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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
ALCOHOL IN MEDICINES.
SeVenty-Five Per Cent Of Doctors
Prescriptions Call for 1t.

Now that the National Pure Food
and Drugs law is in effect all patent"
medicines in liquid form bear on the
label a statement of the percentage
Of alcohol contained in them. The
average amount of alcohol is said to
be about ten per cent, some have more
and some less, but that is about the
average. Alcohol is everywhere rec.
ogniZed as a chemical necessity for
the preservation of organic substance
from deterioration, and from freez-
ing and it is also required to dissolve
substances not soluble in water.
But for the use of small quantity
Of alcohol in most ready-to-use medi-
cines those preparations which most
families keep constantly on hand
would likely be decayed or frozen
when their use became necessary.
Alcohol is an indispensable requi-
site In the fluid extracts and tinctures
which are exclusively used in filling
prescriptions written by physicians,
and these tinctures and extracts con-
tain from 20 to 80 per cent of alcO-
hol. More than rs per cent of all
the liquid medicines prescribed by
physicians contain alcohol in large
proportions.
Charles A. Rapelye, leading phar-
macist of Hartford, Conn, some time
ago examined rs prescriptions repre-
senting fair average of those writ.
ten by physicians to be compounded.
and none being for Specialties. The
average amount of alcohol in the
whole number was 35 per cent; but
of the rs prescriptions five contained
no alcohol, so that the average per-
centage of the remaining 20 which
did contain alcohol was nearly As per
cent; or more than four times the
probable average alcoholic strength Of
patent" medicines.
There is some difference of opinion
as to whether it Is or is not desirable
as a stimulant in case of sickness,
but there is no difference of opinion
as to the necessity for its use as a SOL
veat and preservative in most cases.
The attention Of the medical world
has recently been called to a mani
festo issued by prominent London
| physicians who, while deploring the
evils from the use of alcoholic bev-
erages, are convinced "of the correct
ness of the opinion so long and gener-
ally held, that in disease alcohol is
rapid and trustworthy restorative"
and that in many cases it may be
truly described as life-preserving, ow-
ing to its power to sustain cardiac and
nervous energy, while protecting the
nitrogenous tissues. This manifesto
which was published in The Lancet,
Call Anderson, NJ. D., Regius Profes-
sor of Medicine, University of Glas-
gov; Alfred B. Bars, William H.
Bennett, X. G. V. c., F. R. c. s.;
James Crichton-Browne w. E. Dixon,
Dyce Duckworth, NJ. D., LID; Thorn.
as r. Fraser, NJ. D., F. R. S.; T. r.
Glyn, w. R. Corners. M. c., F. R. S.;
w. D. Halliburton, NJ. D. LID, D. F.
R. c. p, F. r. S., Professor of Physi-
ology Kings College London; Jona-
than Hutchingson; Edmung Owen,
LID, F. r. c. s.: P. H. Pye,Smith.
Fred T. Robert, M. D., B. Sc, F. R. c.
S.; Edgecombe Venning, T. R. C. S.
The Dyce Duckworth who signed
this manifesto was for many years
president of the Royal College of Ply
sicians, London.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
TO SAVE TELEeRAPHERs.
Strain Upon Them in Rapid Work Is
Trerendous-New Devices.

Although thousands Of telegraph
operators have been forced out of~the
profession through paralysis of their
hands and fingers in the manipulation
of the Morse key, it is only within
the hast two years that Improvements
in this crude instrument have begun
to be made" So writes L. A. Hoskins
in the Technical World Magazine.
"Dynamos have been substituted in
place of the old chemical batteries in
the making Of the telegraph currents
and with the coming of dynamos a
greater study Of mechanics on the
part Of telegraphers who were am
bilious to become chiefs Of staff.
With this study Of mechanics came
a realization of the waste of energy
in the manipulation of the old-fash-
ioned Morse lever key.
"a rapid sender--a sender who
could average as good as 30 words a
mfnute-it was found, required to
move his arm Up and down at the
-s -
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

1t is the oldest, most primitive, and
for a great class of cases-the only
sure method for combating French de.
population. Infant mortality, which
is greatest between the ages of one
day. and six weeks, wastes needlessly
.overa 10000 babes in France each
year! s4
There are better ways; for France
is waking up. l have seen extraor-
sdinary efforts, patriotic, touching,
lovable, in hardened Paris business
.men-we are in 1907!
Monsieur, i want work"
"Have you a baby?"
~'No, monsieur"
Sorry, No place. Look in later"
1t was at the greffe of great Paris
sshirt factory. Young women were
coming and going, early on Saturday
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Senator Plots Good Work.

