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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-05
W. F. AUSTIN, NJ. D.
SAINT chopin, NJ. D.
WARREN STONE, NJ. D.
JNO. D. FOSTER, NJ. D.
Giving Water to Cholera Pa
tientS-.A Gard from DR..
Jenkins
ITO the Editor of the Courier-Journal.

ITO the EUlJOF Oh lue OOUIlSf-JOuPnal.
In reply to a communication published
in the Chicago Tribune and republished
in the COurier-JOurnal this morning, |
have to say the reason why water is re-
commended to the thirsty cholera pa
tent is this: On account of the enorm-
GUS drain of water from the system in
this disease, the blood is reduced to such
a consistency that its circulation can no
longer go on with the facility necessary
to maintain life (blOOd of persons dead
of cholera has been found to be thick
and sticky like mOlasses or tar and if
water is not introduced into this thick
ened blood death will certainly ensue
from the impOssibity of the circulation
of the vital fluid. The waterlost through
vomiting and purging must be supplied
OF the patient will inevitably die.
One of the best methods of giving wa
ter is in the form of crushed ice, which
the patient is allowed to swallow; an
other is to mix white of egg with crushed
ice and water and allow the patient to
drink as much as is desired. Injecting
warm water into the veins has been
practiced with the effect of rallying the
patient and of giving permanent relief
in some cases. The drinking of cold
water can do no harm, and it certainly
assuages one of the most tOrmenting
symptoms-the raging thirst of the pa
tient-besides, possibly, doing q great
deal of good by furnishing fluid for alb
sOrption when it may take place.
| have the greatest respect for DR..
Hamlin, of Constantinople, but with all
Difference to his opinion I do not see that
it is anything more than an opinion he
expresses. No one can know but what
his cholera patients would have died il
they had not taken water, Every one
knows that large proportion of cholera
cases die, whatever method may be pur-
sued; great numbers die who take what
water they desire, while multitudes sue
| cumb from whom water has been with
held. srr =s
The deprivation of water from patients
dying of thirst is an exploded theory il
is no longer tenable in the present lights
of physiology, and is not practiced by
the advanced physician. The thirst OF
cholera is not an appetite, the satisfying
of which is to be styled a "transieni
gr%atitication;n it is an instinct like the
gasping for breath in a s~ufff0cating at.
mosphere; the blood is drained of its
fluid, and there is a physical demand fol
water which must be satisfied, or deatI
will follow, Respectfully, etc,
THOs. E. JENKINS.
Louisville, June II.
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LITTLE WOMEN.-Dr. Dio Lewis has
recently published a book through the
famous house Of Harper Brothers. The
subject is "Our Girls Bya large wO-
man, the Doctor states that he. means
one weighing from 40 to 100 pounds ;
and by a small woman, one whose
weight is from 80 to 100 pounds. Re-
ferring to the fact that most men pre-
fer the " darling, sweet petite he says:
The reason for this preference for lit
tie women, among men, is simply
this: Formerly, women were slaves to
the passions of men. In modern times
thew have risen a little above that,
among the better classes, they have be-
come the pets and toys of men, Now,
d net or q toy, say a black-and-tan, is
valuable in proportion to it's diminu-
tiveness. A man, in selecting a wife
whom he intends to dress in silks and
laces, with trinkets IN her ears, rings on
her fingers, and little ornaments stuck
all over her, who is to sit in the parlor
while he is absent on business, to dress
or redress herself several times q day,
to be ready to receive him, all corseted,
| besilked bejeweled and bescented when
| he comes from his office. A map who
| selects a wife as d pet O. ~plaything, is
! ence for a petite wife that he has for
a petite. Black-and-tan.. This is the
source of the preference for little wo-
men. Born of the same parents, fed at
the same table, educated at the same
| school, whyinA America, doesaman weigh
fifty pounds more than awomanq This
petitesiZe can be accounted for. Moth.
ing, to my mind, isplainer. Exercise ii
the great source Of development. 0ul
girls have no adequate exercise. Besides
Che organs ON which growthdepends, viz
the lungs, the stomach and the liver, art
reduced by the eorsettO one-haf the ma.
