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HARDWARE AND METALS.

AXEs-Collins, = dozen, 900; Gold Dollar
r dozen, 500; Diamond Edge, r. dozen, 1000
Double Bit, HOO
sKLLLETs AND IhDs-ilsc q n; sugar kct
Ties, sc g N.
Tin PLATE-L c, 1OxlI, y box, 800; I. c.
lix20 Il box, 500; Ternc, liX20, Is box, 1850;
rcrne, 20x2S, n box, 400.
TtEwARE-Picced, discount 90 4 cent;
stamped, discount 30 4 cent.
SOLDERING. !, l5c; No. y and =, lSc Il H.
DUCK HORSE CoLLARs-No. Las h dozen
HAMEs-Two loop, 400 tidozen; three loop
lbs b dozen.
TAcKs-In boxes, 100 papers, $50 y box.
CRUZ HoEs-F dozen, 100; railroad picks
q dozen, $50.
MATTocKs-R dozen, 900
RuBBER BELTING-Dlscount 10 D cent and
10 d cent.
NAIIs-S95, rate.
SHOvEI.s AND SPADEs-lowland'F, dis
count 40 = cent. Amcs' list, steel goods dis,
count ~ aud 10 d cent.
HEAVY HARDwARE-Shafls, finished, 90
poles, 1850; singletrees, wagons, select LIS
buggy, 2.25; express, 2.Jl; wagon tongues
1000; hickory nXles l00u; holsters, 40; coup
ing poles, 40; spokes, xxx, select 40
xxx, 100; sawed ielloes, IA, l.7i; ., 200
ROwdcn shoes, eco; northwestern horse nails
No. Q, 600: !, 6.25; \, 500; bar iron, &c rate
pillow steel, &c; spring steel, Sc, cast steel lS,'
BuGGIEs-Gradc Il. and spring top, $1,000
1000: do. open, 7000pS000; do. Side Sprinl
top, l0.O0dl3j.OO; do side bar, lOO0hOlmOO
do, phetOns, l2i0abl5NO0; grade A. sid,
spring, liO.Usd2OO,OO; do. phWtons, 10000
sOOO; bump seat huggicS, l7i.OA12NOO; plat
form springs, liO.O0Gl2O.OG; three spring wag
ons, al,O0d ll5.OO.
WmE-smooth wire No. o, SC; Nos. 10 ant
&c, lapanned, barbed wire, &c; galvan
Ted barbed, 10.
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Or. RiChau's Golden Remedies

VIII not radically cure. Dr. Richaus
Golden Balsom No. Will cure Syphilis in it,
primary and secondary stages, such as old
ulcers and liberated sore throat, sore eyes,
skin eruptlons, soreness Of the scalp and all
stages of the disease, Graduating disease and
mercury thoroughly. Price - per bottle, o.
two bottles Tor ~. Dr. ,tl'dau'S Golden BAL.
sam No, 2 will cure the third stages or Ter
liary syphilis, where syphilitic and merCt
rial rheumatism are connected with the pr,.
certificates where miraculous cures have been
effected by these remedies. Patients cnt and
drink what they like, and require no outward
applications. Hundreds suffer from syphi-
lite and mcrcurial rheumatism who are moi
aware of II, and defy such To obtain radi.
cal cure without the use of this medicine. Its
beneficial effects are felt W once. IL has rats
cd men from hospital beds In one week, who
have lain there for years under the hest praC.
titioncrs In the city, and is the only radical
cure for the worst disease knOwn-Svphilis.
Price s. per bottle, or two bottles for 50. II
saves yourscf-it saves your offspring from
the faint of this ScOurge.
Ir. Richuu'S Golden AntidOte,a safe, speedy
pleasant and radical cure for guuurrhGa
elect, irritation, gravel aud all urinary de.
engagements, accompanied with full direc-
lions. Warranted To cure. Price S3 per bot.
tie.
pr. Rlrhou's Golden ElNer de Amour, q
radical cure iur SpcrmatuIrEma, general de.
htltty In old or young, giving Vitalityaud i'm.
rnrting energy with wond, rlul effect to those
who have led Il life of scusualty or Sclt-abusC
n Is Invaluable 80 those who are anxious foi
nm Increase OF family. Nothingmorc certain
IN Its effects, 1t Is composed OF thc most
powerful ingredients in the vegetable king.
ION. Harmless but speedy In restoring
health. Price 81 per bottle, or two bottles foi
50, Trade supplied nj a liberal discount
on receipt OF price, by mail or express
these remedies Will hc shipped TO any part o,
the United States and Cunadas, free from Oh,
Scrvation. Prompt attention paid to all cor.
cspondence-strctly confidential. Private
parlor for Indies. The doctor can be consult.
ed ut his otiice from ~. m. tO0p. m,
Address Dr. ID. h. RICHARDS, No. OBS Va
rick street. New York city. Y y
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DIsUGS.

