The National tribune., 1908-06-11

IN EdHS4S iNie6hAtiS ~ sA.''
dread disease. II is a disease for which
no remedy has ever been found, and in
the physical agony attending it has no
rival. The circumstances in the case
of Mr.. Marsh were particularly harrow
ing. When informed of his condition
by the physician, (being evidently en-
tirely unsuspicious as to the true ma
ture of his troubled, he quietly inquired
~ how long he might count on living, and
when informed of this returned to his
home, broke the news to his family, and
calmly set about putting his 'house in
order preparatory for the long jour
ney to the undiscovered country. He
was conscious most of the time during
his last hours, and between the terrible
paroxysms described his sensations TO
the doctors present that some ray of
light might possibly be thrown on the
myteries of the disease, and future
victim profit thereby. His splendid
bravery and forgetfulness of self in the
midst of such tragic circumstances can
only be compared to that of the soldier
who, at the word of command, marches
into the raging hattie, giving up his life
willingly for a cause (which lifts him
far 1bove any feeling of selfish con-
sideration. Mr.. Marshs case has led to
much action in the Health Department
of New York City, who have decided
s that all the stray dogs must be gotten
rid of somehow. Germany many years
ago solved this hydrophobia problem by
simply ordering all dogs to be muzzled
when out of doors unless led in leash
by their owner Stray dogs found wan
dering unmuZZled were killed. This at
once reduced the cases of hydrophobia
so conspicuousiy that Great Britain fol-
lowed Germany's example with the
same good result. Hydrophobia is for
tunately rare, still it is far too frequent,
The newspapers within few days have
given the case of man who was bitten
20 years ago, and in whom rabies has
just developed. So little is the disease
understood, and so terrifying the very
suggestion of it, that many people have
been known to die from supposed ny
drophobia when in reality they died
from fright pure and simple. Many
erroneous ideas exist with regard to
this disease-as. for instance, that a
= mad dog froths at the mouth. shuns
water, bites at everything that crosses
his path, etc. The mad dog has ~ =, :
clination to bite unless interfered with.
=
Summer than he is in Winter. A dog
develops hydrophobia from only one
cause and that is infection of the blood
thru the bite of another dog affected
with rabies. The stray canine is there
fore much more apt 10 contract the dis
ease than the dog who has a good home
and kind owner and is, of course, when
affected, in the way of doing a great
deal more harm. If England and Ger
many have practically stamped hydro
phobia out, why so can we, and ii is
to be earnestly hoped that there will be
no repetition of the deplorable case OF
p Mr.. Marsh.
1t may not have occurred TO many
people that the telephone girl is pos
sessed of extraordinary virtues, OF
which the power to keep her mouth
shut is the most pronounced. The first
thing girl taking up work of this kind
has to learn is to let other people do
the talking; if she doesn't do this the
result is apt to be disastrous, and she
will probably find herself MINIS posi-
before long. Fiat ...ls comes pref
ty hard to sp..ited girl at first can bs
well imagired, fer all of us have had
our eSperiences with central and
have frequently been rather ashamed
o. our lack of patience, and, it must bt
confessed, rather hasty manner. WheI
one realizes the thousands of calls cen
traf' has to answer during the day from
nervous women, who half the time d.
not get the number right. and who are
not willing to wait a minute for theil
connection, one realizes what strain al
this must be Oh poor central" anC
how wonderfully patient and amiabl'
she really is. A keen observer and stu
dent of human nature has lately bold,
announced his opinion that if youn.
men must marry they will find in tn.
for the best wife. The training such
girl receives in this business makes he
complete mistress of herself, and NJ
matter what happens she will neve
talk back" She may do lot of think
ing, but she won't say much, and as
takes two to make quarrel, peace an
harmony will reign in that home pre-
sided over by the telephone girl.
The sheath skirt or Directoire gown
Of which we have been hearing so mucl
lately, has actually appeared in GU
midst. A handsome girl of about 2
years, with abundant light-brown hal
wound around her shapely head, cour
ageously tripped thru Madison Squar
Park in creation of light blue cut il
this fashion the other day, attractin
the attention of everybody, of course
Even the little street garlin seemed t
be quite up TO the times with regard t
this novelty, and were on" az tn
slang phrase is, in a moment. Quite
crowd of these followed the young wo
man, INDUCING in loud and spirite
comments, while everybody stared a
hard as their eyes would let them q
her as she passed. The costume mus
have been modification of those While
have lately created such a sensation
Paris, as there seems. to have been moth
Ing particularly scandalous about II
simply a rather more closely fittin
gown than any previously seen on tn
streets in this country. Whether III
fashion will become at all general wit
our women remains TO be seen.
The Rev. Henry MacIlravy. of Lift
Falls, is still on the warpath. 1t will
remembered that he made up his min
some time ago to break up the retailir
of gossip in his congregation IL possibl
and to this endconceived the origins
plan of inviting the women cf II
church to meet at his house and sland.
their friends to their hearts cor. or
This plan did not work, and tt,e reve
end gentleman had to "..oink again
He has been taking Totes for the pa
IA nonths OF every bit of gossip viii,
came 10 M ears, and now he has a
hgsH"-L that on a certain Sunday
PHI recite these stories without giVil
the names of the victims, but announ
ing in loud and unmistakable tones I
names of the gossipers.
A pathetic story has lately appear
in the papers of q man 81 years of as
who upon being discharged as cur
from a hospital where he had been
4 leg1 w.