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    - THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 10 , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES.
OCCIDENT AGAINST ORIENT
Pennsylvania Petroleum is Eapidly Extin
guishing the Light of Asia.
LINGERING IN LANTERN LIGHTED CHINA
.American Oil Itnpnrtntlnn Killing mi Inline.
mortal Iiulnntry oftlio Knut Sumptuous
1'nnclM In l.nntcrn Illumination SIR-
nlllriiiicc of Color in Light * .
A corrcspondcn t of the collector nt Amoy
cays that tlio Pennsylvania and Caspian
petroleum wells are playing havoc with one
or the oldest Industries In the extreme
Orient. Kerosene is so cheap and cniclent
that the unsightly and malodorous Inmp Is
driving the lantern out of existence. With
the lantern goes ono of the prettiest features
of Chinese life after dark. No ono knows
the artistic possibilities of the lantern until
lie hns seen some great festival In n larpo
city of this empire. The endless variety In
sizes , shapes , colors and styles offers a
marked contrast to the Illuminations at
home , which consist In the main of monoto
nous candles and a few bright transpar
encies
There are as many kinds of lanterns In the
cast ns there are castes and classes. For the
very poor nro tiny square boxes of tlnplato
mid window glass , thrcoinches high and two
inches square , which cost from ! l to 5 cents.
These are of modern origin , and result from
the remarkable cheapness of the materials
fmploycd. Equally common , but fifty cen
turies older , are cylinders of about tno same
cubic size , made of bamboo splits and glared
paper or gauze. These cost from 1 cent up-
vrrad. The box contains a diminutive lamp ,
which holds less than a gill of oil and burns
blx. hours. The cylinder employes a narro w
candle similar to those used at homo on
Christmas trees. It costs a fraction of a
cent , and burns from ono to three hours.
Tor the rich are the superb New Year's lan
terns , made In Canton by iv guild which
prides Itself upon an unbroken descent from
the Manchu Tartars. They range in price
from 35 cents to as many dollars , and are
mnrvcls of beauty and Ingenuity. The more
expensive are usually largo figures , repre
senting a clock tower , palace , fortress ,
watch tower , pagoda and oven a mosque ,
pyramid or cathedral ,
The designers borrow from or follow every
Icnown style of architecture in the outlines ,
but In the details and decorations never pass
beyond the limits of Chinese conventional
art. The structures are square , pentagonal
or hexagonal , and run from one to four and
five stories In height , and In linear measure
from two to twelve feet. Structures repre
senting houses and palaces are very true to
the originals , The doors and windows can
bo opened ; upon the verandas and in the en
trance are flower i > ots. stands , flowers and
Beats. The doorways and window-frames on
every floor are gilded , silvered , or decorated
with cither paintings or minute bas-reliefs
In paper. "Wall spaces are colored in bright
and harmonious tints , and usually touched
up with ( lower drawings at salient points.
Inside of the structure , on a level with
the ceiling of the first floor , is a largo lamp
suspended from the wlro and bamboo
skeleton of the nouse. From the same
framework flno wires support human
figures , animals and pieces of furni
ture. On each lloor a play Is going on
before interested spectators. Actors and
nudltors , animals and furniture are made of
paper , drawn and colored faithfully down to
the smallest items. The figures , which num
ber from llfty to 2.000 , nro well distributed ,
BO that no matter from what point of view
the lantern is regarded there is always visi
ble one or more scenes of human activity.
Over the lamp Is a horizontal windmill with
paper vanes. It is connected by wires with
various figures in all parts of the building ,
"VVhcn tliplump is lighted the ascending cur-
nf of heated air sets the mill going and
puts all the figures in motion. The move
ments of each ligure are , of course , monoto
nous , but the number of those In action Is so
largo as to produce the impression of u living
race of pigmies.
