Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-18
EVENING CHAT

EvEINIlVO OlN
The foot and mouth disease, which
has caused a general tie-up of all
cattle shipments in Pennsylvania with
out state permits, has caused no end
of speculation among people here as
elsewhere in the state because of its
unusual name and the extraordinary
precautions taken by the public health
/, authorities to prevent it spreading.
The disease, to begin with, has been
known to attack human people, but
such instances are rare. This state
ment is made on the strength of some
remarks by no less an authority than
DR.. Samuel G.. Dixon. However, peo.
pie can catch" it. and it may be
transmitted through milk, so that if
there is any fear milk may be pas
teurized. DIR. G. ]. Marshall, the State
/ Veterinarian, who has studied the dis
ease in this state and abroad where 1t
! is not uncommon, says that it causes
much loss among cattle. The disease
is marked primarily by fever and then
there are outbreaks of ulcers on the
surfaces of the mouth and tongue and
even the nose, while about the feet
| similar sores occur. When these break
I there are very painful places. The
! appearance of the sores in these places
! gives 1t the singular name, which Is
| the herdsman's name for aphthous
! fever, the medical term. When a steer
/ or pig or any other animal has the
disease it is unable to eat or to drink
land emaciation sets in and the animals
vitality is lessened. Ducks, turkeys
and chickens have been known to get
the disease and it has the reputation
of causing extensive loss among cloven-
| tod - .1u In faa fF,c at-g
gone by the loss in this country ran
into the millions and in 1909 it cost
! Pennsylvania over 100000.
Superintendent Rambo found out
| last night that there were some resi-
dents of the Capitol whose existence
| he did not suspect. During the pic
ture exhibition the hall of the House
was darkened and everyone was sur
prised to see u swallow fly across the
| light from the Stereopticon. The bird
| flew around for a time and was Joined
| by another. In summer time it is not
| uncommon for birds to appear abou.
the legislative halls, the open windows
explaining how they get in. But people
are wondering where the birds came
from last night and how long they
have been in the building.
How many football teams do you
suppose there are in this city," asked
a man connected with the schools last
night.
No one seemed to know, and then he
said that every one of the schools had
team and some of them had teams
representing rooms. There are more
kids playing football now, he observed,
than ever known. School spirit runs
! high and every Saturday there are
games which would make Franklin
Field contests seem tame.
Among the visitors to the welfare
conference yesterday was DR.. n Daniel
z. DuNott, chief surgeon of the West
ern Maryland Railroad. The doctor
is a son of a famous Harrisburg sur
geon, DIR. T.. S. DuNott and is one of
the most prominent among the rail-
road surgeons interested in welfare
work.
There was a good bit of smiling
among people who visited Capitol Hill
yesterday because of the manner in
which the signs announcing the con.
ference were distributed. Right across
the Spanish war cannon in front of
the library and museum building was
big sign printed in green with these
words:
SAFETY FIRST.
THE cold snap has caused a lot of
people to take to drinking hot choco-
late and other warm things" said
man who handles soda drinks for
| living. I'VE have a lot of people who
drop in for some favorite drink or for
mineral water every day and some of
them several times a day. Now they
have all taken to the hot drinks and
we have been selling a lot of them to-
day. They will hang on for quite u
time, too. The number of people who
take hot chocolate when they used to
take hot scotches would surprise you"
In the notes on the Lochiel region,
which is about to go under the ham
mer, it should not be left unrecorded
that splendid work was done amons
the people of that region by the
Lochiel Mission. This mission, which
was maintained by people connected
with Market Square Church, for years
eXerted a great influence and in dull
times brought Christmas cheer to the
lives of the youngsters whose HOLIDAYS
might have been very different owing
to the lack of work for their parents.
The meetings at the Capitol the last
few days have brought a number of
Philadelphia newspapermen to the
city. Among them are Frank ]. Price
of the North American; Frank L.
knight. of the Evening Bulletin, and
r. H. Doane, of the Inquirer.
DR.. Thomas Darlington, who pre-
sided at one of the sectional meetings
of the welfare conference, is a brother
of the bishop He was formerly health
commissioner of New York and is now
| chairman of important committees OF
| the American Iron and Steel Institute.
II WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Colonel c. T. O'Nein of Allen
town. has been reelected colonel of
| the Fourth Regiment.
Edward A Crane has resigned nc