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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
NURSES IN HISTORY.
Interesting Facts for Women Collected
by Princess Christian.

Interesting Facts for Women Collected
by Princess Christian.
DR.. Sophia Jex-Blake, in her ex-
haustive work on medical women, takes
US to the earliest classical times. In
the iliad there is mention of Agamede,
a woman skilled in the science of medi-
cine; and, again. similar reference also
occurs in the Odyssey. In France. in
the fourteenth century, we have the
negative evidence of there being wom-
en- practicing medicine and surgery,
for in a document of 1911 surgeons
and female surgeons are forbidden to
practice if they had failed to pass a
satisfactory examination before the
proper authorities" In England we
are told that women practiced in the
time of King John Q352) with full
legal authority. There is no question
that there have, in all times, been a
greater number of women calling
themselves midwives, and earn
ing a scanty livelihood as such
in this country; but the dig
nifty and importance which belonged
to them in the middle ages ''as a pro-
lCSSlOH cGluECo anu
out under proper CONTROL" has become
a thing OF the past. In the fifteenth
century midwives were duly licensed.
The first of whom we find any account
is Margaret Cobbe. who had yearly
salary from the crown. She attended
Elizabeth. wife of Edward w.. at the
birth of Edward ", and special pro-
s-r A. e. l.
privileges by an act of Parliament.
In the sixteenth century the Bench of
Bishops gave particular attention to the
question of midwives, and curates were
enjoined to teach and instruct them
''of the very words and forms of bap-
tism." 1t was in consequence of the
ceremony of baptism being sometimes
performed, in cases of urgency, by
midwives, that they were examined in
their duties not only by doctor. but
by Bishop. There was much COM
plant made of the Bishops giving their
license without taking care to find out
if they possessed needful knowledge or
instruction.
I'm 1867 the Archbishop of Canter-
bury granted a license to Eleanor Pead,
midwife, and required her to take a
long oath to fulfill her duties faithfully;
and among other things, she bound her.
self to use the proper words at baptism,
and. moreover to use pure and clean
water" 1t is clear that in early times
women took much higher stand and
position in nursing and medicine than
has been given to them till within the
last few years again. 1t may be that
they lost their position because the
feeling of the times changed, and, in
consequence, they were denied the OPP
portunities of needful study and in
struction. Now the tide has turned in
their favor, and the chance is offered
them of recovering that which was
formerly their undisputed right
Princess Christian. in Wonaan's Work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The ravages of a new green bug
are causing a steady and increasing
decline in coffee production in Ceylon.
Experiments made last year by
Russians in the cultivation of cotton in
the districts of the Lower Don are said
to have been so successful that Russia
is likely to be competitor in the cot
ton-producing market in a few years.
"A triumph in electric lighting was
achieved recently in Vienna, when,
during a performance at the opera,
more than six thousand seventeen
candle power lamps were burning for
more than four hours without flicker
from first to last.
Glass floors are coming into very
general use in Paris. Although they
cost more at first, they are found
cheaper in the end. The room below
can often dispense with artificial light,
and there is far less fire risk. Glass,
too, will outwear wood many times.
The Berlin Homeopathic Society
recently learned that it was the custom
of many druggists to put up on homao-
pathic prescriptions merely some SIM
pie compound and label it as whatever
was wanted. To test this eighty diff
ferent burlesque prescriptions were
written out in Latin and sent to as
many different druggists. Seventy-sev-
en- out of the eighty swallowed the
bait, and put up what purported to be
the dose required by the bogus pre-
scriptions. The other three sent the
prescriptions back, with the remark
that they did not understand them.
I'm Denmark it is becoming Gus
tomary for friends to send to the rela-
tives of person who has died what is
called a ''Good Works Card" in place
of the usual floral tributes. These
cards are of white pasteboard, printed
in silver, and are issued by various
charitable organizations. On each
card is the name of the society which
issues it; in the center is an ivy wreath
on which the name of the deceased may
be written; and at the foot is the name
of the sender. The cards are sold in
bookstores for a moderate sum.
Silly mothers in the fashionable
circles of Paris have aroused the in
dignation of the medical profession by
applying the horrors of face painting
to little children. In the public gar
dens babies of three years old may be
seen whose eyebrows have been BACKED
or dyed. Other anxious parents, dis
tressed at the vulgarly rudy and rus
tic hue of their children's cheeks, care
fully powder them before sending them
out. Little coquettes of ten years are
not permitted to 60 abroad until the
regulation black stroke has been paint
ed beneath their eyes. The doctors
warn the mothers that when the chill
dren thus barbarously treated reach
the age of sixteen they will have col
orless and ruined complexion, to say
nothing of the injury to health.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
THE HUMAN TEETH.
Different Kinds with Which Nature Ha
Provided Mankind.

