— —— - PARISIAN FRAUDS. OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION OF ADULe TERATION OF FOOD AND DRINK. The Municipal Chemioal Laboratory, and the Fromptness of Its Analyses — How an Oficial Certiticate Is Obtained ~ Convictions, Paris Cor. fan Francisco Chronicle, M. Leon Say once remarked thet there was in France a monde des fraudeurs, by which I think he meant to express the idea that there is over here a lot of peo ple who avowedly live by fraud and are none the less recognized by their fellow citizens on that account, just as there are circles which society recognizes and honors under the names of monde diplo matique, monde artistique, ete jut there is also a monde de fraudeurs which lives and grows fat by the adulteration o! things that we eat and drink, asd who thus not only rob but poison their fellow citizens. Adulterations of this sort were practiced in France from the earliest times, and in one of his books Pliny vehemently condemns the wine merchants of Murscilles for their practice of using aloes to strengthen the weak stuff they shipped to the Roman market, Since Pliny’s day things kept on grow ing worse and worse until finally they reached such a pass that it became neces gary to provide means for the protection of the public who were being poisoned, so to 0 on a wholesale scale by all that they ate and drank. After several unsuc cessful attempts a municipal chemical labratory was established, and operations were begun in 1881. Since then it has done a world of good, for every one has the right to take to it a sample of any alimentary substance that he may pur chase and have it analyzed. There are two kinds of analyses—one a “qualitative, " absolutely gratuitous; the other, a “quantitative,” for which there is a fixed fee of $2. In the first case the laboratory restricts its report to the quality of the substance; that is, to stat. ing whether ii is good or bad. and whether it is or is not injurious to the health. In the second case this report is accompanied with a statement of the various elements out of which the substance analyzed is composed and the proportionate quanti. ties of each. The modus operandi for procuring one or the other of these official certificates is the same. All one has to do is to take the sample to be analyzed to the nearest com- missionaire of police, who, after taking down the name and address of the person from whom the article was purchased and price paid for it, gives a numbered receipt, and the applicant is told to call in a fort night for the report. If the analysis is to be merely qualitive, the receipt is printed on white paper; if you have paid your 10 francs for a quantitive analysis, you get a pink receipt. The next morning the prison van carries all the samples re. ceived at each police station, along with the rogues arrested over night, to the cen tral station, and the former are turned over to M. Girard and his assistant chem- ists, who occupy a large room at the back end of one of the courts of the prefecture. Few people in Paris have any idea of the immense amount of work accomplished this laboratory, which Is mounted a complete manner. Thirty chemists are kept hard at work all day: twenty charcoal fires are glowing from mornin to night under innumerable retorts an strange shaped vessels of all sizes Every sample received is examined that same day, and besides these the laboratory has to gnalize a rans Hazy other things sent by prefecture of police, the octrof, Jeiscus, the Bosphiala, the military au- orities and the suburban municipalities A sample comes into the hands of the expert unaccompanied by any other indi cation than a white or pink label, on which is the same number borne by the receipt held by the depositor. The chemist not ogly does not know where it came from, t is Ignorant as to its nature. His analysis completed, he registers the result {on a book. The head of the laboratory then makes out the re port of the analysis, which is sent to the commissaire of police for delivery to the depositor, and at the foot of this report is printed the following note: “Any person using the above for the purpose of injur ing the reputation of any one will be guilty of t misdemeanor of defama tion. This is she end of the matter if the sample examined is all right, but if any adulteration or fraud of any kind has been discovered in it the lead of the laboratory sends two inspectors to the man from whom the article was pur chased by the depositor. There are forty five of these inspectors, and they are all graduates of a medical or pharmaceutical college, or are students in their third year, who have d prior to their ap ntmeat a Poth aA in chem try. They are all commissioned as com- missaires de police, and have authority to call in the assistance of the police in mak. ing such searches as they may deem nec They rarely have occasion to resort to extreme measures, for shopkeepers know | Letter than to make their case worse by a useless resistance, and allow take po session of the samples they are in search of, that is, the samples of all the | | Vergo articles which seem look equal parts; these are sealed up and signed oy both the commissioners in the of the shopkeeper, who signature, Shistaany the result to them suspicious then adds his This done they proceed to a test of the suspected articles, of which is recorded, and every. thing that the proprietor of the shop sees | fitto say in explanation is also taken down in writing. One of the two samples thus obtained is now carefully analyzed at the Ia and the other Is seat with the report of this analysis to the cor rectional police