The San Francisco call., 1896-11-11


paratory to being sent to sea again.
THE voTE FOR MAYOR. w. g., City. The
number of votes polled for candidates for
Assembly District at the recent election was
as follows: Phelan 120, Taylor rs, Laumelster
90 Diamond 8, O'Donnell and Everett o.
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLoT-E. S.. City. The
Australian ballot system, or some form OF it, in
force in forty-three of the States is in force in
the whole OF each State, except in Kentucky,
where 1t is In force only in Louisville, and IN
Florida, where 1t is in force only in Jackson
vile.
FIRST ISSUE OF GREENBACKs-G,, Stockton, Cal.
The first issue of ''greenbacks," amounting to
$150000, 900 and the three subsequent issues
amounting 10 1856, ,000, 900 more, were made
"a legal tender in payment of all debts, public
and private, within the United States, except
duties on imports and interest on the public
debit
CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIeF-C. H. H. City.
George A. knight was candidate for Con-
gressional honors from the Third District OF
California at the election held November 2,
opponent was Campbell P. Berry, Who received
21,743 Musselman and others received an
aggregate OF 274 Joseph Nc McKenna ma was elected
1892, always from the Third District.
SUIcIDEs-B. ]. R., City. The latest statistics
on suicide shows the following rate to every
100, 600 of the population of the several coun-
tries named: saxony. Sill; Denmark. 25.s;
Schleswig-Ho Holstein, 81 Austria, PIP; SwitZer-
land, 20.2; France, 1877; German empire,
Prussia 1ss veor aa fS flssnsSSsa Sea s6ai aa
Wales. 9.3; Bavaria. 81; New Zealand, 8;
South Australia. SO; Sweden. 81; Norway.
70; Belgium, 90; England and Wales, 60;
Tasmania. 5.3 Hungary, So; Scotland, q
Italy, 81; Netherlands, &c. United States,
3.5: Russia, 20; Ireland, II; Spain, Ia.
THAT WAS ANoTHER-R P, Oakland, Cal.
This correspondent, who is a close reader of
Answers to Cores pondents," Calls attention
to an answer in relation to the ''Dapce of
Death" and suggests that there was published
in San Francisco a book of that name. The
answer given was in response to the question
asked, but as the other is interesting it is
given. Says our correspondent: tThat was
the title of q small book written in the early
seventies by William H. Rulotson, of the old
firm OF photographers, Bradley d Rulofson.
In this work the author condemned the waltz
as Immoral and leading TO ruin. 1t was very
plain in It's statements and had large SALE"
BALDNEss-A. s., City Badness in the hu-
man family arises from many causes. There
is accidental badness. which may involve the
whole scalp may be only in patches. These
patches may run into each other, and some
consider this condition sort of ringworIn.
Sir Erasmus Wilson says it is caused by an
atrcphy of the hair follicles Badness in the
comparatively young and middle-aged may
occur from wearing waterproof caps which,
p.eAent1ng evaporation from the head,
occasions an unhealthy state of the skin.
senile badness is not necessarily the con-
sequence of old age; it may arise, like the pre-
cedlng variety, from an atrophy of those parts
on which the hairs depend for nutrition. 1t
begins usually on the crown of the head,
where the supply of blood is naturally less
abundant. Women have more of soft tissue
under the skin, therefore the vessels are less
likely 10 be interfered with; hence they
are not so frequently bald as men. The causes
fknlA
mentioned, Il mily tendency, late hours, dissi-
patton, but especially old age. The hair falls
general debility. The treatment of badness
consists in attention 10 cleanliness and in ex-
citing the languid circulation of the scalp to
application of stimulants. What the proper
remedy is in particular case can best be de-
termined by one who makes study of hair
ir