The decorations of the buildings are very
pretty , but somewhat incongruous. From
the base hang silk cords , carrying tassels ,
pilt balls , crystal spheres or pieces of coral
or Imitation Judo. On the edges and angles
of the different floors , eaves and ridge are
flowers , and sometimes fruit made of rieo
paper , tiny figures of mythical monsters ,
class beads and other minute objects.
As a whole , the New Year's lantern of
Cantqn Is about as gorgeous an affair as the
human mind over evolved. They are ex
tremely popular In south China. Every
famJLv'has one with which to start the New
Year , and hangs it in the main hull In front
of tho. ancestral tablets. Wealthy people
buyns many ns there are largo halls in
their homo and hanc ono in each of the lat
ter. The ono in front of the ancestral tablets -
lots is known as the "regeneration lamp , "
nnd is commonly believed to bo of great
cfllcacyin promoting the increase of families.
This philoprogenitive Influence , it may bo
ndded , is still further aided by prayer on the
part of the mother and n rich diet for nt least
thirty days. The "regeneration lamp" is
universal in Canton nnd other parts of
Quang-tung , is known In parts of Quuig-sl :
nnd Fo Klcu , but is practically unknown In
other portions of the empire.
The Festival of Lanterns , which is ono of
the great tetes of the Celestial calendar ,
brings out nn extraordinary variety of gro
tesque designs. The lanterns nro fashioned
to represent not only human figures and all
the larger brutes , birds , fishes and reptiles ,
but also historical personages nnd mythical
monsters , They nro fixed on the top or
rather nround the top of a strong pole , which
supports the lamp within the lantern. The
lamp holds from n half to a whole pint of oil ,
and burns from dusk to dawn. These polo-lan
terns nro used only on festlrnt occasions , and
nro curried in processslon similar to the
torchlight affairs of American elections.
The&o fcstiv.il lanterns are often enormous
in their dimensions. The "Canton
Dragon No. 1" is 100 feet long and 15 feet in
diimeter ; in the middle of the body. It is
coniiosed | of fifty sections , so connected with
hinges ns to enable the jwrters to carry it
nround the sharpest corners or to cell or un
coil It in the most approved serpentine
style. Each section is supported by n sub
stantial | < ole , so that the lantern requires
fifty bearers On each jiolo is n largo lamp
with n broad wick. When lighted the
lami'slook Hko a fiery vertebral column ,
whlto the skin seems Incandescent. Of
smaller lzo , though largo enough to startle
n westerner who sees them for the first time ,
nro anacondas fifty feet long , tigers ,
iwsacocks , lions , sharks and bulls , larger than
elephants , nnd elephants us high as n house.
To Increase the effect the figures nro colored
nt what might bo culled "concert pitch. "
The peacock is a rainbow , and the sit in of
the tiger would make a good pattern for the
bandanna of n Congo woman.
The ordinary lanterns carried In funeral or
wedding processions have n split bamboo
frame , covered with vapor or gauze , and
measure from two to three feet In diameter.
On the surface nro painted the surname nnd
titles of the family. If a wedding procession ,
the decorations nnd letters should bo red
nnd black , with ns much red and ns little
black ns possible. If n funeral , the coloting
should bo blue , no other tint being pormissi-
bio except in the case of n very high manda
rin. Hero yellow , the saiml or Imperial
color , may be employed , or yellow and black.
The conunun herd Is not permitted to carry
the mandarin lanterns , nt least such U the
law. When , however , the celebrants are
willing to salve the oDlclals1 palms , the law
becomes n dead-letter. For the poor , who
can spare n little money , are globes nnd egg-
shaped lanterns , made of split b.imboorattan
or wlro , nnd glazed paper or oiled cloth. They
range from six inches In diameter to three
nnd oven four feet. The ground t thu ex
terior la cither whlto or the natural color of
the covering. Upon It are pnlntod , in red or
biuo , great characters , which either Indicate
the name of the owner or eho express some
favorite maxim or quotation from the poets.
