Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-30

find in the western part of the territory Nor
mons enough to control the county elections.
It is well known that thousands of Mormons
have settled in Idaho. There are colonies
also in Colorado and Arizona. As for Nevada
the Salt Lake Herald declares year or two
ago that the Mormons could gain control of
the government of that State in ak months
if they should desire to do so.
Some of the leading brewers of Philadel-
phia are talking in q way which indicates
that the reduction N the number of saloons
in that city has caused very slight reduc-
ton in the amount of beer consumed. One
of the brewers saids ''I do not believe that
there is brewery in the city which has been
materially affected, and most of them have
been benefited" In explanation of this he
said that tina shutting of the saloons on Sun
day had been in part compensated by the in
creased trade of beer furnished to private
residences, and that what losses yet remained
to the brewer were further offset by the fact
that the saloon business is now in the hands
of wealthier class of dealers, who are seeur-
ing greater profits and are able to pay all
their debts with promptness. Altogether,
the brewers appear to regard the new law
with great equanimity.
Mr.. Robert Giffen, the well known English
statistician, asserts that the assured decline
in the trade of Great Britain is due to the
great falling off in values that has taken
place during the last few years; that if the
So&o o,1I koI oof
Britain in the year 1886 had been valued at
the prices at which similar goods sold in the
year 1880, the export and import trade of
England would have shown a decided and
satisfactory increase, while judged of merely
on the score of valuations it has apparent de-
creased. The change of value during the in
terval referred to has been, approximately,
20 per cent; that is, merchandise of the av-
erage is worth that much less now than it
was seven or eight years ago. This report is
interesting, for the reason that it has direct
bearing on our own foreign trade. In 1880
our exports were in value more than $780,
900. 900 greater than in 1887, while our i'm
ports were about the same; that is, in mer-
chandise. But if, as may be fairly assume d,
Gu0 Sauu0 COuLEdCblOu Ill ValuCS AdS thhOA
taken place as with the English, the real vol
ume of trade for the United States last year
was very much larger than it was six or seven
years ago.
A good deal of discussion having taken place
in England on the subject the spread Of infec-
tious diseases by means of books in circulat-
inglibraries, the Dresden municiple authorities
have had thorough experimental investiga-
tion of this question conducted. number
of much used volumes from the town library
were take for the purpose. The dust from
the leaves and covers was sown in nutrient
media and cultures reared, the result being
that no microbes belonging to infectious dis
eases were found-the dust being, in fact,
nothing but ordinary dust of a harmless
character. Again, the dirtiest leaves in the
books were rubbed first with the dry finger
and then with the wet finger. In the first
case scarcely any microbes we're found on the
finger; in the second plenty were found, but
all appeared to be of non-infeetious charac-
ter. Especially is it noted that there were
no tubercle bacilli. Lastly, books were soak
ed for two days in spirit containing 10 pei
cent. of carbolic acid. This treatment de-
stroyed all the bacilli, and proved harmless
to the volumes. The conclusion arrived a
was that the danger of circulating libraries
spreading infection is very sligh, but recon-
mendation is given to dust books well before
reading them, and never to wet the finger il
the mouth for the purpose of turning ove1
the leaves.