Different Kinds with Which Nature Has
Provided Mankind.
In regard to the teeth, it must be
admitted that in relation to the subject
in hand they are literally and truly cut
both ways. In the complete set of
thirty-two there are twenty for grind
ing. eight for biting and four for tear
ing. Grinding teeth are required for
animals which live on grains and other
hard vegetable substances; biting teeth
are necessary for animals which nibble
soft substances like grasses and some
fruits; tearing teeth are essential for
animals which actually tear tough and
resistant structures, like flesh, to
pieces. In man the grinding teeth
largely preponderate; and how we'll
fitted these teeth are for grinding
seeds. grains, acorns and the like, the
teeth of our very old forefathers tell
significant and true tale. In man the
biting teeth have conspicuous place
and a very decisive function; with
them, even to the present. the skilled
bitter can cut through the finest
thread. a feat equivalent to dividing
the most delicate filament of food fiber
that grows from the earth. The teeth
are vegetable weapons; they are the
best of weapons which the out-and-out
vegetarian can use; they assist him
both in practice and argument. But
then there remain those four tearing
fangs, those canine or dogs teeth, so
firm, strong and savage. The canine,
or tearing teeth, stand out strikingly
in favor of the view that man is formed
for eating flesh; but it can not be said
by the staunchest fesh-eater that the
f1esh-eating tendency is the strongest
altogether. No it is certain that the
balance turns fairly the other way. 1t
may. however, be argued that the very
fact of the existance of only four tear
ing teeth gives countenance to the be-
lief that nature has supplied the human
animal with fangs for devouring ami
NAL flesh If he is obliged Or DESTROYS so
to do. This is true, but only to linn
tied extent, because we now know that
even the teeth, firm as they are, be-
come, by constant habit of life, changed
in form and character The canine
tooth itself, even in the dog, has been
exceptionally so modified from this
cause as to lead to characteristic type
of structure indicative of the influence
of manner of life on growth when ex-
tended through many generations
Longntd7a'S Magazine
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
SOCIAL BOOKKEEPING.
How Mrs. Justice Miller Keeps an Account
of Her Society Obligations.

How Mrs. Justice Miller Keeps an Account
of Her Society Obligations.
"Ho~ do you keep accounts of society
obligations?" was asked of Mrs. JUS
tice Miller.
"Well, the first thing is to enter the
names of all ladies calling and leaving
their cards, their addresses, when
given, the day they called, the day
they receive, and something about
them, when they are strangers to you.
This is the foundation of your scheme.
Then you follow it up by crediting
your return visit and making any
notes respecting the parties to guide
your future action.
During the season every morning
the first thing is to get out the list and
go over it. First it is necessary to note
the class of receptions in rule for that
day. Then to classify the persons of
that class who have left their cards,
then the date of their call and their
dresses must be made out for the coach
man. Thus fortified, lady in society
starts out-Mondays for the houses of
the ladies of the Supreme Court; Tues
days to take up the Representatives
ladies and X street; Wednesdays for
Cabinet ladies; Thursdays for Senators
ladies, and Fridays taking in
the West End and army and
navy ladies. For each of these
days of the week list must be made
out and separate one for each week.
It can be seen what difficult task it is
to perform the simple physical labor of
so much writing, not to speak of the
difficulty of avoiding mistakes, which
might place a lady in very embar-
RAISING position.
Saturday is regarded as public
and not social day. Formerly the re-
ceiving wives of the diplomats were at
home on that day. 1t has long been
the drawing-room day of the wife of
the President, and latterly also of Con-
necticut avenue. When Mrs. Secre-
tary Manning was here she made great
exertions to have Saturday made a So
ciety day at the Executive Mansion,
some other time being set apart for the
general public who throng there to
pass before the lady of the White
House, but she could not bring it about.
1t would give great pleasure to ladies
in society who often have visiting
friends here and desire to make So
cial call on the lady of the Mansion
and would take that opportunity to do
SO, but who are not willing to be
damned and jostled by such a great
throng as gather there now. / think
that some method will be devised be-
fore long so that there will be so
ciety and public day for the lady OF
the White House.
1.-THE fact is Washington has become
a great social metropolis. There are
many customs which answered well
enough twenty-five years ago which
must be amended and adapted sooner
or later to meet the necessities of new
conditions. ~ Washington Letter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12

