Nebraska Newspapers

    20 THE OMAITA DAILY BBKQVfflDinfiSDAYv .MAY 1 , 1895 *
EDICAL DEPARTMENT
Edited by FreKla M Ignition , M. D.
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' It seems to 1)8 the mission of one-halt of
mankind to point out and disprove the mis
takes of the other lull. One of the most
ancient and time honored tarings , which
lias been reptated , parrot-like , until we have
como to bslleve It true , l the otu that
"women ilo not stand hr ono another , w e
Jiate only to look at the. work being done
br women for women , to see , without argu
ment being nrccisary , that of all fallacies
this Is one of those farthest from the truth.
Tlio ready response ami hearty co-oparatloo
of the women represented by the articles
upon this page , Is an added proof of this
fact.
fact.Hero \\e stand , shoulder to shoulder , upon
the broad platform of usefulness to humunlty.
to bear the burdens , to cheer the desponding ,
to relieve the suffering of thoio who need
tig. We- represent different schooM of medi
cine , different creeds In religion , and different
jiartlcs In politics , but we arc one , In love
to our 1.1ml. and tlio determination and prep-
nraliun to make the world nt least bits of It
brighter and better. We do not talk much
of our "rights ; " wo simply take them. It Is
very much easier , and has the advantage of
conclusive nronf ol our po'ltlon. It Is mucn
bettor to do 4 thing than to Bay you can do
It. Wo have no controversy with the men
in the profession. Tliry recoguUe the fact
that of oil pltecs where women should be ,
"It Is In tha professional ministration to her
own sex. As a rule , they arc kindly and
courteous. They treat us like "men and
l > rethr n. " To be sure wo meet occasionally
a Dr. Hammond , who assures us that \\e can
never do the work of the profession , because
there are "marked points of difference In the
male and female brain. " IJut the fact re
mains , that we are In the profession and
doing the work 16,000 of us and Dr. Spltka ,
the great specialist and authority on anatomy ,
nays : "No man living could distinguish the
male from the female brain by post mortem
examination. " Then I'rof. Ulschoff of Mu
nich spent much time In this brain business
He said : "Tho brain of the average woman
Is smaller and lighter than that of the aver
age man ; she cannot possibly , therefore , at
tain his Intellectual level. " Hut he died the
other day nt St. 1'etcrsburgh. Ho was a
Kreat nnd good man , but by actual weight
"his brain was found to be lighter than that
of the average woman. " Thus another
precious theory falls to the ground. There
seems to ba something necessary besides
weight. Wo call attention to the practical
subjects which have been chosen for this
page. Our professional women might have
paralyzed us by their scientific knowledge
and technical skill. They ha\o rather shown
the UPJnote running through their lives
"usefulness" and glvo plain , simple , helpful
Buggestlons , which may be appropriated by
nil.
nil.We thank them most heartily , and trust
that this mutual interest for the mutual
good , may provo to be an added "tie which
binds. "
From earliest times the doctrine of hered
ity has received attention , and now It Is an
accepted fact that each child Inherits char
acteristics physical , mental and moral , from
the parents.
This Idea Is not new to stockmen , who
will not deal In Inferior cattle or allow those
of good pedigree to cross with poor , their
Idea bjlng to produce a higher grade of stock
which experience proves can only be uoue
by careful breeding. So patricians and those
of royal blood will not allow Inter-marriage
with these In the lower walks of life. Is not
the future of humanity of equal importance
with that of our cattle , and should there
not bo as much Interest manifested In the
health of our children and garndchlldren as
Is shown by breeders In their stock ?
There nre those who , knowing of latent
disease within themselves , have novcr mar
ried , but they are the e\coptlon. Diseases
of the pprcnts ara perpetuated In their chil
dren and grandchildren , more especially
where both have the same hereditary disease ,
as consumption , cancer , Insanity and nlcohol-
lii one foreign country Insanity Is Inherited
ns often from the grandparent ns the parent ,
nnd alcoholism Is found more frequently In
the second generation than the first ,
The more free from constitutional taint
n child Is , thrf less liable lo contagion Is he ,
and the less violent Is the course of all acute
diseases ho may contract When wo consult
a physician for some obscure trouble , he
almost Invariably asks questions concerning
the family history , and bases his diagnosis
prognosis and prescription thereon.
Wo find that laws governing mental and
moral characteristics are not less prominent
than those relating to the physical. History
furnishes us many Instances of mental great
ness perpetuated , ns the Uach family , noted
musicians through two centuries. IJut we
also nnd through Gallon , I believe , that
mental greatness Is not so liable to be perpetuated -
potuated as moral depravity.
Soma families are prominent only by their
lives of crime. The Max Jukes family Is
perhaps as well Known as nny of recent
times. The family cost the state million of
dollars , nnd of the descendants during
seventy-five years , G70 grew to be criminals
and dspraved characters , while 300 died pie-
inalurely.
The case Is recorded of a prominent busi
ness man , a wine drinker for many years , In
perfect health , and still , In his family of
eleven , five died young and six lived to be-
ccino Inmates of asylums.
Perhaps the most terrible legacy to leave
n child Is an Inherited appetlto for strong
drink , and that Is what thousands of men
do lenve , nnd all they leave to their children
Heredity should certainly not bo despised
when wo nre responsible for posterity , and
especially upon Ihc young fathers and mothers
dees this depend ,
Same Interest ng facts were lately prcsentoJ
by a I'lttsburg paper , showing the Influence
the work of the mother during pregnancy has
upon the child.
An Australian lady had three children
Before the birth of the first , a girl , the
mother was cbllgcd to sew nnd plan for
herself. Before the second , a girl , was born
lier occupation was the study of literature
anil art , and before the third , a boy , her
i\ork was more mechanical.
Bach child showed a special adaptation for
the work slio performed before Its birth.
Another case , her friend , had four children
who became prominent In ornithology , medi
cine , art and general housework , the work
of the mother being along these lines before
their blrt/i.
