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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1917, 24 February 1875, Page 3

The Macho INKSTAiJD.--Such is the name given to the noTelty introduced to to the public by-Messrs Sampson, Lott» Marston and Co. The inkstands are manufactured in different shapes and sizes, and hare a cleanly appearance. The novelty consists in their being lin*d with some preparation which converts water into ink of a black or violet colour in a few seconds; but if the inkstand be left perfectly still, as evaporation goes on, the ink in the well will soon thicken; therefore, to remedy this, it is only necessary to hold up the ink to the light, ■o that one can see into the well, then tip it backward until the ink in the well has been drawn back into the interior of the stand, then shake it gently, and tip it in the contrary direction, until the well is re-iilled as far as it cap be without apilrling. If this be done occasionally the ink will be limpid and free until it requires water to supply evaporation, which it does only when the above manipulation fails to effect its purpose. These Inkstands will. be found very useful by travellers and reporters. Many Feck solace for their troubles in the gay French capital. They think the best plaster for their wounds is th« plaster of Paris,

DISEASE AND [ MIDDLE-CLASS HOMES. (One of the great needs of the present time is the provision of some establishments to meet the requirements of the middle-clasies in the case of an outbreak of infectious disease. Hospitals have b<Sen provided for the accommodation of our feaver-stricken j-oor, but nothing has b^en done to nieet the occurrence of a csse of scarlatina in the household of a professional man, for example. And *carlaltina has of late been the unwelcome visitant of many such a household. There is nothing calculated to embarrass the heads of a household so much as the outbreak of some infectious malady among the children or, domestics. The isolation of the ,suffere£ is at best difficult, and occasionally impossible, in a private htiusey 1 a&d the ren oval of the unaffected portion' of the family is attended with great expense and discomfort, to say nothing of the fact that there is risk of the disease having already extended to them, in which case another fresh centre of infection, becomes established. Again, on couvales- j cence being established, where are- the patient's to go ?• pfc nobody is willing to' receive them. We cannot help thinking ttiat it would I*-.a good project to meet , tlieie requirements by the provisions of establishments where a fever-stricken child, with its mother or nurse, could be received, and to mantain, in connection with an institution of this kind, some vehicle specially adapted for the removal j of such cases. We suspect that manyparents would be glad to avail themselves of accommodation afforded in this way, and to pay liberally for a privilege of this kind.—The Lancet. •..