AcIDs-Sulphurlc u carboy, 1915; ctrlc, =
ID, DC: oxalic, o ID, Is: tartarc, powdered 4
h, -.
GUMs-Arabic, select q, n, Soc: asafetida
% TO Doe camphor, o to q; opium, Si.2N to 40
-Bcrgamot, SanderSon's, 4 10, $40;
lemon, Sandersons, il,S5; peppermint, 1926
wlntergrecn, 1928; olive, Malaga, Sl.25.
PoTAsH-Bromide, g II, 30 to 4Oc; iodide
$40 to Sl.j0
,soAPs--Castlle, notified, y n, SelOc; cas-
tile. white, lAGl5.
MISCELLANEOUS 49, Ammonia, cnrb, n h
nc; alum, @3i; Hrrowroot, Bermuda, SOC Bal
sam, copaiba, SIC; borax, refined, l5dl6; Gallo
mel, am Tic; castor oil, r. gal, 81 .l8CDl. go
cassia buds, & N, lJ0lS; cream tartar, pure
+ h, 80; corrosive sublimate, e ID, %; chlorn
Iorm, Z. N, Sl.0Sdll0; extract logwood, bulk
\ ID, l2Gh; glycerine, bulk, r. H., 2J19o
iodine, resublimated, Il N, go; leaves
2uchu, short, y N, -; leaves, SIENNA, Alex.
y II, %; mOrpha, sulph, r or, $3.50; spirit,
inter, sweet, 6 Ii, %; strychnIa, crystals SlS'
Q lao; taploca, a ID, 4; wax, white, I. II
sulphate Qu!nlne, y o., sl.9OSsl.S5,; Gin
chOnldia, GO Ia Rbr
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PRIETs-Merrimac D, 8; Manchester, G
Arnold, 9; Arnold's indigo, ~; Arnold
choice, do, 50; American, 81; American in
.ligo. ~: Pacific. 9: Hamilton. 81: Glouces
er mourning. 81: Simpson mourning, 6
Hartel. g.: Dupncll, 5l5(16: Eddvstone. 6
Gocheco, 9; Gloucester, 81; Richmond, 0
Windsor, 81 Steel River, 81; Aliens ~
M lt,I pink, 6l5; RichmondRlnk, 8; Allei
Dnnnell shirtlngs, ~.
BROWN Observation-Disclosures ILL., 57z
stark AA: "a; Augusta, 81; Indian HeaC
Atlantic II, u; AgawSm, 81; Xtiantic' Z
u; Pyhpcrcli II, 7; fremont &c, ~; Cont
rental K, 6; Pepperell o, o.; Pepperell n
a; Continental e.. "a; Indian Orchard AA
Henver Dam LII. 80; Clark A. 81: Nonpa
ell, AZ; Granite Il, AZ; Bedford II, ~
,ortsmouth ?, "A; Mohawk, A: Boot NJ, I
Granlteyille EE, 81; Wachusett, "a; New
market a, 8; Newmarket q, 81:
BLEACHEn SHEETINGs--New York, 1917
Wamsutta, l0l9; Langdon GB, 10; Lonsdal,
cam muslin, llls Berkeley ex cam muslin
ll3l9; Tuscarora, 10; Androscoggin l. Al, 8
Masonyille,9; Longd;.le, "a; Cabot, IA. Con
Prosperity, 81; Hill "a, 8; HINES, "a; Hal
lowell g, 90; Boot y, "a; Ballou, S; Canoe
81, 4; Blackstone IA, ~; Hope, "a; Greer
a. ~; Gold Medal, 7; l'itchvllc, 7; Fear
,oss,7
TICKS mosl;eng AGA, II; Amoskeag A
l@9; Amoskeag b, 1919; Amoskeag q, H.
Amoskeag ID, II; Amoskeag Il, 1917; Amos
lteag f, 10; AmOskcag IL, .: Thornkike A
~; Swift River, -; Mcthucn IA, l2l4; Con.
estogn cy. Al, 10; Cords ACE, lilS; COnesto.
ga eX. rs, II; COnestoga GIN Al, To-; COncstoga
CTi-i, l4l4; COncstoga, GOA rs, ~; Hamll.
ton, ~: Manhattan, s; International w
DC can,6,
SrMPEs-Amoskeag 3-3t66-9, H.; Amerl.
can, 9,.2:, Hamilton, ~; Amoskeag chcv!ot
10Y; Ashhyme "A, II; Ashbyme red cross, 10
DENIMS-AmOskcag, II; York, II; 0tis
AKA, l2l5: Otis BIB, llla; Columbian, H.
obs &C, l0l3; Beaver Creek IA. IL; Beaver
Creek BIB, #; Beaver Creek &C, lOl2; Warren
brown, 81; Columbian, IA; Warren &C
brown, lO1a; Uncasville, 10.
CHECKs-Unlon, No. so, n; Union, No. 90
Ii; Union, No, IL, u; Miners No. /, 10: Mi.
ner's No. 2. 1913; Prodigy, 0; Alabama osna.
burgs, 7; louisiana osnaburgs, 7; Augusta
OsnaburgS, 7.
Observation-Disclosures, s; Amoskeag, s.
Canton, .; Draper, 0; GlenwOod, 6l5; Bates
=; ClaremOnt, o.: Miami, 50; Clarendon
50; Scotch, double fold, l0l9@l2l5.
CORSET JEANS-kearsarge, 8; NaumkeaG
satecn, 50; Armory, "a; Canoe, Q; Indian
Orchard improved. o..
CAMRRICS-W Washington AZ; Manvlll, s.,
lG6l5; slater & Sons, 5LsC9GI5; Rid finish, 5gG
Nashville, 5l9MBl4; Garner, 5le6GBl5.
CARPETINGs-Tapestr Rigging s ,G5O1S7lS
Tapestries Sanford's, 65GS5; Tapestries Rox.
bury, S715; Bigelow body Brussels, lbs; Low.
ell body Brussels, lbs; Extra MOquettes, LIS
y Moquettes, lilo; Lowell extra supers, 72lS
Hartford 3-ply, 30; Hartford extra supers 70
Park, Read & Franklin extra supers, 72lS
lelphia wool, 45G55; common cotton chain
AkdJ5.
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LIVE STncK

