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FED THE DOCTOR.
How He Made | Sc q Eooa-

TOW ne Maue l Sc OF Food
Sometimes It is the doctor himself who
hnds it wise to quit the medicines md
cure himself by food.
In looking around FOR concentrated
pa'atahle prepared food got hold 81
Crane Nuts and immediately began nsins
Y Tour times 3 day, exclusively FOR hreak
tas' with milk; FOR luncheon and dinner
as dessert and a cup ON retiring said d
physician NJ Mt Zion. lll
h0d had nervous dyspepsia for over q
year My normal weight Is 40 mounds
nut had been steadily losing fesh unti
y month ago | only weighed t29 pound.
J concluded Il was time to throw phvsi,
10 the dogs IN my case. Twentv-four
hours after starting the Grape, Nuts ~,
CLINE the fullness and distress after catire
bad ceased. The heartburn water brush
palpitauon NJ the heart and othes svmp
toms that had reminded me for over a
year that J had stomach. soon dlsap
ptared and ] csu now eat square meaI
ana feel good afterwards
II weighed yesterday aud WINS surprised
10 fpd thar ] had gained Is pounds i'm /
month. aud the end Is not vet
The nervous symptoms have entirely
disappeared ard I am stronger than I have
been for two years ! thank You for plsc
ing Grape Nuts az the disposal Of those
suffering With nervous Dyspepsia, NamS
given BY Postum Co, Battle Greek
Mich.
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Apple Sauce. Cookies
Tea.
DINNER
Split Pea PURGE
Chicken Pie.
Stewed Onions, string Reans
celery Salad with Cheese waters
Plain Rolled Rice with Raisns
Coffee.
Friday
BREAKFAST
Baked Apples with Cream
Cereal. Cream
Goldfish Balls Dreamed Potatoes
WNfIles with Honey.
Conee
LUNCHEON
Sardpp Salad Vienna Rolls
white Fruit Cakes
Canned ppars
Tea
DINNER
Raw Oysters
Horseradish. Olives
Fried Pickerel with Sauce Hollendaise.
Stewed Tomatoes Rlced Potatoes
Cucumber Salad
Cheese Waters
Orange shortcake Whipped Cream.
Coffee
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WILSON WILL CONTEST
ANOTHER PROCEEDING TAKEN IN
PROBATE COURT YESTERDAY.
Mrs Cornelia { 3. and E. Dsroan Apply
Tor Appointment OF Dislnterested Ad-
n1inistrstor Pending Appeal

An application was fled in the county
court late yesterday afternoon by Mrs
c"rnelia f. y. and f Dargan for the ap
pointment Of a temporary administrator
of the estate IT James r. r. Wilson, now
pending In the probate court Of Harris
county.
The petitioners say that Robert F. c. and
~ T. d. Wilson we're appointed temporary
administrators Of this estate sometime ago
to which they excepted and gave notice ~
appeal; that their appeal bond has been
fled with the county clerk, and that the
appealing operates 70 suspend the order Of
the court in appointing them and leaves
said estate without any temporary admins
traitor.
The petitioners further represent that
Harvey T. D Wilson am. others have made
appncop.on IN ms. Gourt to probate an in.
80, ~ l.ned by them to be toe last
= anu,i :stament Of James T D. Wilson.
deceased, and that your petitioners are
contestng the efforts TO probate said al
legged will and said contest over the pro
bate Of said will is now pending undeter-
mined in this court They alege that the
estate is valued at between 100000 and
$4,000. They pray In this petition that
some DISTINGUISHED person be appointed as
temporary administrator by the probate
court with authority 10 take care ana pre-
serve the estate under such powers may
. be conferred by the court. The application
for the appointment of a permanent admin
!. list rator was continued under rule for costs
. yesterday morning. No action nae yet been
taken by the court on the application FLED
Yesterday,
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likely to he lost; publishing houses sho,,a
ee encouraged to open business IN The
South devoted 70 the interest OF this SEQ.
ton. These are some or the subjects grb,.h
the commanding general desires his NJ
loved Confederate comrades 10 fhtnt 49,
beiore the meeting, That ample time MAJ
ne given 70 the consideration OF All mnf
terS likely 70 be brought up. four d nSs
nave been allotted 20 the convention pCisss
the business he disposed Of sooner. 4'''eSs
Inc commanding general most earn
tstly begs all Confederate soldiers vheth.
2. Of the army or navy, whether insnber.
OF camps or not, 70 meet IN New Orleans
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Ianuary Wenthet Rennrts-

