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    THE DAILY IJEIIAL0: rhATTSMQrjTin NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, FE1UUTAKY 19, 189.
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DANGERS IN DRUGS:
WARNING TO THOSE DISPOSED TO
USE THEM CARELESSLY.
Special Care Neetled in Giving Mrdlclue to
Children I'utal Result INmnlblo from
Remrtllra 1'itiutlljr Iluruilenn Mothent,
' TaLe Notice.
"iloro men arc killed by drugs than
disease, is an expression ono occasion
ally licars. How much truth it con
tains Is, of course, problematical. Hut,
without doubt, no small proportion of
t ho death.1) occurring uro directly or in
directly due to un unvi o use of medi
cines. Children furnish tho readiest
victims to tho direct destructive influ
ences of drugs.
Hero is an intanco whero drugs, aljso-
Jutcly liarmlcKspk anything like reason
ablq doses, may yet lo tho cause of death:
' Tlio patient is an infant, and it Bulfers
". from diarrhea. Tho mother doctors it
herself. Sho goe-s to tho nearest drug
gist and asks for a diarrhea mixture,
lie gives her ono mado up of catechu
and chalk mixture, two of the simplest
of agents, with which almost every
mother is familiar. This sho adminis
ters to her child in tho procr doses.
Tho diarrhea lessens, hut tho child's
condition does not improve. It even
grows rapidly worse, l ever is on, tho
bowels aro swollen, and, what i3 more
alarming, "head symptoms" have ap
peared. THE PHYSICIAN POWERLESS.
A physician is called, but ho is power
less, for tho brain is a fleeted. Tho little
one lingers along for days and days jer
baps, and finally dies from disease of tho
brain. Now, for tho child's death the
catechu and chalk mixture, harmless as
they are, were jet resjKmsible. Tho
mixture lessenetl tho diarrhea, but in so
doing invited an inflammation of tho
bowels: tho little one's brain, always ex
ceedingly sensitive and susceptible to in
Jury, became ong"sted as a natural con
sequence, other and more soriouschaiigos
followed, as in all such cases, and it
finally died a victim to dosing. Had
not tho bowels been dammed up by tho
patcchu and chalk mixture, but Instead,
had they been unloaded and then treated
properly, neither tho inflammation
therein nor the brain trouble would have
occurred. Ii muh tho way described
Are thousands ukii thousands of chil
dren killed every year. And this terrible
mortality will only lessen when people
'earn the dangers of trifling with drugs.
I hare been for several weeks discuss
ing in The Sunday Herald tho remedies
In common use. Continuing to do no, I
come now to calomel, an agent which
has been much abused. As every one
knows.it is a preparation of uicreury.
It bears the namo "mild chloride," in
contradistinction to corrosive sublimate,
which is called tho "corrosive chloride"
of mercury. Calomel fc very nearlj
xhreo times as strong as bluo pi'V. In
pno respect it is fortunate that thcro 1j,
on the part of tho people, tho strongest
prejudice against this agent. It is likely
fo deter then from ever using it on their
otvn responsibility. So strong is the
prejudice there is scarcely a day parses
in tho life of the busy practitioner tint
come patk'iil or other does not question
lum about his medicines and enjoin that
there bo calomel in it. Without doubt
there is ,'jood and sufficient reason fo
this distrust of the drug. In times past
it was, unquestionably, not oniy used too
often, but in much too largo doses. Sali
Tation was then the rule, and by some it
ivas believed that calomel only had a
curat i vo effect when carried to that point.
But all that is changed now,
FROPEH AND IMPF.OPEIt USB.