tural size and activity. These two causes
with lYingintheshade explain thealarn
ing decrease in the size of the aYerag'
American women,
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MI. Joseph Gibbs, of Opelousas, has
for months past been experimenting
on an invention for the purpose of
catching and arresting the sparks from
locomotives, This was a desirable i'm
provement,s as thousands of dollars have
been lost from fires occasioned by
sparks, and it has long been the quest
of inventors to make some ~arrester to
All that can be desired has been sae-
complished by Mr.. Joseph Gibbs, and
after a thorough trial on the jackson
Railroad. the s~uccesslOf the invention
has been pronounced. All speak in
glowing terms of the working of the
arrester, and especially passengers,
who are not annoyed during travel by
smut and burning sparks. 1T is expec-
ted all roads VIII adopt Mr.. Gibbs inn
provement.-EN. @. Picayune.
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An editor is q man who lives ON VIII,

An editor is a man who lives on what
other people owe him until he starves
to death. A subscriber is one who
takes the paper and says he is well
pleased with it, and he tells everybody
else he ought to SUBSCRIBE After he
has subscribed about seven years, the
editor writes on to him and asks him to
let him have two dollars and fifty cents
(S2.50) and then the subscriber writes
back to the editor and tells him not to
send bis old paper any more, for there
is nothing in it, and then the poor edi-
tor goes and starves to death more.
shenandoah Herald.
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In a recent debate o member of the
California Legislature exclaimed: "The
honorable gentleman from Calveras
County is undoubtedly aperson of great
abilities, a man OF talent, a natural born
genius but there is one thing which I
defy him to do, and that is to bite the
bottom Of ffWRgSpGR Witkoat shutting
his nose,h
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Mr.. Waiter has received q large lot
of furniture, including seyenty-eight
bedsteads, and fourteen dozen chairs,
from Cincinnati, which he will sell at
manufacturers prices, with the add
ton of freight and a small commission.
We have examined and priced many of
the articles, and we know they T unu
sually cheap. Read his advertisement
and call on him. Now is the time to
1-,-
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The total decrease in the public debt.
since General Grant was first inaugural
ted is put down at three hundred and
eighty millions of dollars. Of this sum
about three and a half millions were
paid off in the month of May.
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EDITOR JOURNAL:

LD1IOt OOChNAL.
Through your columns please allow
me to correct a statement appearing in
the Courier of the 28th inst, in relation
to "the parade or turn OUT of Hope
Hook & Ladder Co. No. /. | give the
statement in full:
'Tne Hook q Ladder company paraded Our
streets on last Thursday evening. It was, how
ever, a very slim turn out"
Now, as Foreman of that Company, I
requested the members Chose who
could leave their business) to come out
just before sunset and have a half
hours practice, accordingly a few
(Slim turn Out) who were not at that
hour otherwise profitablyengaged, came
around, and We came out Oh the streets,
not for a parade or "turn Out,n but
for practice. We halted our Truck in
front of Philips and Munzesheimer's
stores, and as the "turn out" was "slim"
we did not throw u ladders on the
Courier office, as we had previously
agreed to do, but passed around and
scaled our old friend Pef's saloon, for
which he, (not in a denunciatory man
nner;(. with a heart full Of approval and
feeling Of interest for the Fire Depart
treated to a fullbumper of Lager, which
you know we seldom even refuse.
Whenever we do have a " turn OUT for
parade" OF at a fire, | hope the Courier
will be as ready to do justice in a puff
for a good turn out as she has for our
slim turn out" for practice. We are
opposed to having cold water thrown
on our company except in case of a fire.
Then, we say, let it come, we never
finch. Let us as firemen encourage,
rather than discourage, each and every
department. and member in the noble
cause we have espOused in being at all
times ready for duty; let US stimulate
our less energetic members to full
at a minutes warning.
FOREMAN.
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A petition has been circulating lately,
for our town council to take the re-
quisite steps to have Main street opened
at its north end, which has always been
closed, we believe, since that addition
to the town was made. It's being
closed certainly injuries the business
houses on the upper part Of the street,
and detracts from the appearance OF
the town. It is a surprise and matter
of wonder to strangers that one end Of
the Main street Of Opelousas, is per
manentIy closed mn. af 50 @s-
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The latest verdict recorded was upon
a gentleman who expired in q fit of in
ebriafiOn. The Jury returned death
by hanging round a grog shop"
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FOREMAN.
