Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-22
Haman or Mordecai-Which Shall 1t
BE?

Editor Tidings: II / am granted
space in your valued paper that al
ways comes as a welcome as a wei
come visitor to my home. Should
like to say from the best authority
obtainable, that the human body,
aside from the 20 per cent water, is
composed of fourteen elements or
chemicals, oxygen, carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, calcium, chlorin, phosphor-
Gus, potassium, magnesium, silicon,
-sulphur, sodium, iron, florine, and !
think it is a well-established fact that
the science of medicine has reached
a point of efficiency unknown to our
fathers, and that our enlightened
physicians now ascertain the cause OF
disease and in their diagnosis, deter
mine the particular chemical lacking
and supply the deficiency, and the
depleted nerve Is fed, and thereby the
law OF supply and demand in our
physical nature is scientifically met.
Now IL you will compare the an
alys's of the springs installed in
Lithia Park with the analysis of our
bodies as given above, you may be
surprised to find the number Of
chemicals that are identical, and that
Nature demands in order to feed the
depleted nerves caused by the many
drafts made upon her.
Now take the U. S. Dispensatory, a
standard authority, and see the ther
apeutical or medicinal values of these
various chemicals. Space will only
permit quoting one or two. Example:
"Sulphur-A laxative, diuretlc or
eliminative and Alternative. Valuable
in gout, rheumatism, catarrh, asth-
ma, and all skin eruptions and blood
diseases; and when cobined with
diseases; and when combined with
magnesia it becomes a stimulant to
the circulation, a tonic and promotes
digestion.
Chloride of sodium is a "stimu-
liant, antiseptic and(resolvent, valu-
able in weakness and great prostra-
tion, dyspepsia and all bilious and
chronic diseases of the stomach;
tonic laxative, and increases the num-
Der of red corpuscles, and the weight
of the body"
"Magnes,a is anti-acid, laxative,
diuretic or eliminative, valuable in
dyspepsia, sour stomach, constipation,
and eliminates uric acid in rheuma-
t;sm."
Candidly, friends, are these springs
valuable, or are they not? And what
shall our attitude be towards them?
But stop! How did Ashland hap
pen to get the monopoly of these val
liable waters, and how did they hap
pen to be piped to the city, so they
are accessible to all?
Why, everybody knows that it is
that "old CRATER, Bert Greer" that
brought them here. ,
Well, it may be that he is all that
but | am that man from Missouri,
For if he was all that his enemies say
he is, he could long since have been
the head of large and growing de-
partment store, and run a city news
paper merely for pastime.
But where are Mr.. Dodge and Mr..
Minkler? Are they merely pigmies,
or unimportant, irresponsible, ineffi-
cient pigeon stools? Where are the
voters that stood behind this whole
project? Are they, are we, freed
from any responsibility? And why
should Mr.. Greer be chosen as the one
and only scapegoat?
Now, friends, you will probably ap-
preciate the illustrations which fol-
low better if you read, or recall at
least, the incidents recorded in the
book of Esther. Here is Haman, who
stands at the head of all the depart
ments Of the kingdom, and in whom
the. king, Ahaswerus, delights to
honor. But he has become very
wroth and jealous because there is
one Bert Mordecai, that sits in the
gates, that refuses to bow to Haman's
insolence, his acquisitions, his threats
and arrogance, and thereby has
aroused the preiudices and hatred of
small portion of the newcomers,
visitors and some of the good old
ladies of our city against this old
Bert Mordecai as the recall list will
show, and in this case even some of
the animals are educated to hate him,
for Haman has a pet educated Wolf
taught to throw an ink bottle at this
"old CRATER" every time he takes in
fifteen cents for keeping the taxpay-
ers posted on the legitimate eXpendi-
lures connected with this springs
project.
Now this Haman, vested with the
power of the kings ring, has pur-
chased bolt with which to lock the
barn after the horse is stolen, and