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The morning call., 1892-01-25

The eyelfIs and their connection 1cih he coYue1.
tuberculosis, diphtheria, erysipelas, etc, at
tack the eye as well as other organs OF the
body.
will briefly enumerate the three kinds Of
bacteria that threaten the eye. and lay
down general rules for their prevention and
cure.
BLENNORRHOE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
The eyelids Zig. and ., as is well known,
are cOnuec ted with the pupil Of the eye by
d very delicate, mobile mem brauce which,
however. does not extend over the center OF
the pupil. the latter being covered by the
COnea (I1 through which the light pene-
trates ami which must be Gear and brilliant
if the sight be good.
For centuries physicians and the public
have been troubled bv very troublesome
disease, the sO-called inflammation of the
ewes Of the newborn"
On the second or third day after the birth
Of a child, it happens frequently that the
lids BEGIN 10 swell more or less and thick,
yellow mucus is discharged This mucus
which comes from the inner surface OF the
membrane Of the lids begins very soon to
attack the Couea, producing there can
kerous sore (ig. b.. This sore either
breaks and then the eye runs out, or 1t
Heals after many weeks and instead Of the
Transparent clear cOrnea there IS left a
white Opaque tiiameut which causes either
total blindness or Weakens the sight very
greatly
1t has been known for many years that
this muCus is very contiguous the least
drop that entered the eye of an adult caused
the loss II the eye within three days time.
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produced powerful abscesS, when it re-
quireG weeks % cure, and which left behind
large scars. In this abscesS the grape
coccus disclosed IFS presence in ar enOr-
nous quantity. This grape c0ccus is found
IN every mucous discharge.
Deut-chmanu intccuIated the eve OF an
animal with this c"ccus and found that
pending 4 very short time il had trav
eIed along the optic nerve Zig. NJ
toward the brain, at the base Of which %
1t pursued its way along the other optic
nerve 10 the healthy eye. In this eye it
produced an inflammation similar to the
one VIII ca had heretofore been called sym
pathetic Inflammation" The grape cOccuS
from he second eye could also be bred and
ransplauted again. The Sympathetic in
tlamm ton" Of the eyes is therefore based
upon the migratory habit Of the bacter ae.
IIey pass from one TO the other OF the
optic nerves which cross at the base Of the
brain.
And what is the lesson deducted there
from? As it is impossible to destroy the
coccus in the eye that has been first attacked
with H. ii is best to take IL out entirely, to
prevent the transmIgration 10 the other.
/ ue SaCrlnce OF an eye Is an unSpeakdb!y
serious matter. but il is the only operation
by which the second can be saved.
The chain cOccuS. peculiar to lnl1amma-
lions Of tho laChrymaTy glands Zig. y IS
as dangerous as the grape CUccuS. So long
as me NNbrl membrane OF tue tOiHtt W. ~
Ia healthy condition tins coccuS cannot
attack D., but should the same receive the
slightest scratch. such as is often tho case,
when dust flies into the eye, tilS mucus
causes the most dangerous inflammation OF
the cornra which leads to a rapid destruc-
ton of the eye.
The knowledge that the bacteria are the
chief causes Of suppufatiOu has not only
been Of immense value to modern surgery,
but 20 the therapeutics If the eye as well.
Many OcuiISts have formerly TaCked :helr
brains to know why, after the most success
full ard technically perfect operations for
Caturacts, the entire eye was lost In three or
four days aiterward through liberation,
When the great master, Albgecnt Won Graefe,
had performed slxty-uno cataract operations,
noueOf which were attended by liberation
afterWard, he felt satisfied that he had
found the Key for ihls brilliant result But
when the siXty-secOnd, siXty-third and the
siXty-fOurth led TO a total liberation OF the
eye lie exclaimed In his distress: ALAS,
this shows that not all the windows OF the
eye-cljnic are turned toward the side OF the
light
This was twenty years ago. To-day il Is
very different, and 1t is the science OF the
bacteria that has brought about this great
revolution. Fifty years ago every fifth eye
which was operated on for cataract was lost
through suppuratOn; twenty years ago
this number was reduced 10 every twentieth
and thIrtieth eye, while to-day this un-
fortunate event is one Of the rareJies OF the
age; so rare has it become in fact, that with
the last few years it Is difficult TO demon
Strate the disease to the students by actual
cases
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greets the light OF day that does not re-
ceive that drop Of lapis infcrnalis which
protects the little orb against this insdious
and dangerous disease, and does not do it
the slightest harm.
DR.. Hermann Conn OF BTeslau, one Of the
most celebrated dentists. states that where
as ten years ago more than half of the chill
dTen that appeared daily in his polyclinic
were afflicted with this trouble, weeks pass
by to-day before such a case comes under
his notice, and these come usually from the
country, where doctor failed &c be present
at the birth.
If this treatment were observed in all pri-
vate practices there would be 80, 900 fewer
blind in the world
As for the second class Of bacteria, ocu-
lists have known for many years that If one
eye Is injured and the iris iBnamed there
from, or some foreign substance penetTates
the pupil, the other eye becomes infaned
also IN from three TO six weeks, sometimes
even after years, and il is then rretrievaby
lost. This is the much dreaded "sympa-
thetlc Inflammation" So called because it
was believed that the sympathy with the in
jured member caused the healthy eye to
sicben.
HOW THEY PASS FROM EYE TO EYE.
For a long time It was not known why
other parts Of the body, so much nearer the
injured eye, were not affected, while the
trouble seemed to spread so far. This ques-
Of Hamburg, VINO received the great Graefe
prize for having penetrated the darkness
with his patient researches.
Professor Rosenbach Of G0eitngen fore
Swallowed the former in 1888 by his
pamphlet on the discovery Of certain
bacteria, which he called the yellow grape
coccuS. These are small, round tubercles
which appear in dense, Irregular heaps, re-
sembliDg the clustering berries of the grape,
hence the name. This coccus is very tena-
ciOus OF life; spread upon a watch-glass and
kept In dry atmosphere it lived at the end
OF ten days, and it can only be destroyed by
snbmersion in boiling water. In gelatine it
may be preserved for year. Placed in a
little tube filed with solid Reatine there
appear at the bottom (dg. 8 +. R.) and two
days afterwaTd little white spots which dis
charge water and produce an orange-col-
ored substance. This coccus can be
very successfully inoculated. DR.. Garre
made experiments on himself with
1t. BY rubbing a bit of it over the
perfectly healthy skin Of his forearm he
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PROBATION.
4 Training school Where Souls VIII Be
Prepared for Heaven.

