Eau de Suez.

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 19

Eau de Suez.

The Parisiau Press has had much to say about this important discovery, which is dcsLmfid to effect in a very short time a hygienic revolution of vast extent. We therefore think it only right to place under the notice of our readers some of the articles which have apyearpd on tha subject. Tho following is from the F gwo : —When Dr Jenner in 1797 made ' kir vm his important disoovory, there was a general outbreak against the poisoner (aa he was called) who wished to introduce into the human system the virus of a brufce. And o»ing to prejudice and custom, in Bpite of the terrible ravages of smallpox, it required more than thirty years for this specific to be generally adopted, although the only objection to it was its queeruoas. Now moat; people sdrait tbo offioaey of vaccination, aud aro astonished that it wot with so much opposition, and yet, thoseperaona who expr&ja the greatest astonishment will not adapt d, new discovery of a similar kind till it baa baon brought into use by the courao of time Time nlone can convince such persons of the efficacy of uumbsva of valuable specifics— and can they bo blamed for it * The tyiannlcal sway ot time governs everythingwith tho exception, however, of the matchless discovery of which we speak. It ia of great importance to preserve the face from tho marks of small-pox and from the wrinkloß of old age ; but what ia a face, however young, fresh, and handsome, if in smiling or talking the mouth when open is found to be void of those pearls which God has placed there fo? two purposes, viz,, to add to physical beauty and to assist in digestion. These pearls can moat likely be replaced by artificial ones, but the consequences of such an operation are very disagreeable. How. grateful we ought to be, then, to one who can solve the problem of immediately stopping toothache, of preventing its recurrence, of preserving our toeth Bound and white to the last, so causing us no annoyance, and moreover keeping the breath pure and sweet. Well, a solution bos been found for this problem. In January 1867 a dinner was given at the bouse of one of our financial celebrities. Tha guests were numerous, the entertainment was cheerful. At a certain time a charming youpg lady of nineteen years of age, who had previously been .very merry, suddenly turned pale, whilst tho distortion of her face indicated her intolerable Bufferings. Everyone crowded round her, but her mother declared that it was only a violent toothache, and that there waa no other remedy but to return home ani go to bed. Thoy were about to go out, when ono of the guests, in a somewhat imperative tone, cried out, " Sit down again, Mademoiselle, I can heal you, with tho help of G,od." And whilst the guests smiled incredulously, he took from his pocket a small flask filled with a red liquid, from which he poured a few drops into a glass of water. Then, during the general silence, ho said to the young lady, " Take a draught of thta r " She obeyed, and suddenly bar face brightened, She was no longer in pain. Tho entertainment then became more cheerful than ever. The magician was the object of geuoral attention. To all the thanks he received, he replied modestly, lt "¥V>uinust thank God, and not me." Afi.nr a while, being plied with questions, he related that it was in his extensive travels over tha two worlds that he had acquirod the secret of tha experiment he had just trioi. All the guests then urged *-' tho invoator to make known thi3 useful water;' r and a meeting being held, they tried to give it' a name. ' After proposing successively those of Eau Magique aud Eau Divine, they fixed upon that of Eau de Suez, from the' name of tbe inventor, M. Suez— the raoreso as a clever

member of the assembly remarked, Suez is the anagram of Z;us, which in Greek signifies God Unfortunate' y the inventor lacks ono quality. He is not a quack. He is unacquainted with the secrets ot tarn tarn and puff. He does not know how to speak to the simple minded, and bluntly expressed his viewsin his pamphlet. ; and when he enumerates the many evils which can be avoided or cured by the daily u°e of his water, people who do not liko the trouble of investigating the mattor, cry out against a universal medicine, and doubt its efficacy, wberoa3 his reason is that the Eau de Suez, preserving fcho mouth from diseases, keeps the throat in a healthy state, and consequently, and quite naturally, the luDga and all tho bronchial and respiratory organs also sound. It can be easily understood, when the palate and throat are perfectly sound, that oroup, the terror of mothers and the Minotaur of children, is entirely prevented. With a little reasoning we shall soon all be convinced that vaccination of the mouth is as practicable, and not so strange a thing, as vaccination of the body ; for tfia former has this great advantage over tho latter, that its efficacy can be tested on the spot without trouble, and constantly verified. The present generation will suffer from toothache no more, and the following generation will never suffer from it at all. It is quite time this was done.