Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-11

"Thc difficulty of removing fish bones
and similar distractions impacted at
the lower end of the oesophagus il well
known. One of the most simple. effec.
tual remedies Is to administer pint of
milk. and, forty minutes afterwartl. an
cmetic of sulphate of zinc. The fluid
easily passes the obstruction, and II. of
course. rapidly coagulated In the stom.
ach into a more or less solid mass.
which. on being elected. forces the oh.
struction before 1t, and SO effects It's
removal This IL, doubtless. an excel.
lent recipe In some respects; hut II Is
not a pleasant picture. that of q man
with fish bone In his throat. sitting
around for three-Quarters of an hour
waiting to be sick.
The militia of the country eligible for
service. according to the most recent
tabulation. are less than one-seventh
Of the pOpula ton. This Is quite re-.
duction In the proportion from colonial
times. In his memorable address be.
fore the Virginia House of Burgesscs
Patrick Henry said: I'VE are three
millions Of people. One-hfth fighting
men," But perhaps Patrick Henry was
q better orator than statistician. and
he may have reckoncd some us fighting
:iien who would not have been 80 class.
cd under the rules now governing eli.
gibllity FOR service. However, we have
sufficient fighting material for all prac.
teal purposes. What this country needs
now is more peaccmakcrs.
Mr.. Astor's llnlf.hcarted apology to
Lady Henry Somerset. compelled by a
suit for heavy damages. is given gr,idg.
tnsly and Is In nearly as poor taste M
the original libel. lie grossly insultcl
her by the coarse remark TINT Lady
Henry Somerset would drive any one
crazy" No rctrnction was made until
he was forced TO make one. aud then,
instead of mnnful one. II II a doubt.
full expression Of regret that the objec.
tionable remark should "be construed
Into a reflection upon her attitude In
regard to the cause Of suffering human.
tty. or the methods by which she seeks
to reclaim inebriates." However. lit.
tie more could lie expected from n man
who would countcnancc the original
publication.
News comes from Boston that all the
companies of Importance engaged In
the manufacture of electric heating nD.
paratus In the United States have been
absorbed In a combine called the Amer.
lem Electric lIenting Corporation,
While this announcement II an ,,nwel.
come Indication Of a modern tendency,
It will not spread CONSERVATION
throughout the land. Electric heating
has not yet come to be enc of tho nee.
essarles of life. II Is not yet for the
masses. and those who use Il can cns.
| lily fall back upon coal. even upon soft
conl. II the cOmbiners have u cincl on
all the anthracite. The electric hent
combine IL not likely Of itself to be.
come u monopoly Of extreme vOrncity.
There IL more to be feared from the conl
comb!ncrs. upon whom even the cleo.
;ric heaters are In no small degree de.
| pendent.
\ leading American OrnlthOloylst
says that some of our most desirn bic
birds are threatened with cxtermina.
tlon. The common quail AMI rutiied
grouse are becoming very scarce
Wrens and bluebiryls are driven from
their old haunts by sparrOws. Terms
are slaughtered by thousands for the
millinery business. nnd Florida Il sim.
iiarly despoiled OF its herons. Ibis. pell.
cans ana smaller birds. The wild pig.
con has disappeared. Fashion ut pres.
ont IL the greatest enemy OF bird life.
but collectors or eggs are also respOn.
sible for great destruction. Protection
OF birds must come through the educa.
ton OF the people. especially the rising
genera tiOn. and by protective leglsln-
tlon sustained by game wartlcns. Thus
far no State Legislature has given tho
subject the attention 1t deserves. and
must soon demand II the present raw.
ages continue.
1t Ia thought worth while to tele.
graph from Washington the particulars
OF u discovery made by one of the files
clerks Of the House Of Representatives
that English public opinion was entire.
~ with President Monroe at the time
of Ills enunclatiOn Of the doctrine as tn
this hemisphere which bears his name.
This Is superhuOus. 1t IL we'll known.
ut least In the current discussion of
The Monroe doctrine II hns been brought
to the attention of persons who care To
learn, that the Ntouroo doctriuo IL m.
tually OF British origin. Mr.. Canning,
when prime minister of England. s,,g.
gested 1t to the American minister nj
the court of st. james. Mr.. Rush. lie
communicated II to his own govern.
ment ana It was taken M by Monroe
after consultation with Jefferson. then
In retirement. The doctrine then help.
oil Great Britain. AMI of course Great
Britain was In favor Of II. 1t Ia now a
check upon Great Britain. and Great
Britain is no longer IN favor of II.
Mr.. James Ellsworth. of Chicago, an
Intimate friend OF Paderewski, gave
him dinner short time ago. and each
person who came was obliged to per.
form some feat by which he could earn
his living. provided his usual resources
were taken away. Paderewskl had
many card tricks handy. Theodore
Thomas. with his hands tied behind his
back. by some miraculous Man0 cement