Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-26
exposure Of the petty larceny which
the guilty solons sought In vain to
fasten upon the ~unofending pages.
A DISEASE.

A DANCE aOUs DIsEA sE.
There seems to be q fashion In dis
eases Just as there is In bonnets
Years ago biliousness was supposed t,
be responsible for half the ills I,
which flesh was heir and no woman
was believed to be entirely fitted TO
domestic life unless she was prepared
to take full charge of her husband'
bile and understood the virtues o.
sulphur and molasses In the sprinl
time. The specific excellence Of salt
and SIENNA and half q dozen othel
equally delicious doses were known tt
every one and q refractory liver WA
forced to bear the responsibility Of
nine.tenths of the crossness and
crankIness of dlsgruntled humanity.
But with advancing civilization has
come a change In the fashion of hu.
man ills and "malaria" is now the most
convenient label for the majority Of
human infirmities.
Like charity, malaria" covers q
multitude of sins. What used to be
called "chronic lazlness" In old fash.
Toned times is now characterized %
"a touch of malaria" Parents notice
1t often In their children Just before
school time a. the spring advances
and the only certain remedy seems to
be q tardy mark or an absence. We
have known men who have been
''out all night with the boys" to COM
plain bitterly of the 'offects of NAL.
aria" the next morning at che break.
fast table, and order an immediate In
vestigation of the plumbing of the
house to detect the oauseo of the trouble.
But perhaps the most remarkable Of.
feot Of this dangerous disease Is noted
In the Ease Of Rev. A. M. Woodwork,
of q church at Otisville, N. Y.
The reverend gentleman while suffer.
Ing from this. health destroying evil lost
himself the other day, and war found
BY an acquaintance in Port Jervis,
oblivious In q bar room trying
TO play cards with an apparent
The acquaintance told the PEG.
pie of Otlsvllle about 1t, land the pe1t
when the pastor went to his
church to preach he found the doors
against him. When he met his
congregation he told the following re-.
story which deserves the
publication:
He had suffered greatly from malaria
and had endeavored to counteract the
depressing effects by taking ~quinine and
whiskey at home, the jug of whiskey
been furnished him by . mem.
Der of his congregation. One morn.
ing after swallowing the and
misunderstanding mixture he walked
out for exercise, and the first thing he
was on board q railroad train with no
definite knowledge of how he got
there or where he was going. The
deadly malaria had affected bis mem.
Org. He got off at Port Jervis, and
remembers going into q saloon-noth-
Ing more. His trip home Is also .
blank. DR. Woodworth's people 40.
oepted his explanation with tears of
joy In their eyes, and promptly and
properly forgave him. 1t was q clear
case of moral alteration. caused by
acute malaria, for which, of course,
the good doctor Was not responsible.
The case Is, however, a warning to all
persons, secular or clerical, to use the
greatest care In treating this darger.
Gus disease. 1t Is plain that DR..
Woodwork took too little of the jug.
medicine prescribed by a member OF
the congregation. If he had doubled
the dose he would probably have
either scatched the disease or killed
the patient. In either event he would
not have been able to board a train Of
cars, ride twenty miles, and engage In
q soul staining game of "seven.up" In
Q common bar.room while under the
influence of "malarial excitement"