court, Here the duties of 10 an end; its bead ug to the court that a misdemeanor bas, in bis opinion, been committed and In furnishing the evidence on which the opinion Is based Unless the shopkeeper madd an rows, the court now or another wis its own ex of the samples aired "aig the onto” for lows the ordinary routine; if flually con. ted, the accused is punished by an im prisonment of from months to two ’ co of the sen posted up on the ri of his shop. Pulitaer and the Pedestal hath, *) In this ease a Hungarian, with an Orb ental touch fn him, went to work upon this pedestal as if he were buliding the temple of Jerusalem. There is shown to be latent In the public & deep bellef in liberty In its broad and revolutionary nature, such as it was under Lafayetls and Jellorson, Throughout the received a wound, A ——————— war Gen, Grant nover them “to | log. Each sample is divided into two | presence | | Or snow | of phosphoric acid, potash and lime, it is Evidently Thought It Was a "Osse.” [Jennie June's London Letter.) The usual transfer from the ship to a tug was made fn Southampton bay, and a landing effected with but little trouble and loss of time. On two previous occa: sions that I had entered England, the small impedimenta carried by ladies was not examined at all, but they are more particular now, and every bag, sachel and shawl strap was subjected to a rigorous examination for possible dynamite, rather than the contraband whisky and tobacco. One of the boxes belonging to a lady of our party bad been put in her charge for transmission to a friend in London, and she was herself quite ignorant what it contained. On opening it some books and unimportant articles appeared, with wads of newspaper wedged tightly in and about a large square tin box. The metal, however, only appeared in one corner. The box itself was wrapped in several folds of brown paper, and tied and knotted, and knotted and tied, and finally sealing waxed in a most formid- able fashion. The deputy looked at the three women who stood sponsors for the box, without knowing its contents, and finally called another deputy, and #he second man summoned the chief, “What was in it?” No one could tell. The three men evidently thought it was a “case.” but finally one cut the strings with an “England expects,” ete., sort of an air, and every one looked curiously to see what the suspected repository con tained. Six packages of Huyler's candy! ~that was all. The men looked ashamed and bundled it up again with more haste than care, while a laugh went around the American side of the Southampton custom house The Biaock Stone in the Kaaba. (Black wood's Magazine.) In the Kaaba, the most ancient and re- markable building of the great mosque at Mecca, is preserved a miraculous stone, with the print of Abrabam's feet im- pressed upon it. It is said by Moham- medan tradition to be the identical stone which served the patriarch as a scaffold when he helped Ishmael to rebuild the Kaaba, which had been originally con structed by Seth, and was afterward de- stroyed by the deluge. While Abraham stood upon this stone it rose and sank with him as he built the walls of the sa cred edifice The relic is said to be a fragment of the same gray Mecca stone of which the whole building is constructed, in this re spect differing from the famous black stone brought to Abrabam sad Ishmael by the angel Gabriel, and built {nto the northeast corner of the exterior wall of the Kaaba, which is generally supposed to be either a meteorite or fragment of volcanic basalt It is supposed to have been originally a jacinth of dazzlin whiteness, bui to have been made blac as Ink by the touch of sinful man, and can ouly recover its it original purity and brilliancy at the day of judgment The millions of kisses and touches im- [roses by the faithful have worn the sur. ace considerably ; but, in addition to this, traces of cup shaped hollows have been observed on it There can be no doubt that both relics associated with Abraham are of high antiquity, and ma possibly have belonged to the prehistoric worship which marked Mecca as a sacred site lon before the followers of the prophet h set up their shrine there enon Mo Some Ghast'y Experiments [Chicago News | Some ghastly and, for all that appears, utterly useless experiments, have lately been made in Paris on the decapitated head of Gagny, the murderer, minutes after its separation from the trunk. The blood of a dog was infused through the carotid artery, and by titilla- tion the nerves of the eyelids became con. tracted, and movements were visible in the lower jaw. Gamahut's (the murderer of Mme. Ballerich) head was subjected to similar experiments But the doctors at Troyes, where Gaguny was executed, went still further. Electric currents were appiied to the nerves of the face, those of the hands, and other parts of the body, and twenty minutes after death the heart was made to beat This organ was found clogged with blood, which was attributed to the stoppage of fifteen deed. | plained my expert informant the circulation through sheer fear just at | the moment before death, and when the | murderer was in sight of its Instrument Bewlidering Figures [Chicago Journal | The social problem of why men do not marry has been taken hold of by a St Louis paper, which, with commendable zeal but rather faulty logic, is arguing it self into various conclusions 80 ago it proved thata man's suit, from bat down to shoes, could be procured in that city for $297 This Ingenious argu ment was followed up by another wildering installment of figures which seemed to prove that a lady's complete toilet could be purchased