The boya and girls of today are developing
Into what their children will be. nnd can we
not give them a lltllo more education along
these lines ? Teach them Clod's plans con
cerning their physical bodies ; answer them
faithfully , lovingly , by beautiful Illustrations.
Tench then self control , to live for others ,
teach them that bad habits , If formed while
young will also be the habits of their children ,
to cause them Borrow In after years that the
laws of God are fixed , nnd ns He says Ho
will "visit the Iniquity nf the fathers upon
the ch'Krcn ' unlo the thlid cud fourth Ktn ra
tions , " EO It will be
Dr. Mary Wood Allen of Ann Arbor , Mich. ,
has written n pamphlet , "Child Confidence
Howard ! , " that Is Instructive along this
Una and It should bo read by every mother
or prospective mother.
It Is nn "expose" of the erroneous Ideas
of the average mothers's child-teaching nnd
should become as popular with the mothers
us "Coin's Financial School" Is with the
fathers. NUTTI1J II. MANN , M , D.
M.KKJ' .
" 8l ep hath Its own world.
A boundary between the things misnamed ,
Death and existence. "
Sleep Is a state of repose In which there
is a temporary si pension of the higher
functions of the central nervous systems with
vary little change la the constructive and
nutrltlvu nativities and la nature's best
chanca to generate bodily strength and restore -
store mental \\eor. \
All organs have a period of functional real ,
whllo energy It generated to replace that pre
viously exhausted during the period of ac
tivity. For Illustration we will notice the
action of the heart , which pauses one-thlnl
of the tlnio during each cycle of action , the
turn of these little Intervals amounting to
eight hours ot rest In each twenty-four hours
of time.
flie waste of nervous tissue and energy In
volve ! by mental activity Is recuperated only
when the ccrebal centers are In a state of
complete repose , that Is , during sleep.
During this period the brain I * anaemic , a
condition claimed by some physiologists to bo
a part of the phenomenon , the remote cause
being a diminished Irritability of the cells
of the brain produced by the benumbing
effect ot the win-to material circulating In
th * blood ; others declare cerebal anaemia , to
be the Immediate cause of sleep. This theory
was Illustrated by Fleming , who produce !
profound and natural sleep nt will by pressIng -
Ing firmly upon both carotid arteries.
The digestive organs , after the Ingrestlon
of a hearty meal , drain the system ot a great
amount of blood and n feeling of drowsiness
ciuurs , resulting In the desire for an after
dinner nap. In all probability the phe
nomenon of sleep results physiologically from
some stimulus Imparted by the tired brain
to the sympathetic system ot nerves that
ontrol the greater part of the circulatory
ppiratui , causing a contraction of the central
rtcrlcs and thus diminishing the Bupply of
tool to the brain.
Itoforo passing Into this state ot sleep the
ndlvldual experiences a feeling ot tlronsl-
icss , sluggish mental activity , muscular ro-
nxatlon and diminution of the acutcncss of
ho special senses tilt at last ho becomes
ompletcly unconscious ,
During the period of repose sleep varies
n Intensity , being deeper about two hours
ifcer the onset and uctuallng between
his nnd the state of waking In accordance
i > ltlr the Influence of external and Internal
tlmull.
When volition Is suspended , preceding or
allowing tha period ot deepest slumber , oc-
ur the varied productions of the mind
< nown as dreams , which are but tbo result
f reflex stimulations ot various origins and
iropcrly called "Creations ot the mind. "
lhat a dreamless sleep Is the only physio
logical utnte of rest cannot bo assumed , but
nn of refreshing character Is certainly that
designed by nature , and Is as essential to
erfect health ns proper food for baby
growth or regular exorcise for muscular de
velopment. The length of time a person
: an live without any sleep Is estimated at
hreo weeks , the same period that ho may
exist without food.
Normal sleep Is modified by the Influence
of ago , BOX , Individuality , and to some ex-
en t by occupation , race and climate.
In Infancy , when the organism undergoes
most rapid development , from fourteen to
sixteen hours a day are spent In sleep , but
as ago advances the requirements are les
Ecncd by the balance of the opposing forces ,
tvasto and repair , till In adult life the nal
unil lest covers a period ot about eight
"lours and gradually shortens.
Women need from one-half to ono hour
moro sleep than men. Some people are so
constituted as to require but six hours , while
'or others ten or twelve are necessary. People
ple who drop off to sleep quickly and sleep
soundly nro capable of performing a greater
amount ot mental or physical labor than
tlioBQ who find It dlfllcult to get to sleep and
are nwnkencd easily.
It Is said that brain-workers as a class
sleep less than laborers , and that among
northern races and In colder climes sleep Is
sounder and of longer duration.
No definite rules can be laid down to
meet the requirements ot all Individuals , but
from tha analogy of the heart's rest wo
reason that at least one-third of the tlmo
should bo spout In sleep.
DORA M. JDDKINS , M. D.
Wit 111 VIA If VAL.IVK ,
Yes , hero we dwell In Indian town
Of rnonitroui age , nnd great renown ;
Whosu tiugedlvs. if they were tolil ,
The world Itself would scarcely hold.
Our pulare It ; u. quaint old place
A palace scarce In it you'd trace.
Its walls of bricK , new blown nnd old
With Lily hn.oltiami Monsoon mould ,
Werti p u rued once an oinnge hue ,
Bedecked with lilies of brightest blue.
For buch la nnlm tnstu jou know ,
And Indlnn fnsli.cn Ii.is It HO.
A 1'unliili hou e no xvlndcw here ,
Through w'i ' ti God's inionllBlit may np-
pe.ii.
The Mecplng Infant ne'er can feel
A mellow radiance round It steal.
As , through the lattice work nt night ,
God Bends His messenger ot light ,
A holy watch betlmea to keep
O'rr till J1U llttli cirealio sleep.
Nor can you trnc jpon ths floor
The shailoA'd plctmei o'er and o'er ,
As through your vino-clad window pane
The soft , pale light steals In a ain ,
To captivate your sense , nnd win
The busy mind from thought of sin.