Physicians no longer hold that it has
euch great power over the liver, nor that
It controls inflammatory attacks, as their
fathers before thein blieved. When
calomel is given them now they never
push it to salivation. That condition is
very rare indeed at the present time, and
never occurs when tho drug is wisely
civen, unlets the patient is very suscepti
ble to it. Physicians occasionally en
counter people who have the peculiarity
of constitution that make salivation
easy for them. With tho compound
cathartic pill almost every ono is fa
miliar. It contains one grain of calomel
and three pills are a purging dose. They
aro usually given at "bedtime, and, if
failing to act ilia next morning, it is
quite a common custom to give two
more of them. Tins treatment is prrc-l
tically safe, and no ono would expect
salivation to follow. And yet it has done
bo, but very rarely indeed, however, be
cause of the peculiar susceptibility of
the patient to the drug.
Tho prejudice against calomel seeni3
to have grown with general enlighten
ment. It docs not exist with those "be
hind tho times." In tho "far western
country." t is still held in high esteem,
and given in enormous doses even mora I
than half a tea-poonful for almost every j
conceirable ailment. After taking ona .
cathartic dose of calomel alone, no ono ,
Is likely tocourt another such experience, j
unless his confidence in ft Li absolute, for j
Jt causes intense pain. For that reason j
it was in olden times given with jalap, I
to quicken its action. But after what !
lias been said, and all that can bo "said
about calomel, it is not an agent which '
can be dispensed with. Given in proper j
doaes in cases wisely selected, it will j
prove one of the most efficacious re rue- ;
dies known to man. And so adminis
tered it is perfectly safe. Ono who doc3
not thoroughly understand all about it
should not. of course, meddlo with It, for
it is like an open razor in a cluIJ'a liand.
But if an intelligent physician ever recr
ommcnJj it for a patient, cither eld or
young, it should be unhesitatingly ad
ministered. Boston Herald.
AdTaucr ot Science
been utilized for many tilings, but I never
thought it wouiJ lie usea in ir.o insur
ance business. It is o fact, howev-, and
by dropping a nickel in tho fclot you can
gt $300 accident insuranco for twenty
four hours. I suppose soon a man will
fc able to get a corner lot by elroppins a
j '-el in tbo slot. ErUalo News.
FIGHT VITH A I'.A'J LOG
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Trouble a.i'l Slum! ttW u J'. o;rr.
George II JIors; of tin ; town, an
pjjent for the nocicly for pi' w.dion of
cruelty to animals, :" d on. h'.'.h; of
this town, li.nl an - itio-r :.' venture
with u 111: . 1 dug. It ii)j. Jo
h pi i A. I-ifi'i-iii", a wesiilhy citizen f
this town, v.; the own' r ' : do: of
the 81:ye terrier breed. For a few days
it was noticeable ilirt tli: canine was
pelting cross and Miappish, and his
queer actions coming t the notice of
Mr. I ji formes he thought it best to
have him killed. Olliccr Mors 's ser
vices were eleinam'.ed, and that oiHcial,
mined with chib'and pistol, repaired
to the stable connected with tlio preni-i.-;es,
opened the door of tho stable and
stepped inside. Upon the flour of the
static, about twenty feet distant, he
saw, with tlienid of "a partially lighted
gas jet, the form ;f the dog. which
made a sjniii for theolih-er, fixing its
j-iws upon the thigh of his right leg,
mid lacerating the flesh with its teeth,
making a wound over on and one
half inches in length. Tlio olliccr
grappled with tiie beast, ami sue
eeeded iii throwing it oil', when it
again attacked him, and this time
tin- brute ptaeed its teeth in the
calf of tlio leg of the olliccr, who
finally managed to get outside, closing
the barn door after him. The order
was that the dog must be killed, so
otiieer Morr.e took his revolver, and,
opening the stable door vlightly,
placed the muzzle of the revolver in
side. Ouicklv the dog sprang at it,
took hold tf it in his mouth, and Ihj-
fan to "chew it." The oflicer at this
opportunity discharged tho weapon,
but, singularly, the bullet toolc no
ell'eet. probably for the reason that
the muzzle of the revolver was point
ing out of the dog's jaws. The dis
charge of Ihe revolver appeared to
have frightened tho dog, and Olliccr
Morso then requested that he be given
a pair of rubber boots and buckskin
gloves, when he would go jr. to the
stable and eaptuie the dog atall haz
ards. I nem consultation, it was
agreed that a shot gun had best be
brought into requisition, and Mr.
