THE OMAHA DAILY UK IS ; FRIDAY , MAY a , 1895.
Copyright , 1 S.
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Throughout the city there was a feeling
of helplessness , not unmixed with exaspera
tion. To sec that balloon up there , placidly
iwaylng to and fro , to know that within a
few hours It might release Its frightful bur-
Con , to feel the uncertainty of where the In
evitable explosion would occur ; beyond all ,
lo realize tiiat every Instant brought the
catastrophe nearer , was maddening. Where
were nil the electricians and the engineers
nnd the chemists and the inventors gener
ally. Was It possible that the much-boasted
national Ingenuity had recoiled , conquered
nnd humiliated before such a problem as
this ? So talked the angry people In the
streets.
Meanwhile the nowa of the peril of the
metropolis had spread ever the country , and ,
singular to say , Its principal effect upon the
suburban population was a burning desire to
Witness tlio big explosion , as It could do them
no harm. Consequently , the Phlladclphlans ,
nnd the New Havenltcs , and the Albanians ,
besides the dwellers In other nearby towns ,
flocked In nicat cohoits Into New York.
They came In on the morning trains with
their children nnd their lunch baskets , and
bivouacked In hordes In the uptown streets ,
Just outside the police cordon which now In
closed the circle swept by the balloon. They
pre-empted the stoops of private residences ,
nte their meals thereon , and rang the door
bells at Intervals to demand Ice water or
the loan of a cup of milk. One man from
Now Jersey brought some carpenters nnd
tried to erect a "grand stand" In the neigh
? i borhood of Central park , but he was mobbed
by the neighborhood before he had sold
enough scats to make the enterprise re
munerative. Another person drove a thrlv-1
Ing business In selling pieces of smoked
glass wherewith to look at the balloon ; which
p the farmers bought Instinctively. The peri
patetic telescope men fairly coined money.
This had not gone on long , when heavy
rain clouds began to gather In the west , nnd
then a new fear arose. Would the storm
hasten the falling of the dynamite ? Suppose
the balloon should be struck by lightning !
Meanwhile the urgent appeals which had
been sent out by the mayor to nil the scien
tific people had resulted In an Imposing gath
ering of professors In the Forty-fourth street
boarding house. Each having answered the
call under the Implicit conviction that nil
the others had been summoned for the ex
press purpose of hearing his particular views
on the matter In hand , an air of reserved
dignity nnd gratified condescension pervaded
the company ns It followed his honor up the
creaky stairs , and into the attic room where
the safe was located ,
"I need not say to you , gentlemen , " said
the mayor , tersely , "why you are here. You
perceive the danger. Can It bo averted ?
Suggestions are In order prompt nnd sharp ,
please. "
No answer was returned , although several
scientists looked disconcerted and were seen
to replace In their pocketbooks sundry
bulky manuscripts.
'I ah I wouU suggest , " said one pro-
Tcssor , rising ponderously and looking over
' THE MAYOR AND THE SCIENTISTS.
his spectacles , "that wo cause the safe dooi
to bo of cned and the voltage of tlio generate !
therein determined , and "
" 'Tho slightest attempt to open the safi
door will blow up a torpedo within , ' " rcac
the mayor from the notice over the safe.
The professor sat down abruptly.
"Mr. Mayor ! Mr. Mayor ! " suddenly re
marked a tmall and somewhat Jerky Indl
vldual. "Let us construct another balloon
let It tlldo up on the cable and carry som
ono who will remove the dynamite. "
" 'If the pitcher fattening Is in any wlsi
tampered with the pitcher will certain ! '
fall , ' " again read the mayor. In a wear
to.-t of way. "At the same time , professor
If you will agree to ga up and try "
"No , sir ; no , sir ; quite Impossible ; life to
valuable to the cause of science. No , sir , "
The chorus cf coughs and noons whlcl
greeted this last remark ceased when a thlr
person rose and proposed to cut the cable
the advantages of which plan he was abou
lo nrguo when It was pointed ! out that noth
Ing would more certainly break the cur
rent and thus cause the dropping of th
torpedo.
