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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
CURE OF CONSUMPTION
TUBERCULAR TROUBLES IN ALL
PHASES DISCUSSED.

tuberculosis in all its phases-the surgical
ical-was discussed at the meeting of the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis at the New Will
lard. The whole upper floor of the hotel
was given up to the association and there
were three meetings going on at the same
time in different sections Of the floor There
were physicians from all sections, including
DR.. Schmieden of Bonn, Germany and DR..
Ochsner of Chicago. All of the delegates
are interested in some particular phase
either of the disease or it's prevention.
The national association numbers many
distinguished members. DIR. Hermann
Biggs of New York is its president, and the
honorary vice presidents are Theodore
Osler. The active vice presidents are Law
renee F. Flick and DR.. Vincent Bowdtch,
and the treasurer is Gen. Geo. NJ. Sternberg
DR.. Geo. M. kober of Washington is the
chairman of the local committee of ar
ransements. and was assisted by DR.. D.
Percy Hickling. Gen. P. NJ Rixey, Gen.
Sternberg. DR.. VIM. C. Woodward and Gen.
Walter Wyman.
DR.. Schmieden's Demonstration.
There were a number of interesting but
very technical papers before the surgical
section. DR.. Schmieden of Germany, who
had come all the way to attend the meet
ing, demonstrated the use of cuppins
glasses and Stauung's hyperaemie bandage
in the treatment of tuberculosis of the
joints. DR.. Schmieden had a subject
stripped to the waist, and showed the ad-
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justment of the bandage and the use Of
the a ihesive cups. explaining the use of
ans ptcs and the general theory OF the
treatment. He said that in large percent
age of cases this treatment had completely
cured tuberculosis of the tissues, the bones
and the joints where previously it would
have been thought necessary to operate
with a knife and perhaps to amputate, with
less beneficial results. The paper was dis
cussed by Dr. A. ]. Ochsner of Chicago and
DR.. Willy Meyer of New York.
The Opsonic Theory.
A more technical paper still was on the
present status of the opsonic theory and
the treatment by tuberculins. DR.. Rufus
Cole of Baltimore read the paper, giving
his experience in keeping the opsonic
charts; but he said he did not think this
method of diagnosis was close enough 10
be practicable in regular work. The paper
was discussed by Dr.. G. b. webb OF Colo.
RADIO Springs and DR.. John B. Briggs Of
Westminster.
Dr.. Henry Pancost of Philadelphia read a
paper on the use of the X-ray in treating
certain forms of tuberculosis. He said that
while the X-ray undoubtedly destroyed
tubercu!ar- organism In tissues, the action
is not well understood and the ray itself
certainly has no effect on tubercular Gull
periods. He explained what was being done
in the way of actual treatment of cases I'M
der his observation.
In the sociological section DR.. John H.
Lowman of Cleveland spoke of the preva-
lence Of tuberculosis In schools, and made
some suggestions for its prevention. He
sad that the subject had been studied and
statistics compiled, and that TIL recently 1t
had been generally supposed that tubercu-
loss was practically stationary during
school life, and that the percentage went up
rapidly after children got to the working
age and entered mills and factories where
they are exposed to dust and the insanitary
conditions of wage workers. He explained
that this belief had been d.ssipated by later
1t IS one of the minor ailments from the age
OF two years to five, then took sudden
squirt as the child entered school and made
its rapid advance during school life of the
pupil After that the curve continued to as
cend, he said the increase in the disease be-
ing much more rapid among young women
than among young men.
Reason and Remedy.
Having established the fact that tuber-
culosis is very prevalent during school life,
he said the next thing was to discover the
reason and then the remedy. He explained
that only a small FER cent Of the cases of
tuberculosis among school children were
when the disease was in the system
when an examination Of the bones, tissues
and glands would show 1t, but when there
was not an open active lesion to create
contagion. He said that in the schools of
Paris 1t had been found that at least 49
per cent of the children and even many of
the teachers are tubercuious.
This condition. and TIE 80. Gcr:l;Enent
of Tie disease curing scAoeI lie. he sad,
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sion OF the subject was opened by DIR. j.
9. mckay Or. W F. Barton read pa
per on "Atrophy Of te Cereeeilum.
suited as follows: President, DR.. G. Lane
Teneyhill of Baltimore. Md. first vice pres
ldent. DR.. Porter Farley of Rochester. N.
Y; second vice president, DR.. ]. w. Hous-
ton of Lancaster. Pa; third vice president.
DR.. s. B. Armsburg of Chicago. ILL.,; fourth
vice president, DIR. NJ P. Creel of Center
CITY. Kan; secretary, DR.. p. Y. Eisenberg
OF Norristown, Pa. and treasurer, Dr.
Charles H. Glidden of Little Falls. N. Y.
The incoming president will elect three
new members to the executive body.
The executive committee. which goes
of this city. DR.. H. B. Walter of Harris
burg, Pa; DR.. Edwin Bentley of Little
Rock, Ark; DR.. w. T. Searley of Sparta,
Wis.,; DR.. L. r. LeSage Of Huntington, w.
Va. and DR.. II. H. Whitecomb of Norris
town, w. Va.
Call at White House.
The meeting adjourned at noon for lunch.
The members and their wives visited the
White House at 2:3e o'clock and were pre-
scented to the President
At the session yesterday the following
papers were read and discussed:
DR.. w. P. Carr, Surgical Technique"
Discussion opened by DR.. }. r. Wellington.
DR.. Walter A. Wells, Significance of
Vertigo Occurring in Connection With Dis
eases of the Ear
DR.. P. Y. Eisenberg, Hernia as a Pen
sionable Disability"
The members and their wives were re-
ceived at the pension Office last night by
Secretary Garfield, Assistant Secretary Will
son, the pension commissioner and depu-
ties. DR.. Sam Houston, medical referee,
and other officials.
The association will reassemble tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock. Several Inn
portant papers are to be read: The pro-
gram is: "Vicarious Eye-strain,'' by DR.. D.
K. Shute; discussion opened oy DR..
Thomas Featherstonehaugh; albumin
and Sugar." by DR.. H. ]. WALL, and 1.-THE
Pupil Of the Eye in Health and Disease"
by DR.. G. Griffin Lewis. The party will
leave the Riggs House at II o clock to-
morrow for an automobile trip about the
city.
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ON THE HEIGHTS.
Sales Of Houses Made by Moore &

