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St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
By Aid. Minea-

BY AID. Mlnea-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of ST. Paul:
That the matter OF opening and extending
Stevens street. from the west line of Balon'S
addition in the Sixth ward, due west to
Cherokee avenue, be and the same is
hereby referred to the Board Of Public
Works to investigate and report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate Of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
half of the cost thereof is to be paid into the
City Treasury before the contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to
the extent of damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application ofthe own
ers of a majority of the property to be as
sessed for such improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvement as required by law, if
YOU report in favor of the same.
Sixth-Send the Council a proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
| nor. Petsch, Cullen, johnson, Sanborn,
Kain, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
| dent-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Council
| of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of opening, widening
and extending jerks street, from Nc
Menemy street to Mississippi street, be and
| the same is hereby referred to the Board of
Public Works to investigate and report:
| First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
half of the cost thereof is to be paid into
| the City Treasury before the contract is let.
| Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent of damages, costs and expenses nee
essary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application of the own
ers of a majority of the property to be as
sessed for such improvement?
| Fifth-Send the Council a plan OF profile
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

Sec. 4. This ordinance to be in force
from and after its passage.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, Johnson,
Kahn. Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
Passed Nov. II, 1885.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President of Council.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
ORDINANCE No. 592.

An Ordinance to Authorize the Placing of
Transparent Sign in front of Nos. "a
and 96 East Seventh street.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Authority and permission is
hereby given to Sackett & Wiggins to place
or attach to the museum building on Sew
enth street, known as "a and 96 East Sew
enth street, a transparent sign, to be lighted
by electricity, the same to be suspended
twenty feet above the sidewalk.
Sec. 2. This ordinance to be in force from
and after its passage.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch. Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President-12
Passed Nov. II, 1885.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President of Council.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Nov
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10. 1885.
By Committee on Fire Department

By Committee on Fire Department
Resolved That the Board of Fire Com
missioners be and are hereby authorized to
purchase six suitable locations for fire en-
gine houses. as described in report of Com
mittee on Fire Department of this date.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson,
Kahn, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

Works cause plank crosswalks to be laid
as follows: On the south side of Winifred
street. across Cambridge street, and Brown
avenue, in the Sixth ward.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Minea, Long Mr.. President-l2.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.

BY Aid. Sanborn-
Resolved. That an order be drawn in
favor of Board of Control for $672. 80,
which is the city's third of the expenses of
theAlmshouse, CityHosptal and poor for the
month of October, A. ID. 1885.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen. Sanborn. johnson,
Kain, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
ADnrOyed Nov 10 1881
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

the south side of Eighth in the center OF
block IL of Bazille & Guerin's addition to
st. Paul.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Minea. Long, Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1855.
BY Aid Petsch-
Resolved, That the St. Paul Gaslight
Company cause gas lamp and post to be
erected at the east corner of Grant street
and Central avenue; also, one at the south
east corner of Cedar street and Central av-
enue.
Yeas-Ald Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Johnson, Sanborn, Kahn,
Starkey. Minea, Long, Mr.. Presidential.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885. .s
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

Resolved, That an order be drawn upon
the City Treasury in favor of r. l.. Cor
man, Clerk Board of Public Works, for the
sum Of $25 to purchase postal cards for use
in the office of said Board in giving per-
sonal notices of assessments.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen. SanbOrn, Johnson,
Kain, Starkey, Minea. Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Kahn
Resolved, That the Board of Public
Works be and is hereby instructed to annul
all proceedings in the matter of grading
Conway street, from Maple street to Earl
street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan. O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Johnson, Sanborn,
Kain Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr. Presi-
dent-12.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.

