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sGaye up holI
The following scores were made in the monthly
.ndicap for the cup presented by Paul VIII
Capt. Money KILLS All uIs Birds In the SAL
yator Handicap.

yator Handicap.
Loso BRANCH. Nay lb.-winE shots had nne sport
this Afternoon at.the Elkwood traps. The weather
was delightful. and. with q 'eiy lot Of birds. the
different events were decided under most favor.
able auspices. The attraction was the Salvador
Handicap for amateurs. Capt. A W. Money won.
killing twenty .nve straight. Noel Money. the Cap.
tain's son. was second. with twenty four kills,
losing his twenty FIRST bird out OF bounds by . few
feet. buring tue afternoon Noel Money, In three
different events, shot NJ forty birds. gathering
tnirty eight. Summaries;
first Evsnt-Twenty .nve-bird match. DAILY, 80
yards. sOi capt. Money. 30 yards. go. Tie shot on
in Salvador Handicap. Capt. Money winning.
Second nt-Fiv biru match, W. II. PAtten,
27 yaTdS, o. Noel y. Money; thirty yards. I.
Third Eyent-5AlyaInr HandicAp; twenty nve
birds; SIO entranceI Amateurs onlyI handicap
twenty-sevsn TO thirty yardsI high guns. Capt.
Money. Oakland. ~ yards. 70; Hvel Z, Money.
Oakland. ~ yards. 2Ai W. X. PAlten. Lone Branch.
W yards. 30; JuAti - Won Lengerke, Jersey City,
~ yards. 2si Phil DAILY. ar, Long Branch. ~ yarls.
fourta iysnIH Ten birds. IS entrance. Noel
loney. ~ yards. 10; Pattsn, 81 yards. 10, Won Len.
gerEs and DaiyS 10 yards. y eAehI Capt. Aonsy,
~ yards "
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base hits-BnrEett, bury. Two-bass hits-waiiace,
Tebeau. Duly. Lowe, Klobedanl. CD. Sacrifice hit
Teboau. stolen basee-Burkett, thinner, Blake, Duny
(9l First base on balls-oR McDermott. 1; on Klo-
bedans;t 4. Struck out-By McDermott IL by Klobe-
dams, .. Left on baset-CievelAnd. .; Boston, q.
wild pitches-McDermott, IL KfobedanS, l. Hit by
pitched. ball--Sttvetts. Time-2 hours and 30 minutes.
Umpirs-Hurut Attendanco-6,B 900.
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MoNrcLAIR, May ia professional match,
the first OF the season in New Jersey. was played
at the Montclair Golf Club this afternoon be-
tween Willie Anderson, who took fourth place In
the open tournament at Newport last summer,
and Harry Rawlins, the home greenskeeper, q
brother of tho American open champion Of
1895. Rawlins was two up on the first round,
and the tenth was allowed to him. as Anderson
soled his club In a hazard. The final score gave
play. The following is the score by strokes for
the first nine holes:
Rawiins. .............-.a Q 8 ebBb e-4p
Anderson, ......,.a..o 80 o 90 o o-46
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Havorites RowIed Over At Newport.

