The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-06
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/ In Moman's Realm

~ HERE WAS a merry party of society
girls in Chicago who decided to give
4 chatting dish supper TO James Is.
Hackett one night after the play.
One of the number was q young lady
who is we'll known In Scranton and an
other was the daughter of II man Of
great prominence in this region. They
were having a beautiful time and the
rarebit was In fine condition when sud
denly Mr.. Hackett arose and said: La
dies, I must ask you to excuse me, I al
ways telephone to my wife at just mid
night"
"And what do you Think" exclaimed
the narrator of this incident, ''if he didn't
trot himself of to the long distance telc.
phone and talk to his wife. We didnt
know he had one or that she was Mary
Mannering, the beautiful woman on the
stage. wish you could have seen how
we looked at each other. 1t was reg
ular semi-comedy and we weren't sure
1t was our time to laugh"
TWO SCRANTON physicians Of dif-
ferent schools and of much distinc-
i tion in their profession were heard
to remark yesterday that there Is
great deal In the present epidemic scare
that Is more scare than hurt. II the truth
were known. They declare that but few
cases Of real diphtheria have been found
In this city during the past four months
and the same Is to some extent true Of
scarlet fever. Every person who has a
sore throat is at once marked for diph-
theria's own and the announcement Is
accordingly made Rarely have these
| cases had the malignant symptoms of
actual diphtheria.
These physicians are of the opinion that
the persistent reports of the prevailing
epidemics are like the reports of Mark
| Twain's death, greatly exaggerated.
They injure the city and by reason Of
the constant strain Of worry and mental
| distress, have serious consequences on
| the nerves of many mothers.
THE GREEN RIDGE wOMANS
club has made a pretty thorough
| i canvass of the dairies of this re-
| gion and 1t must be admitted has
performed excellent service to the pub
lie in so doing. The proprietors of dairies
| where the conditions were found undo
sirablc seem disposed to attempt re-
| form in their methods and those who In
sisted upon n moderate degree of cleanli-
ness are encouraged to improve the sys-
| TEN employed. That the milk supply Of
| the city will be delivered In a more sani-
tary condition than heretofore is rather
fully assured. For in such an hour when
| the dairy man thinks not down will
| swoop n committee Of pretty women
like wolf on the fold. and he will wish
the attendants had not that particular
day left the milk can open in the stable
reelting with odors to which the visitors
| apparently object
There is one most peculiar thing about
| dairies. The milk from the dirtiesi
stables seems to be uncommonly rich and
the cream is thick and yellow and will
| whip" From the clean dairies, the one.
| where both the outside and the inside
Of the cup and platter are relentlessl,
| washed, comes milk thin and blue ant
the alleged cream, like Markham
| Man with the Hoe, is brother to thai
milk to such degree that you cam
| tell which from t'other. 1t Is evident
that In the nice. clean dairies they wasf
both sides OF the milk SO vigorously tha
It becomes thin from the "strain."