The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-01-06
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Coat and Waste Of War.

Cost and Waste Of War.
The cost Of the Mexican War was $50,
100000.
In the last 200 yea1s France has spen
e293, 000, 900 in war.
At Bannockburn 1876, 900 men Tough
and SO, 900 were killed or wounded.
In less than 300 years Great Britai
alone has spent 81, 35o ,o0c, 900 in war.
At Borodino $50, 900 French and Rus
SLAMS fought, and the dead and wounde,
numbered $1,000.
The estimated cost to both sides of th
great Civil War in this country was 36,
100000 900.
At Waterloo there were $4,000 me,
on both sides, of whom 81 900 were killed
or disabled.
After the surrender of the Turks a
Plevna the Russians took possession Of
$17,0O0,OO0 worth of arms.
It is estimated that since the Christian
era began over 1000, 100000 human be.
ings have persisted in war.
During the last few months of our Civil
War the expenses of the Government ex.
'ceeded $4,000, 900 day.
The wars Of the ninety years down te
1880 caused war expenditure of $15,.
235,000, 900 and the loss of 4, 470, 600 lives
The burning of Moscow by the Rus.
slams in order to drive out the French
caused an estimated loss of over $3.50, OOO,.
600.
Over 100000 French women were
made widows and 100000 French chill
dren were made fatherless by Napoleon e
campaigns.
At Gonna, where the Romans sustained
the worst defeat they ever experienced,
there were 100000 men on the field, of
whom $4,000 were killed.
The expense of our War Department in
1862 was 1894 ,0O0, 900; in 1868 was $780,
100000; in 1864 was $500, 600, 900; in 1865
was $1,031 100000.
In times Of war the armies of the Euro
pean nations can be raised to $3.50, 900
men, and the daily expense will be nearly
s20.000,OOO.
The cost of the worlds wars since the
Crimean War has been $13, 285, 900, 900, or
enough to give $40 gold piece to every
man, woman and child on the globe.
During the Franco Prussian War the Ger
mans fred 100000 rifle cartridges and
$4,000 charges of artillery, killing or
MORALLY wounding 77,000 Frenehmen,
showing that 400 shots are required to
kill Or MORALLY wound one man.
All the wars Of Napoleon Bonaparte
cost his country 255,OOO,00o, while the
wars of Louis Napoleon cost France
e442,O00,000. The former made the en-
envy pay most Of the expense; the ex-
penses of the wars waged by the latter
was borne by France.-Globe- Democrat.
Reasons Why You Cannot Sleep.
"What is the next most common com.
plant among women to melancholia2n re-
Elected the doctor. swell good many
OF them complain of sleeplessncss.
"Of course, that is sometimes an accom-
paniment of real disease, but there are
numerous cases of it in my experience
where it is separate and distinct ill.
How do ! treat it? OIL usually begin
by asking questions.
II ask my patients whether they have
unusual worries which they lie awake o.
nights to think over. I inquire if they
made practice of going to EXCITING plays
or reading exciting books before they
seek their downy touches. And Won
have no idea how many women regard an
evenings entertainment as a miserable
failure unless it is full of excitement.
They go to see their Second Mrs.
Tanquerays,' or they read their Heavenly
Twins all evening and come to me the
next morning to know why they don't
sleep! Why, excitement is as much foe
to slumber as guilty conscience is.
Then find out what kind of physical
food they take before going to bed
whether it is harmless cracker or two
= rest-disturbing welsh rarebit or fried
oysters. OF course, if they persist in
foolish evening feasts, whether material
or literary, ! can't do anything with them.
But If they assure me that nothing more
than Maria Edgeworths tales
and nothing more indigestible than Ora.
ham crackers form their bedtime ban
4uets am willing to take them in hand.
II tell them to take very hot bath, or
1t least bot foot bath, before going to
bed. That will almost invariably pro-
luce the most deliciously drowsy sensa-
ions,
"rhen l bid them open wide their win.
lows, for fresh air is a great aid r.
healthy slumber.
"Ihen when they are safe abed l charge
hem not to let their minds think of any.
hing connected with the daily routine.
Try to make them pisture to themselves
ons' even stretches of prairie, with the
'rass slightly brown, or the calm Of a
luiet sea.