Quoting butcher live weights we have,
) 10, idiis cents; cows, n N, 3i,dp6 cents,
MuttOns fair, y QG2ls cents; chnlce, Sa8l /.
cents =, N. West OF the Texas Central rail.
ray; north OF u line drawn east and west
With Waco, and east OF u line drawn north
and south with Baird md south OF Rcd rivcr
tock delivered ON the trail In lots of OON
load or upward are rated as follows; Ypnr.
Ing steers II bend, 1900; do. heifers, itOl.
l.yenr-old steers, 1900; do. helfcrs, lSm
COWS nom to years old ,common), 20.ONd
900 A common COW aud calf S1.0hF2i.OO
fouRg Texas bulls, 90luAi.OO. Graded stock
Ills mucn higher. while Texans raised south
It east OF the territory given arr rated
NVnI N an ufeatu altnfHftAftu
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LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL

ROuGH LuMBER-undor % feet, so q 1000;
over - feet, $3.50 4 900
DRESSED LUMnER-One side, select, so p
100; one side, over u inches Wide, $3.50 4
1000; two sides, $3.50 = 1000; one side, ,mlf
Inches, $50 II 900; native siding, so p l,Om;
white pine siding second common. $3.50 n
500; poplar siding, f2i 4 1000; rough ceiling,
SO & 1000; X ceiling, dressed and uudrcSsed,
w II W0; * ceiling, dressed and undrcssed,
SlA y 1000; poplar ceiling, $3.50 y 1850; white
pine ceiling, so 4 loo; dressed and matched
flooring, ST.O q 1909; s-inch hattons, rough,
tl7,5O per 1000; dressed, $50 4 1900.
SHiNGLEs-f 1000: sap pine, 1925; heart
pine, 50. No. | cypress, $L91; u. X cypress,
N.iO; boss, best or all heart cypress, 81; dl.
monslon cypress, 4 inches, 50; round end cy-
press, 81.
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FRUIT, POULTRY, GAME, ETC.

,oRASoEs-slclly, y case ofSO GOO; valen.
lne. nominal.
LEMoNs--slclly, 100 I, box; Malaga, 100.
DArKs-In trails, l0dl2c.
BANANAs-AO10ri0l Il bunch.
GnAPHs-Malaga. 0OOd1bO half barrel.
SWEET PoTArOKs-N Nominal.
0Nt0Ns-New, country, Toe. i bu.
porAToEs.-p hushol, Doe.
CARBAoK-New 22i52.5O a dozen, or sos g
an.
cnIcKEss-wc quote at aoaa.95 y dozen
tarkeys. 7Oc.
EoGs--sc q dozen.
BurrER-cholce western 2Oas5c; cooking
10 g.. country 2hTNr.
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GRAIN AND RREADSTUFFs
WHEAT-HigheSt CSC; lowest, IS,

hSh--N nominal; barley nominal.
GoRN-In shuck, SOC; shelled and sacked
5596oc.
OAlS-Highest, &c; lowest 20c.
FLOUR Patent, 1910; early breakfast, 1872
cream soda, S3.OOg3.l5; pure cream, S3.25
TODD Mills: Patent, $500; Union, $275; Prai
NO Flower, 81 Or; Mocking Bird, $50.
BRAE--At mills, ,Jo IN store, 81.
CoRNMEAI--Fine bolted per 100 pounds
u9O.
HoMINY AND GRfTs-s5 per barrel.
FEED-Chopped corn por 100 pounds, 81 20
chopped corn and oats per 100 pounds, yl4O
SDrn bran per To- pounds, lOc.
GRAHAM HL0Ut -ler 100 pounds, S.
HAY-All grades nominal.
NiILET SEED--6Sc; German millet, 00c.
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THE BUSINESS WORLD.
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, Aug 20.--It is evident that Dallas
Intends tn lead in buying cotton this season
Yesterday II was noted that the first bale OF
Dallas county cotton had arrived, and that q
progressive firm had thought proper to pay
market value was 10 cents. To-day bale
arrived consigned by j. S. Smith, OF Parker