Prescriptions for Cholera.
from the Courier-Journal.l

The following prescription was adopt
ed by the college of physicians in Phila-
delphia in 1866. It has been repeatedly
published, but, a. it has stood the test
of many years Of experience, it will bear
republication at this time. Itisregarded
by many as probably the very best pres
criptiOn that can be used for cholera in
its incipient stages:
Laudanum, 2 ounces; spirits of CAM
phOr, 2 ounces; tincture of capsicum, !
ounce; tincture of ginger, 1 ounce; es-
sence Ofpeppermint, 2 ounces HOtfman's
anodyne, 3 ounces. If the anOdyne can
not be readily obtained, substitute sui
phuric Rther-half the quantity. Mix
thoroughly and shake well every time
it is used. Give or take from ten to
twenty-five drops, according to age, con
ditiOn and violence of attack. Repeat
every twenty minutes till relief is OBJ
tanned. In a desperate case take a la
blespoonful at once. Take in an equal
quantity of water, and lie ON the back
quietly or in an easy sitting posture,
with the back supported, till it has full
opportunity to work. Carry a small
phial in the pocket, with q few Jumps OF
white sugar upon which to drOpit, to be
used in sudden emergencies. .
The following prescription Tor cholera,
made and extensively practiced by DR.
Benson in 1866, is furnished us by DR.. J,
P. Barnum. DR.. B. claims for it supe-
riority over any other known remedy.
ChlOrOform, three drachms;
Tincture camphor, five drachms;
Tannic acid, half drachm;
Morphine, sulphate, Il grains.
Dose-Teaspoonful in water, strip OF
any common diluent. This must be care.
fully mixed, and, if properly prepared
makes a clear straW-colOred liquid. L
it is opaque, or contains any sediment
some of its elements are not in solution
and it's use while in this condition may
| be attended with danger.
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We see that Proctor s. CANDLES Ex-
ira Olive Soap is becoming very popular
in our town, its quality we know is u
perior, aud being nicely perfumed we
are not surprised that consumers prefer
it, and that it has q large sale.
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SUNDAY.-A petition to our Town
Council, to have all places of business
closed, in Opelousas, on Sunday, has
been circulating this week for sigma
lures. When we saw it, last Monday,
it had already been %numerously signed,
and by nearly every merchant in town.
Every town in the parish should pass an
ordinance closing up all places of bust
ness on Sunday, and the Police Jury
should do the same thing for the parish
at large. The jews here are in favor of
it. In fact, it is said that one of them
started the movement; and certainly
the Christians should not object or op-
pose it. It is a law of nature, as well
as of religion, that there should be one
day of rest in seven. Night is the time
for sleep; and. one day in seven is nee
essary for ma to rest and enjoy him
self in q rational and moral way, in
addition to the rest and enjoyment of
sleep. Working people need this rest
and relaxation, and they should not be
compelled to labor on Sunday to accom-
mOdate those who spend the week orpart
thereof in idleness, and attend to bust
ness on Sunday, or for that class who
think there should be no time for rest,
but whose motto is work, work, work,
regardless of its bad effects here and
hereafter. "
We sincerely hope. that the move
ment for a Sunday law will be success
full, and that the legislature, at it's next
session, will pass one for the entire
State.
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lave been able to support a larger pop

have been able to support a larger pop
ulatiOn than, at most, two millions,
seems preposterous. But now we read
III Sam, XIV, 81 that the whole num-
Der of men, Fit for military service, I'M
der the reign of David, was 100000,
which would give a population of, at
least, 100000. But this is not the worst
exaggeration. We are furthermore in
formed III Chron. XVII, 14-18) that I'M
der JehOsaphat the three tribes of Judah,
Benjamin and Levi, could put in the
field an army of 100000 men, or that
the tiny fragment of David's Kingdom,
called the Kingdom of Judah, at that
time had a population of some 10000, 900.
