The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-07
ODDS AND ENDS.

The other day a middle-aged German woman
went into a bank, and in transactiRg the bust
ness of her visit it became necessary fer her to
write her name. A pen ready linked was handed
her. and she wrote her first or Christian name
readily enough and in a good hand. Then she
h~esitated, stopped, and turning to the waiting
cashier, alphabetically said: Il don't pelieve l
can write dot name. / don't peen marrlet to dis
man long ~alretty."
How does the average butcher reconcile his
conscience to the fact that while flour, potatoes,
and all the food staples have come down in price,
while labor has cheapened and rents and cloth
ing are lower, he has not ahated the price of
steaks, round. chuck, sirloin or porter-house one
cent, but they continue to sell at as full prices
as ruled in the fiushest of flush timesl
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1t would perhaps puzzle the average baker,
who, like the average butcher, makes a price on
his commodity to rule inexorably through all
time. to explain why the monotonous symmetry
of the five-eent loaf is never isturbed-that 1T re
mains the same size whether -four is worth 81
or $l4 a barrel.
The recent monthly meeting of the ladies of
the Equal Suffrage Club convinced me that
women can and do discuss politics not only un
dertandingly but forcefully. During the cam
paign it seems that these discussions were not
confined to the ladies Of the parlor and the sewing
circle, but extended to the ladies of the kitchen.
II found" said Mrs. May Wright Sewah, giving
IN her experience at the club, my own cook and
second girl discussing the relative merits and
dement's of Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Cleveland. One
of the girls, who has a Democratic lover, actual
ly made him vote for Mr.. Blaine, as afterward
discovered. Otherwise he would have fallen out
of her good graees."
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'iThe recommendation put forth in the recent
annuai report of the State Beard of Health"
said a physician, yesterday, that the first prin-
ciples or elements of sanitary science be'taught
in our public schools, is q coed one and should be
acted upon. The general ignorance upon this
subject is truly deplorable. This ignorance in
hygienic matters is not confined to the poor and
unlearned, but professional and business men
know as little and apparently care as little
about sanitary laws as the most ignorant. l
believe that preachers might prohtably devote
at least half a dozen evenings in the year to
lectures to their congregations on sanitary sci
ence, / believe Moses was interested somewhat
in this matter a few years ago, and delivered a
course of lectures. Similar work is quite as
necessary now"
EVERY day, y said the doctor, continuing, ~
see the need of this. 1t is not alone In the
homes that these violations of the laws of
health occur, that there rs impure air and i'm
pure water. know of men of wealth, business
men and bankers, vino, every day, do business
where they endanger their lives by reason of
unsanitary surroundings. Look at the first al
Icy north of Washington street, in the rear of
the most valuable business property in the city.
Yousee it reeking IN filth and filled with pesti
lential stenches. The sanitary condition of the
alleys in the rear of South Meridian street and
running parallel withit is disgraeefnl during tho
greater part of the year"
'"rhe influence of the medical colleges in this
city has been beneficial. There is a redundancy
! Of medical education now, and another college