Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-10-22
YELLOW FEVER.
How 1T Works Upon its Victims.

has traits of its own; but the main
/ features are the same, and an ex-
perienced and competent physician in
1 fallibly recognizes these in twenty four
hours. True, it is impossible for the
most skillful to distinguish between
these symptoms and those of the
/ Dengue, or broken bone fever, !" for
the first night and day. A man in the
enjoyment of. uncommon health and
strength for the delusive disease
seems to delight in snaring it's victim
unawares, to make the sacrice fat for
its dark altar finds a rigor, or slight
chill, creeping over him, followed by
pains in the head and back, and fever,
which rises rapidly The pains be-
come violent, excrueiating, and the
pulse ranges from 10S to 100 The
tongue is not coated or furred, but
assumes red, CLASSY appearance, and
often swells to far beyond it's natural
size; the gums begin to enlarge, and
black deposit settles on the teeth. The
seoretions of the body are deranged
and often the bladder becomes
dry as a powder horn, for the kidneys
fail to perform their function. Woe to
the patient when such is the case, for
the urinary acid is almost sure to be
carried to the brain, producing the
widest delirium. and if not quickly
relieved, issuing In speedy and terrible
death. The stomach is disordered, and
often there is disposition to reich
the nerves become prematurely excited.
and the restlessness is indescribable,
while the eyes are painfully sensitive
to light, and the ears to sound. In
some cases the lips, the whole face,
grow red as crimson. Usually the full,
corded pulse throbs with sledge-like
stroke-the other symptoms undated
for seventy two hours, when the
fever declines-the pulse still remain
ing quick, but like the trembling
vibration of thread. By this time the
patient is so reduced that he can
scarcely lift his head, or indeed raise
an eyelid. This is the critical period,
and in fact. forward from this time
until absolute, not apparent, GONZALES
cence takes place.
Yellow fever is som etlmes thought
to be high type of bilious; but there
could be no greater mistake, for count
less autopsles in the South have showed
the liver to be in good condition in
deed, have not heard of a case where
it was seriously implicated. The dis
ease is SUI geaaeris, having little or no
kinship with other malarious affections,
and is distinctly a poison of the blood.
Hence the constant tendency to extra
vasation Of the blood into the gums,
eyes, ears, stomach for in some severe
cases, blood is thrown out from every
opening of the body. It is often forced
in large quantities into the stomach,
and when this is thrown off the black
vomit occurs.
The Way They Do Business in Chicago.
| Chicago Times, Oct. sth.
Some disagreeable rumors have been
| in circulation in grain circles during
the past few days, affecting the business
honesty of the proprietors of certain
elevator located on the south branch of
the river, near Halsted street bridge,
and the efficiency of Mr. Stephen
Clary, state registrar of grain receipts.
Z: is stated by Dame Rumor that the
elevator firm alluded to were unable to
make the record Of their receipts and
shipments of corn from their house
agree with the registration Office; that at
various times during the summer
difference of 25, 900 to $4,000 bushels
existed; that their attention was
called to the matter by the railroad
and warehouse commissioners, and
that they were finally ordered to make
good the difference before the close of
September. Finding themselves in a
quandary to obtain the receipts neces-
sary to balance the account which
the books of the registrar showed
against them, 1t is alleged that
the firm resorted to the novel device
of reporting fictitious arrivals, and
actually succeeded in having
fraudulent receipts for 10000 or
$4,000 bushels of corn, drawn
against canal boats which had never
been received at their elevator, and
were, in fact, engaged in the stone
trade, registered. The fraud thus
perpetrated, it appears, was discovered
in time to prevent the circulation or
use of the receipts, though it also ap-
pears that the act committed was not
discovered by the officer in charge Of
the registration Office. Rumor also
states, and apparently upon good
auJnOflJy, LhaG the registrar
has never reported the matter
to the commissioners, Or taken any
steps since the discovery Of the fraud
to have legal proceedings commenced
against the firm Mr. Clary has here
tofore borne good reputation as
faithful and reliable officer, but his
course in the present matter, if one
half the stories circulated are true, is
open TO severe censure, and shows that
he is either ignorant of his duties or
too weakened to perform them
when opposed by a strong ele-
vator firm. The registration Office
was established for the simple purpose
of protecting the grain trade against
the issue by elevator firms of fraudu-
lent receipts, and any dereliction of
duty upon the part of the registrar
should receive the immediate attention
OF the commissioners. If Mr.. Cary
has proved himself to be either igno-
rant of, or negligent in the perform
ance of his duties in this instance, the
commissioners should find it out, and
remedy the matter so as to restore con-
fdence in the efficiency Of the Office.
SoENE-Crowded horse car. Strong