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The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Something About Vaccination.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Herbert Spencer well said: Demon
stration fails 10 change established be-
liefs' This spencerian epigram is pc
culiarly applicable 10 some OF my "Jen-
merriam friends.
However, for the especial accommoda-
tion OF Mr.. Kittredge, am quite willing
10 sabjoin herewith the testimony of a
reliable witness in the parsonage Of DR..
]. W Hodge. of Niagara Falls. n. Y,
who testlhes as follows:
a person can hardly pick up one OF
the great metropolitan dailies these days
without being confronted with the an
nouncement Of the death of one or more
children from tetanus dockjaw) follow
Ing vaccination. and the deaths from vac
cination which reach the newspapers are
necessarily but a small part OF the aggre-
gate mortality from this cause.
While warning my patients against the
uselessness and dangers Of this peTni-
cious practice, / am frequently asked the
question, Why do SO many physicians
continue to vaccinate?' In this letter
propose 10 answer the above question In
accordance with the dictates Of truth and
justice.
mot being ore OF those physicians who
prefer to keep their convictions TO them
selves. and who consider IL 'unprofes-
sionaP 10 speak out where the trade
secrets and trade-shams are concerned,
consider IL my privilege and my duty on
every available opportunity 10 expose to
the light OF publicity and deformities OF
the ancient and pernicious fraud called
vaccination
Il do not consider that IL Is 'unprofes-
sionar to tell the truth. tLet US all
strive to be wealthy.) l was az one time
a conhding dupe 10 this degrading dogma
myself, and can. therefore. testify from
personal experience derived from having
vaccinated more than 1900 victims 90 its
baneful effects" WILLIAM o. WATTS.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Injustice to Old Soldiers.
Editor The Washington Herald:

EditM Tie washington Herald:
Il being the privilege If not the duty,
OF any good citizen to suggest 10 our
lawmakers any omission of justice done
agea soldiers, ] would respectfully invite
the attention of Congress 10 the wrong
done by the McCumber bill. which be-
came law last February. It provided
for the increase Of pension for those hav-
ing attained the age Of seventy-fve years.
and no Older. Unquestionably, those hav-
ing reached greater age and there are
many Of them, Should be allowed increase
up 10 the date Of their death. And in
the event of becoming totally unable to
earn any part of a support and require
the assistance and attendance OF another
person, the pension should be consistent
with his impaired condition Why not
A'2, the Same as provided under a
former act for another class OF soldiers? ?
Mr.. Mckinley. Of the House, a few DAYS
ago recommended an increase Of pensions.
and. very properly I think. 20 soldiers
widows. from s. 90 Sl2 a month, and cited
az reason increased cost OF living and
advanced ages OF pensioners Why he
failed TO mention the octogenarian COM
rades of their former soldier husbands is
wonder w. LEE WHITE.
Ex-SurEeOn, L. - A.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
How About That Currency!

Editor The Washington Herald:
Still no supply of currency by Congress
And it is rumored that there will be mona
until after the first of the year, at least.
This when a large part OF the country
is not only off a specie basis, but even
paper money cannot be had except at a
premium.
Evidently the interests" are teaching
the people a lesson. Our troubles. they
say, are caused by radicalism' In the
State legislatures I34 bills against rail-
roads were enacted this year. beside the
national hue and cry led by President
Roosevelt
That is the monOpolists' way Of stating
the case. They attempt 10 conceal the
fact that the peoples revolt is against
private monopoly" abhorred by every
liberty loving citizen. The basis OF these
special privileges is private monopoly in
legislation. evidenced by the refusal OF
Congress to furnish 10 the country a suit
able supply of currency.
It IS an old trick, this bombarding OF
the people, by shutting of the money
supply, coupled with a refusal by Con-
gress to provide a system that Will pre-
vent a recurrence All of us remember
1881 At that time a panic was used to
lOlNc Alit AtpcGi Ol lue SllNSr-puTcNaSe
law. Some Of US remember, too. the panic
of February. 1895, for the retirement of
the greenbacks, which failed. and then
President Cleveland proceeded to re-
plenish the gold reserve.
Still earlier. February, 1884 a panic was
used in an effort to repeal the silver
purchase law of 1878 and to increase the
output OF paper money by private corpo-
rations. The desired laws were not en-
acted. and then to teach the people a
lesson and also TO defeat the nomination
Of Mr.. Blaine, an advocate of the free
coinage of silver and retention OF green
backs, the,~supply Of currency WIS kept
down and widespread panic for money
ensued.
During May the rate for call money
reached 5 per cent per day-lOe5 per cent
per year. In Europe 1t is never over :
per cent. But Mr.. Blaine was nominated.
and the silver scare continued For ex-
ample. IL was said in the August number
of the Bankers Magazine that again Il
was believed that the condition of the
United States Treasury required paw
ments of silver,
And about this time the Interests"
started the Independent Republican move
ment, the sum totai being the election of
Mr.. Cleveland-"s4fe and sane" Mr..
Blaine. in speech few days after his
defeat, said
fought against foes from within. The
cities of New York and Brooklyn threw
their great strength and influence with
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Where Did Osler SaY IT.

