The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-31
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
A Sudden Death and it's Cause.-The
Trick of "Corn" Doctor-Enlarging
Greenmount, &C., &c.

disease OF N. u. hlcnaruSon, VINO reslucu ~ lou '
Townsend street, and who died suddenly last Sun
day afternoon has been noticed in our papers, yet
II NAV be of some importance to refer to it still
further. knew the deceased quite well. lie
lived only a little more than square east OF me
and conversed with him frequently-was talking
with him only last Saturday. He then seemed IN
his usual health though complained a little Oh
weakness He said he believed he had the heart
always able to attend to his business, that of a
clerk, but for long time impressed with the idea
that he would suddenly die with paralysis OF the
heart. On Sunday morning he felt about as usual
and had rather keen appetite. To appease it,
at dinner he ate some crabs-I believe they were
soft ones-carefully cooked and very palatable.
He was soon after taken with cholera morbus and
occasional retching, throwing up at times This
continued to grow worse and more painful, and
having q weakness of the heart the disease was
thereby superinduced when he fingered only
short time and died suddenly. 1t was evidently
brought on by-in the first place-cholera morbus,
from eating crabs which were unsuited at the time
to his digestive organs. Though afflicted with
heart disease, not very painful, he might have
survived for long time-perhaps years-had ne
not partaken of the crabs. The severe action OF
the cholera morbus put the heart into active oper-
alton, and being weak or diseased it could not
withstand the pressure causing the victim to sink
into death. Persons who are similarly afflicted
should therefore be cautious how and what they
eat under such circumstances. The deceased
might have lived number of years yet to come
had he been more cautious of what he INDUCED in
or ate. The one complaint was aggravated by
the other, traceable somewhat to indiscreton-
The deceased was very worthy young man and
we'll connected, highly spoken of by all who knew
him. notice his death and the cause of it that
others similarly afflicted might take warning. BY
so doing they possibly might add many years to
their soiourn on earth. Though we have at best
an uncertain tenure on this abode of privation,
vet it is our duty to do what we best can to pro-
long it.
;tinerating corn doctor or chiropodist makes his
professional visit to our city and puts up his
single, generally in the fashionable part OF the
city, protesting to cure corns in very rev days.
He processes to take corns out by the roots so that
thew never return again. Such an individual
visited our metropolis some years ago. he was
sort of dilettante Frenchman, dressed al the Top
of the fashion and tolerably good looking, with
sufficient smartness to suit his purpose. For two
weeks or more he did a thriving business, having
nerformed wonderful operations. lie exhibited the
yery roots of corns he jerked them out from the
toes so that there could be no mistake and exhib.
tied them to patients afterwards 1t LOOKED all
right because persons could see for Themselves
Well one of his patient was no less person tnan
Bernard Carter, the now celebrated lawyer ana
Democratic politician. He wanted to get his feet
riphted and corns cured as he was soon to be mar
ried. He with others called on the great chlropo-
dist and he operated on his feet, showing TO the
distinguished lawyer and politician how he took
corns out by the roots. To convince him fully he
exposed these corn roots as be took them out, re-
ducing even large painful bunion. Ihere couiu
be no mstaking the fact, go the patient thought
The operation was finally performed and our corn
sufferer went home satisfied. Some days, however,
elapsed and the corns were no better but even
worse Mr.. C. went to his doctor again, put
in the meantime had gotten an mixing from an
experienced friend that It was all grand mum
bug, that the roots of he exhibited and pro-
fessed to have taken out were nothing less IMAM
pieces of fiddle strings or cat-gut, cut short and
so fixed when taken from small pair OF pinchers
adroity that he could not easily distinguish what
they were. The charge for professional services,
reducing some four or five corns, was S3Z, pald IN
advance. Mr.. Carters friend and counsel VINO
went with him, exposed the whole matter and the
chiropodist was willing to acknowledge the coin
he had taken for pulling out actual cat-gut from
his toes instead Of the actual roots. The result
was that our little dilettante Frenchman and
chiropodist was obliged. in double quick time, to
"vamouse the rancho" leaving most OF his adver-
tisements unpaid taking with him as far as he
could his lily gotten patients money. acted as
counsel on the occasion for Mr.. Carter. lie was
himself Just entering upon the practice Of law
risen in his profession until he has gotten up to
almost the very pinnacle, taking also an enviable
position as a statesman and Democratic politician.
Baltimore is certainly proud of his legal ability,
whilst he is likely to go up, If he SO desires, IN
political affairs, though the little corn doctor has
never since been heard OF. 1t takes all SORTS OF
men to make world.
see that the managers of Greenmount Ceme-
tery have recently added some four or five acres
to the beautiful burial place of the dead. Work
Have already 1854 IA groaHEdfsE. dSs
portion of some three acres is in the northeastern
part of the cemetery the other of about two acres
is on Greenmount avenue, at the northwestern
portion of it, adjoining the York road. The en-
tire cemetery is now remarkably green and rank
1t has been generally much improved throughout
They are busy with large number of carts haul
ing clay, gravel and dirt to places which need them
This is considered the handsomest burial place in
Maryland. The custom, however, of visiting such
places for pleasure since public parks have been
opened has somewhat died out. People prefer the
parks as they are less melancholy, though many
still go to the cemeteries in preference. Under
certain circumstances there is no place so filled
with melancholy sweetness as the spot where the
bodies of our relatives, friends and those with
whom we were acquainted repose in death.
1 see that the Wednesday Club building, a beau
tiful and valuable ediice situate north Charles
street. very fashionably attended, is advertised for
sale. 1t has by some means gotten into difficulty,
requiring such a sale. The club was heretofore
always considered wealthy. The belief is that it
will after the sale still be run as place of fash
ionable amusement and get along better.
The REMEMBERING of houses will commence soon.
1t will be quite troublesome. Many old numbers
are so fixed as to cause much expense in removing
them, though it must be done. In every way it
will be trouble and expense, but when compile
ted hope will prove very satisfactory. Some in
dividuals-mostly polticians-will reap the ad-
vantages. 1t will cost persons quite a sum
of money to get all things fixed right. We will
then need new city directory.
A funny and quite novel picnic was recently
held in Druid Hill Park, attended mostly by
Chinese. The principal enjoyment was in flying
peculiar kites and eating icecream. A goodly
number of persons went out to see it.
The new marriage law recently passed by our
Legislature, the constitutionality having been in
question, is now pronounced perfectly legal and
valid, so there need be no apprehsions about get
ting the knot tied under its sanction. A divorce
will be necessary for release. NEsToR.