i eat pork, nor Hindoos beef ; "the -Viennese eat Live wood ants; the West Indians eat iguana ; and the Africans and South Americans eat monkeys .and alligators. Snails are eaten in Southern "Europe; the New Zealanders steep maize in water until it is putrid,* and make it into porridge, and then eat it.— Panama Paper. -, .-AccOßDiNGto a statistical accountof the religous belief of the sovereigns of Europe, out of the 43 how reigning, 17 belonged. to the Lutheran creed, 8 Evangelical, 4 ;> Palyinist, . JL Greek .rite, 1 Mussiuman, 1 Episcopal, "arid lT CJathohc. " ' f "