| By Aid. SanbOrn-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of constructing a sewer
on Grand avenue, from Oakland street to
point 225 feet east of Floral street, be
and the same is hereby referred to the
Board of Public Works to investigate and
report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
| half of the cost thereof is to be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent of damages, costs and expenses nee
essary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application OF the own
ers of majority of the property to be
assessed for such Improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvement as required by law,
if you report in favor of the same.
Sixth-Send the Council a proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'COn-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson,
Kahn, Starkey, Minea, Long, MI. Presi-
| dent-12.
Approved Nov. 10. 1885.
By Aid. Starkey-
It is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
| Gil Of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of grading and bridging
Minnehaha street, from DE Soto street to
| English street. also the following-named
streets: Preble street, from Minnehaha
street to Decatur street; Edgerton street,
from Decatur street to Fauquier street; Weide
| avenue, from Minnehaha street to Fauquier
| street; Walsh avenue, from Mnnehaha
street to Fauquier street; Dawson street,
from Earl street to Phaen street; Terry
street, from Earl street to Hancock street,
be and the same is hereby referred to
the Board of Public Works to investigate
and report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate Of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
half of the cost thereof is to be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed fol
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent of damages, costs and expenses nee
essary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such Improvement asked fol
upon the petition or application of the own
ers of a majority of the property to be as
sessed for such improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvement as required by law, it
you report in favor of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings Dowlan, O'Con-
nor Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson,
Kain, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
Adjourned.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President Of Council.
THos. A. PRENDERGAST, City Clerk.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
By Aid. Petsch-

By Aid. Petsch-
Resolved, That the st. Paul Gaslight
Company be and they are hereby instructed
to place a gas lamp on the west side OF
Cedar street, corner of Summit avenue.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch. Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn.
Starkey Minea, Long. Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. O'Connor-
Resolved. That the St. Paul Gaslight
Company be and the same is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to erect and main
tain gas lamp at the northeast corner of
Eighth and Wabasha streets. and one on
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

Kaln, Starkey, Minea Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
By Committee ON Fire Department

By Committee Oh Fire Department
Resolved, That the Board of Fire Com
missioners be and they are hereby author
izec to build and maintain two fire engine
houses-one to be located on Arlington
hills and one on ST. Anthony hill; also
build an addition to Chemical Engine House
No. for hose cart as contemplated in re-
port of this date from Committee on Fire
Department..
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn. johnson, Kain
Starkey, Minea Long, MI. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885,
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

BY Aid. Minea-
Resolved, That the Board of Public
Works be instructed to lay four-foot cross
ing on the south side of Fillmore avenue,
across Edward street
Yeas-Ald. Cummings. Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, Johnson,
Kain, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
Approved Nov. 19, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Kerr
Resolved, That the Board of Public
Works cause a crosswalk to be laid on the
south side of Summit avenue, across Rice
street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson,
KAN, Starkey, Minea. Long. Mr.. President
Ia.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 4, 1885.

BY AID. Minea-
Resolved, That the Board Of Public
Works be and they are hereby instructed to
lay four-foot crossing on the west side OF
Hyde street. across Fairfield avenue
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn,
otarKey, Mlnea, Long. Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10. 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

Resolved, That the plat of College Park,
as approved by the Plat Commission and as
recommended by the City Engineer, be and
hereby is accepted by the Common Council
Of the City of ST. Paul.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 19, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Starkey-
Resolved. That an order be drawn on the
Treasury in favor of Charles Brown for the
sum of 1926, in accordance with claim at
tached, the same being for one horse pur-
chased for the police patrol service.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson. Kahn,
Starkey, Minea, Long. Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10. 1885.
Resolved, That an order be drawn in
favor of the ST. Paul Fire Depa rtment Re-
lief Association for the sum of thirty-tour
77-10O (S34.77) dollars. being amount of
penalties and costs overpaid on Certificate
No. 1899, issued against the middle one
third of lots 29. 80 and 81. block 1, Ely's
addition, for sewer on Canada street; also
that an order be drawn to the same party
for the sum If seven 67-1O0 (S7.67) dollars.
being penalties on lot 12, block II. Macku-
bin & Mars..alrs addition. overpaid for the
grading OF Martin street: also that an
order be drawn in favor of Mary Greenleaf
for the sum of twenty three 69-10O (s23.69)
dollars. being for Certificate of Sale No.
80 enormously issued against east half OF
lot 9, block 6, Robertson & Van Etten's
addition, for sidewalks, the same having
been paid before sale.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson,
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10. 1885.