The Moore & Hill Real Estate Company
has sold for Major w. C.. Borden his resi-
dence, 1852 Euclid street, Washington
Heights. The price paid was 5000 and the
purchaser Is Mr.. Noel W. Barksdale. Mr.
Barksdale will occupy this house as his
residence.
The same company has sold for Harry
Wardman to Rev. DIR. Thomas K. Noble
tn, residence 1871 Ontario place, Washing
ton Heights, for $1,000. The property was
purchased as an investment.
Also, for Franklin T. Sanner, building
lot on Mintwood place The purchaser is
Charles Draper, who will erect house for
his residence.
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AUCTION SALES.
For Business Uses.

The building at the southwest corner of
i4th street and New York avenue is to be
remodeled. Simms' drug store, now located
there. Is to occupy a portion of the first
floor, with an entrance on 14th street, while
the section at the corner will be used by
Charles II. Reizenstein, the proprietor of
the Hub store, now at the northeast corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and nth street.
who has a lease on the property. The al
teratlons In the building will be completed
by September l.
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For Virginia, showers tonight ana We'd
nesoay, cooler tonight in southeast por-
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 80; year ago. a.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The weather has been unsettled during
the last twenty-four hours over nearly the
entire country. with general showers, ex-
cept In the upper lake region, the north
west and the Pacific states
temperatures continue unseasonably low
In the northwest but are nearly normal
elsewhere.
Unsettled, showery weather will continue
tonight and Wednesday over the greater
portion of the east and south, without
marked changes In temperature.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light to fresh and variable,
though mostly northeast to north: on the
south Atlantic coast fresh and mostly
southwesterly, and on the east gulf coast
light to fresh and variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh variable
winds, with showers to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Richmond. 2.36: Knox
Vile, LOG; Birmingham. /. 60; Memphis, 1.32;
Admission, 122; Fort Smith, LOG: Wytheville,
LAG; Okolona, Miss, 1.16; Goodwater. Ala,
200
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May 6, 4 pm. O.; pm.
63: II midnight, 81; May Z. am, 60;
am. co; II noon. 81; pm, CT.
Maximum, GS, at m. May g; mini
mum, 80, at am, May 4.
Barometer-May g.. pm, 1894; 3 pm,
1891; IL midnight, 1888: May :, 4 am,
29.SS; s am, $3.50; noon. 1886; 2 pm,
1885.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1915 am. and 11:I2
pm: high tide, 400 am. and 4:35 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, IL i3 am; high tide
sol am. and 535 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1855 am; sun sets,
G:51 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 400 a. m.
Moon rises, $50 m tomorrow.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF water at
am: Great Falls temperature 81: con-
dition, 20. Dalecarlia reservoir, temper
AZURE. 63: condition at north connection. IL:
condition at south connection IA George
town distributing reservoir. Temperature
W; condition at infiuent gatehouse II; con-
dit.on at effiuent gatehouse, Ia Washing
ton city reservoir, Temperature 81: condi.
ton at ilfiuent,. II: condit OF at effluent IL
Elevation at Great Falls, lJi.5O; LOO over
dam.
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Will Welcome President Small.