comparative statement of meteorological
conditions In Houston for months Of Tanu.
ary' 1902 and 1908 by John McNahh,
official observer;
January, 1902 Highest Temperature re-
corded was "a on the Goth. minimum, vss
"a on the 9th Total ramfau for month
WAS Ito Greatest amount rainfsu for
twenty.tour neur, wbs o. - a, .ho os,b
with eight rainy days Thermometer yept
as low as 30 several times during This
month, hut 10 - only once
January 1908. Just passed. Highest
10 on the 18th, Total rainfall Tor month
was 24l Greatest rainfall for twontv.
-FOUR DAYS was O.15 on the Goth with nine
rainy days temperature went as low ms
month. '''s
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e e.l,, liye over for a little while IN loving
6en ntsg is mn with each other the glorious
ever k1oH .ne gFandest armies the world has
homes me commanding general sincerely
Nh Isai the press of the entire country
coming gH" msst,r to stir up interest IN the
lggssls mat this order be nnhIisbo5 ,n1
mana ~ comment made thereon. By com com
]. b. Gordon.
General Commanding.
Ad,,ts,. a., Vim. z. Mickle,
'q'an' General and Chief o. stan.
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DIVISION REUNIONS

The Subject Of General Order Issued
from IT, c, " headquarters.
To Az U c v, Commanders, Camps and
Comrades
New Orleans, January 2o,--i The general
commanding calls the attention Of all com
rades 70 the fact that II "a absolutely
necessary IN order to comply with the
terms o. the constitution. 70 preserve
proper discipline. and 20 strictly CONFORM
with abe prccclents, uslGes and customs ~
the osEociation; tina, division rsnElons
should he held apnualis. No oxcure viii
ne tatep FOR noncompliance with this very
Important requirement as section 1. ar
ticle >. Of the bylaws directs
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AGED WAN BEATEN

Wa. 5eset by Two Ne9TSss,
W." Critical conol''0n. Il, 7
Tyler. Texas, Feoruas! y, iTisl 4
Olson. an aged white Nal, ~, I.
miles west OF here, was O' q. a
the tb,,'I head BY two uegrces,, 1. II Is. ). &
serious and he may ais, ..,,otica : !
spfneientiy to give dese .,a So -
sallants. Two negroes, $, Tososurrsd'
place whore the assam
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Section 1. There snail he held an.
nmlly general meeting or reunion of
the federation
Each division shall likewise have an
annual meeting or reunion
section 2, The de,0gatcs az these
meetings shall seles-t the time and place
for the next annnGi meeting
Attention Is also called n the fact tint
elections held for major ana hr'gadler grp.
erals az the general reunions will not he
recognized as the holding of division re-.
unions AZ any place outside Of the iuris.
dlcticd az the division Is clearly IN onno-
sitioa 10 the intent Of the constitution. ana
Is unjust 10 the delegates and comrades
who compose the division, many Of WHOM
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rHE IIRRARY MArrEI

