Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-02
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1877.
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria in
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| The prevalence Of scarlet fever and diphthe.
Commissioner, on account Of lack Of funds,
to do anything toward mitigating the rayages
| Of these diseases, brought about a meeting OF
physicians at the Pacific Hotel in that city last
Thursday evening for the purpose Of deciding
| upon some Uniform plan Of procedure. Thera
were one hundred and ninety deaths in that
city from diphthcria in October, November
and December, and three hundred and eighty
nine from scarlet fever. There was consider
able discussion, aud the following resolution
| was offered and referred to a committee:
Resolccd, That We 90 not believe that there
are any medicines that eau be administered
which will prevent disease, and that the con-
ti0ucd administration Of them for any great
length Of time is ipjurlous
This was evidently aimed at DR.. Beebee,
whose recent Recommendation of sulpho-carbo-
late of soda as preventive Of these diseases
has attracted much attention in Chicago. Tho
theory of the success of this preparation is that
it destroys the germs Of the disease 1t ls
odorless aud has no unpleasant taste, and 1t IS
said that by its administration the blood aud
tissues OF the human body may be thoroughly
disiufected without exciting any poisonous CT
feet. As proofs of its salutary effect DR.. Bee.
bee mentioned the following:
"At Montague, Mich, the present winter,
the scarlet fever prevailed as an epidemic, aud
forty children died. But in the families ofJas.
Dalton and three or four Of his Leighbors, in
cluding nineteen children, where the sulpho.
carbolate was used as a preventive, all escaped
the disease, and 20 other families had the like
good fortune. At Maplewood, one OF the
suburbs of Chicago, the scarlet fever made
severe iDroads upon many families; but iour or
five families, in the midst OF the epidemic in-
fucnce, enjoyed entire immunity by using the
medicine as preventive. From Toledo, Ind,
where in the beginning of winter diptherta
prevailed to an alarming extent and the ply
sciaus were poweress, father OF family
writes, under date OF January IS. that The use
of the remedy had fulfilled all expectations az
a preventive Of the dread disease.
la concluding his iong statement Dr. Beobee
says:
These examples could be multiplied al
libtum; but enough perhaps has been SAID to
indicate at least that this agent sWorth Still!
more extended application. and | earnestly
commend it to the attention Of the boards os
health in our large cities. 10 bringing forward
this mode Of treatment | gave it first to the
profession and atterward to the public, desiring
that my uamc should appear only so far as it
might commend the treatment TO those VINO
had confidence n me.
THE FEARFUL RIDE OF a IRAMP.-lte
boarded traiu at Omaha. aud alter having
been elected from several trains, he reached
Green river, 10 Wyoming. Here the train meC
became more vigiaDt, and the deadhead saw
that he must find more secure hiding place.
Accordingly, while the train men were busy,
be crawlcd into the fire box OF 4 stationary
engine that was standing on hat car anu
which was goiug through to San francisco.
Soon after the train started some one smut me
eugiue door, and the man was prisoner Hc
could not sit down, and could barely turr
around, and in this way he rode Tor four days
and nights, without mouthiu OF 1000 or
drink. eycepting lew crackers he had 10 his
pockets. When the train arrived at Verdi,
Nevada, distance of nearly 900 miles from
Green river, he attracted the attention OF inc
conductor by scratching on the Inslde OF the
engine with his finger naiIs He was liberated
almost dead with cold and huDger. lrucfcr
Republican,
Railway tickets were crig ginatcd by station
master at Clapham, England, about forty years
ago. From that time the printing OF these
tickets has remained in the hands of the same,
family, who have pursued it with al amount OF
perseverance and ingenuity perfectly marvel.
Gus; and it is d curious fact t. know .tat In one
long low building in snhurbao street or
provincial town the tickets ioc the whole world
except North America arc wad'.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
nay Tons OF GRAPES AND THEIR UsE.--N