The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 11, 1898, Page 23

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1898. 23 I Was 408 0% 306 S0F 308 108 306 08 30 308 30 308 0% 08 30 308 0% 308 308 30K F SR CF E accidentally made the ac- quaintance of one of the dignitaries of the church, Monsignore V., who proved to be a valuable and charm- ing friend. We availed our- selves of his invitation and visited him several times in his apartments, Rue Crociferi. We were received by an aged and dignified female who, after our first visit, greeted us most effusively and alwse in ted upon our waiting if Monsignore happened to be out, thus indicating that our presence was agree- able to the master. We were discreat enough not to call for nearly a wee but our curiosity to see how a pri lived and received in Rome induced us finally to venture. The apartments consisted of a num- ber of rooms, those we saw being lofty and vast and distingu by that coldnes nd somberness is =0 ch stic of Italian interiors. Our ho very unaffected and commun- jcative and passed many pleasant profitable hours with him. On the above was the apartment of his r, of whom he spoke in the most affectionate terms, declaring that upon his death he should retire to a icl On the ground floor was vate chapel and we were invi and attended a special function therzin at a late X . we s the we were g da ome and Knew no one rought any credentials had heard that it was obtain a 1 to one 10t even ¢ attempting it. ~diately informed ghted to reader . knew of people who s of miles and in vain efforts ivil fortunately out when 8 upon us a few days left word that the Pope wou cord a private reception to a select le of days and that ir Consul and ob- and he would attend dear little hostess ver the advent of had ssured us > in ha The next Pope ar- costume, bringing ur fo 1 invitation, for which he received his proper pourbe P for us, the regulation -a plain black su of a bonnet nder wa with lively hostess who lent ind who arranged 1s in g ful and anner. My friend looked handsome with her beautiful e hair fr in by the black lace, 1, being dark, could easily have i for an Italian re dressing, my thoughtful com- who w born a Catholic and u stood the value of bought a number of rosa- ind medals. intending to and then distribute more fervent devotees As we drove in our open carriage the entire length of Rome, for our apart- ments were near the Pincio, we felt a very unchristian spirit of pride animat- ng us that every one was ation. It seemed in front of the T temple of St. Peter to turn to the left, and ente a gate, drive behind the immense pil We were duly nd armed with our inv piloted along corridor stairc through sevor ents, from the win- e could s into the o h Holl simple » room into which we were finally hered was square and lofty, with a green carpet on the floor g with superb tapestries which we had full leisure to admin Otherwise it was devold of furniture save a row of airs along the four wall We were enter a ting with watc c among the 1 ourselves wi our compz s and wondering what motives brought them there, onbting not but that as many came from pride or curiosity as from real de- votion. We were surprised to find that the men outnumbered the women, and that most of them had uninteresting and igent faces. There were seve- fests and one very large fine lcoi- rman. Most of the company supplied with souvenirs like our- and a priest who sat next to us i a large flat box filled with tiny £. There must have been hun- s \;f them. ‘He will draw a fine revenue from whispered my friend. Thare that.” are thousands of people who would pay hancsomely for a medal blessed by the Pcpe’s own hand. While we were walting, a lady and har daughter passed through the room fato the apartment beyond, in which his Holiness was ready to receive them. Manv re the whispers around us 28 * her wealth and influence which, in- !, must be great to, have attained such a signal honor. She was a for- eigner. of course, and had spent many thousands of dollars on the church. Jt was probably true, but we knew that money was not always necessary t- obtain such privileges. In a quar- ter of an hour the ladies came bustling thiough with an air of great impor- tance. Tt seemed to us that they had visthly swelled. Suddenly there was a slight hum ard two ushers entered and announced his Holiness. Fvery one rose, and then, as the ven- erahle man entered, all knelt—with the evception of the tall German and his buxcm wife, Though a wretched he- retic myself, T did not mind knesling tefore the reverend man who stood be- fore ue, partly supported by two sn- ers. These ushers had coats of red brocaded elik, ehort breeches, stockings and low ehoes. His Holiness wore a long full gown of plain white wool, a white ekull cap and a heavy flowing red cloak, which wag sustained bv the ushers, H's face, g0 familfar to the world from his ex- cellent vortraits, {8 not handeome, but it s full of n lofty intelligence, a -shrewd common