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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31
BON MARCHE, 314=32O 9th ST.
minor issue--could not but

not as mere minor issue--could not but
yield large return.
I'm the warfare against this disease.
however, those who are crippled by II must
sake. but for the sake Of the rest Of the
community, to whose welfare they are a
constant menace. Steps must be taken to
afford to the poor facilities for the prompt
Establishment OF a system Of free micro
scopic examination of sputa from patients
VINO present the early symptoms Of tuber-
culosis.
treatment Is necessary. Provision should
DO made whereby poor persons in the early
stages OF consumption can be afforded an
opportunity to 1--we under proper medical
direction In sanitarium adapted to the
cure OF this disease. A hospital for con-
sumptives should be maintained as an in
stitution distinct from the sanitariun and
SHOULD, In fact. precede the sauitarium
Gradual Elimination.
DR.. d. Percy Kicking. who, as chairman
of the committee on public health Of the
Board of Trade, has been deeply interested
In the effort to prevent the spread OF con-
sumption, spoke brtcdy. He said that It
was a matter OF great encouragement to
the medical profession that the latty should
be taking such deep interest in the study
Of methods looking to the suppression Of
the white plague" He said the MEDICAL
discoveries OF the past twenty years had
placed within the reach of the medical pf.o-
feeston the possibility OF the gradual e{lm-
nation OF consumption and other tuber-
cular diseases. provided proper public regu-
ia1ions ana proper care on the part Of In
dfyaduais could be secured.
surgeon General Wyman Of the public
health and marine hospital service told
In an interesting manner Of the efforts be-
Ing made by the marine hospital service
to prevent the spread Of consumption, and
the care for those already suffering with
the disease He told OF the establishment
In New Mexico Of q sanitarium under the
auspices OF the United States government
which he hoped would be sufficiently pro-
vided with funds in the near future to
make 1t possible for consumptive cases to
be sent there. no only from all the marine
hospitals, but also from state institutions.
DR.. Wyman spoke at some length concern
spread of tubercular contagion, and said
that every move toward the Improvement
of housing conditions was valuable In con-
nection with the fight against consumption.
Commissioner Henry B. F. Mcfarland
also spoke briefly
The meeting last evening was held at the
conclusion Of dinner given by the Hun
cry Club an organization OF young men
interested in various phases OF philan-
thropic effort. This club meets once each
week at lunch and discusses various topics
Conditions. The dinner last evening was
the first of a series of dinners to be given
by the Glib, at which various important
public movements are to be discussed by
the men who take the leadership in such
movements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31

1t under the microscope and you will sex
clearly the little red lines which indicate
the presence Of disease.
Mr.. Weller's suggestion is a practical
one In the campaign Of education, let doc
tors take their microscopes to the homes OF
patients and there before them analyze thu
sputa by means Of the glass.
This campaign Of education upon which
so much depends will have also to be ex.
tended to the medical profession. They
should be impressed with the Importance Of
reporting all cases Of consumption to the
health officer. He then can study local con.
ditions. advise as to hygienic measures and
warn all in the vicinity as to the danger.
Education should be reinforced by law
Law should be made effective by education
Danger from consumption lies in Ignorance
as to Its deadly nature, and from careless
ness as to It's treatment
Difficulties Of Perception.
DIR. Woodward spoke on the subject OF
1.-THE prevention of tuberculosis is N
pears to be. The War Department knows
that in battle many soldiers will be wounded
and some killed by the enemies bullets, and
that If 1t can only keep the bullets away OF
SO intrench the men that the bullets can
not reach them danger will be prevented
In practice. however, this desirable result
can be accomplished only after q long
struggle, In which many lives must be lost
So In the conflict with the tubercle bacilli
II these baciln can be prevented from COM
ing into contact with human beings, or II
human beings can be kept In such a condi-
ton as to prevent harm resulting from such
contact, the battle would be won. In prac-
tice however. this is at present impossible
Knowing the theoretical lines along which
the conflict must be carried out 1t becomes
necessary, however. to determine practi-
cal plan for the campaign which will har-
mondze as nearly with these lines as the
exigencies Of everyday life will permit
1t may be said at the outset that every
human being who Is properly Informed az
to the work to be done and the results t.
be accomplished may safely be counted
upon to cooperate in the war against ba.
GILL. 1t Is necessary. however, to educate
sympathy and the intelligent cooperation
of each individual may be secured. Some
thing can be done through popular lectures
and through newspaper and magazine ar.
ticles. but the most powerful ally of the
sanitary authorities in this campaign must
be the public schools There appears to be
no sufficient reason why every pupil OF
school age should not be taught at least
the rudiments OF applied sanitary science
at least In so far as relates to the proven
ton of the spread of communicable dis
eases
Resistance Of the Race a Factor.
I'm the same field something can be done
toward increasing the resisting powers OF
the race TO this disease This resisting
power depends largely on right living and
the principles governing life of this sort
taught as a part of the regular school
curriculum-as one of the chief branches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31
Hysterical Blindness.