No vine la here , no o.ilc nor pine ,
iouKli which God's moonlight soft may
Milne.
The dusty road before us lies
From which discordant bounds arise.
The angry , tortured , helpless throng
With step Incessant march along
Jangling , walling , fighting , screaming
Scarce u moment Intervening ;
Full of hatred , envy , malice ;
Thus they loiter by our palace.
All day , nil night , with hideous Boumla
This narrow , dusty street rebounds.
Knter with me our palace door.
You'll need to stoop the thresliol 1 o'er.
i It more than five feet tall you be.
Bo low and small It Is , you sec.
Those holes , punched through , admit the
light.
When noonday's sun Is shining bright ;
Klse all within , were dark nnd drear.
You scares could llml your passag-e here.
llovvnre1 don't miss > our step , 1 pray.
It Is a nnriovv , broken way.
Here , take my hand , I'll guide you right
Into "Our Palace" of delight.
We've scaled the stalls without a fall ,
And here we're In our palace hall.
Just twelve by twelve It measures quite ,
And seven feet space In loftiest height.
The celling low your hand could reach ;
The tloor la ICACIIHA , native speech.
Six other rooms of equal > | 70 ,
Our strange old palace does comprise.
The walls a yellow reil appear ,
With many a scratch , nrm many a smear ;
Anil blackened places here and there ,
HctokcnlnK an Illneuj rare ,
When light from wick nnd grease was
given ,
To Kiildo the trembling soul to heaven
If ever such a place there be
In thought of Hindoo or Parsee.
Oh ! vvlerd the thoughts that must arise ,
As these bmutched places meet the eyes
Of births , and deaths , and Illness grave ,
With none to succor , none to save.
No one to breathe n simple prayer ,
Commending all to Jesus' care ,
Pointing the weary houl above-
No tongue to tell of pardoning lovo. i
A suffering creature on the ground ,
While noisy people throng around ,
With laugh and Jeer and cry and tight.
Filling the hours of dreary night.
The sick one , now. In throes of pain ,
Longs for the morning light again ;
Hut when It comes she sighs the more ,
To si > o the darkness gather o'er.
Ohl who can guess the suffering seen
These grave , old palace walls between ?
If they could tpeaK , methlnKs they'U tell
Of anguish equaled but In boll
Hut I have told you all I know
The H.une old history of woe ,
Which must be found In purdah home ,
If hovel , or If iwilacp dome.
SAL.13N1 AUMSTUONO HOPKINS , M. D.
I'.r.r.i-TiticiTr AH A itKsir.inAT. AQJ'.KT.
The term electricity Is derived from the
Greek word meaning amber , because as the
story goes Tliales , one ot the seven sages of
Greece , first discovered the manifestation ot
tl is force by rubbing a piece of amber with
a dry cloth. As long ago as the days of
Pliny necklaces of amber were worn for
the sake ot tholr remedial power.
The early history of electricity and medi
cine Is shrouded in obscurity. It dates
back to the mythical and legendary ages.
U Is said that ages ago the Inhabitants of
western Africa were accustomed to dip their
slclc In the waters where lay the electric
flsh. The magnet and Its mysterious power
was known to the ancients , although wo do
not know that they used It extensively to
cure diseases. The load stone In Europe
during the middle agca aroused considerable
attention In tills line. The first electrical
machine was made In 1G72 , It consisted ol
a globa ot sulphur turned on Its axis by
ono hand and pressed against the other. In
the latter part of tbo eighteenth century
frlctlonal machines and Loyilen jars were
used , Ihe sparka and shocks therefrom
wrought numbers of cures , These appliances
for generating electricity were bulky , and ,
being more or less dependent on atmospheric
changes , were untrustworthy. The opera
tors were battled In tholr earlier attempts at
growth through lack of needful support from
the allied and fundamental sciences. They
had to wait for physics , physiology ami
pathology to como to their rescue , which In
duo time they have done and are doing. In
these early experiments the results ot dU-
fft were treated and not tha cHueaiie It
elf ; application * wore made to tha seat *
ot symptoms , Instead ot the seal of ( he
disease , hence numerous blunders anil fail
ure * . Many of thoio early experimenters
were of the laity , or these > ho however emi
nent In other walks knew little or nothing
of medicine. The unlearned are lomotlmcs
willing to trrnil where ho who known Just
enough to fear hesitates U remained for
the nineteenth century and the latter half
of that to Investigate anil develop the uses
of electricity an a remedial agent. We. In
this age , only claim to be on the border
land. What power hidden away In this
great field may yet bo disclosed ? Who can
tell ? Great Improvements have been made
and are bring made In the apparatus of
today. Appliances arc * to be had for all
parts of the body , and by means of a mil-
llnmpero meter the amount ot electricity In
uso. can bo measured , the operator not hav
ing to depend upon his own sense of touch.
The rheotome Interrupts the current BO that
shocks can bo given when needed with per
fect case.
Electricity Is not a panacea for all Ills
to which flesh Is heir , yet It Is Indicated In
a wide range of dltordcrs. I have found
It peculiarly helpful In diseases of women
and the nervous system In general , the In-
catod remedy can be gl\en at the same
"mo treatments ore being taken and they
111 not connict. niectrlclty nlds nutrition.
Emulates by economizing the forces In
is system and allays Irritation , thus rellev-
ng pain. A very marked and permanent
Tect Is Improvement In sleep , after gen-
ral treatment. The Immediate effects of
cncral faradization arc feelings of cxhllara-
on , relief of pain , drowsiness anl Increa'c
arnith of body , much the same as a cool
ath or brisk walk , only moro lasting. U Is
ften the case that the tonic effects arc
elt moro keenly after the treatments arc
bandoned , Just as the tonic effects of a
oyago or a trip are not always appro-
atcd till the return homo has been made
nd work again resumed. It Is In tlio lub-
cute or chronic diseases that electricity
as Its greatest field of action. Electric
reatmonts In my opinion should always bo
hen by one who understands the effects
nd causes of disease as well as the effects
f electricity. If given properly It Is a very
omplcx study. How , therefore , can an
mateur or a novice be expected to under-
tand tha time and method of application.
