The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
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Currie. in Edinburgh. employed a Their
mometer In the treatment OF typhoid
fever patients with the cold douche as
-; ~ 9S 1877. He vas ridicuIed By his
GeIman contemporaries; as an !ns,an = Z
medical decay in English medicine The
first clinical application OF the therrnome
ter was made by Santorius OF Padua,
He invented thermometer open at the
end. After being held by lie patient 10
was plunged into cold water Boerhavs
taught the Importance OF the thermom-
eter. De Haen-174 TO ITss-nust be given
the honor OF introducing tint thermom-
eter into current use al the bedside IL
was not until 1850 to ls7o that II came into
general use.
Senator Warren. OF Wyoming. towers .
giant among men one OF his hands was
badly injured years ago while he was
president OF the Senate In the state IA m
ed. one day a nght started between
two members. and the sergeant at arms
was unable 10 stop a. Warren moved
down from his desk and threw both ok
the fighting legislators out Of the hell
But before he had accomplished that one
of the warriors In trying 10 hit hts com
Blatant with a heavy ruler struck WaEren
on the hand. Several bones were broken.
and the hand has been disabled ever since
Pedro Avardo, the Mexican silver
millionaire. was IA poem writer working
for 50 cents "a day. when he discovered
the rich ledge which has given him
fortune OF xooco.ocD IL IL believed that
the Palmnlo mine which he owns. viii
double this fortune ia a few years y
week or so ago his wife decided that shs
needed the service Of a dentist. SO tho
Alvarado family Travelled from Panai.
their home. 10 Chihauhau IN a special
train. some thirty persons IN all. They
and their belongings took up dokSn
cs.ss
Congressman Littleaeld. of Maine. was
assuring some Washington correspondents
that journalistic talent Is not confined 10
the national capital Why. / know Of .
reporter" he said who was describing
the wreck Of "A vessel on the Maine coast.
This was one OF his sentences. At this
moment "a giant wave swept over tbs
doomed craft and six poor sailors BIT the
dust any OF you fellows ever beat thatT'
The correspondents said in chorus n
hope not"
Pupils in Michigan must hereafter 20
directly home after the close 81 school
The Supreme Court Of the State has de-
clared that such rule b valid. and may
be enforced by the principal Further
more II principal see IT. NJ may entei
stores and order she children be nads
there 70 leave AID 90 home and ths
owner OF the store cannot get damages
on the ground that the principal has
driven away trade and injured the bust
cess Of his store
senator Hoar heard the other day that
an old lady in reduced circumstances RID
fine portrait 81 Daniel Webster Ths
Senator. who owns The largest and finest
collection. % Nebsterisns in the county
hurried 20 the address given ard shogfly
owned the painting which = from the
brush 81 Chester Harding. well known ia
art circles sixty years $50. lie thinks %
= one 81 the finest portraits q webster
IN existsuces
a scientist once yu, az automatic music
tox on the lawn. and spent many bsgfs
watching The robbins. DlB@-sifs and other
birds gathering about - booking
glass put up where TIE birds can sos
themselves IN il is also Tery attractive.
y hiIs combination musical box and
q looking gsssz pleases The birds fBors
than anything else ore could pat oB; fer
their srEusgnen;.
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vauls. is the hero q refnarkable eosB-
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