The idea of carrying n lantern nt night , on
which is written the name of the owner and
Ills rank and titles or his business house's
name , is to show to the public that ho is a
citizen , nnd not n highwayman. If ho has
any title or rank ho Is admitted to places of
ontcrtalmnent without trouble , the Chinese
people paying more regard to titles and
lanterns than to the person himself.
In traveling nt night everyone uses a torch
Of lantern. Ordinary business men use a
entail gloss and tin affair , which they swing
The well-to-do and the man-
darlans employ the globes already described
Two of them nro usually fastened to the
back of the traveler's sedan chair as n part
of its furniture At night they nro lighted ,
ono of them suspended from the arm of the
chair nnd the other carried by a servant who
goes in ndvanco. As n rule , the higher n
man's standing the larger his lanterns. If
ho has n title It Is painted on their surface in
characters so large ns to surround the light.
A titled lantern tnkcs the right ofvny over
n plain ono nnd , ns between titles , the higher
precedes the lower. The onlv exception is
that n "joss-lantern , " nro ono belonging to n
religious procession , takes precedence over
nil others.
House lanterns nro legion. The simplest
is n square box , whose sides nro glass , In
which is burned n largo candle. It Is used
for rending nnd sewing. An ndvnnco on this
consists in decorating the panes with i > oot-
leal quotations , geometrical patterns In
color or pictorial designs of various sorts.
The cost of these varies from 13 cents to SI.
The next step makes the framework n pen
tagon or hexagon , carves the woodwork and
decorates the glass ns In In the pre
ceding class. These nro handsome
nnd rnngo In prlco from f > ( ) cents
to $3. A fourth stage substitutes line woods ,
such ns teak , ebony and Ironwood for the
commoner kinds , and hnngs to the paints and
nnglcs of the lantern ornaments in silk , tin
sel nnd metal. In the fifth the artist makes
the lantern in the shai > o of n pagoda , temple ,
house or boat , so that by day it is a handsome -
some ornament to the room , while at night it
is both ornament and Illuminator.
Occasionally Aou run across ancient lan
terns. Some of these nro very curious on
account of the richness of the framework
nnd the poverty of the glazed paper , muslin
or silk which makes tho'panes The frame is
of brass , bronze , ivor.\jind o en silver.
It Is very seldom left main , but nearly
always carved or molded In very complex
nnd ornnto patterns. Many of these
wore vottvo offerings to particular deities ;
others belonged to rich men nnd mandarins ,
while still others were once the furniture of
some long-forgotten palace.
The Chinese have a high appreciation of
these antiques , nnd pay astonishingly high
prices for them. Too often they Indulge in
the practice of removing the ancient silk
panes nnd putting common modern paper
ones. The bronze masterpiece of a dead
dynasty in such instances looks like a Vene
tian palace converted into n pension for laz-
zaroni.
vxronuo i r/.v.
.If'nnrapolb Tribune.
I'll no'er forget the long HRO ,
Sncot memory of the past , I love It !
Spring lido of liopo and love , whoso How
Ill-ought joy and.sunshine sufuly with It.
These sunny days and starlit skies
Are still around my memory tulnlng ;
Thy youthful lunch and lovlim t-yes
Aru still mound my heart combining.
These golden hours of youth have lied ,
l.lko visions shortened bv our waking ;
Tin ) woof of 11 IIILuhl brittle thread !
Dark pall that shades- henrt still aching.
The Ulght of years , thu sot of sun ,
And llci'llne seasons without number ,
May pause uhcnu'ur their Joutnoy' * done
Thoul't never In my memory Mutnbcr.
I turn life's pasjo o'er and o'er.
Checkered of sunshine , tiresome , weary ,
And sluh to llvo those days once more.
Tho' llfo of times IK dm ic and dru.iry ,
Tlu ) mmiioiy of those happy liouis
Of youth and lo > o and earnest Ionizing ,
Llvo fri'sh ulthln my soul , llko ( lowers
That bloom toililnk thu dew of moinlng.
O ! wondrous book of lift1 , soon read ,
Of ruined liopo nnd vain endeavor
Prall How or at morn , at twilight dead ,
And burled treasures lost forever.
