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, 1889-10-02
DR. Nelson ON Yellow Fever
Iron the Jamaica Gleaner)

'N'0'0" d PoIIPllI0' OII
Yellow Fever. advocating a new
method of treatment, by DIR. Wollred
Nelson, for a long time resident in
Panama.
No subject Of greater importance
could engage the attention OF n me-
dic"I man engaged in q tropical
practice and certainly no locality is
more favourable to the study of this
terrible disease than the lsthmus of
Panama. In Dr.. Nelson's pamphlet
there are three very salient points
LIST the declaration that the I~thmus
OF Panama and the Island of Cuba
are the hotbeds and p~lOpagatlng
grounds OF Yellow Fever aud that it
is from them that Florida must pro-
tect herself to secure immunity from
the disease, In this regard DR..
Nelson declares that Yellow Fever
is always present in Panama, Colon
and Havana, that the rapid transiI
between Havana and Tampa places
Florida in constant danger of infec-
ton, from which nothing but the
Ftrictest quarantine can avail as a
protection. A remarkable letter OF
DR.. Nelson dated November, 1887,
is published, which certainly prog
nOsticates in The clearest manner the
Yellow Fever epidemic in Florida in
the following year. This letter IS
addressed to the Editor of the Times
Union. The writer pronnunces the
cases which had been brought to his
notice at Tampa, as undoubtedly
cases of Yellow Fever, and concludes
with this remarkable paragraph -
"Let the people Of this fair State be
true TO their best interests and wake
to instant action ; in n word, prepare
for what aSsuredly awaits them next
summer" The End salient point of
this pamphlet is the declaration of
DIR. Nelson that the Yellow Fever is
a "blood disease pure and simple"
and that death is a result OF the de-
composition of the blood by the
germs, which destroy the red corpus
cles. He says that it is an accepted
fact that germs cannot propagate in
a fluid that is ever slightly acidu-
lated. He, therefore, combats vel
low fever by administering phospho-
ric acid, and considers that this treat.
men', with vapour baths and Sui
phale of Soda is, TO a great extent,
specific.
The third point of particular inter
est in DR.. Nelson's pamphlet is his
unqualified adhesion to the theory Of
DR.. Domingo Freire of Rio de ia
metro, that yellow fever is due TO a
specific germ and that immunity may
be secured by incubation with an
attenuated virus, as in The case Of
Anthrax, small pox, etc. DR.. Mel
son believes that by the aid of mo
culatlon as a preventive, and his acid
treatment of the disease, tropical life
will be robbed Of its great terror aud
yellow fever will cease TO commit the
ravnges hat now shock humanity
and mock all medical skill. Dr..
Nelson is a firm and uncompromis-
ing believer in this germ theory and
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
Recipes.
Lancet.

LEMON CAKE.-Beat to a cream one cup
full of butter and three cupfuls OF powder
ed sugar; add the yolks of five eggs, pre-
viously well beaten, the juice and grated
rind of one lemon, and a cupful of milk
with one teaspoonful of saleratus (or
baking powder) dissolved in it. Then add
the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff
froth; sift in four cupfuls of -four and
bake
STEwED TOMATOES. Take fine ripe to-
matoes and pourover them boiling water.
in order to loosen the skins. Slip off the
skins and lay the tomatoes in dish with
little butter, pepper and salt scattered
over them. Set them on the stove and let
them cook slowly about fifteen minutes.
Then take them off and turn them; add a
little more butter, and dredge over them
a little flour. Pour over them a scant
cup of milk to make gravy Set them
back on the stove to scald about ten min
utes.
CREAMED CHICKEN and cut up in
neat pieces two chickens. Put them on
to boil and before they are done pare some
potatoes, cut them in two, lay them on
top of the chicken, and let them boil till
done. Then take the potatoes carefully
up by themselves; pour pint of sweet
cream upon the chicken, let it heat. then
thicken with scant Tablespoonful of -four
dissolved in a small half cupful of milk
Season with salt, pepper and fresh butter.
If you have no cream, sweet milk will an
swer, but more butter will be required.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05

count. Clothing is an imperfect protec-
tion. for we have seen a child whose foot
and ankle had been stung through the
stocking so seriously that for days she
could not wear leather shoe. All this
can be averted, according to our expert
ence, and that, we believe, OF many others
by carbolic acid judiciously used. The
safest plan is to keep saturatedsolutlon
of the acid. The solution cannot contain
more than 6 or per cent, and it may be
added to water until the latter smells
strong This may readily and with per-
feet safety be applied with sponge. we
haveno doubt that horses and cattle could
be protected in the same way from flies,
which sometimes nearly madden them,
and it even seems possible that terrible
scourge, the African tsetse fly, might be
kept off in the same manner.-LondOn
| Lancet.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
Cold Dishes.

