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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
FORhNALIN AS CURE FOR BLOOD
POISON DOUBTED BY DOCTORS

The discovery made by DR.. C. c.
Barrows that a solution of formalde-
hyde can be introduced into the ar
terial system without fatal results has
aroused interest among practitioners.
1t has caused something of a sensation
in the world of medicine and is la
belled important. If true. by Savannah
physicians
1t is quite a step forward I'm pre-
ventive medicine If it win accomplish
that which is claimed for It, This
is extremely doubtful. however, in the
opinion of Savannah doctors. That
DR.. Barrows' patient who was subject
ed to this treatment recovered is no
proof that her recovery was due to the
injection of formaldehyde solution, II
is commended. The recovery may have
been only coincidental with the treat
ment 1t is pointed out that many
women recover from puerperal septl-
cemia, and the value of the new rene
dy can only be determined when Sc
ries of patients so treated recover.
What FormaIin Does.
Animal cells succumb much more
rapidly to the formaldehyde than do
the vegetable bacteria, but IL 1t is
found that the cells of the body can
Withstand formaldehyde, while the
disease bacteria succumb to II, the
discovery will be of inestimable value
in the treatment of various forms of
blood poisoning. and such diseases as
pneumonia, tuberculosis and malaria
III "A Tot
al properties can be injected without
mortal injury a remedy has been
found for a deadly disease which has
always defied science. Well informed
Savannah doctors. however do not
believe that septic poisoning can be
eliminated as a potential factor in the
chances against the subject of a surg
ical operation In the manner described
by DIR. Barrows.
Often 1t happens that while every
other agent of mortality operating
about bullet wound is defeated by the
skill of surgery, and the battle seems
ended with victory. sepsis is at work
undermining the structure so confident
ly builded. and just as the surgeons
are departing in jubilation, the edifice
collapses. This Is what happened in
the case of President Mckinley and
Savannah physicians believe 1t will
continue to happen unless something
other than a solution of forma1dehyde
is used.
Still the medical profession is hop
ing against hope that DIR. Barrows'
discovery Will accomplish what is
claimed for it. thus being OF incalcul-
able benefit to humanity. DR.. Ralston
baltimore and DIR. George r. White,
like other Savannah physicians, have
read with interest the newspaper ac-
counts of the new treatment of child
bed fever or puerperal sepsis by the in
lection of formaldhyde or formalin
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19

coast to the other is a great orator.
To be a great orator and to be able
to make eloquent utterances has al
ways been my wish. / am Just a plain
talker.
i have, perhaps, been honored by
organized labor as much, II not more,
than any one of its many leaders to-
Day Whether l deserve these honors
or not, l cannot say. / have tried to
do my duty toward the men who have
chosen me as their leader, and l have
striven hard for them.
Il heartily thank the people of In
dianapolis for the cordial welcome
they have extended me. believe they
nave the right, conception OF the pllr-
poses or organized labor. The majority
OF them believe differently than thew
ala hve years ago, when the unions
OF the country were blamed wholly
Tor the many strikes and lockouts in
factories and In the coal fields
am not here to speak Of the mer-
It's or the controversy between the on
orators and miners in the anthracite
held. Strikes and lockouts, however.
are foreign to the purpose of organiz-
ca iabor. | do not believe in strikes
regard them as horrible and the
creators of suffering. But I do believe
that the laboring men of the country
should never surrender the right n
strike and to protect themselves
against organized capital.
Il for one do not regard the inter-
ests OF capital and labor as so much
opposed to each other that they NAV
NOT De reconciled. / have abiding faith
In the citizens Of this country and he
lieve that they can solve the great la
Dor problem which confronts us. and
solve II right. The labor principles are
considered more lofty now BY that
Class Oh the people who heretofore did
not understand the purposes of
trades-unions. The anthracite strike
VIII result, believe. In the estab-
lshment Of proper relations between
employers and employees.
Il am deeply grateful to you. the
representatives men of the city. for
the hearty welcome you have extended
TO me. Next to my little mining town
In Illinois, always regard Indianapolis
as my nome, and appreciate the honor
you have and will do me-"
tomorrow will be the day of labor's
ceieDration OF Mr. Mitchell's return.
Ihe convention of the organization win
begin Tomorrow.
Concerning the proba bility of the an
tnracite workers and the miners ever
peing able to get together I'm Joint CON-
ference. MIR. Mitchell tonight said:
Il see no prospect of that coming 70
pass now. but It will have to come az
some not far distant time. The miners
IN the anthracite region are now min
ing more tons of coal per day than
they have done before. Their condition.
OF course. is not what could be de-
sired. but 1t Is not nearly so bad as IL
might De. II liz worse Just now than
II there had been no strike. and IL will
take some time for the old conditions
to readjust themselves. AS to the in
junction lay. viii not say ANYTHING
to-day. l will deal with It in my speech
before the convention
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
Doubt Its worth.