mense and a kindly hu. manity that make it singularly sympa- thetie and winning, After s short praysr he made the rounds. The murer 1: oorlflwn?:fl took e =g e g R cg=g-gcg-Fcg-gogcRegog ReReeFoPePeReReFegoReFogeReF el " Oo the BY d@ CALIFORNIA GIRL. 60 T 0 X 0 0 0 0 00 00 G0 0 00 300 S0H R 300 30K 300 R X0 0 0E AR DR reaented ope 0620 308 %0 08 308 308 30% 306 308 30% 306 30 306 308 {08 308 408 06 0 06 0k o the invitation from the hand of each looked at his list and read the me and addr to his Holine: who d him a polite phras and then g his folded hands above the head ble 1 the individual and passed on to the next. I nber the first one presented ished to kiss ho gently but wa priest and that he the sandal of the Pope, firmly prevented him. When he arrived before the German he shook hands with him as r to nan and commenced speaking in Eng- h, asking him some appropriate questi >out Dublin. The German answered in his native language, which caused the Pope to look inquiringly at the master of cere- monies. “Berlin, your Holiness, not Dublin,” answered the latter. His Holiness looked annoyed, but re- sumed the conversation in German, and we distinctly caught the name of Bis- marck. When he addressed us my friend re- plied in French and he responded in that tongue. He spoke of the distance we had come from California and asked several questions about the church here, to which my friend was able to answer intelligently. He added, looking at me, “This is your daughter,” to which she replied, ‘Yes, though I enjoy!that privilege 1 * he said in the kindest “Bless her, your Holiness,” said ny friend, and he gently laid his hands on my head, not over it, and blessed me so warmly that ~ felt the tears come to my eye Then my friend seized his hands In her own and actually placed them on her parcel, running his fingers over the medals. It was an audacious act, but he only smiled and blessed her with a suspicion of humor in his bright kindly eyes. We asked the master of ceremonies to return our invitation, as we wished to keep it as a souvenir, but he inform- ed us it was utterly against the rules, But I have never yet found any one who could resist my white-haired friend, and he finally yielded, fearing, I believe, that she might appeal to his Holiness himself. A general blessing finished the cere- monies and we were all dismissed. What pl ure those medals blessed by the Pope's own hands have given to the friends to whom they were distrib- uted! One fervent believer is sure that it cured her of a painful disease. An- other dear old lady, to whom a rosary had been given, died not long after in (léb f]"m hr‘tllflfpthal it had procured her admission to Paradise and begged it be burled with her. R By accident my friend had seized her purse with the other articles and she is positive that she will never lack money as long as she possesses this charmed purse. As for myself, I am convinced that T have seen and talked with one of the greatest and best men of our times, and I am sure that the blessing of this dear old man can only bring me good fortune. ELIZABETH C. BUNNER. FIRST AID IN NAVAL BATTLES. T is not generally known that the men at the guns of an American warship are provided by the navy surgeons with apnliances for quick- 1y ministering to the needs of their wounded comrades during the progress of a fight. There is a supply of rubber bandages and dressing near each of the big guns, and the crew is told just what ‘- do for an injured man before it is possible for the dc “tors to attend to him. The im- portant thing is to stay the loss of blood, which is the cause of at least three-fourths of the deaths 1. battle. Wives and mothers will agree that it is better to save one of our own injured men than to slaughter a do:en of the enemy, and this principle Is accepted in the navy. As soon as a man falls one of his comrades runs to his aid If he is wounded in the leg the limb is quickly bound with rubber tubing in such a way as to stop the hemorrhage, if possible, and antiseptic dressing . are applled according to the Instructions already given by the surgeons. The injured limb {s then bound to the -in- Jured one for protection and support, and the man is dragged to a place of safety. Then his comrade, who has acted as surgeon for the ti ie being, rushes back to his place by the gun. In the most protected places on the ship dressing stations are established. In this way the wounded can be more quickly attended to than was possible in the old days when. they had to be carried to the sici-bay before receiv- ing the first assistance. There is a male nurse assigned to each of the doctors. This nurse carries dressings and other things necessary for immediate use, and assistz the doc- tor in any way required. Th2 nurse's duty may be anything, from binding up a wound to giving a hypodermic in- jection of morphine to ease some poor fellow’s sufferings. In a modern naval wounds are caused by fragments of bursting shells. Such woinds are said by so competent an