The herald., 1896-10-18
markets OF THE WORLD
Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
Effects of Too Much Meat in Our
Diet
The Years Corn Crop e.2S5, GOO. 900 Bushels
A Rare Advertisement-A new
Way to Economize.

Relative to a Diet of lean meat, Medical
Progress says: THE truth seems to be
that person subsisting upon lean-meat
diet,while he may manifest greater amount
of strength than upon more natural diet
ary. and maybe unconscious of any alb
normal condition. is like a person in
powder magazine-he is in constant dam
ger of vital catastrophe. The poison-de-
stroying functions of his liver and the pois-
on-eliminating capacity of his kidneys
are taxed to their utmost to keep the
proportion of ptomains and leucomains in
the tissues down to a point which per-
mits of the performance of the vital func-
tions. The margin of safety, which ma
ture has wisely made very large in order
to provide for emergencies, is reduced to
the narrowest possible limit, that any,
thing which temporarily interferes with
functions of theliver and kidneys, or which
imposes additional work upon them, may
be sufficient to obliterate the safety mar
gn and produce an attack of grave or fatal
disease. Invasion of the body by ptomain-
producing microbes, such as typhoid ba-
cillus, the bacillus of diphtheria, the pneu-
mococcus of Friedlander, the shocks
sulting from accident and even the de-
preston of severe cold, may be sufficient
to consume the meagre emergency capi-
tai and the result is acute Inflammation of
the kidneys, or death under chloroform or
from shock following an operation under
anesthesia."
The secretary 4 of agriculture estimates
that this years corn crop will reach the
enormous amount of 2,235, 100000 bushels.
The figures are incomprehensible. They
mean that fer every man, woman and child
in the United States there will be gathered
into barns this fall fraction less than 80
bushels of the grain. This is but one pro-
duct of our soil and, as we have a large
surplus. corn will be exported by the ship.
oad, and millions of needed dollars will
thus be brought into the country.
One of Chicago's big department stores
which is fortunate in having large show
as display recently The Representation
was realistic. Shelves on the sides and
back We're piled full of canned goods and
everything that belongs to a line of staple
groceries Across the rear ran a counter
equipped with scales and show case and
loaded with cheese, fancy crackers in
glass cases, etc. In front of the counter
and at the sides were sample bags and
boxes of everything from potatoes to dried
country, store fashion. The grover, just
the kind of man you would expect to see
in such store, with his sleeves rolled up
and his apron on, stood behind the counter
waiting upon a lady marketer. The lady
was recognizable as a neat and industr-
Gus housewife, and over her arm she car
ried a market basket full of purchases
already made. The signs about the store
We're true to life and helped, with their
flavor to make the of display an at
Prces cheapest ees re IN the se% %age sand
in hnS ogr Tssaa Sugar" Goal oi Collar Buttons
Only, on Easy Payments, Don't Forget
the Musakng Bee at B Jenes Ponigh
Some merchants seem to think that the
@ best policy to pursue in dull times is to eut
wi Wthoa aatng busness entrey Thes
make mo discrimination, looping off eX-
penses here, there and everywhere, not
stopping; to consider whether cutting off
this ior that expense will not also cut off
business.
Such merchants would have heard some
ed them If they had been present during
a conversation the hints man had with
tion anS telling What he. he had done to dis.
ss% 1hs ne a rs sssofa ss nss
$3.50; the next was to double the size Of, our
with waf other rsa rasca sd0y and nueRy aeR EFF ers %
helped to show actual Of trade
Men of this style are truly the Napoleons
of merchandising. and with enough of them
we could bid defiance to hard times.
This is not written to encourage or indorse
reckless expense account, but simply to
tnE o to haTs rSdesma oa
Los Angeles and San Diego counties are
credited with having made good start
in growing that popular fruit. the pomelo
San Diego county. claims 1000 trees. with
1000 in bearing. while Los Angeles county
reports 5000 trees with 500 in bearing. Riv-
erside, San Bernardino and Tulare coun-
ties have quite large number of pomelo
trees of good size.-san Francisco Fruit
Grower.
The California Fruit Grower is in re-
ceipt of information from its correspon-
dent ir France to the effect that the
French minister of commerce has been
asked to take the necessary steps to pre-
vnt the sale of California prunes in France
as French product A syndicate of
ized for the purpose of protecting the
French product against such substitution.
generally happens with a large crop, the
bulk Of the nuts are small. says the Pro
uuently fine almods are scarce and dear
while the American demand Is so large this
season that it promises to relieve the mar
ket of the feared surplus. This refers to
Jordans; Other grades Of ALMONDS are
ha very low rriced this wear.