Credat QUi cult
The nearer, however, we approach to
the time when the books of Kings and
Chronicles were written, the nearer we
come to the truth. King Joahas of Is
rael's army was little over 10000 men
III Kings XIII, y. 1t is true, that he
and his father Jehu's reigns were excep-
tiOnally unlucky; but it would take too
much i'll luck to have come down from
the 100000 able bodied men ~Israelis said
to have had under David to 10000 under
JOahas. Still Joas, the son of Joalas, was
strong enough to conquer the Kingdom
Of Judah III Kings XIV, 10, 13) and Jero-
boam II, the son of Joaa, even conquered
a great deal of Syria klamath and Da-
mascus, II Kings XIV, 25, 98); but here
We never read Of anything so ridiculous
as armies OF several hundred thousand,
the events were too neal the time of the
men who recorded them. F. B.
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During the absence of the proprietor
Of this paper, MIR. John Mccormick,
foreman, is authorized to act as his.
agent. An
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a petrified negro has been found In an
undertakers .gaFGet at Roanoke, Miss.
1t is thought he undertook the study of
Laws and became absorbedin Blackstone.
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Is Kentucky editor received the fol-
lowing note from a subscriber, asking
that Il false notice of his death might
be corrected. Sir, i not is II few errors
in the obituary of myselfWhich appeared
in your paper of last Wensday, was
my refinement from bisness in 1859, was
not own To i'll helth, but to d little
trouble / had ii connection with d
horse, and the eors of my deth was
not smallpox pleas make corrections
for which enclose 30 cents.a
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F. Munzesheimer, whose purse had al
ways been open, and whose generous
donations and encouragement to the
company had entitled him to stand first
in the rank of the friends who had aid
ed, and still continued his generous as
sistance to them. The name of Claud-
ius Mayo was proposed with cheers, and
drank standing and last but not least,
the names of the First Foreman, Mr..
VIM. Lightly and that of the p~resentone,
Capt. +. j. Hundley were drank togeth-
er, each man emptying his goblet in his
enthusiasm. The Band then struck up
one of it's liveliest waltzes, and each
man selecting his partner, were soon
whirling around the room, utterly OBJ
liviOus to the fact, that they were hug
ging something more substantial in the
way of a partner, than that which they
had been ACCUSTOMED to see e%nshrouded
in muslin, ribbons, etc., etc.
All things have an ending, and the
picnic was not an exception. The rain
had ceased. The company were soon in
ranks, and ere many minutes had
passed, they once more entered the
town with their streamers flying,
the Band playing, and each member de-
claring that they had never enjoyed
so pleasant a day in their lives.
To the company we return our thanks
for the pleasantest day Of the. season.
To our friend, Mr.. Jas. O. Chachere, on
whose plantation this picnic took place,
who, in his capacity as host and member
Of the company, was particularly polite
and attentive to our wants, we can only
say, "may he live long, prosper and be
"appy" as he deserves. In conclusion
we say to eachand every member, "God
be with you +; may your "hooks" be
strong enough to grasp and hold all OF
this worlds goods that you may covet
and finally, whenthe "bells" from above
shall ring their warning peal, telling
you to "hand in your checks may yor
find that your good and noble deeds
done as a man, and as a Fireman has
added rounds" enough to the Ladder
by whichyouwil climb, to reach in safe,
ty the great "Haven of Rest"
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munion, and they are willing to
take the risk of Professionalism in
consideration of the superior edu-
cation of the schools. 1t has been
therefore for years n question
among ecclesiastics how they shall
secure the attendance of the chill
-dren OF Catholics ut the paro-
chial school. And We are not
surprised that the most des-
potic measures are resorted to.
The last movement we have motto
ed Is that of Archbishop Purcell
of Cincinnati. In a pastoral let
ter, lately published, he insists
that no child shall be admitted to
communion or confirmation, that
has not attended Catholic school
for three years. The pretense is
that such an amount of dogmatical
teachings is necessary for their
spiritual welfare. But we will
dare to say that the real end is 10
stir up another crusade against
our public schools. Let all true
citizens everywhere, therefore,
stand on guard against the Church
or Rome to destroy our public
school system. We cannot be too
for we have an unscrupu-
loas and yigilant enemy-Saint
Louis Christian Advocate.
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THE RECENT CENSUS.

Ny mind has been strangely
drawn of late to the subject of sta
tistics. l suppose the recent Genus
has had something to do with it.
There are certain friends of mine
who take singular delight IN that
census. They pore oyer il as child
rican travel. They come away from
its pages with glow in their eyes
and flush upon their cheeks and q
wonderful story UPON their lips.