authority as Sur- geon General Stevenson to ‘be gener- ally less dangerous to life than those produced by the ordinary small bore bullets on the field of battle. Thev are often superficial rather than deen. though the flesh is generally much bruised and torn, battle most In the case of wounds from frag- ments of shell there is much danger from the lodgment of foreign sub- stances; bits of the projec lle itself, shreds of clothing, etc., often being deeply imbedded in the flesh. These must be carefully removed or they will infect the wound and cause serious trouble. The clothing immediately over the wound is always carefully exam- in~d to see if any portion of it is miss- ing, which has probably been carried into the flesh. The men at the guns are carefully in- structed to avoid touching wounds with their hands, smeared as they must be with powder and grease. —_—e————— The golden rose which the Pope gives every year to a royal lady distinguished for loyaity both to the Pope and to the Church of Rome is made of pure gold, and is valued at £2000. There is a golden rose in the center, in which the Pope pours balsam, this being surrounded with smaller rosebuds and leaves, all of the purest gold, and chiseled with ex- quisite workmanship. Japanese officials are less corrupt than any other in the world. There may be exceptions, but these are as- “THEN THE POPE «After a short prayer his Holiness made the rounds. took the imvitation from the hand of each person, looked at his list and read the name and address to his Holiness, who addressed him a polite phrase, and then raising his folded hands above the head blessed the individual and passed on to the mext.” . : tonishingly few. In strict attention to duty the Japanese officlals of all rank rival the Germans, but while the latter are somewhat stiff and overbearing in manner, the Japanese are very polite. Two cannie Scots walking to Auch- termuchty saw an uncouth flgure standing in a distant fleld. After gaz- ing intently one said: “It's never moving, so it's tatta (po- tato) bogie” (scarecrow). “It’s no tatta bogie,” replied the other. “It's a man working by the day.” There are in the entire world 51,000 breweries. Germany easily heads the list with 26,240; next comes England with 12,874, then the United States with 2300. Austria has 1942 breweries, Bel- glum 1270, and France 1044. All poisonous serpents have movable fangs, which are found in the upper jaw, and when not in use close up like the blade of a penknife. The fang is provided with a duct leading to the poison sac, and the virus is ejected through this duct by pressure. At the base of every poison fang there are numerous germs of others, and the fang broken or lost is replaced in a few weeks by the growth of another, RAISED HIS HANDS AND BLESSED US ALL.” The master of ceremonies 06306 306 30% 308 06 308 308 X0 306 3 0% 300 3 30300 300 30 X e % EW people realize how great is the part played by sport in the life of a nation. Most of us think of the hour or two spent at some form of exercise as a pastime which has little or no bearing upon the political or economjc life about us. It is when the figures of expenses pald for sport are put before us that we realize that such enormous sums of money represent an element, either for good or for evil. But let us look at the matter from another standpoint. An accepted au- thority upon all matters of sport in Great Britain has compiled within the last few years some figures as to the investments and expenditures upon sport by the, in round numbers, 40,000,- 000 inhabitants of thouse islands. His estimates, which have been criticized mainly, be it said, because they are too low, are: Spent Invested. Annually. Fox hunting ........378,035, $43,79, ShOOtINg: ......e..vee. 20,335,000 Fishing 2,750,000 Racing ... 41,610,000 Yachung $170,730,000 But even these enormous sums are by no means the whole of the budget. The same writer estimates that cours- ing costs, in investment, $2,600,000, and in yearly expenditures $1,587,000; coach- ing, $1,4561,250 in investment and $1,188,- 975 in yearly expenditure; polo costs its votaries $425,000 in invested capital and $562,500 in annual expenditure; golf (there are some 700 golf links in Great Britain now), $2,625,000 invested in lay- ing out of links, building of clubhouses, purchase of clubs, bags, etc., and $3,627,- 750 annual expenditures for labor, keep- ing up clubhouses, caddies, professional salaries, golf balls and the other neces- sary expenses, including traveling; row- ing, invested, $1,420,000, annual expendi- ture $2,871,500; football and cricket, in- vested, $53,815,000, annual expenditure, $58,560,000. as these figures have not been seriously questioned among the sportsmen of Great Britain we may in- fer that some $233,066,250 are invested permanently and $223,887,7256 spent an- nually for sport. When the aggregate expenditures in any one direction reach such proportions as these we may be sure that the people who tax them- selves thus heavily