Morning will break o'urdualh's dark gloom ,
A dny whose suiiMiIno hasno ending
Immortal nplilts break thu tomb.
In ono eternal anthem blending.
CHATS WITH L
There i * n little tot in the West End , only
3 > years old , says the St. Louis Republic ,
who is possessed of un ambition to pronounce
largo words correctly nnd Is very proud of
her accomp.ishmcnts In that line. She has
a little cousin , some months older , who can
not spoalc so plainly , and this fact increases
her prido. But her father often tolls her ,
when she doesn't obey him promptly , that
ho has another little girl down town who
minds him always and is never disobedient.
This mythical little girl has grown to be n
nullity with her , and she imagines ono
really docs exist who has alienated , her
father's affections.
The other day , on botng reprimanded fop a
slight misdemeanor , her father said :
"My other little girl down town wouldn't
do that ; she's a good little girl. "
The child sat very still for a few minutes ,
seemingly very much distressed over the
comparison. Then she sjwke up trium
phantly :
' But you * other little girl down town tau't
say rhinoceros. "
Little Douglns , though only 4 years old ,
says Harper's , has quite an idea of drawing ,
and mnkts beautiful carts with four entire
wheels visible , and four-legged animals with
n leg protruding from each corner. But en
gines and curs baflled him. Ho brought his
slate to his father one day with this request :
"Dwuw n wailwoad twack with tars wun-
nlng on It. "
Ills father did as ho was asked , nnd told
Douglns to make n copy of it and show it to
him. The little fellow puzzled over this for
some time , and finally brought the slate
back with his picture , consisting of two par
allel lines only , mgdo underneath his fath
er's.
er's."Yes , " said papa , "that's a very nice
track , but where is the train ? "
"W'y ' , " said Douglas , "those twains is
wncin' , and mine's out of sight. "
"George , " said the elder Wnshingto'n , "did
you chop this tree down with yourhntchott"
"Papa,11 replied the little fellow , "do not
ax me. "
"Whcroujwn the father clasped his son to
his bosom proudly.
'You will bo the great American humor
ist , " ho said.
But the elder Washington was grievously
disappointed. The son never rose higher
than the presidency.
The superintendent of n school was cate
chizing a number of scholars , varying the
usual form by beginning nt the end of the
catechism. After asking what were the
pro-requisites of confirmation , and receiving
satisfactory replies , ho asked :
"And now , boys , tell mo what must pre
cede baptism I"
Whereupon a lively urchin at once shouted
out , "A baby , sir ! "
Mother ( roturniug from n call ) Why. you
have taker * cold. You are feverish. Don't
you feel hotl
Little Ethel Yes'm. I've been hnvln1
Johnny tell me some ghost stories , so's to
make cold chills run down my back , but It
does'nt do a bit of good.
"Papa , was Farragut very bravot"
"Indeed ho as , my son : he once refused
to tip a sleeping car porter. "
"Oh , 1 see. And that is why they made a
statue of him. "
Little Johnny May I hitch the dog to my
slodnud have him pull me ? Mother I'm
afraid ho'll bite you. IJUlo Johnny It's
the other end I'm going to hitch.
"Why did Columbus forgive the muti
neers ! " asked the teacher. " 'Cause thej
was half seas over when tney kicked , " salO
Johnny.
"Today was prize day nt my school , " salO
Jlmmio.
"And did my little boy get anything ! '
asked papa.
"Yep. ( Jot kept in. "
Tommy What is thfs hero lent , anyhow'
Jimmy It's when the deeds swears off for
forty days.
Two Letters.
* 1.
Chicago News : Mr. Reuben Back
woods , Smith's Corners , Arizona : Dear
Uncle : Wifo-nnd I very much regret that
wo Imvo only flvo rooms nnd n llttlo cel
lar for our own family , and BO will bo
unable to avail ourselves of your klnt
oilor to visit us during the World's fair
JOHN TOWXIIIIED.
