Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-03
ASUE DISAPPEARING
RAPIDLY IN SWEDEN
RAvAGEs OF DISEASE WERE ONCE
QUITE TERRIBLE BUT HAVE
CEASED WITH IMPROVEMENTS.
OTHER SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Bits of Information Re-
gardins the Happenings in Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark
Very Tersely Told.
SWEDEN.


The ague is a disease that is fast
disappearing in Sweden. About one
hundred and fifty years ago its raw
ages were something terrible. 1t has
been proved by documentary evil
dence that in the year 1776-1777 no
less than 6,945 persons died from the
malady. Even as late as the year
1862 the number of it's victims was
367. The whole number of cases re-
ported during the years 1S75-i90S was
60,449. In 1851 the number of cases
was 1904, in 1871 it dropped to 4,972,
in 1881 to 2,276, in 1891 to 1,085, and
in 1901 to 253. In 1909 there were
only 40 cases. These figures prove
that the ague is fast tapering off into
nothing, and the medical authorities
assert that it will never return. This
remarkable change for the better in
the course of century is due to the
draining Of marshes and lakes and to
a general improvement of the sani-
tary conditions of the country. This
assumption seems to be born out by
the fact that in the neighboring coun-
try of Finland the ague was epidemic
as late as the year 1902, and the
weather thLt caused had its counter
part in Sweden at the same time.
The board of auditors of Fryksande
parish found an item Of $17496 for
which there were no vouchers. Go
ing behind the records, they soon dis
covered the explanation. The money
had been paid for dinner and supper
for some members of the church coun-
Gil and some spectators who were
bidders at a public auction held for
the purpose of selling timber from
land belonging to the congregation.
There were fifteen persons in all,
MAXIM the hotel bill $11.66 for each
of them. The extravaganza Of the
church council was scored by some
members of the church. But the
president of the council explained
that in view of the fact that the coun-
Gil had made a profitable deal with
the spectators he thought it was
proper to treat them liaberally. The
bill was finally allowed.
The courts of Sweden are evidently
becoming more lenient as the years
go by. The department of justice has
compiled statistics to bring out this
fact in lucid manner. The statistics
cover a period of nine years. During
the first part G. this period 1900 SEN
fences, or 6S per cent of the whole
number, deprived the culprit of his
civil rights, while toward the close
of the period onl.- 500 sentences, or
20 per cent of the whole number, in
volved the forfeiture of civil rights.
Courts have evidently sought to
avoid this harsh penalty by making
the term of Imprisonment less than
6 months. The forfeiture of the
rights Of citizenship is becoming SO
obnoxious that the next riksdag is
expected to abolish it altogether as
form of punishment.
Some fishermeR at Kalmar were
highly surprised to see a boat with
her sails up run squarely upon the
shore. On board the boat they found
only a little boy. He told that the
owner Of the boat had ordered him
to go down into the hold of the boat
and lie down to rest. The boy did
SO. But when he returned the seat
of the owner o. the boat at the helm
was empty. The man was gone, and
could not be found. The explanation
is, that he had gone to sleep and had
tumbled into the water and lost his
life.
A farmer who hauled load of hay
to Malmo knew that Gertrud street is
pretty narrow. But he thought he
could squeeze through anyway. In
this he was mistaken, however. His
load got stuck between two houses,
so he could get neither forward nor
backward. He had to unload on two
other wagons, and all traffic was bot
tied up on Gertrud street for two
hours.
Representatives from the homes
for inebriates are planning a more
systematic work for saving the drink
ers. A society called The Protective
Home" is going to open a central
bureau for this work. II is proposed
to watch drinkers, both before and
after their stay at homes for inebri-
ates. Branch offices are to be opened
in many Of the larger cities.
The namos of those who received
decorations of honor on the occasion
of the kings birthday anniversary
would fill two and half columns Of
this paper.
A man was lost while hunting last
winter in the neighborhood of Bjsrk-
liden station, in the far north. Il was
feared that he had been overwhelmed
by a snowslide, and a search was
made. After the snow melted away
another search was made. and he was
found in a sitting posture, with his
skis on his feet and his gun on his
shoulder. Everything indicates that
he had been struck by a snowslide and
had suffocated.
The Swedish anti-cancer society has
received gift of $1,000 for the pur-
chase of radium. The giver does not
want his name published.
The queen has been quite low dur
ing the past few weeks, and she has
been tied to her bed most of the
time. She is improving, however, and
intends to stay for some time at Tull-
garn. She will hardly be able to take
part in the festivities connected with
the visit of thu king and queen OF
Italy, which will occur in the early
part of July.
The infantile paralysis epidemic is
on the retreat In January, 1912, the
number OF cases reported was 157;
but in January. 1918. there were only
So cases. Since warmer weather set
in the record is still more gratifying.