NEWPORT, May lb.-This was 4 day OF easy bowl.
ing over OF favorites. A large crowd saw the sport
Tho summartSsi
Q 20 !. won: Miss Alice. 100 Conner. 10 TO /. sec.
ond; Marie Dudley. l0o RandalD, 8 TO l. third.
Time, i;03E.
second Kace-Thirteen NJ rteenths OF a mile. No.
FAriand. VI Ghilsr). 20 Ioi, won; Yellow Rose.
lOS (Jones). y To l. second; Aortie Reed, vh (NutD,
4 TO l.. third. Time. l:22A.
Third Race One mile. Winker. l02 (Nutt). Q 10
1, won; Old Law. lO7 (EverstU. y to 8. second;
Hytha. lol tRandalD. o 10 l. third. Tim. lam.
Fourth RAce-Seven furlongs.. IrkSome, lO6 (Nut),
g 70 /, won; LAMP. 100 (sheedy). 2H to /. second:
Miss Ross. loo tHicks). 10 10 !, third. Time.
Fifth Receive furlongs. John Bright. l06
Mutt, z 10 8, won; cAmperdown. 100 (Jonesl. IL
sixth Rsce-Thlrteen sixteenths OF a mile. Dona.
tas, gS EyeretD, 4 60 !. won; Tit for Tat. lOl
(Cuslsn). . TO !. seconds Crossus. y6 JaekSon). 70
TO I, third. Tine, l e2l.
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sMeekin batted for Warner In the ninth.
Vaughn out for Interfering.
Cincinnati. ..............8 l o Q 0 8 0 o %
New York. .........,..l / Q o o o OF
Earned runs-Cincinnati. 8; New York, g.. Two
bass hits-Irwin. Rhines. Sacrifice
Dwyer. n ttchey. Double play-seymour and Davis.
Struck ut--McPhee, Davis. Hoy. First base on balls
=on Rhinea. Z; on Seymour. .. HIT by pitcher-By
Rhines, 1. Wild pitch-Seymour. Time hourS and
oo minutes Umpire-Emslie.
. CHICAGO. 8; BROOKLYN, 4.
CHICAGO. May 15,-The Colts fell upon Pitcher
Daub in the sixth inning to-day and batted out
four runs, three of which were earned. The
c~ollegian was hit safely eleven times.
Clark Griffith held the visitors down to six scat
tering singles. Costly errors were responsible
for their runs, all of which were scored before
tho Ansonites got o start. Caravan distin-
guished himself by making several difficult
stops at second. The Brooklyns were especially
fortunate in fielding, their double plays coming
when men were on bases; In the nth inning
man out. Excitement ran high. Smith stopped
D hard grounder and completed a double play,
retiring the side. Decker's home run was In the
sixth, with a man on first. It started the home
teams winning rally. Attendance $500. The
Qc0ra.
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baseball Notes.

Constant Reader.-IsIS q foul ball.
j., o. X.-The New Yorks play three games In
PlttsburR and three In Cleveland this week.
b. P.-I. Princeton. g. IL IL too early TO com
pare the relative strength or the college ball teams.
Y. Joyce.-THE sus was correct. TRe New Iorks
finished Asventh lAAt year. being neaIen out by Balti-
more. Cleveland. Cincinnati. Boston,: Chicago. and
PlIISburk
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r~. More Y.eh, CIabs Go un.o Commission.

COlors were sent Aloft yesterday at the summer
homes OF two yacht clubs near thiSciIy. The nrst
was the oravsssnd Bay cluD. whose red and blue
pennant bearing . white chevron and star was
broken out At . O'Clock from the stan on ths club
house porch on Timer PARK pier. AZ the same In
uAnt the nag was sAluted from tho guns AZ The cluD-
house ana on board the fleet riding NJ anchor.
Tue other club that opened the season was the
Knickerbockera. whose station IL a. College Point
IL WAS D O'Clock when Commodore Billiard gave the
order TO h0ist away. 81 the same time signalling 10
the gunner. who atood In fTobt OF the house. The
salute was answered by all the yachts at theIr
while the ceremonies were received with ohoeTA by
the yAchIBmen on the porch, among whom were =
ROodly number OF women. a
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Earned runs-Chicago. 9. First base BY erron-ChI
cago, 2; Brooklyn, 1. Left on bases-Chicago, 8;
Brooklyn. 8. First base on balls-oR Daub. Z; on
6smsa' D. rw ssrSSs oS Si,.sRv Snhs Msc Z; Home on STOLEN rohm
~hases-Dahlen. Thornton, canavan. Jones, Anderson.
and Lachance; Grifnth. Dahlen. and Decker ;.Canavan,
Smith. and Lachance. Hit by pitcher-By Daub, /.
Northumberland. Time-1 hour and 90 minutes.
PrrTsBURo. @; WARRINGTON. o.
PrrsBuRo. May 15.-Tannehin. the Pirates youth.
full southpaw. prevented the Senators from scoring
to-day. Only one player reached third. His fielding
WnE alko hne. Tho acOna.
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PITTRBUR0.