II.
Mr. J. Townbrcd , No. 9.085 Swello
Place , Chicago : Dear Nephew , 'Maria
and me will , talio the cellar and the
children can have bunks in your room
Can only stay from May 1 to August 15
With boat thanks ,
UNCLK RKUDEN.
Dr. Hanehett's ' Paper Upon the Subject Before -
fore the Homeopathic Society ,
RULES SET DOWN FOR OMAHA'S GUIDANCE
Crcmnllnn of ( JnrlmRo Urged Upon the City
How to right the Coming oft ho llrrnil
Dlirnnc llrnlns nnd .Money Will
ArroiMpllOi Wondrrs.
At the monthly meeting of the Homco-
lathle society held In the cafe of the Pax ton
Thursday evening. Dr. W. II. Hanchctt read
i paper upon "Cholera , Its Prophylaxis and
Sanitation , " which caused much favorable
comment upon the evening in question nnd
since it readings. Dr. Hnnchctt shows close
oscarch in his paper , nnd as he voices re
forms which have boon urged by Tun BEE ,
especially as to the cremation of garbage , his
taper is reproduced that wider publicity
nay bo given the subject , so Oinnha may bo
ircparoJ for n visit from the dread disease.
3r. Hanchctt said :
"In nil probability during the present year
we will bo visited by the disease known ns
.he Asiatic cholera. While we may hope for
ho l > cst , yet the facts stare ns In the face
Juring the past year it has been epidemic In
Iho old world , and In certain localities has
cone forward in its ravages In an alarming
nanncr. E\en in our o\\n country. It is ad
mitted , a few cases occurred. In New York
ity alone about half n dozen coses were
retried. These did not occur simultane
ously , nor with any regard to locality ,
ioino wenIn the upper nnd better part of
ho city , while others wcro In the lower and
nore filthy portions. The health board of
S'OAV York 'city made the most thorough and
sweeping Investigations ns to bow the cases
ccurrcd and from what source they came ,
lowovcr , the most scrutinizing study and
osearrh failed to give definite results. By
ho greatest caution and excellent quaran-
mo restrictions the epidemic was held aloof
'rom this country last year. Can it bo done
this year ?
"Tho course of n disease hns nlwajs been
along the highways of travel and the epi
demics have usually spread from cast or
southeast to the west or northwest. The
'act that during the coming year large num-
HTS of jfpoplo will como to our country from
all countries nnd all climes makes it almost
lure that nt least some cases of cholera will
bo imported ; furthcrmorc , the importation
of fabrics and merchandise and various
wares to this country during the present
\car will undoubtedly bring the germs of
disease.
"Tlu question of sanitation becomes a
vital one. The adage that 'an ounce of pre
vention is worth a pound of cure , though
very trite. In this case becomes very true ,
[ low much can be done by sanitation in any
malignant disease is more or less of a debat-
ible question , but sure we are that every
thing which tends to cleanliness tends
toward the holding in check of all epidemic
diseases. There are so many theories pro
mulgated by scientific writers ns to the
causes of cholera that wo have not yet any
positive proof that even under the most s.m-
itnry conditions , the disease could always bo
absolutely annihilated. We know by experi
ence that largo armies , where the sanitary
conditions , nro always more or less below
par , have been visited by the most vicious
attacks , and its ravages have been most
fatal. Wo also know that cholera has vis
ited with the greatest fatality those portions
tions of largo cities where thousands are
liuddlcd together in tenement houses , with
poor ventilation and little sunlight and
fresh nir.
"The important thing for us to do then ,
during the coming year , is to organize our
boards of health in every city , village and
hamlet nnd to haveour quarantlnc'laws ' ample
and rigidly enforced : > vcry iwrt in the
United States should bo carefully guarded.
Immigration should bo restricted , if not en
tirely stopped , during. th < i .coming season.
Every vessel entering our ports should bo
carefully inspected and on the slightest
suspicion thoroughly fumigated. The cities
of New York and Chicago should at once be
come the objects of national guardianship.
