The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-22
LOCAL MATTER.


ciation, in Sparta, on the 18th instant, are
enthusiastic in their praise Of the gen
uinc hospitality extended to them by the
citizens Of Sparta. The doors of the best
hotels and private residences were thrown
wide for the reception of the strangers
and everybody seemed to vie with every
body else to extend the most unstudied
courtesies and kindnesscs. No muney
would be received at the hotels; it was re-
fused at the livery stables--in short the
cdict had gone out, "thc Doctors must pay
nothing" The meeting was very inter
csting one, and very largely attended. We
learn from DR.. Dunning, the President,
that the regular annual meeting Of the as
ISOLATION will be held on the 18th Of Janu-
AIRY next, in Cairo We have no idea that
the hospitalitles of Sparta will be duplica-
ted by Cairo.
The train upon which Mrs. Gerould,
Mrs. Ramsey and Miss Rogers were pas
scngers, reached Ottumwa, Iowa, on Mon
day last, at II 40 a. IN. The colored porter
of the sleeping car entered, and remarked
to the ladies that if they felt any DISPOSE
tion TO walk, they would have abundance
of time, as the train would be delayed
about two hours. A short time passed, and
the colored man retained, and made very
much the same observation. The ladies
finally left the car, and were absent quar-
ter Of an hour or more. When they re-
turned Miss Rogers noticed that her satchcl
hal been disturbed, and examining its con.
tents she discovered that the fine cameo
necklace she had received as present
from her pupils here, had been stolen. She
at once notified the conductor Of her loss
and informing him Of the conduct of the
negro porter, insisted that he ought
to be searched. The conductor protested
that he had no right to search the porter, a.
though he promised to do what he could"
TO recover the stolen jewelry. The conduct
Of the porter points very directly to his
guilt, and If Mr.. Morrill,, the President, has
proper care for the reputation of his
road, he vii! Immediately give that colored
man the grand bounce" from his employ.
ment.
A countryman came into the city,
yesterday, with full wagon load of
miserable little green apples. Alderman
O'Callahan, who is a member Of the Board
Of Health, saw the fellow in the act of sell
ing the stomach-griping stuff, and very
properly forbade further sales. Certain
parties protested and physician present
giving It as his opinson that IF well cooked
they would not hurt anything" alderman
O'Callahan interposed no further objections.
As the countryman was not offering well
cooked apples" for sale, Alderman O'Cal-
lahan should have insisted upon obedience
10 lis orders Il is hazarding but little 10
say that one-third of that wagon load of
green fruit Will find its way, in its uncooked
condition, into the s,omachs of the children
and servant girls Of Cairo. The mother
doesn't live who can keep six or eight
year old. child out of basket of green
apples. The apples will be eaten, raw and
green as they are, in spite of every pre-
canton that can be taken, and the result
will be an alarming increase of cases of
diarrbea, cholera morbus, cholera infantum
and all the other sickness such abominable
food brings about. For any man to say
that miserable, tough little green apples,
that have scarcely reached the estate Of
;ar:ness, are not unhealthy, is to fly in the
face of the experience of every family in
the city. They ARE unhealthy; and making
every possible effort otherwise to preserve
the health of our city, the Board of Health
will fail in the discharge of its duty unless
it prohibits the sale Of fruits and vegeta-
bles the use of which is well calculated to
render all other hygienic measures useless
and abortive. Alderman O'Callahan was
right in forbidding the sale; he was wrong
in relenting.
THERE is nothing so narrowing TO the