El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-23
PLAN SEARCH
FOR MISSING
MEMORIAL
Stone Sent From Rome For
Lincoln Tomb Failed to
Reach Destination.
ITALIANS TRY, TO
DISINFECT ARABIANS

Rome, Italy, March 23.-Engineer
FerdinandO Girardi has revived a, very
interesting episode in connection with
the project Of gathering at Hardin
county. Kentucky. a museum Of me
mOirs and mementoes to Abraham
Lincoln Engineer Girardi, who is a
passionate student Of the Rome which
is now passing, has recalled that the
news OF the death of Abraham Lincoln
produced such an impression in Rome
that il was decided to express the
sympathy Of the Eternal City IN the
most solemn way possible.
Just at that time, near the railway
station, the Agger, or permanent for
t1flcauOns, bulIL by SerVlus IulluS,
was coming to light The Agger is
huge embankment about 30 feet wide
and % high, the lower courses Of the
structure being gigantic blocks OF pep
per-cOlOred stone, held together Dy
strong clamps Of iron, and the upper
courses Of smaller blocks of volcanic
pumicestone.
Express Feelings in Stone.
The Romans then thought that moth
ing could express their feelings in
more eloquent manner than sending
one Of these blocks, with a marble slab
and Inscription, to Abraham Lincoln
The appropriateness of the idea was
added to by the similarity Of the deaths
Of the two great men, ServluS Tul-
lUs and Abraham Lincoln. the former
also having been murdered The in
scriptiOn bore the date Of June 20,
1865
The block was sent to Mr.. Stielmann,
then American consul at Legnorn, who
forwarded 1t on the British steamer
UhIa, which through a strange cOinci-
dence was commanded by Capt Lincoln,
and who sailed for the United States
on August Z, 1850 A year passed
without anything being heard OF It.
l. Ia
possible TO learn that the Uhla en-
cOuntered very stormy weather and
went ashore near Bermuda Wnere
ship and cargo were sold at auction.
anu the precious stone was abandoned
on the shore
Engineer Girardi now raises his
voice in order that that stone, rem
dered more precious through these Vi
cissitudes, should be sought for, and
IL impossible TO find, another should
be taken from the Agger, given the
same inscri pLtOn, and sent TO Hardin
county so that the tribute OF Rome TO
the martyred president should not be
lacking.
Fighting Consumption.
At the International Exhibition OF
Hygiene, which is now going on here,
the section concerning the struggle
against tuberculosis is most interest
ing. 1t appears that One-rOurth Of the
total mortality OF Europe IS due TO
consumption. Italy alone, which IS one
OF the countries less affected having
sacrificed, up TO 1896, an average OF
$1,000 yearly TO the disease. This fig
ure now, owing TO the energetic pre-
ventive and curative measures adopted,
has sunk TO less than $4,000
Still italy, chiefly on account OF the
fact that most Of her cOnsumptiTes are
foreig ners. has not succeeded in OBJ
tanning the same ameliOration as mas
occurred in other countries, such a.,
for instance, IN Prussia where In the
last 20 years the death rate from con-
sumption has decreased from 81 to
22.7 every 10000 inhabitants, and in
England, where il has diminished from
IS to 1916.
Russia has still the unenviable prim-
acy in cOnsumptive statistics, the death
rate there being 1000 for every million
inhabitants, followed by. Austria-Hun-
gary with $500, France with 5000, Ger
many with 1900 Holland 1900, Italy
1870. Scotland 100 England 400.
The best effects Of the open air cure
are shown by England, which with this
system has succeeded in the last 90
years in reducing by half the mortality
through tuberculosis, but II that were
not enough. Italy provides fresh dem
onstratiOns showing how much more
consumption affects people who are
who live in the open air
The death rate from this disease
among nuns Is 425.5S every thousand,
among Weavers 4OS,16, among printers
400. among dressmakers 81, Wnile
among shepherds and agriculturists 1t
is only a.
Dfsinfecting Arabs.
dispatch from Tripou says tnat
the military authorities have had re-
course to a most ingenious eXpedient 10
disinfect the Arab population. but II
was difficult to know how &c apply IL
without hurting their feelings OF preJu-
dices. The office Of hygiene has es-
tabIished. next to the American consul
ate. a pump which sprays Lysoform-
The Arabs at first ran away fright
ened. thinking It was kind OF qulck-
firing gun. but when they saw the
italian Soldiers going under the spray
and coming out refreshed and per
fumed they all rushed to do likewise,
and there IS now a daily procession
v,o#fr-as n the Gigfn-