From the highest authorities should como
the mandates for sanitation.
' As to our own city'evcry individual should
become ono of the committee of the whole to
see to it that filth nnd garbage do not ac
cumulate in his street or all03f. The Board
of Health will , no doubt , do all In their power
to see that sanitary measures are enforced.
The question of disposing of the city's
garbage , which is now being agitated by our
public press , is ono of vital Importance. No
doubt every physician , could ho glvo his
opinion , would bo in favor of disposing of all
garbage and effete matter by cremation.
Wells and cisterns should bo thoroughly
cleansed and all water used for drinking pur
poses should be boiled. There should bo an
inspector of nil kinds of food products.
Nothing but tho- freshest vegetables should
bo allowed to be sold in our markets. All
meat should bo carefully inspected , and all
foods shoxild bo thoroughly cooked ?
"Our sewerage system should bo rigidly
Inspected before the hot weather begins :
cesspools and vaults should of ten bo cleansed
and thoroughly disinfected. The city should
furnish disinfectants free to tboso who are
not able to procure them. This would im
pose a tax upon the city , to be sure , but
would be more than compensated for by the
possible results it might bring. Many dis
infectants and antiseptics are very cheap ,
common salt and. lime being good examples ,
which nearly every one can afford. Carbolic
acid , brome chloralum , bi-chlorido of mer
cury and permanganate of potash should
bo intelligently used nbout dwelling houses ,
barns and outhouses.
' The people should bo taught that those
who possess n calm and bravo condition of
mind are less liable to attack. Thorough
cleanliness of body and caution in diet are
also Important factors In preventing nn at
tack from this disease. It has been thor
oughly exemplified during epidemics that
those who care for the sick with a firm and
resolute heart , seeing to it that their bodies
were well nourished nnd taking proper rest
nnd sleep were seldom attacked , while , on
the other hand , those who became over
worn with exertion or attended with fear
and suspicion of attack , often boon mo vic
tims of the disease. It is to be hoped that
the experiments which are now being made
by such men as Prof , Koch nnd others will
furnish us more light upon the question of
pronhylnxis nnd sanitation.
"Prof. Koch claims that the scat of the dis
ease is to bo found in peyers patches and the
glands of cholera patients , where only the
peculiar shaped comma bacilli are found.
He claims that they can be cultivated in
meat broth , milk , blood-serum , cooked ix > -
tatocs and best in gelatine specially prepared
for the purpose and that this germ of n dis
ease , under certain conditions , can bo
checked in its development.
"Experiments which have recently been
going on upon the cholera bacilli taken
from the intestines of those who recently
died in New York city showed that they
wcro the characteristic comma bacillus of
Aslntio cholera , but it is believed that the
conditions of atmosphere and other environ
ments were not favorable to their rapid
propagation , hence the disease did not be
come nioro widely spread nnd the cases
seemed more of a sporadic nature. The
theory Is held by many scientists that the
atmospheric conditions as well as the condi
tions of the soil and surroundings must bo
favorable to this disease or it cannot exist ,
Just as any other epidemic of a malignant
typcv. We observe some years n much
greater predisposition to a disease. Certain
years scarlet fever , diphtheria , measles and
many other diseases will take on n mallcloiis
nnd malignant type , causing preat fatality ,
and for which wo cannot account. Other
years this same disease will seem to assume
a much more benign and less severe form ,
readily yielding nnd with a tendency tc
recovery.
"Lot us hope that although-we shall prob
ably meet the disease in some parts of our
country , although it may become more or
less epidemic , yet by carrying out the best
sanitary measures we may find that the
conditions of the soil nnd surroundings wll
not prove favorable to the promulgation ami
spread of the disease. And let us each do
our part to further every effort made by the
Board of Health and by the people of this
city to prevent this terrible scourge. "
The No. 9 Wheeler & Wilson with Its ro
tary movement , is the lightest running
machine in the market , and is unequalled
for speed , durability and quality of work.