y Training school Who're Souls VIII Be
Prepared for Heaven.
The fourth in a series Of doctrinal lectures,
now being given at the First New Jerusalem
Church by Rev. John Doughty, was deliv-
cred last evening on the subject of "Proba-
ton"
Is there r state Of probation after
death|' was the question that the pastor
sought to answer in the course Of his dis
course, which was a strong and scholarly
argument in the Affirmative
lie referred in the first instance, to the
words "sheOP and ''hades," which occurred
so frequently in the original Greek, before
the Bible was warped and twisted by fire.
quent transactions to suit certain narrow
creeds, and then expounded tue ideas OF
immortality as held by the Jews,
Greeks and Christians. Continuing he
said that the truth of the exist
ence OF this world of probation is
clearly demonstrated by acareful perusal of
the scriptures. and more general accept
ance OF the grand truth would explain many
Of the mysteries Of the Bible. Unless we
accept this doctrine we are at once lost in
maze OF abSurdities and contradictions
Without this Intermediate state, without
this preparation In a land of probation, how
can we expect to reach heaven. Heaven is
a state Of absolute Iurity, and we know
that soul cannot be changed at once from
the dehement incident TO a life on earth to
spiritual perfection. This is the teachings
of Christ Either none OF US will reach
heaven or there is q world Of preparation
and probation. Here we shall be fitted for
an eternal existence in Paradise.
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MICROBES IN TIE EYE
How The Sight Is Lost Through
the Ravages Of Bacteria.
Wonderful Discoveries by German surgeens.
Thirty Thousand Cases OF Blindness
Trscsd to the Little Pests.
St louis sunday Post-Dlspateh.