Totals .....s 627h OIL Totals 100 os29 l2 0
'Brodie out, hit by batted ball.
p%tttsburg- ..........0 Q 0 o o o o "a
Earned r1n-Pittsburg. Two-base hits-Donovan.
Sugden. Abbey. Mcclure. First base on balls-on
Tannehill, Q; on Mercer. 4. Struck out-By Tame
hill. 2 Double play-Reilly, o'Brten. and Cartwright.
Hit by pitched ball-Padden. Passed ball-McGuire.
Iime-l hour and b minutes. Attendance-3. 500.
Um~pire-Lynch.
BALTIMORE. 90; ST. LOUIS, 8.
st. LOUIS. May 15.-The champions from Baltimore
to-day knocked Hutchinson out OF the bog in the
Fourth inning. Evans in the next. and slaughtered
kisslnger throughout the balance Of tbs game. The
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Earned runs-Princeton. 8. Two-base hit-Altman.
Stolen bases-Batler. Easton. Double plays-Hiile.
brand. Smith and Kelly: Chandler. Dean and
out-By Wilson. 3; by Paine. 8. Hit BY gitchers-By
nell. Umpire-campbell. Time-l hour and 30 min
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hsitE; Two,base ~.hits-Dowd. Kelley. Three. base
hits.Stenzel (2). McGraw. First base on balls-on
6ett :. Double play = Cross, Houseman and Conner.
etruck out-By KissinGer. II by Corbett, 2. Stolen
pitched 5all-Houseman. Jennings To-. Reitz. UNI.
pire"-McDermott. Time-2 hours,
CLEVELAND. o; BOSTON. l-yIRSr oAin.
CLEVELAND. May l5.-Boston and Cleveland each
took Q game to-day. The nrst was easy for the Spiden,
owing TO sullivan and Lewis'S wildness. The Cleve-
JANUS had the second game well In hand until the
ninth when the visitors batted In four runs. With
TWO men on bases. Bergen knocked the ball over the
angle and Young substituted. Another run was made
before three were out. Two twobaggers and two
singles were made In addition to the home run By
Boston In the ninth. Umpire Hurst was badly hurt
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Orange Golfer. ON the Links.

ORANGE. May l5.-Thc fine weather to-day
brought out u dozen golfers TO contest in tho
handicap match for the May Cup at the Essex
County Country club, hut no one beat W. j.
Kingsiand's record Of eighty seven strOhcs, mudo
last week. for he eighteen holes. The summary
of the best cards follows:
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CABIN sLooPs-30-Foor CLASS.
Racing Elapsed. Corrected.
Name. Gunner. Length. II. u. r.. II. u. 8.
Dosoris II. George T. Vail. .28.46 l a. 80 ! a. so
CABIN sLooPs-25-FooT CLASS.
Modesto. -. Charles whann. y. NJ. Dill not finish.
Wahneta.. -. Aldrich & Henry. n. NJ. / 90 4S ......
Jester, ynWl-h.A A. ODiuson..S N. L % W ......
OPEN sLooPs-25-Foor CLASS.
Houri........E B.. Hart, Jr.. .2l. 90 80 30 SO 40
Celia. wv. 8. Gould. -. 2l.O0 l 80 03 ! 80 08
CABIN cATs-25-FooT CLASS.
Jonouil ..,..H. W. Warner. .24.46 2 O8 IT O8 IT
Mary S......E. b. Hall, Jr... .p4.b0 Q O6 o9 g O8 0g
Win or Lose John S. Appleby. 90. 10 2 90 go Q 08 0S
Melita 40 Chelborg. N. N. Did not finish.
OPEN cATs-25-FooT CLASS.
Edwtna......J N. Gould. ....2l.44 9 O8 So 9 90 So
Narrioch ....A. 2. Townsend. 1911 Q 10 90 Q 0S 90
OPEN sLooPs-20-FooT GLASS.
Keneu ....... Montg'y CLARK. go. l 40 Is l I6 ID
OPEN sLooPs-15.Foor CLASS.
No Name. -. LAD. Huntington. .... ! so 81 .....
Hope Arthur Iseln... ... 2 90 go ......
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first base on balls-On So
Double play-CollinB and T,
Cleveland, o. Boston. g.. Str
" Lewis. Q. Three.b base hit
Duny. Time-l hour and 30 n
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sullivan, o; on Lewis, o.
Tenny. Left on bases
struck out-By Cuppy, Q;
.-Burkett. Two-ba1e hit
minutes. Umpire-Hunt.
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Spoor.
At I-thAcs-cornell seniors, 1l;Cornel Faculties. d.
At Platbush-Alpine, IL; Erasmus. ~.
Al Sing sing-Df. Holbrooks. y; Mohegan Lake, i.
At B-ayonns-BAyonne IL Brooklyn heights A. Al 1.
AZ Observation-Disclosures Cuban Giants. 49, Balm
bridge Sidney, 10.
AZ Cornwail-New York Military Academy. 10;
Brooklyn Poly Consolidated. 10.
AZ Jersey ~City-Pacinc A, C.. loj ClSrk's Q. n. T., 1.
At villa Eoya-vnlA Nova College, ibi Delaware
AZ City Island-city Island A. O., 2s; warlow
= 1nlspol..-Univsuisy Of Maryland. 81 St,
Prospect fark-Bfownies 80, winthrops. 10.
Utopians, Oh Auroras, 10. Prospects. yn.. 10; Ken
GnGton. 8. Washington. Jr, 49, C0lumbiAns, IL. Ls
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
On the N. Y. & N. E. Rail-
road Near TerryvilIe.
A Broken Journal Was the
Cause of the First One.
Second Result of Weakened Rails =
There Were No Casualties.