KM MA J. D AVI US. M. D.
FOODS FOIC anoiritia < jmr.iniKS.
This subject Is of the greatest Importance
o mothers , or to any onq to whom ls given
IB care of children. It must be carefully
tudled to obtain the proper knowledge of It.
Vo desire the .most perfect developm nt of
ir children , physically , mentally and mor-
lly , yet we should not expect this without
ffort upon our part. Wo do not , as a rule ,
nd a strong , active mind In connection with
frail , suffering body.
Commencing with the teething period , we
ee the need of care and watchfulness In the
let. During the formation of the teeth the
lood is robbed ot much of Its lime , phos-
hates and silica , which go to form the
ecth. Nature remonstrates against this loss
n various ways , often by sores and eczema
vhlch will yield to'no lotions , but disappear
vhcn the lacking properties of the blood are
upplled.
As the child grows older the food should
e selected by the mother with her best In-
elllgence and greater experience , rather than
eft to the taste and desires of the children ,
s is too often the case. It Is not a proof of
eve to give a child that which will do It
larm. The 3-year-old , In his high chair
hrone. Issues his orders right regally , "Dive
me cake , dive me pis , " and too often art )
heso commands obeyed. It Is much better
o keep him away from the family table ,
specially Is this true If he Is-not well. He
s not tempted by the sight of forbidden
dainties or unsuitable food. Ono of the
; reat trials of the physician la the persls-
ence In giving forbidden food because the
child wants It. "A little fruit" or a "few
strawberries" may mean a fatal Inflamma-
lon In cases of dysentery and summer dls
eases , when the delicate mucous membrane
of the digestive tract Is so easily irritated
A variety of food Is essential to the perfecl
; rowth fo the body. Nature has furnished
his variety with a lavish hand. The , whole
inlinal and vegetable kingdom are before , us
'or our Intelligent selection. The nitrogen
ous foods contribute most to the growth ot
ho body. Milk , eggs , rice , and oth'r cereals
are much superior to oat meal , which too
often forms the breakfast of our children
Oat meal used continuously often causes
eczema 1C children from the age of 3
years would cat one graham cracker with
; ach meal they would have strong1 and beau
tiful teeth almost without exception
A word of warning against the harmfu
practice of allowing children to take food
jetween the regular meals It will derange
and weaken the most perfect digestion , in a
family of six children , four of whom I have
treated professionally , all are physical wrecks ,
nervous dyspsptlcs , to whom life Is a burden
Ono of them told me that when a child a
whole meal would often be made ot mince
jile. That was an example of the food they
were all allowed to eat. I wish I could Im
press every mother with the Importance of
: hls subject. We hear much of dress reform ,
jut little of food reform. Let us , as mothers ,
_ _ lvo this subject the study and attention
which Us Importance demands , that as per
fect as possible may bo the setting ot the
priceless Jewels of the souls entrusted , to our
care. LAURA A. EDWARDS , M. D.
IIIK XKir WOMAN.
"Tho new woman Is distinctly a nineteenth
cenlury producl , a result of its necessities
and civilization. She U not an example of
atavlc reversion , nor a sign of mental and
moral decadence or retrogression as alarm-
lath would have us believe. The right of an
Individual to do anything can be measured
only by hlo or her ability to do that Ihlng
well. It a woman practices' law or medicine
or any other vocation successfully , her right
to do so Is no longer a matter of question.
It is claimed that Ihe Interest of other pur
suits will lead the new woman to abandon
her natural vocation that ot bearing and
rearing children. Does anyone seriously be-
llova that woman will ever forget the obliga
tions of the heart ? Is nature so easily
thwarted ? Because a woman's character ha.
been ennobled and developed , her mind
trained and her best powers called forth by
rsslduous devotion to a noble calling It does
not follow that she will not love and marry ,
but she will raise the standard of marriage
and there will bo less prostitution , both in
and out of the conjugal relation.
Physiologically the new woman Is a vast
Improvement over the other woman. She Is
not a delicate , pallid , emotional , unknown
quantity She Is a creation full of energy
and decision. She takes systematic stock of
her vital capital and endeavors In every way
to Increase It. She lives In a hygienic , regu
lar fashion , eats three meals a day , is fond
ot athletics and keeps In touch with the
world mentally anJ physically
She is not quite perfect , this new woman ,
she Is somewhat perturbed by the new stand
she has taken ; Its duties and responsibilities
frighten her a little and she Is acutely con
sclous that the world Is gazing nt her with
critical eye , but she is following out the
natural law of Individual differentiation ,
which will clearly outline her true status.
Narrow , prejudiced , illiberal people do netlike
like the new woman , particularly If she Is
practicing medicine , and lose no opportunity
to decry her virtues and belittle her efforts.
Conscious ot superior training nnd thorough
for her work thlu
preparation up-to-date
woman has come to stay , regardless of the
opinion of those who believe lhat sex rather
than ability should measure the rights of
the Individual. She discards all pathtes ,
creeds and questionable methods , thinking
only ot an honest and honorable career. She
does not pose as a natural born doctor , she
dou not nauseate you with stories of a pre
cocious childhood wherein she dosrd her dolU
and evinced other phenomenal characteristics ,
she 1s too honest to work the church racket
and too sincere to pray "to be seen of
women. " Quackery Is of two kinds. There
Is the educated , pseudoiclentlflc sort and the
blatant quackery practised by the Ignorant
charlatans. The latter does little harm for
ho runu may read , but the- former is per
nicious and far reaching In Its effects. It Is
the same old story ot the comparative at
tractiveness of vice In high and low circles.
She Is quite convinced that It la not the sur
vival of the fittest just yet , but of the unfit-
test who push end crowd nslJo the woman
who does not work for revenue only. This
question of getting on In the world has pros
tituted the noble profession of medicine until
It has become a disgusting barter for busi
ness not unlike the competition of the > busi
ness world. U It not always a question of
how much can I benefit ray patient , but bow
much can I realize financially ?