(Jeorgo Lynch, a relative of Mr. La
fornie, appeared upon tlio scene with
a breech loader. Otiieer Meirsc then
opened the door of the stable again,
ami, as the dog made a spring at him,
Mr. Lynch, who stood beside the
oliicer, and who is an export wing
shot, poured the contents of the right
hand barrel of his gun into the body
of the canine, killing him instantly.
Dedham (Mass.) Cor. Boston Herald.
Iifl Caarle Fliul ill Do-?
Two advertisements ajipcarcd in
Mcrcurius l'ublicus oirectiy after tlic
Kesto;ution. The lirit was no doubt
drawn up by the John Ellis who is
mentioned in it. The kccojuI musl
liavo 1-een written by the king him
self: "A fc'mooth lilac k Vog, Jess than
a Greyhound, with white uneier his
breast, belonging to the King's Ma
jesty, was taken from Whi-ehal the
eighteenth eldy of this instant June, or
theivabout. If anyone can give no
tice to John Eili-
c ue of bin Majostios
uits, or to
his Maj'.'sties Baclc-
stavrs, shall be well lewanlcel for
their labour. " Juno 21-2S, 1C0O. "We
muft call upon you again for a Black
Dog, between a G icy hound and a
Spaniel, no white about Iiiin, pnclv a
streak i;i his Brest, and his Tayf a
little boblx'd. It is Ills Majesties own
Dog, and doubtless was stoin, for the
Deg was not!orn nor bred in Englanel
ami would never forsake J lis Master.
Whosoever lindes him may acquaint
any at Whilchul, fop the Pog was
bettor known fit Court than those who
stole him. Will they never leave
robbing His Majesty Must he not
koc") a Dog? This Dog's place (though
hotter f ha some imagine) is the only
place which nobody t-U"ers to be'g."
June iS-Jaly 3, 1G&). Possibly this
was the "deg that tho king lovcel,"
v.iiieh came ashore vrith Pepys at
Dover ("Diary." May 23, IGGU). Or
it may have been the elog to which
li'.K-hestcr refers ir
one of his satires
against Charles II:
IIU verj c!o f.t Coniml board
Kits gr.ive aud v. Lse as any Lord.
Note's aiul Queries.
i A rmy of Menial..
A great many people have been
surprised, when atteneling the Van
derbilt c-nterU.iniiients tlunng tho past
year or more, to netice the marvelous
number of servants in livery. After
tho Engli.h fashion, this household
army is usually elrawn up in line in
the "hall and tho guests pass into the
di awing room with a line cf s.eryants
en either side. The question that na-
fundi
;eiiy !:ir
wuat
in tuo wonu
i this armv ot
doe:; the family d
: wil
menials when they have no social af
fair on hai;d::iid aie n-.-t entertain iugi
A; ii fcir.ipk tier of fact it may Ixi
explained t!:at these servants are not
all regular Vaiidei-bill attaches. They
:;re
only taken on wnen tlip xcasiol
l-cquiivs their
juage cf ti e
services. In the lan
i':calie, thev are ha
r T!:c !:vc;ioshi whicli
are supplieil them by th'i
h'u.'.e from an immense
they appear
butler i t:i
nmkfi.l cf tticlt iirmenis which hav j
Ixhii impo-tcei ami aix' constantly
kept on hai.d. The butler's v.are!ixbs
coiihiins ii.'ty. or seventy-five cueh
suits of livery, so that 'no mutter w hat
the pcculiai itios of fu:o anil shaps
imong 1 he.--; haphazard tlomestics Uiay
Ixs ;t is a ct aijiaralively easy
tit them ov-t. ioVt'U Topics,
tiling t-j
A I'uor Country for Sair Hones.
