The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

patients treated at the sixty different
institutions of the empire for the cure
of tuberculosis. In 1,095 cases, or more
than the half of the 2161 persons un-
der consideration, the origin of the dis
ease was alleged to be due to the con-
tinuous inhalation of dust involved by
their employment, as follows: Four
hundred and thirty-one cases from the
effect of "dust" without more exact
designation; 1872 cases from the effect
of metal dust; 129 cases from the ef-
feet of stone, coal or glass dust; 116
cases from the effect of wood dust; Ill
cases from the effect of wool dust; 126
cases from the effect of various kinds
of dust. These facts suggest to hy-
gienists and inventors the necessity of
devising dust-consumers and dust-pre-
ventors for factories, workshops, etc.
This is a fact that Legislators should
bear in mind.
The dangers of small wounds, says
American Medicine, are well seen in
the case of DR.. Sweetman, whose
death as the result of infection con-
tracted during an operation on a sep
tic case, occurred recently. The por-
| tai of entrance for his infection was
a pricking of his finger. with a brush
while cleaning up for he operation.
active practice for a number of years
has escaped serious infection, and the
| number of lives that have been lost
in this way is not small. No abra-
| sion, prick, or cut is too trifling to de-
| serve immediate and careful attention
| by the operating surgeon or those en-
| gagged in the care of infectious cases.
| Every medical man certainly owes it
| to himself and to those possibly de-
on tn
in mind the serious possibility of septic
infection and to disnfect and protect
| even the slightest scratch. Expert
| ence has shown that even with the
| greatest care infections can scarcely
be avoided unless the surgeon protects
his hands by wearing rubber gloves.
The Philadelphia Record tells this
| story: ''The fame of George H.
Boxer, whose tragedy, Francesca da
Rimini,' is having a notable revival
| this season, does not seem to have
penetrated to Italy, where Gabrielle
d d'Annuzio's stage version was recently
produced by Duse. A letter addressed
to Signor George H. Boxer, Philadel-
phia, U. S. A. was recently delivered
to George Wharton Pepper, legal rep
resentative of the Boxer heirs. 1t was
| from d d'Annunzio. and the following is
now it has come to my knowledge that
an American poet has been inspired to
write a drama upon the immortal love
theme of our Italian master, which is
the base of my own life's greatest es-
say. l wish for my library all that has
been written in all the centuries about
the tragedy of the lovers of Rimini
Wherefore from one poet to another
across the seas the request IS made
90 Id, l.
to me at Rome. Accept the assurance
of the distinguished esteem of Gabrielle
d'Annunzio, Rome The natural in
ference is that the Italian poet was
not only unaware of Boxers death,
but had evidently just learned of his
previous existence"
Few realize that human slavery
still exists in possession of the Unit
ed States, says Leslie's Weekly. This
is one of the evils which we acquired
with other misfortunes when the Phil
lppines fell into our possession. In the
recent interesting report of the Secre-
tary of War, Mr.. Root refers to the
| existence of slavery among the Moros,
ana to the fact that all who seek free
dom receive 1t upon coming into the
American lines. Human slavery is
| confined to one of the distant islands
of the Philippines, and our government
finds 1t impossible to extinguish it at
once without causing great bloodshed
in conflict with the half-civilzed and
ferocious Moro tribes. Secretary Root
believes that the peaceful process will
accomplish the desired result much
more readily than it could be accom-
plished in any otehr way" This is a
| peculiar situation, but no outcry is
necessary, for we have already learn
ed that the subsection of the Filipinos
and the civilization of some of the ISL
and tribes cannot be accomplished in
day. 1t is scandalous, of course, to
find slavery existing in any of the pos
sessions of the United States, and we
believe that all will agree that this
condition should not be tolerated a sim
gle day longer than may be found nec-
| essary. But it does exist. and il is one
of the complexities Of the Philippine
problem.
"A Maine correspondent sends the
Springfield Republican the following
simple remedy for nosebleeding: Hold
the hands over the head, resting them
against the wall, a tree or any thing
high enough to keep them up to the
highest point. If only one side bleeds
hold up the hand on that side. This
is remedy known to all school boys
in olden times. ] tried it once on a
man apparently bleeding to death"
from a fall and in about five minutes
the bleeding ceased, after other reme-
dies had been tried in vain. More
than so years ago it was said to have
been discovered by a doctor who cut
his face while shaving, and in reach
ing up for powder on the top shelf
of a closet noticed that the flow of
blood was less than when searching on
the lower shelves. DR.. Benjamin Ed
ison says in the Medical World that
lemon juice is a remedy for nose bleed
ing. One part of the juice to three
or four of water is used by insuffla-
tion after clearing the nostrils by
blowing" In emergencies he has
used the lemon juice undiluted, but
would not advise this procedure In
ordinary cases. The author claims
no credit for the method; he picked
it up" many years ago, he says, and
he does not know who is entitled TO
the credit for first using it.
David Rankin of Tarkio, Mo-, owns
the largest cultivated tract of land in
the world, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer. To those who have never visit
ed a large ranch the methods neces-
sary to carry on the vast amount of
work would seem a great problem. Mr..
Rankin owns fourteen ranches, con-
tanning $1,000 acres: 700 teams ana 220
men are required to operate the daily
routine work in the busy season while
the crops are under cultivation. Each
ranch has an overseer, who is required
to make a monthly report and to SUBJ
nit the same to his employer. The