The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-08
AN ANTIpoTE FOR CHOLERA.

A discovery has been made in regard
to cholera. says tho New York Times
namely, that marriage Is q prophylac-
tic so far as men are concerned. Re-
cent statistics of tie cholera In France
show that married men are much less
liable to be attacked by cholera than
bachelors. In population of 100000
men between the ages of % and so, 81
unmarried men died of cholera while
only IL married mon fell victims to the
disease. Between the ages of 80 and
35 the mortality from cholera was 78
among bachelors and q among mar
ried men, and between the ages of 80
and 5j, 1877 unmarried men and only
"a married men died. 1t Is thus evi-
dent that In time OF cholera the mar
ried man has more than three times as
many chances of life as the unmarried
man has.
No attempt has been made to ex-
plain this remarkable fact, but 1t Is
not, on the whole, difficult Of explana-
ton. The married man lives In cir
cumstances much more favorable to
health than those in which the bache-
lor lives. For instance, his food is
better, for he has wife to look after
1t, and in many cases he buys his meat,
his groceries and his vegetables him.
self, whereas the unmarried man daily
risks his digestion at restaurants or
trifies recklessly with it at boarding
house tables. The married mans linen
and sheets are properly aired, and he is
made to change his clothing when the
weather changes, to wear rubber over
shoes and 20 to bed at reasonable
hours, whereas the bachelor has no
one to see that he is properly clothed,
and that he does not risk his health by
keeping unholy hours.
II q CAIN frame Of mind and an alb.
,sence OF nervous dread contribute to
exemption of cholera, the married man
Is peculiarly fortunate. In cholera
time the moment the nervous bachelor
feels the slightest pain he begins to
fancy that he may have contracted the
cholera, and he ends by frightening
himself into genuine attack. On the
other hand. when married man has
pain he mentions II to his wife, who In
stantly replies: "Stuff and nonsense
You've no more got the cholera than
have. Why, I've Just such pain every
day In the week." whereupon the mar
ried man Is encouraged and consoled
and straightway forgets the cholera
In case he really has symptoms OF th'
disease his wife promptly sends for thu
| doctor and cOmpels her husband x
keep quiet and take tho proper RENE
| dies, but the unfortunate bachelor wh'
is smitten with cholera sees himself de
serted by frightened servants, and
left to die or recover by himself.
vANpERBILr's MAYNARD DAUGHTER
William Seward Webb, o son of Gen
james Watson Webb. the journalist
married Leila Osgood Vanderbilt. TIL
last remaining unmarried daughter o
William H. Vanderbilt, the richest ma
In America. II was love match, too
writes correspondent of the Syracus
Journal, and the young couple are q
happy as turtle doves in each other
society. Webb was n young sprig
and Vanderbilt did not like him. Fig
uratively speaking. he kicked him out Q
the house several times, but in this In
stance love laughed 1T kicks, and
doubtless, would have taken cuffs O
| the same time with perfect composure
The fact Is, Mr.. Vanderbilt forbad
him the house, but the young girl wa
| in love with young Webb, and when.
young girl Is in love, there Is one
| two things she will either get over L
| or 90 through with II. Miss Leila ha
| set her heart on the young doctor. an
Il the stern father had surrounded hi
domicile with fence bristling wit
spikes, scattered broken bottles at q
| the approaches, and populated the y
closure with hungry bulldogs, th
Romeo OF my story would have brave
ali the dangers, with the addition.
one OF the Vanderbilt boot, TO bask
the light of his lady loves eyes. Th
old gentleman was unrelenting, and
verify believe there would have bee
IA slopemsnt but for the iatsrfsrsn'