Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-29
As Vol LIKE IL.
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Book.
KYPHARIS bicyclistarium is a new dis
ease which has appeared with the gen.
eral introduction of the bicycle, accord
ing to a medical journal. 1t is an
awkward looking name, but not nearly
so awkward looking as the young man
who sits astride his machine with his
nose nearly touching the handles and
his back bumped like a camers.
Women, as a rule, sit more erect, and
are therefore in no great danger of the
terrible sounding disease, which is a
direct result of the attitude assumed by
many male riders.
DOCTORS and lawyers increase in Wa
terbury with wonderful rapidity. The
consequence is bitter though partially
hidden rivalry and competition. This is
more true of the members of the medi-
cal profession than of their legal
| brethren. Professional etiquette nova
days is often relocated to back seat
Medicine, more than any other pro-
fession, is a science of incertitude and
inexactness. These qualities make it
possible for the doctors to disagree upon
almost any case. The writer has heard
of a case in Waterbury where three
| doctors were called in succession and
each disagreed with his predecessor, and
| to judge of the comments of each on
taking the case, the preceding physi-
clans must have been arrant pretenders.
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THERE is considerable dissatisfaction
| with the amendment to the laws regu
lating burials, passed by the last gen
eral assembly. A well known under
taker said Yesterday that the inclosing
of person, who had died of a conta.
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| casket, would double the cost of a flu.
neral and that it may prevent many
poor people from burying their dead
The sealing of the body IN an air tight
coffin, in the undertaker's opinion, il
not necessary aud the whole amended
law shows the absurdity of people
passing laws on questions they do moi
understand. As many poor people
cannot afford to spend more than Sc OF
$40 to bury a child who has died of {
contagious disease, and many of these
diseases are in poor mems homes, i
means that the town will have to bury
the unfortunates in order to comply
with the law. Those who do engage al
undertaken will be obliged to make hin
wait double the time to pay the doubl,
cost of the interment of their dead.
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| ABOUT fifteen minutes past twelv
this morning the first of the team
coming from Quassapaug arrived at tn
New England crossing at West Mali
street. 1t was discovered that a lonl
train of freight cars was standing acros
the street. Soon the other teams com
menced to drive up and as the minute
sped by the occupants of the team
shouted and halloed, but no conducto
or brakeman made his appearance
When half hour had passed and tn
jam of teams extended clear to tn
Nsugstuck tracks the air became blu
with denunciation called down upo
the officials of the New England road
All sorts of propositions were made t
start the train, and if dynamite ha
been st hand the cars on the stree
would have flown into the air. AT fiv
minutes to one the train moved Just ia
enough for team to pass between tn
end of the train and the gate posi-
Several teams narrowly escaped bein
wrecked in the confusion. The raj
road may be sued for damages for tn
transgression of law.