President Samuel ]. Small of the Com
mercial Photographers Union of America,
will visit local No. "a of the union next
Sunday. 1t is expected that a grand rally
of telegraphers Of this city and vicinity will
be had t, welcome the distinguished visitor
The meeting on this occasion will be an
open one, to which all Biographies, whether
members or not, are cordially invited.
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is due to the insanitary condition of the
school buildings, the lack of sufficient VEN
tilation, improper pastures In sitting and
breathing, and most of all the contagion
contact.
DR.. Lowman said that where there were
tubercuious teachers In the schools they
should be promptly and unquestionably re-
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Col. Schuyler for Militia DUTY.

Col. Walter S. Schuyler 9Th Cavalry,
will proceed to Albany, N. Y. and report
in person to the governor of New York fo.
temporary duty with the organized militia
of that state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07

President National Association q. s. Pension
Examining SurgeonK
vened at 10 o'clock this morning with DR..
Wheelock Rider of Rochester, N. Y, re-
firing president, in the chair.
The meeting was opened with paper on
'Auscultation in Cardiac Diseases, With
rs Limitations by DR.. Wall A discus
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ELECTS OFFICERS TODAY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEN
SION EXAMINERS. e.
Discussion Of Topics Of Interest to
the PROFESSIONALISM to
White House.

The second days session of the National
Association of United States Pension Ex
aiming Surgeons, in convention at the
Georgetown University Law School Hall,
on E street near 5th street northwest con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Personal Mention.

Mr.. VIII A. Baker Of Capitol Hill has re-
turned from winter sojoura in Cuba and
tie south.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
showers Tonight and Probably Wed.
nesday.
Forecast tin 3 nm swaar,

Forecast till pm" "wednesday:
For the District Of Columbia and Mary.
Iand, showers tonight and probably We'd
nesday: light variable winds
For Virginia, showers tonight ana We'd
nesday; cooler tonight in southeast por-
ton; variable winds. P''
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President of The Capital Traction Company.
N of
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Officers and Committees.

The officers and committees of the So
ciety are: DIR. Emil Gruening. New York,
N. Y. president; DR.. Charles ]. Kipp, New
ark. N. j.. vice president DR.. Frederick L.
Jack. Boston. Mass, secretary and treas
urer.
Committee on memberships. George A.
Leland. DR.. b. Alexander Randall DIR. Ed
ward b. Dench.f
Committee on publication-Dr. c. J.
Blake, DIR. ]. Orne Green and the secre-
tary, eX-officio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
Prepare This Yourself.

For those who have any form of blood
disorders, who want new, rich blood
and plenty of it, try this:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Shake we'll in a bottle and take in
teaspoonful doses after each meal and
at bedtime. Any good pharmacy can
supply the ingredients at small cost.
This is the prescription which, when
made up, is called The Vegetable
Treatment" by others the "Cyclone
Blood Purifier" 1t acts gently and
certainly does wonders for some people
who are sickly, weak and out of sorts,
and is known to relieve serious, long.
standing cases of rheumatism and
chronic backache quickly.
Make some up and try it. (7882 81
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
Pointed Paragraphs.