Editor The Washington Herald:
IN The Washington Herald of December
9 Miss Carrie B. Bradford writes: "Dr
William Osler says of serum treatment
for diphtheria: While other contagious
diseases have diminished within the last
decade. diphtheria has increased. partieu-
larly in large cities" ! would like 10
know where and when DR.. Osler made
this statement in connection with serum
treatment
In the 1905 edition of his Practice OF
Medicine page 20s. he says of this treat
ment: "As the years so on additional ex-
perience has shown that. thoroughly car
ried out, this treatment is both safe and
efficseious. There is no reasonable ground
for skepticism. On page 2O6: In the
Boston City Hospital the death rate be-
tween 1855 and 1894 was only once below
40 per cent.
Following the introduction Of anti
toxin, from 1895 TO 1903. the death rate has
not once been above Is per cent. and OF
late years has been about 10 or u per
cent In country places the disease may
display an appalling virulence."
Page 2lO: "Of IS3, ,256 cases treated in l50
cities, previous to the serum period, the
mortality was 3S.4 per ecent Since the
introduction Of serum 1888 cases have
been treated with a mortality OF l46 per
cent
of $50 cases treated on the first day of
the disease, there were only two deaths.
Persons exposed 10 diphtheria may
be protected by a sufficient dose OF anti
toxin. In New York City since January.
1926. 1900 persons have been so treated.
of Wbich nuflha, only FORTY contra crad
the disease ana only one died.
That nature is our greatest physician
the doctors themselves are readiest 70
agree. They seek only 10 understand her
laws that they may help mankind to obey
them.
He who shuts his ears 10 the teaching
OF men Of intelligence. training, and
broad experience, such as is possessed by
our great physicians is the one who de-
prives himself Of the knowledge of na-
ture's sternest laws. y. A. MAURER.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Materia Medica VS.. Christian Science
Editor The Washington Herald:

LuitoF Inc washington Herald.
Mark Twain. in his latest book. en-
titled Christian Science" which deals
largely with the phenomenal growth and
spread Of Mrs. Eddy's teachings. incl
dentally remarked that the ailments
Of four persons out OF five are OF
an imaginary character. There is like
wise an almost unanimity Of opinion
among the members of the medical fra
ternity that the cures effected through
the agency OF Christian Science can be
ascribed to the fact that the patients had
hallueinatory disorders.
In this connection, therefore. il is in
order 70 say that as no sensation OF the
body can be realized except through the
medium Of the mind. these so-cailed i'm
aginary ailments are intensely real 10
those so afflicted. This being true. il can
not be otherwise than both praiseworthy
and commendabie TO have a system OF
drugless healing that can cope success
fully with such Affections.
Furthermore, as 'he majority OF the
devoted followers Of Mrs. Eddy had at
some time run the medicinal gauntlet 20
no avail. IL is incOnceivable why the
apostates now aligned with another thera-
peutical system should have formerly
had their alleged imaginary ailments ad-
ministered 70 with material medicines. Il
is not 20 be inferred that the practition-
ers OF medicine received at the time i'm
aginary compensation In payment for
professional treatment with material rem
edies Of imaginary ailments
II would seem that this oft-repeated
charge on the part OF the medical profess
sion as 10 the nature Of the trouble OF
their former patients and present adher-
ents Of Christian Science reflects more
seriously on the science OF medicine as a
science than II does in discreditinE Chris
tian Science and It's cures
Therefore. as a compromise between the
two extremes Of healing al present ex-
isting, II is suggested that the Christian
Scientists and the other nonmedicinal cults
on the one hand turn over 20 the regular
medical practitioners Mr.. Clements per
centage of mankind who are troubled
with genuine physical disorders. and, on
the other hand. that the practitioners OF
materia medica permit the Christian
Scientists, the osteopaths. &c, to treat
unmolested that remaining percentage OF
humanity whose imaginative faculties
have been apparently overdeveloped $50
il is claimed TO its own detriment. II the
medical profession could become recon-
ciled 20 a loss OF 50 per cent OF its pa-
tents, such an arrangement would, in all
probability, settle this much-mooted ques-
ton or the efficacy or noneficacy Of
drugs.
Are we not. indeed, on the verge OF a
complete therapeutical renaissance? The
wonderful success and growth Of Chris
tian Science, OF osteopathy. and Of kindred
methods of drugless healing should
answer this question most decisively.
GEO. w. BARTON.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Men md Wnmen