have, at any rate the great majority of them, satisfied themselves that there is an equivalent of some kind that justifies the expendi- ture. These two amounts combined only fall short of equaling the total value of our exports to Great Britain and her dependencies for the year 1897 by less than $250,000,000. Perhaps an Englishman would say that these expenditures had had a good deal to do with the fact that Great Britain has now supreme lordship over eleven million square miles of the earth’s surface, inhabited by a popula- tion equaling in the aggregate probably one-fourth of the total population of the earth. But whatever explanation is offered the fact remains the same, and this particular fact looms so large, not only in Great Britain, but in America, that it is worth considering. How has it come about that we are now willing to give so much time, money and attention to sport? What returns do we get for our money? What does sport teach us of such great value that our cousins across the water are will- ing to pay this new pedagogue so Brod- dingnagian a salary? ‘We may answer these questions, and find our explanation of the present ap- parently exaggerated position ofsport— if such explanation exists at all—by rouping the benefits to be derived rom sport under their two maln heads, namely, the benefit to be derived from training and the benefit to be derived from diversion. Not only are muscles and sinews strengthened and hardened, but the temper and the will are trained as well. The man who learns to spar, for example, not only schools his eye, \ his hands and his feet to respond quickly when called upon, but he learns also, and what is far moére important, to keep his temper under control and to take a mounding cheerfully; and if a man can translate these lessons to serve in the larger affairs of life, where temper is often tempted, and where poundings are meted out to all of us with pretty even impartiality, he has learned a valuable lesson. But every sport has aiso the valuable effect of diverting both mind and body. A sharp gallop, a round of golf, a week’s yachting, changes the current of one's thoughts, and rests the mind as well as the body. Every sport, in short, offers its votaries training and diversion; all the benefits to be had ' from sport group themselves under these two heads. The lad at his row- ing, his football, his baseball or his tennis, needs the training more than the diversion, while his father riding, shooting, golfing or yachting, needs the diversion more than the training. But both the boy and the man get both a necessary training and a necessary di- version from their pastimes, whatever they are. If, however, training and diversion are all sport has to offer, can such ben- efits as these account for the huge ex- penditures or for the honorable posi- tion of the best class of advocates of sport? The answer must be “Yes.” But the answer is willingly “Yes,” if Wwe stop to consider the value of train- 308 308 38 300308 208 308 30¢ 308 308 308 308 308 308 308 308 0¥ X% 30¢ 308 308 308 X0k 0% 308 300 308 306 308 30 H X X How Outdoor Sports a§ 3 R ] S N jegcg=gegogegeopegogagegogegogegeogeiogagagagagegageFegogeoyegegegagoFeal Q K% 308 308 30008 308 306 30X 0K 30K 30 30 308 30¢ 30K 308 308 300 XK 30X X Lce ing and diversion, if we remember also that nothing' offers them in such agreeable form as this, that or other game. The first settlers in this country needed no sports for their training or for their diversion. Building their own houses, their own roads and bridges, and defending the same from their sav- age neighbors, were enough. Civiliza= tion in those rough years was a gym- nasium in itself, a gymnasium, too, that every citizen was obliged to attend. But increased prosperity, and, above all, steam and electricity, not only in America, but in Europe, have done away with the necessity for daily dar- ing and for constant physical exercise. Mankind, however, knows intuitively that luxury is his most insidious foe. If we are no longer obliged to ride, or to walk, in order to see our friends or to attend to our business, then we turn to and make a business of riding or walking, of shooting and fishing, of climbing mountains and hunting wild game, to keep alive in us the hardier virtues, which in the beginning made our forefathers capable of winning a place for us in the world. As the neces- sity for physical exertion lessens among us, the artificial incentives to physical exercise Increase, and make ever more and more disciples. As wars become less frequent gymnasiums and fleld sports increise in number and popu- larity. It is oftc.. said, as an obje-tion to this argument, that a man can learn self-control and show high courage just as well by Aoing his duty, what- ever and wherever it happens to be. It is not necessary that we should have wars, or rough games like football or polo, to steady the nerves of our young men, to give them courage and to teach them to take car of themselves. The controversies and