The revolving fy-wheel gathers no
flies.
1t takes smart woman to look pret-
ty when she isn't,
Many man has landed in Jail by
taking things easy.
Ignorance ceases to be bliss when
you begin to realize it.
If you are ashamed of your calling,
hire boy to call for you.
At the age of 40 man IS either an
old bachelor or pessimist.
Anv man is apt to feel down in the
mouth when he is on his uppers.
After hearing some men talk you are
surprised at the size hats they wear.
About all the average man kills
when he goes hunting is lot of time.
Money talks, hnt there is not enough
of it in the world TO take the place of a
woman.
Feminine faith cure advocates squan
der lot of money on so-ealled com
plexion heautifers.
Somhow the average man doesn't feel
called upon to worry over the loss OF
his neighbours money.
Baldheaded men would be satisfied
if they could even make gray hair grow
where two Others grew before.
With her first proposal girl is con.
vinced that she will need large banB
book in which to keep the record Of hel
offers.
The eternal fitness of things gets ar
awful jolt when one encounters a wo
man clerk in hardware store or mar
clerk in millinery store. Chicago
News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
ADAMS LAW Is PASSED.
Temperance Measure is Extended to the
Whole State.

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 1.-The forces
of the Anti-Saloon League are triumph
ant for the Adams law was today, by
the action of the house, extended to
the entire state. The Pendleton bill
only awaits the signature of the gov
ernor to become law, and in case he
should fail 10 approve it, the bill will
be passed over his veto.
The Pendleton bill came up in the
house as a special order for II o'clock,
and was the feature of the session. The
opponents died hard, but they died just
the same. Every dilatory tactic known
IN parliamentary usage was resorted to
but the other side had the votes and
they stood like a stone wall, combating
every effort at delay.
The staid old senate started in to
transact business in an orderly manner
but the great fight in the lower house
was more than its dignity could endure
aud it was impossible for the speaker
to maintain quorum.
A large number of visitors were pres.
ent and the greatest interest was mani,
tested. Great confusion ensued during
the fight in the house, and pandemoni-
um reigned for while. All kinds of
outrageous charges we're made by the
opponents to the bill, but the advocates
stood their ground firmly, and voted
solidly.
The fight over the Pendleton bill iu
the house is regarded as a test of the
Memphis charter question, according
to Floterial Representative G. A. Stain
back, who offered the amendment to
exempt Memphis.
Mr.. Cooper declared that he was for
reform, and appealed in behalf of Gov.
Patterson that no sumptuary measure
be passed. He and Mr.. Benham both
took the ground that the passage of this
bill meant the defeat of the Memphi,
charter bill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
First Occurrences.

Envelopes we're first used in 1880.
The first steel plate was made in 1880.
The first steel pen was made in 1880.
The first shoeblack appeared in 1850
The first sulphur match was made in
1929.
The first iron steamship was built in
1880.
The first anesthetcs were used in
1914.
The first horse railroad was built in
1s26-27.
Ships we're first copper. .bottomed :"
in 1887.
The Franciscans arrived in England
in 1924.
Coaches were first used in England
in 1869.
Christianity was introduced in japan
in 1540.
The entire Hebrew Bible was printed
in 1888.
Ike first daily newspaper appeared
in 1902.
Gold was first discovered in CaIifor-
mia in 1S49.
The first telescope was used in Eng
land in 1903.
Omnibusses were introduced in New
York in $780,
The first temperance society was or
ganjzed in 1903
The first glass factory in the United
States was built in 1880.
Percussion arms we're used in the
United States army in 1880.
The first almanac was printed by
George Won Furbach in 1890.
The first complete sewing machine
was patented by Elias Howe in 1S46.
The first newspaper printe in II Q
United States was published in Boston
September 81, 1890.
Morse successfully operated the first
telegraph instrument in 1885, but did
not demonstrate it to the world until
1912.
The first union flag was unfurled on
the first of January, 1915, over the
camp at Cambridge. 1t had thirteen
stripes of white and red and retained
the English cross in one corner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

compelled to take the early morning
freight.
The Father-That is a fast freight
and doesn't stop here.
Mr.. Read-Well, it will stop for me.
You see, have to catch it to get my
next date. The. superintendent is an
old friend of mine. wrote him and
received reply that the train would
stop and to allow me to get aboard.
The Father--I don't see how that
can be. I'm the agent and nobody has
wired me.
Mr.. Read-To tell the truth, I'm a
liar. Bring the little girl around to
the hotel at 9;3O.-Kansas City Journ-
al
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07
THE WHISKEY DEVIL.
Col. Robert G. IngersOlls Powerful Ar
raignment of the Effects OF
Strong Drink.

