The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-01-23

man that had been bitten few weeks
previous by a mad dog, and who exhib-
tied all of the symptoms of hydrophobia.
The doctor bled him for blood poisoning,
and in the meantime the patient-Who
was a very stout man became SO yio-
lent that DR.. Ray had to leave the room,
locking the door behind him to prevent
the mans escape The next morning
the doctor went back to see the condi-
tion of his patient, and found him in a
pool of blood and completely exhausted
by the loss of so much blood. He APP
piled restoratives and in few days the
man was completely well and never had
any more symptoms of hydrophobia.
DR.. Ray had just entered the practice
of medicine at that time, and bleeding
was very popular remedy with physi-
cians for a number of diseases.
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WEATHER NoTEs.-January has kept
up programme of bad weather again
for the past week, the temperature not
being so cold but characterized by
heavy rainfall and continuous damp
east winds, with foggy, cloudy days. It
is better to have bad weather now than
later. when active farming operations
have begun. In the meantime, olu
planters can be repairing fences, clear
ing bitches, and making the land ready
for the plows, which should be started
to breaking the soil with the opening Of
more favorable weather.
Let the low price Of cotton for the
past season admoDisll our planters TO
diversity their crops more and substi-
tute more cereals for the use of the farm,
and to raise more pigs and lambs for
home consumption and for the home
market. Plant more rice, more oats,
more millet and corn, and see, for once,
if it will not pay better than so much
cotton ut such low prices.
On another page will be found the
letter of James McCabe, Esq written
to tile Shenandoah Nowa) Post, which
we alluded to in our last issue MI.
McCabe, although Republican in his
views, has given very fair and uil-
preiudiccd poltraitnfe OF Southwest
Louisiana, and III his glowing descrip-
ton of things has not at all Exaggerated
the character of our climate, the fertility
of our soil, hospitality of our citizens,
&c. We, differ, however, with his opIfl-
ion expressed in the latter pait of his
letter, where he says that it woHid not
take more than 100 Republicans from
Iowa to change the vote of ST, Landry
from d Democratic to a Republican
majority. With all Difference to his
opinions, we would state that many
northern and western men who came
here al Republicans became Democrats
after few years residence in our
State. Politics amount TO very little II
immigration. All we want are good,
law-abiding, industrious citizens to
help develop our country
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It is gratifying to note that the State
Board of Engineers prononnee the
levees of the State in better condition
than for years past. The State has ex-
pended over two hundred thousand
dollars on her Ieyees dniing the past
year Iii some Of the parishes i special
levee t.sa is collected, while many prI-
vate individuals have contributed
materials and subscribed money for this
purpose. During the past two years
Tensas parish has raised $67 GOO, which
has been spent on her levees All O
the principal breaks, caused by ere.
yagses, have been closed with the ex-
! ceptioil of Morganza Aud yet We ilre
not happy, because the terrible R-r-f-ane
fwith a big RI doth still exist, alia
ruletll with rod of iron IN the broad
domains of the State.6apitolian Ad
vocate.