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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2299, 5 April 1887, Page 2

A curious saie of skeletons is about to take place in Paris. These ghastly treasures belonged to a French doctor, who devoted his existence to studying distorted human nature, and haunted' the hospitals to buy up the corpses of deformed persons. Accordingly he formed a perfect chamber of horrors, for which his heirs now ask £1200. Archibald Forbks is never at a loss for a shrewd observation. Talkiug one day to the energetic and thoroughly skilled practical manager of a new" industry, ho said, "Is there anyone else in South Australia who knows as much as you about this process ?" The answerwas in the negative. After a pause, Forbes said quietly to his astonished companion, " This is a good enterprise, but you are the weak point about it." '' Why so?" asked the somewhat disconcerted maniger. " Who would fill jo U r place if you went off the hooks?" waTtho calm rejoinder.

Suicidk Averages—Suicides, in the days of Montesquieu, and according to his views, were most frequent in England The figures arc greatly altered by recent investigations, for while the annual average of suicides per million of inhabitants is only 17 in Spain, 30 in Russia, Sclavonia and Croatia, 37 in Italy, 52 in Hungary, and 70 in Eugland and Norway it vises to 93 in Sweden, 122 in Austria 1*27 in Bavaria, 100 in France, 164 in Wnrtemburgli, 107 in Mecklcnburgh, 147 in Prussia, 290 in Denmark, 305 in Timringia, and even to 377 in Saxony,