The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-23

per correspondent who passed through the
stages Of incubation with scholera virus at
Paris. under the care Of NJ. Pasteur and his
assistants. A letter received from him at
one of the hospitals in Hamburg states that
he has passed through nearly all the tests
prescribed TO prove his immunity from
eholera-germs. Some of the tests were very
severe, such as sleeping in room where
two patients were suffering; eating and
drinking in the presence Of the sick, and
placing his hand in his mouth after nursing
patients. Yet not the smallest symptom of
the disease assailed him.. This IS certainly
an experience which will greatly interest
the medical faculty. The virus, which was
cultivated at the Pesteur Institute. came
from Saigon, where there is always more or
less of cholera.
This correspondent had better not repeat
his experiences, even in description, 10
Sarah Bernhardt. She entertains the no.
ton that there is no such malady as cholera
and certainly no microbes to spread the dis
ease. The microbe is in fact a creature OF
the human Imagination. BY her flights of
rhetoric the divine Sarah of course houts
all the investigations OF science. But as a
proof that she has faith in her unbelief she
recently declared her willingness TO give
benefit performance in any infected city.
Sarah has her privileges.
Civilization in Russia is a queer product.
1t deals very lightly with brutalities OF the
official order. and many others besides. but
it can also be very severe and barbarous.
4 woman who poisoned her husband has
not only been sentenced to nave her head
struck off-which is quite enough to grieve
her-but she is to have her right hand
chopped off as retribution for having COM
mitted forgery, and then her body is to be
hurnpn IL might ha nnsSihin IN add n
these senseless acts by way OF making the
spectacle exemplary, but the court seems to
have been merciful, according TO Russian
notions. After all, if the ak sewers the
head first the poor victim Will be indifferent
about the rest. One wonders what would
happen TO a man in Russia If he poisoned
his wife?
The Real Estate Owners Union engaged
in dssecting the report of the commission
ers for the extension of Sixteenth street Is
making sundry interesting discoveries on
how salaries may be earned. Quite number
Of employees we're found to have had other
business on hand at the time they professed
to be doing full work for the commission.
OF course dual duty does not reduce their
claims by one cent although they might
just rs consistently have charged full rates
for sleeping hours and snoring. The union
Ia well advised in subjectiDg the accounts
to the closest scrutiny.
1t is good sign to observe that New York
is interesting itself in the Nicaragua canal,
which sarcastic Mr.. Huntington believes
never will be constructed The National
Board of Steam Navigation in New York
has passed resolutions strongly indorsing
the project and urging upon Representa-
tiyes in Congress to devise measures to carry
the work ito speedy and economical CON-
al. baaff IN
can canal under American control" Quite
an expansion of trade would spring up for
New Ork, Boston. Philadelphia and other
coast points as well as the West were the
canal in operation. Certainly new day
would dawn for oppressed San Francisco
aud California. Tie Southern Pacific Will
Of course do all it can TO obstrucI, but that
is well understood.
81 HneIcfant-UiiiLen OF San Francisco IN an
interview points out very clearly THAI the
breaking up of the various railroad COM
binations in the West will not really i'm
prove the business situation on this coast or
in this city while the Southern Pacific Is In
possession. The Western roads are fighting
for traffic in their Own districts and for the
long haul 10 this coast. A war Of rates will
benefit ST. Paul. Chicago and st. Louis bush
ness men, and they will be enabled to push
transactions more advantageously on the
Pacific Coast. But the Southern Pacific
will give no accommodation to our mer-
chants to enable them to extend their trade
either in the interior or eastward. indie
pendent competing local lines, and also
competing through routes. are necessity
that can never for moment be lost sight
Of. 1t is also of the essence Of successful
competition that the clipper lines round the
Horn should be literally encouraged, and on
no account abandoned. Philadelphia now
begins 10 elamor for the same privileges
New York eniOys for shipments round the
Horn. 1t could feed line OF its own.
The proposal Of Mr.. Huntington and Mr.
Creed Raymond TO start cooperative fruit
stores in the various capitals of Europe for
the sale Of California products appears a
trife disnterested IL not romantic. But
more light is needed on the enterprise
What prospect there is of California fruit
in France, Germany, Holland. Belgium,
Spain. Portugal, Italy and Austria is not
transparent, as all these countries are well
supplied and are large exporters England,
Scotland and Ireland may take up quantl-
ties OF peaches, pears and grapes, but only
at moderate prices If the masses are con-
sidered.
Ia extending the belt railroad of San
Francisco it will possibly be deemed adj
visable to lay rails along Powell-street
wharf so as to allow of loading and unload
ing direct into cars This is decidedly the
most rapid way of accommodating traffic
and has come into vogue in most great
ports. The amount of dock work which
can be got through in New York, Liver
pool or London in day is pr0digious Bnt
for extraordinary facilities the detentions Of
big steamers would be very vexatious.
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