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The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
Phthisis in Switzerland.

The average proportion of deaths
from pulmonary phthisis in Switzerland
is 2.31 per 1000 of population. OF 1000
deaths from all causes, 105 are due to
consumption. The greatest mortality
from phthisis is in the cantons of APP
penzell, Basel and Geneva; the least in
those of Uri, the Upper Unterwald and
Schaffhausen. In relation to altitude,
the following are the statistics; From
200 to 400 meters, in, every 1000 deaths
there are liz from phthisis; from 400 to
700, 105; TOO to 900, 1O6; from 900 to
1900, 80; above 1000, II. Phthisis is
endemic through Switzerland; there is
no constant relation between the prev
a1ence of phthisis and altitude. but the
disease increases in direcs ratio to the
increase in the industrial pops alton.
At equal attitudes Industrial districts
show a far higher death rate from
phthisis than agricultural districts. In
industrial populations OF equal size the
death rate is 3 little lower In those 81
higher alt!tYdsh-=Chioago Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
ELECTRIC ENDosMosIs.
An Important Medical Discovery Made by
Wizard Edison.

Edison has como out in new char
ncter. The process of accelerating the
passage of drugs through the skin by
electrical endosmosis has for some time
been regularly practiced under medical
sanction. Edison had noticed that
gouty concretions are often treated
with the aid Of lithium salts, taken in
ternally, to facilitate tho formation, dis.
solution and excretion from the body of
urate ithium. The difficulty in this
treatment has always been the uncer-
tainty of the absorption of the salts into
the system, and it occurred to Edison
that more rapid success might be OBJ
tanned by external application
and the employment of elec-
trical endosmose to carry the
lithium into the tissues For the pur-
pose of testing this application he car
ried out series Of experiments last
year, the result Of which were placed
before the International Medical Con-
gress. recently held at Berlin. The
subject experimental upon was seven
ty-three years of age, and had lived an
active and healthy life until ten years
previously, when he contracted the ten
dency to equity concretions through
sleeping in damp sheets. All the
joints except the knees were very much
enlarged and the joints of the little
finger were almost obliterated by opera
tion. The patient experienced freedom
from pain, which had up to that time
been intense, after the first days treat
ment, and in fourteen days reduction
of nearly an inch and quarter was ef'
fected in the circumference OF one oi
the fingers, whose form was favorable
to accurate measurements The general
condition of the patient was temporari
ly ameliorated, and the results of the
experiment were in every way encou
aging. IN. Y. Sun.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
How Archduchess Valerie Was Greeted on
the Eve Of Her Wedding.

How ArchduchesS Valerie Was Greeted on
the Eve Of Her Wedding.
A surprise, which was prepared by
the Emperor and Empress for the Arch.
duchess Valerie on the eve of her wed.
ding, is now being talked of i'll Vienna.
Our correspondent there tells US that
Baron Bezecny, the director of the
Court Theater, was asked to invite
famous Vienna quartette to come to
Ischl and to tell no one of their coming.
From the station they were taken to
the house of the master OF ceremonies.
put into room alone, and given four
copies of love song and accompani.
ment, This song, which bore neither
the name of the poet nor the composer.
they were asked to study. An ample
repast was sent them and they were di.
rected to remain there until they were
sent for. At night, when tho fires
on the mountains were extinguished
and tho moon shone bright over
woods and hills, they were led to the
imperial villa and placed under group
of trees opposite the front terrace. At
signal agreed upon they we're to begin
their song. They heard talking in the
apartment which opens out upon the
balcony. Presently the Empress ap-
peared with her arm round her daugh-
ter. Close behind them followed the
Emperor with the bridegroom. AS they
stood silent on the balcony gazing at the
truly beautiful scenery, Prince Hohen'
lohe gave the signal, and from beneath
the trees rose sweetly the notes of the
tender love song, the words and music
of which had been composed by the
young bride. Her eyes overfowed with
grateful tears, as she looked from her
father to her mother. The Emperor
afterward went below and gave each
singer handsome diamond scarf-pin,
thanking them at the same time fol
their rendering of the song.-London
Dailv News
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
REPUBLICAN, TESTIMONY.
The Mckinley Bill Takes Into Account
S0lely tho MhnNfacturer.n

