Albinos

the name given to those persons from whose skin, hair, and eyes the dark coloring matter is absent. The skin of albinos, therefore, no matter to what race they belong, is of a pale milky, hue, their hair is white, while the iris of their eyes is pale rose color. Their eyes are not well suited to endure the bright light of day, and they see best in shade or by moonlight. The peculiarity of albinism or leucopathy is not confined to the human race, hamlet been observed in horses, rabbits, rats, birds, and fishes, Albion, the oldest name by which the island of Great Britain was known to the Greeks and Romans.. Alboni, Marietta, an Italian contralto, born in Romagna, 1823. She made her debut as Orsini in “ Lucrezia Borgia.” After singing in Europe for some years, she made a succe ful tour of the United States. On the death of her husband, Count Pepoli, in 1866, she left the stage, and in 1877 she married M. Ziegir, a French officer. She died in France in 1894.