Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-07
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'THE dances that are making money
this season are few and far between, said
a club member to the writer the other
day. thine was, and it is not so very
long ago, either, when any kind of a
dance, no matter how hurriedly gotten
up, would make money for its pro-
jectors, but that day seems to have
passed. 1t takes hard work and great
personal following to make money out
of public sociable nowadays"
WHERE are those weather-wise people
who told us, a few weeks ago, that we
we're to have no winter at all, or, at
least, an open and short winter? Where
is the goose bone crank who told us that
old-fashioned winters had gone out of
style, and that ice machine makers
would have a harvest next season?
have not seen one of them for several
weeks. Perhaps they have crawled into
public, which they have SO previously
misled. Icemen are already gathering
their crystal harvest, and skaters are
enjoying spins on the smooth ice. 1t is
not mild winter.
"THE number of opium fiends, as they
are called" said physician to me the
other day, sis greater than most people
have any idea of, and seems to OF grow
ing. It's a disease. Whiskey is bad
enough, but compared to opium all in
toxicating liquors amount to nothing.
because the use of opium
is easily kept secret until the vic
tim of the habit is practically bevond
thrives in the very highest ranks of
society, and comes down, permeating
all classes, excepting the working class,
which is less tinctured with the disease
than any other. 1t is the active brain
worker and the restless idler-two ex-
tremes-who are prone to fall before the
deadly poppy plant. The disease as
sails women and men alike, and women
are the most unfortunate because
harder to detect. I know of certain
people who would consider it lasting
disgrace to get drunk on liquor, yet
who are daily under the influence of
opium, and retire drunk with it nearly
every night. Frequently the habit is
the outgrowth of illness, acquired inno-
Gently and accidentally. If you look
over the prescription book of any
druggist, you would be astonished to see
how widely opium is used by physi-
clans. The drug has its legitimate
uses, and confined to these uses, is a
yond this 1t is a subtle ffend. most
deadly because it steals away brains,
honor and life.'
THE variety of nerve displayed by diff
/ ferent persons who came under the
notice of reporter in his daily rounds
is surprising. While in the Office of a
| popular dentist, the other day, lady
entered with her family physician. She
wanted tooth extracted and the phyis-
| clan was going to administrate ether.
The lady was of fine physique and the
picture of health. When the operation
/ had been performed and while the lady
was yet recovering from the effects of
the ether, a delicate looking young girl
from one of the shops came in, told the
dentist she wanted some teeth extract
ed, got into the chair and had four
/ broken back teeth taken out. During
| the operation she uttered one long drawn
Oh and gave no other sigh of pain nor
fear. When she had gone the dentist
remarked: "That is nerve-such con-
trasts are of daily occurrance."
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Now is the time to settle up with
creditors, large and small. Settle with
all, if possible, but do not fail to meet
your obligations to the small trades
men-your halter, your tailor, your
grocer, your shoemaker, your milkman,
your iceman, etc. You will sleep the
more soundly and the more sweetly for
having done so. Clear your small debt
calendar and then start out afresh, with
the determination that you will forego
everything that IS not absolutely imper-
alive in the way of purchasieg rather
than go in debt again.