The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-08


proudest Of both sexes. It is whis-
pered that the union of the Mayor
with Miss Cream viii be delayed for
some time, but that when it does oc-
cur, it viii be one Of the most rnagnif-
icent occasions Of the kind that New |
York ever saw. Mayor Wood isnow
quite wealthy. and both he and bis
hride-elect are possessed of extremely
elegant tastes. which win be exercised
no doubt In The fullest measure, to
make the wedding surprisingly bril-
liant one, in all particulars.
The announcement Of the coming fes-
tiyity was occupied by several Of the
daily journals, and afterward positive
ly denied, IS being destitute Of The
slightest foundation. Whether true
or false. denial would be made Of
course, SO the report need nos be con-
'derd false until some more definite
and official refutatisn appears. LIZ
the meanwhile, from some little facts
that have come to my personal knowl-
edge, I should advise The beaux ard
bellies who move il the same circles
with the suppositious happy pair, TO
keep thenselyeein readiness for a grand
time in the future. Verbum sap
In the medical world, quite little
sensation has been rife Of late on ac-
count Of the sudden breaking out Of
She feUer and ogte in the upper part
of the city. New York has generally
been entirely free from this disease,
and les appearance here, in orr health
Test quarter, has puzzled the physicians
terribly, Several veteran medical men
assure me that such 8 ching has not
been known bafore, since the summer
Of 1899, when half the city were in a
perpetual state Of shiverings and barn-
ings.
OF course, the stnpid old-fashiond
specifies" so-called, quinine and cal
ornel, alternately taken, have been per-
scribed with perfect scientific reck-
lessness, and there is no knowing how
many excellent constitutions have been
ruined forever By thsse poisons. One
very beautiful young lady, whom I
have met in society, daughter Of the
Rev. Samuel Bedford, Of Jersey, has
become almost entirely deaf from
oTer-dosing with quinine. What the
calomel may have done in the way of
mischief, not even the doctor can tell.
In the midst Of this general carnival
Of ill-health, pleasant dicovery has
arisen, which bids fair TO astonish the
old fogies out of their FIVE medical
senses. 1t seems that one of the
American travellers in the East came
across a simple external application,
much in use among the Arabs and some
other semi barherous tribes, who found
it an unfailing cure ror feaver-and-
ague TO which they are liable, but
which is Intimately worse than ours,
This application is worn next the
skin, and by its warming and stinu-
lating properties che return Of the
chill is prevented, leaving nature time
and strength TO throw off the fever
"a treatment exactly in accordance
with the best theories of cure ever
laid down. The name Of the article
is the PERSIAN FEVER CHARM, and its
use, which has been considerable du-
ring the siege of feaver-and-ague we
are now undergoing, has in every case
been followed by the happieSt and spe.
diest results. The fossil practitioners
Of the sangrado school are quite al
armed for their pets, quinine and cal
omel, bat the younger and more enter
prising doctors-those who really
mean to fight disease with all their
might-are beginning TO examine and
test the new discovery. It has been
submitted to the Swans of the New
York Academy Of Medicine, and a
favourable report viii no daubt be
made. GoTHAaUs.