From the New York Herald.
Although the sudden occurrence OF total
blindness in the young female scholar at
Derby, Conn.,, Is well calculated to create
alarm regarding ultimate recovery, the
outlook Is probably not 50 bad as 1t might
otherwise appear. Such cases are usually
manifestations Of hysteria. and are quite
apt to terminate favorably with as much
promptitude as that of the seizure. Thus
the attack and the recovery balance each
other. and In their appearance and disap-
pearance are quite characteristic of mere
functional nervous disturbance Very COM
monty only one eye Is involved in the trouble
and often the color sense Is either destroyed
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disease "a
treatment in sanatoria established for this
purpose and in part supported by the state
The results have been most gratifying"
Laws and Regulations.
Surgeon General George NJ sternberg
snoke on Laws and Public Regulations .
He said, in part:
..E,or six hours today have been at my
desk writing, in the attempt to finish an I'M
portant piece of literary work nave oe-
nended rather upon the inspiration OF the
moment for what ! shall say tonight we
need to impress upon the consumptive the
great danger to others from splitting In the
street Colorado today is impregnated with
germs. Thousands of people go there, and
in that wonderful climate are cured Many
others go there well and contract the dis
ease from the impregnated soil.
.'Inasmuch as it is impossible for police
officer to distinguish between case of
bronchitis or catarrh and consumption, II
will be wise to prohibit all splitting on the
streets and in public places.
In the second place the consumptive pa
tent must be instructed as to the danger
Of splitting in the home or hospital. He
must be taught the nature of the sputa. He
must be provided with means to care for it.
'.At the United States hospital at Fort
Bayard, N. M, very stringent regulations
are enforced. 1t would be of little use to
that is perfect, If they had to live in quar-
ters impregnated with disease from other
soldiers We therefore instruct each patient
as to the danger and furnish him with a
metal cup with lid within which Is paste
board box. All that he has to do is to lift
the lid, deposit. the sputa in the box, and
then close it again, thus shutting 1t from
the air, flies or other sources of danger.
Three or four times each day these cups are
gathered and burned Cups of pocket size
are also furnished, which the patients carry
about with them.
'It is not possible to enforce rigid mill
tary discipline in the home. but much can
be done by education. We need to impress
people with the danger. I remember an
illustration which came to my attention
when was young man stationed in Kan
sas. A sturdy Scotchman came with his
family and settled along the Smoky Hill
river, digging himself out house In the
bank Of the stream. which. of course, had
a dirt floor. After time one OF his daugh-
ters went away upon visit, during which
she contracted consumption. She returned
to her home and lived with the others. The
earthen floor received sputa from her
mouth and became impregnated with the
germs One after another the daughters
took the disease and died. At last the old
Scotchman himself fell victim to 1t and
thus an entire family was blotted out by
ignorance.
Doubtless similar conditions exist In
Washington. IAN expert could go to the
houses of consumptive patients, scrape up
a little dirt In the corner. test 1t and clearly
demonstrate the presence of the tubercle
bacillus. 1t is not a difficult test. Get a
bit~of sputa, the size of pin head, spread
it on glass. dry It, prepare It, and place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31

An alarm of fire was turned in about
1880 o'clock this morning from box 100
for fire in James H. Handy's shoe store
1913 It'll street northwest. About 500 dam
age to the stock resulted. The property is
insured.
Carlo Mirks. twenty-six years old. ar
rived at the Baltimore and Ohio depot last
night from North Mountain station, West
Virginia, suffering from an attack of pneu-
monia. He was taken to Providence Hos
pital. Mirks IS one of a number of rail-
road employees who have come here from
that section for treatment this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31
KILLS GERMS OF cATARRH
hyomei Goes to the Root Of the
Disease and Makes Astonish-
Ing Cures.

Catarrh ccnnot be cured by the use Of
pills, liquid medicines and so-called system
tonics. Under such treatment the germs Of
the disease will still live in the air passages
and increase and multiply.
Hyomei Is the only scientific and thorough
way to cure catsrrh. Killing the germs in
the air passages, 1t enters the blood with
the oxygen. destroys the microbes in the
blood and effectually drives from the system
all traces Of catarrhal poison.
Thousands Of Testimonials have been given
as to the astonishing cures made by this
remedy. ]. 8. Nugent. treasurer Of the
American Union Life Insurance Co. Of New
York city. writes: "Hyomei has completely
cured my daughter OF catarrh from which
she has been suffering for years.
Probably the strongest evidence that can
be Offered as to the powers of Hyomei to
cure eatarrh In the fact that your druggist
will agree. to refund the money II you say
Hyomei has not cured you
Now Is good time to cure your catarrh.
fe17&1o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31

Noah Raby, an inmate of the poor house
Of Middlesex county, N. j., was born at
Eatontown, N. c., February /, l772
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31

of the mutual aid and sick benefit So
cieties' in Europe require members afflicted
with the disease to avail themselves or
treatment in sanatoria established for this
purpose and in part supported by the state.
The results have been most gratifying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31
To Cure a Cold In One pay

Take Laxative Btomo Quinine Tabiets All drue.
Efsts refund the money II 1t fails to cure. r. W.
Groves signature 10 on each box. &c.
se3o-tu, th&s-1beG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31
Healthful Homes Lower Mortality.

Healthfu1 Homes Lower Mortality.
1.-THE erection of healthful homes for wage
earners has everywhere lowered the NOR
tality rates. This is especially true Of the
Peabody houses and the metropolitan
dwellings in London, and judging from
our limited experience with the houses of
the Washington Sanitary Improvement
Company, we have reason to hope for SIM
liar results. At all events we have In
these houses population of $50 adults
and It's children, with only one death,
while seventeen children have been born
during the year.
I'm addition to suitable habitations, we
should use every endeavor to prevent the
erection of tall buildings, which shut out
light and air, thus destroying the very OBJ
ject for which broad streets and avenues
were created and bring US back to the
insanitary era of the medieval towns and
cities, with their narrow and winding
streets, remembering always that sunlight
is the most efficient natural disinfectant
we possess
Proper attention should be given to the
physical development of our youth, and this
is best accomplished by the physical train.
Ing in the public schools. The children OF
consumptives require special attention, not
that they have inherited the disease per Sc,
but because of the transmission OF certain
vulnerable anatomical elements, which rem
ders them peculiarly liable to the disease.
For the children of well-to-do parents SAN
itary boarding schools should be establish
ed in the country. where, in addition to
their mental training, special attention Is
given to physical culture. and for the chill
dren Of the poor we might initiate the ex-
ample of some of the philanthropic agen-
cies elsewhere. by sending them to the
country for few months, where they will
enjoy the remedial benefits of pure air, sun
shine and simple but wholesome food.
Hospitals Urgently Needed.
I'm spite of the fact that we have from
100 to 500 deaths from consumption a year
there is, with the exception of a few beds
in the almshouse hospital, no hospital in this
city where a consumptive can find shelter,
and every effort should be made to pro-
vide such accommodations in connection
with the municipal hospital, the site for
which Is admirably located on account Of
its remoteness from the communicating in
fluences OF a city atmosphere. The ques-
ton of treatment in cases where the de-
structive changes in the lungs have not
advanced too far is almost wholly dietetic
and hygienc, consisting of pure air, good
food, proper clothing, exposure to SUM-
shine and outdoor life. The results from
such regimen are very beneficial, and
there is no question that many persons are
restored to health.
Consumption is a disease of great
! economic Importance to wage-earners, and
every effort should be made to restore a
victim to health. For this purpose many
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
MEAN JOKE ON MlLKMAN.
Was More Than an lnsinuation as to
His Honesty.

Was More Than an lnsinuation as to
His Honesty.
OF the childhood of c. Oliver Iselin
they tell many stories in New Roch-
ellie, where Mr.. Iselin has his country
house, All View.
According to one of these stories,
the boy and half dozen other boys
took a walking trip through the state
OF New York number of years ago.
One night, rather late, they passed
a farm whose gatepost bore the sign,
Milk for Sale"
Young Iselin said: well have some
fun with the milkman," and he en-
tered the yard, busted himself mys-
teriously for moment, and then
pounded on the door.
A figure in white appeared at an
upstairs window, and bass voice
said, whats the matter down there?"
The matter u.s." piped the boy,
that your best COW is choking You
had better come down to her"
The milkman dressed and hurriedly
descended, but of his Informant he
could find no trace. Neither could he
find any trace of a choking COW. There
was, however, turnip stuck in his
pump spout. With an oath he drew
t. out and returned to bed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
LOVE IS THE HANDSPRING,
The Potent Force That Nerves the
Workers of the World

The Potent Force That Nerves the
Workers Of the World.
Political economists have told us
that self-interest is the handspring Of
industry. It is not true. Love is
the handspring of industry. It is love
for the home and the wife and the
children that keeps all the busy wheels
of industry revolving, that calls the
factory hands early to the mill, that
nerves the arm of the blacksmith
working at his forge, that inspires
the farmer at his pillow and the mer-
chant at his desk, that gives courage
to the soldier and patience to the
teacher.
Erskine was asked how he dared, as
an unknown barrister, face hostile
court and insist on his right to be
heard. Il felt my children" he re-
piled, "tugging at my robe and say
ing, here is your chance, father, to get
us bread" 1t is this vision of the
children dependent on us that inspires
us all in the battle of life.-Rev. Ly-
man Abbott in the September Atlantic.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
USE OF LIQUOR AND TOBACCO.
Physician Denies That They Are Com
panicn Vices.

physician Denies That They Are Conn.,
panicn Vices.
1.-THE prevalent idea that drinking
and smoking are companion vices is
altogether wrong" said a physician,
who has made special study of dipso-
mania. II find, on the contrary, that
the habitual drunkard is not abnormal
ly addicted to the use of tobacco. He
may use the weed as a lesser stimu-
liant when not strongly under the in
f1uence of alcohol, but when the drink
gets firmly intrenched in his system
he cares nothing for tobacco, for then
it has lost its force and it's influence
upon the nerves. Of course mean in
extreme cases.
ION the other hand, it is a rather
curious fact that in the case OF the
moderate drinker, who also smokes,
the cutting off of his supply of tobac-
co will increase his appetite for al
coholic beverages, and while at first
the liquor will Tot affect him nearly
so much IS when he is smoking in the
end it will do him up. Consequently,
it is safe to assume that the man who
always used liquor and tobacco in mod
GRAFTON will, if he gives up tobacco
take more strongly to liquor. In fact,
this is no assumption; it has been
demonstrated on numerous occasions. "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
SMILED At FORTUNES HUFFETs.
Thought That Brought Comfort, to
Robert Louis Stevenson, J..

-.
Thought That Brought Comfort, to
Robert Louis Stevenson. :~-E
When the late William Ernest Hen
ley was editing London" he had no
one on his staff of writer's whom he
valued so highly as the young Scot
then unknown and poor, who wrote
for London" the brilliant series of
stories that are now called "The New
Arabian Nights"
Mr., Henley used to like to talk of
London" and of his friend Robert
Louis Stevenson. He used to like to
quote Stevenson's whimsical sayings:
He said one day: -.
Lewis and Che always called Ste
venson Lewis) sat down one night to
pla7 the American game of poker. The
luck from the start was with me.
won pot after pot. Lewis was lucky
if in any deal he got pair of treys.
"Disgusted, at last, with the turn
the cards had taken, he threw up his
arms and apostrophized fortune in this
quaint way:
Fortune. you tickle wench, it is
true that you can make me lose; but
you can never make me pay!'"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
The Anury Tree.