"According TO the recent census, it
appears that in Rhode Island alone
the number of adult males, of Por-
tuguese descent, who died from spi-
nal meningitis durig the first half
of the last decade, was just twice
the number of Cashmere goats inn
ported during the succeeding five
years by the entire State of New
York They not only say it, bat,
If am in hurry to go anywhere.
they prove it by figures, and they
write communications to the news
papers, consisting mainly of tables
and maps, in order to pr0mulgste
ideas like that.
While ] acknowledge that there
is a sphere in which statistics are
useful as well as entertaining, am
sure that it would be well Tor the
world if their Limitations were bet
ter understood. The number of Pc
riodicals that have been started on
statistics in the United States, and
have nfserabIy persisted of them, is
tamentabIe. A corrected list would
make an Interesting chapter IN
our next census. a young friend
of my own started one of these pa
pers. He took sheet Of foolscsp
and two or three lead pencils, and
the then resent census, and began N
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= E- : HlaE
the supreme authority OF the AS,
sembly, and RiYero, the President
OF the Cortes, will probably be
elected Rresidentlof the Provision.
al Republic. Amadeus gave as a
reason Gera his abdication his in.
ability to nacify The entire people
of Spain, and his unwillingness to
be the molarch of mere party.
II q monarchy could not preserve
its own dignity and the national
peace, q republic, with a partisan
chief at its head, viii find it much
more difficult to accomplish that
object. Fhe politics of Spain are
ehrioRslH complicated, and it is by
no lnessls certain that the new re-
public viii be able to survive n
very weak infancy. The old ami
mosities appear at its very birth.
The old partisan leaders are al
ready at the front, and the old ele-
ments. of, destruction are already
at work. The Spanish people Of
moderll times hare been remark
able for two very perplexing traits:
they have been unfit to govern
and unwilling to be governed. AS
a nation they. have never been
great, except under the worst of
tJ'rants disguised as kings. The
moment one of their rulers show
ed any of the better elements of
human nature in governing, that
moment the people began to doubt
his capacity and plet his destruc-
tioas Repnblicanism has little to
expect from such people; and
the most we can be asked to do at
present is TO watch the experiment
with a little curiosity.-St. Louis
Democrat. rf.fse fr-,z,4
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/ this fashion: Here is community
j with 9 population of so many thou
sands may calculate, on general
1 principles, that at least twenty per-
sons in every thousand will take
the paper the first yeaF--Whieh gives
q handsome paying circulation 10
begin with. Then SO many columns
OF advertisements win come to so-
much per week, and pretty nearly
ali of this may be put down TO &C.
count OF profits. So the second year
viii open with an increase of say
to be moderate-onet third in circu.
lation and the same ia advertise
ments. ~ = s's, I
| tried to wean him away from
populations and his confounded
sums in arithmetic. But 1t was of
no use. He went around town for
about three weeks in a hectic con-
dition with his pockets fullsof lead
pencils, and little note books contain
ing all sorts of deceftfuI calcula-
lions basd on the recent census. AT
the end of that time heE'Morning
MagHifier@ nade its appearauce. L
caught occasional glimpses, of the
editors haggafd conntenance as he
fitted home for his nights repose
at eight O'Clock in The morning.
But why proiong the melancholy |
tale ! Enough to say that my young
friend has long since gone West.
Aud then l have another friend |
who believed in the doctrine of the |
anBihiIafion of the souls OF ithe,l
wicked In fact, he was generally |
acknow lodged TO. be the foremost |
expounder of that doctrine ia, the |
country. Well, what does he do |
but write novel of society-with |
little or n0thiagf in it concerning |
his pet doctrine. That is not so pa1'f
thetic as the fact that he too became q
slaT eto statistical delusions. lie had |
taken some sort OF private census /
of his own, by which he had deter
mined that there were in the United |
States | forget how many millions
of people, who believed with him
selfas TO the matter of humiliation.
There were the aYowed believers
who dared not RvOw-a great many /
MILLIONS more; and he was the cell
ebrated xpounder-and so many
thousands out of every million Git
was quite low estimate, l tlought)
would buy the novel, thought /
myself was fresh in the faith of sta
tistics in those days, aud ! remem-
Der how ] envied that man his copy
six months after the date
of publication the publishers sent
in their bill for stereotype Plates
8 The Old Cabinet" Scribner's for
March.