for $135 It now describes at length how two rooms may be comfortably furnished for ex nr $65, and insists that the bachelor argument of “I can’t afford to get mar ried” has no foundation except in the bachelor mind, Fertitin wd by Voleanle Ashes “cient fi Jeurna The role of wind in fertilizin ground is remarkably illustrated iy the very fertile valley of Limagne., In Au. The prevalent winds there are west and southwest, and traverse the chain of the Domes, where are vast deposits of volcanic ashes GRANT IN WASHINGTON, The Oynosure of Curious Eyos—Baunter. ing Down the Avenue Alone. [Philadelphia Times.) Gen. Grant was the most conspicuous public mun who ever lived lu Washing. n. He was known to every man, woman and child in the District before his name was before the people for the residency, While general of the army his eadquart ers were at the corner of Seventeenth and F streets. He used to walk to and fro morning and evening along with the on of clerks and with nothing but is well-worn military cloak in winter and the familiar figure fn summer, the cigar always to distinguish him from the crowd. He was usually absorbed in him- self, and walked mechanicall , though while foing to work very rapidly. While president he was the same sort of man. He loved good horses dearly, and sometimes drove a four-in hand drag, but he usually walked or took a street car. In either case he was always the cynosure of many curious eyes. He had evidently become accustomed to this and paid no attention to it as long as people kept out of his way or did not force themselves upon his personal notice. When they did he was annoyed and would turn ab. ruptly upon his heel to escape. He al- ways ucted on the street like any other private citizen who wanted to be lef alone his was so evident that men, big and little, respected it, and the president of the United States could be seen saunter. ing down the crowded avenue alone Ie was known to have walked from the capitol to the White House on a pleasant day, when the whole city was out without suffering a single interrup- tion. Yet if he saw men raise their hats to him he never falled to return the salute. During such a walk nearly everybody would stare and turn and stare again at him as he passed. He seemed to walk among crowds to be gslone Of late years be had apparently shaken off much of his taciturnity and when he visited Washing ton could be seen about the Willard lobby, chatting with friends and listening and laughing at their stories, and telling stories of his own in return He mistrusted those who wanted to make a show of him, but patiecty suffered the tortures of boredom at the test receptions ever given at the White House When he took a notion to attend a dinner party he went, without regard to the customary etiquette of the White House, which pro. hibits the presidest from indulging in such things His nearest personal friends attribute all his political and financial misfortunes to his obliging disposition and his blind confidence in human nature He was very fond of Washington, and said he always felt that he was at home when he got here. It was to his encouragement that Washington owes her new condition of things. Shepherd was but the instru ment to carry out the extensive system of improvements which have made the na. tonal capital the finest « ity in the world After Landing Her Prize. ["Unele Bill's" Xew York Letter! What nonsense it is for novelists, or anybody else. to describe “the American girl" as though she were a distinct, in. variable person. There were hundreds of American girls at this ball, very bright and lovely in the aggregate, but no two alike in body or mind The similarity began and ended with certain current usages of deportment. The individuality was far more notable. Frivolous! Gen- erally. Slangy? Frequently, Vulgar? Rerely. Beautiful? Yes, to sa remark able degre. Comical? Very often, in For instance, the weary look in the face of one belle struck me "as pitiful Ehe sat so pensively distraught, so sweetly weak, that I asked a mutual friend what was the matter with her, “She has just become afflanced, * was the Wg? " that so exhausting.” I in a) “ Yes, under some circumstances, * ex “You see, she is not rich, and it was essential that she should get a wealthy husband The right man fell in her way six months ago. Now you are a fisherman, I believe: you appreciate the mental and physical strain | incident to landing a twenty pound fish with twenty ounce tackle, and if you will try to imagine the excitement — the doubts fears, hopes and other emotions | minutes of fishing for a valued salmon prolonged into six mouths of delicate | angling for a millionaire, then you ean ¥ A week or | | followin ! the | Much of this dust is thus | carried to the Limagne valley, and settles | there of itself, or is carried down by rain As it contains a large amount highly fertilizing, and its very fine state favors rapid assimilation. As a result, Limagne is by far the most fertile valley in Europe. An Instaniane vas Change. [New Yor tun) American ladies formerly carried thelr patassls gracefully and easily while driv ng. but when the illustrated London papers came over here with the pictures of the princess of Wales and her escort driving about the Irish cities and holding there parasols like flag stalls, ao instants neous change swept over New York and within a mouth all the women were carry- lng their paraso's as the princess of Wales carried hers, held by both hands stiffly in front of their faces. And it's awful swell, to, don't you think? To Prevent Mouth-Mreat ing. [Exc hasgn | The practice of mouth