Tlicie i.; only one physician to every
C,3t'-Uof the i-opu!ationin l'ussia, ami
yet the destitution among members o'
the iwfessio-i is said to be alan:iing';
Of K:te there have been numbers cf
iuic id 3 of me-dical men who wert
without the L.i-o ne-cessitic!? of life
This 5tatoof things is attiibuteel to
tho ij -lorance of tho jK'Ople, vho con sult
"soothsayers and magicians iti
pre ferenco l celucated meilical men.
Men v. l.o have serveel in the ambu
lance corps or as hospital attendants,
and tlras gained a smattering of medi
cal krovrletlge, ore allowed to prac
tice, which is another drawback to tb.
profesuou. Pittaburg Dispatch.
A3 ENTERTAINERS.
An Ulil
Wrinkle iVI.Uli X llrluis Kvvivcd
In Hun l'runrix'o.
Birds aio now used as a, pleasing
feature in tho artistic docoiations for
balls, parties, teas, wedding-sand other
cocicty events. In Ins Ilight into tno
ilrawiii!r recti i or icceutioii h.all tho
cunarv has net foretl ut any other
useful or ornamental di: j lay, but has
simply taken his place as u charming
addition to tho whole. It was tho
custom years uro to conceal music
boxes in tho drawing rooms where
fashion met, so nicely arranged ns to
twines and tono that they forced the
applause of even those who could not
guess tho source of tho melody, lliey
were very popular for a time, and
their popularity killeel them. Mrs.
liecdy procured a couple for her sur
prise party, and that eli'ectually smote
the fad on the head.
Tho canary has taken tlio place of
the music box. From cages that are
themselves most helpful for decora
tive purposes he sends forth a llooel of
meloely that nils the pause's in instru
mental and vocal music. The orna
mental cage is placed amiel llowers or
evergreens, is brightened with ribbons
and tassels, anel forms u very attrac
tive feature of tho beauties of the
room.
But the bird lives a sael, fast life.
He is a creature of fashion and must
tley its dictates. Like the ether so
ciety people he keens very late hours
and soon shows tho sign of dissipa
tion, lie epuickly atlopts the customs
of the ball room and reserves all his
music for the hours when ho is placed
amid the beauty anel light and per
fume of the evening.
In the shop he is quiet and moody,
feels bored oi the senseless chirp of
the bullfinch, turns up his bill at the
song of tho plebeian canarythat is ex
posed for sale, and sits in sullen si
lence waiting for the moment when
from his beautiful brass prison, all
ribbons and tassels, he can pour forth
his soul in an ecstasy of song.
A birel importing lirm has a large
number of canaries on hand "for
re-nt." They aro now as much a part
of tho elecorations as tho llowers and
evergreens; as necessary as tho piano
or violin.
"Do you have many orders for cana
ries a member of tho tirm wasaskeel.
"Very many, especially at this
tiuie. Vg elo a great deal pf decora
ting with the birds. That seems to
liavc become quite popular. They are
in great favor at children's parties,
where we semel orders quite frequent
ly. For hotel displays anel, drawing
r jom receptions they are also in great
demand."
"Do you thvays put them iu brass
cages for parties f'
".Nearly always. Thai's part of the
decoration, you know. Of course,
when we send them to hotels, perhaps
a hundred or more, they go in the
wicker boxes, which are placed amid
ferns, llowers, wreaths anel ever
greens. Tho ell'eet is very fine, giv
ing the room the appearance of a con
servatory." I "Does the elissipation havo any ef
fect on them 3"
"It doesn't opiear to have. It
makes a diti'ereneo with them in the
sx;-e where they remain a trifle quiet.
Just as soon as they get into the rooms
where the party is to ba held, how
ever, they brighten up, hep around
and chirp and gossip and. sing like
the guest's. They are very interest
ing in their ways, anel are no trouble.
W e have the feed boxes so arranged
that nothing can get out of the cages,
so that pne neeel not fear getting
shells in his eyes when looking up at
them. ban v rancisco Chronicle.