Did you know that tree can be
angry? There is a kind of acacia in
Nevada that not only is as ''touchy" as
the sensitive plant, but, as a gardener
put it. "goes very mad"
It is about eight feet tall and is a
very rapid grower. When the sun sets
it is ready to go to sleep, and shuts it's
leaves together and coils the ends Of
it's twigs just like pigtail. If any one
pulls that tail-well, the tree doesn't
squeal, but it futters and moves un-
easily and seems to be deeply agitated
If it is ever disturbed by shock
such as transplanting, the leaves
stand out in all directions and culver
violently. Strangest of all, they send
out pungent, nauseating odor that is
most unpleasant.
It takes this bad-tempered tree an
hour or two to get back into good
humor.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
SCHEME WAS A DEEP ONE.
How Irishman Planned to Save Part of
Reward.

~" - ~ OdvC TdEI OF
Reward.
Gcn.A e. Chaffee, who commanded
in the war game off Maine, was talk
ing one afternoon to some reporters in
Portland The hypothetical loss of the
fleet had been discussed, and this sub
ject reminded Gen. Chaffee of story,
He said:
"Speaking of losses, there was an
Ohio Irishman once who lost a gold
watch. He told one of his friends
about it.
It's fine Swiss WATCH he said,
full jeweled, adjusted to three posi-.
tions, and to heat and cold. It's worth
$685.
WELL says his friend, I hope you
get it back
"'Oh, I'm likely to get it back said
the Irishman, for I've advertised it in
the lost and found columns of eleven
papers,
"'What reward have you offered?'
-Four dollars
"'Four dollars! Why, man, that
not fair reward for gold watch
worth $685. the friend exclaimed
'Whisht,' said the Irishman, that's
where I'm foolin' them. I'm advertis-
in it as a silver watch"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
The Hen.

ne ten.
This game can be played by any
number of persons, who sit in a row.
The leader, who is at the end, says
to his neighbor, 81 have hen," and
each in turn must repeat the words
to his nearest nei&hbor. When they
have reached the Farther end of the
line the player at that end asks Of
the one next him, "Has she feathers?'
And when this question has Travelled
back to the leader, he returns the an
swer, "She has feathers" Then fol-
low in like manner the questions and
answers, "Can she walk?" "She can
walk" "How does she walk?" 'Wig-
gledy-waggledy, wigglcdy-waggledy.' -
AS each player says this he initiates
the walk of a chicken with his hands.
Can she crow?" "She can crow"
"How does she crow" each then
initiates the growing of rooster.)
The object of this game is to keep
from laughing, which is usually diff
cult. Any one who laughs or makes
a mistake in repeating the questions
and answers must pay forfeit.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
CLEVER SHADOWGRAPHS.

There is not child in this country,
perhaps, who has not seen and been
amused by the rabbit on the WALL"
made by the shadow of the extended
hand, with the thumb upright to repre-
sent the ear, the first three fingers
joined as the head, and the little finger
working up and down to show the rab-
bit eating. And there is not a grown
person, either, perhaps, who did not
see it when he or she was a child.
But very many other shadowgraphs
may be made with the hands, only
little skill and ingenuity being reuuir.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-28
How the Shadowgraphs Are Made.

ed to produce results that will surprise
those who look at them. Here are a
few illustrations which speak for
themselves so plainly that you may
soon be able to make them all. e>
First, there is a swan. Both hands
and one arm, you see, are required to
make this shadow, but the picture is
so perfect i in detail that few min
utes' practice. will enable you to get
the exact pose.
And then we have the neck and
head Of an elephant, and even part of
it's body, made by placing one hand
on top of the other, as shown in the
picture, with cloth thrown over and
hanging from the wrist to represent
the fore part Of the elephants body.
This shadow is particularly effective,
the shape being almost true to life.