In the French senate there is a man
who already forced the general gov
ernment to begin handing good money
to families of five children. This is
Senator Edme Plot, highly remarka-
BILE personality.
Son of Burgundian family so poor
that he was kept from school to work
in the fields, he broke stone on the
highways and worked over all France
as a NAVY; but as early as 1854 he
was taking small contracts on his own
account; and he finally became the
greatest of all French railway con-
tractors.
Becoming very rich, Senator Plot
has made himself famous throughout
all Burgundy by special kind of
liberality-the financial helping of
poor parents.
Actually, he is the great authority
on depopulation; president of the
senate committee relative to subsidies
which the law already permits to be
granted to communes for distribution
to families of five and more, and au-
thor and untiring pusher of bill for
the subventioning of every mother of
a newborn child.
you ask working mothers to
suckle their babes for a full year
to give you population" he says.
What have they the right to ask
of you? Cash, cash! Give cash for
babies!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
-Four Years For CRATER.

Columbus, O.-Judge Rogers in the
criminal court overruled the motion
for a new trial and the arrest Of iudg
ment in the case of William B. Moore,
local agent of the Western Lumber
and Pole Co., of Denver, who was in
dicted in connection with William VIII
cox, former superintendent of the mu-
nicipal light plant and oonvicteG on the
charge of selling fictitious poles to the
city and collecting money for poles
never delivered. Moore was sentenced
to four wears in the penitentiary.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
THE sEsr He COULD GET.
Amateur Gardener Could Not Under.
stand Why Seeds Did Not sprout.

The woes Of the amateur gardener
are very amusing to others, but de-
cidedly real to the man who has
spoiled a suit of clothes, blistered his
hands and lost his temper in his ef-
forts to make things grow.
A young man, recently married,
early in the spring secured a sub
urban place, mainly with the idea of
fresh, homegrown vegetables Every
evening he would hurry through his
supper and rush out to his garden,
where he displayed more energy than
skill. But, alas! When many little
green things began to. break the
ground in his neighbors' gardens, his
own remained as bare as the Sahara.
1T certainly has got me beat" he
confided to a friend at his office one
day. 81 can't understand why not a
blessed thing has come up. / planted
peas and corn and tpmatoes."
Perhaps the seed were reflective"
the friend suggested.
Il hardly think it was that" the
gardener replied. for | got the very
best-paid 15 cents can for them"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
PRETTIEsT WOMAN
In Ohio's Penitentiary is Dead-Pre-
ferred the "Pen" To a Convent.

Columbus, O.-Margaret Walsh, the
prettiest woman prisoner in the Ohio
penitentiary, died of nephritis. She
was in an advanced stage Of the dis
case when she arrived at the penitenti-
airy March 16 last, from Cleveland, to
begin a three-year sentence for lar
ceny
The body was taken in charge by
Father Kelley, the Catholic chaplain
at the penitentiary, who will probably
bury it, as the mother discarded the
girl some time ago. The Walsh girl
was given the choice at her trial in
Cleveland between a convent of deten-
tton and the penitentiary, and shd
chose the penitentiary.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
EMBRACED SON ON PRISON LAWN,
But Cassie Chadwick Turned Her Back
On the Rude Crowd.

Columbus, O.-Cassie Chadwick,
against her will and for the first time
since she has been in the Ohio peni,
tentiary, appeared in public, but it was
only because her son, Emil Hoover, of
Cleveland, had come to see her
Cassie desired to remain in the fe.
male department and talk with her
son. However, the rules of the institu-
tion provide that relatives " women
prisoners shall meet them on the out
side ON the Fourth of July, and Cassie,
being treated no better than any other
prisoner, was compelled to come out
in the front yard, where she was clasp
ed in the warm embrace of Emil. She
turned her back to the crowd, however.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Rescuer Was Fined.