Sold by W. Lancaster & Co. , 014 South Six-
tenth street.
The insurance companies have ordered a stif
deeper cut and from now on the slaughter
on the balance of the clothing will be
j terrific at the
Farnam
Fire never touched the overcoats , suits and furnishing goods only smoke
only water while much of the clothing escaped altogether , and is sound
as a dollar , but goes with the rest. The following list gives an idea of
this weeks' slaughter :
OVERCOATS.
$2 .00 OVERGOATS-now $12.00
$20.00 OVERCOATS now $ 9.75
$16.00 OVERCOATS now $ 7.50
$14.00 OVERCOATS now $ 6.00
$12.00 OVERCOATS now $ 4.50
IlEMEMWEK NUMBER AND PLACE. CALL EARLY AND GET FIRST SELECTIONS
MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE
PROMPT-ATTENTION , PROMPT ATTENTION.
II.
Open. froiTi 8 A. MUiit.il 1O F > . M.
DOCTORS ON HEART FAILURE
One Avers the Existent of Such a Disease ;
Auc-ther-Deaies.
BIG . MEN."bO NOT ALL DIE OF IT
While In n Great Majority of Cases the Heart
"Falls" When Death Kiiiuo * , the
Term U Often Misapplied
by the Doctors.
x , D. C. Feb. 18. [ Correspond
ence of THE BEE. ] What Is heart fullurel
James G. Blalno died of heart failure ; ex-
President Hayes died of heari failure ; Jus
tice Lamar died of heart failure ; Senator
Kcnna died of heart failure. Great men
everywhere dlo of heart failure ns If It wcro
epidemic , and small men succumb to it as
eagerly as they once snoezcjl under the sus
picion of hay fever. But If it is anything
worse than a gilt-edged certiflcatc that
' death loves a shining mark. " you would
like to know andso would I ; every tlmo there
comes the formal announcement of another
death by heart failure , you are remlnded.and
so am I , of the owl's judgment
in the case of poor Cock
Ilobln "ho died for want of breath. "
There's n sneaking belief in your mind that
everybody dies of heart failure ; so there is
In mine , ana , to got some professional advice
on the subject , I set out to see a doctor. The
opinion of a Washington doctor has especial
value , from the fact that Washington doc
tors have great experience. I say great ex
perience , understanding the possible appli
cations of the worJ great , as does the con
gressman who signs himself "your grateful
servant , " and thus only persons in Washing
ton can understand it. The experience of
doctors generally Is great by virtue of ex
tent ; in Washington it is great as their
patients nro so , though the crowning
glory of a doctor Is not so made to attend
a great patient as It is to pleas
antly associate with his death. Thus there
is ono eminent physician of whom It Is al
ways mentioned , "Ho attended General
Sheridan when ho died , " Of another , "Ho
Was present at the death of Abraham Lin
coln. " Another has lately achieved the
profitable reputation of having had ' -all the
deaths at the wnito house during the pres
ent administration , " A Hoctress , who is
able to command some credit on her own ac
count , is nevertheless invariably recom
mended as the daughter of the doctor who
died from the cnect of close attendance
upon President Garfie\d' during his tragic
last illness. The physician most recently
advanced by the dea-Uk-of a distinguished
patient is Dr. W. W. Johnson , who attended
Mr. Blalno. Accordingly it was to Dr. John
son that I appealed. * for information con
cerning heart failure/ .
"How do men diooHii rt failure" I asked.
