Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-11
The New Shoe Factory Narrowly Escapes
Destruction--TheF Fire Probab bly, the work
of an Inccndiory.

the shingles, ana nad burst out In light
blaze when discovered. Luckily there were
fifteen or twenty persons speedily on the
premises, and logged buckets of water to the
roof, which was reached by passing through
the stories and through the cupola. 1t SEEM
ed hardly possible to save the building, and it
was only through the greatest efforts of the
men with the buckets that the thing was &C
complished. The roof was completely wet
down and the fire subdued before the fire de,
rartment arrived. although the engines reach
ed the scene in good season after the alarm
was given. Onc of the engines was set at the
big cis.ern west of the factory, and threw
some water to the upper story. There was
great JOY when it was known that the fire was
suppressed.
One Andrew Neal, from New Sharon,
who was discharged from Mr.. Stacy's employ
Il short time since, has been arrested and
lodged in Jail, under suspicion Of having set
fire to the building. The distinct tracks of a
man were discovered leading from the boiler
house TO one of the windows of the facto-
- iiAko "HlS4I -NSdi . bcob9 ch0St'y hAtSu'
lime cask. partially filled with shavings,
and indications that fire had been among them.
was tound in the spot where the fire was first
discoveries; and the supposition is that Neal
brought the cask from the boiler house, par
TALLY filled it with shavings, and ignited it for
the purpose Of burning the building.
siding.
saturday, Nov. 9th.
In the action Nannah VS.. Cheeseman. opened
Friday, the testimony for the pltf. was closed
in the forenoon, and Mr.. Clay made the open
ing argument on the part OF the defence. 1t
seems that the parties entered into contract
whereby the p.f. was to pay $4,000 for one
eighth interest in twenty thousand tons OF ice,
stored OF to be stored in an ice house in Pitts
ton, (or in that proportion if the amount OF
ice should be less and to receive one eighth
Of the gross profits after the ice was market
ed. The venture turned out TO be highly
profitable, and the ptf. sues mainly to recover
his share, though there are other claims in
luc VIII hlilGl NOHttoiNb' nv ~
fence rests upon single point, namely. fraud
in the contract. The def. says his bargain
with the pif. was to pay him net profits, and
that the word 'gross" was fraudulently in
serted in the contract instead Of net, and that
he was induced to sign it By deception.
The court did not sit in the afternoon. Adj
journed TO Monday at 10 A. NJ.
influenza versus CalOmel.
Readers of the Boston Daily Journal will
have noticed the controversy between ore d..
Homer Batchelder, and S. L. Hubbard, NJ.
D., concerning preparation of mercury.
recommended as a curative agent for the pre-
vailing "Epizootic Influenza among horses.
As such controversies have a tendency TO
bring reproach upon our noble profession ;
especially when they arise from misunder-
standing of our medical Nomenclature among
physicians of intelligence and experience; |
consider it we'll worth the time Of some ply
sician, to correct if possible, the false impress
sions that the public may have received; to
refresh the minds of physicians and druggists,
and to explain the cause of the discrepancy,
growing out Of prescription by D. Homer
Batchelder.
Now. caomel and corrosive sublmate
(vulgarly yclept "bed bug poison'), are
each preparations OF mercury, the only differ
ence between them being in the combining
atoms, each, of mercury, (Hg). and chlorine
(CD.
Each are chlorides of mercury, calomel
Gig cl2) being a sub chloride, or mild chic.
ride; while corrosive sublimste (Hg2 cl2) is
a bi-chloride, corrosive chloride, or the true
chloride, speaking strictly chemically.
Calomel and corrosive sub!imate each be-
ing poisons, the latter in very high degree,
the dose being from so to Ia OF a grain,
and that of calomel from one t. five grains,
the reader will readily see the probable re-
suit arising from wrong rendering and use
of this chloride Of mercury.
Ipresume that large majority of physi-
| clans wishing to prescribe calomel, would
write for hydrarg. chloridum, or clio
ride of mercury, (not using the prefix sub,
neither adding the word mite, which means
mild, and yet what they designed; for they
have been taught that the.two names are
synonymous; i. e. that calomel is chloride OF
mercury (mild, to be sure, but left to be go
undsrstood), and that corrosive >ubimate, is
bi chloride ofmercury or corrosive chloride,
and is always, or should be, so written, when
prescribed for patients.
If any of us who are physicians have been
enjoying Rip Van Wrinkle slumber, let us
| learn to exercise greater care in writing pre-
slrptions, and wisdom from the poet who
says, viz:
"lf all the varied medicines
Which doctors onen gle,
| Were sunk remorselessly unto
The bottom Of the sea,
! 'Twoud all the better for mankind,
And worse for fishes be-"
and to prescribe less medicine; to exercise
our high prerogative in preventing disease
in misunderstanding quackery; in putting