And then there Is her toclal status to ba
considered. Llko the profession of teaching
It b n yet unirfUf r One woold
( lint woman of rrtvnrl education And culture
would ho recelvcd uxwli r * In good noc-lcty ,
unquestioned. Th gtiv woman does not al
ways find It so she Is looked upon with sus
picion nnd If she TciiTUrei among the would-
bc-excluilves hs Ij approached frigidly or
given tha cut direct New as she Is her ex-
perltnra In n social ny vvllll makp InterestIng -
Ing reminiscences for her grandtlauRhtnr
Hut there nte coniepginitlions cvn to the
pioneer In medicine. There- will always be
"ound modest , sensible , thinking women who
nay not wear thr latest gen , nor simple
or social position , who will appreciate her
rvlces. To all such she will give her ben
kill and faithful attention. Jealous of her
olIe.iRues ? Never , unless they fall to come
p to her standard of mental , moral and scl-
ntlflc fitness.
KLUANOil STAULAUD DAlliUY , M D.
/11'tilKAU.
"Hygleno Is that part of medicine whose
bject Is the preservation of health. It
mbraces a knowledge ot healthy man , as
.veil a.s of the objects used nnd employed
y him , with their Influence on his constl-
utlon and orgnns. "
believe that the clearer the knowledge
s , nnd the cloter we follow the rules of
ealtli Iho surer the prevention of dlcic
111 be U Is certain beyond a doubt , that
ess misery , disease and death would mar
ur happiness If we would all live up to
> ur knowledge of the required laws of
attire , and not allow our mistaken notions ,
nd often our passions , to rule us
What are sonic of the hvglonlc measures
o be considered ! The rational and methol-
cal use of food , clothing and of over ) thin ; ;
ssenllal to life , both In. a state of health
, uJ disease. * It Is very often necessary to
cslrlct the diet and through this measure
revetit the developmenl of dl'ease , cspe-
latly some of the pestilential disease ! .
Two qualities mu t be considered In select-
ig food It must be nutritious and digesti
ble. The results of over-feeding infants
'arm the leading factor In Iho great inor-
lallly of children during the heated term
! e careful , mothers and nurses , that Ihe
Ittlo ones have fee s that arc digestible
When diJc.-uc comes from foods not prop-
rly assimilated , the secreting glands are
lugglsh and do not respond to hygienic
measures Close attention should be paid
o the clothing ns well as the feeding of
mall children The stomach and abdomen
.hould . bo protected during the summer
nonths the same as during other seasons
if the year.
Science Is advancing step by step In all
Icpartments and the safeguards thrown out
by Ihe boards of heallh In all Ihe large
cities and many of the small towns and
.Milages , It rigidly enforced , would In time
deprive disease of Its great supremacy.
Physicians , and the people as well , should
ce that the laws governing sanitation are
enforced and Insist upon the obedience of
necessary requirements In this way only
can Infectious diseases be stamped out
This great battle against disease consumes
much of tha thought and tlmo ot all con
scientious physicians , and It Is only by llv-
"ng strictly up to the light which wo have
on the subjecl ot hygiene that we can look
'or good and lasting results. Wo need the
.rnlted efforts of all to help us. I believe
ho great care taken two years ago pre
vented this country frorn being Invaded by
cholera We should continue our vigilance ,
ho Importance of which is betler realized
liy phyjlrlars limn by any other class of
people because It is the business of their
Ives to observe tlio natural history and
cause of disease and we nre all practically
agreed thai health must come to the people
who ol > ey the lavs of health
MAHY J. DUECKINRIDOB , M. D.
ItKMlb JAC7K > UKS.
Would you llko to know something of the
experiences of n lady physician In Nebraska
nearly thlrly years ago ? Well , I can tell
you of the llrncs when in a clly of seven or
eight thousand people there was no such
thing as a hack or a cab to Be secured and
no telephone to call one. No street cars
cither propelled by mule power or electri
city , had even been thought of. No gas
lights , no electrle lights , n opaved streets
liut when called out at night , darkness and
rough roads .impres ed pnp vividly with the
hardships . of a phislclan's lift on tlie.Jrou-
* * * IIM I.I" -rfii 11-a ; ! - Vfr * *
Her Manyuines has a fanners wagon
( and once a bay rack ) driven'to the door
to take the doctor to see a patient
all the way from ten to fifteen miles.
Would yotl llko to go through an experi
ence with her. It was on an evening In
October the family were gathered In the
cozy Blttiiig roam , a 'oud Knork came lo
Iho door. A man from Iho country ten or
twelve miles wanted the doctor lo go Im
mediately wllh him. It Is midnight ere
they reach their desllnallon The- physi
cian sleps Into the room vvhero the sick
lady was lying on the bed exhausted , rroro
like a dead person than a llvo one. No
experienced nurse Is In attendance , In facl
there Is no nurse at all UseJcSa to give
medicine and leave directions with the fam
ily The woman would bo dead In a few
hours unless she was properly atlended lo
and cared for. There Is nolhlng else for It
the doctor has to go to work to save her
patient's-life , and so worked till daylight
gratified then that the sick one appears to
bo out of danger , she Is taken back to
town apaln In the aamo elegant conveyance
which had taken her out the night before
There Is a hope on reaching homo there
will bo a chance for a little rest after the
arduous night. Hut no" " Mr T has been
watting for some time to sea the doctor
The baby has had a terrible tpasni , and Mrs
N's boy Is very &lcU with laryngitis , and
must bo seen soon.