Solely the Manufactured"
A Pennsylvania Republican wrote
Senator Plumb, Of Kansas, protesting
against his recent tariff reform
Speeches In his reply Senator Plumb
said, among other things!
Notwithstanding the poor opinion Of me-
which you express, that I probably make
speeches which do not represent my senti.
ments, want to assure you that never was
more In earnest in my lie than in making the
remarks you rnention. It may be- as you say
that the manufacturers are hayiug d hard time
but this has been true OF the farmers whom
| represent, for many years, and they do not
| seem to think just now that it would be any re.
| lief to them to put up the prices OF manufact.
| ured goods. Congress passed bill for the ben.
| eft Of the worsted manufacturers short tine
| ago which, 1 am told, put up the prices about
| twenty-five per cent. The Mckinley BILL 1t Is
| said, and on apparent good authority, will i'd
crease them about twenty-five pet
cent. more. Somebody must. Of course,
pay these extra duties, and 1t seems
to me as though the consumers
that in raising revenues for carrying on the
Government proper regard may be had Us &c
| the needs OF the domestic manufacturer In the
| way Of protection, but he must take SOME
chances in the country in which he lives and
which he expects to supply with goods. In my
judgment, the Mckinley bill Is decidedly wrong
as it passed the House. 1t may OF may not be
made better in the Senate, but in its present
shape il tabs into account solsiy he n,anufact
urtr. overlooking wholly the consumer. Fol
this reason 1t does not meet with my views.
Here we have a square confession by
a leading Republican Senator that the
Mckinley bill takes into account
solely the manufacturer" Mr. Blaine
has already told the country that there
Is not section or q line In the Nc cKin
ley bill that opens market for an.
other bushel Of wheat or another barrel
of pork. The leading Republican news
paper in Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas and Missouri have denounced it
in equally emphatic terms.
Thus we have abundance OF unim-
peachable Republican testimony to the
demerits Of the Mckinley bill. And
yet it was passed by Congress. and ap.
proved by President Harrison as Re-
publican party measure. indianapolis
Sentinel.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
AN ITALIANS THEORY.
The Effects of Electricity and Ozone 0r
Cows MilIt.

Cows MilIu
It is we'll known that during thunder.
storms milk tends to grow acid. An
Italian, Prof. G.. Tolon1ei, has lately
tried to throw some light on the nature
Of this action. He experimental with
electricity on fresh milk in three diff.
ferent ways-frst, by passing the dis
charge Of Holtz machine between two
balls OF platinum inserted nearly two
inches apart in bottle containing milk;
second. by sending a battery current
between two strips Of platinum at
the bottom OF u tube holding
milk; and, third, by subiectins milk
to d test tube to the action Of a
strong battery current through a
silk=eovered copper wire wound spirally
round the tube. In each case the atidu.
lation was delayed, not hastened. Three
equal portions of milk from the same
milking, thus treated, began to grow
acid on the seventh, the ninth, and the
sixth day respectively; while milk not
treated with electricity was manifestly
acid on the third day. The electrified
milk unlike milk that has been heated
to high temperature, then cooled),
eoagulates naturally, or by action of
tennet, just like ordinary milk. Hav.
ing thus seen that electricity could not
be the direct cause of ncidification OF
milk, the professor next tried the effect of
ozone, and found it distinctly acidifying.
In one case the surfa ce of quantity OF
milk was brought close Under the two
balls of Holtz machine, and the milk
soon became acid in consequence. the
sooner if the discharge was silent mot
explosive). in which case moro ozone
formed. In another case ozonized oxy-
gen was made to bubble UP through a
quantity of milk, which in few hours
was completely acid, and soon coagulat.
ed spontaneously. Prof. Tolomei is Of
opinion that oxygen probably also
promotes Tactic fermentation IA point
which has been disputed). II milk
keeps longer in wide, shallow vessels,
that is probably due, he thinks, to the
cooling produced by evaporation, which
is favored by wide, open surface. -
London Times.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