Coming from DR.. Barrows and
vouched for by his associate, Prof.
Polk, dean OF the Cornell Medical
College, both men of the highest pro-
fessional attachments, the subject nat
urally attracts a great deal of atten-
tion." said these physicians yesterday.
ION the theoretical grounds 1t is difficult
to see how such minute quantities OF
formaldehyde injected into the blood
can accomplish what is claimed for 1t.
formaldehyde is one of the standard
remedies in medicine and has been used
for many years internally. externally
and a few years ago, was a very pOpu-
lar remedy, used by injections under
the skin for tuberculosis. II is the
chief ingredicute OF most of the embal-
ming fluids and II used, as stated. by
some of the newspapers, by injecting
500 cubic centimetres into vein, II
will not only kill the patient, but
embalm him. As a matter of fact IL
used by injecting about a pint of a l.
5000 solution of formalin, or about two
drops Of the formalin of commerce, or
6-l0 OF a grain of the pure formalin,
with the highest flights of imagination
one could hardly conceive of such n
small quantity, of this antiseptic seek
ing out and destroying the bacteria
causing puerperal fever.
IF 1t acts at ALL It probably does so
by increasing the leucocytes, or the
white blood cells, the natural scaV-
engers of the body: or possibly by
neutralizing the toXine of the bacteria
circulating i'm the blood. The above
remedy is absolutely different from
the serums used i'm diphtheria and
lockjaw inasmuch as the serum, no
tably the anti-diphtheria serum. is
produced as follows: A healthy horse
selected for the purpose is injected
with a sterile culture of bouillon in
which the diphtheria bacilh have been
growing. The so-called toxines in
the bouillon causes the horse to have
fever and present the constitutional
symptoms of diphtheria. The injec-
ton is repeated again and again, each
time with less effect. till the horse be-
comes immune. There is then found
circulating In the horses blood. a sub
stance called anti-toxine, which, In
some unknown way neutralizes the
effect of the toxine OF diphtheria.
IF the serum of such a horse be in
1ected into guinea-pig. poisonous
dose of the toxic bouillon. in which the
diphtheria bacilli have been growing,
will be neutrallzed and have little or
no effect. For centuries injections
OF drugs and various other combina-
lions into the veins have seemed to
have been a promising field for expert
mentors. Many have been tried with
practically no beneficial results, with
the exception OF weak salt solution in
cases OF severe loss of blood. Every
one sincerely hopes that DIR. Barrows
has found a remedy that will success
fully combat this most dreaded dis
ease. but we fear that 1t is just a new
experiment which, after being used
for a few weeks, will take its place
with a myriad Of other remedies which
have been tried and found useless"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
DEATH ENDS HEWITTS
DISTINGUISHED CAREER