Bacteria, The minutest living particles,
attack the human body in three different
ways: First, they invade the system me-
chancally; second, they deprive il OF the
nourishment which they require for their
own sustenance, and tnid. they deposit
their product in the body. This latter is
the most injurious Of all, for nearly all bac-
teria breed poisonous products. The So
called ptOmsne or tOXine has been chemi-
cally analysed by Professor Brieger Of Ber-
lin. and from these experiments he concludes
that even the smallest quantity is capable
Of killing large animals in very brief space
Of time.
The eye appears a very fertile soil for the
growth of bacteria, and, rs they increase at
an enormous rate, it is easily seen that this
delicate organ must necessarily suoeumb TO
such an onslaught. 1t has been demonstrate
ed that a large proportion Of the diseases Of
the eye owe their origin to bacteria germs !;
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Many oculists have lost their eyes by at
tending those Of children, where a drop of
this muCus was spdtteTed 10 their own eyes.
The statistca, census Of the institutes Of
the blind In Germany has demonstrated that
mp 10 within n short time one-third Of the
blind children lost their sight By "blpH-
nOTThOe' IAN inOrdnate secretion and dis
charge Of WucUs', aud that the loss Of 81 ght
Of one tenth Of all the living blind Is d.
rectiy attributed to TINS cause.
In 1879 Professor NeiSSer of Breslau dis
covered 10 the mUcuS Of the deceased eyes
Of children singular bacteriae, cocc;c which
be called "gOnUcOcca.'
These are round microbes. which make
their appearance In pairs. The cocoa are
passed from the eyelid 10 the eye the mo-
ment the child opens its eye. They attack
the tissues oil the coruea and cause blen-
nOrhOe, Attempts have been made to in
Occuiate animals with this bacteria. but the
experiments proved frujtle>s. The cocoa
are the parasites of the human system, and
viii not thrive outside Of il.
TAKE IT IN TINE.
The old adage IAN ounce of prevention"
is nowhere better illustrated than in this in
stance. The disease can be entirely Obvl-
ated when the necessary steps are taken be-
fore the bIth Of the child. and physician
cannot be consulted too soon, particularly
in families where one child has already
been similarly afflicted.
" mere inns Hds OtFH he-lecJeu tHtIF are
still certain remedies which remove the dis
ease Immediately after the birth Of the
child. Professor CTede of Leipzig made in
1880, the discovery that one single drop Of a
weak solution of lapi5 infernais 0unar
caustic) applied to the eye Immediately
after birth destroyed completely all the
''R0nococC@," Of which Professor Neisser
talks
The observation of this simple rule has
been crowned with the most brilliant re-
suits. While the lying-in establishments
Of Europe revealed formerly 10 per cent Of
the children born there afflicted with this
disease, it has now almost entirely disap-
peare1, and in AL the large hospitals of Eu-
rope, such as Vienna, Berlin, etc, 10 child
The morning call., 1892-01-25
DIVORCED IN HASTE.
race james Obtains Decree in Twenty

Grace james Obtains Decree in Twenty
four Hours.
Grace James, eX-wife of Louis James, is
able to bear witness that a divorce can be
obtained in the Superior Court of this city
aud county in less than tWenty-four hours.
She did it herself.
Late Friday afternoon Mrs. James attor-
ney filed for her a complaint charging her
husband with infdelity. AT II o'clock the
next morning Judge Trout granted her a
decree. James denied the truth Of his wife's
allegation, but very generously RETAINED
from appearing against her in court. To
avoid publicity the case was tried in cham
20
The morning call., 1892-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
AMERICA ahead OF FRANCE.
Even france succumbs to American
Genius.

For centuries France has held the palm for the
manufacture of toilet articles Of every description,
but at last she has been compelled to give place to
American genius in one article at least for the
toilet. Nine. Waltz emphasizes this most emphati-
cally In letter upon the Imperial Hair Regenera-
tor: lone Of the most pleasant and satisfactory
incidents connected with my trip TO New York has
been the treatment OF my hair by your Imperial
Hair Regeneration Having a full knowledge of all
the preparations the Paris market must con-
TESS that yout Imperial Hair Regeneration is incOm-
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is perfect and the natural glosSness il leaves upon
the hair is unattainabe by the OF any other
preparation. l do not hesitate to strongly recon-
mend the most perfect preparation for the hair
obtainable." Consultation and all Information
free. Absolute satisfaction guaranteed. Sold az
81 so and SO. Refuse all substitutes. as they are
dangerous. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL CO., 81 West
Twenty-third ST., Jew York. Agents for the Pacific
Coast, Messrs. GOLDSTEIN Il COIN. S22 Market
St, San Francisco. II IS applied by them and S.
STROZINSKI 433 Ellis St deco II SUMO
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WITH A KANAKA CLUB.
a Sons Arrest for Assaultlng His In
toxicared Sire.