county, 10 regular method. This bale was
sold in front OF the Merchants Exchange al
auction TO the highest bidder and brought
l2ls cents, Messrs. Bryan & Bradshaw being
tn purchasers OF the second bale as wen ~
The first,
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That portion of the mouth In which the
q, atest TO Nor Of expression rests IL the
,orntr. A circ OF an inch In radius
h ivinw its center Mt the junction OF the
40 li''S VII inclrdr the chief focus o.
Sk.aesstofA
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Stop with Col. Pratt, ut Barnum's
Hotel, Second and Walnut streets, when
You visit st. Louis, The Colonel will
take the best of care Of You, and at mod
crate charges.
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Exhausted Vitality, Nervous and Physical
Debility, Premature Decline Of Man, Error
of Youth, and the untold miscrics resulting
from indiscretion excuses. II contains IL
prescriptions Tor all acute and chronic dSeas.
es, each one OF which Is invaluable. so found
ny the author, whose experience for q wears
rs such rs probably never before fell to the lot
ptuny physician. 3Opngos, bound In bcant.
nj French muslin, embossed covers, full Gilt.
guaranteed 10 be u finer work In every sens,
mechanical, literary and Professionalism
NY other work sold In this county for 500
" the money will I've refunded In every In.
stance. Price only 81 by mall postpaid. II.
lustrativc sample cents. Send how, GOLD
medal awarded the author by the Natlona'
Medical Association, 10 the officers OF which
he refers.
Tho Science OF Life should he read by IN,
9oung for instruction, and by the afflicted foi
~elieL twill benefit ALL London Lancet
There Is no member Of society To whom Tn,
science OF Life will not be useful, whether
youth, parent, guardian, instructor or clergy.
Mans Argonnut.
Addrc5s the Peabody Medical Institute, OF
lr W. II. Parker No Bulfnch Street, nos
on, Mass, whofnay be consulted on all dis
uses requiring skill and experience. Chronl,
nd obstinate diseases that have bafiiod In,
| XIII Of nll othcr physi 1E. an clans
specially Such treated HEGAhu sue,
nssfnlly without an TnNcEp n
Instance Of failure. MILF
Ncni'on ''ii- nnrer
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With the condiments generally attain
able ii is not possible to produce may
onaiSe dressing for salads that will com
pare with nurkeo's Salad Dressing. Buy
Il bottle aud he convinced.
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Burnctt's Cocoainc
Softcns the hair when harsh and dry
Soothes the irritated scalp.
Affords the richest lustrc.
Prevents the hair from falling or.
Promotes its neutrality-suspicious. growth
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Ministers, lawyers, teachers, and 9th
ers whose occupation gives but little cx-
ercise, should use Carterg Little Liver
Pills. for torpid liver and bilousncss.
one is dose.
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I1IIsUN VtII n T'F'I 'i0VJ UiNlIiIII n n
Exports this week: Great Britain, BOIL;
France, none; Continent 700; stock mt ali
United States ports, this day, l59,7S2; this
Jay last year, 25l ,l0i.
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PERSONAL---VERY. and Undeveloped