TERRYvILLE, Conn.,, Jan. 6.-Two
freight wrecks occurred on the New York
and New England railroad about one half
mile from the station last night The
small wrscKage OF the first accident had
hardly been clearly away when second
freight left the tracks mt tho same spot
and another and q longer delay was
5aused. Freight train No. 126, from
Waterbury, Conn, eastbound, consisting
of 40 cars, had reached u point near this
station at nbout7 o'clock last night, when
q journal broke and two cars were de-
rallied. The damage was not great, out
there was several hours delay, inasmuch
as a wrecker had to be SUNNI oned from
Waterbury, and before the derailed cars
could be reached, IL was necessary to haul
nearly the entire train of 40 cars half a
mile to a siding at this station. The
tracks were cleared at about midnight
and the east and west passenger
trains wen ( through. AT O'Clock an
ot her eastbound freight from Waterbury
arrived and at the same place three cars
jumped the rails, presumably because of
q weakness In the tracks caused by the
first wreck. The wrecker was again sum-
moned but 1t was $3.50 this morning be-
fore traffic was resumed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
a Workman Who Must Keen His
Hands Clean

Joint ng Is one Of the most difficult and
dehcate operations in Atlantic cable.making.
10 see joint made ! climbed on
one of my visits TO Woolwi n, up into swsl.
low-nest OF. cabin, fastened in some mys.
FERROUS way To the side cf wall of the core,
tank room. In the center OF the little room
sat an imposing Individual, whose character.
istics seemed to be rotundity ,profnse sweating
ana absolute cleanliness. An assistant shared
the narrow space with him. few simple
iron tools and several big gas Jets served as
his equipment. FIRST the ass;s,.n,
cut OFF few inches from the two ends pared
down the gutta percha in such a way as TO
~aye two or three inches OF copper conduc.
tor uncovered; beveled each end with a file.
laid them together, soldered them, and then
wrapped the joint tightly for the di.tsnce Of
haif an inch with fine copper wire. This
wrapping inslres a connection i'm case the
soldering should some time break
The other man so far had done nothing II
was explained that in the work OF jointing the
copper he was not allowed 10 share lest IL
should spoil his hands" His duty was IN
Join' the gutta percha, an operation in which
much depends on dolicacy If toucn When the
copper joint was done the core wa, passed ON
TO him, and he preceded TO pare down the
gutta percha until he had perhaps a foot in
all to work on: he then heated inc gum ON
each side with spirit lamp md with his
fingers worked IL down until the copper was
all evenly covered His next step was TO build
mp the insulator. One after another, strips OF
gutta pcrcha, which had been H. ated at The
end, were applied, wound around the core
and carefully worked aud moulded the length |
OF the wound. should bit of dus', an air |
u1hic' a speck OF moisture, be LETT in the in |
soiator' 1t would give trouble latcr. Hence |
this hnating and kncadirg and eau ION A. ainst I
irt. Exporien c has shown. too, that no ma
chine will pack the gu; tn porcha mt this crit.
cal point so perfectly as the human fingers.
They alone can {, el when the work is pro yres.
ing properly ana is finished satisfactorily. |
erce the care TO keep them always nsitiyo
% prevent their becoming callous 10y rougher
vork.-McClure's Magazine for January.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
DEATH NOTICES.