a Sons Arrest for AssauIting His In
t"xicated Sire.
An elegant kanGka war club was booked
last evening as evidence against Henry G.
Dahler at the Seventeenth-street Station,
where he was booked for an assault upon
his father, II. NJ. G. Dahler, brother-in-
law Of Behrsnd Joost, who lives on Noe
street, near Seventeenth.
Young Dahler claims that his father came
home intoxicated and that a quarrel ensued
in which he had TO defend himself 10 do
this he grabbed up the nearest weapon, the
war club, which is Of very heavy and very
hard wood. The weapon would be deadly
on a very slight blow. Dahler, however,
only used it to steer his father about by
punching him in the small of the back with
its oar-lIke end
The morning call., 1892-01-25
GEO E IAMSnN-
TO-MORROW.
The Very Elegant Furniture Of Residence,

u.
Magnificent Drawing Upholstery Sofas, Easy
Chairs, Rockers and Reception Chairs, in GObe-
lin Tapestry, Brocaded SILK Damask aud Satin
NaOurss l cold Gilt Frame Mantel Mirror; l
Magnificent Mantel Set. pieces, Clock and
Vases, IN genuine Barbetine FaienCe Ware cost
$780, Elegant Bronze statues; French Bisque
ornaments; l Magnificent BriC-a-Brac Extra
ManteI. with Bevel-PIate Mirrors and Elegantly
Embroidered Lambrequin Brass Easels; Sill
veT-B Bronze Stands; Large Japanese Vases; Fine
Applique Lace Curtains; PlushtOpped Otto
mans: Very Valuable Proof Line EngTaylngs;
Costly Water Colors and Etchings richly framed :;
Magnificent French MOqGet Carpets; Rich Rugs;
/ Very Elegant Queen Anne Walnut Chamber
Suit, with Plate Mirrors and Tennessee Marble;
Elegant Andrews Folding Bed; Fine Eastern
Walnut Chamber Suits; Cylinder Desk; Ele-
CANT ChiffuuleTs: / Extra Cylinder Bookcase; l
rine Parlor Set In Figured Spun SILK: Elegant
Lounges and Turkish Easy Chairs; Handsome
Library and Center Tables; Extra White Hair
ana Clipper Spring Mattresses Real Elder Down
Pillows; Beautiful Lace Bed Spreads; Elegant
Eastiake SidebOard, with liver Cabinets; u
foot Carved Base Extension Table; Pine Dining
Chairs: Best Bed Lounges; l Magnificent Wal
nut Hall Hatstaud: Royal Hall, stair and Cham
Der Carpets; Finest Quality Satin Damask Table
Covers and Napkins; Extra Lunch and Fruit
Table Spreads; Magnifcently Decorated China
Dinner Set; Finest crystal Cut and Engraved
GIassw are; Finest Silyer-Plated Ware: Table
Cutlery: / Refrigerator; fine Kitchen Utensils,
with other choice articles
The above Elegant Furniture Is all OF the best
quality. I'm use but a short time and good as new,
a25 2t GEO. +. LAMSON. AuctIoneer.
The morning call., 1892-01-25
DEADLY COAL-OIL CAN.
An Explosion That Resulted In a School
Teachers Death.

An Explosion That Resulted In a School
Teachers Death.
Fort Worth Gazette.
Miss Nevada Roberts, young lady from
Wolf City, who was teaching private
school at the corner of Greenwood and
Florida streets, East Dallas, was the vic
tim OF deplorable and most heart-rcnding
accident, which cost her life. About 8
o'clock, as was her custom, she started to
build fire before the pupils assem- bed, and
had kndled it in blaze. After putting on
the coal she attempted TO pour coal oil from
the can on the fire, which ignited and eX-
plUded with fatal results. The can was
found melted by the stove, and her death
must have occurred from the shock of the
explosion, as she was found dead by Mrs.
kidwell, who was on the scene a few
moments after the accident. The young
lady was horribly burned and disfgured.
Her lifeess body was found stretched across
the doorway Of the little school-house, her
neck and arms and back having been
burned 10 crisp, and her clothing having
been burned from her.
The morning call., 1892-01-25
WELCOME INSECTS.