Then the electricians got at It In earnesl
Ono wanted to hitch on a second batter
nd reverse the current , a proceeding cet
tain to disorganize the electromagnet !
mechanism In the balloon and release th
pitcher. Another wanted to splice on
great length of cable and let the balloo
Boat over some other place to do Its mis
Chief ; but this , leaving out the ethical qucs
tlon Involved , would , of course , put In mor
resistance In the path of the current and pei
naps rentier It too weak to hold up the Icai
Another wanted to fire bullets at the pltchu
nd cause the explosion In mld-alr , but I
was pointed out that they would be muc
more likely to hit the balloon and let th
gas out.
"I did not ask your attendance , gentle
men. said the mayor somewhat earcastlcallj
to devise means for dropping that torpedi
The balloon will do that of Itself ( h
itartcd as he glanced at his watch ) In aboi
five hours. Wo cannot risk failure. Can none
ono suggest any certain means of relief ? "
The scientists breathed heavily , but sal
nothing. They could see the balloon no' '
ruddy with the-reflected rays of the scttln
tun poised over the great cathedral. Th
threatened storm had passed over , leavlni
however , the bre ze steady. The chance
wera then that the torpedo would do II
fearful work In the fairest portion of the mi
tropolis. From this locality , the police , no
reinforced by the militia , had driven th
people toward the rivers. The danger line
had been drawn from
Fifty-ninth street an
it Madison square. It was a strange slgt
to see Fifth avenue , above Twenty-thlr
itreet , deserted as far as the eye coul
reach ; the gentle swaying globa being th
only moving object In the long perspective
Outside the danger lines the people clui
tered on the houuetops like bees.
The scientists , still silent , looked at th
mayor \vlth dismayed faces. The rnayc
grimly looked back at the scientists.
"And this Is all ? " said the mayor.
Several of the younger scientists presei
moved uneasily In their seats. Ono of the :
went to the safe , passed his hands helpless !
over the exterior , sighed and sat dowi
Another gazed fixedly at the ballco ;
Another became deeply interested In the su
face of the twin cable.
Meanwhile there had come Into the rooi
two other men who had seated thenuelvi
besides the mayor. The official turned i
them and whispered something. They ncdde
promptly.
"I will not detain you further , gentlemen ,
said the mayor to the scientists. "I than
you for your asslitance , I can only regr' '
tint the circumstances make It unavailing ,
The philosophers solemnly walked out >
the room , and maintained stillness until tl
Itreet was reached. There they would fcai
at once embarked In a heated discussion had
not the police on guard ( misted on their Im
mediate repair beyond the danger lines.
Ono * f the two men beside the mayor ap
pended hU name to a check for $100,000.
His signature would have been honored for
COO times that sum. The torpedo would fall
dlrectiy on his roof. The other Impressed a
stnmp on the face of the check and dashed a
quick scrawl over It. The Chemical bank
of New York had now guaranteed Its pay
ment. The mayor put It In his pockclbook
with a sigh of disappointment , and his vis
itors withdrew.
The man called Julius sat In the captain's
room In the Thirtieth street police station
calmly smoking and reading th ? latest extra
evening newspaper. If the populace had
known where ho was , he would probably hive
also listened though with equal Imperturba
bility to the howls of a raging mob In the
Btrca outside. But that Information had been
carefully withheld even from the reporters ,
and consequently the street , being within the
danger district , so far from being the scene
THE PERIPATETIC TELESCOPE MAN
FAIRLY COINED MONEY.
of an Incipient riot , was entirely deserted
save by the policemen on guard. Since his
Interview with the superintendent , the police
had burned with a mediaeval dealre to ex
tract from Julius the knowledge which he
claimed to possess , by the prompt Infliction
of any reasonable variety of torture. Carried
away by the enthusiasm of the moment , the
police captain In whose care ho was placed
conceived the brilliant notion of sending him ,
In charge of two stalwart patrolmen , to be
kept directly under the balloon as It moved
around. Hut the designated guardians
promptly rcbeled when Julius pointed out to
them that they would be Just as liable to de-
structton as himself ; and as he declined of his
own volition to repair to th ? threatened locali
ties alone , the captain reconsidered the project
and locked him up until some less objection
able plan could bo matured.