| CoE-In this city, Jan. 4, Marcy Wilkinson
Coe, daughter OF the late Robert W. and
Nancy p Coo OF Woonsocket.
CooPER-In this ci y, at her husbands res
idence. loa Westminster street, Harriet,
wife of j. Wesley Cooper.
CoX-In this city, Jan. 3. John, son Of Mary
ana Merick Cox, aged 81 years and 10
Funeral from his late residence. 4i9 Pot.
,er : avenue, wednesday, Jan. q. at o'clock
Member OF Court Unity, No. s0i9, A. O. +.
GREELY-In Auburn Jan. 4, wilbur S.
Greely, aged IL yenrs.
GLovER-in this city, Jan. ?. Of mombran.
Gus Group and bronch il, Charles the i'm
I mt son of Joseph H. and Maria 4. Gloy.
er, aged ii months and |, days.
GoRTnN.-In Adamslalo Mass, Jan. 3. Jere.
miah X. Gorton, aged 72 years.
GoDDARD-At her residence, s5 Brown
stree Jan q Anna Fearing, widow of
Thomas T. l. Goddard.
GREAVES-In this city, Jan. 4. Lsncford "
s., infant chill Of james W. and Annie s.
dreavos, aged DAYS
HULING-Tn North Kingstown, Jan. 3. Mary
Ann Huling, aged - year,.
-, Funeral rom Lafayette Advent Church,
WeinCs tay, Jan. @, AT III o'clock Relatives
and friends are invited 10 attend.
MATHERSoS- Pawtucllet, Jan. 4. Alphers
W. Maihorson, age 30 years
Funeral from the Woodlawn BAPTIST Church
"Wednesday, at | o'clock. Prayer at his late
residence, 80 Lonsdale avenue, Mt l2 O'clock
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
PHILLIPS In this city, Jan. =, .Ienuio Irwin.
wiio of Frank :. Phillips and daughter ok
the late Amos and Mary q. w. Aldrich,
aged 80 years
Funeral services Wcdne sday, Jan. g. al II
o. M, from the residence OF her c usin s.
Walden Hoath, % Dartmouth nv. nuo. Rel..
tives ana friends are invited TO attend.
RYAN-In this city, Jan. L. Catherine. wife Of |
Philip Ran. aged 60 years.
SEERN-ln this city Jan &, Ellen, wife of Ell. |
ward II. Socry, "A ged 80 years
Funeral TO be- held fiom her late residence. |
rear .55 Pine sire {, Thursday, ian. Z, at S:lS |
Friends and relatives are invited TO attend |
without further notice.
NADE-ll this city,Ian 2 Lucinda, widow of
Nelson WaGc. aged ~ years
Funeral scfviCcs Wednesday, Jan. O. at 1
,, m, from the rcsidenca of Thomas h. Bar.
tow. 10 Armington avrnLc. Relatives aud |
riends are invited 10 attend
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

New York, Jan 5.-Walter Il. Peet has
been selected to coach the Columbia
varsity crew for the big intercollegiate
regatta at Poughkeepsie next June.
Mr. Poet has been connected with Co.
lumbia rowing for almost 10 years. AMI
In That time has turned out a very large
number or victorious varsity and fresh
man crews. The candidates for the
crew reported yesterday. Prominent
among the new aspirants are the Rey-
nolds brothers from California, Grand
Shepard, c. Elmer captain Of the '9y
freshmen. and B. Tit. stroke OF 80 fresh
men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
BLACKBALLED AGAIN,
Mr.. Tailor Refused Admission To
Coaching Club.
Four Years Ago His Application Was
Similarly Treated.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-For the second time the
uifra-fashionable coaching club has black
ballet T.suffern Tailor. the whip and clubman.
Mr. Tailor feels awfully cut up about this. Z"
said a member OF the club. "He was led to
believe that his name would go through oil
right this time. 1t is the club policy. however.
ana Mr.. Tailor Is the sufferer. Almost any
other man put up for election at this juncture
would have been blachballed. But 1t is most
unfortunate in the light Of his similar expert
once four years ago. and more so because now
he Is married man." Probably no organiza-
tion in the whole.United States is as exclusive
as the Coaching Club. The membership is
limited TO 80, and even this number has never
been reached. II is said the only objection
to Mr. Tailor is that be would add one TO the
Of the club which those in con-
troll wish 10 further reduce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
ONE OF NELSON'S CAPTAINS.
A New Yorker Commanded British
Ship I'm the Battle of the Nile.

