Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-29
RAMBLER'S NOTE BOOK.
Weekly Review of Passing Events, Cur
rent Topics, Small Talk, Notes,
News and Opinions.
Musical Notes-Natural Gas-Smaii-PoH-
Razor Cutting a. II Pine Art-Hen-
dricks in Springfeid-GoS. For
aker's Adiutant General.

SMALLPOX.
The significant placard. Vaccine points
for sale" is shown in almost every drug
gists shop and doctors office in this city.
The disease has been raging with almos,
uneXampled severity in Montreal. and ser-
eral cases Nave already been reported in
Cincinnati Ii is a question whether
Springfield will escape this most loathsome
of all >courges this year II is only a few
years since there were a large number OF
cases here. and the red and yellow flags.
which announce that death is holding his
auction in the houses from which they lut-
ter, We're frequent In some sections of the
city. The disease was at the time import
well defined case was in the Western House
on Main street. After that the disease
spread and flags soon appeared on North
Market street. Front street. West Columbia.
Lagonda avenue. East Columbia West
Main. and other thoroughfares. Some of
the patients were afflicted with black small
puN of the most virulent and disgusting
type and their suiferings were horrible. A
cases were cured. In Drs. Russell
n McLaughliu'S Office may be seen
photographs of some of thu
most terribly afflicted smallpox
patients of that years scourge, the pictures
being obtained when the disease was at its
hight. The photographs were made by DIR.
Russell himself. as he found on application
that all the photographers were So prefer
naturally busy Just then that they could moi
find single minute. night or day, in which
they would be able 10 go and photograph
smallpox patients. The photographs rep
resent the bodies of the parients in a naked
state. and are the objects of loathing curl
Osity TO all who enter the office.
Il hope and pray that Springfield may
escape a visitation from the smallpox this
year" said prominent citizen the Other
day; III drives away trade; frightens the
people away from public assemblages where
they would gain amusement and profit. and
leaves the marks OF its dreadful claws on all
whom it affiicts. wh" are lucky enough to
escape death from it,
\ veteran physician said: The best pre-
ventive against smallpox is cleanliness in
the household and scrupulouS care exercised
over the general health. During the last
visitation to this city the disease did not at
tack families of the wealther classes. who
live in Observation-Disclosures scrupulous attention
is given To cleanliness and where the houses
are arranged with view to securing perfect
ventilation. and in regard 10 the general
principles of health; he who scours and
cleans his house. batheS himself frequently
and takes open air exercise. is thrice armed
against smallpox. Though the human sys-
ten il very sensitive To specific poisons
such As the smallpox virus, Yet there is
always a resistance To the reception of this
poison. except il comes directly into the
blood. Ii is the dchauChrr>, the drunkardS
and persons whose blood is in an impure
state, and those whose systems are morbidly
alive to outside influences who take small
poX. The man in splendid health. with
abundant vitality and Strenth. has an armOr
which the smallpox dragon can rarely
pierce.
Col. ". J. WHITE
of this city, is 10 be congratulated on not
accepting the djutant-generalship which we
believe he could have easily obtained from
his former college mate and friend, Govern
or-eleCt Foraker; and this city is to be con-
graduated on not losing Maj. White as her
superintendent Of schools. Col. ANline,
who gets the position. was acknowledgement
under Foster and when the latter'S term was
at all end, retired to his home in GAINESVILLE.
The office, in 50 doubtful a state As Ohio, is
far from being desirable as man is no
sooner settled in his duties of office, and
has removed his family to Columbus. than
he finds his term at an end, and, like Othel-
10. his occupation gone.
MUSIC.
In the local world of music the following
may be noted:
Mr.. Oliver F. Remsberg, the well known