by rubbing with flannel dipped
In whiting, the discoloration may be
taken off cups which have been used for
baking.
I'm lighting kerosene lamp never
touch the wick with the match, as it
has a tendency to roughen or spread it.
Keep the wick turned down below the
top of the burner, except when in actu-
al use, if you would not have oil on tho
outside Of the lamp.
-Cocoanut Sheets: Whip stiff the
whites of five eggs, crate one fresh co"
coanut, add to it two-thirds of cupful
Of sugar, a small half-cupful of flour
and Tablespoonful of baking pow
der. Bake about half an hour, and ice
and sprinkle cocoanut over the top
Boston Herald.
Sugar Cakes: One cup butter, one
cup sugar, four cups -four, two eggs,
one teaspoonful vanilla. Cream butter
and sugar, mix with the beaten eggs,
add the flour and the flavoring, roll out
very thin, and bake in moderate oven,
sprinkling the cakes with granulated
sugar just before baking. Boston Bud
get.
Stuffed Cabbage: Cut out the heart
Of large, fresh cabbage by gently
pressing back the leaves. To do this
without breaking the cabbage pour
boiling water over it. Fill the hole
with finely chopped veal or chicken
rolled into balls with the yelk of ategg.
Tie up in cloth and boil in a covered
kettle. .-Housekeeper.
Plum Butter: Take to every peck
of wild plums a gallon of good sorghum
molasses. Boil the plums until done,
put through colander, then add the
molasses and boil down until as thick as
butter, add ground cinnamon. Let the
! plums get dead ripe first, else the but.
/ tor will have bitter twang. Some
stone the plums before cooking. The
butter is excellent, and takes the place
of apple butter very we'll whom apples
are scarce. Western Rural.
Canned Pumpkin: Pare the pump
kin, cut it into small pieces, and cook
it until soft enough for pies, then rub
! it through sieve. After it has all
been through the sieve, put it over the
fire and heat it thoroughly, and then
put it into the cans scalding hot and
seal Immediately. Have your cans
heated the same as you would for fruit.
Some would rub the pumpkin through a
colander as it takes less time, but it is
much smoother and nicer for pies If put
through sieve Ohio Farmer.
Bread and Butter Pudding: Stale
bread may be used for this. Cut the
bread thin, and butter the slices; place
; in pudding.dish butter side down;
cover with layer Of tart apples,
sprinkle over little cinnamon and
sugar; alternate bread and butter with
the apples and seasoning until the dish
is full, letting the last layer be OF the
bread; moisten with water. and place In
the oven and bake until the apples are
tender. Cover the pudding when tlrst
placed in the oven, then remove the
cover and brown. Eat with sweetened
cream.-Good Housekeeping. Al
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
PITH AND POINT.


1T is said that the female locust has
no voice and makes no noise, but she
does all the rest Of the mischief--Ram's
Horn.
is marriage failure? No; you can
put poperty in your wife's name in
times of financial depression Van
Dams Magazine.
-Friend-''Why did your hand trem-
bic so when you were signing the circu'
lation Observation-Disclosures Editor.
II was telling the truth. Yankee
Blade.
1t is claimed that the sponge has
nervous system. 1t is gratifying to learn
that sponge has something that would
seem to have been honestly acquired
Rams Horn.
-Dignified Stranger (at news-stand)-
(which of these papers is the most
highly rcspeetable?" Newsman--
'This one, guess Nobody buys it."
IN. Y. Weekly.
The Emporia Republican says:
''Let's be honest" Well, that is right;
but we wouldn't have known you were
dishonest if you hadn't acknowledged
it.-Leavenworth Times.
-"There is one thing I like about the
vulture," said Cynicus to a physician
who had overcharged him. "And that?'
HE doesn't present his bill until the
patient is dead. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Sceall-"I wonder what's come
over that young Swift He used to be
such nice boy; now he drinks, plays
cards and stays out all night" Mr..
Seeall--"He's been away to college. -
Toledo Blade.
Careful Housckeeper-"Where is
that sheet of sticky fiy-paper left on
this table?" Small Boy put it on
tn armchair in tn parlor. You'll find
half of it on sister an tn other half on
Mr.. Hughard. GOOD News.
| MIR. 1saacs-"1 sells you dot coat at
! a great sacrifice" Customer" "Butyou
say that of all your goods How do you
mako iying?" Mr.. 1saacs-"Mein
frient, makes schmall profit on de
paper and string. IN. Y. Weekly
Miss Boston ION Western ranch)-
"Dear me! don't see how each man
can pick out his own cattle among these
thousands!' Lariat Lnke-"H'm! The
real trouble, Madam, comes when fel.
ler picks out cattle that amt his. -
! Puck.
ct guess that Charley Flippins
wants to marry Gertrude" remarked one
young woman to another. "Why, he
pays great deal of attention to Hattie
Smith" II know it, but he pays good
deal more to Gertrude's mother. y
Washington Post.
-Merchant-"I wish to insert an ad-
vertsement in the Morning Bugle."
Clerk-"Yes SIR" Commence it in
this way: Pay Cash, and put those
words in large letters" ''Yes, sir. -
''And 1 wish you'd trust me to the
amount for a month or SC. Yankee
Blade.
II can't say the idea of taking that
young man Hankinson into my family
strikes me altogether iavorably,
Mable," the father said. "Whatdo you
see in him to admire? Is he good for
any thing? What can he do?" 'What
can ho do!'' exclaimed the indignant
girl. proudly. HE can beat any one
coming to our house playing lawn ten
njsf"-Chicago Tribune
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
THE LIONS OF INDIA.
They Are Gradually Disappearing from
the Sight of Man.

the Sight of Man.
The lions of India appear to be going
the way of the great bustard and the
dodo, and the reason is found in the ex-
tension of railways, for the monarch Of
the forest shares with Mr.. Ruskin q
mortal antipathy to tho smoke and
screams Of locomotives. Within the
memory of many persons lions were COM
mon enough in Rajputana, and even now
the roar of one may be heard occasionally
in the widest parts of Central India;
but the new railway from Nagpur is
now being constructed through this
country, and this is practically a notice
to quit served upon the few remaining
lions in the central provinces.
Practically the only lions now re-
naming that are worth mentioning
seem to be the race existing in Katy
war, which was visited by Prince Albert
Victor the other day. Their numbers
remain, it is believed, pretty stationary.
1t is strictly forbidden to shoot them
save by way of the grand sport; but
many conditions are unfavorahlo to
their multiplication, and even the Kat
tywar lions are clearly doomed ere long
to disappear. News.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY.
According to Butterworth and ingalls,
Debt Is q Blessing Indeed.

According to Butterworth and ingalls,
Debt Is q Blessing Indeed.
Benjamin Butterworth has long been
recognized as man OF the most emf.
neht ability. What other man could
SO ably fulfil the duties of three posi-
tions, each Of which might we'll claim
his entire time and attention? Ben.
jamin is Congressman from the First
Ohio district, but his duties to his
trans Rhenish constituency do not pre-
vent him from making very acceptable
secretary of the greatest interna tional
exposition ever undertaken. He is also
political exhorter.at.large for the Re.
publican party. In his last-named
capacity Benjamin recently went into
the rural regions of Iowa to instruct the
agriculturists about the straight and
narrow political paths in which they
should SO. He explained very salts
factorily to himself that a mortgage
which the average farmer has hither-
to regarded as opposed to his inter
ests is in reality very good thing,
indeed. His view is also concurred
in by that peculiar political phenome.
non. Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, Sena.
tor ingalls,, too, believes that mort.
cages are all right. He claims to have
experimental with the mortgage indus.
try and with most excellent results.
The testimony of these two eminent Re.
publican lights seems to indicate that
popular misapprehension exists con-
cern:ng mortgages. ingalls, says he has
made money By mortgaging other peo.
ple's property. Now all that is required
to make the Kansas farmer prosperous
is for him to devise means by which
he can mortgage his neighbours property
and keep from mortgaginG his own.
There is the whole secret of success.
Theoretically it is easy enough, and
Sentaor Ingalls, himself is living ex.
ample of its entire practicability.
Farmers, therefore, who expect to raise
mortgages on their own farms ought to
be careful to plant mortgages on other
peoples property.-Chicago Mail.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
CHINESE EVOLUTION.
Theory Moro Reasonable Than the Ideas
Advanced by Some Darwinians.

A heory Moro Reasonable Than the Ideas
Advanced by Some Oar arwinians.
The Chinese have as odd ideas about
;he earth and the origin Of man as they
have about other things with which
they, as we'll as ourselves. are better
acquainted. According to their way OF
reckoning, the rocks of the earth are
the bones of the Divine body, the soil
is the flesh. the metals the nerves and
the veins. The tide, wind, rain, clouds,
as we'll as frost and snow, are caused by
the respirations, pulsations and exhala-
tions of this seeming inanimate body.
Originally the mountains rose to the
skies, and tho seas covered the mount
aims to their tops. At that time there
was no life in the divine body except
the divine life. Then the waters sub
sided; small herbs grew, and, in the
lapse of cycles. developed into shrubs
and trees.
AS the body of man, unwashed for
years, breeds vermin, so the mountains,
unlaved by the seas, bred worms and
insects, greater creatures developing
out of lesser. Beetles in the course OF
ages became turtles, earth sects became
birds. ergets becoming cranes, etc.
Then wildcats became tigers, the man
tbs was by degrees transformed into an
ape, and some of the apes became hair,
less. A hairless ape accidentally made
fire by striking crystal against a
flint. With the fire thus obtained they
cooked food; eating cooked victuals
made them large, strong and knowing.
With all its faults the above is even
more reasonable than many Of the ideas
advanced by the Darwinian evolution
ists.-St. Louis Republic.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
THE POLITICAL POT.

The mass of bummers, blacklegs
and bullies in Chicago has long been in
the pay of the highly moral Republican
party. Times.
The first thing called for after the
passage of the Mckinley bill Is an ex.
traordinary effort by the United States
Treasury to avert monetary panic
Providence Journal.
The whole country is in broad
grin over the demand of the Indiana
Republicans that elections shall be
honest. Colonel Dudley must have put
that in.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
President Harrison has given
Consul General New vacation to man.
age the Indiana foaters. Mr.. News
salary will go on as usual. Public
Office is public trust. Fitness is the
essential and discriminating test.-St.
Louis Republic.
Facts are facts and all the talk in
the world can not change them. Cen
eral Barrundia was shot to death upon
an American vessel and fell literally
in the shadow of the American flag.
The State Department has not succeeded
in finding out what it intends to do
about it. j. G.. BIS brilliant foreign
policy needs oiling.--Detroit Free Press.
KnGoRE, from Texas. in the House,
Kicked down the lobby door,
Which, hitting Dingley on the nosa
Bestrewed with blood the floor.
What pity tits this Congressman
From far-of sunny South,
THIS loooy door should not have kicked
Against old Cannon's mouth.
N Y Sun.
ALL that Mr.. Reed believes OF
does is the logical outcome of his party g
service to monopoly. He is essentially
the most logical Republican of his
time, and Mr.. Blaine is no longer. "the
man from Maine." He has a. rival
whose latest victory at the polls ad-
vances him very far towards complete
party leadership.-N. Y. World.
Good land in Vermont can be
bought for three dollars an acre. No
tillable land in the West can be bought
for any such price, and the conclusion
from the two facts seems to be that the
further off the farmer is from the pro.
teeted manufactures that are supposed
to give him home market, the better
It a tar him. -chieaaa Hsssl1
The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-10-22
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Hints Concerning Dress Novelties OF Fers
eign and Domestic Make.

Hints Concerning Dress Novelties OF Fer.
eign and Domestic Make.
Among the importations are black
velvet sailor hats, with Prince OF
Wales cluster of black ostrich plnmes
set up in front.
New silk cord passementeries in rus.
set brown, ruby, heliotrope and plum
color, with veinings OF gold, are ex-
tremely effective and rich. and galloons
and delicate applique bands and orna-
ments of very fine chenille inter-mixed
with gold or silver threads, are restored
to favor.
Holland twills and glace mohairs in
handsome colorings appear among tho
stylish travelling dresses for this season.
Nuns gray camel's-hair dresses in
Greek style trimmed with gold and
silver passementerie laid over white or
heliotrope bands, are among the new
elegant autumn tea-gowns. The Moor
ish devices upon some OF the Paris
dress garnitures are picked out in gold
and copper. Lattice patterns in fine
gold, with black chenille drawn
through the open meshes and leaf
points, and palms of black velvet
wrought with tinsel and studded with
turqucises, are also among the novel
ties.
The display of silk and wool plaids
for the season is remarkably rich.
Some Of the blocks are rather large,
but are not at all gaudy in effect. there
being far less of the genuine plaids
than of blocks and stripes which show
only two colors, such as amber and
geranium red, fawn and plum color,
turquoise blue and apricot, silver and
pine green, old rose and Scotch gray,
etc.
Edinburgh diagonal suitings are
much liked for utility gowns; also Pic
cadilly woods in shot effects, combined
with the same goods in checks or
stripes. Upon the new Carmelite cloths
for walking and visiting costumes are
woven some very beautiful borderings
that closely initiate elaborate silk en-
I broideries A pattern in rich velvet
!; has gold and russell bordering. which,
though woven in the fabric, has hand
wrought effect The design represents
fine rose vines interviewer with small
mauve and gold thistle blossoms. A
marine-blue English cloth gown has a
black band bordering the skirt, and on
this are laid many rows of gold braid.
The seamless bodice has loops of gold
braid run round it with excellent effect
The sleeves are of black cloth.
/ Jet again asserts itself, and among
the vowel examples are enormous but
terflies of cut and riveted Jet, their
wings studded with turquoise stones sci
in glittering steel. These butterflies
form the bonnet's crown, and bandeau.
of the same style are ON the brim
Nothing but a pair OF narrow velve'
strings is necessary to complete thil
insect bonnet.
1t is a question whether the three
quarter jackets will prove a success O
not They cut the figure in half, AMI
are by no means as smart-looking a
!, the short coat; nevertheless, royalty ha
smiled upon the,n, and the ladies' tail
ors are making them up OF their mos
stylish ana expensive msterial..-N y
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