The poor doctor , all tired out , scarce
knows which ono she ought to go to first
Mrs. N's family nro very reliable pallenls
but the baby with the tpasm may die ii
not attended to , o she makes her way to
Iho poor man's house and treats the baby ,
and gets away as soon as possible lo see
Mrs. N's sick boy , and ho was sick Indeed
his condition very dangerous The doclor
prescribes bill cannot leave , for the anxious
worn out mother Is the only nurse there
After a while leave ot absence Is obtalne
to go and visit other patlenls
with a promise to return as
soon as possible. An hour's sleep Is
all that can be snatched from the busy day
and In the evening the doctor returns to
Mrs. N's. The boy Is still very sick , though
there Is some Improvement. The family can
not think of letting Ihe doctor go , but Insls
that she must stay with them through Ihe
night , for their child Is very precious to
them. She may be able to get some sleep
but anyway they can't let her go. They
would rather pay any amount of money
Sorry to say , when the bill was presents
the money seemed RO much harder to pa ;
than It did that night. During that da ;
various patients had been visited and pro
scribed for , besides many prescriptions were
made at the office At 5 p. m. the physician
was nodding In Her'easy chair , but was
awakened by footsttppj on the porch , am
another country rirle before her. Arriving
at the house the fnlorxof onions and coffe <
mot her at Its entratrco ; the former hai
been used as a poulUtfj and the latter as a
disinfectant , or to hide the odor of the dread
ful disease , dlphlherila' . These were soon for
gotten , such a lerrlbl scene presented llself
a child of about 3 yrfarsvas restlessly tossing
over Ihe bed wllh'blobd running from It
nose nnd mouth Tl watt a most mallgnan
case of dlptherla aryl the child died befor
Ihe physician left Uio Ionise. It was one of
large family and t\vp , or three of the othe
children were sick , , , Medicine was left fo
them with direction ? at near midnight , Hi
doctor promising yj > be'there the next da >
Inside of two days twelve cases of mallgnan
dlptheria developed. In the neighborhood
Husy ? well I should bay1 BO ; sleep was nearl
out ot the questionaii-1 rest Impossible , A !
came through butl onei boy of 5 years o
age belonging to theEamo family where th
first case was , and the doctor was grieved t
lose a patient.
I am afraid I will weary you with thes
commonplace difficulties 'of a physician's liter
or I could tell fcO much more ot cases o
various diseases and many experiences , fo
the physician has to go day and night.
11. II. DAVIES. M. D.
Inherited nnil I'rcn.itiil Influence.
Heredity Is defined by one writer as "Tha
law by which all beings endowed wltti lit
tend to repeat themselevs In their descend
ants. "
In the physical world every created beln
Inherits the characteristics of Its own species
Its cxlernal and internal structure , its aensa
tlons and Its actions are all peculiar to It
own speciea.
Even more , these Inherited qualities , bet
mental and moral , which form the character
wo have noticed In families , If we study th
history In different nations we cannot fall t
olleo tlio name. The characlerlnllca of the
"rcneh , Scotch. German and KnglUli are to
veil defined as to bo patent to even a catJnl
bwrver.
Caics ot mental ni well an physical her-
tllty nro too numerous to be the result ot
icre chance , as some have lieUl. Thry lead
s to the practical question of heicdIUry
ransmlsslon. Rven acquired hnblti may de-
cencl from one generation to another , far
nstancc , drunkcmuss , theft , and the baser
lgous ,
There Is not a better example of cruelty In
II history than tlio Emperor Nero , tils
mother , ARrlpplna , was noted as n cruel ,
ensital woman , nnd hli father , Domltlus ,
ould put his servants to death for the MlRht-
at offense. He was wont to say , "Of mend
nd Agrlpplni nothing can bo born that Is
iot accursed. "
Ho evidently had grasped the truth which
nany better and wiser than he , even In the
Iklit of the nineteenth century , teem to
snore. In but few countries docs the law
ecognl/o the fact.
In China , however , according to the old
ode , when a man has committed a capital
Time , even his turns arc put to death.
Heredity has much moro Influence over the
Mental than over the physical , for Instance ,
he mothers of Napoleon Ilonapartc , Washing-
on and Alexander the Great , wore women of
trong Intelligence and Indomitable will
Tills subject Is of vital Importance to par-
tils. Upon Ihe mothers ot today depends
argcly what shall be the future ot humanity.
The mother before the birth of her child has
hat power we call almost divine , of rnould-
ng the character. She can hardly realize
he noble work placed In tier hands , creating
latures strong , iclf-rellant , powerful for
grand , noble action , whoso Influence shall go
on forever. Could the mother see this In
ts true light she would be filled with awe
at Ihe extent of her power nnd responsibility.
We look almost with envy upon Rosi Bon-
ieur , the skillful artist who can bring out
ipon the canvas the most beautiful designs ,
nit does not the mother possess n greater
) ewer ? Every tlioughl , every Impulse of
lers Is laying 01 foundation upon which In
after years may be reared a superstructure of
character which , for good or for evil , will
exist forever
foreverAGNES
AGNES V. SWGTLAND. M. D.
StEUWAI , LKdlSLATlOX ,
The night nnilVrnnc of It.
There Is much being said upon this sub-
ect each year and like- the "silver question"
and "tariff" It seems difficult of solution.
Certainly no one- doubts for a moment the
lecesslty of a thorough medical education.
The tlnio for charms , the talisman and
ancestral traditions has passed. Make the
standard ns high as possible , but let the
responsibility bo , placed , so far ns It can
30 upon any ono uxcept the Individual , with
the colleges.
The registered diploma from an accredited
college should bo all the requirement de
manded by the stato. The course of study
should be , it least four jcars. This with the
severe and exhaustive examinations and the
final decision of these who have directed
these .similes , supplemented by the board
of censoru , and In state universities by Iho
board of regents , all this should stand for
something
The spectacle of practitioners of years of
valuable experience nnd demonstrated ability
jolng before an "examining board" to be
tested as to their fitness is ono which no
self respecting physician will over toleralo
or personally submit lo.
In an address to tlio class ot ' 95 from
the Omaha Medical college we find this
sentence : "Not twenty-flvo of the ph > slclans
In tlio city of Omaha could pass the ex
amination required of Ihose just gradu
ating. " That Is undoubtedly true , nor will
that class bo able lo pass lhat same ex
amination flvo years from now without a
great deal of study on technicalities to
freshen the memory. This physician would
not presume to say that the services of Ihcso
graduates are as valuable lo Ihe community
as that of the experienced physicians who
have put these theories Into practice until
Ihey know Ihe value or otherwise ( and
there is a great deal of otherwise ) of each.