We have been waiting patiently, hoping
that some of our readers would respond
to the request made some time ago for
recipes and suggestions forcold dishes for
the summer, thus avoiding the heat and
discomfort of cooking midday meal.
We believe that great deal of fatigue
and discomfort can be saved in summers
by preparing our dlnners in the morning,
which are quite as relishable and more
healthful than SO much hot food. Now
that our midsummer is nearly here, any
suggestion will be in order. and doubtless
great help to many. Send your best
recipes for these columns.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
HoUSE-CLEAN1NG MELODIES.

Sing song of cleaning housel
Pocket full of nails
Four-and-twenty dust-pans,
Scrubbing brooms and pals
When the door is opened,
Wife begins to sing:
"Just help me move this bureau here.
And hang this picture, won't you dear?
And tack the carpet by the door,
And stretch this one little more,
And drive this nail, and screw this screw;
And here's a job have for you
This closet door will never catch,
think you'll have to fix the latch;
And oh, while you are about it, John,
I wish you'd put the cornice on,
And hang this curtain, when you're done
TIL hand you up the other one;
This box has got to have hinge
Before can put on the fringe;
And won't you mend this broken chair?
I'd like hook put up right there,
The bureau drawer must have knob;
And here's another little job
l really hate to ask you, dear
But could you fix a bracket here?"
And on it goes, when these are through,
With this and that and those to do,
Ad infinitum, and more too,
All in a merry jingle
And isn't it enough to make
man wish he was single? (Almost.)
Selected
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
A fe-Guard Against Insects.

Many people do not know how easily
they can protect themselves and their
children against the bites of gnats and
otherinsects. Weakcarbolic acid aponged
on the skin and hair, and in some cases
the clothing, will drive away the whole
tribe. A great many children and not
few adults are tormented throughout the
whole summer by minute enemies. We
know persons who are afraid of picnics,
and even their own gardens, on this &C.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
House-C Cleaning at the White House.

House-Cleaning at the White House.
We clip the following from the New
York Mail and Express:
MRS. Harrison has decided that the
PRESIDENTIAL family must have more room
in the White House. She made tour of
the garrett few days ago and discovered
several rooms on the floor next the
roof numbered up with books, executive
documents, Congressional Records, etc.,
which have been stored there for years
An investigation was instituted and it
was found that most of the books and
papers were practically worthless; so, af-
ter consulting the President, Mrs Harri-
son determined to call in Junk dealer
and strike bargain. Yesterday and the
day before the White House elevator as
sisted the eservants in transferring basket
full after basketful of old books and pa
pers from the garret to thecellar. In the
pile are bound volumes of the Senate and
House journals, running back to the
XXXVIth Congress, reports on naviga-
ton, Patent Office Reports and other in
teresting works of a similar sort. Mrs
Harrison is giving personal supervision
to the spring house-cleaning nowin prog
ress at the mansion, which is guarantee
that the work will be well done.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
For the HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Piccalilli.

One head of cabbage (medium size),
one-half peck of green tomatoes. one doz-
en- cucumbers (good size). one dozen on
ions (smalD; chop fine and cover with a
haf pint of salt. Let it stand over night
then drain off the watervery dry through
a colander. Add enough water and vine
gar to cover it and let it scald, but donot
let it boil ther chop fine two green pep
pers, add a pound of brown sugar, a
tablespoonful of cloves ground. the same
of cinnamon and the same of alspice, and
also the same of ground mustard: two
tablespOOnfuls of celery seed. the same of
mustard seed, put in some very small Gu
cumbers if you have them mix all togeth-
er and cover with the best cider vinegar
MISS J. III. STRONG.
San Mateo, Florida.
We can vouch for the above as being
most excellent TT. d.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
House-Cleaning Made Easy.
Selected.

