Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-23
ALL WILL HAVE IT.
The Seasons Rather Popular Disease
Called "ChfiStmaS In the Bones"
MANY ARE ITS FORMS
Some Who are Already Victims and Others
Who are in Very Serious Danger
Of Contamination.


Who are I'm Very Serious Danger
Of Contamination.
AS the glorious Christmas season ap-
proaches the stereotyped salutation on the
lips Of every one upon meeting friend
or acquaintance is. "Have you got Christ
mas in your bonesr'
Why Christmas should attack the os-
seous part in particular of mans anatomy
no one knows, but we do know that II
does attack it, and in various forms.
II the weather happens about Christmas
time to be very bad Christmas Is liable
TO get into the bones of some people III
the form of rheumatism or rheumatic
gout, and then the query does not gene
rally meet with a soft answer. Again.
eggnog and apple-toddy have been known
to put Christmas into the bones-especiai-
ly the e-bones-and make them very
ricketty
In other Instances, especially on the day
after Christmas, the experience Is Win
the bones OF the head. And last, put not
least. Christmas gets into the bones In
form that makes man love "all the
world and the rest of mankind" and fills
him with a desire to celebrate the ahhi-
yersary in the true spirit Of its teach
ings. and make everybody. including his
mother-in-law's relatives. happy.
In one or another OF its protean forms
Christmas is almost dead certain to get
into the bones OF high, low, rich, ana
poor before the holiday season Is over. In
this respect Christmas Ia no respector ot
age. sex, color, or previous condition Oh
servitude. A.,
Yesterday the Dispatch men put the
question, "Have you got Christmas III
your bonesT' TO a number OF persons
whom they happened TO meet and some
Of the replies elected are worthy OF pc
ing recorded. Those who declared tnaI
thew have not yet had a touch OF the as
case are pretty sure 10 have 1t very nara
before the epidemic subsidies. Here are
some of the expressions:
Justice Crutchfeld: / have no BONES pus
NV too solid flesh is full OF Christmas
will spend the day most Joyousiy III
ceiving my friends and dispensing Justicc
~ them. / may call upon Sergeant Epps
20 assist me in receiving some or thefn'
Hon. Joseph T. Lawless: haven't any
Christmas in my bones, but Barkis Is al
WAYS willing, and 1 expect very shor'iy
to get some. o,..
Hon. Isaac Diggs: No, have no Christ
mas I'm my bones. / have been 10 Nor-
folk. ,,.,,,
Christmas in my bones? am 100 oiu.
George d. Carter: Military and christ
mas are not compatible. 1 am having
the glory of the former thrust upon me
10 an astonishing degree. and until .haS
Is over I will not have time 10 lhiih Vi
Christmas. ,,,
C,hristnas in attempting to slaughter an
az the feathered innocents OF King VII
liam county. I will cook my own Christ
mas dinner.
y Dean Meanley: am too thin 70 nave
anv marrow in my bones. so l suppose
III have to fill the vacuum with CHRIST
mos cheer. That Is easily opuainapie
now. and I expect to get sufficiency.
n Il, watkins: expect to spend very
merry Christmas. My bones are easiy
affected with diseases, such as CHRIST
mas and I shall pass the day in trying
IN recover from the disease.
Herbert owen: haven't Christmas IN
nv homes for the reason that L maven
II = tecessary- per diem to excite IT,
d. C. Richardson: Haven't got christ
mas in my bones, because maven
money in my pocket. Wlthout 'he i"''ei'
no one can have the former.
Horace +. Smith: l am not thinking
much OF Christmas, but l am full OF
polk Miller and the charity entertain
mont 10 be held on January 10th.
~ I. Courtney Jr.: Business Is 100
brisk to think of Christmas now.
]. III. Webb-Peploe: Christmas comes
too seldom to think of 1t.
~ y. Pollard: | haven't thought much
about the happy event. L wish eVeryDouy
q. merry Christmas.
f. Leslie Spence: Haven't any holiudy
feelings vet, but l am going TO be happy
Christmas in my efforts TO add 10 the
happiness of others.
John Il. Wagner: I've got Christmas In
NV bones and all over me, and tell you
IL feels full. 1t would suit me hrst-ciass
If Christmas were every day IN the year
Leslie Blair: 1 haven't thought OF Christ
mas yet Sufficient unto the day Is the
evil thereof.
~ y Jacobs: I never look forward to
Christmas now. My only enjoyment 'n@'
dav is witnessing the pleasure OF others.
consideration to me. There Is so much
trouble in selecting presents for the many
friends have / think L will go hunting
about a month before next Christmas anu
stay until after the holiday Is over.
IJttell Wilson: | haven't thought OF
Christmas yet, and don't know how II
would feel to get it in my bones. am
going to spend the holiday wlth my
mother-in-law in Washington.
S. Blair Mosby: ] don't know whether
can discreetly inform you as to my ieei-
ings on this subject. You might puoiisn
IL. and then people would know now
feel. II might injure me.
William Snellings: l live one day ike
do the other. I haven't got money
enough to have Christmas.
A w. Archer: All the Christmas L ex-
pect to have l will give to my guests
M the hotel. hope to put something
In them that will give them cause TO
look back upon this as the happiest
Christmas they ever spent.
r. Wilbur Chelf: No. l haven't christ
mas in my bones, because l don't care
for Il. / will spend my holiday In DIS
pensiug drugs TO alleviate some or the
sufferings which will be caused by too
much celebration. have laid in an extra
supply of bromo for the morning OF the
26th.
Otho o. Owens: But for gouty left
tackle I'd feel very much like Christmas.
AS IL Is now, am run down at the heel.
II will all come out in the washing
though, 1 hope.
Sergeant Robert ". Thomas: I have
plenty of Christmas within me, but II Will
have to remain pent up, as l shall spend
the day as usual in looking after the
citys finances.
Colonel A. L. Phillips: I haven't felt
Christmas In my bones yet, but hope to
be able 10 do so before the great day
arrives.
Julian Bryant: haven't Christmas In
my bones yet. but ! shall confer with
my friends and find out why l haven't.
Richard w. Jones: I've always got
Christmas In my bones. Every day Is
Christmas with me now.
Il. w. Pickrell: / am getting too old
for Christmas myself, but L don't object
10 other people enjoying theirs
William III. Cullingworth: Your Uncle
Billy hasn't any Christmas in his bones
vet, but he will get outside OF D-pound
plum-pudding on the 25th. and II IL don
| reach his bones II will not be his fault.
| ] expect also to have a brace OF Cleveland
| ducks to eat with that pudding.
r. w. Courtney: haven't time TO think
OF Christmas. The Norfolk and Western
passenger business occupies all OF my
thoughts now.