By Aid. Sanbom-
Resolved, That the st. Paul Gaslight
Company be and it is hereby instructed to
erect and maintain under its contract with
the city street gas lamps at the following
points. to-wit: One at the southwest cor
ner of Western avenue and Summit avenue;
one at the northwest corner of Summit ave-
nue. and Arundel street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan. O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen. Sanborn. Johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Minea. Long Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov 10, 1885.
By Aid. Kerr
Resolved. That the St. Paul Gaslight
Company cause gas light and post to be
erected at the southeast corner of Summit
avenue and Rice street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings. Dowlan. O'Connor,
Petsch. Cullen. Sanborn. Johnson, Kahn.
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presidential.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid Minea-
Resolved, That the Street Oil Lamp Con-
tractor be instructed to place and maintain
lamp on the southeast corner of Fillmore
avenue and Walter street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kain,
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. Presidential.
Approved Nov. 19. 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.

Resolved, That the plat of II. W. Ter
rvs Addition to St. Paul, as approved by
the Plat Commission and as recommended
by the City Engineer. be and the same
hereby is accepted by the Common Council
of the City of St. Paul.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn. johnson, Kahn,
Starkey. Minea, Long, Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Kahn
Resolved, That the st. Paul Gaslight
Company be and is hereby authorized to
light. under its contract with the city,
electric lights located as follows: Corner of
Seventh street and Hoffman avenue; corner
of Maria and Seventh street: corner
of Hope street and Seventh street; corner of
Fifth street and Bates avenue; corner of
Conway and Bates avenue; corner of Third
and Maria avenue; corner of Cherry street
and Maria avenue. provided that the neces-
sary poles, wires, candles. etc., shall be
erected without cost to the City of st. Paul.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch. Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Minea, Long. Mr.. President-12.
A
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Bryant
Resolved, That the Board of Public
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.

Resolved. That the plat of John M.
Warmers acre lots. as approved by the Plat
Commission and as recommended by the
City Engineer, be and the same is hereby
accepted by the Common Council of the
City of St. Paul.
Yeas-Ald Cummings, Dowlan. O'Con-
nor, Petsch. Cullen, Sanborn, Johnson,
Kain, Starkey, Mnea, Long, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

MISCELLANEOUS.
Ordinances
An ordinance was read entitled an Or
dlnance to authorize the erection of bill
boards.
Committee on Fire Department
An ordinance was read entitled an Or
dinance for the purpose of reimbursing T.
j. O'Brien, ETC.
Aid. SanbOrn moved that the rules be so
far suspended as to allow said ordinance to
pass to its second reading
The motion prevailed; yeas II.
The said ordinance was thereupon read a
second time and passed. (See Ordinance
No. SOL
An ordinance was read entitled an ordi-
nance to authorize the placing of trans
parent sign in front of Nos. 94 and 90 East
Seventh street.
Aid. O'Connor moved that the rules be
so far suspended as to allow said ordinance
to pass to its second reading.
The motion prevailed; yeas IL.
The said ordinance was thereupOn read a
second time and passed. (See Ordinance
No. 1927
An ordinance was read entitled an ordi-
nance appropriating money to the payment
of the claim of Addie B. Wright for per-
sonal injuries received.
Aid. Sanborn moved that the rules be so
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Johnson
Resolved, That the Oil Lamp Contractor
be ordered to place an oil lamp at the north
west corner of Mackubin and Edmond
streets; also at the northwest corner of
Aurora avenue and Marion street; also one
at the northeast corner of MIackubin and
Rondo streets; also one at the northwest
corner of Edmond street and harrington
avenue; also one at the northwest corner of
Rondo and Arundel streets.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn johnson, Kain,
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President
Approved Nov. 10. 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

Resolved, That the plat of Dawson's re-
arrangement of block tifty-five (55) of Ban
ming u Oliviers addition to West st. Paul,
MIMI. as approved by the Plat Commission
and as recommended by the City Engineer,
be and the same hereby is accepted by the
Common Council of the City of st. Paul.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson,
Kahn, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President
10
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By AID. Kerr
Resolved, That the City Oil Lamp Con-
tractor cause an oil lamp to be placed on
the southwest corner of ST. Peter and Bluff
streets; one at the northeast corner of Park
avenue and Sycamore street; one at the
northeast corner of Bluff and Rice streets.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, OCon-
nor, Petsch, Cullen. Sanborn. johnson.
Kahn, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr. Presi-
dent-12.
nnrnuad Nov 10 1Q0h
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