hAlh Ia bhAhA MAIlEN.
The Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Ii |
brary association is broke, ana steps must
be taken TO place more money IN its cot. /
fers or the books will be left lying upon
the floor Of the magnificent new building
and the librarian win have not even
chair TO Git in, unless ways and means
are shortly devised
Three weeks ago the trustees Of the
library petitioned the council for an allow.
ance OF $4,000 The finance committee
made It's report upon that petition as fol.
lows:
,,iahse as varieties 'of the fruit. Some pre-
for the simple method of cutting slice
dipping ont the Juice With n spoon. other
cut the fruit IN two, and y large serve hal
ssen psrso9 slc An@ta anS dnS Sih"d form wnG
retreshment Is 10 remove the rulp from tn
peel after cutting tho orange IN, Hemisphere
pulp. then replacing In the skins, dustin
with sugar, unlese fruit is very sweet an
Perhaps the daiptlest way 10 eat the RAJ
orange rs with Tho orange fork, which
run from. the stem end quite to the coutel
the peel is then removed, and an the whit
skin, leaving tho pulp, which can he cate
by pulling the sections apart ar leisure, IA
cup part Of the spoon catching the iuc
2nAEGE IGlcE. Take about doae
Iass the juice through litter paper placed
funnel, in order 10 clarity he juice Tho
put * In pooelaip lined saucepan plac
over the FIRE and let II heat to steainin
point Stir In three tnblespoonfuls OF arrow
root moistcned IN little cold water; COO
clear. then add half a cup or more Of sugf
according 30 ncidity Of fruit stir and COG
until sugar is dissolved, then turn ont
cool and, when ready 10 serve, put In
stemmed glnss with n piece Of Ice In eac
for luncheon
ORANGE JULlP.-- Chip on a Quarter
the very thin rind OF a Florida orange Ant
glass with a little finely crushed Ice an
two level tablespoonfuls OF powdered sugaI
stir for a few minutes and bruise th
orange peel to extract the dayor then a
up the glass with cracked ice; add sna
teaspoonfnl Of whisky and two sprigs
mint and serve,
ORANGE RoLy POLY Make the doug
for this as Won would for baking powd,
biscuits using pint OF slfted -four, lar.
tablespoonful Of shortening and cold vat
Ia make soft dough. Roll In an ohlor
sheet and cover thicklv with three orangl
neeled. sliced and seeded: sprinkle thick
With sugar mixed with tho grated yello
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produces better results in two minutesp
Everything In the package. Simply add hot
water and set to cool perfection. A sur
prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex-
pense. Try it to-day, In -Four Fruit Fla
vors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp.
berry. At groeers. loo
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Table and
Eitchsn...

These articles Oh the necessarily alb
sorbing topic Of food are carefully pre-
pared and based on knowledge Of chem.
htry rs applied to cooking and practical
information derived from actual expert
ence.
Conducted by Ida Ames Willis, Mar
uuette Building, Chicago TO whom all
inquiries should be addressed.
All rights reserved by Banning com
pany. Chicago
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THE ORANGE.


TIE ORANGE.
- 49,. Il - 60. a..
~ $780,.
rr,. Ao,,.,.,,n 81. - 49,. CD -.
s,rs,. h.on r,ora :. Ia, ,,,,oatoS ,,,,,,.
romance noraan. hecsrso +ha cr,,sodors
who fopns tb,s member a, tho oltrns
family during their incurs,ons IN the
Ievant. encouraged the theory tbat the
fruit belonged to the golden apples OF
the Resperides, or perhaps because It IA
the favorite fruit OF the languishing
doctors OF the Orient, around whom the
world weaves a slamor Of enchantment,
love and pleasure that hts we'll with the
setting OF splendor and wealth Of color
ing OF these golden globes of smiley, subtle
sweetness cleaning hefwaor thH "~~t -
"A .ue new market house were opened and
.storr.d e. ~ hoard ~ rrht,o v,-orls
The twelve aldermen were busy set Of
mon vesterdev aftarnoon There was mare
- s--, T.. -. :, -.
eaueusins anu ouisit'ns !" s'''p7 VI '"Vs
and threes than has been seen at city hall
In many weeks.
rrho e-on,t,tno 80 annual ana r,ou+bt. 60,
iHe u an"Ua' anu o0nen's re-
portb, the CONSIDERATION OF ouubet allow
ances and kindred financial matters was the
occasIon ~ tho "this ia NV nav davn nv.
i F1'
preston on the race Oh each OF the CITY
soons.
From p rntu A o,c,o.ch 4hs co,pc,l y,,s II,
sa rom un'n ..o.A siie e0unCi , wac u
ees'io" al q eo-" 'iii''ee VI 'ie "Ho'u =" 'h'
big committee room, where the budget al
lowances for the wear OF 1903 ueye dis.
orssod rrboro raa h.. o,,, IT,. 4, 49,.
Ou''su ueI' was o't oHe cnhuBe IN Tue
recommendations as made by Mayor Holt
In his message and that was tho addition
-, $1,000 A. - -. -, - 49,,
~ V'O0V W tit' o''ee' ""u ui'use Iuuu' ine
message ana budget were then received ana
adopted as amended in the routine Of the
ra,n,ar sesst,r
rTha 100, -. 80. A., Ia.
me 1903 budget as fixed today is as fol-
lows.
C,enorsi ,,,,o,n,,,o,+ o-o,,,.,,.
Msyor's offrc Saotn
Legislative
civ gecretarv;s oface s9iG
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tae patients. what can you

