Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-31

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GEO. EvERsoN's QUEER CAsE-Scarlet Fe.
Ter and Diphtheria Communicated 6y a Sick
Chad's Bite.-Geo. Everson, aged l9 of l85
J0ralemon street, Brooklyn, who has been
studying medicine in the Long Island College
hospital, visited 3-year old child which was
suffering from scarlet fever ana diphtheria
two, weeks ago. The child was being pre-
seribed for by DIR. Gushing, of the College hos
mouth to examine Its throat, the child closed
its teeth on his right thumb and slightly bit it.
Young EyersOn paid no attention to the
the ha nay Became sMS paniu s sn
son then remembered that the child had set
its teeth and shaken its head like dog
that wanted to bite when he examined its
from hydrophobia, he induced the day physi.
clan Of the hospital to visit and give an Opin-
ion. The latter convinced Evers0n that there
were no symptoms of hydrophobia, and he
cauterized the wound on Everson's thumb.
Two days afterward EverSOn was attacked
with scarlet fever. On the same day that the
and arm suddenly abated. Then uiphtheria set
in, and until Wednesday his life was despaired
OF. He is now slowly improving The child
Smith, professor at the Long Island College
Hospital, pronounceS EversOn's case one of the
most interesting cases of blood poisoning that
ever came under his notice.-(N. Y. Sur, 30th.
YOUNG MAN, GO wEsr.-Should we write to
each OF the young men of America that in the
the death of a relative, they were made heirs
to quarter or half section of land, there
would be such rush as would put the volun-
to msn when nf ths
Each and every man would go for his land.
Every young man and young woman, the head
OF family, and also every old man, is heir to
one hundred and sixty acres of land in Da.
kota, just as good as the land in Ohio, and the
sooner you 60 and claim it the surer you will
be Of getting it. You can also take another
ing snug estate OF three hundred and twenty
acres OF as good land as you ever saw in
pleasant country, which you can own by claim
of the now young men will be lamenting their
shor.sightedness in not taking their shale of
the government lands while they could. In
porous farming region OF Dakota viii Took look
out upon the thrifty hOmesteads and marvel
that any man would refuse to take such a
farm when offered to him free Of cost. 1t will
then be as great marvel as to-day it is to
those, who, thirty years. ago, refused to buy
lands about Chicago or the government lands
OF Illinois, at twelve and half cents per acre.
-tDdkOtd Cor. Philadelphia Press.
THE SYSTEM OF !" CRAMMING" IN THE PUB.
Lie SCHOOLS OF FRANCE is described by
correspondent of the Pau Mall Gazette. Every
year there is a grand competition for prizes
On the part OF the pupils in all these schools.
Of Paris, carried Of ali three Of the prizes Of
honor, and secured q other minor prizes All
the other chief lyceeS of Paris stood ahead of
the leading school in the provinces; Ole might
suppose from this fact that the boys of the
capital are far in advance of those in the
country, but in reality the explanation is of
quite different character. 1t seems that each
lycee distributes prizes among its own pupils,
and each college in Paris has a certain num-
Der OF scholarships at its disposal. After the
August distribution of prizes the prOvOsts of
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prize boys, and propose to their parents to
take the boys. bargain is made; the school
pays the boys board, Clothing, pocket money,
days, and in return he is expected to win honors
for the school. Care is taken to obtain boys
between IA and Is wears old. This enables the
three chances at the prizes in as many years,
while II they are begun upon when under Ia
they are not usually able to endure the opera
bad upon the boys and upon the schools. The
teachers devote so much time upon the boys
in training for prizes that there is little left
for the rest.
DRINKING FOUR OUNCES OF LAUDANUM-
George Fegley, barroom keeper, of Shenan-
for which he has been taking laudanum ever
since. His wife is an invalid, and requires the
constant attention OF physician. Fegley has
long been complaining of his bad fortune, and
of late his business has been so poor thai It did
not afford support for those depending on
him. He went to three different drug stores
Tuesday evening and bought 4ounces OF lauda-
mum, and after going home, drank il, put the
empty vial under the pavement in front of his
barroom, and went to bed: Wednesday morn
ing he was Just alive, and the physicians at
tempted to reSusctate him, but he died under
their hands. A post mOrtem was held, and his
brain and lungs were found to be cOngested
from the effects OF the drug. The blow almost
The cSrOner's verdict is that Fegley died of
ap0plexy superinduced by laudanum
ICE WATER AS CURE FOR YELLOW FEVER
Inc New orleans correspondent Of the New
YORK Herald notes an exceedingly interesting
medical experiment made on Tuesday by Dr.
Samuel Chopin, in the case OF a patient ap-
parently dying from yellow fever. The tenn
perature OF the patients body indicated los
rs degrees. His pulse beat 100 minute and
he presented the appearance Of one who would
and sprinkled with ice water from sprink-
ling can two hours and a-quarter. At the ex-
piratlOn OF that time the temperature of the
nodS was red4G nee to SS degrees and the pulse
perature OF the body returned to the normal
heat in health, the fever disappeared and the
patient fell into gentle sleep. This first ex-
pertinent in cold-water treatment is attract
ing widespread attention among physicians
in New Orleans and should the patient re-
cover 1t is predicted that the disease viii be
TcO MANY SPECIAL TEACHERs.-We have
had IN our public schools special teachers for
French, German, calisthenfcs, drawing, music,
gymnastics and host of other things In fact,
the wonder has been how the regular teachers
have filled up their time.-[Sdn francisco
Bulletin.
THE Paris Liberti announces under resarva
that NJ Leon Gambetta will soon marry Mile
Guichard, who has dOwry of Il, OOO, 600 francs
=. For the first time sermon has been de
llvered In Westminster Abbey by colOred
divine. the native Bishop of Hayti.
ARaSper, being told that he looked seedy
and asked what business he was in, replicd