The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-17
TIMELY TOPICS.

TIMELY TOPICSs
The fees which physicians may charge
in Prussia for their services is regulated
by law, and according to the most re-
cent ordinance, the charge for the first
visit to a sick person is fixed at two
marks twenty-five cents standing for n
mark), and one mark for each subse-
quent visit; where, however, several
persons belonging to the same family
and dwelling in the same house have to
be treated at the same time, then, for
the second and each succeeding person,
only the half of these fees respectively is
to be charged-the same rule is to apply
to boarding schools and similar institu-
tions, also to prisons. When there is a
consultation of several physicians about
the treatment of sick person, includ-
ing their personal visits, each physician
is to receive fer the first consultation
i've marks, and three marks for each
subsequent similar consultation. On
the occasion of the first visit to the
physicians residence for his medical ad-
vice, one mark and half For the ad-
ministration of chloroform, etc., when
necessary for the treatment of the pa
tient, three marks.
Over twenty thousand carloads of
live and dressed poultry are carried
into New York city yearly, and $780,
600 dozens of eggs go to the same
market. According to the best esti-
mates, the United States produces nine
thousand million Of eggs annually.
This is nice little item for the consid
Grafton of those who call chicken busi-
ness-egg raising-a small thing. A
N mir a hi hY1k
paper of pins is worth setting a price
on; while the manufacture of pins like
the production of eggs, is an industry
worth the attention of men of ability
and the investment of capital.
Professor Otto Bollinger, of the Uni
versity of Munich, read a paper re-
Gently on artificial tuberculosis as in
duced by the use of the milk of tuber-
culosis cows. He endeavored to de-
monstrate that the milk of such animals
has contagious influence and repro
duces the disease in other animals. See
ing the enormous mortality from con-
sumption, Professor Bollinger believes
it to be of the utmost Importance to
urge upon all classes, and particularly
upon farmers, the absolute necessity of
taking every possible means of stamping
out the disease among cattle.
A boy five years old fell into the East
river in New York. A large crowd
gathered round, but no one dared to
go to the boys assistsn nee, and he would
have been drowned had not bootblaek,
who was polishing n mans boots near
by, left his customer and jumping into
the river pulled the boy out upon raft
of logs. The mother Of the rescued boy
offered his preserver 50, but the latter,
seeing that she was a poor woman,
oo-humoredly declined the gift. The
name of this brave lad is John Higgins.
He is regular attendant at night school,
and the principal of the school, as well
as his teacher, speak highly of him.
John will yet make his mark in the
world.
In France a marriage is invalid with
out the actual and formally recorded
consent of the parents or their represen-
tatives, and even man of full age who
wishes to marry and cannot obtain his
fathers consent is compelled to serve him
three times with notice calling on him
to show cause why the marriage should
vices and on proofof full age, the mar
riage is allowed. These provisions
render clandestine marriages impossible.
A male eloper would not only have his
marriage set aside, but would be severely
punished for abduction.
Australia threatens to become a serious
competitor with the United States in
the new business of supplying England
with fresh meat. About thirty tons of
fresh meat preserved by new process,
which keeps the air around the meat at
a low temperature, have been brought
to London from Australia in the Srah-
leven and landed in excellent condition.
A correspondent of the London Times,
who has eaten a dinner off joint of this
meat. and pronounces it. prime, fat, OK
beef" says it can be delivered on board
in Australia for I'd. pound and sold in
London for Cd. more, or, say, with profit
allowed, for sd. GO cents) a pound. AL
most any quantity is procurable, there
being in Australia 1900, 600 cattle and
81, 900, 600 sheep. In New York one can
not buy prime, fat, OK beef" for ten
cents pound; for good joints one must
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