Akron, O.-Arthur Wagner, of Bar
berton, happened to see Harvey Wey-
rick struggling in the water of the
Ohio canal at this place, and dragged
him out unconscious. Adopting a style
of resuscitation which appears to be
entirely original, Wagner kicked him in
the stomach while attempting to revive
him. Weyrich had Wagner arrested
for assault and battery, and his unfor-
tunate rescuer was fined SIS and costs
in the mayors court.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
PRIVILEGES OF A GENTLEMAN.
Younester Probably Will Change Ideas
in Course of Time.

There is a small boy in this town,
says the Baltimore American. the
son of a rather distinguished lawyer.
who has decided opinions on what
constitutes true aristocracy. One day
recently a friend called upon his
mother, and, while waiting for the
hostess, was entertained by the small
boy.
What are you going to, do when
you grow up?" was the stereotyped
question she propounded in the effort
to start the conversation.
"Oh, am going to smoke"
"Yes?"
And chew"
"Oh!"
And gamble"
Indeed" -.
"And swear"
Really" -
"And drink corn whisky"
And why are you going to do such
things?" asked the visitor aghast.
"Oh, all southern gentlemen do
them"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
CRUELTY TO A COW
Charged Against the Senator, Who Is
Acquitted BY Jury.

Warren, O.-After being ont less
than an hour the jury in the case of
Senator Thomas Kfnsman, charged
with cruelty to animals, returned ver-
dict of not guilty. The case was bit
teTty fought by both sides and the
venire Of 20 names was almost ex-
hSusted before a jury was secured.
The case WAS brought and prosecuted
by the humane society. The specific
charge was cruelty to COW, which, it
was alleged, the senator allowed to lie
in his barn for three days without at
tentfon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
DIED SUDDENLY.
Stepmother of Mrs. J. 3, Foraker-Cir.
cumstanees Not Explained.

Wellston, O.-This community was
shocked by the sudden death OF Mrs.
Mary f. Bundy, widow Of the late con-
gresham, who represented the Tenth
district for 12 years. Mrs. Bundy was
the stepmOther of Senator Joseph B.
FoIaker's wife, and the circumstances
of her death have not yet been fully
explained.
Mrs. Bundy, who was 81 years OF
age. died suddenly without having
giving any indication OF approaching
demise. 1t is said, she was about the
house as usual, and had not complain
ed Of Illness. Word of her sudden death
was wired to the home of Senator For
aker in Cincinnati and to friends in
Washington, where Mrs. Bundy was
well known by reason of her long res
idence there as the wife Of congress
man
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Bullet Killed "Dip."

Toledo, O.-Henry l.. Bates, clever
pickpocket and all-round crook of New
York city, died at the Toledo hospital
as a result of bullet wound received
in a quarrel in Billy Herberts sa-
loon on st. Clair street. The police
have redoubled their efforts to appre-
hend a man known as "Heironemous,"
gambler, who is said to have fired
the shot.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
The First Six Weeks.

The First Six Weeks.
France will do tiff only on the
evidence of the "Baby's Smile of
Nancy.
why did l stipulate for a first de-
lay of six weeks?" explained Prof.
Herrgott the other day to rich and
influential Paris audience. "And why
is the work called the 'Baby's Smile?'
First, because infant mortality is most
frequent between the ages of one day
and six weeks. And, secondly, be-
cause it is during the sixth week that
the first smile appears on baby's lips!
do you not know that? Well, when
a mother has fed baby at her breast
until the epoch when she sees that
smile appear, baby is saved. No
bottle for him! He will not be aban-
doned either by mother or breast"
"On condition that the mother has
the means to keep her baby with her"
interrupted one of the vice presidents.
What are $40 bills for?" snorted
the professor. Senator Plot is right.
Every mother is creditor Of the
state. Pay your creditors-it is always
a good investment. Yes, pay cash for
babies. s.'-Sterling Heilig in New York
Press.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Hav-Waoon Train.