but of course he stopped short end
looked up.
..Then I spoke just as low as I could
and make him hear, and told him what
the matter was. / expected nothing
but the burglar would hear, too, and
come right up stairs after us, or run
right off with the spoons, but he didn't.
Mr.. Lincoln said: "All right, and ne
started off just as fast as he could rum
He lived next house but one, and he had
four grown-up sons, and he's quite an
old man himself; so guess he thought
he'd better get them, and not try to
drive off the burglar alone.
well, / staid there at the window
and watched. The others kept whisper
ing to me to come back; but somehow
I'd begun not to feel quite so frightened
myself. It wasn't but few minutes
any way before saw them coming the
four Lincoln boys, and Mr.. Lincoln on
behind. They had sticks, and Frank
Lincoln had his gun that he goes hunt
ing with, and they marched right
around to our front door and pounded
on it.
Il went back with the others then,
and we all sat up in bed and listened.
We expected to hear Frank Lincoln's
gun go off every minute, but all we
heard was people talking, and then we
heard the front door open and the
greatest laughing. Then somebody
called us, and we ran to the head of the
stairs, and there he was, coming up
with lamp. You see, he'd been called
home on business sooner than he'd ex-
pected, and hadn't time to send word.
He got to town on late train, and
when he was coming up the street he
met man who told him that mother
had gone to Mr.. Green's to watch, and
he supposed we children had gone over
to Aunt Maria's to stay all night. He
never thought of such a thing as our
staying alone. And he thought he'd
see if he couldn't get into the house
some way without going to Mr.. Green's
after the key-it was so late-and he
climbed into the kitchen window. Then
he was hungry, he hadn't had any sup
per, so he cooked some ham. But the
funniest part of it was, he was rather
scared when the Lincoln boys and Mr..
Lincoln came. He didn't know but
they were burglars"
There was circle of eager and in
quisitive faces bending toward Rose
Underwood, who had jumped COM
pletely over the point of her story in
her haste.
s'But who was it, Rosep Who was itp
Who was the burglarp"
s'Why, my own father, of course"
said Rose.-Mary E.. Hilkins, m
Judges Young Folks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
KILLING ALLiGATORS.
How Cubans Go About Strengthening til
Man-Eating Saurians.


Man-Eating Saurians.
Come" said Don Manuel; 1--WE will
show you how harmless alligators are
when you know them, and what a
simple thing it is for Cubans to kill
themm
Moving stealthily along the edge of
the lagoon, we suddenly heard here,
there, beyond, and again as if all about
us, heavy splashes in the water, and
the quick parting and subsequent
trembling of countless swaths of reeds
showed where unwiedly objects had
made startled passages. We were
among school of alligators. How
many? "Well, may be several thou
sand within square mile!"
ly. Jose had a tremendous qua
brahaca dumped stick, as large, almost
as heavy, and quite as strong as a crow
bar, in his hand. At word from Don
Manuel he glided forward and flung
himself in a reclining posture on a
firm bit of ground perhaps fifty feet
from the edge of the lagoon, while the
don and myself hid in the edge of the
jungle. An almost uncomfortable silence
of perhaps half an hour ensued. Then
gentle splashings among the reeds
were heard. These were shortly fol-
lowed by many soft, half-whistled
gruntings. Directly the heads of two
lay motionless. For a time these were
also motionless as an oriental study in
bronze. Then the bodies followed,
slowly and cautiously at first,
but soon with Incredible rapid
ity they moved upon Jose. I
believe was never so appre-
hensive and excited in my life. Isl
lencer' Kissed Don Manuel Instantly
one Topped about, scampered to the
land-edge, and whisked himself into
the bayou. But the other, with snap
ping eyes and quivering jaws, was
bent on having Cuban meat for break
fast. In another instant he was at
Jose's side. The latter bounded into
the air like rubber ball. Flinging
his canvas hat into the alligator's
jaws, which snapped and crunched it
hideously, the guabrahaca stick
whistled through wide air circle and
descended with crash into the rep
tiles skull. Before its first culver and
sprawl Jose's machete was through its
shoulders a foot into the solid soil be-
meath, and this bull alligator, seven
teen feet in length, was dead. Three
alligators were dispatched in this re-
markable way.-Edgar Wakeman's
Cuban Letter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
PlIH AND POINT.