PARTS ofthc Human Body Enlarged, Dcvel.
oped and Strengthened" Etc, is an interest
ing advertisement long run in our paper. III
reply to inquiries we viii say that there is no
evidence of humbug about this On the con.
rary the advertisers are very highly Endorsed.
Interested persons may get scaled circulars
living all particulars by addressing Erie
Medical Co., u. q. Box 5l3, Buffalo. N. Y.-To.
isnO EvaninV Rea
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Hot Cream Tartar biscuits
Every day ut Fine Very Fines, East
Dallas.
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Kangaroo ladies' shoes at Block Bros. :,
10 l.amnr strppt
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Sight exchange on New York, 50 per 81 900
premium,
Sterling exchange b. b., 4S4
COTTON STATEMENT.
GALVESTON, Aug. 20.--The following is the
daily cOmparatlYe cotton statement.
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New salmon, white and cod fish, at A.
L. Bouche's, Main street.
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Angel food can Ice had fresh every day
at Fine Very Fines, East Dallas.
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Boilers repaired in best style and with
dispatch bv Franklin IL Plouts.
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| WILL GIVE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS

For any case or the following diseases which
the medical fraternity have pronounced in.
durable that
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Drop in nj Huustahle's to-day.
Call "a Hunstablc's Shoe factory.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-16

had been made, the population rose from
5000 to $4,000, and the deaths from
cholera were 4,Se0 or less than 40 to the
1000, as against AZ per 1000 sixteen years
prior. In 1852. with 10000 population,
the deaths were 500, and in the meantime
sanitation of the city slowly progressed
In 1S66-67, with population of 10000,
the deaths were about 1900 In 1873,
cholera reappeared, but SO much improved
was the sanitary condition of the city, that
out of 100000 people only 142 died. To rem
der our city more and more inviting, is to
give it greater permanencc, greater bust
ness, largerpopulatiOn and higher degree
of prosperity generally. The best known
means Of making it inviting is to remove
to the uttermost the possible causes for I'M
health or epidemics. No good citizen will
set up his personal notions as to the ne
cessity for this against the experience of
the world and the skilled judgments of the
members of the Board of Health or will
influence officials against reforms that
should have commenced years ago, and be-
ing now entered upon, must be followed up
for years to come. We may differ as to
methods to be pursued in accomplishing
the reform, but the idea that any one
should be so bold as to advise officials to do
nothing, shocks the sense of common hui
manity.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-16
INFAMOUS DOCTRINE.