"Thoy do not , " saidir. Johnson , "only us
they might also bo said to dlo for want of
breath. It Is an expr H ? > on employed solely
by unintelligent or cnVsKss men in ascribing
a cause of death. Suppose you hnd pneu
monia nnd strangled ta death. To bo sure ,
you would dlo for wanj . f breath , but pneu
monia would be the cause of your dcata. Or
if you received a fatar-biow on the head , a
state of coma would ciflOo , during which the
action of the heart .Kpuld become weaker
and weaker , finally' Ceasing' altogether ,
still you would not * then have died
of heart failure , but of injury inflicted
on the brain. Again'you have a distinct
disease of the heart fatty degeneration ,
As the accumulation of fat increases , the
heart falls more and more in the perform
ance of its function , and in the end falls
utterly. Now , you have not in this case died
of heart failure , but ol a well recognized dis
ease of the heart. In all thcso cases , it is
not the failure of the heart which is the
cause of death , but a disease of some par
ticular vital organ. But suppose you have a
disease of the kidneys , which are not vital
orpanst In such case there will always
exist some associated disease of a
vital organ which' is the immediate cause of
death. U may bo of the lungs. It is more
of ten of the heart , as It was in Mr. Elaine's
case. At a certain staco of the disease the
heart failed. It grow weaker and weaker
until its action was at tlms momentarily
suspended and eventually it was suspended
beyond possibility of revival Thus th9 in-
telligeuco was conveyed all over the world
that Mr. Blnlne died of heart failure.
But you may have noticed that thU
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was not the cause I defined in mak
ing out the certificate of death.
Heart failure is an expression ono
might use upon occasions as a bridge builder
would express himself one way to a day
laborer and very differently to another
bridge builder. "Here , " said Dr. Johnson ,
referring to his library , "hero is n volume
entitled 'Medical Nomenclature.1 It is n
standard work , published originally in Eng
land , and revised and republlshcd in the
United States. It contains the name of
every primary or immediate cause of death ,
nnd is intended to aid physicians In making
out certificates of death. I.XH us see if heart
failure is recognized hero. " Then tracing
carefully every line of the several pages de
voted to a chronicle of the causes of death
which may arise in , the heart , Dr. Johnson
found heart failure not among them.
Later , however , I visited a doctor who
must study a different book. Ho is also n
doctor of great experience , lie attended
Senator Kcnna when ho died.
"Dr. So\vers , " I asked , "what is heart
failure ? "
"It is a condition of the heart in which the
action becomes weaker and weaker , finally
terminating in death. "
"Then it is recognized by the medical pro
fession ns quite proper to say that a man
dies of heart failure I"
"Yes , to distinguish the cause of death
from another condition of the heart which
wa recognize as heart disease. For instance ,
you may have a case of pneumonia that is
progressing satisfactorily. Congestion has
been relieved , and breathing has become
easy , to all appearances your patient is on
the road to recovery , when Hko the snap of
the finger ho is dead. The cause is heart
failure. The heart has been so impeded in
its action by-the congestion of the lunirs and
has been driven to such an extraordinary
effort to force the blood through the ob
structed channels of circulation , that it is
worn out-just ns overwork wears out any
thing else. It survives to a certain point of
mortal strain , and then there is the sudden
snap , which precipitates death , not from
pneumonia , for that has been overcome , nor
from any heart disease , for an anto-mortera
examination of the heart shows no" diseased
condition existing , but heart failure , pure
and simple , is the cause of death. "
"Hut why have men not always died right
nnd loft of heart failure ! Nobody overheard
hoard of heart failure a few years ago. "
"I think the recent ravages of the grip ac
count to a considerable extent for the pre
valence of heart failure. Whether the
dlscaso Itself , or the remedies of the disease
are the cause , I am not so sure. All tire
drugs which are commonly given in cases of
the grip antl-flbrine , antl-pyrino , pnenaca-
tine , etc. have a powerful influence on the
heart , and I do not know whether it Is this
or the marked influence the disease has on
the nervous system that operates in produ
cing frequent heart failure.
"Then the recognition of this olustla term
as a proper means of designating a cause of
death , undoubtedly furnished the Indifferent
or ill-Informed physician an opportunity to
shirk the task of exactly defining the cause
of death in many cases. He can set it
down to heart failure with an appcaran co of
wisdom aud the certatntr of having de
livered himself of a judgment that sou nds
well if it explains nothing. Heart failure in
a sense enters into every cause of death , a *
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