Germany is said to be the greatest
potato-eating country in the world.
Sudden expectations which kindle
she mind to a fever, sometimes chill
the heart to frost.
The man who goes ''over the bay"
too often is apt to get into strait
Hotel Mail.
To rejoice in another's prosperity
is to give content to your own lot; to
mitigate another's grief is to alleviate
Or dispel your own.
The ignorance of one man may be
higher than the intelligence of anoth-
er. There may be very large memo
ry and narrow consciousness.
"A youthful applicant for gradual
ton at Lexington, KY, being asked
the other day: what does history
teach?" answered.: ssThat the United
States has never been whipped and
never will be-"
Some men are always looking for
shings that are pointed in a newspa-
per, and yet if their names are used to
sharpen the point they are too dull to
see where the fun comes in.-Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
Far away there in the sunshine
are my highest aspirations. can not
reach them, but / can look up and see
their beauty, believe in them, and try
to follow where they lead.-Louise N.
Alcott.
The exhibition of what is noble,
the embodiment of what is right, beau
tiful, and heroic in life, produce far
greater effect on the human heart than
precept Or exhortation. Example is
better than precept. John B. Cough.
The man who turns to the sunny
side has the sunniest heart, and he as
sists others toward gaining similar
experience. For we are prone to fol-
low those whom we see starting off
with the gladness of expectation in
their faces-Uaaited Presbyterian.
They say Truth is mighty, and
will prevail but this is only half the
case. If you put truth upon the shelf
and let dust lie on her record, of what
use will it be to men? Truth UNI
known, how can it enlighten? Truth
not felt, how can it renew?-Spurgeon
"A deer hunt near Martin, Tenn.
came to queer end. After the sports
men had chased the deer for several
miles, and the hounds were close at
his heels, the frightened animal
turned suddenly, and, running up to
one of the hunters, tucked it's head I'M
der his arm as if for protection. No
one had the heart to kill the pleading
animal, and the hunt was abandoned.
None but true man can appreciate
childhood, although children often
have a keener appreciation of true
manhood than most men have. A man
must. therefore, carry the best in
stincts of his childhood with him into
the period of manhood, if he would
know what it is to be a true man. And
not until he knows what it is to be a
true man, can he be true to the child
in the man or to the man in the child
IS. S. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
STORM AND suNsH1NE.

A pout and frown for the clouds. my dear,
And q few bright tears for the rain.
A snap from the eyes for the lightningss fash,
As it g.eams through the window-pane;
smothered sob or two, M dear,
Like heart-strings torn asunder;
A whirl through the room like atornado's path,
Then stamp or two for the thunder:
And this, my dear-now mark what say
Will make of the brightest. gloomy day
A smile or two for the sunshnes glow,
And two bright b.ue eyes for the sky;
A laugh or two for the r1urmuring brook
AS it ripples sweetly by;
A merry scamper Of little feet,
For the rustic of bright green leaves
And kiss or two from dewy mouth.
For the biossom-scented breeze:
And this, my dear-now mind what say
Will make of gloomy, the brightest day!
Emma J. ysnkins. in Judges Young F0a6s.
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w. then sued the railroad company
and the palace car company for dam
ages, alleging that the porter was the
agent of both companies, and was act
ing within the line of his duty. The
case against the palace car company
was decided against w. on the ground
that he was not ON the palace car under
any contract with that company, and
on the trial of the case against the
railroad company he was also
defeated on the ground that
when he was injured by the
porter he was trespasser on the palace
car, and was acting outside of his con-
tract, and, therefore, could not recover
Hereunder. The case, Williams VS..
The Pullman Palace Car Company and
the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas
Railroad Company, was carried to the
Supreme Court of Louisiana, where
the judgment was reversed, and a
Judgment entered for Williams for
$1,000. Judge Poche, in the opinion,
said:
1--WE shall follow the decisions of the
and those of the State courts, upon
the question, since we are of the opin-
ion that it is of broad interest to the
country, and one upon which the rule
should be uniform. Passengers ON a
train may assume that all the employees
thereon are in the service of the rail-
road company; that the entire train,
palace cars and all, were run under the
control of the company. The contract
with palace-car company, or any
like organization, is subordinate to the
contract of carriages with the railroad
company, and included therein. The
porter here must, therefore, be held to
be the servant, agent or employee of the
railroad company. But it is cOntended
that, admitting this liability of the rail-
road company, it is not liable for a
personal assault by this porter, for in
making the assault he was not acting
in the scope of his authority. The en-
ployes of a railroad company are bound
to secure the safety of the passengers
on the train. The company is liable in
damages for any injuries suffered by a
passenger by reason of the negligence
of any of its agents, and it is equally
clear and logical that this liability ex-
tends to and embraces injuries inflicted
upon passenger by means of a willful
and malicious assault made by an en-
ploye upon him. The plaintiff was not
a trespasser on the palace car when he
asked permission of the porter to wash
his hands in the basin of the palace
car, and the railroad company must
respond in damages therefor. st.
Louis Globe Democrat,