The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08

Manor Glen, 10th District-The roads in
| this section have lately been very ICY, making
travelling difficult The blacksmiths have been
enjoying harvest ''roughiDg" horses.
Mrs. Harry E. Sutton, of My Lady's Manor
who has been very sick for several months
suffering from rheumatism and other ailments
is slowly improving but is still confined to hel
ROOM DR.. Thomas H. Emory is her physl.
clan. The patient has been carefully nurseo
BY her mother. Mrs. Caroline Nehrer.
Miss Bette e. Cook has returned to Cations.
vile after spending several days with her father
Mr.. John Cook, ST.
Mrs. Carroll Isennock, who had been very
sick at her home near this place. is able to De
out again. She is attended BY DIR. ]. I. Payne,
Of Sunnybrook.
to her home after spending several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Scott Jones' Of Waveriy, Bal.
timOre.
Miss Lizzie Bornament, Of New York, is
spending the winter with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs A Bornament of My Lady's Manor.
Farmers of this neighborhood have secured
an ice crop sufficiently large to safely carry
them through next summer,
Some of the young men of this Deighb0rhood
were unable to see their best girls last Sunday
night on account of the slippery condition OF
the roads Their horses we're smooth and
they were afraid to venture ont with them.
Some said they would have footed it, but the
prospect of fall on the ice and some possible
broken bones was not alluring.
Mr. Caroline Nehrer had slaughtered few
DAYS ago some months old shoats that dressed
$50 lbs each Her son hauled them to Balti-
more and sold them at cts. pound b.
Fork. 18th District.-A peculiar disease pre-
walls in sections ofthis district, especially Perry
Hall, Germantown and Kingsvllle, where many
persons have been affected with it. At first
hou nj q n
when they come by the hundreds and thous-
ands they are at a loss to know what 1t is.
Several physicians have been called to treat It.
A Baltimore physician treated patient Tor
about four months for bis blood, with no per.
manent results. The flesh rises up in small
pin-head like blotches literally covering most
parts of the body. No matter or eruption
comes from them, but they itch to such de
gree that those who have it say they enjoy
scratching. One man, after suffering six
months. found that some had been cured by
using sulphur and lard mixed together andap-
piled once day. One part sulphur to two
parts lard and from four to six applications
will effect cure. These people have been like
one of the two persons man met when he
went travelling He said II saw only two
persons who were busy-one had just gotten q
new Waltham watch and the other had the
itch"
Mr.. George W. Cursey, who resided near
Baldwin, was buried on Wednesday in Balti-
more Cemetery. He was a brother of Mr.
Charles Cursey, well known farmer of Bald
win Rev. M. L Beall, pastor of Long Green
Circuit, conducted the funeral services.
The fourth quarterly conference will be held
at Fork NJ. E. Church, on Saturday afternoon
February 9Th. 1t is hoped that Rev. M. L.
Beall will be returned for the fifth year by the
Annual Conference which meets in Washing
ton the first of April. During the four years of
his pastorate he hes had 40 persons join the
churches of the circuit K.
Rossville, 18th Districr.-The shop of Mr.
John Saur was broken into few days ago
and new set of dayton wheels taken. A few
other things also were missing. No clue to
the thieves.
Our building associations have declared
per cent. dividends for the past year.
birthday and surprise party was given
to Mr.. Sidney r. Solomon, by Mr.. Henry
Betz and Miss Mamie Lantz. During the eve
ming games were played. The occasion was
the 2lst birthday of Mr. Solomon. Hereceived
many beautiful presents. His father gave
him a fine gold watch and chain. Refresh
ments were served at late hour. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Solomon, Misses Adele Pagels of Baltimore;
Ethel Gettmann, Mamye Lantz, Elsie Gross,
May Solomon, Olivia Solomon, Rev. Joseph
Schaeffer and Messrs. Raymond Gross, Henry
Betz, Willie Betz, Edward Ellis, Joseph Kern,
Fred Hermann and Richard O. Dodson.
people of this neighborhood have taken adj
vantage of the opportunity and have secured
supply of the useful article.
The young people have enjoyed this weeks
skating. The ice has been in fine condition
for the sport.
The grounding saw his shadow last Sunday
and the weather since is certainly proving that
he is true prophet. D.
Necker, 18th District.-Mrs. Annie Multi
neaux, daughter of Capt Robert ]. White, the
well known auctioneer, arrived here few days
ago from Natchez. Miss, to see her father who
has been sick with grip She brought with
her wagon load of -four groceries, etc.
The extremely cold, rough weather has
caused the temporary suspension OF work on
the Belair road.
Mr. Frank Siegel says be saw the grounding
on Ouskaspeel Mountain. He declares that he
he has enough Whiskers to Supply ali The Young
men from Putty Hill to the Philadelphia road.
He says, too. that the animal was minus his
tail and thinks some one had chopped it off to
keep the bad weather away.
Ice cutting has been in progress this week
and the houses are being rapidly filled with the
product from 6 to inches thick.
This weeks snow was 10 inches deep in this
part of the county. 5.
Physician Says "Avoidable Disease a
misunderstanding on this platform tonight
the time will come when tuberculosis will be as
rare as leprosy is now, and that typhoid fever
will cease to figure in our weekly list OF
diseases
This was the statement which DR.. Charles
O'Donovan, president of the Medical and
Chirugical Faculty of Maryland, made q few
nights ago in lecture before large crowd at
Mccoy Hall, Baltimore. DR.. O'Donovan's
subject was Ideals of Health In Town and
Country and How to Maintain Them" 1t was
the first of series of lectures for the public
which have been arranged by the faculty.
DR.. O'Donovan emphasized the fact that a
strong current in the interest of public health
for the prevention of such scOurges as small
pox, cholera, leprosy and the plague, not to
mention tuberculosis, is already sweeping over
the country and pointed out the way TO get rid
of many of these diseases. He said in part:
"Can death be pushed farther back 2" he
asked and gave the answer: "Unqnestion
ably. At least third of those who die annu-
ally in the United States die of diseases that
need not occur diseases that are almost crimes
upon the city or State in which they exist, and
often crime ignoranty perpetrated upon their
innocent victims The problem presented to
those who would control and eradicate this dis
ease is twOfold-tO limit the sources of infec-
ton, as one digs up the burns the weeds, and
to increase the resisting power of those who
may be exposed TO the contaeion SO as to en-
able them to escape unframed from this peril.
This is done by education and compelling the
others to follow certain definite rules that are
for the general good.
"To the individual this at times works hard
ship Fortunately, in the matter of tubercu-
osfs the burden can be ightened. With in
creasing knowledge and improved technique
we have at our disposal means of determining
tubercular infection in its earliest stages.
"Our effort now is to have the State assume
charge of the unfortunates who develop con-
sumption and who are not able to care for
themselves, just as is done with the insane,
because such are useless to themselves and q
positive menace to those around them.
IF consumptves can be shown that they are
considered to be human beings, not outcasts TO
be Stunned and hurried to an early grave,
believe that they will voluntarily accept situ
alton terrible to themselves and hard to all
concerned The most important feature to be
recognized and taught in this whole matter is
that tuberculosis is under good circumstances,
a rather mild disease, easily durable by slow
but sure methods of treatment, and that its
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