As an illustration of the damnable
influence of whiskey, as an instigator
OF crime our readers will be interested
in description of this demon as given
by the late great agnostic Col. Robert
G. Ingersoll. We endorse every line
of it because it is true and commend it
to the present legislature in dealing
with the extention of the Adams law.
The article referred to follows;
81 do not wonder that every
thoughtful man is prejudiced against
this damned stuff called alcohol. In
temperance cuts down youth in its
vigor, manhood in its strength, old
age in its weakness. 1t breaks the
fathers heart, bereaves the doting
mother, extinguishes natural affec-
tiou, erases coniugal love, blots out
tilial attachment, blights parental
hope, brings down mourning age in
sorrow to the grave.
at produces weakness, not strength;
sickness, not hea tn; death, not life.
1t makes wives widows, children or
phans, fathers fends, and all of them
paupers and beggars.
''It breeds rheumatism, invites chol-
era, imports pestilence and embraces
consumption 1t covers the land with
idleness, misery and CRIME It fills
your jails, supplies your almnouses and
demands your asylums. It engenders
controversies, fosters quarrels and
cherishes riot. 1t crowds your peni-
tentiaries and furnishes victims for
your scaffolds.
"It is the life blood of the gambler,
the element of the burglar, the prop
of the highN aymau and the support
of the midnight incendiary. 1t coun-
tenances the liar, respects the thief,
esteems the blasphemtr 1t violates
obligation, reverences fraud and hon
ors infamy. 1t defames benevolence,
hates love, scCrns virtue and ISLANDERS
innocence 1t incites the father to
butcher his helpless offspring, helps
the husband to massacre the wife and
the child to grind the paracidal ak 1t
burns mp men, consumes women, de-
tests life, curses God, despises heaven.
1t suborns witnesses, nurses perjury,
defiles the inry box and stains judicial
ermine. 1t degrades the citizen, de-
bases legislatures, dishonors states.
men and disarms the patriot. 1t brings
shame. not honor; terror, not safety;
despair, not hope; misery, not happi-
ness, and with the malevolence of a
fiend it calmly surveys its frightful
desolation and unsatisfed havoc. II
poisons felicity, kills peace, ruins NOR
ais, blights confidence, slays reputa-
tlons and wipes out national honor,
then curses the world and laughs at itt
ruin. 1t does all that and more. II
murders the soul. 1t is the sum of all
villainies, the father of all crimes, the
mother of all denominations, the devil'l
best friend and Gods worst enemy"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-07

living in New York. But Mr.. Bel
mont had rejoIned the ranks of men
who could marry.
"Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt was notori-
ously unhappy. She was a southern
woman. And southern women are like
ponies, beautiful and high bred, but
apt to be difficult. You must continue
to feed them upon bluegrass. They
kick unless you give them plenty of
admiration and something which 9TH
ers do not get.
You see it is the fault of their
bringing up. Southern gentlemen
don't often allow their wives $3.50, 900
a year spending money. But they
give them something they like better.
They give them plenty of petting and
lots of hattery. They show them off
and brag of them The man of the
north throws his check book to his
wife and let's it go at that. What more
should woman want?
That was the way with the Wander
bilts. Willy X gave his wife plenty
of homes, more money than she could
spend, and all that sort of thing She
gave him three pretty children. But
she wanted to hold court. She thought
of those southern piazzas, those rose.
trimmed porches, aud she knew how ef-
fective picture she would make there.
Then she looked at her big stone prit
on in New York and sighed.
"Well, it was sad story all around.
Just what was said nobody knows.
House walls do not always have ears,
and New York did not know there was
quarreling in the big stone mansion on
Fifth avenue-and then, all of sud
den, there we're different paths. Aud
divorce,
"When Willie X. settled that amoutt
upon his former wife he placed no re
strictions upon it. Take it and spe nd
it as you please, said he, and remem
ber that it is yours for life. Marry
again or do what you please. 1t is
yours for now and always
81 am told that the proud beauty
for she still was a beauty declarsd
that she would not keep it if she mar
ried again. She would give it back
or stop receiving it. But soon she
married Belmont. And Belmont had
only two millions. Two millions ism
much if you have been spending $3.50,
O0O year, especially if you have tt
live out of that two millions and keel
mp your homes and support all YOU
establishments all over the world, will
their retinue of servants. And so sh,
kept on taking the alimony "-Chica
go Tribune.