Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-17

braneous Group has been unusually prev
alent among small children throughout
the city. and the children's wards In the
numerous hospitals have been crowded
with the little sufferers from this
scourge. At the Chiidren's hospital.
whore they have had large number Of
cases. new form OF treatment Is used
which has proved successful In 42 per
cent. of the cases. an extremely large
proportion.
At this institution, as soon as the chill
dren are found TO be suffering from the
complaint. they are placed on q cot,
from the four corners of which poles ex-
tend upward several feet They are
joined at the top by strips. and blankets
are then thrown over the whole. COM
pletely inelosing the patient A small
kerosene stove. on which Is large ket-
tie, stands on the floor at the foot OF the
bed. The kettle IL filed with q mixture
Of gum oamphor. oil Of turpentine and
water.
This is brought TO boil, and q tube
leading from the kettle goes under the
blankets ard carries the steam inside.
where IL condenses on the blankets In
great drops. the moisture and the fumes
OF the drugs enabling the patient to
breathe.
When the case Is extremely bad an
other instrument Is used consisting Of q
small spirit lamp over which In small
vessel that acts as a boiler. On the side
In a glass bulb filled with bicarbonate Of
soda. glycerin aud water. A glass tube
extends into the bed. and IL placed at
the patients mouth. The heat from the
lamp causes the steam from the liquid
In the tube to pass into the boiler and
then through the second tube TO the
patients mouth. Philadelphia Record.
Tho Americas Woman On Paris
The American woman Is evidently
destined to play an important part In
the higher social life of France and
Italy. The fact has been forced into
notice by the marriage OF Miss Matte
Mitchell TO the Due de Ia Rochefoucald.
Az | look around | see nothing but
American wives. although they assim-
late so amazingly and their French Il
20 good that forget the land of their
birth. Nine. Ribot and dozen Others
in high political circles are thorough
Americans. and at charming party
given the other night by the Marchioness
OF Anglesey--nee Miss King. Of Georgia
there was nothing but transatlantic
married beauties full Of life and refine
ment. The Quirinal court is just NJ
American. and even the patrician Colon
mas have one American princess In tbs
person Of Mrs. Mackay's daughter II
their illustrious family.
II would be invidious 10 make com
parsons In this connection. but canno
help repeating what IA American dipio
matist said yesterday: The fact" h
remarked, lis that the American CIR
can hive in fat and takes 10 hotel life
the English girl Is too long falling in
and although her body training 10 ele
giant enough. she has not the cunning
superficial attributes In the way OF dres
that my fellow countrywomen have
Paris Cor. London Times
Dress Reform.
However much intelligent womel
may yieia to the tyranny Of fashion
they recognize the fact that comfor
and health are the last things witt
which that tickle goddess concerns her
self. Indeed, they know. and long hav
known. that the modern dress Of thei
sex u positively injurious In both thes
rczpects-
1t IN pitiable that this should be 30 q
tie hsight Of modern civilization
Christian enlightenment and physiologi
cal knowledge. when nearly 5000 year,
ago the women Of Greece furnished thu
world with the highest ideal Of thu
female form. clad In robes that CAV
freedom TO every limb and the fnlles
play 20 every internal organ.
Fashion seems to defy the Almighty
Beginning when the bones are soft ana
pliable II fnsists on diminishing tbs CO
pacity Of the chest and is power Of ex
pansion. This result is that respiration
Il interfered with. the liver Is badl,
crowded sometimes, In fact. a
most cut In two while the abdomina
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