An old lady of my acquaintance who
was noted as having perfect mania for
house-cleaning, was wont to remark that
the three great evils in the world, were
"DIRT, Debt and Sin" In her vocabulary
dirt was always placed first, forgetting
that it might with all propriety be in
cluded in the latter. Certainly none of us
doubted the sincerity of her belief at least
the matter of dirt at house-cleaning sea-
sons. A general upheaval at such times,
a veritable annual earthquake or cyclone
was the custom of this indefatigable
housewife, to the great discomfort of all
the household
Now that there may be ways of getting
through with this disagreeabe work with
out the commotion which makes house.
cleaning a positive terror, none will deny.
1t is quite impossible for anyone to follow
any set rules in this matter We often
see special directions given in various
household magazines for the purpose,
but it is our experience, that this sort of
work must be regulated by ournecessities,
not by any set of rules. circumstances
alter cases in every family"
In our former homes, if in the North,
where everything in the winter, from gar
ret to cellar, must be housed and stored
to keep from freezing, the unavoidable
dirt and soil from the use of coal stoves
and furnaces, the accumulation of dirt
under carpets after long winters use,
makes house cleaning in the spring more
of an absolute necessity 1--WE might say
terror) than with us in Florida. We live
so much out of doors, on our verandas,
our homes on the average so open and
airy, and withall so simply built, that the
annual scourge of house-cleaning seems
in great measure to lose it's dread as in
years gone by. Or is it because we are
growing less particular in these matters?
We think not. 1T is because we live in
simpler houses, and can keep them clean
and in order with less friction to ourselves
and others than formerly Not using fires
for heating purposes, except for small
portion OF the year we can distribute our
house-cleaning days more evenly through
the year, thoroughly cleaning one room
at time without being hurried or over
worked, and none OF the family inconven-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05

fenced thereby. OF course where there is
papering, painting or repairs to be done
much more time and patience is required.
1t is well, however, to have all this extra
work done before our hot summer days
make it indeed a grevious burden.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
What wrought the change? This woman's face

What wrought the change? This womans face
Is ruddy with roses grace.
Her eye is bright.
Her heart is light,
All. truly tis a goodly sight,
few brief months ago her cheek
Was pallid and her step was weak.
"The end is near
For her fear,
Sighed many friend who held her dear.
can tell you what wrought the change
in her. She was told by a friend who,
like her, had suffered untold misery from
complication of female troubles, that
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription would
certainly cure her. This friend 'knew
whereof shespoke, )" for she had been cured
by the remedy she had advised her friend
to use. She is enthusiastic in it's praise,
and tells her friends that DIR. Pierce de-
serves the universal gratitude of woman
kind for having given it this infallible
remedy for it's peculiar ailments. 1t is
guaranteed to give satisfaction in every
case or money refunded.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05

MAKE Your Own FERTILIzER.-Sendfor for
sample, price, etc., of our kilncured, dis
integrated. screened Humus for compost
ing with chemicals, cotton seed meal,
ashes, or stable manure. Address, Hicks
& CLARK, Fort Mason, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, one a dose. Cure
headache, constipation and Indigestion.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-05
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
BY MRS. ]. Il. FARR.
FLORIDA.
SAN MATEo,

To whom all correspondence for this Depart
ment should be addressed.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08
NEW HAVEN CONN, TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 8, 1889.

the opposite opinions, In order that both
sides may be heard, that anything valuable
in the latter olaSs may be appreciated, and
what is fallaeious therein comprehended."
Germans are snxioasly awaiting the final
verdict in peculiar case which recently
came before the German courts. Two ladies
of Wesel, 1t seems, made complaint before
magistrate some time ago that one Of their
nsighbors was the owner OF a rooster whose
loud growing disturbed their slumbers every
night. The magistrate decided that the
noise was disorderly and fined the owner of
the rooster, "because he did not prevent the
animal from growing at night" An appeal
from this decision was taken to the higher
court, but without success. Now, 1t ap-
pears, the owner Of the Objectionable rooster
has appealed to the highest tribunal in the
country. He argued that the rooster only
exercises his natural right when he crows,
and that rooster is very useful and ne-
oessary animal. "Without roosters," he
explains, 'fthere would be NO hens, and if
we had no hens there would be no eggs.
Since, therefore, we cannot do without hens
or eggs, we cannot do without roosters
either" The case SO far has been rather ex-
pensive for the defendant, but he il Of good
cheer and hopes to carry the day by his
logical argument.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08
SUPERSTITI0Ns ABOUT BABIES.
The Customs They Are Subjected to In
Various Countries.