KU First Practical Joko.
"W. J. Florence says the first prac
tical joke that was ever played on him
wn thr moonc t rr: M i ti rr Viim rmt. nf n
scrape, anel he has felt 'kindly toward
tuat lorm of wit ever since.
It was when he was a lad, playing
minor comeelv parts in a Broadwav
theatre at i?10 a week. He thought he
was madly in love with a young actress
at work for the same stipend. During
the play ono night he invited her to
take some oysters after the perform
ance. Then he rushed to his lodgings,
changed his clothes, met her and tcok
her to an oyster house. His bill there
was $1.90, but unfortunately he found
he had left all his money i Jiia other
clothes. The waiter anel the proprie
tor both saiel his story was too diaph
anous, and niatlo him give up his
watch and his father's ring that he
wore. Just then a white haired, be
nevolent looking olel gentleman came
out of one of the private dining com
partments they used ta havo in those
days, anel thuinlcied at the proprietor :
"Give that youth back his watch
and chain anel ring, mo pay his
bill. You ought to bo ashamed, sir.
Any ono can see this is an honest
youth and his companion is a perfect
lady. The lady was in tears. I will
pay the bill tind never set foot in your
place again."
Out in the street Florenco was over:
come with gratitude,
"Givcrine yoor rddrcs'?, rrir," saiel he
to the kindly olel gentleman. "I will
return you the money to-morrow."
"OIi,nevcr mind," said the philan
thropist; "that was a counterfeit 20
bill I handed to that old fool." It was
worth nothing, and ho gave me 18.10
change for it. That": the Yy I midie
my living, uooei
News.
night." Buffalo
Ho Wan a Icyer utl,
Mr. Sol Smith Russell unelertook the
other day to teach his son Bob a les
son in self denial.
"Look here, Bob," said he, "when
ever you get anything gooej von. must
give the best cf it to vour mother."
"I alius do," said Bob. Totherelay
I had two apples; ono uv 'em vas
runty, 'nd t'other wu- yaller nd big.
I kep' tho runty one 'mi give tho big
yaller one to mother."
"That was noble that was manly
that was just what I should dol"
said Mr. Russell, prouelly patting his
pampered darling's head. . ' 'Now,
that, my son, is what we can call an
act of self abnegation, of denial, of
"Yesjsir," said Bob, "But motlicr
don't cat apples." Cfric&soNews.
CANARIES
The Acropolis of Today.
Tho town of Athens, and especially tho
Acrojolis, Is now passing through u very
tcciarkable period in its existence. It is
with mixed feelings that even thoso who
reside here, and whose chic interest is
hi arch neology, look upon tho sweeping
.Iterations that have quite changed the
character of its appearance. The tend
ency to demolish all monuments of me
diaeval or modern history has been al
lowed f reo play of late years; in a short
time hardly imything will lo left that
does not go Uick ut least to Rouiin times.
The lino will probably bo driwn hero,
though if ono regards nothing but the
work of tho great ago of Athens as
worthy of preservation, it is hard to Bee
why (for instance) the pedestal of Agnp
pa deserves more respect than the
"Frankish tower," which certainly was
more picturesque and of higher histori
cal interest.
But now it Is too lato to regret what
may have been lost. Only two or three
insignificant fragments of later walls re
main, and those of quite recent period;
when they are removed tho Acropolis
will appear but for tho wear and aexi-
dents of ujres much as it did when the
so called "Beule gate" was first built.
This is an intelligible aim, and we im
agine it will now bo recognized by all as
the best attainable. The Acropolis tan
never again present that picturesque
medley of historical associations and
monuments of all periods that delighted
the visitor twenty or thirty ears ago;
but wo may hope, when tho ugliness of
recent excavations and alterations has
worn off, when a painfully exact appear
ance of order and arrangement has been
avoided (as is promised), and, above ah
when, tho old verdure and dowers have
once more spread over tho whole, tliat a
new and more purely classical charm
may be found to havo resulted from tho
temporary loss of beauty. Athens Cor.