Bucyrus, O.-The mode OF travel
for the Methodist Sunday
school picnic here was decided nov.
city. A traction engine hitched to
train of half dozen hay wagons car
ried the entire Sunday-schOol three
miles into the country. The novelty
drew big crowd and the innovation
proved a decided success.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
caIled Him a Dude.

Cleveland, O.-Because he called
man dude" Gyorgy Ladanyi must
answer a charge of libel. He used the
word, it is alleged, in Hungarian pa
per printed in this city. GEM FarNas
word, it is alleged, in Hungarian pa
charge of libel.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Died Within An Hour.

Columbus, O.-Edward S. Rich, a
tailors cutter, became confused in
crossing the tracks near the Chitteu-
den hotel and stepped in front of a
moving car. Injuries were sustained
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Sale of Road Bonds.

Bucyrus, O-The 100000 issue oe
pike road bonds was bid for here. The
Security Savings and Trust Co., ok
Toledo, was the highest bidder at $32.-
212. The bonds averaged II years
with < Der cent.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
His FJesh Uttered the Field.

Cadiz, O.-Charles Adderhold, 40, an
oil-well pumper, was blown to atoms in
the Adams Oil field by nitroglycerin
which he had in his shanty. 1t is
thought by some that he committed
suicide. Bits of flesh were found in
the trees and bushes. He had accumu-
lated enough to purchase lease with
several wells
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
PLIGHT of Police Chief.

Marietta, O.-Charged with extort,
ing money from Greek bootblaeks
whom he recently arrested. Chief OF
Police Jacob H. Dye was arrested and
held under bond fer preliminary
hearing. Dye has been chief of police
of Marietta for 30 years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Buds Celebration,

GAINESVILLE, O.-"Bud" Woods, IA, of
Roseville. was driving delivery wagon
smoking pipe and had some powder
in his coat pocket. A spark from the
pipe exploded the powder. He was
painfully burned about the side and
neck
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Torn BY a Giant SkYrocket.

st. Marys, O.-Darrel, s, son of G.
Wooley, of Sidney, was practically dis.
emboweled by the toppling over of a
lighted giant skyrocket, the same ex.
ploding just as it hit his side. Ore
eye was blown out of the socket and
all the flesh was torn from one hip.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Steam From Poison Causes Death.

Tiffn, Own. Ringle, a well-known
farmer. died from inhaling the fumes
from paris green which hetwas mix
ing to kill potato bugs. He had used
hot water to pour into the poison and
inhaled the steam.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Three Die Tonether.

East Liverpool, O.-The bodies of
three italian laborers we're found along
the tracks of the New Cumberland
branch of the Panhandle railroad at
Kenilworth, w. Va. 1t is supposed the
victims were struck by train while
walking on the track.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Rioters Arrested.

Marietta, O.-As the result Of riot
ing at Lower Salem, July 4, when men,
women and children were hurt, many
arrests were made. Citizens Of Lower
Salem were holding picnic when men
and boys from Elba, a rival town, at
tackled them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Jumpers,

81 want to look at some Of your
Jumpers" said the workman, entering
the department store.
Frog department, sixth floor, cen
ter isle" replied the fioorwalker, tap.
ping his teeth with his pencil
Yenkers Statesman.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
PIays on Track: Is Killed.

East Liverpool, O-James Debee,
aged ten years, while playing on the
Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad track
with several companions. was run
down by a passenger train and instant
ly killed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Closed For Summer.

Toledo. O.--The local oface Of the
Weaver Co.. in the Nicholas Arcade,
was closed. The office was in chargs
Of c. D. Miller of this city. To other
tenants Mr.. Miller said the Toledo Of.
fee had been closed for the summer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Assaulted His Wife.

Hamilton, O.-Ed Thorpe, who was
released by the police, was arrested
again, charged with assaulting his
wife Elel en- spoons, several of which
bore the mark OF the Hotel Stroble,
were found in his pockets.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Governor pardons Murderer.