New York, Jan. 1S.-Abram S. Hew-
tit, former Mayor of New York and
representative in Congress from 1874
to 1887, died at 6 o'clock this morning.
He was in his S1st year and had
been critically i'll for ten days. With
him at the moment of his death were
his wife. his three sons and three
daughters. Mr.. Hewitt, who had been
in feeble health for some months, was
attacked with obstructive jaundice on
Jan. IS, and from the first it was recog-
nized by his attending physicians that
there was practically no hope of the
aged patients recovery. Only his Won
dsrful vitality kept him alive until this
morning.
Late Saturday night the physicians
notified Mr.. Hewitt,s son, Peter Cooper
Hewitt, that death was imminent, and
the other children, Edward R. Hewitt,
Erskine Hewitt, Mrs. ]. o. Green, Miss
Sarah Hewitt and Miss Eleanor G.
Hewitt were summoned, and with their
mother remained by the bedside until
the end.
The funeral service. which will be
conducted by Bishop Potter, will be
held in Calvary Church, of which Mr..
Hewitt was a member. on Wednesday.
Mr.. Hewitt was born at Haverstraw,
N. Y, July /, 1922. He was educated
in the New York public schools and
distinguished himself by winning a
prize scholarship at Columbia College
He was graduated at the head of his
class in 1912. In 1913 he was acting
professor of mathematics in the same
institution. Studying law, he was adj
nitted to the bar two years later. Soon
afterward his eyesight failed him, and
he was compelled to give up the ac-
tive practice of law, and went into
the firm of Cooper & Hewitt. This firm
acquired and operated extensive iron
works in New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania, and so prominent did Mr.. Hew-
lit become in the metalurgical world
that he was appointed a United States
commissioner to the French exposition
of 1867. On his return he wrote a re-
port on iron and steel that attracted
wide attention and was translated into
nearly all the European languages.
Mr.. Hewitt was influential in organ
izing that famous institution Cooper
Union, and has since continued active
in the management of this intellectual
charity in memory of his father-in-
law, Peter CooSer.
Mr.. ,Hewitts political career COM
prises five terms in Congress, being a
member of the Forty-fourth, Forty
fifth, Forty seventh, Forty-eighth and
Forty-ninth Congresses.
From 1887 to 1889 he was Mayor of
New York.
Three principles characterized Mr..
Hewitt's career as a national legislator
and local politician. In his FIVE terms
as a congressman, from 1874, Mr., Hew-
tits bravery and independence were
conspicuous. Locally, he was the or
ganizer of the County Democracy and
an ally of Samuel ]. Tilden in his cam
paign against the Tweed ring" In
1886 the candidacy of Henry George
frightened Tammany Hall into nomi-
mating Mr.. Hewitt for Mayor of New
York. He was, of course. Endorsed by
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
NEWS FROM MOULTRIE,
Clerks Record to he in Print-FoI-
sOm-Baker Wedding.

Moultrie, Ca, Jan. 18.-The records
of the clerk of-the Superior Court of
Colquitt county, will be printed, in
stead of written. in future. A book
typewriter has been received for that
purpose and is being operated by Dep
uty Clerk J. F. Monk.
At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I. Baker, near Pinopolis
on Thursday afternoon, Mr.. N. w. Fol-
som was united in marriage to Miss
Sallie Baker. a large number of rela
tives and friends witnessing the cere-
mony. Both are of leading families of
the county, and as young people have
been very popular. They will reside at
Bayboro, where the groom is a pros
porous merchant.
Mr.. G. w Higgins. a naval stores
operator at Higgins, in this county, has
bought location at Butler and win
move there this winter. He has about
worked out his place in this county.
John Henry Bryant, the negro in
Moultrie Jail under sentence to be
hanged, will/probably not be able to
escape the gallows He was convicted
of the murder of Dan Buckner, an
other negro, at the September
term of Superior Court. and was
sentenced to be hanged in No
VemDer. His attorneys, CoVington
and Humphreys, made a motion for a
new trial. The motion was overruled
by Judge Hansell. and the attorneys
took it up to the Supreme Court. The
decision of the lower court has re-
Gently been affirmed. Bryants attor-
neys now announce that they will take
his case before the Pardon Board
The stockholders of the Moultrie Cot
ton Mills have held their annual meet
ing. President w. C. Vereen submitted
a report in which he showed that the
mill was doing well and clearing money.
The stockholders are well pleased with
the work being done.
Mr.. Mitch Brice is having his two
story wooden store room on South
Broad street torn away and will re-
build with brick. The contract has
been let to w. A. Webb.
The Moutrie Public School building
is being overtaxed to furnish room. The
attendance is much larger than ever
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
THEORIES ABOUT FOOD.
Also a Few Facts on the Same
Subject.

