Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-02
How Shall We Live?

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The Boston homeopathic Medical
Society IS wagiug au earnest and ,igor-
ous warfare against the use OF arsenic
IN the ants. At their recent meeting
object lessons were presented that spoke
eluquently in favor OF the crusade
Tue rooms were hung with samples Of
wall paper IN which at~el,'r al been
>ho"u hy chemical ANALYSIS to be pres
cut. some 81 them had been the cause
u deaths by poisoning Tie atmu>pi,r"
pi the rooms IN whtch they are hung.
some inte, estlng chemical expert
mcnts. showing easy ana cheap meth
od> OF detection Of arsenic wcre made
and resolutions IN opposition to the use
IT at,enlc in the arts and sciences were
adopted
pr |. I. Talbot made speech. in
Which he male some startling state
ncri>; W. Sleep IL hcdroumS tie
walls OF wnich are hung With paper
h.!'d with ar>.ilIr. oar most beautiful
dr'irrlr> arr equal y loaded With this
time they are compressed throw into
the atmosphere this same poison. We
wear clothes containing enough arsenic.
II taken INTO the stomach. 10 produce
speedy death Our iItlle children are
wrapped III beautiful -lawl- containing
tins same deatll-l, aling drug Their
playthingS are rendered more beautiful
and attractive 10y this very poison. The
papers IL which their bon hous and
cahd.e> are cuveloped are colored with
ar>cnlcal preparations, and even the
utelsll- IN which our food is cooked
are sometimes lined with this poison.
| The peculiar character OF arsenic and
It's wonderful power of combination
With other substances TO produce a
great variety If brilliant and enduring
c"iors la, brought ii into n very extern
sive use which has steadily aud rapidly
/ increased until il now enters into the
/ manufacture Of a verv large variety Of
/ domestic articles. many of which are
worn A. clothing or brought into close
contact with individuals and there is
/ hardly a household in the country but
has more or less of this poison in some
form within it. Now il any consider
able ortlon of arsenic Is taken into the
stomach at once, its effects are so uni
iorinly sever" that suspicion Of poison
M is lmmedirleiy aroused, and search
is made for the cause of it Bus when
/ If iaL a. a..
are so masked by many surrounding
circumstances ard conditions that ey, n
the most experienced physicians do not
discover the cause. The soreness If
the throat, the difficulty OF breathing.
the nausea and vomiting, the pallor al d
weakness often are attributed to entire
! ~ different causes. aud II may be
months, or even years, before the true
cause is discovered"
According to statistics presented at
this meeting there was enough arsenic
imported into this country last year to
, XII 30, 80 500 people. or twenty
times the whole population Of the
world. The meeting adopted resolu-
tons to properly restrict the manufact-
ure aud sale Of all article, Of domestic
use containing arsenic For years it
| has been known that a-seuical poison
ING Is on the increase in this country.
the cause being the too liberal use Of
the poison IN clothing, wall paper,
furniture and other articles of daily use.
and several States have already made
this matter the subject of legislative
action. Maine ought to follow the
footsteps of her sister States in this re-
gard. If mad dog let loose in the
community destroys but single life,
the public are aroused to the greatest
excitement over it, aud pass stringent
laws to protect them from this danger.
Ought we not then to have laws which
will protect us from the danger much
| greater and more insidious and which
Is concealed under forms most attract
i've and alluring?
One of the greatest dangers which
menaces the public is from the presence
OF the drug in dyed clothing which
comes next the skin. One gentleman
said recently: II would not wear
pair of socks which contained it for
500 day, and / have seen some
shocking cases Of where it has burned
INTO the flesh f ON this cause am
aware that in cheap turkey reds it is
yet used, but the dyer who sill adheres
to this antiquated method of producing
that color is behind the times, and is
also going to unnecessary exp, nse to
obtain result" Cheaper and better
drugs can be substituted. IL is all
humbug to say that good substitute
for colorlng purposes cannot be found
We used to think that vermilion could
not be produced without uslDg mer-
curry, but to-day nine-teaths of the
makers Of this article have discarded
mercury entirely.-1Naine Farmer.
Prof. f. w. Stewart says: IVA
riety in food increases the richness Of
the milk"
.-Prune and train the young tree so
that you will never need to cut off large
limbs