MISCELLANEOUS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2412, 15 October 1892, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

No small sensation appears to have been made by the report of a duel between two ladies of the high Austrian nobility. The Princess Pauline Metternich, the honorary president of the Vienna Musical and Theatrical Exhibition, and the Countess Kilmannsegg, president of the Ladies’ Committee of the Exhibition, had a quarrel over some arrangements at the Exhibition, and fought a duel with rapiers at Vaduz, on the Swiss frontier, in consequence. At the third bout, so it is stated, the Princess was slightly wounded on the nose, and the Countess on the arm. Thereupon the two seconds, Princess Scwharzenberg and Countess Kinsky, advised them to embrace, kiss, and make friends, which accordingly they did. Their wounds were attended to by Baroness Lubinska, a Polish lady who has studied medicine and obtained a doctor’s degree, whom they had prudently sent for from Warsaw to attend the duel.

Much publicity has been given to the case of a Turkish subject with an excresence on his head, who was taken to England by two men for show, and a gentleman from the Turkish consulate has visited St. Pancras Workhouse for the purpose of discovering the man’s name and antecedents. Directly he was spoken to in his native tongue his joy knew no bounds, as he salaamed and kissed his interviewer’s knees and hands. After some conversion he gave his name as Ahmed Mustapha, aged thirty-eight, a mountain peasant of Assyria, where his nearest relative is chief or khan of the village. The horn or bony excresence is on the top of his head, about the size of a man’s thumb, but he will not allow any of the officers or inmates of the workhouse to see it, as although he wears the workhouse clothes, he retains his turban, which he keeps on his head night and day. It is supposed that the reason he was left on his arrival in England was that it was found that instead of letting the horn grow he used to pare it with a knife. The officials of the Turkish consulate are in communication with the Distressed Forigners* Aid Society to remove him to his native place. Two Japanese ambassadors, who visited the colonies to see what prospects were held out for Japanese labourers, writes as follows on the coloured labour employed in Australia;—“ We have sesn the kanakas and Chinese at work. We are told that white people are civilised, but we can see no civilisation in their treatment of these men. Perhaps we are wrong, but we consider the Japanese intellectually superior to such races as the Chinese, Indian coolies, and kanakas and such treatment as these people receive would not be allowed in regard to Japarese. The Government would demand that their countrymen should be treated with a certain degree of humanity. A splendid act of heroism was performed by a young man named Denzler, a Swiss by birth, and hairdresser by profession, in connection with the appalling catastrophe at Gervais, by which 167 persons are ascertained to have lost their lives. In an isolated building surrounded by a mass of mud, which had engulfed all the rest, a crowd of shrieking people in their nightdresses had taken refuge. From the spot on which he stood Denzler perceived the possibility of constructing a bridge composed of mattresses and shutters, which he laid with feverish haste, and across which he conducted no fewer than twenty persons to a place of safety, including two young ladies, Midlies. Ducoureau and Dekau, who had sunk up to their chins in mud, and had to be dragged up by main force. Rich gifts were pressed upon their saviour, who refused to accept anything but a change of clothes to replace his own, which had been ruined.

In an exhaustive report furnished to Melbourne Board of Public Health by Dr Gresswell, on the measures requiring attention by local bodies and the public generally, in anticipation of the introduction into the Colony of cholera, that officer discusssea the question as to the desirability of adopting measures to prevent the virus being engrafted in Victorian soil to the point of endemicity. He is of opinion that such measures should be taken, and assorts that cremation is the only measure so far known that could bo adopted for this purpose. In order to render cremation practicable, a legal enactment would be necessary, requiring during the prevalence of cholera, that in every case in which the cause of death is certified to be cholera, dysentaiy, diarrhoea choleraic diarrhoea, the corpses should bo ci'oiiianted. Dr Gresswell points out that, further, cremation can be satisfactorily carried on without the least danger to the community in even a thickly populated locality, A writer in the European Malls says : —“ How easy it is to damage by misleading reports the reputation of colonial food imports into this country! The other day there appeared in an influential trade paper a statement thal, owing to its ‘ defective qualities,’ New Zealand cheese could only be sold at low rates—says 30s to 4Gs. All this arose out of some cheese coming to hand that had been injured in transit through some mishap in the refrigerating arrangement. Some cheese landed from the lonic sold readily at 5Gs per cwt '! This is rather different from 30s!”

Have you (says “ Hebe ” in the Gentle Woman) noticed how fashionable “ real live” wedding presents have become lately ? Horses and dogs are the favorite animals selected. The Queen has endorsed the fashion by her gift to Miss Loftus of a beautiful white collie, in addition to the familiar Indian shawl, and as there is no reason why tho custom should be confined only to the upper classes, intending brides and bridegrooms must be haunted as to what may be awaiting them. Even if tho more homely animals are selected, if tho I'ashi.n really t: catches on ” the result will bo a little perplexing. Fancy trying to set out the gifts in a drawing room, when there are nine kittens, twelve dogs, a Shetland pony and a couple of cobs.

Teacher Worthington in Trouble.— A meeting of women, held at Christchurch on Wednesday in the Free Methodist ! Church, determined io send a deputation to I wait on A. B. Worthington, teacher of the Students of Truth, to condemn his teaching and complain of the pamphlets recently issued to men, but which, if placed in the hands of young people, they alleged would do infinite harm to the morals of the community. Instead of sending a deputation, however, the whole meeting, one hundred strong, rose and marched in procession to Worthington’s house. One woman asked him if he would leave Christchurch, as he was doing harm to young people. He replied by asking if they could cite an instance of his teachings having misled anyone, but the woman said_ that they were immoral teachings, and if he would not leave when requested, they would petition for his removal. Worthington replied that he should not leave Christchurch till carried to the cemetery. He then retired. The women surrounded his house, sang a hymn, prayed, and then dispersed. A crowd of about 500 people gathered about the house at the time. The best medicine known is Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis inflammation of lungs, swelling, &c., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs In nse at hospital and medical clinics all over the globe; patronised by His Majesty the King _of Italy; crowned with medal and diploma it International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article, and reject all other®