The Grand Duke Constantine. Of Rus
sia is said to be the most cultured Pom
anon now living.
Mrs. Harold Mccormick. Of Chicago, is
said to have ordered a 30-volume set of
Browning's works to be bound at 1000 a
volume.
The Ameer OF Afghanistan finds his
chief amusement in cooking. and IS said
TO be better chef than those in his pal
ace kitchen.
Frances Storr. a thirteen-year-old child.
who is known in Europe as the girl
preacher" is holding a series OF remarka-
ble revival services in London at present.
John Burns, NJ p, declares that one OF
his most priced possessions is a copy of
Adam Smiths Wealth OF Nations, -
which first turned his attention to econ
omics
Very Rev. George ]. Patterson. rector
of the Cathedral, Boston. and formerly
pastor of st. Vincent's Church, South Bos-
ton, has been appointed vicar general OF
the Boston archdiocese. He is an old
Fort Hill CMass) boy, and received his
educatios. at Boston College. ST. Charles
College, near Baltimore, and at 81. Mary's
Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Resents Attacks on Roosevelt.

Editor The Washington Herald
As one Of the original subscribers 20
The Washington Herald. permit me 10
express through its columns a woman's
views on a certain advertisement which
appeared in two of Washington's evening
papers Of December 4. 1907.
This advertisement covered a space OF
S1z by s1z inches. and was headed, "Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Destroyer" also a sup
posed picture Of the President
This advertisement was for a publica-
tion called the American Business Man"
and WAS couched in the most yituperative
language making an attack on the Pres
ident of the United States, and is un-
dOubtedly intended to do lot OF mis-
chief. especially among the unemployed
and those unfortunate creatures who are
easily influenced by such literature.
After our much-beloved President Nc
Kinley was assassinated, certain vel
low journals were very much censured
for their past publications and cartoons
casting reflections on the President, and
the whole country united in condemnIng
such Journalism, and yet none Of those
publications were worse than those which
appeared in the advertisement as stated
above.
February 26. 1903, the late Senator Hoar
tried 70 get a bill through Congress en-
titled. Protection of the Presidents" 4"
This bill was debated on extensively, but
never became a law.
Would IL not be well TO start this pro-
lection by a curtailment Of some OF the
vituperative literature making abusive
attacks on the President of the United
States?
There Is vast difference between lib
erty and free license. and the latter
should be curbed lest It develop into law
lessness and anarchy.
II we are the great and progressive
people we represent ourselves TO be, we
should maintain our greatness by self
respect and having the proper respect
for the Chief Executive. who is elected
by the people. of which 80 per cent are
working men.
The man that is elected TO the highest
Office our government can bestow (set-
ting aside all politics. petty factions, and
personal grievances) should. at least. be
protected from vituperative advertise
ments, publications, and cartoons. Indi-
vidual self-respect should do this alone.
il not, let legislation do IT,
NETTIE c. JENNINGS.
The Brunswick, December II, 1891
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Another Bank Solution.