working tas patients, what can yol
say?"
The management has q book II
which is sept the TIME of every pa
tient who does any work. thinl
kept correctly-from which you could
get the Information. but do think
the female attendants have too hare
a time. The hours are from 6 O'Clock
a. m. till $50 p. M, and think toe
much Is required of them
why did you leave the institu-
tion?' was pointedly asked.
Because one OF my superiors seem
ed to treat me unfairly about trifling
things, and II looked as though she
did not like me specially, SO just quit
rather than TO be picked at
Did you ever hear anything
against the steward. Mr.. Ward?'
No." she said, "Mr. Ward is well
thought Of, although must say there
is common complaint among the fe-
male attendants Of the severity OF the
matron with those under her.
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Another Attendants story.

A woman employed in the asylum
several months preceding December,
1901, said that she had seen what she
considered TOO harsh treatment given
to patients by the attendants. She
had also sometimes thought the ma
tron was too extreme in some Of her
methods, but had understood she had
relaxed her severity since that time
The lady objected to the shower bath.
as 1t was sometimes used at that time.
and said that she believed undue re-
verify was used in forcing the patients
to 60 to bed when they objected. She
knew nothing OF present conditions.
but did not believe that the physician
or Mr.. Ward ever had knowledge by
sight II any such treatment of pa
tients and that the matron alone WAS
responsible for 1t.
At the Asylum.
Yesterday Afternoon two members
Of The Optic stan drove to the asy-
lum. Their coming was unheralded,
and they found everything in its usual
weekday order. Limitations OF space
prevent anything like full reproduc-
ton OF the interviews with the at
tendants and patients. hut the moat
important statements are covered
The whole building was thrown open
to the inspection OF the reporters, and
full liberty was given to converse pri-
vately OF publicly with the attendants
and patients.
The first visit was to the dining
room, where supper was being pre-.
pared. The food was plain, hut suffi-
cient and substantial. Later the din
ing-room was visited while the pa.
tients were at supper. No objection
could be made to anything seen here.
During the afternoon Steward Geo.
Ward showed the visitors a book in
which had been kept for years the
menus of all the meals served meat
twice q day. many kinds Of vegetables.
milk, ten and fruit-were the princi.
pal entries. There is no doubt as 10
the wholesomeness and abundance of
the food furnished.
It is sometimes necessary to strap
a patient to something or confine his
hands In order to prevent injury to
himself and others.
The attendants are given the most
positive instructions not to strike
patient and never to use more strength
than Is necessary.
Patients work only when and at
what they wish.
II the patient be interested in some
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-23

scattered. It was disclosed In the re.
cent investigation of the board that
patient in cleaning the yard had
scattered the bones.
DR.. Da Costa also said that the pa.
tients at the asylum were frequently
subjected to inhuman punishment.
The women were sometimes thrown
on the fiat of their backs, being seized
from behind, and held there until they
promised to be good Others we're
strapped to their beds for weeks. Pa.
tients were strapped erect to their
cell door and kept from ten till four.
A frequent punishment was shower
bath Of ice cold water. Men were
sometimes strapped to steam pipe
and fire hose was turned on him
An old form Of punishment was sort
OF Ferris wheel and sort Of water
cure. The patients were made to
work entirely too hard and often were
not sufficiently fed.
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An Attendant Who Resigned.

This morning . reporter for The
Optic succeeded in getting an inter-
view with young woman who was
recently an attendant at the insane
asylum. She was reticent about talk
ing until assured that her name would
not be used, SO she said: Il don't
want to be drawn into the affair;
have Lothing to gain, and publicity
seems to me unnecessary However,
through series Of questions the fol.
lowing was elected;
OF course. force is sometimes used
to quioI unruly patients. II It was
not. there would be no discipline
whatever. But while was there |
never saw patient struck or what
could cali abused. The institution
has q book of regulations for attend
ants To be guided by, and 1t is under
stood that any deviation from rule
will cause discharge. The matron has
other rules not mentioned therein for
the guidance OF attendants. but they
do not apply to the handling OF pa
tients."
What methods are used to discip-
line unruly patients?" was asked.
Il could not give them all, as differ
ent patients require different treat.
ment. was the reply, and continuing
she said. One method which seemed
effective with some was to press the
hand over the throat partially stop.
ping breathing. but with others it was
necessary to hold them down on the
floor until their mania had subsided, !,
but then the regulations prescribed
these and many others, and suppose
you conld get better information from
them.r
did you ever see a patient struck
or bruised while you we're therey' was
asked
mo. | never saw patient struck or
bruised in any manner, and never
heard OF case: we would have been
discharged for even striking one with
the nat Of our hand"
in regard to the charge OF over
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Or. pa costa's Charges.