We hear much nowadays about health
foods and hygienic living, about vege-
tarianism and many other fads along
the same line.
Restaurants may be found in the
larger cities where no meat, pastry or
coffee is served and the food crank is
In his glory, and arguments and theo-
ries galore advanced to prove that
meat was never intended for human
stomachs, and almost make us be-
lieve that our sturdy ancestors who
lived fourscore years in robust health
on roast beef, pork and mutton must
have been grossly ignorant of the laws
of health.
Our forefathers had other things to
do than formulate theories about the
food they ate. A warm welcome was
extended to any kind from bacon to
acorns.
A healthy appetite and common sense
are excellent guides to follow In mat
tiers of diet, and a mixed diet Of grains,
fruits and meats is undoubtedly the
best.
AS compared with grains and yege-
tables, meat furnishes the most nutri-
ment in highly concentrated form
and is digested and is assimila ted
more quickly than vegetables and
grains
Dr.. Julius Remmson on this subject
says: Nervous persons, people run
down i'm health and of low vitality
should eat meat, and plenty of It. II
the digestion is too feeble at first II
may be easily corrected by the regular
use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after
each meal. Two of these excellent
tablets taken after dinner will digest
several thousand grains Of meat, eggs
or other animal food in three hours,
and no matter how weak the stomach
may be, no trouble will be experienced
II a regular practice is made of using
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, because
they supply the pepsin and diastase
necessary to perfect digestion, and ev-
cry form of indigestion will be over
come by their USE"
That large class of people who come
under the head Of nervous dyspeptics
should eat plenty of meat and insure
its proper digestion by the daily use OF
a safe, harmless digestive medicine like
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, COMPOSED
of the natural digestive principles.
pepsin, diastase fruit acids and salts
which actually perform the work of
digestion Cheap cathartic medicines,
nasquerading under the name OF dys-
pepsia cures are useless for Indigestion,
as they have absolutely no effect upon
the actual digestion of food.
Dyspepsia in all its many forms is
simply a failure of the stomach to di-
gest food and the sensible way to solve
the riddle and cure the dyspepsia is to
make daily use at meal timz Of a prep
aration like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets,
which is endorsed by the medical pro-
fession and known to contain active
digestive principles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Thee. Groot, the grocer, wines.
liquors and cigars. Fine teas and cof-
fees. Watch for his specialties. Cor
ner Liberty and Jefferson streets;
phones 454.
The Georgia Steam Laundry are
worthy of the large patronage which
they are daily receiving. You are for
tunate to have your clothes laundried
by them.
The Georgia Steam Laundry: Your
shirts. collars and cuffs laundried to
perfection. The business men, the
commercial and professional men praise
It. Congress street.
For sale cheap, / cash register, 3
show cases, iron safe, and 8 gasoline
lamps. 305 Broughton, west
For sale cheap, cash register, 8
show cases, iron safe, and gasoline
lamps. 305 Broughton, west
Garfunkel & Sons, dry goods and
gents furnishing store, is where you
get honest values stitched to truthful
words. Every article can be relied
uDon.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19

Athens arrived at the De Soto last
night.
c. 3. Parker of McRae arrived at the
Pulaski last night
l.. M. Lynch of Columbia is regis
tered at the Screven.
A. T. Martin of Macon registered at
the Screven yesterday.
F. M. Sommeroamp Of Columbia is
guest at the De Soto.
e. Grary of Leesburg. Fla. Is req
istered at the Screven.
w. r. Meme of Ridgeland. s. C.. IA
guest at the Screven.
w. c. Battey of Fort Myers, Fla,
Is guest at the Screven.
Hamilton Taylor of Atlanta arrived
at the De Soto yesterday
w: Fl. Brannon of Buena Vista is
registered at the DE Soto.
Mr.. r. ". Connerat has gone to New
York for the automobile show.
M. Patz of Button, s. c., is again
in the city and a guest at the Pulaski
j. N. Nelson of Atlanta was among
the arrivals at the Pulaski last night.
]. A. Jones of Waycross spent yes
terday in the city and guest at the
Screven.
w. N. Harrell of valdosta spent yes
terday in the city and a guest at the
Pulaski.
T. j. Howard of Augusta arrived in
the city last night and is stopping at
the De, Soto.
w. A. Macarthur of Augusta arrived
In the city yesterday and is putting
up at the De Soto.
s. @. Bois and Ed Hester of Jack
sonville were among the arrivals at
the De Soto last night.
T. B. Ferguson of Brunswick can be
found at the Screven to-day, where
ne registered yesterday.
w. Fl. Schatzman and d. B. Wood
run OF Macon were among the arrivals
yesterday at the De Soto
j. F. Roberts and II. M. Young of
Valdosta are in the city on business
and can be found at the Pulaski.
A. johnson and II. j. Carpenter of
Charleston arrived in the city yester-
day and can be found at the Pulaski.
Miss Julia Epstein who is we'll
known for her ability in amateur the
atricals is ,convalescent from her re-
cent illness.
j. 3. Newman, representing the At
lantic Coast Line Railway at Fort
White, Fla, and c. l.. Bivers of the
same road at Waycross were in the
city yesterday and guests at the
Screven.
Mrs. III. G. Higgins and infant son.
Harry Elwood. left yesterday for
Waycross, after a visit of five weeks
with Mrs. Higgins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Shuts, at No 4O7 East
Thirty-ninth street
Mr.. ]. A. G. Carson together with
DR.. T.. ]. Charlton will leave for New
York probably the middle of this week
for the purpose of consulting DR.. jane
way a celebrated specialist Of New
York and a professional friend Of DR..
Charlton.
Capt. Joseph r. Thompson, who was
knocked down by a bicyclist Thurs
day night at Jefferson and Thirty
second streets, is still suffering from
his injuries. While not seriously in
Jured he was painfully bruised and is
confined to his home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
OBITUARY..
Jacob X. linton. Washington.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Jacob K. Up
ton, chief clerk of the United States
Life Saving Service and formerly AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, died
here suddenly tonight, shortly after
returning from Atlantic City. He had
been ill several weeks. He was SIS
years of age and leaves a widow and
three daughters. He came to Wash
ington from New Hampshire in 1867.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
BUSINESS LOCALS.