Columbus, Own. Dempsey, Cuya,
hoga county prisoner serving life sen
received the Independence day pardon
from Gov. Harris. Dempsey is only Is
years old now, 50 that when he came
in ten years ago he was minor.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Aided to Responsibility.
Secretly. Winter jackets. The coal
supply attended to. The landlord
tranquilized about the rent-and in
doctrinated of his duty not to dis
criminate against children in his
house. Furthermore, he is informed
that the girl-mother is at once mans
victim and the states creditor. In
stead of being cold-shouldered, she
should be aided-to marriage, when
possible-but always to hold up her
head"
How"
well, what is the matter with sup
plying her with filled-gold wedding
ring to display on the proper finger?
And why shouldn't her landlord in
struct his janitor to speak of her as
young wife whose energetic husband
has preceded her to Algiers, there to
found a home? Or, if she prefers, a
widow? We are not hidebound par
tisans of the impossible, like the
Societe de la Charlie Maternelle!"
That rich and powerful society
first of its kind to help young mothers
and founded as early as 1784-acts on
the principle of rendering girl-mothers
pecuniarily attractive. Its vast influ-
ence is exercised in every ward of
Paris; and its unique gesture is to
offer money inducements to young
men to marry their victims-in a
country like France, where the 'in-
quiry into paternity" much more the
swearing of baby, is not enforceable
by law On condition that they marry,
the Charlie Maternelle will lavish at
tentions on the couple; but, as the
young satisfactory doctor points out,
the girl being nearly always willing,
why should she and the baby lose
their chance to patronage by the back
wardness of an uninterested third
party?
What Paris had eglected-because
modern maternity science had not
sufficiently insisted on Infancy in
augurated by'enlarging and municipal
izing the private Oeuvre de la Ma
ternite of Prof. Alphonse Herrgott,
called 'Baby's Smile"
Prof. Herrgott was convinced that
the only way to combat the phenom-
email infant mortality of France was to
prevent any separation of the mother
and her unWeaned child.
"If l give money at the start" he
argued, "how will it be employed?
Will l get results? No."
Therefore he said to each mother
quitting his Maternity hospital:
Nurse your babe from your breast;
and in six weeks come back and see
me. The babe will be weighed and
examined. If it is in fine condition,
I'll give you 500 cash."
1t was the first cash for babies in
France!
And the results were magical. In
course of time Prof. Herrgott had so
many mothers proudly bringing him
their superb babies-and demanding
money at each weighing-that the
private fortune of the good man
melted. Fortunately private donations
and substitutes from the department
came to his aid. Now the municipality
has it in hand; the work extends over
all Nancy, where the infant mortality
has fallen to three and one-half per
cent.-lower than in the rich wards
of Paris, where five per cent. was con-
sidered phenomenal.
Paris Takes Up Work.
In Paris the work has been taken
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
President Jordan 20 Lecture.

President Jordan, of Stanford uni
versity, Cal, is on his way to Aus
tralia and New Zealand, where he will
lecture before the colleges of the
Antipodes on the American university
system.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

business man, friends of the boss,
spend their time visiting the homes of
our work women and girls"
How are those with babies ia
vored?" l insisted.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Paris.-There is a tragic hole-in-the-
wall in every ward of Paris.
1t is kind of low window, without
glass, in the side facade of the local
public charities establishment. Look
ing at 1t, you perceive it ends in a
closed wooden box, movable and dis
connected with the wall inside. 1t
docks like a dumb-waiter or dish-ele-
Vator.
1t is a dumb-waiter-not for dishes,
but for babies! Up the dark side
street there comes a wretched mother.
What shall she do with the infant in
her arms? She has reasons not to
answer questions. She shrinks from
investigation. Shall she put baby on
a doorstep?
No; everybody in Paris is aware of
the strange, sacred holes-in-the-wall of
the Assistance Publique.
She waits until there is not a soul
in the dark side street. She walks
up to the dumb-waiter. 1t is at the
height of mothers waist.
She shifts baby to it. She hesitates.
1t must be done. She pulls bell rope.
No bell is heard; but the dumb-waiter
slides to one side-and the baby dis
appears!
Perhaps the poor mother stands and
looks a moment at the hole. All she
can see is just another waiting box
space-the size of another baby. 1t
is waiting for another baby. But, in
side the Assistance Publique, she
knows her infant is already warm and
fed and cared for.
There, inside, a bell is ringing.
Dring! dring!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

If people try to keep, you from it,
there's heap of fun in doing things
you don't like to do.