Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-23

Thursday morning rehearsal was well attord
ed and an unusual degree OF interest was AZ
veloped 10 the public rehearsal At 2.8O. Iast
evening the occasion eliminated in tho az.
vice Of full choral even song when 81 PAM.
church was crowded aud the chorus san,
with fne effect rarely equalled. The servic.
was followed by reception given 70 tbo
members Of the choir guild by the ladies' q ,
the parish In the church parlors. The two
cases Of smallpox which have occ urred In
the city cause no .uneasiness aud produce no
interruption TO business or social life as il l..
we'll known that prompt and effective precau
lions against the spread Of the disease have
been taken. .I..t..
MARKET ron oUR SURPLUS APPLES
The Philadelphia Record, in It's issue a.
last Monday, says
uft IL expected that apples Of good eating npsii
will be scarce this winter and correspondence 6gb
price. In the Middle States the crop IL said 10 be
light and those corning into market Of poor aual
ty In most Of the Eastern States the crop bas 6es
large one, aud the fruit is more perfect than usp,
but the supply from these states will not be aufoe
20 overcome the dearth Of the fruit here Keptnct y
and Tennessee will be called upon 10 furnish a snr
ply, 30 far a. able, Of the kinds most popular viii
consumers, but this viii not be aufhcient 10 supply
the demand. Bome Of the commission men say hi
they expect very few good apples after the middle of
next month, the better ones coming In prior 10 No,
l. Other dealers assert that the best apples Will rom
ing Of probable scarcity here arc prettv ~
their stock for an anticipated rise In prices"
Is not here place where some Of our sur
plus Windham county apples are wanted ?
With our home crop almost never so abup.
dant, Of unusually dne quality, and SELLING
for whatever any one will pay, Il would seen,
that there ought 10 be profit, both for the
farmers and the Dealers in sending few car.
loads to Philadelphia forthwith.
A DooroB's SUGGESTIONS ABOUT SCARLET rK.
YER coNrAa1oN.
-Bditors Of The Phonfr III wish to call the attep
tion Of the public to certain popular notions In re-
gard to scarlet fever that seem 70 be quite widely en-
tertained and stl further encouraged by some of he
teachers In The public schools-viz, that camphor or
sulphur, or both, have the power to prevent the TAX
the camphor bag has not one particle Of protective
power scarlet fever. have now three cases i'm
one family, All Of them having the eamphor 40
sulphur bag two weeks before the disease d
yeloped. am also Informed that at least Of H..
fatal cases bad also worn the supposed proven
tive. Moreover, believe that the constant breathug
OF the vapor Of camphor ia 10 come extent injury
and certainly the atmosphere Of school room vii,
hfty more children, each wearing half an ounce
90 Of camphor, must be anything bat benenciai par
tiouAry when the teacher IL very careful not 10 ie
10 fresh air. Furthermore II would seem that some.
body either committee or teachers, culpable ia
allowing children from families where the disease 81
lists to attend school, There seems to be also eret
lack OF knowledge among parents as to when the
danger Of infection ceases. All authorities agree
that the brany scale which the skin throws OF after
the eruption subsidies Ia the direct and potent Aqep
cy 10 spreading broadcast the disease. Children ar.
often allowed TO return % school or mingle With
their mates before this scaling process nearly com
pete, and the wonder 10, not that we have 10 many
but so Few cases. The simple precaution Of giving
warm bath daily, followed by complete olng OF the
entire surface Of the body most edectualy disposes
Of this morbid material, and keeps the skin In a
healthy condition. HENRY TUoKER.