From the Springfield Republican,
In Ireland belt made of woman's hair Ia
placed about child to keep harm away.
Garlic, salt, bread and steak are put inte
the cradle of a new born babe in Holland.
Rounanian mothers tie red ribbons around
the ankles of their children to preserve them
from harm, while Esthonian mothers attach
bits of assafetida to the neoks of their off
spring.
Welsh mothers put pair of tengs or q
knife In the cradle to insure the saTcty of
their children; the knife Is also used for the
same purpose in some parts of England.
Among the Vosges peasant children born
at q new moon are supposed to have their
tongues better hung than others, while those
born at the last quarter are supposed to
have less tongue, but better reasoning pow
ers. A daughter born during the waxing
moon is always precociouA.
At the birth of child, in lower Brittany
the neigkboring women take 1t In charge,
wash it, crack its joints and rub its head
with oil to solder the Uranium bones. 1t il
then wrapped in q tight bundle, and its lips
are snoinsed with brandy to make 1t a full
Breton.
The Grecian mother, before putting her
child in its cradle, turns three times around
before the fire while Ainging her favorite
song to ward off evil spirits.
In Scotland it is said that to rock the emp
ty cradle will insure the coming of other oc-
cupants for it.
The London mother places a book under
the head of the new born infant that it may
be quick at reading, and puts money into the
first bath to guarantee its wealth in the fu-
ture.
The Turkish mother loads her child with
amulets as soon as 1t is born, and small bit
of mud, we'll stepped in hot water, prepared
by previous charms, is stuck on its forehead
In Spain the infants face is swept with q
pine tree bough to bring good luck.
In America the child Is handed over to q
nurse with instructions to "raise Ii on the
bottle.n
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08
AN INTERESTING CASE.

AN 1NTkAESV1NG OASEs
An interesting legal question has recently
been settled In England. A woman had
married man named Tolson in>1S80. About
year afterward he deserted her. She and
her father made Inquiries about him, and
learned from hia elder brother and from gen.
eral report that he had been lost In a vessel
bound for America, which went down with
all on board. In 1887, believing herself to
be widow, she was married to another man.
Soon afterward her first husband turned up.
There would have been no question as to her
innocence had Tolson remained absent Sc zen
years and she supposed him to be dead. In
such case the statute expressly provides that
the second marriage is not bigamous. But
as a matter of fact he was away only about
five years. Nina Of the fourteen judges held
that If wife believes in good faith in the
death Of her husband and has reasonable
grounds for the belief she cannot be prose.
cuted for marrying again. They laid stress
on the fact that guilty mind or criminal in.
tent is essential to the crine-that a woman
cannot be held guilty where she did not know
and had no reason to believe she was doing
wrong. The other i've judges oontendsd
that a second marriage before the expiration
of seven years is bigamous
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08
HER GLANCE WAS FR0sTx.
An Eeonomic Bachelors WeddinE GiIS
Purchase and the Result.

An Eeonomic Bach elor's wedding Gift
Purchase and the Result.
From the Pittsburg Dispatoh.l
When wedding was announced In Pitts
burg some years ago an invitation reached q
certain bachelor who was rather unwilling to
spend money. He wanted to send present
to the bride, but he hated to spend the mon
ey. In this quandary he went to . well-knewn
dealer in silver china and like precious things,
and sought high and low in his stock for some
article that should combine lowness of price
with appearance of great value. he was not
successful at first. Presently he came ACROSS
some valuable Bohemian glass vases, one OF
whish was broken. Two pieces had been
knocked of the lip of the vase. An idea
struck him.
Chow much do You want for the broken
vases he asked.
ooh, We would not like to charge any
thing for that" said the salesman.
"And yet those pieces could be easily
stuck on, couldn't theyp
eyes, they could" was the reply.
"Then guess you may pack up that vase
and send it to Miss, at - street, East
End" said the smart economist.
He reasoned that If the vase reached his
fair friend with two pieces broken out of 1t
the damage would be attributed to careless
handling on the road, and he would be cred
tied with sending a costly vase.
All would have been well, perhaps, had
not the careful salesman wrapped up the
broken pieces separately in tissue paper and
placed them in the box beside the vase.
As it WAS the effect upon the bride was net
pleasant; nor was her frosty glance agree
able to the penurious bachelor when they
met shortly afterWard.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08
I'm TRADE.