Lonelon Athenaeum.
The Nile Crier,
When tho inundation approaches the
capital usually at the end of Juno or
the beginning of July tlio Nile criers
begin their work.
These criers are men whoso business it
is to call out, or rather to recite, before
tlio houses of thoso who wish it, how
much tho Nile has risen during the last
twenty-four hours.
The Oriental does everything, no mat
ter what it is, gravely, slowly, with
much dignity and verbosity, and is never
chary of his timo or breath. Even the
form of his greeting in tho 6treet is a
complicated ceremony of word3 and
motions, which usually takes sumo min
utes to perioral. Ana in the samo way
tlus announcement of tho river s rise,
whicli seems to us such a simple matter,
is a most serious affair.
Tho day before tho crier begins his
talk, ho goes through the streets accom
panied by a bov, whose part it is to act
as chorus, and to sing the responses at
the proper moment. The crier sings:
"God has looked graciously upon our fields."
Renponse: "Oh, day of glad tidings."
"To-morrow begins the announcement,'
Response: "May it be followed, by success."
Before the crier proceeds to give the
information so much desired he intones
with tho boy a lengthy, alternating
chant, in which he praises God, implor
ing blessings on tho Prophet and all be
lievers, and on ho master of tho house
anil all his children.
Not until this has been carefully goal
through does he proceed to 6ay the Nile
ha3 risen so many inches,
This ceremony is carried on until the
mouth of September, when the river has
reached its culminating point, and the
crier, as bringer of such good news,
never fails to claim lus "baksheesh," or
drink money sometimes humbly and
sometimes, too, very imperiously, Lon
don Tid Bits,
Two Kinds of Consciences
Let us take tho case of a man of very
meager culture and education, whose
ancestors for generations have been op
pressed and their lot ono of bare survival
Ha3 ho a true conscience in reference to
a largo range of moral questions? To be
sure he knows it is wrong to steal, and
he probably could bo trusted not to steal
money; but how about pilfering? On
tho contrary, if your man of culture
steals it will only be largo amounts, for
ho despises and would feel disgraced by
pilfering. Here you havo tho two ex
tremes of society, with a common con
science about stealing; but it is a weal
conscience at opposite ends.
The high born fellow will not pocket a
slice of ham, but ho will default In the
handling of an estato or bank deposits.
Tho ono is feeble in moral judgment just
where tho other is strong. These two
men havo also a common moral law
against murder. Neither one dissents
from the commandment, "Thou shaft
not kill," but one of them, who is fond
of society and dislikes, tho burdens of a
large family, does not hesitate to com
mit foeticide; tho other would recoil in
horror at sv,ch a crime, but he is ready
at a moment for a shindy in which h&is,
liable to kill some one cr to be killed
himself. In neither does conscience
speak loudjy or condemn keenly. Your
conscience is your power ci morally
seeing things. It s your Inherited and
acquired ability to judge when an act is
wrong. It is far more easy to have a
poor conscience than It is to have a good
one. St, Louis Globe-Democrat.
A Story of Carlyl.
I met Carlyle once the man who en
riched tho language by the word "gig
man ity." lie was strolling along Cheyne
wait?, where his home was in Chelsea,
and a small boy running across the pave
ment before hhn tripped and fell, crying,
in tho plulosopher'8 way. Instead of
taking compassion upon the poor little
fellow, Carlyle struck him with his stick.
At tliat I, who had been doing a bit of
quiet hero worship, could not contain
myself, and burst out: ""Sir, I have read
your 'tailor KetaiJed and was about to
begin on your 'French Revolution, but
no man who can find it in Ids heart to
cane an unouenuing cluid can write
books that it's worth my while to read."
Carlyle didn't care, 1 suppose, but there
was a certain amount of satisfaction tc
me in freeing my mind. San Francisco
M word to Ik feoplo.
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