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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2379, 21 August 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

On Maori superitition, a correspondent of the Bay of Plenty Times writes "jThti Maoriß suppose that the death of the late Native wizard, Tuhoto, was accelerated by the cutting of his hair by his European guardian, and endeavor to establish the truth of their assertion boCause Samson of anciont and sacred fame ra deprived of his extraordinary power by having his hair lopped." • The Christchureh paper says Somebody has stolen from the Publio Library another book, as< if to show that the •' Impressions of ,a Visitor," reoently published in The Press, has not effected any reform in Ohrutchurch morality. And yet the thief appears to have wanted to improve his own by the act, paradoxial as it may seem, for the boos that he chose was the Net? Testament. Moreover, he must be a man of some aiwty in his theological opinions, for lie carefully selected the revised version. Nothing but gospel truth would satisfy him and he would have it without any doubtful readings. It ia difficult to imagine with any degree of probability the situation and the state of mind of this individual, but he may be interested to know, if he still has any religious doubts not set at rest, that there is another copy in the Library which gives parallel readings of disputed passages. In writing this paragraph, it !b taken for grantod that a pious spirit of investigation prompted the tLft; and we scorn the suggestion that it may havo been taken with the object of emphasizing the need for reform intho Library arrangements. While in Euffland we are doing our beat to render our gentle maidens learned in tho law, in medicines, and in architecture, and in lassies, and driving them to study Euolid and Vitruviua, as welj as the performance of Grook and Latin playa—to which few aro invited, and whioh none can understand but the performers thomsolves—the Empress of Austria has taken quite another view of the qualifications necessary for meeting tha future in the lives of the young ladies of tho day. In Her Majesty s palace at Goedoolloe has been established a fencing school for girls of noble birth, attended by tho great foncing master Professor Hartl. Tho pupils must justify a oertain number of quartermga, and have all attained proficiency in 'tho branches of a polite education. Exercises with the sword and the sabre, as well aa with the rapier and the foils, are oarried to the greatest perfection, and no gallant will, for the future, dare to trifle with the affeotions of any maiden of noble birth who has received a certificate of proficiency from Professor Hartl. Tho danger to bo dreaded now ia that of a disputo arising between two fair champions as skilful in . the use of the "sword and sabre" as their grandmothers were formerly in tho I use of tho knitting-needle. More than one duel will probably arißO among the] pupils of Professor Hartl. |