Editor The Washington Herald:
am sratifed that you have repub-
lished In The Washington Herald an ar
;icle from the Charleston News and Cou-
rier, entitled NO excuse for failure, ."
Plea for nonpartisan effort to adopt cur
rency legislation"
The press Of our country. together with
our influential men should unite IN an
EFFORT 10 urge upon Congress the impor-
stancs Of enacting some wise legislation,
which viii prevent a recurrence OF our
recent financial difficulty.
With general prosperity prevailing
throughout our land: with crops IN
abundance; with the activities Of our
commerce and trade greater than ever
before in oGr history; with every man
employed at a higher wage. and for a
shorter day, II seems q sad reflection
upon those charged with the response
bility Of properly regulating and cOntron-
Ing our financial affairs. that experiences
such as We have recently had should oc-
cur and become so intense and disastrous
TO the welfare OF our people
IL is now generally admitted that our
banks and trust companies are safe and
strong. They have more money on hand
to-day in cash than they had a year ago.
yet they have declined 10 transact bust
ness except in a very small way. This
feellng OF apprehension on their part is
largely due 70 their inability to secure
currency when currency IS greatly need
ed our financial institutions have a very
large amount OF money invested IN ex-
ceHent securities, and if some arrange
ment could be made with the Treasury
for obtaining currency upon these securi-
ties by the payment Of a proper charge
for such currency, which would insure its
return, when not actually needed in the
channels of trade, apprehension on the
part OF our financial institutions. and. in
deed, on the part OF our people. would
cease.
What is needed at the present time by
our people, in behalf Of our country, Is
an immediate, thoughtful, conservative.
and intelligent action on the part OF Con
gress TO relieve this situation. The press
OF our country is an important factor 10
bring about this result 1 have read with
interest your editorials upon the subject.
and l appreciate. as stated above the re-
print from the Charleston News and
Courier.
LOUIS z. SHOEMAKER
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Graft of Various Kinds.
ditor The Washington Herald:

flllof Inc washington Herald.
Graft is of nature, and of human act on
nature. or self-grafting and human-graft.
ing. In its self-grafting is seen the mis-
tletoe on the oak. In its human agency
grating Is the planting OF the scion or
the stock, uniting into one, forming a
whole-the graft determining the kind OF
fruit. Natures greatest CRATER IS Bur
bank. whose master mind In making one
apple tree yield 2GS varieties OF apples OF
all sizes and cOlors, growing on one
apple tree, from scions from seeds of tbs,
one apple tree. is the marvel Of the age
Such is one kind Of graft. but there is
another.
Graft on the body polite What is il;
II is anything which stands for the per-
version Of law and order to the hurt al
the general welfare. This graft on the
State determines the kind OF fruit. s
free press is the bulwark of liberty: de-
preciating into license is graft Journal.
ism. the freest and most powerful of ali
professions, becoming subservient 10 any
force than right. menaces a free press
and is graft. The press Is an institution
for the public. and II not conducted fo,
the public good is graft The press forms
public opinion, making Presidents and
Congresses. Fact only should be dissen-
mated, or il is graft.
The press is the daily Bible of the peo-
ple-the greatest power for good or evil:
il should always be for good. or II Is
graft. The press is the greatest force
for education. and. in disseminating false
news. perverting fact. or in auy wav
falsely educating. is graft. In Germany
the Kaiser objects TO American words
by making German translations among
which are "wolken-krutzer' C'skvscran.
err. "tummi-hals wagen" c'rubber-neck
coach'D, bank scheck" Cbank check.
&C, while in America the whole German
language is incorporated, which NAV be
graft, but TO saddle on us such Filipino
words as 'nationalistas," simmediates-
tas." and ''progressistas. and other
'listas, "testas" and "sistas' OF mon
grelized Spanish. IS too much for the al
ready spuriously enriched English for the
good of our language, and is graft. And
you are laughing AZ 1.-THE ideal Be Sc
rious. Our dictionary is almost wagon
load now.
Most nations are so jealous of their
language that they throw around It such
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Acted a. Cupid. A.sIstant

James Oppenshsw. who recently died in
Linton. Ind. is worthy Of mention as a
helpful citizen When Mr.. Oppenshaw
noted the marriage of young couple in
that place he would ask is they needed
help in setting up housekeeping They
generally ala. and this good angel helped
in furnishing fully twenty-five homes
He would back the credit OF the young
people at the house furnishing stores. and
Few days before his death Mr. Open
shaw declared that he had never lost
anything because Of his original philan-
thropy.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
ASTRAL BODY A CONVENIENCE
Accounts for Queer Things on Stage,
Says the Deep Thinker.
Knowledge of Metaphysics Essen
tiaI, He Declares to Perform
unce OF Trick.

