MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Issue 03, 9 October 1878, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Among tlio contributions ami In townrd* tho London Hospital Stind^y^^^B Fund Witn tho item of nonrl}' srror, 9' r >'^|^^H in us in c^pnoi'fl, the nnn'cntH of a tinbrM. '^H| forwnrdo.l by tbo landlord of a }>nb!i<; house. Aui'oinpMiyiit;; Ihi) box w^ *not«> in wbich tlio landlord explained tho .sonri-o of tho contribution, Ptying-—' Thi* tin b<)X bns bcou put forward in every oalo. for two months when n customer made uso of blnshphomous I 'iigm^c, nnd I n lino of ono ponny nnf>>rccd by the b*r-« mnid ; ' nnd ndduiii. ' Wore tliix dono in

every public homo in London, tho lumf would bo considerably nusjmentod. anJ swearing proportionately diinituilt.nl. ' A eri.no of Nin^itlnr ntronity w.h ennmitfed tho other jny in Paris. It appen red, tlmt n young mm nnmtvl Danor wns discovered by ft commie ntmed, Mnlinnrd sloepins nt tho door of Iti-t liousp, whereupon Molinnrd tlirovr n bottlo of vitro! in his (ur.o. The corrosive liquid onlorod tlio unfor'unnto man's mouth, nnd oonsviming his vituN. niu^d him t!ui most tcrril»lc ncony. Ho w-u umtMo lo 9B speak nnothor word til! jm* b'fom dyint:, Kfl when he munnged to lisp the mine of hU JH nmrdon'r. Molinanl s'iy.i .Daner Imd given him bad aulvisn about liis wife, ifl wliioh ho had followed «it'i <» fiUnl rc<ul\f. nnd that ho (liou dptenn n<-d fo lihto ft t rriblo rovcnKc ]\lolin.nr<t i^ «iid to bo fl| in id. WM At n recenf. mooting; of physician* «t Hojfotn, in Now (rrniidu, «n intoroxtiu^ Hi iiccount nns ciri>n l>y I)r L i ; z K«rnan« drj; of i visit which In? iind nil id to a h*IU rnsto fpriucr, nouu'd Mi^unl Soli*. Jirinsj in tho Foot IlilU of ilw Si«rrii i\tc-ill», who c tiit'os -icd fo heine IS ) yonrs old. hilS is brliovod by Ins noi'/li'iors to bo roilly nttich oldoc. Or Ifi-riiui li-z wm in. i'oi-ino.Miv sr»ti)*» of U>o ol«|i»>it inhabitant* of tho distriot ihut th#y *«'ll rem«m'iprc*il Nutr'inl us n roiiulol c 'utonnritin when they vroro bdjs ; nNo. tl-ut tho nama of ,Vfigii"l Solis, ool'Mirod f:irmrr. np;Kttf< in n wi% sill rrcspivi^d. of Iho c^MtriiniJorH to thf huiidtm: fund of i\ Franoi'uvn mrtnnstory no.'if Sun Solnsiim, nliii-!» wm founded in ]7T3, nnd Miat the present H Abbot H nnsitivo it i« «ha sinv rnnn. J)r Ifcrnand-j:, whiMi lu> visited Miguel. H found him nt w^rlc in his oroha^.l ; his B nkin tthh tho i:>l>>ur of piro'imont, but he wnn robust nnd ncfivo; U\* snow-wliitu H hair was t""H*od tttro.in Inshion round hi* 9 1 boul, niv) his »*vm wore so hri;lit tl»»t »h» H doctor fi'lt nuitn uncomforla'»U» witon th«y fl w^ro lui'nod lip-in him. In mirror in fl qttCMt iVttis us to his li'ihils, tVriizti.rl saiil H tltnt the socroft of 1»U living' •• c^n'ury or fl 1 two wns v«»vy ?*imi>lo— • sii»)>lv novcr Ri»'— H| linir diiiili, nml ncvor ovi>r-fr>Lvlidi». ' t fl out only onco n duy 11 hist hotrty tnual, fl vlnVi it of* on take? mo Inlf nu Itour to H ' get through with ; but,' ho addfd, ' you ■ 1 soo it. is not impos<ibl« in hnlf hi> h'otn* ■ to out 111 010 thno ymi a\-\ dicfit in ill-.) fl noxt t»ven'v-foup.' \la u<»ot '»v to nay that h" hud not, mi'lo up fits mind about rnciit. but he did not eat rnm'h of i?. I[<* fnstcd on tho (irst niul roiddlu d«ys of ouch month, em ins nothing, but drink--1 in* nil tlio WM'oP h" oouhl NwalloTr. Ho nl 11 11 Miii nn'-i iLjj^fc^^y^to^in r it ; nn<^^flfeM||^^^^^^^^^^^bNf not 1 Ad j o v nv^^j <!•» li.-rtrby I of Uonf. ! tho Cou t,