Some of the most brilliant students have
failed utterly to apply that knowledge , prac
tically , at the bedside. It requires a deal
of good Judgment and common sense to
decide , what to do or not to do In a given
case Often the latter is of the greatest
Importance It Is not a question of how wo
* hrcT"taush7 { lur or 'wTiat wo "Know After
jcars of successful practice , particularly In
the case of a specialist whoso service may
bo of Inestimable value to the state nnd
who , by virtue of that special work may
nnd does very largely , drop general lines of
work. It would bo almost Impossible for
him to go as a stranger before any board
and pass an examination which would at
all compare with the recent graduates
Tliero have been cases of this kind which
have opened the cjes of many , who are
now talking earnestly of repealing such
laws , based as they are upon the monopoly
of the few rather than Ihe good of Iho
many.
The duty of state boards should be to ex
amine diplomas presented , to Know that
they have been honorably procured , to
know the standard and requirements ot the
colleges from which they have como and to
see that only phjslclans so authorized are
allowed to practice In the state.
It Is hard to protect people against them
selves. The greatest menace to life and
health comes from self-prescribing and
patent medicines. There Is a greater crop
of chronic diseases from poisons thus taken
than from any other ono cause People
cheerfully swallow anything from "Lydla
Plnkham compound" to "Pink pills" or
"Klckapoo Indian syrup , " and only physical
Incapacity hinders them from taking bottles
tles and labels as well Prescriptions are
given to be taken for a few days , but are
refilled again and again and continued for
weeks until the toxic effect Is produced and
the condition is worse than It was In tha
beginning. Then there are poor drugs on
the market. It is difficult to know what wo
are using and Indiscriminate counter pro-
scrlb.ng Is only second in danger lo self-
prescribing People will buy medicines
brought to their doors which are warranted
to cure anything fiom cancers to corns , and
ten chances to one thai It Ihoy have neither ,
they will take It and apply It until they do
have something which has Iho taaln features
of bolh.
"The health ot the people should bo the
firsj. regard of every government" "Thero
are laws to protect animals , but no laws to
protect the people. " Nothing more true.
Hut people are not property and animals
are , and It Is a vary superficial observer
who does not know the relative value of
life and property. Look at the sweat shops
and child labor , the white slaves al Pull
man and Homestead , Iho mlno disasters
from Insufficient protection to workmen.
Remember the 100,000 who yearly go down
before the. protected liquor tralllc ; the boys
stunted and .men enervated through the
cigarette trade , the licensed brothel , Iho
average life of whose victims Is but seven
years , not to mention Iho disease handed
down to the generations unborn ; notlco the
cheerfully paid thousands to the lawyer who
has saved property to his client ; but the
physician who has spent sleepless nights
and almost foodless days in tbo Interest ol
his patient who thinks of compensation
upon this basis ?
Then when long years have been given
to preparation and service , when such bur
dens ha\o been carried as only these in
the profession can understand , the awful re
sponsibility of Ufa which bring Iho early
wrinkles and frosts the hair with silver ;
then when , perchance for health or other
reasons a change ot location becomes de
sirable ho finds all this counts for nothing.
Ho Is confronted by the "cxanuilng board , '
which Is made up largely of political Influ
ence , personal friendship , self-Interest ant
school prejudice It Is small wonder thai
the self-respecting physician , conscious ol
his ability , declines to enter states having
such laws , and It will bo found today thai
some of these states are already beginning
to realize tholr mistake ,
"Let tbo health ot the people be the first
regard of the government" by all means
but let the government , whether municipal ,
state or national , begin those reforms vvhero
they are needed.
Our medical colleges with their rights o
charter , their well equipped service and
honorable men and women as teachers may
safely bo Irubtcd with the Interests of the
people. We wish they had , no greater
dangers.
F. M. LANKTON. M D. ,
J > O. J. r F.VTAO ,
IWUOOIST ,
1014 N. .Mill
DOCTORS' DIRECTORY.
OH'IClt ,
E , D , ARNOLD , , 323 N , i/th St. Fls or.B clc'
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Telriilione Otflrt I/JO , fff < Ur irr iWH ) .
, , , . , . . . . , . , , . Neurologist to the Motho- ,
i/n. 111 J. ill M , Al KI\ , d'st ' find Pivebytorinn Brown nitlldliig ,
Hospitals. IfitltnndDoiiRlosSts ,
Ttl < i > lw e ltc ttte > ice /.17V ,
MfMl A O n \ f 1 1C A\T OK-K/CK *
i tllAo , t , ALL1M/0 / , 2 CrclRhtou Block.
Office lltniiilUn 11 .t , 31./ fo J , 7 to V / ' . jlf. Telephone Office 1 Art.
F. BACON , J = L.
Ofllrr Uoutf S In A. 3t. , : i to B , 7 lo ft f. .if. Trlri > l" > t-l > flft } Ui''it.
Ocullsts and Aurlsts. ,
iLL , 3006 Sherman Ave. MCCORUO uiiiidi R.
EWISC BROWN , M , D , McCoRuo
0/iw Hour * y to 4 r , jr. Tdi < i > lioiir-Oaiee 11U , llntttrnct , S .
S. 31. CAMPBELL M. D. , STS' . .
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DR , W , II , CHRISTIE , 15 I'illkney St. 48-49 Barker * Bloclc , flfj
' join niui I'uriiiuii. (
Telephone Office WJ , llcxhlcncn7tf. .
GERTRUDE COSCADEN , 15 M& st. 171 st. I
//our * .S to 10 A. M , 'J toI i : M. Telephone -100.
HNER DAVIS , II , DM 2923 Pacific st.
'Wffour If fo 7'J A. 31. , y to 4 I31. . Telephone-Office 1SS7 , lleitttencf 1.13.1
DR , ELEANOR S. DAIiEY , J313 Webster St 18,3w'Sr st.