Julius was deep In a lurid biography of
lilmstlf ( where he learned , for the first time ,
that he was a Russian exileof anarchistic
antecedents , and that his personal appearance
was truly represented by a worn-out wood
cut of Mr. Chauncey Depew , duly decorated
with bushy hair nnd a straggling beard ) , when
the captain entered the room , snapped the
nippers around his wrist , gave him his hat
and told him to "come along ! " The captain
was not communicative , and Julius asked no
questions , so the pair proceeded In silence
through the deserted streets to the Forty-
fourth street boarding house , and up to the
attic room.
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LINCOLN'S SECOND INAUGURAL.
Nonh llrooka OcHcribca the Scenes unit In-
clilcnta nt tlio Capitol.
Noah Brooks , who Is publishing a series of
personal reminiscences of Lincoln In the
Century , describes the second Inauguration
In the April number of that magazine :
The day of Lincoln's second Inauguration ,
March 4 , 1865 , was as dark and drizzly as
the November day of his second election.
When the hour of noon arrived great crowds
cf men and women streamed around ths
capltol building In most wretched plight. The
mud In the city of Washington on that day
certainly excelled all the other varieties 1
have ever seen , before or since , and the
greatest ttst of feminine heroism the spoil-
ng of their clothes was amply to the credll
the women who wers sa bedragg'ed and
drenched on that memorable day. The onlj
entrance to the senate wing , where the pre
liminary ceremonies were held , was by the
main or eastern portico , the other entrances
being used only by privileged persons.
Colonel Korney. the secretary of the senate
read the proclamation of the president con
voking an extra session , and called the names
of the members elect. Thereupon the newlj
chosen senators were sworn In , nnd the pro
cession for the inauguration platform , whlcl :
had been built on the east front of the capl-
tel , was formed. There was a sea of heads it
the great plaza In front of the capltol as
far as the eye cculd reach , and breaking Ir
waves along Its outer edges among the bud'
ding foliage of the grounds beyond. Whet
the president and the procession of notables
appeared , a tramendous shout , prolonged am
loud , arose from the surging ocean of human
Ity around the capltol building. Then th <
sergeant-at-arms of the senate , the historic
Drown , aroeo and bowed , with his shlnlnc
black hat In hand , In dumb show before the
crowd , which thereupon became still , one
Abraham Lincoln , rising tall and gaunt amont
the grcups about him , stepped forward am
read his Iniugural address , which was print
e < l In two broad columns upon a single pagi
of largo paper. As ho advanced from hli
seat , a roar of applause shook the air , and
again and ngaln repeated , finally died fai
away on the out r fringe of the throng , llki
a sweeping wave upon the shore. Just at tha
moment the sun , which had been obscurei
all day , burst forth In Its unclouded merldlai
splendor , and flooded the spectacle with glor ;
and with light. Every heart beat quicker a"
the unexpected omen , and doubtless not a fev
mentally prayed that so might the darkneji
which had obscured the past four years bi
now dissipated by the sun of prosperity ,
Till ilnnger's troubled night depart
Anil the star of peace return.
The Inaugural address was received wit !
almost profound silence. Every word wa :
ckar and audible as the somewhat shrill am
ringing tones of Lincoln's voice sounded eve ;
the vaht concourse. There was applause
however , at the words , "both parties depre
cated war , but one of them would make wa ;
rather than let the nation survive , and th
ether would accept war rather than let I
perish ; " and the cheer that followed thesi
wordj lasted long enough to make a con
slderable pause before he added sententlously
"and the war came. " There were occasion
ally epurtu cf applause , too , at other point
along this wonderful address.
Looking down Into the faces of the people
Illuminated by the- bright rays of the sun
one could tee moist eyes , and even twrfu
cheeks , as the good president pronounce *
these nobls words : "With malice towan
none , with charity for all , with firmness I ;
the right as Qed gives us to see the right
let us strive on to finish the work wo at
In ; to bind up the nation's wounds ; to car
for him who shall have borne the battle , an
for bis widow and his orphans ; to do al
which may achieve and cherish a just and
lasting peace among ourselves and with al
nations. " Among the memories of a life
time , doubtless there are none more fomll ;
cherished by those who were so fortunat
as to stand near Lincoln at that hlstorl
moment , than the recollection of the beau
tlfui solemnity , the tender sympathy , c
these Inspired utterances , and the rapt at
Untlou of the thronging multitude.
