Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-03

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The Strange Disease of Prince Leopold.
From the British Medical Journal
The recent bereavement in the royal family
will naturally turn the attention of the medical
pubic toward the constitutional affection to
which the ilustriOuS deceased was subject
There is no distinct mention of hRmophIia in
any classical or medieval writer. HamOphlia
as a rule, attacks the males of a family, and
leaves the females exempt; but genealogical
records show the strong tendency which this
disease possesses of dissemination into other
families by intermarriage; sisters of 'beeders"
marrying nave been repeatedly found to become
the mothers of boys who were "beeders" like
their unces. and of girls who were not 'bleed-
ers. but who bore male ''bleeders' after mar
rage, and female children who perpetuated by
marriage the disease from which they were per-
sonally free. similar kind of perpetuation of
q disease common in males through female
members of affected families has been observed
with regard to Duchennes neutrality-suspicious.
paralysis, diabetes insipidus and color blindness
The pathology Of hemOphilia, or the hnmorrh-
agic diathesis, is still obscure. DR.. Percy Kidd,
i'll one case. detected = peculiar appearance in
the muscular coat of the arteries of child aged
SIX. who died in the Ormond street hospital, in
1917, OF hemorrhage from the mouth. after hay
ing been ''bleeder' for four years.
At the end OF January, 1868 the Duke of
from very severe accidental hemorrhage which
rapidly reduced him to a state OF extreme and
dangerous exhaustion by the loss OF blood; but
within fortnight he was conyalescent. At
That date we had occasion to state that his con-
ditlOn would undoubtedly, and throughout life,
require him to abstain from violent eXerton of
any kind, or from indulging in the more active
departments of professional activity selected by
the Duke OF Edinburgh and the Duke OF Con-
naught. We observed that the special cultiys-
itpra fIlrn AnrIi c,o
bly, an adequate recOmpense. we might look for
ward to Prince Leopold as the special friend and
patron of social, artistic. and literary progress;
and II he fulfilled that promise. his career would
be honorable and of great usefulness to the ma
ton. That promise he did his best to fulfil, SO
Tar as his short term of life would allow. But
since 1868 he has never been in robust health
and has suffered from several attacks of swell
ing In one knee joint having some of the char
acterlstics of sub-acute rheumatism. 1t il. how
ever, highly probable that the articular disease
was that which frequently complexities hipnO-
phllia. The weakness of the knee appears to
nave caused his fall, but the nature OF the intra-
cranial complication is obscure
Saturday Smiles.
little girl calls her good father par-excel-
lence.-HaperfiA Gazette.
''Sweep it, mamma said bright little dot
OF girl Saturday, as she brought a piece of
bread and butter to her mother, which She had
dropped on the floor, butter side down.-Au-
yustu (Me JOufHU
Oleomargarine has reached England. 1t will
DON De as widespread as butter.-Pacdyune
Fruit canning is supposed to be q modern in
VentiOn, but they had preserved pairs in the
ark.-Lynn Item.
An Illinois man Is said to have married his d.
yorced wife's mother, and thus ACCOMPLISHED
the unparalleled feat of becoming his own father
in-law.
elbow Shall We Treat Bismarck. ia the head.
order for two schooners would probably be abont
right.-Philadetphia Call
what are you laughing at, my dear?' asked
Mrs. Jones of her husband, who was chuckling
over his morning. paper. Something l saw
here, :" he replied, "but it's hardly funny enonoh
tor two Salem Gazette
A cable dispatch says ''the Khedive is sadly In
need OF 98, OO0, COO" The Khedive has evidently
been publishing daily paper to fill q long-feit
want.-NorristO,sn Herald.
Mrs Caroline Dali, the authorizes, has her
winter home at Georgetown, d. C."-Boston
Gtooe. And Julia Moore, the pOetess, is in Osh-
kosh; and Mary Walker, the lawyeress, is in
Washington Eliza Pinkney, the advertiseress
Is Dead and Susan B. Anthony, the wOrkeress
Ia abroad, and we only have singeress, q cou-
pie OF painteresses, rideress, and several walk
crosses to make things cheerful for US at home
Life.
'.what is it that you like about that girla"
asked one young man of another. ''My arm"
was the brief reply.-Burlington Free Press.
'No," said druggist. ''there ia not such an
awful profit on glass of soda water. You see,
the wear and tear on the glass amounts to some
thing. Philadelphia Call
A poet sends q contribution entitled ''Why do
I live?" This 10 easy to answer. 1t is because
he sends his contributions to this office instead
of bringing them in person.-Ecansuils Argus.
In these days 0fthe decorative art craze it is
impossible to understand why the simple pro-
cess Of painting an elephant should occasion 80
much unfavorable comment. Rosa Bonheur
has painted lions and tigers, and been COM
mended for 1t; and why should 1t be greater
crime to paint an elephant? Sunhowers and
lilies and birds and bugs and things painted on
one OF these huge animals would improve it's
appearance wonderfully. -No,risto,cn Herald
A COnceits
Oh, touch that rosebud. 1t viii bloom,
My lady faiIi
passionate red In dim green gloom
A Joy, splendof, q perfume
That sleeps In air.