The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-24
The Fast Winter.


sncrrnssn Death isn,r In Europe and
anericn-OId Gnisump.ivcs s,rer, or
"nd New oncs nIadc.
The past winter has been II phcnomc-
nnl one, and such o one rs the best in
formed meteorological do not expect to
zee again for twenty years.
Everywhere, from Shreveport, La,
to Stockholm, i'll northern Europe, a
sudden increase iii the death rate marks
tho continuance. and follows i'll the
wake Of the niuter of 1915. DIR.
Elisha Harris, registrar of vital statis-
ties fer this city, in speaking of the
past winter, both i'll this aud other cities
from which he receives weekly rcturns
OF deaths, said "The mortality has
been fearful in every section on account
OF the greet changes from the normnl
state of the wenther. The only winter
u s2ee s. The p lst aeasoa has been es-
pecially Ecavy i'll deaths from pneumo-
MA and other pulmonary diseases. The
wcati1er has been very cold. and also
saturated with moisture nj all times.
While the thermometer did not indicate
any specially low temperature, the skin
and mucous membranes OF the l,lnes,
throat and other passages suffered on
account OF the humility Of the atmos-
phere. In our own city the total per
centagc of deaths will be from 10 to IS
per cent. additional aud in the specia!
classes OF disnsns nlost fatal the ratio
has been doubled. Fever eases have
been very rare. Typhoid has been al
most matter o: clance. In diphtheria
the mortality has assumed the virulence
of an epidemic. Our reports from Ed
lnbnrgh, Glasgow, London, Liverpool,
Dublin, Vienna, and Hamburg, ali
show that this parsicular class of dis.
ease has been specially fatal there
Parls hos been more fortunate owing to
the Admirable sanitary regulations in
force there The greatest percentage
of fatal cases ontside of those Of chl-
dren are of persons over sixty yea:s of
age and those who have been hard
drinkers L do not mean druukaris
alone, but those who have bee4 in the
habit OF taking strong liquors, and they
are not poor people alone. In ,hese
perIons the mucous membrane of the
throat is weakened and canmot resist
the double assault OF cold atmosphere
heavily laden with moisture. The cf.
fects of this winter have not stopped
yet, by any means. l should estimate
that about as many as have already
s,lccumbed will date their death sick
ness from colds contracted during the
recent cold spell. For the next fifteen
years consumption will carry off persons
whose lungs first showed ths germs of
tuhercuiar deposits this past winter.
That IL serious SIDE of the question,
and physlclana arc carefnlly considering
now what should be done, and how to
take precautions against these equences
OF the cold. People who have colds
nT 2
possible, by breathing pure, dry air
and getting their whole sJstcm in
sound health. ~ y IKnrld.
Ihe greatest depth Of the grand can
yon of the Yellowstone is but / COO
feet, and tho average for miles along
the deepest part IS rot over 600 feet.
Clear Greek canyon in Colorado. which
Grace Greenwood, Bay ard Taylor and
other travt lcrs have praised MS rivnliDp
the YeitowstOne, is but little over ! 900
feet at its highest point. Prof. Gaonet
declares that there is nothing in Amer
jca that equals the CIV wonders of tile
Grand and Gnnnison. The white walls
contrasting strongly with the otbers in
the neighborhc Cd, in many places cut
and scared 1utO curious and fantastic
shapes, spires, towers and ninarets
stand1nE orlt ABOVE, add to the startling
plctEEesqueness and awful grandeur
OF the ecene. Here and there, along
the lower sides of tho canyon, may be
traced strips of coloring.
This is due to the mingling waters
from several springs that line the river
banks, iron sprin.s producing the red
colors. and sulphur springs the yellow.
The river bed is shallow, and the wa.
ter clear. Dr.. Hayden.
The average masculine stomach in
this country Graves liquor, and society
mlst be reYOl ltinniznd hefonn n hatto !.