San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-26

The UNUSUAL mortality among chill
dren in this city is doubtless owing to
the unusually severe heat Of our early
summer. The same causes have pro-
duced the same result in other localities,
and there is a very general complaint OF
an unusually large number OF deaths
among the little ones In most Of our
southern cities. This condition OF things
only emphasizes the necessity OF ex-
treme care on the part OF parents con-
corning the diet of their children,
particularly the younger ones. There
is almost an entire change in the food
supply during this month and IN this
change lies the danger. The little ones
are naturally feverish and require an
unusual amount OF cooling drink, fresh
fruit and acids. These require
great care In the administering. Ice
water is not unhealthy as is too often
very small quantities, or drunk slOwlyso
as not to reduce the temperature OF the
body too rapidly. Fruits should be ripe
and fresh, and in this condition viii do
little harm to the most delicate stOm-
achs. With all the care possible, some
of the little ones will slip away into the
summer land that lies beyond, and under
the most favorable conditions this sea-
son OF the year is always one Of extreme
anxiety to the mothers Of little ones.
This year has been unusually fruitful in
infant mortality and the. unfaversble
health conditions only call for more care
and vigilance on the part ofmothers and
nurses. The weather has cooled quite
perceptibly for the past few days, and
it will not be long before the season OF
greatest danger to the little ones will be
past.
BROTHER CHILDs, of the Philadelphia
Ledger, is OUT in a manifesto declaring
that the proposal to run him for presi
dent is-just what the people should not
do, and what under any circumstances
he cannot agree should be done. Brother
Childs is level headed. 1t won't be
done.
In THE recent debate on the tariff in
congress Randall made hit against free
trade Morrison by quoting the platform
to William the horizontal. That Chi
cago platform was wise construction.
1t was built for purpose; that purpose
was that it might be straddled; the
democratic congressman have straddled
it; 1t has answered the end of its crea-
ton. Straddling the blind Is an old
democratic trick.
As A good political barometer take the
United States civil service. The pOpu-
larity of government officials with their
democratic supporters rises high or |
sinks low in proportion to their skillful- |
ness in evading the provisions and re-
quirements of the civil service law. |
These fellows are every last one Of them
for the law, but against it's execution.
The triangular fight between Gibbs,
Furman and Wellborn for the seat now
kept warm by Wellborn, grows interest
ing. Each one of them is a nightly
sight surcr that the other fellows can't
get it than that it is his personal per-
simmOn. In the meantime the interest
ed gain encouragement from the
trumpets Of each which give no uncer-
tain sound. Wellborn and Gibbs lead
the racket to date, but it may be that
each is just strong enough to prevent
the nomination of the other, in which |
case weaker candidate takes the con-
fectionery.
As THE chances ofthe success of Nor |
rison's tariff scheme have gone down |
the price of wool has gone up. The |
free traders who want the wool growers |
vote will stick pin in this fact. The |
wool growers who vote for free trade
demOcracts will also make a note for
future reference.
The SOUTH becomes protectionist in
principle as she grows in manufacturing
Importance. Industrial movements at
home open the eyes OF even the blind
free traders to the necessity of protect
ing home industry. The free trade
heresy is dying out, and will die with
the democracy in 1888.
The NEW south is becoming very much
like New England, Puritanical; strongly
given to the passage of sumptuary laws
and the fostering of manufacturing in
dustries. One naturally enquiries what
national connection, If any, there is
between these two conditions.
CLEVELAND vetoed thirty more private