Evening star., 1901-05-18

"A good portion of our residents suffered
from the grip this winter" said a WASH
iugtou physician today. "One Of the many
dlsagreeable features Of this disagreeable
disease is that it generally leaves the VIC
tim with some more or less permanent az
ter effects.
"As a recital of a singular case and for
the benefit of the readers of The Star who
may at present or hereafter be similarly
afflicted 1 will tell you of lady who had
a severe attack of the grip which deprived
her Of the sense of smell. When she con-
suited me she had been unable to even de-
tect the Odor of limberger cheese or of coal
gas two about as powerful agencies to
stimulate the smelling functions as L know
of. for over two months. Everything she
ate tasted alike. or, rather: was without
taste. 1t was touching sight for all in
the room to see her hold a large piece Of
limberger cheese under her nose and de-
clare. can't smell it bit 1t was so
touching that every body had to leave her
alone to her sorrow
However inhalations through the nos
trilS of the fumes of strong ammonia once
or twice a day brought back gradually her
normal sense of SMELL and within a week
she enjoyed the perfume of violets again
and eschewed that of limberger cheese.
The effect of the ammonia is to so shock
and stimulate the nerves of the nose that
a normal condition is restored, and this is
worth remembering.
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of the brokers' office and the bucket shop
there is a deal of romance said a fol-
lower of the stock market as he sat mus
ing the other day with the sound of the
ticker in his ear That little instrument"
he said. pointing to the ticker, takes on
different tones according to the mood in
which You listen to it. To me today it
sounds like the 'stitch-stitch' of a sewing
machine. I'm. perhaps. in a domestic mood
today and my minds eye pictures young
folks beginning life with all their iilu-
snns drawn in high colors. Ordinarily,
the sound of the ticker would not be asso-
Ci3ted with sewing. except when some
m"raIizer gets the Song of the Shirt
ming in his head. being in low spirits. But
| was thinking just now of young couple
who come here about every day to watch
the ticker. They have been coming for a
good many months ROW. The young man,
/ suppose. has little money, and is try
ing to make enough out of 1t to get mar
ried The young woman is much
interested in the result. besides perhaps.
wanting to be with him all the while, that
she nearly always accompanies him. Her
face has come to reflect the market, so OBJ
vioUsIy do her spirits rise or fall with the
young mans fortune. l hope some day to
be invited to their wedding, and ! like to
think of their settling down far away
from the sound of the ticker, when the
young fellow has once made n1c4est
strike
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Il don't pretend to account for the irS
equa,ities of this world but do know that
there are great many numbskulls who are
rich and good many shrewd men who are
poor" said a merchant who was taking
lunch with some acquaintances yesterday.
Here's a little incident that will give you
some idea of what / mean. I'm something
of a crank in the matter of shoes. and al
ways have from six TO a dozen pairs that
are partly well worn, but still available for
service One morning last week a hobo
called at the back door of my residence
and succeeded in getting my wife there to
hear his story. But the fact that his feet
We're on the ground pleaded more eloquent
ly than any words of his and my big col
lection of shoes was brought out for him
to choose from. He took a couple. returned
prOfuse thanks and left.
Toward evening my wife was out and
at home. Along came a hobo with hair
through his hat ana feet through his shoes.
He humbly asked if / could help him
in the matter of footwear, and / was in the
midst of a refusal, when he said my wife
had told him in the morning that l had
pair of shoes that were not mates. and that
| would probably be willing he should have
them More with the idea of convincing
the fellow that he was lying than ANYTHING
else. l brought out the shoes. Sure enough
there We're two of them for the left foot
without any corresponding shoe for the
ilSHt 4opJ- ulun see no" ne could utlI-
1ze them. but he said they would serve his
purpose. and he departed with them. Ny
wife met him half way along the block
and he quickened his pace.
In the morning that fellow had been
sharp enough to pick out the two shoes for
the right foot. and then waited around till
ne could work me for the other two. / sup
pose one pair went to some pal. There's
not one man in ten thousand would have
thought of turning the trick he did,
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Talking of mysterious losses and equally
mysterious recoveries." said a well-known
private detective TO a Star reporter, "a re-