Last Thursday DIR. Da Costa, whO
had until q day or two before, when
his resignation was called for, been
snedical assistant at the asy-
anms gave The Optic a story, which
was in effect as follows:
Some five or six weeks ago it was
reported to some members Of the
board Of directors of the asylum that
some human bones were lying scat
zered about the asylum premises. Two
members of the board, upon going
1Out TO investigate, found the condition
N stated. DR.. Upton was questioned
1bout the matter and stated that
About two years ago, at the death Of
= patient whose body was unclaimed
by relatives it was decided to prepare
1herefrom skeleton, which was need
ed " prosecuting the medical work of
The institution. The flesh was accord
ingly stripped from the bones. which
were put in barrel of lime water in
= corner Of the asylum inclosure un-
al the remnants of flesh disappeared
and the bones were ready for mount
zng upon wire. This was not attend
- to promptly, and in the course az
Time the barrel and fits contents were
forgotten. The barrel. dried out. fell
anrt, and in time the bones became
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-23
Statements Made by Persons Competent to
Testify Regarding Conditions and
Treatment Of Inmates.
IMPORTANT FACTS BROUGHT TO LIGHT
The People Should Know the Truth and the Officials Desire
That They ShalI.-Doctor Hart Talks Freely
To Optic Representative.

been engaged making as thor
investigation possible
asylum While everything
Of institution could value
the light of the charges made recently against he
OF the institution
ascertaing the poor
medical
The vide public throughout
degree in the asylum will be glad to
of The Optic unmstakab
treated well fed and seb cared for
intendent and their o helpers.
fac that nothing could well
hates administration Nothing would arouse
The Indignation inhumany to the
naes suffering from the mankind
Because the general feeling the subject
publish anything relating the matter that has
unounded and baseless spite
& desire gain cheap notorey The
This particularly applies Vegas
ne true nwardns Of the matters is
- little likelihood But the in
Jury that threatens the institution the territory eyes
Mexico Also result malicious
I'd way unscrupuous
wholly erroneous impressions Optic upon
the respectable territory to endeayor
secure the exact truth the matter carefully
investigations carried farther set the case fairly
suffer This does that weight given its own
m - es ASK an 'ne papers hat have the confidence and
teen " the people to unite with just conu
'0n and to see to that the people the
The members the
anxiety to have further pope wish judicial
~ ae iesauhe ne conouc OF the institution The
hesancy
M directors The guarded b the
anstituion demands a invest
The ali memhars tha ho.r,
Of directors. - -
1t has obtained with q, m
:. -
1t has secured the director the superintend
en the chief conected with
diate management of
1t has listened the during rational In
fsais has obtained attendant who left the
isstuion with grievance.
Finally two representatives asylum the
Aefnoon inspected
condition, and he diningroom supper time
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Other Directors.

/ The Optic representatives also SO
cured statements from Thos. Ross
from Marcus Brunswick and from A
l.. Gregory, the remaining member.
OF the board. II is not necessary te
publish the statements in detail. as
while secured separately they agree
in saying that after the most thorough
possible investigation, no room was
left for charge of cruelty TO patients,
and there was no ground for censur-
ing the management The gentlemen
all held that the charges against the
institution were baseless and mali
cious. Mr.. Ross said that one of the
attendants who before the investiga-
tion had made complaint to him, had
told him of things that he thought
were not right. but afterwards he de-
MED everything he had said. The
members Of the board had been told
that DR.. Da Costa informed the at
tendants that he was to be appointed
superintendent; that he had four OF
the directors in his favor and that
DR.. Upton and Miss Twomey were
to be discharged. The members had
reason to believe that by the circu-
lation OF such stories DR.. Da Costa
had caused number Of the attend
ants to place themselves in apparent
opposition to the management for the
sake Of holding their positions But
the interrogation Of the attendants
failed to elicit anything that could
reflect upon the care OF the patients
or the management OF the institution.