The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-26
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A NEW DISCOVERY.
We are Informed from Chicago that
Dr. Jacques Loeb has discovered that
muscular and nervous diseases. such at
St Vitus dance paralysis, agtans, loco
cured by administering calcium salts;
that Is, such salts as are found in we'll
water and many foods.
Announcement OF this discovery In
scientific research by the former head
Of the department Of physiology ut the
University OF Chicago has Just been
made. n one Of the decenntal pl,71lica-
lions just issued by. the University Of.
Chicago Press, Dr.. Loeb tells of his ex-
pertinent on lower forms Of life and the
conclusions suggested in regard to hu-5
man beings II Ei,s ss5s n ,j
Simply stated the conclusion Is that
the presence of calcium salts,in tho mus
cles is what prevents their twitching;
that practically all nervous diseases are
caused by the absence of the calcium,
and that, therefore, to restore the cure
is to dose with calcium salts.
Every time these important dis
coverles" are made there is a futter in
the great company Of diseased people,
and visions Of health dance through their
minds. But the remedies do not seem
to be last. They are like the quack med
5icines, as soon as the newspapers stop
advertising them they are forgot.
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On the 1st of March the Great North
ern Railway will inaugurate new fast
train service that will practically put
the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
cities twelve hours closer together. Ely
this schedule people can leave the Puget
Sound cities and reach Richmond or New
York in ninety-six hours. The train VIII
leave Seattle at $3.50 A. M. daily, reach
Ing St. Paul at 1890 p. M. on the third
day, sixty-two hours from tho coast.
Close connections will be made at ST.,
Paul with eastbound trains, bringing
passengers into Chicago in ample time
to make connections with the fast east
ern trains and landing them in New
York at the end Of the fourth day OF
travel The run from Chicago to Rich
mond via Cincinnati is about the same
as to New York by tho other east and
west lines.
The Watts bill regulating the liquor
traffic has passed the North Carolina
LEGISLATURE, and thus become the law Of
the State Under this law all the Whis-
key business done legally In North Caro-
lima will be done in the cities and incor-
porated towns. This applies to Slnanufac-
turing as we'll as selling whlskey at re-
tail. The law will not give satisfaction
tothe extreme temperance people, to say
nothing o. the ont and out prohibition
lists, although It comes a little nearer to
prohibition than anything that has yet
been attempted III tho State Of North
Carolina or any other State that has
not made pretense at actual prohibi-
lion, Like all other laws Of this char
acter, the Watts law has number OF
weak places III it, and 1t Is very likely
that those who wish to eVade 1t will be
quick to find them.
tl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I'D.
The proposition to give tho name of
AIontczuma to the now State that Is to
be made of New Mexico and Arizona
does not take we'll. AS far as we nave
been able to discover, not q single news
paper In the land approves Of the name.
Historically tho namo seems to tit
very we'll, but it has too much of a
Mex can Spanish twang to suit the av-
erage American, For instance. the SPRING
field Republican says: 1T would appear
much more fitting to name the Commons
wealth Patrick Henry. Tor Patrick, while
no sort of n person to name a new State
after was at least one of US and not q
heather emperor
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Mr.. Cortelyou, tho new men1ber or tho
Cabinet, has been heard from. lie pro-
poses for Congress to add about $780,
900 per year to the payrolls to compensate
lie employees of the new Commerce and La
Nor Department. This means that sew
eral hundred more employees are to be
added to the Governments forces and
that many more people ADDED 70 the pop-
ulaton of Washington. Secretary Corr
telyou has also let it be known that he
Is not going to be modest In claiming
good quarters for his son. He Will only
ask for n department. building that Will
cost seven millions. He is said to be q
nan who goes with yigor for thing that
he really wants, and, wlfhal, hassome
mighty persuasive ways.
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The pyramid OF the Life Insurance
Company Of Virginia shows that the bus
mess OF the company IN sixteen years has
grown s!Steen-fold. That Is 10 say, the
business In the sixteenth year Was nearly