The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-29
ITEMS or INTEREST.

| food in typhoid fever an EngnSh pny-
stefan (see Lancet, March 15) reduced
the death rate in 70 cases to 81 per
cent. 1t is usually about 20
Traditions are common. in Western
! Kansas of trees suddenly dying with
out apparent cause after having been
/ used as gallows for lynchings. Many
| are. said never to have leaved again
| after this experience.
In India there are said to be 2S,-
600 900 widows, many of whom are
children under 10 years of age. They
are forbidden to remarry and are
counted accused. Only one native
| ruler possessed sufficient courage to
! oppose the priests by legalizing the
remarriage of widows in his realm.
The musket used by Maj. John But
trick at the North Bridge in Concord,
on April 10, 1775 has been presented
by his two eat-grandchildren, the
only remaining members of the fam
! lily, to the state of Massachusetts, and
it is to be deposited in the state House
in Boston for permanent preservation.
The year 1901 was very healthy in
London. The average death rate, in
population of over 1850, 900, was ia
1851, which is 1874 fewer than the av-
erage for the last ten years. During
the first half-year there were ,43S
fewer deaths than usual The rate was
above the average throughout Novem-
Der, due to deaths from diseases of the
respiratory organs. This was the re-
suit of excessive changes in tempera-
ture and spells of cold weather, accom-
| panied by fogs. The worst weeks
rate was 22.3 in November, and the
best 1871, in June.
According to statistics collected by
the Municipal Journal, Chicago, with
a death rate of only 1873 a thousand,
is the healthiest city of its approx
mate size in the world. Milwaukee's
rate is lower still. 1t is only 1901, but
the city is only one-sixth the size of
the Windy City. New Yorks death
rate last year was 40, Boston's 20.3,
and Philadelphias 1874. Pulmonary
tuberculosis is one of the most dan
gerous foes that the health authori-
ties have to fight. In Milwaukee it is
the most frequent cause of death. In
Chicago pneumonia causes twice as
many deaths as any other disease.
There are now forty cases of small
pox in Liverpool. The population is
possible precautions are being taken.
Properly speaking, there has been no
outbreak of smallpox in the city it
self. Nearly all the persons affected
have been found among the passengers
in ships that have arrived at the port
of Liverpool. Most of them are found
to have come from Boston, where
smallpox is said to be very prevalent.
Fourteen new cases were brought to
Liverpool on Thursday by the Kansas,
Warren Line steamer bringing a
cargo of cattle from Boston, The out
break, it is said, started among the
cattlemen.
Perfect, or nearly perfect health is,
or course, the first condition of sound
sleep, but scarcely anyone is quite
healthy and so we must aid the Sleep
less to acquire that which is lacking.
The one great thing to do is to fatigue
the attention, not only to tire out the
body but also the active mind; to
drive the congested blood from the
brain, Quiet and regular habits a
certain monotony of light evening oc-
cupation win tend in this direction,
while a great variety of evening en-
gagements is generally fatal to the
victim of insomnia. 1t is unwise to
go to bed on either an empty or very
is the wisest course. A hot bath the
last thing is, perhaps the very best
aid to sleep.
The fashioned remedy for a
boil-namely, common yellow soap and
| brown SUGARS (says q medical jour
naP a capital one for the purpose. 1t
is made with equal parts of brown su-
| gar and of shredded yellow soap, mix
! ed by means of a table knife on a
plate, with a few drops of water, un-
till all be well blended together and of
the consistence Of thick paste it
should then be spread either on a piece
| of wash leather or on thick linen and
applied to the boil, and kept in it's
| place by means either of a bandage
| or a folded handkerchief, and should
| he removed once or twice a day This
| is an excellent application for a boil
soothing, comforting and drawing
| and will soon effect a cure. A paste
| of honey and flour spread on a linen
rag is another popular and good appli-
| cation for a boil.
Russia exported last year to Eng
land eggs to the value of $1,000, 00O
| and Denmark to the value of nearly
| G1,0000 900. Denmark is a pattern and
| an example to-day of what may be
done by small people in the develop
| ment OF agriculture. They command
! the butter market of the world and
out of E16,000O00 of butter imports into
| England GS000,000 is commanded by
| Denmark. Besides that, Denmark sends
| eggs to the value of 91,0O000O Ger
many exported s1,000,0O0. Belgium and
! France-a country with climate not
| very different from England's and a
| country which consumed great quan-
t4ties of eggs-sent eggs to England to
| the value of nearly $1,000, 900, while
Canada, which has a winter twice as
has been able to develop this indus
| try.
DIR. Montizambert, Director Cen
eral of Public Health for the Domin-,
ion of Canada, has recently declared
| that he would make smallpox a Grim
| iral offense and send every person
| suffering from the disease to Jail He
says; If a person has obnoxious mat
| ter in his back yard which endangers
| the health of any one in the commu-
| nifty he is liable under the law A
| person suffering from smallpox is
| danger to the community and should
| be punished the same as person who
! has a nuisance upon his premises
| Smallpox is a disease which can be
| avoided, and if compulsory vaccination
were properly enforced and carried
| out the disease would become I'M
| known" Unfortunately for the doc
| tors argument there are some indi-
| viduals so perverse as to get smallpox
after thew have heeO Vaccipatad aud