breathing Is con. demned by physicians, and articles are being patented which will cause a person addicted to the habit to abandon it And i= A man named Burke was executed in early part of this century for trying 10 cause people to abandon the same practice. Mr, Lurke, we bellove, used a wie king plaster Starch, The consum on of starch for all pur. poses In the Unit lates is about 160,. VU0,000 pounds per annum, or Al Aversge of three pounds for each person, . an possibly appreciate the collapse of this girl after landing her prize, She bas come to the Branch to recuperate * He Didn't Want "Em. TExchang » The Springfield Republican records the incident as happening at West field: * While the members of a profes. sional base ball team who recently visited the town were cooling their heels on the curbstone in front of the Wilmarth hotel after supper an honest old farmer bap pened slong, and, seeing the lot of sun 1 roed young men, stopped and asked if | any of them wanted a few days fog. “What do you pay?!” inquired one of the amused ball tossers. ‘One dollar and a half a day and board ye,’ said the honest yeoman. ‘Pooh’ we get a good deal more than that playing ball an hour or two a day.’ ‘What! air ye ball play ers?! Well, | wouldn't give a pec nubbin partaters for the whole grist of yo, was the disgusted reply of the farmer As he moved on.” job hay Giving the Patient a Chance, Texan Riftings A student, who had been studying for | several years in the medical de partment | obtaining his diploma of the | niversity of Tens, endeavored 10 pass the examination One of the pro fessors gave him a hypothetical case, and then asked him “What would you do in a case of that kind, if the patient got worse?” “1 would not do anything, * replied the | student, “I would just walt until next day, and see how he was coming on then. He might improve, you know, Id give dm a chance " Renewing Mis Patent. [Chiengo Times | Lucian Hopson, of Texas, when the late war began, invented and bad patented by the Confederate government a projectile which was used” with some success In Charleston harbor against the Union ves sels. After the war the patent of course was worthless Necsatly Hopson filed an application for a yatent for same pro Jectlle, and a few days ao a letter was sent to him from the {uterfor department informing him that his application had been granted Typo-Written Love Letters [Exchange | The long headed lover writes all his Muatory epistles with a type writer now. Not oni} does he save time and avoid difeultles which fulograph manuscript Involves, Lut h a judicious use of carbon parer and blanks where proper names oo fur, he can make four or five girls happy by a single struggle with the machine of six | of | requisite to his | Chronic Ulcers and Catarrh. Mrs, Christian Zelle, aged sixty-three ears, of Carondelet, St, Louis, Missouri, a chrenic ulcer on her leg which had been running for forty-three yearsy To use her own language, she had “tried all the doctors,” but without perceptible ben- efit. Two of the most noted of this city advised her, as the only alternative from death, to have the leg amputated below the knee. She was troubled with an intolerable itching sensation, which only gave way to a distracting pain, which made death her daily wish, She could not sleep or rest. On March 21, this year, she commenced using Dr. Hart man’s PRRUNA, and to-day the leg is entirely healed, and the thankful old ady says she has slept more during the last three months than she did in the previous forty-three years, Miss Alice Brady, of East St. Louis, Illinois, suffered from catarrh ophthalmia for five years, On Api 27 she began treatment under Dr, Hartman, For a year before she was a patient of two of the best known oculists of this city, but they signally failed to help her. After one month under Dr, Hartman and his Peruxa, her eyes have almost entirely healed, and, according to her own state- ment, he has done more for her in this short space of time than the oculists did in the previous whole year. PERUNA, of course, did it. Miss Annie Baker, First Avenue, Mil wankee, writes : “I take great pleasure in recommending PERUNA. For years | have suffered from Asthma. [I was in- duced to try PERUNA. It promptly relieved the paroxysms, and its continued use renders their recurrence less and less frequent, Iam confident it will cure me completely,” alker Brothers, druggists, Batavia, O., write: “Dr, S. B. Hartman, Columbus, O., Dear Sir : Some two weeks ago I had a very peculiar case, and after a few ques- tions were answered, | came to the con- clusion it was catarrh of the stomach of the worst kind, of ten years’ standing The patient had consulted every phy- sician far and near. I persuaded her to try your PRRUNA and MANALIN. She had been having spasms every three or four days, and the fifth dose ept them off, and they have not returned since.” W. M. Griffith, Ashland, Ky., writes “The large chronic ulcers of fifteen months’ standing, are entirely healed The swelling, pain and itching have all subsided, the leg is healed, and I am per. fectly well, PeruNa is a wonderful rem. ody,” Px-ru.xa is sold by all druggists. Price $1.00 per bottle, six bottles $5.00. If you cannot get it from yeur druggists, we will send it on receipt of regular price. We pre. fer you buy it from your druggist, but if he hasn't it de not be persuaded to try some- thing else, but order from us at once mae directed 8. B. Hartuax & Co, Columbus, Ohio. A PLAIN ROAD TO HEALTH. Read the Sworn Testimony and Satis. fy Yourself. THE HOWARD GALVANIC SHIELD. 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