Consignment of Ladybirds Arrives
From Australia.
The State Board OF Horticulture has re-
ceved large consignment of ladybirds
from Australia, where they were collected
by Professor Albert Koebes. Many other
consignments Of these Insects, so destructive
to fruit pests, have been sent, but NEST Of
them have died on the way.
There are about 5000 in the present ship
ment, and they are IN good health, and dis
play great activity. They will be distributed
in the infected localities.
The board has also received a large num-
Der of parasite that feed upon the black
cpatp
The morning call., 1892-01-25
ASSYRIAN WRATH,
The Telegraph Hill Colony Would XIII
Padrone.

Padrone.
There is a little colony Of Assyrians on
Telegraph Hill, who keep the wolf from
their folds by selling cheap jewelry Their
business and themselves, to a certain ex-
tent are managed by a padrone, who re-
j1ices in the oriental name Of Joseph Saba.
Saba's horizon is at present overcast, owing
to The fact that some OF his countrymen
have threatened to send him 10 the para
disc of the fatiul by the most convenient
and expeditions route.
The cause Of the Assygian desire 10 abbre-
vate the earthly career of Saba is said to
be due TO the fact that he took S728 from a
letter addressed to one OF their number.
They, so he says, threatened and beat him
until he gave up the coin, and he has
brough suit TO recover the money.
The morning call., 1892-01-25
AUCTION SALE OF RICH FURNITURE.
ri. J. SIMMONS. AUCTIONEER,
VIII. SELL. THIS DAY

AIond ", January 25tH. at II O'Clock a. Nj,
at 1857 Mar ct st, bet. Sixth and
Seventh. all Of the + ieXant ParIor. Bed
and Dining Room Furniture, Grand 7l@-
Octave ROsewoo Oh Upright Piano, Fischer
Maker,
Freuch-plate Nantel Mirrors; Mantel Clocks; Hand
some Vases and other Parlor Ornaments: Rich Par
Tor Sets in satin. broCateUe and French brOcade;
Euglign Line Engrayings: odd ParlOr Sofas: Di-
vans and Easy Chairs; velvet and Body Brussels
Carpets: Dresden CHINA Dinner and Tea set; Hand
some Walnut and OAK Bedroom Sets: Extra Bed
ding: Walnut Wardrobe Bookcase; Upright Mir
70: Front Folding Beds; Sdeboard: Dining Table
and Chairs: Hall and stair Carpets and other
Household Goods, formerly contained in the ee-
gautIy furnished residence of Hon. q. w Williams,
removed for convenience OF sale.
ta24 2t NJ j. SIMMONS, Aucttoneer.
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Oriental Rugs.

Attention is directed to the sale of the
Costikyan collection of Oriental rugs and
carpets which will take place to-day at
o'clock. and also this evening at 8, at the
Real Estate Exchange 16 Post street A
visit to the temporary mart will be q
pleasure to the admirers of real art.
The morning call., 1892-01-25
LABOR MATTERS.
The American Bakers Den0unce a
Young Rival.

Some time ago certain members of Ameri-
can Bakers Union, Ne. 81, withdrew from
that organization and formed an indepen-
dent brotherhood. Their action was not
applauded by the old union, which has sent
a statement relative to the matter to the
Bakers journal, in which il says:
Several labor papers having copied an item
rom one OF our local dailles stating that Union
No. D was split and that new order was or
gained 10y seCederS, permit us 10 say ihaI there
j. no silli, consequently no seceders 10 organize
anything
Attorney-G General Hart has received in
formation 10 the effect that Street-ralroad
employees in this city are compelled to work
sixteen hours per day in violation OF the
law, which provides that they shall work
but twelve hours per day. The men say
that If they complain they are told that they
have the right 10 quit any employment
which IS not TO their liking. The Attorney
General says that if lie can obtain proof Of
this violation Of the law he will sue the
companies in the name of The People.
The Executive Committee Of the Feder-
ated Trades held very brief meeting yes
terday. at which the only subject discussed
was the application Of the publisher Of
magazine TO have the council canvass for
his publication because he promised 10 pub
lIsh articles on the labor question. The
committee decided that the council could
not devote its time to the advancement Of
any paper.
A convention Of journeymen bakers will
be held in this city early next month, at
which an effort will be made to settle GER
tain disputes between the American and
German unions, and to decide upon a plan
for reducing tue hours Of toll. The local
unions have elected delegates.
The owners Of the West Coast Furniture
Factory are advertising for men to take the
places of their NOod-carvers, who are on
strike.