Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-28
HAY EeYer.

cannot '.flee to the mountains for relief a few
simple suggestions from felIow-sufferer NAV
aid in rendering their period of misery more en-
durable
AS exercise, heat and light aggravate all the
symptoms the highest degree of comfort at
tainable under the circumstances is gained by
resting in cool. dark room. with thick LAYER
OF white cotton batting bound loosely over the
eyes. The latter alays the intense itching and
burning of the eye-lids. Battle the eyes morning
and evening Cor oftener) with warm water i'm
which little table salt has been dissolved and
also draw some of it gently up the nostrils. Use
strong gargle OF cold salt water for the throat
frequently. Take a towel or sponge bath morn
ing and evening, followed by thorough friction.
AS to diet, it is well TO avoid melons. meat.
greasy or highly seasoned Dishes and hot bread
and butter, as they intensity the feverish irri-
table condition of the mucous membrane
Cooked fruits, oatmeal and crushed wheat, milk
and graham bread are among the best articles of
diet
Don't get desperate; it only makes things
worse. Keep as cool as possible. physically aud
mentally. with the consOling thought before you
that the first heavy frost Of autumn will bring
partial if not entire relief.
sense of duty to my fellow sufferers impelled
me to leave my cool, shaded room where / was
in comparative comfort. and the result is that
am almost sneezing the sky-lights out of the top
of my head, so seek refuge there again in
stanter SkEEzER
August "a, 1881
Crowded Cars at the Steamboat Landings.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
In your issue August Goth. "A regular rider"
states In regard to a complaint of Mr.. J. III
King. that although he has ridden on the 18th
street cars past the wharves as often as anyone
in the city, he has yet the first car TO see that
was overloaded. Now assert. and know that
all who have endeavored to obtain seat in the
cars on the arrival of the steamers will corrobo-
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perfectly correct. AS the steamers near the
wharf the cars are brought out. and placed SO
near each other that the noses Of the horses of
each succeeding car almost touch the dashboard
OF the one in front As soon as the passengers
begin TO disembark, the starter. and. per force,
the conductor, stationed at the steps of the first
car, begin in dulcot tones, their deceptive
First car up" PLENTY Of room" "Pass right
up front please" until it is impossible for
another human being to obtain foothold on
any portion of the car. This scene is repeated
with all the cars. until the last passenger is
packed in to perspire, and grumble about NO
seat, no fare" Now if this is not overlooking
what is it? As for keeping the cross streets
open. such thing is not even thought of. Let
all our citizens assist Mr.. King in the good work
hehasbegun. He seems to be determined to bring
to justice the brutes who. in disregard of every
law of humanity, persist in working animals
suffering from terrible sores, caused by want of
attention and badly fitting harness, and other
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work go on HUMANITY.
Sharp Huckster Practice.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
Allow me, through your paper. to call the at
tention Of housekeepers to swindle by which
some hucksters, in and out of market, cheat
their customers / bought three pounds Of
grapes in the market, and saw them weighed;
but as. on leaving the market it struck me that
the bundle was unusually light, took them to
a store, where 1 found that On q Fairbanks"
they weighed just two and a half pounds On
returning with them to the dealer, he cheerfully.
before my eyes, cleared his scale of the scoop
and all weights, and showed that the scale bal
anced exactly. He then replaced the scoop and
weights, three pounds for the grapes and half a
pound weight for the scoop, and 10, the
scale balanced again. 1t Just then struck me
to balance the scoop with the half pound weight
used to balance it, and found the scoop weighed
exactly q pound. My lost half pound " as in that
SCOOP OF course there is no way of furnishing
those rascals by laws. In the presence of the
police or market master they offset the scoop
with pound weight and charge you with hay
ing eaten the missing half pound. People are
generally satisfied on these two points That
the empty scale balances. and that they have
down-weight. The very poor, who chiefly buy
from peramuating hucksters at their doors.
suffer the most. Mordl-Make your huckster
weigh the scoop before weighing yOurprovsions.
AuU1Sf 1891