Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-11-10

over forty-ene per month, which we think
Will compare favorably with any city of it'
size in the country.
In 1889, whom the cholera ragged through
out the country, from June until September,
there was not a solitary case in our city,
until the sth day of August and it disap-
peared on the 2sth of the same month. There
were but forty-seven cases and seventeen
deaths During that period hundreds oi
citiEens from the larger cities took up their
residence in our midst, and it is more than
probable that, owing TO the healthfilness Of
the locality, We would have escaped the
plague entirely, but for the ingress of persons
from the infected districts.
AS another evidence of the healthful char
actor of Wilmington, in the year 1893 the
yellow fever made its appearance in Phila.
delphia, spreading CONSERVATION and alarm
among its citizens, thousands of whom fled.
They locked to this town in large numbers.
Every house and part OF house were taken
at high rents. The Christiana River was
crowded with Philadelphia vessels, leaving
scarcely room for the passage of boat.
Our town escaped the fever, and it is more
than likely that had wiso precaution been
employed, We should have continued to do
| SO. In 1903, however, 1t again made its
appearance In Philadelphia, and owing to
our authorities not enforcing the quarantine
regulations, the lower part Of the town he
came infected. As the season advanced the
disease spread into all parts OF the town, and
large numbers Of good citizens died. The
last and only other visitation was in 1902,
when 1t was introduced by the people OF
Philadelphia, who, despite the efforts of The
Board Of Health, who established rigid
quarantine and stationed guards at the
Bridge, managed to get into our midst
Tho result was that it continued until the
first of November There were a great
many deaths produced by the disease during
that year.
Our neighbor OF the Pres has been entire
ly misinformed in relation to this city, and
il he will take the trouble to examine the
matter, he will find that there is no city ol
town in the United States of the same popu
lation, whose citizens enjoy better healtl
than ours
THE FIRST APoTHKcARY SHOP.
The first apothecary shop started in viii
mington, was kept by woman namet
Catharinc Dean, in little house still stand
ing on the southerly side of Fifth Street
between Shipley and Orange, in the rear o
DR.. C. r. Jefferis' residence. katy" Al
she was called, was German woman, an.
had great turn for attending the sick. A
first she employed nothing but herbs in III,
cure of the many ills to which flesh is heir
Finally she fitted up closet in the house
and having made herself acquainted will
the various compounds tLen employed a
curative agents, opened a shop for the sal
OF Drugs She was much respected by al
who knew her, and for many years enioye,
a complete monopoly of the Drug business
as well as being the "doctress of the poor.
Katy would make a sorry hand in this ag
at keeping drug store, and would hardl,
believe, could sho take a look into the splen
did establishments we have now, that the da,
had come when science could introduc
so many different compounds for the disease
which stflct mankind.