Trade follows the march of the drummer.
New Orleans Pieayune.
"A hero is a man who refrains from eating
things that do not agree with him.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Many man considers himself great gun,
when in fact he is nothing but a smooth
bore.-Boston Transcript.
The devil is not 30 assiduous as he is given
the credit of being. He doesn't lift finger
to keep the flies off the man who goes to
sleep in ehurch.-Burlington Free Press.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., would $40 gold
piece stop your mouthF Sambo-"It might,
boss, but Use pow'ful feared 1t 'uld leak
roun' de edges-you bettah try $20."-The
Epoch. zets'i2 4
"Do you everexpect to become anything or
do anything or make anything by loafng
around this wayap Eyes; everything comes
to him who waits. I'm waiting. nR."-Munseys
Weekly.
Brown-.'DeGrow looks very poorly, don't
hes He has not many years to live, fear"
Jones-"He won't live six months, and you
can bet on 1t. I've said SO for the last three
years, and know what I'm talking abouti"
Epoch.
Mrs. Rastler Ito her husband)-I certainly
wish, dear, that you would keep up appear
ances more and dress better. Now look at
Mr.. Slasher, how stylish he Is. Rustlsr-
You forget, dear, that 1t was but recently
that Slasher failed. ."-CIothier and Furnish
er.
A candidate for the coronership In Nat
chez, Miss, exhibited his marriage certin
cate as one of the proofs Of his qualiaca-
tions. An extended experience In being sat
upon should fit man to some extent for
sitting upon other subjects -Philadelphia.
Ledger.
A New England woman got mad the other
day and went out ssd smashed ten pie
plates on a rock. The lonesome condition
of New England women is most melancholy.
They ought to come west and get husbands
| to throw plates at when they get angry
| Chicago News.
| Young Manager-"You are making q
great deal of talk about the legitimate dra-
ma. Now, would like to know what you
mean by the legitimate, anyways" Old Man
| ager-"Legitimate drama, dear hoy, is mi ade
and on which managers need pay No royal
| ty."-Ameriea.
Indiana avenue ear. Oar crowded. All
fat people, very fat. Car stops, very thin
man gets in. Has great difficulty In
squeezing himself into bit Of seat. He gets
| angry and says: "People ought to pay fares
according to weight" Fat neighbor an
swers: "If they did the ear wouldn't stop for
| Chicago Herald.
| An old peasant on the south shore of Long
Island was telling his visitor how pleasant 1t
was. sBut," asked the friend. slapping his
face with his handkerchief, ''don't you have
a great many mosquitoes and sand aess'
| "Ya'as," said the man; "but, then, We sorter
like them" Glow can that bss' "Wa'al,
you see, we feel so kinder good when they
| 90 away. New York Observer
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08
Tuesday, October 9, 1850.
REJECTED.

REJECTED.
The proposed prohiSitory amendment yes
terdsy met the fate which everybody ex-
pected 1t would meet. Its rejection prob-
ably settles the matter for some time, for the
people have shown unmistakably how they
feel about 1t. The prohibitionists have made
a warm fight, and their campaign was well
planned and well conducted. But they
were, to put 1t mildly, too far in advance of
public sentiment to win Their failure will
probably not hurt the cause of temperance in
this State. Indeed, it may fairly be ex-
peoted that temperance work will be carried
on quite as effectively as If those >, who wish
to. see, total abstinence prevail had a prohib-
itory law which did not prohibit to contend
with 60 ,t -
Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08
His Lovely Innocence.

IrfO1if t1fc 1kfUaHy G3PtcsS'1
1t had rained ell the long dreary day, and
little Lord Fauntleroy's golden curls were
bedraggled and wet. and his nice collar hung
limp adown his slender shoulders, when he
came home at quarter past four O'Clock and
tossed his school books at the cat which lay
by the hearth.
"Grandpa," he said softly, as he came to
whore the old man was quietly sitting,
smoking and thinking, 81 thought all brides
were of the female sex"
.sThey are, child, they are. Why do you
make such an odd remarka''
because, grandpa, in looking over my
geography lesson came upon the Hebrides.
Are they females, tool And if 80, why are
they called 'heg" And the little lord peered