O/frg ? llourv S to to A. 31. , 'J to 4 I * . SI. Telephone t'JSlt. 1 ]
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DR , ARTHUR P , GINN ,
Telephone Office 7.7.
/JV/f * / " *
DR , GIUIORE , Murray Hotel. 401.2"
Knrbnclt Block.
Ofllcc Hours JO to It A , ST. , Stotl V. IT. j
OWIVK , k
W , S , GIBBS , M , D , , 1515 Sherman Ave. R. it crciRhto nnc. ,
15th nnil Douglas.
Offlf Hours 11 tolil A. 3T. , Uto-t f. , U Tftri > haiio Ojlcc 413 , IlrilittHce. V 7 / .
DR , W , 0 , HENRY , Surgeon.
DR , C , IMPEY 2220 Spruce St. 4is
uiv v lillllwl , i
1M. Y. Life BitUdlUR.
Teltphone Office 1SO1 , llculilence lii'Jl ,
JEROME M , KEYS , II , D , , 2H6 Binney St.
Ogiee Hours U to IIS A. ar. , y to B V. 3T. Teteiiliona-O/Jlee Ifi'JJ , llenMaier IfiOH.
DR-FREEDA M , LANKTON , ,6,7 st.
Offite. Hani3'J to 10 A. 31. , 'Jto4P.31. Telephone 11K3.
S , E , LEARD 2411 Lake St.
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Ofjlee hours 1 Ho I'J A. 31. , U to K , 7- ( > to U / . 31.
Ner > vousand
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M , L , A , illJLlllull 1)1 ) , Mental Diseases. Were Building.
Offlee Jloiirs U to 1O A. M , 1 to ; i , 7 to S I' , jr. Telephone-Office y'S.
DR , RICHARD C , MOORE 1 219 s. 39th St.
JMcCnRiic .
Building.
Office IloitnJ to .7 1' . .U. Telephone -Office 1 tti-J , llctMcncc il-17.
I A , ROEDER , M , D , ,
Telephone Office r ; t I
DR. CMS. ROSGffATEH * s rSa
. . , sjgiiAv 222 , , ,
Telephone-Offlef , ' > ( Hltri > l < lcnec JX17.
Nervous Diseases.
o 11 omimvr IT n
S , R , SPAIMC , M , D , , 2504 Charles St.
ours Utoff / . 31 , Ti I eph one Office 8HH , Itealilence1'ja. .
124 s. must-
DR CFfl TILDEN
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mULU , HLULu > ,
N. Y. Life Building.
ni'i , lttol-JA. 3T.S to U i ; 3f. Telephone-Office 1181 , llalilenee 1 3.
J II VANCF M D -121 Webster St. ° ToT'
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Office lloiii.i 11 to I'J . I. 31 , 'Jto I , 7 tofi / ' . 31. Ti leplionnOffice mill , llfildence tlJO.
The
Prescription
Clerk
Has to keep his \vlts nboul him ; remember
a thousand nnd one things ; must be error-
proof , careful and paVistaltlnir. If he does
not IKJSSOSS nil these virtues and numerous
others , he has misled Ills vocation. And
Hits Is us It ahould be , as he outlines bal
ances
Life and Death
In his hands. None but competcnl pharma
cists are allowed to prepare prescription ! )
for us , thus Insuring accuracy. Then , OH wo
use only the highest , grade of druis , vve iel
justlllcd In BoIlcllInK your palronage. Wo
make only a reasonable charge , do not pay
commissions , and have no fancy prices.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Tim LION nnua HOUSE ,
1403 Farnam St. , opposite 1'axton Hotel.
Drs. DE LONG & ALLWINE ,
DENTISTS ,
408 Paxton Block ( Hh floor )
OMAHA. . ffoh.
A V. NASON. Gio. : S. NASON.
DRS , NASON & NASON ,
DENTISTS ,
Suite 110 Dee Bldj ? . - OMAHA
Telephone 161
Will fill your proscriptions " 0. K. "
supply you with a Good Cold Soda , a
Fine Cigar or anything in drug line at
reasonable figuios ,
CLARK , Druggist ,
Park and Wool wort Ii Avon ,
30 Per Ceiit. Discount
On all PRESCRIPTIONS at
W , J , Sbrader's ' Pharmacy ,
N. W. Cor. 24th end Sovvard.
RIGHT ON THE CORNER.
YOU mMiMiiiu ran PI.ACI : ?
UUhop Ilioa. ' I'liitrmacyT Hlivrm.m anil Kj'ner
o.\ciiurn. The rdlnbl-j corner for drugs All
prtiirlljtlon * llllrd tiy iihnrinarcutlral graduuteu
til lowral prloet. No IrouLle to svncl you a physi
cian dny ur night. Tvlcphonn u .my time 'i'lione
No. 1(76. If > < > u wlcli a. m"t riiser ur any me * .
wee nt to the clly. ring u * up , no trouble at
all We appreciate your traclr. We want your
business. Night tll on rim tlrxir. DIH1IO1' 1IUO3. ,
Family CliernUU , ISili ana Kynur tiu.
N. M. RUDDY ,
The Leading Optician ,
218 South 10th St.
( Next MOFHU Dry GooelH Co. )
Eyes tested for glasses ; artificial oyoa
inserted ; Oculists orders for glasses
filled.
'Phone
402
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Is the best illurainant known today. It
does not flicker , nor heat or vitiate the
air. II is easy on Iho eyes , do us not
injure the health by giving off poison
ous gases , is bale anil convenient , re
quires no matches and is reasonable in
cost. Do you use it in your homo or
ofllco ? Wo will -wire your house or
btoro at actual cost of labor and ma
terial.
New Onnh Tlionrnn-Iloujlon Elcclric Light Co
McE CHRON BROS. ,
Coal and Feed
I.oko and 20th Sts , , Omaha.
Tel. K.BI.
B. ROBINSON ,
PHARMACIST ,
Doutsclio Apothoko , '
1102 S , 13th St. , - Omaha