FI1E FUTURE OF MEDICINE
Famous Physicians Predict the Discovery
of Marvelous Now Ouras.
ANTITOXIN OPENS UP A NEW FIELD
The Knife \VIII t'Hy n Im.ttrtint l' . rt I
the Science of Citro nml 1'rovoiitlon
Learning lltnr to 1 urce
DUCIIKO to 1)\6 \ Out. '
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NCW YOIIK , March 27. The new woman
Is not likely to bo alone In. her novelty wher
the end of the century comes. It teems
probable we are to havea new mnn as well-
In fact , ' a new race. This will come , nol
through the commonplace channel of the
ballot , but through progress In the sclenct
of medicine. In medicine U IncluJctl nol
only the.science of healing , but the science
of preventing.
All over the world , nowadays , busy mer
arc at work In busy laboratories studying
out new Inventions and perfecting old ones
Never before In tha history of the world has
there been such a concerted movement nlont
progressive lines In any profession. Never be
fore have such results been accomplished
Not even In electricity has the advance beer
so striking as It has bctn In medicine. In
Now York city two men may bo Enid to be
at the head of this advance.
The senior of these Is Dr. George P ,
Shrady. It Is through Dr. Shrady that the
medical men of America speak to and heai
from the medical men of the world , for lie
Is the editor of the Medical Record , a pub
lication which ranks with the London Lined
as one of the highest mediums of medical In
formation In cxlstenc ? . Dr. Shrady has Innu
been a man of much Importance to the public ,
It waa he who cared for General Grant during
his last Illness. He was the only American
with whom the late Dr. Morell Mackenzie
consulted during the final Illness of the Ger
man emperor. Despite his labors as the eel-
Itor-ln-chlef of one of the leading medical
Journals of the world , despite his private prac
tice nnd despite his dally and philanthropic
work In the New York hospitals , he still
finds time not only to comment on , but tc
make practical tests of nearly every lmprtani
new appliance or method In the Held of sur
gery , to which ho gives his special attention
The Junior of the two Is Dr. Cyrus Edson
who represents medicine proper as Dr. Shrad ;
represents surgery proper. Dr. Edson Is bet
tcr known as a sanltatlonlst than otherwise
because of his position as commissioner o
health In New York City , and president o
the New York State Board of Health , but hi
study of the whole field of medicine has beei
mlnuto and accurate. In his busy days h
finds time for much beside his official duties
His offlce practice Is large , his contrl
buttons to medical and other Jour
nals ore numerous , his experiments and In
vestlgatlons are unceasing. It was hevh
first took up seriously the development o
the new diphtheria cure In America ; his re
cent discovery of the means of definitely dls
criminating between the blood of humai
beings and the blood of animals bids fair t
be ono of humanity's greatest safeguard
against murder , and these , together will
many other things , have made Dr. Edson'
position not only eminent In New York , bu
almost unique In all the world of medicine
No two men are better qualified to prc
diet the future of medicine as a whole thai
these.
A MEDICAL WONDER.
According to Dr. Edson's Idea the ne\
diphtheria cure Is perhaps the most impor
tant Invention of the age. He considers tha
It * Is the wedge which will open a vast stor
house of now scientific truths , and he think
that , these truths will perhaps prove to b
more Important than any others of those w
have to learn.
"It Is my opinion , " said he , "that th
greatest of the new discoveries will com
along the line of antl-toxlnes. Toxlno mean
poison , nnJ antl-toxlne , therefore , means slm
ply an antidote to poison. Two Europeai
scientists discovered that the human systen
Instead of submitting metkly to the Inroad
of diphtheria until a doctor comes along t
brace It up and help It fight , combats th
disease long and powerfully of Itself. A
soon as the dlphthcretlo poison gains a foot
hold In the human body the system develop
a property which nets as the direct foe of th
deadly germ. In many cases this propert ;
would be of Itself enough to vanquish th
illsease , even should not the doctor assls
it with his medicine. These are the mil
cases. But so virulent Is this partlcula
poison and so strong must be this resistan
force that the human system can not develo
a large enough quantity of It to overcom
the severer attacks , and to this Is due th
largo proportion of deaths from the partlc
ular disease under discussion. It Is true
however , that no artificial remedy ever prc
pared Is so well fitted to resist diphtheria a
is this nature's own.