Resolved, That the plat of Wabasha
Street addition, as approved by the Plat
Commission and as recommended by the
City Engineer, be and the same hereby is
accepted by the Common Council of the
City of St. Paul.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor.
Petsch. Cullen, Sanborn, johnson Kahn,
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Minea-
Resolved, That the Board of Public Works
be instructed to lay four-foot crossing on
the south side OF Fillmore avenue, across
Walter street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan. O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson.
Kahn, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President
-12.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By AID. Johnson
Resolved, That the plat of Kavanagh's
addition to the City of st. Paul, as approved
by the Plat Commission. Nov. 4, 1885, and
recommended by the City Engineer, be and
the same is hereby accepted by the City of
st. Paul.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, Johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Bryant Minea, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
AnDrOVed Nov 10 1SS5
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

BY Aid. Minea-
Resolved. That the City Engineer be in
structed to report grade on Winifred
street, from Dakota avenue to German
avenue.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings. Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen. Sanborn, johnson, Kain,
Starkey. Minea. Long, Mr.. President.-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1855.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

By Aid. Minea-
Resolved, That the Street Oil Lamp Con-
tractor be instructed to place and maintain
an oil lamp on northwest corner of German
avenue and Elizabeth street.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson, Kahn,
Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President-12.
Approved Nov. 10. 1885.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

vised that J. K. Mansfield. jeweer, doing
business at 149 East Third street in said
city. under Auction License No. 401. is con-
ducting the business in fraudulent man
ner and has made sales Hereunder by
means of false and fraudulent representa-
tions. which also tended to breach of the
peace; therefore. be it
Resolved. That Auctioneer License No.
4O1. issued to j. K. Mansfield. doing busi-
ness at 149 East Third street. be and the
same is hereby revoked and declared null
and of no effect.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen. Sanbon, Johnson.
Kahn, Starkey, Minea, Long, Mr.. President
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21

| By Committee on Gas
Resolved, That the Street Oil Lamp
| Contractor erect and maintain an oil lamp
at the southwest corner Of Kent and Ed
mund streets.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor. Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson,
Kahn. Starkey, Minea, Long, MI. Presi-
| dent-12.
Approved Nov. 10, 1885.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-08-07
A Preventive of Cholera.

In the treatise on Therapeutics and
Materia Medica," by Prof. H. G. Wood,
of the University of Pennsylvania, is
given an account of the results OBJ
tanned by DR.. Roland G. Curtin. when
resident physician in the Insane De-
partment Of Blockley Hospital, from
the use Of sulphuric acid during the
severe epidemic of cholera in 1885,
DR.. Wood writes as follows ("Therap-
eutics, Materia Medica and Toxicol-
ogy."-p. 1907:
"The disease ceased in the Insane
Department < y y within twelve
hours after the lunatics were all put
upon the free use of the sulphuric acid
lemonade the only new case after this
being a man who refused to use the
prophylactic. Two days after the use
of the sulphuric acid was stopped, two
new cases occurred, and the epidemic
was again arrested by the use of the
acid. In the surgical wards of the
hospital department the acid was used
from the beginning of the epidemic,
and these wards, although in no way
isolated, were the only parts of the in.
stitution unvisited by the disease"
Sat the same time new cases of chol-
era were constantly being sent into the
hospital from.the city, so that the pa
tents were greatly exposed to the dis
ease"
The method of making the lemon
ade was as follows (see DR.. Curtin's
article in the Philadelphia Medical
Times, July u, 1879 about twenty
drops of the dilute sulphuric acid
were mixed with four ounce of water
and sweetened with white sugar.
Some oil of lemon and a few cut lem
onsg greatly assisted inI the disguise"
Every possible means Of cutting short
the outbreak had been tried previous
to this without good effect.