The fifth ship was the Theseus, Captain
Ralph Willett Miller. This gentleman whom
after his premature death Nelson styled "the
only truly virtuous man ever knew" was
by birth New Yorker, whose family had
been loyalists during the American Revolu.
tion. letter from him TO his wife gives an
account OF the fight which is at once among
the most vivid. and, from the professional
standpoint, the most satisfactory, of those
which have been transmitted 20 US. or the
Thescus' entrance into the battle he says:
I'm running along the en- emy's line in the
wake of the Jealous and Goliath. I observed
their shot sweep just over us; and, knowing
well that at such moment Frenchmcn
would not have coolne ss enough TO change
their elevation, / closed them suddenly, and,
running under the arch of their shot, reserved
my fire, every gun being loaded with two
and some with three round shot, until had
the Guerrier's matt in line and her jibbom
ABOUT SIX feet clear of our rigging we then
opened with such effect that second breath
could not be drawn before her main and miz
zenmasts were also gone. This was precisely
at sunset, or forty-four minutes past six;
then' passing between her and the zsalous,
and as close as possible around the off side of
the Goliath, we anchored by the stern exactly
In line with her, and abreast the Spartiate.
We had not been many minutes in action with
the spartiate whe, we observed one of our
ships land soon after knew her to be the Van
guard place herself so directly opposite to us
on the outside of her that desisted firing ON
her, that might not do mischief to cur
friends, and directed every gun before gthe
mainmast on the Aquilon fourth French),
and all ahaft it on the Conquerant, giving up
my proner bird TO the admiral n-.s At.isc,n M
The Battle of tLS Nile" by Captain Mahan.
n2the January Century.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05
GERMITEs AND ANTI.GERmrrEs

GERMITES AND ANTI. I.GERnTTes
commenting on tho lively discussion
between the rhysicians who hold posi-
tions CT Law and authority In the matter
OF our health and certain physicians who
disagree with them as to deciding n case
OF diphtheria by the microscopic inspec
ton OF germ whan the "symptoms -
ere not Ia accord with tie evidences OF
the culture, our esteemed contemporary
the Atlantic Medical Weekly regrets that
tie public press should have been used as
vehicle for the controversy, on the
ground that this tends to bring the
omtisls chsrget win the enforcement Of
the health laws into uis,redit and 40
weaken their authority. 1t hclss TINT
eTan IL the concensus OF medical opinion
is divided as to the absolut. value OF the
bactcriological examination in making a
diagnosis and even IL we do not believe
in the just ess or necessity Of the rr,sent
quRrlptire regulations. "we are In duty
bound os citizens to uphold tho health
authorities" and that "ehange In such
matters should come rs the result Of the
united opinion of the profes ion upon
the value and necessity of such reguls-
tions, and not by any act which will |
seem te the laity as open revolt.n
but nevertheless our conte nporary feels |
prompted to declare that there is another
side to the question which the health
authorities on their part are likely TO for
get namely that "becsuse tney are health
officials, they are not inislliblc and they
make mistake In treating the opinions
of Older and more experienced physicians
as Ct no vslre. and Ge.erving no corsid.
eration," and il does NOT fail to observe.
moreover, that "public orici,ls, seem TO
nave the right TO do a considerable bit of
'dyerli Ing by reportorial interviews.
hiou - u'uleu thi regulsr profPssion,u
And referring to the reported statement Of
he superinioadent OF Health DIR. Chaplin,
bat there "wts not one physician in 5000
who could eetermine diphtheria, I" I, de.
lafoS that it proves one OF the tire,
hings:-se ia either incorrectly rc,ortoi.
assuming that he aud his
ssi'tant are two Of the three possltIs
vic men among tho sixteen thousand
'hy'icians in New England capabl, Of
this disease tt..ifs- ttira ono A.
'rotshly IS in Boston, or clso no make es
nfniisiiy rnf.ii imputition upon the
XII 't.errife s'oi.
We sre 90 nihaoi ~ al ,tis 4 tho oui.t
b'r'aiion OF cns of ,ur very t,Isn,od
81 no't ariirblo doctors. hlnuIt q
''osnissd leader Ia the ranks Of IN,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-05

germ faction and of high reputation az
successful surgeon. Referring to the
particular surgeon who appears to be
the leader iD this little revolt against
the infaliibiiity Of the health board he
said once upon time: he utterly ignores
what we believe OF germs, but it is to be
noted that he CONTINUES to perform surgl-
cal operations ofter the old fashioned way
with unfailing successr'
The inference that this amiable doctor
designed to convey was tnat the circum-
stance Of successful practice disarmed
argument rs applied to that particular
d cctor at any rate.