Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

''If YOU have any children this weather
you had better Keep a watch what they
are eating and drinking, said a west end
physician TO a Star man the other evening.
II have two myself and they are all right
up to date. but l have thirty-lve on my
visiting list all sick from the same COM
plant. sort of summer cholera and sew
eral doctors that / know are being worked
TO death the same way.
There Is a regular epidemic of cholera
morbus IN Washington. and 1t takes chill
dren from the youngest infants up TO six or
eight years old. II comes primarily from
drinking water and milk that has not been
boiled. eating fruit. and more than any
thing else from being allowed to patronize
the street lee cream and SNOWFALL men.
You cannot be too careful about keeping
children simple diet this weather and
seeing that everything they eat and drink
and everything that they eat out OF is thor
oughly sterilized II they show the slightest
tendency to cholera morbus. it is the part
of wisdom TO have your physician look al
them right away. for / have seen several
eases recently where there were serious re-
suits from not calling in doctor soon
enough
TN give you a pointer for the hot
weather" said man who smokes good
deal; chat is. don't put your matches head
down In the match holder. This Is sup
posing you use the brown-headed parlor
match I have found this hot weather that
you can spoil them by standing them on
their heads.
The reason is that the end of the match.
before the phosphorus Is put on 1t, Is dip
ped in paraffin With the very hot weather
we have ben having the parain melts
and runs down over the head of the match,
sOftening IL and making IL so that IT won't
strike more than once out of five
Il have seen a good many fellows swear
ing this weather over the way their matches
were acting. and this is very simple rem
edy-stand them heads up. If you use a
pocket match box you can hardly use the
brown-headed matches at all. am not
travelling for any safety match house. but
il is fact that matches of that brand will
stand the heat a good deal better than the
old brand that will strike on anything.
In the olden days" remarked a veteran
sea captain the other day. the custom OBJ
tanned of giving names to the guns on men
of-war. In the case of the L. S. frigate
Chesapeake the principal guns bore dis
tlnctlve names as follows: Brother Jona-
than True Blue. Yankee Protection. Put
nam Raging Eagle Viper General Warren,
Mad Anthony, America. Washington. LIB
erty Forever. Dreadnaught, Defiance, Lib
erty Death. United Tars. Jumping Billy,
Rather. Bulldog. Spitfre, Nancy Dawson.
Revenge. Bunker's Hill. Pocahontas Tow
ser Willfu Murder. These names were en-
graved on small squares of copper plate.
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Serious problems are presented to the
heads of some families when their wives
and children go away for the summer.
There are cats. dogs and other pets to be
cared for, and it is not every man who
can properly care for them. 1t is not
usually a difficult matter to have birds
cared for. but with cats and dogs an en-
tirely different proposition is presented.
Il cared for my brother-ln-law's dog last
summer, remarked woman TO a friend
street car one afternoon this week.
"and never again viii volunteer to do such
thing. The dog naturally became restless
and nervous. and il was necessary for him
TO get rid of his surplus energy while con
fined In the back yard. He succeeded in
getting rid of 10 by having fun with the
family wash and running every plant in the
yard This year III have no such cares
as dogs or cats.
The brother-in-law. who was seated I'm the
car with his wife's sister and the friend to
whom the story was related then gave his
version of his experience with the dog this
year. He thought It would be well 10 send
Ills canine to an animal hotel for the sum
mer, and made the necessary arrangements
over the telephone.
Hes perfectly harmless said the owner
to the proprietor of the dog hospital and
wish YOU would send for him today
The owner explained that his dog was
sent for and was delivered to the colOred
man on the sidewalk.
The animal Is a bird dog" he had ex-
planned over the telephone. and such dogs
have a peculiar trait. If troubled upon
their own premises they will show fight. but
when away from home they are harmless"
1t is unnecessary to relate that the col
ored man who was sent Tor the dog feels
that there are exceptions to every rule, for
the dog attacked him when he made an at
tempt To take il away from the sidewalk,
and il became necessary for him 10 do a
little fighting iu order 10 protect himself.
He went away without the dog, and its
owner was surprised when he went home
and found his pet at the front door.
Lieut.. f. j. Berwind L. S. y. retired
who recently resigned from the navy. was
probably the richest man in the naval
service. lie is a millionaire and a member
Of large coal firm in New York city, a
director IN the Equitable Life Assurance
Company. the Santa Fe railroad and other
Important corporations. Notwithstanding
tLe-c facts ha volunteered service during
trl Spanish war and was placed on duty
az one of the couliug stations
lie entered tla navy ia 1850 and was re-
tired in $50 ON aCCouu, OF disabilities In
CURED in the line OF duty. He has al
ways taken au active interest I'm the navy,
ana recently contributed - 500 to the fund
memory OF Admiral Porter
al. rendering his resignation fen days
ago and r-.ngliSliLg life annuity. he
said thdt la tuuught he could oe OF more
service 90 ile navy Uu-siJa Of il than IL
bc remained ll i- on ,he retired list.
cone OF The most remarkable things to