The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-16
W ARLINGTON NEWS.
MRS. HARRISON'S RECEPTIONS.

MRS HARRISON'S RECEPTIONS.
Mrs. Harrison continues to receive her
friends each afternoon, but entIIely by
appointment. To day after meeting
number If old friends, she drove out with
her young lady guests and joined the
fashionable eGuipaScs on The uptown
drives. The President after four o'clock
went for his usual afternoon stroll, being
accompanied by Mrs. Mckee. They
walked in the quiet and III the busy
streets and greatly enjoyed the afternoon.
Mrs. Harrison has noJ walked out much
since she came, as she has been so busy
that she found it impossible TO do more
than take drive. The President has
already driven out in his light buggy,
which is a favorite turnout with him.
The family believe in open air exercise
and expect tn spend all the time they can
IN awaiting themselves of the Opportuni
ties which Washington affords for walk
ing aud driving.
SICKNESS FROM INAUGURAL WEATHER.
A leading ply sician OF Washington said
to. day he would not be surprised II there
we're now at least thousand cases OF
pneumonia in this city. He said he had
never had SO many at one time in his own
practice March 4 was bitter, Indictment
day, which came nearer to beng Ike the
memorable March of 1873 than an,
other anniversary from that time to this
Sunday and Monday, March and 4. were
DAYS when it was best that even the In"st
robust should seek cover. Yet thousands
upon thousands of people spent most OF
the two days out of doors. On Monday
tens of thousands were exposed for many
hours to the damp, searching air and that
penetrating driZZling ,nisS which is IN
tinitely worse than the most coDlous
shower. The consumption of stlmulants
on March was marvellous, and many OF
those whom patriotism, partlsanshlp or
curiosity kept out, aud who baVe never
been in the habit of using stimuiants, had
free recourse to them. Medical autborl-
ties aver without hesitation that put Tor
this the cases of pneumonia would in all
probability have been doubled or trebled
Possibly the most ardent prohlbltlonlst
may concede that this was one instance
where the end justified the means. How
ever this may be, the rapid increase o
pneumonia in all this section OF country
and the percentage OF mortality is apall
ing. 1t is startling to hear, 1t was said
by an experienced practitioner to-day.
that middle-aged people in this latitude
who have been accustomed to generous
living, when attacked by pneumonia,
have all the chances against them. " est
err. people have no such terror of pueu
mona as prevails here. They Invariably
express surprise at the number of fatal
cases, and say the medical men of their
section tackle pneumonia with as much
confidence as they do any ordinary every
day complaint.
Since March 4 the prescriptions put up
by the druggists of Washington for
coughs. colds and kindred diseases have
increased thousandfold. From Philadel-
phia and almost every city comes the
news of numerous cases of pneumonia
developed since the return OF visitors to
Washington.
MR. wANAMAKER WILL MOVE SLOWLY.
Elk Postmasi er- General Creswell called
at PJstotfice Department to-day and had
an interview with the Postmaster Gen
eral 1t was said at the department lhat
bis call was in the interest of ex-Third
Assistant Postmaster General HaZen
BEATING THE HAND SHAKING RECORD.
The Presidents public reception today
was almost up to the inaugural week
standard, as there were over five hundred
hand shakers in the East Room when he
made his appearance about one o'clock
He took more comfortable position than
on previous occasions, and by actual
count beat all previous hand shaking re
cords by pressing 43 outstretched hands
per minute.