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From La Belle Assemblée,
ANECDOTE

IT used to be considered an indise pensable appendage to a great man's establishment, to have in his service one of his unfortunate fellow mortals, from whom Providence had OF THE ABBE D'ENTRAGUes. withheld the blessing of understandTHE singularities of the Abbé's ing. This man was called the fool, person, who was a tall well made and kept continually round his em- man, consisted in an extraordinary ployer's person, for the purpose of paleness of complexion, which he amusing those greater fools who contributed to by frequent bleedwere capable of sporting with his ings; he slept constantly with his misfortunes. It happened, that one arms tied up, and attached by a thus employed had very much pleas- string to the head of his bed, in ed his master, by affording what he order to render them delicately called sport for his company, and white, and the whimsicalness of his as a mark of his approbation, he dress was such, though he was an gave him a favourite walking cane: Abbé, as to cause him to be exiled with this injunction-"Keep it till from court. you meet with a greater fool than Monsieur Pelletier, though very yourself, then give it him." A very slightly acquainted with him, short time after, the rich man was thought it but polite to call on him taken dangerously ill, and his physi- in his exile, and paid him a visit cians pronounced his life in immi about noon. He found his chamber nent danger. The fool was about extremely neat, with a bed equally his bed, and observed him in the so, the curtains of which were all greatest consternation on which undrawn. A person was sitting up he asked him why he appeared so in the bed, very coquetishly dressed, frightened. "I am dying," was who was working tapestry, and who the answer. "Dying! what is had on a woman's night cap, adornthat ?" said the fool. Going from ed with a profusion of ribbands, this world to another-from this tied in bows: a plaiting of ribband world to eternity!" "Oh! a jour- confined this person's corset, ney," said the fool; "well, is every tle cambrick open mantle completed thing prepared ?" The master, the dress, and the face was ornastarting with terrour, exclaimed, mented by patches. At this sight "No; nothing is prepared for such M. Pelletier drew back, and imaginan awful journey!" Away ran the ing it to be some lady of easy fool, and instantly returned with tue, he begged pardon and retreatthe walking cane, and putting it in- ed towards the door. The person to the hands of his dying master, called him back, begged him to said-"There, take back your cane." draw near, and laughing heartily, told his name, for this was the dress commonly worn by M. D'EnTHIS prince, upon being inform- tragues when in bed; and he never ed that a person, who was under slept with any thing else on his head great obligations to him. returned than the most tasteful woman's his kindness with ingratitude, re- night-cap.

HENRY IV. OF FRANCE.

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LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

From the (London) Monthly Magazine, Sept. 1815.

ADESCRIPTION of the Islands of Ja- Disorders which may be strictly

va, Bali, and Celebes; with an account of the principal nations and tribes of the Indian Archipelago, is in preparation by JOHN CRAWFORD, esq. late resident at the court of the Sultan of Java.

The Rev. J. H. MONK, B. D. fellow and tutor of Trinity College, and Regius Professor of Greek in the University, announces a Vindication of the University of Cambridge, from the reflections of Sir J. E. Smith, President of the Linnean Society.

denominated Bilious.

M. KOTZEBUE is preparing for publication his account of the Russian Embassy to Persia, which will appear at the same time in London and Weymar.

Dr. JAMES JOHNSON. author of "the Influence of Tropical Climates on European Constitutions," &c. will speedily publish a small work, entitled, the Influence of Civick Life, Sedentary Habits, and Intellectual Refinement, on Human Health and Human Happiness; including an estimate of the balance of enjoyment and suffering in the different gradations of society.

It will be gratifying to the lovers of Scottish literature to be informed, that a volume of Poems and Songs, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, by In a few days will be published, a the late RICHARD GALL, is in the translation of M. P. ORFILLA's Dipress. Mr. Gall enjoyed the rections for the Treatment of Perfriendship and correspondence of sons who have taken Poison, and Burns, Campbell, Macneil, and those in a state of suspended aninaother celebrated poets of the day. tion: together with the means of Dr. PLAYFAIR will speedilypub- detecting poisons and adulterations lish a Geographical and Statistical in wine; also of distinguishing real Description of Scotland, in two from apparent death. volumes, octavo, with a map.

Mr. HENRY THOMPSON has in An Account of the Kingdom of the press, and shortly will publish, Nepal, with maps and engravings, Remarks on the Conduct of a Nurwill speedily be published, by Dr. sery; intending to give information F. HAMILTON, (formerly BUCH- to young mothers, and those likely ANAN.) to become so. This work had received the permission of the late Princess Charlotte of Wales and Coburg to be dedicated to her: late events alone having prevented its earlier publication.

The Rev. H. J. TODD has a work in the press on original Sin, Freewill, Grace, Regeneration, Justification, Faith, Good Works, and Universal Redemption, as maintained in certain declarations of Mr. STANLEY, assistant-surgeon Our Reformers which are the and Demonstrator of Anatomy at ground-work of the articles of the St. Bartholomew's Hospital, is preestablished church. It will be fol- paring for publication in October lowed by an Account of the Sub- next, a Manual of Practical Anatoscription to the Articles iu 1604, my, for the use of students engaged and an historical and critical intro- in dissections. duction to the whole.

Dr. AYRE, of itull, is about to publish Practical Onservations on the Nature and Treatment of those

A General View of the Structure, Functions, and Classification of Animals; with plates; is preparing, by the Rev. Dr. J. FLEMING.

Rules of safety from Contagion. 2. The bed-curtains should never Dr. HAYGARTH. of Bath, lately be close drawn round the patient, published the following useful rules but only on the side next the light, of safely from contagion in the Bath so as to shade the face: except while papers; the object is to enable me- there is a current of air between a dical and clerical visitors of the sick window and a door.

to perform their important duties 3. Dirty clothes, utensils, &c. with safety-It may be proper should be frequently changed, im(says Dr. H.) previously to observe, mediately immersed in cold water, that an infectious fever, in a small, and washed clean. close, and dirty room, is caught by 4. All discharges from the patient a very great proportion of mankind; should be instantly removed. The not less than twenty-two, out of floor near the patient's bed should twenty-three, or a still higher pro- be rubbed clean every day with portion; but, in a large, airy, clean wet mob or cloth.

apartment, even putrid fevers are 5. The air in a sick room has, at seldom or never infectious. When the same time, a more infectious this poisonous vapour is much dilu- quality in some parts than in others. ted with fresh air, it is not noxious. Visitors and attendants should avoid 1. As safety from danger entirely the current of the patient's breath, depends on cleanliness and fresh the air which ascends from his air, the room-door of a patient, ill body, especially if the bed curtains of an infectious fever, especially in be closed,-and the vapour arising the habitations of the poor, should from ali evacuations. When medinever be shut; a window in it du- cal or other duties require a visitor ring the day ought to be frequently to be placed in these situations of opened. In bad cases, a current of danger, infection may be frequentair, between a window and door ly prevented by a temporary sus both wide open, may be proper; if pension of respiration. the air be very cold or damp, the curtains of the patient's bed may be drawn close during this ventilation, should peculiar circumstances require such caution. These regula tions would be highly useful both to the patient and nurses; but are particular important, previous to the arrival of any visitor.

6. Visitors should not go into an infectious chamber with an empty stomach; and, in doubtful circumstances, on coming out, they should blow from the nose, and spit from the mouth, any infectious poison which may have been drawn ia by the breath, and may adhere to those passages.