John G.. Butler asks: Are you going
to build, or if you need anything in
sash, blinds, doors, builders hardware.
Leader of low prices.
John G. Butler, 20 Congress street.
will sell you paints, oils and brushes.
Their paints will cover more surface
and out-last all other brands.
A. l.. Desbouillons. the reliable lew
eler, is showing fine line of watches.
clocks and jewelry ware. Get prices on
rings, pins and charms. 43 Bull street.
NJ. Dryfus, outfitters for men and
boys clothing; you know 1t. The peo-
pie come to this reliable store for hats,
shoes and furnishings.
conida's confectionery store on Bull
street, Is one of the finest up-to-date
stores in the state. Try chocolates and
arsams ice cream and soda water.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19

before, and the school commissioners
are planning for a new and much
larger building to be built of brick.
The residence of Mr.. w. P. Carter on
West Broad street, was burned yes
terday. Mrs. Carter was in the kitchen
getting dinner when the house caught
on fire from the sitting room. The
blaze was discovered by persons pass
ing The firemen responded, but too
late to save the building. Most of the
furniture was saved. The building was
insured in the German American Com
pany for $3.50. 1t was valued at about
81 100.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
BUSINESS LOCALS.

M. B. Ehrlicher still takes the lead
on West Broad street. with the finest
table delicacies, fresh eggs aud butter;
can't be beat. Try them.
NJ. B. Ehrlicher sells the purest wines
and liquors, bottled goods for family
use. All the choicest brands. BY the
pint, quart or gallon. Corner West
Broad and Liberty.
Garfunkel & Sons are never under
sold. The people of Savannah know it
by actual experience, which is the best
teacher. Satisfaction guaranteed to
all.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19

augusta, Jan. 1S.-The decomposing
t 10y OF a 16year-old negro girl was
~ una IN a canal raceway near Berry's
S,,I. NM to-day. At the coroner's in
Jess' me body was identified as Mary
Co. Harden, who has been missing
not two weeks from her home at 141O
bleNennie street The girl would have
h., lone mother in a few months.
a. her family say this was known
nome and there was no trouble
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
LOCAL PERSONAL.

j. w. Wade of Mobile is at the De
Soto.
]. L. Reid of Columbia was at the
Pulaski yesterday.
r. w. Hunt of Charleston is regis
tered at the De Soto.
r. L. Moss and G. H. wilkinson of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19

over the matter that would cause the
girl to commit suicide. She had two
sweethearts, but there was no indi-
cation of violence on the body, and il
is thought she probably fell in the ca
nal accidentally and was drowned
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
Henri de BIowitx, Paris.

Paris, Jan. 1S.-Henri Georges Ste
plane Adolphe Upper de Blowitz, for
many years correspondent of the Lon
don Times in Paris. died here this
evening" NJ de Blowitz experienced an
attack of apoplexy a few days ago.
He was born in 1882.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
Arthur Wisner. New York.

New York, Jan. 1s.-Prof. Arthur
Wisner dropped dead from heart dis
ease here tonight. Prof. Wisner has
been a lecturer in French on French
literature in this country for about
ten years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
Lieut.. Mitchell, Panama.

Panama, Colombia, Jan. 1S-Leut.
Mitchell, graduate of Annapolis. who
was an officer on board the Colom-
bian government gunboat Bogota, died
here Saturday night of yellow fever.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-19
Mahmud Pasha, Brussels.

Brussels, Jan. 1S.-Mahmud Pasha,
brother-in-law of the Sultan of Turkey
and leader of the Turkish reform party,
died here to-day in exile.