The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
From Our Exchanges.

Last Monday evening the jury in the
case ofState vs.. Clancy, defen liant being
charged with burglary, returned YER
dict of guilty; but before so doing a
hymn was sung and one or two of the
jurors offered prayer asking for guidance
in the finding of a verdict. While this
is the first case, to the Democrats knowl-
edge, OF jury jointly asking Gods
blessing before returning a verdict, 1T is
very good precedent, and we hope II
WON'T be the last one of which we will
Decentralization Democrat.
Mrs. j. Francis, Florence, Kans, says. II
was all run down in heath, worn out, weak,
doctors did me no good took Beggs' Blood
Purifier and gained ten pounds in two weeks
and am now in perfecr health" McGrath 4
Last Monday, the health officer, DR..
Derwent, ascertained by examination,
that A. Ballou had what he pronounced
small pox, and accordingly had him
guaranteed. Previously Mr.. Ballou
had been to DR.. Croford, who profess
sionally pronounced it chicken'pox. In
order to settle the matter, DR.. Kennedy
secretary of the Iowa State board Of
health, member of the board for Ii
years, AZ years medical practitioner, q
man who has doctored hundreds Of
cases of small pox, was sent for, and
came Tuesday. He examined NJ. Will
liams and wife, pronounced their disease
small pox. He also examined A. Ballou
pronouncing his disease varioloid, which
Is the small pox modified by previous
incubation or vaccination. The board
Of health was called together, before
which the explanations Of DIR. Kennedy
were 80 lucid and satisfactory that but
little room If any could he left for doubt
He ridiculed the idea of its being either
Cuban itch or chicken pox, explaining
that the chicken pox, is very seldom
had by those over fifteen years of age;
and that the Cuban itch is name in
vented by returned soldiers who have
the small pox to get rid Of quarantine,
and that is all there is OF that. He ad.
yised quarantining everybody exposed
which the proper officers are making an
effort to do. The whole story is, then,
that we have three cases, two of small
pox, one of varioloid, small pox modi-
fed by incubation, all of them mild,
and the officers of the law acting under
the best and highest medical authority
in the state. Care should be taken and
will be taken; but cause for alarm there
is absolutely none. 1t is to be regretted
that the proper officers were not fully
sustained and respected in all their
work from the beginning, 80 that the
last quarantining would have been un-
necessary. We suggest patience upon
the part of all. The officers are pro.
ceeding with but one thought in view
the good and protection of the COM
munity. Let US give them loyal sup.
port therein. 1t is hard to be quaran-
tined; but nobody can help it now
although much of it could have been
avoided if all had respected the decision
of the health officer supported by DR.
McKlveen, of the board of health Of the
state. Josh Billings has well said, thai
"It is better not to know but few
things than to know so many that aim
So" 1t is better when the welfare of {
community depends to some exten
upon the expression of professional
opinions, to be careful as to the basis OF
which they depend for support before
persistently urging them to the injur.
more or less Of nearly everybody
Lamont Patriot.