simply by transeending the power Of
physical humanity OF exchanging the
astral and physical bodies OF dematerial-
izing or disintegrating-"
The Deep Thinker was only telling HIS
friends last night. says the Kansas City
Times. how and by what simple means
Harden and Houdini. the "handcufi
kings" are able TO watt from steel cages
and slip of complex locks IN the
''twinkling OF an eye"
See? It's essy-that is. it's easy for a
few persons who have trained their minds
properly. All mind-no physical exertior
about t. There's any number OF ways
these fellows can do these stunts. but
only three are used. Listen
The Deep Thinker appeared even more
thoughtful
First It's known that every man has
three bodies-the astral. the mental, and
pass through any material substance and
may be visible or not. just as the man
who appears in It prefers. You know, it's
the body we sleep IN
Well isn't IL the easiest thing for one
OF tneSe men 10 Cnange DOCleS Just before
ne enters the steel eage2 One moment he
throws maya maya is an optical
illusiOn-over the audience and there be
stands in the cage, his astral body visible.
The next instant Re makes his body in
visible and emerges from the cage. In
some convenient place behind the cage he
changes his physical body. and there the
audience sees him. Easy, isn't IL?
Here's another. BY great win power
the steel cage-the bars and the padlocks
are disintegrated or dematerialized by
these men. All they have to DO is TO use
reflex will power and the pieces fly
back again in place.
And then there's another simple way.
There's no trick to this handcuff business
Everybody knows it's physical impossi-
bility 20 get loose from them. HOudini
and Harden, I believe. sometimes stand
on the stage and throw a maya over the
audience. The crowd believes IL sees a
man inside the steel cage or the hand
cuffs locked around his wrists. They
don't, however. It's only an Illusion"
"Theosophy?" some one asked finally.
That's IT," replied the Deep Thinker,
earnestly. That's what they use. It's
the only way they can do IT,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
Views of People on Various Topics
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT 1T?

protection as to make it inviolate. France
has censor. Anglo-Saxon is the warp
of the English language. and viii al
ways be so. and the woof is greatly of
IT, and what is not, has been Anglieized,
much OF value and some not. Our in
stitutions are Anglo-SaXon, and by their
progeny made, though now enjoyed by
the races OF the world, all eagerly trying
to establish the part each had in the es-
tablishment of them. I have but one
wish, and that is that they try as hard
10 safeguard them forever and ever. and
II they do not it will be graft.
A. J. GREEN.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16

educator. They may be found on page
255 OF the same source Of information. In
his lecture on Shortening and EnTiching
the Grammar school Courses" February
l6. 1882. President Eliot specifically de-
clares that There is ample room here for
the introduction OF the optional study of
a foreign language. ancient or modern,
az the fourth or fifth grade.
II certainly is very interesting book
from which this information can be OBJ
tanned. brimfull of valuable advice on
the subject now before the Washington
public. T. Z MANN.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16

From the Philadelphia Ledger
Doubtless the servant girl problem
is very annoying"
Very, responded the housewife. II
have really desperate time getting
maids my clothes won't fit'
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16

the solid South. and were the decisive
elements which gave TO that section the
control OF the national government"
Is the process to be repeated7
GEO. II. SHELLEY.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16
MONEY IN THE WEST
Cause of the High Call Rate
in New York.
NEEDED IN THE METROPOLIS

Wall Street Bankers Agree That the
Westward Flow OF Cash Benefited
That Section of the Country, hut
Resent the Alleged boarding
Which They Say Prevails There.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16

New York. Dec. l5.-Afairs in Wall
street passed into a more uninteresting
stage last week than they have at any
time since the recent financial disturb
ances reached their elimination. and the
period. as n whole, was characterized by
somewhat lessened enthusiasm IN ven
lures for the rise in stocks
Indeed, the stock market declined mod
erately every day in the week. although
the dealings were Of such entirely pro-
fessional character that fiuetuatiOIs IN
prices did not possess a great deal Of
significance A shadow was. however. un-
doubtediy cast upon the market by the
rise in daily call money rates from last
weeks low level TO figures varying be-
tween u and . per cent, and such an
advance after the steady lowering IN the
price Of financial accommodation that
had previously gone on made IL seem on
the face OF things as II these previous
low rates had been unnatural and arti-
fetal, and had been designed to foster
an unsubstantial speculation for higher
values
The Washington herald., 1907-12-16

Mr.. j. II. Schenck has addressed the
farland: