The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.
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The grip was One of the important topics OF
discussion at the Medical Congress recently held
in Washington The specialists agree that 1t IS
much more serious disease than many people
who have had IL imagine. The after effects are
often very bad. One specialist remarked that
he believed as many deaths could be traced 10
The epidemic OF the grip as TO an epidem &c Of The
cholera. DR.. Tracy, the Registrar of the New
York Board Of Health Is on record estimat-
ing the number of cases which occurred in that
city at 100000 half the population. An attack
leads to almost everything else 10 disease. IL
prompts suicide quite frequently, and DR.. A. A.
Smith of New York has observed hat the disease
may develop murderOus frame OF mind. II
takes about three days, IN the opinion OF some
specialists for the grip to catch and its conla
giousuess shows some marked pecullarites. In
Boston there were more cases among the women
than among the men OF the wealthi-r classes.
while among the labOring classes the men were
more susceptible than the women. One cpl
dpmic IA Chicago was attended Dy rheumatic
pains. and the next year It was more Inclined TO
affect the digestive organs. The first paved the
way TO Il surprising amount of spinal meningitis,
while the second was followed by great deal of
typhoid fever.
Ballour has recently held number Of confer
ences In relation TO the fual proposals to be en-
bodied in his irish LEGAL Government Bill 10 be
introduced in the Commons during The approach
ing session. While it may please the Govern :
menps supporters 1t will not, however, meet the
demands of Home Rulers. II simply creates
County Councils with extremely narrow limita-
tions, called by the Tories safeguards" which
do not exist in any guse in laws governing the
County Councils In England. The Irish County
Councils Will not control the police nor The adj
mnstratIOn of the poor law, and their members
are not 10 be elected by popular vote. but strictly
on properly qualifications with an influential ex-
70 haf ,FraFn Of ham hNy
he English Government
The new lathes being co Instructed for the
naval ordnance works at Washington VIII
greatly promote the efficiency Of the big estab-
lishment that Is now turning out such fine guns
for the new navy. They are 10 be larger than
any now in use in the shops ana In some re-
spects superior to anything OF the kind ever
built, the turning and boring OF the big weapons
being performed In one operation. The capacity
OF each one will be equal 10 three old-style
atheS. The new ritiing.machine for guns up 10
IG-inch caber will also be another desirable
acquisition TO the equipment Of the works.
The Noroe Trenyd's warning TO Great Britain
shows That Russia Is ever on the watch Tor op-
portunites 10 extend her domains in Asia. A
high authority on Eastern matters declares the
Russians have already advanced at two points
beyond the frontier fixed by the treaty settling
the Afghan dispute, which the Car in 1885
guaranteed should be respected. 1t is even
asserted that Russia in the event of trouble be-
tween England and Ohna would seize the oppor-
lunity to make further advances toward India.
Judging from the pains taken to publish and
circulate Judge Murphy's decision In tue Chute
case Doodle Is being literally supplied TO con-
tinue the fight. What you going to do
about t?" Shall Doodle be permitted TO triumph
over Justice?