MISCELLANEOUS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5020, 30 May 1889, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Dr King, the Bishop of Lincoln, who has been brought to trial for alleged violations of the ecclesiastical laws, is described by the Pall Mall Gazette, as having one of those spiritual faces which one cannot look at with* out feeling the better for it, and which positively beam with benevolence. And then, in the next column, the Pall Mall prints a portrait of him which looks like a cross between Fagin and Bill Sykes. A truly horrible crime has been perpetrated at Hzill, Hungary. A small winegrower found his stock diminishing, and hid himself in the cellar to discover the thieves. He saw six tramps enter the premises, and, after copious libations they prepared to take a cask away with them. At this juncture he came out’ of his hiding-place and attempted to remonstrate with them. They seized him, however, put him under the wine press and crushed him to death. A man who happened to look in to see what was going on was forced by the six wretches to drink the victim’s blood, which was presented to him as wine. Eventually he managed to slip out, and, bolting the cellar door, ran off for assistance to the neighbouring village. The authors of this henious crime were captured in a state of helpless intoxication. There was a serious panic at the Karl Theatre, "Vienna, during the performance ef a new burlesque recently. The candle is one of the safety lamps had fallen from its socket and the wick continued burning in the melted grease. It was the smell more than the flame that caused the alarm. The cry of “ Fire! ” was raised, and the whole house made a disi orderly rush for the doors. The actors endeavoured to check the panic, and an engineer who happened to be in the house sprang on the stage, and called out, “ You ought to be ashamed of yourselves for taking fright at such a small flame.” This had the desired effect, and most of the spectators resumed their seats. Thanks to the alterations made after the Ming Theatre disaster, there was no excessive crush, and nobody was hurt. Pasteur’s studies should interest beer drinkers as well as the victims of rabid dogs. Dr Hansen, of Copenhagen, a distinguished disciple of Pasteur, in the course of researches as to the propagation of micro-organisms, proceeded to cultivate pure yeast. A few years ago, at ono of the large Danish breweries, heavy loss had been sustained in consequence of the beer turning sour at intervals for a period of two years. Dr Hansen ultimately traced the cause, and for the first time had an opportunity of trying on an extended scale his then recently discovered pure yeast. The result was in every way satisfactory, and from that day his system has been practically applied at Old Curlsberg. Briefly stated. Dr Hansen’s system consists in selecting a single cell of yeast of a species which by experiment has been proved to give a certain ascertained result in fermentation, and from this cell to cultivate yeast in large quantities for the fermenting vats. The advantages of this mode of fermentation have now been fully recognised, and it is in use in all the large Danish and many foreign breweries. The brewer using this pure yeast knows with absolute certainty that his beer will turn out of the desired taste and quality. —Pall Mall Gazette.