Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-03-29


forth this intelligence: THE admiral is in
same condition rs reported last night. A
burning fever his been slightly reduced,
while other symptoms are rs heretofore an
nouncedn All understood these words with
out questioning. The beloved admiral had
during the past two weeks sunk very low.
The symptoms of b+ocd- poisoning, torpid
liver. intense pains throughout he body, eye
sight and mental .aeulties affected, appetite
gone, through inaction of that great regula-
tor--the liver These we're the means which
had reduced the admiral from the pinnacle of
health to the valley and shadow IF de It'll.
Consumption held full sway now, and the we'll
known skill OF naval doctors was in this in
stance at least completely foiled.
The admiral had Issued orders for the flag
ship to touch at Montevi1eo for coal, ana it
was the Intention OF the doctors to land the
admiral there for treatment. But one man
in the ship was wrai ped in the gloom Of dis
pair, as standing by the weather rigging on
the poop deck he gazed absently over the
seething waste of waters. This was the adj
| miraPs son, a lieutenant, aud attached to his
fathers staff He feared that the wear and
tear of ship-life would his father strength
beyond endurance. and before the ship could
reach Montevideo. Among group of sailors
gathered around one of the great guns on the
spar deck stood the captain Of the fOre-top.
Brown, slight but healthy looking man.
His companions were listening to recital Of
his sufferlngS from cons sumption, which had
Developed while he was attached to the sloop-
of-war Ranger, lying in the harbor of Yoko-
hama year ago. this ''yarn" having been
started by discussion about the admirals
condition, The men had just returned from
some work around the deck, an order for
which had interrupted Browns story a few
moments previously.
"a year ago this day / was hove to in the
pill MANS sick bay in the Ranger. then off
Yokohama, an tell you, pards, twas no use
pipin' my number, cause / was nigh on
passin' in my enlistment papers for long
cruise aloft," continued Brown. 'Consump-
ton had Inc fiat aback, and the doctor says it
was no use to stow away his lush in my hold
seem that my bellows was condemned by
higher tower than he could wrastle with"
How did you pucker out of its'' asked
gunper'S mate.
"Wa'all," replied Brown, my Chinee
washmau come to lie one mornIn' an he SAYS
to me- me hab got alice sane Mclean man
me iii<in do you heap good.' l says bring it
off, Chang. / bay all the same. That after
lush, enough to kill or cure the whole ships
pers. Says Oh ng, China man doctor hab
got plentee more, be make heap good well
with my sick, this number one medikin alice
same through Yokohama Wall, Itcok the
BOTTLES an told the doctor was goin' to try
one as by the sailin' orders on the bottle, AMI
the doctor he laughed and says twas no good,
but re as the Regulations says from the
first, an here am, ag'in the doctors ideas
to be sure !"
With this triumphant assertion Brown
looked about the circle. Then, lowering his
voice, -aid, "boys, rve four of those precious
bottles left-ain't give ZEN all ANY, yet after
! was cured-an' if you ali think that it would
NOT be too free with the 'old man.' suppose