We have no disposition to engage in
scandalous debate, no matter whom it con-
Germs. Its introduction into this campaign
is humiliating, and presents us as a people
in a most unenviahlc light to foreign
critics. But it is upon us, and despite the
efforts of decent journals to ignore it. Their
condemnation seems fruitlcss. But what
is worse than campaign scandal itself is the
apology for it. The Ereaing Post, of New
York, that has held itself up as Il pattern
of tho virtues these many years, out of
whose weekly labor is born that most staid
and virtuous sheet, the Nation, the respect
ability of which has been as stiff and pol
ished as a marble slab-this especially holy
sheet, without tinge of color reddcning
its cheek, SAYS chastity is not the greatest
of virtues and offcuSes against ii may be
consistent with the possession of all the
qualities which ennoble human natsre and
dignity human life Whether it be true
or not, is not now our concern, but the
printing of such stuff is simply abom-
Unable. II is miSchicvOus beyond esti-
mate Ii is not such doctrine as we teach
our sons ard daughters or as any parent
desires his child to imbibc. We
would certainly view as a curios-
ity the father who would preach such
heresy to virtue in the bosom of his family,
or excuse it in his son or daughter. We
should much like TO see the man who
would hold forth TO young men and women
in such strain. Good mon teach the youth
that the whip hand of the animal passions
is the most terrible taskmaster; that the
| loose rein of desire is the leading string to
ruin that there is no code of moral
ethics which will recognize impurity as
harmless that to preach the doctrine that
the unchnste may still be possessed of all
! other qualities which epnoble human ma
ture and dignity human life, is to license
unchastity and RIGHTEOUSNESS. 1t may be
true, rs an abstraction, that some men and
women, in other respects possessed of all
the enrolling qualities" have been in this
one respect vicious; but TO coolly preach
the doctrine of consistency between
vice in any form and noble life is, as the
! Hartford namesake of the New York Post
puts it, UNNECESSARILY miSchicvous in its
tendencies and most dangerous preaching.
| 1t is in precise keeping with the infamous
and cold-blooded wickedness of the New
York Herald that has the unblushing
eflrontery to declare that the critical point
| is not that a man gets into such a scrape,
but how he gets out of it." Here's a moral
teacher for you, who would presently
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-16

SlecplessneSs, says the Lancet, is always
wakefulness i'll one or more of its multi
tudinous forms and the recourse to mar
cQtic poisons for its relief is utterly I'M
scientific and deplorable. 1t is as clumsy
in theory-in 50 far as it can be said to
have Il theory-as knocking a man down
because he needs rest. What is it that pre-
vents the natural and physical rest of the
body at rythmical periods? The brain is
as truly part of the body as the stomach,
and it is as much a fault of the organs of
the mind to prevent sleep by mental worry
or wakefulness as it is fault of the
stomach to render sleep impossible by bad
digestion. No intelligent practitioner
dreams of narcotizing the nerves of the
gastric organs to promote sleep. Why, in
the name of common sense, continues the
Lancet, should any medical man for an in
slant think it legitimate to narcotic the
brain because it exhibits some disturbing
irregularitg in its functions?
Sleep is not a special prerogative of the
brain. Every organ sleeps, and general
sleep is the aggregate of many sleeps. 1t
is time to protest against this clumsy pro-
cedure. If we do so warmly it is because
we feel that the mistake Is of common
making II is so much easier to write a
prescription or make up a bottle of medi-
CHIC OF Il DON Vi pms Will Ollc vi tIlc liitN
poisons that mimic sleep, and as they do
so deprave cerebral and nerve tissue, than
it would be to search out the real and active
cause of wakefulness.
There are more than a score and a half of
known causes or forms of sleeplcssness, each
one requiring direct and specific treatment,
and vet, rs by common consent, the pro-
fession sanctions the abuse of such drugs as
choral and bromide as poisoned sleep"
producers Nomedical man is justified in
Undertaking the treatment of his maladieS.
1t is impossible that he should so far step
out of himself as to be able to form rea-
sonable Judgment of his case effectively !;
and no practitioner has the justification of
science for the recourse TO narcotics as
remedies for sleeplessness, except when an
additional pain is the accidental disturber
of sleep function, or a habit of wakeful-
ness may be broken by an occasional dose
of the stupetier.