temptations and hard tasks of daily life are enough. This is quite true. Taking care of a sick and peevish child is a tremendous test of patience and gentleness. Bearing the frowns of fortune with cheerfulness and in silence shows courage. Keeping oneself well in hand through the vari- ous worries of daily life, in business, profession, or in the home, is a con- stant schooling of the nerves. Riding a horse over a five-barred gate or across a water-jump is a test of horsemanskip, but before these can be successfully negotiated it is neces- sary to have som:> training at simpler feats of riding. Thus it is with those other matters. The lad who has learnt self-control, fair play and good temper at his games finds it easier to exercise these same high qualities in the more complicated emergencies of daily life. The boy who has ridden about the pad- dock on his pony with a blanket for a saddle will take the water-jump just so much more easily. There is. a German proverb which runs, ‘“When the devil cannot go him- self he sends an old woman!” There is Jjust enough of truth in this old-woman argument against our rougher games to lead one td believe that the devil sent her. The nation which governs almost one-fourth of thé earth’s population, and upon the whole governs well, spends over two hundred millions an- nually upon sport, and has invested in the same way an even greater sum. Perhaps there is no higher test of a man’s all-round abilities than his power to govern wisely; at any rate, it is a truth to be borne in mind, in this con- nection, that the governing races to- day are races of sportsmen. The peoples who play games are in- heriting the earth, perhaps because 1t makes them meek. As a matter of fact, we think it does just that, among other things. The French do not play games, and Benjamin Kidd has shown how the population of France is steadily de- creasing, the deaths having outnum- bered the births there for several years past. The Spaniards do not play games, and travelers in and students of Spain, and the Spanish, agree that their two most salient characteristics are over- weening personal pride and cruelty. The Chinese despise unnecessary physical exercise, and can scarcely bs driven to fight, even for their country, and their lack of decision and their pulpy condition of dependence are now all too manifest.—From Outing. ——————— The office of commander in chief of the British army dates back to 1660. India’s army contains 223,926 officers and men—73,863 British and 150,063 native. The Duke of York entered the navy as a midshipman just eighteen years ago. His princely rank has not helped him much in the way of promotion. The custom of taking the ‘‘Queen’s shilling,” by which it is understood the taking of the coin by a man constitutes his enlistment, ceased to exist seventeen years ago. The wages bill for the building of a modern battle-ship generally amounts to nearly £200,000. The wages bill for the construction of the battle-ship Colossus was £2560,000. s Emergency rations have been served out to the troops now in Egypt. This is in case “Tommy" is lost in the desert or left on the battlefield, or in any other way cut off from supplies. It appears that war correspondents were used long before our time, as far back as the time of Edward II. Scribes, specially commissioned, were sent up with the English army which invaded Scotland at that time. One of them completed his task, but the other was captured at the battle of Bannockburn, Incredible as it may sound, not one of the London newspapers was specially represented at the battle of Waterloo, and the descriptions we have of the fight are from the pens of officers present. Thirty years ago ten or twelve knots an hour was reckoned to be the highest speed attainable by our warships. This was in sailing ships, and the speed of our first fleet of ironclads did not exceed this. The speed of the ships of the present day shows how vastly superior they are to the battleship of "66. The 20 or 21 knots which our largest battleships steam at to-day represents something like 23 miles an hour, and several of the torpedo boat destroyers now undergoing their trials can steam nearly 35 miles an hour. Some interesting notes have just been published on the safes which have been e€xcavated from the ruins of great fire in cities. One safe by a leading firm had the brass handles and fittings completely melted and run into the key- hole, the contents of the safe being unin- i\ll‘ed, Safes protected by brick work or n cellars and basements generally es- caped, and those taken first out of the Tuins gave the best results. Safes fallin from upper stories into the center o mountains of brick work, which remained redhot for days, had their contents charred beyond recognition. The leaves of many account-books coeuld be sepa- rated and handled, although as black as coal, and the writing in ink was com- pletely invisible, while, curiously enough, the ticks and corrections in pencil shong out like silver,