The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26
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| half inch from end
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8 senli-rirc1las piece cut out extending
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/ 0. sole leather iva and one hall inches
/ long. I-pcn this the iuclspr c. mise and
/ first h'rusp,d teeth usy rest To prevent
the teeth from Slipping ~ The leather an
alditioaal piece O. -9ia leather Is mr.
efesf uEoa he fruat edge Of the piece
! just described A short. hluut screw
with a nut 90 the eni Of il il used 70
work 10 each siot fo- the attachment Of
lea Aer sirags, Z hsc1 are CONNECTED Win
tn rec pitgl pss behind ard run 10 the
cross bs-am ADORE. BY slipping the
/ lealhey back o. forward in the slots the
weight may Re recsiyei upon the inc.sos
Or canine ard hicusDsd teeth a. desired.
Those who have BAD most experience
With Ssyres' suspension apparatus tan.
| be.ers. most appreciate the advantages
us apparatus affords. It's Use DOCS not
proven; ihf use q the sxiilary supports
though they s-e not So necessary.
The me-hol Of suspea3.ng children
horizontally b. shoulders and hips BE-
tween tie kuees ~ two strong lereoas
sitriag o. chairs. md the laying ~ "a
tents up0r broad strip Of muslin, one
eud Il 81 b.ch j. lacked 70 window
c.l..l- u~ Dtae- stable points. are very
good methods and have special fields
of application hut tho ola method ad0ut-
eI hy Sagre 30 ~ wlthqa- the ali:-
ia have INSIDE Is Of most universal
Use.
The advantages obtained by ny brdle-
III sf-achrueut 5Te.
l. Stability q the anterior part of
rne head support. which j. equivalent
~ ihat = the occipuV
. Relief from pressure upon the SCI
stTe nerves " the face.
& Refer from pressure upon the facial
ahA lngr sr Yfin.
J. The patient IS able to breathe and
converse freely.
>. In cases of ttirst The patient can
drink water or stimalauts.
d The pa.iest may bc Portable as
long as reT~Esary 70 obtain perfect hard
e1inz of the jacket and saved the risk
of spaiiing IL by heag TOO hastily re-
moved from the apparatus 70 q bed.
THE RAILROADER'S EYE AND
LAK-By Or. X +. Miller, Oculisf.
Hou>ton and Texas Central Railway
sherman
Ny paper today win De limited 20 the
consideration II the examination OF the
,
set,lc the question " their fitn ss or Uu-
fitness for giving their road faithful
and efficient service. II his day Of ~
fTm and searching after safety one
Of tho lines along winch railroads are
accomplishing much good IS III. selection
for thcr service Of tAp-" mon only who
are capable by reason of good sight aud
hear.ne Of efficiently and safely perform
i.g their duties.
ror HE own good the empiove should
De competent, bui for tie preservation Of
tae property Df his s0ad and above al
ihe %afciy Of The greet travelling public,
hi, Watchiulncss n necessary. The great
number 81 unexplained wrecks with great
losses Of brth I've and property could often
be satisfactorily explained If the sur
wing engineer was examined az 10 his
VISION. hearing and color sense.
But We are not seeking an explanation.
II il remedy. for the evil. and this can
only Doe found by cxamin.ng every man
now employed. Then after he is once
r1ss.d as competent the examination
SHOULD be- repeated every few years. the
piienor the better for the rapid develop
mont oi VISION and hearing defects are
soil known b. Oh Of Us who have studied
3D." suulrci, especially among those men
who ues much tobacco or liquor.
Many railroad men object to these ex-
lln.aatous, claiming that they are nm
u-8re ever o reform wave started that
lid not meet with opposing rocks and
sloalst IAe examination system ls
quite popular IN many lines Of business.
and u Is usually only those poorly pre-
pared who consider the tests unjust. so
10 c'fii service ard for mrdica. practice
10 many States examination, are re-
qu.rei. Why then should those men
wh0 above all others, have the lives of
~ u ols rt paHsen gers and employee in
their keeping bG exempt from a careful
examination IS - their fitness for the re-
eponsib,ityl II IL safeguard to them
seiFes, tfcir fellow employees. the owners
0f "a" road aud the great mass Of pas
But in all organizations there must be
harmony for efficient work, and so ia
th matter the adoption Of some stand
uris OF testing which will eatsfy an
roads viii 10 great measure outweigh
%" ohJeCilon Of any displensed cmploye.
But what shall this system her The fret
railroad 10 require examinations was ihe
Pennsylvania system IN 1852, aad 3 nee
,LAt time no one who has failed 10 come
mp to the required standard has h,-u
employed ON rhgt line The examinations
have been made on this road under tie
Hup"rgision 81 the distinguished Dr.
William Thompson Of Philadelphia, aud
cpuld hardly have been placed IN more
competent hands The systom fnrmu-
lated hy him has been adopted with n
fcw variations By mnny great railway
systems, and the SOONER it, necessity ~
appreciated by all railroads the greater
VIII br the aaiety Of all concerned Tho
Santa Fe sYtiem began 10 require exam
nations In 1886. and ench year ueW roads
fall IN limo The Missouri, Kantus mud
Iraas railway system was the latest I'm
our State % adopt those tcsts. lGt how
shall the combinations hr conducted
'luru.ug our attention 80 the eye, which
rs ni first importance, some form of cx-
animation should hc adopted Wh ch Nli
boy IT'S justice appeal both To the managers
and To the employees In the operating de-
parlm"ni So soon as some standard rs
approved by th" leading roads thc fcwor
WIii be tho objections 10 such an exam
nation, the Justice Of which WIN thus
bc established. and, above ait, the greater
/ VIII be our collective and individual
safety 70 begin With. we will Say thnt