This was the gist of the first Importan
point which the French scientists laid ban
They found that the disease of dlphtherl
was In reality the presence of a partlcula
poleon In the system and that nature * ha
a method of resisting It. They found tha
the only flaw In the whole affair was nature * '
Inabilty to develop enough of the reslstai :
power to overcome the presence of the polso
In large quantities. The poison was the toxlm
nature's resistant power was the antt-toxlm
They saw at once that If they could find
way to develop the antl-toxtne artificially an
then to Introduce It Into the system lu larg
quantities , diphtheria would be conquerei
They knew that the anthtoxlne could only t
developed by nature Itself , and that natui
would only bring It forth whe-n the presenc
of the toxlno demanded It. They then ret
scned that If they should Introduce the toxlr
Into a man's system nature nould create tl :
antl-toxlne to offset It , and that If she did
In man she would probably do It In oth <
animals. This they found to be true. The
reasoning was simple and direct , and It hs
proved to have been absolutely accurate , n
Infecting animals with diphtheria In a .mil
form the Frenchmen found that an ant
toxlne was produced , which could be draw
from the animal and Introduced Into the hi
man system suffering from diphtheria , thi
re-enforcing the email supply of anti-toxin
already there with sufficient new reslstat
power to overcome the disease entirely. The
have found that the horse Is the most aval
able animal for this purpose , and It Is pro )
able that there are In the world today mo :
than 2,000 horses which are kept In a constai
state of dlphtheretlc Infection for the purpi
of developing the fluid which kills the dlseas
they suffer Irom.
NATURE'S REMEDIES.
"It Is along this line of the developmei
of nature's remedies that I believe the grea
eat advance In medicine will come. We sha
slowly cast aside our poor artificial druj
and take God's own cures. Then wo sha
have vanquished disease. "
"What particular disease , Dr. Edson , i
you believe will soonest be done away wll
through antl-toxlne- llko treatments ? "
asked.
"All communicable diseases will eventual
bo cured In this way , " he answered. '
in.in by communicable diseases all dlseasi
which can bo transmitted from one perse
to another person or from Inanimate thlni
to human beings. That classification cove ;
a largo proportion of mankind's worst on
mles. Some disorders , such as paralys
and rheumatism , heart disease , neuralgl
etc. , will not yield to this kind of treatmen
but I am confident that science will fir
other ways to baffle them. The dlseasi
which will most readily yield to antl-toxli
treatment and for which I am certain
means of developing the antl-toxlne may I
discovered are typhoid , yellow , scarlet ai
typhus fevers , cholera and perhaps evi
pneumonia.
"U will , I am sure , amaze you whfn
tell you that something after the fashion
an antl-toxlne for consumption already exist
and Is being effectively used throughout E- -
rope. Koch's lymph Is , In a sense , an ant
toxlne.
"I should explain that It Is a toxlne also-
that Is , that while It combats thepoleon
tuberculosis. It Is Itself a poison of dead
power. Its introduction Into any tyste
therein the pretenceof tuberculosis did n
offset U would be fatal. In this It dlffe
frcm the diphtheria cure , which , should
not cure , still could not kill. I wlih to sta
here that the stories ct 111 effects' xeaultli
from the us * of propTly prepared diphtheria
antl-UxIne are without fiumlatt n.
KOCH S LYMl'H.
"It seems to be the general Impression In
the public mind that Koch's lymph for the
cure of consumption was only a nine days'
wonder ; that It wag Investigated by physl-
clans and found wanting , nnd that It has
now been dropped. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. Koch's lymph Is n genuine
remedy. It will not do all that Keen thought
It would , but It will do much. In simple
cases of tuberculosis that Is , In cases where
the lunps are Infect'd by the tubercle bac
illus alone Koch' lymph cures. Most con
sumption casec , however , are compound , and
In such the lymph Is not effective. In Eu
rope It has been found , however , that many
compound cases can be reducsd to simple
cases through climatic treatment that Is ,
through change of aliv-and that then they
become amenable to the lymph. No-t scores ,
but hundreds , of cures have been brought
about by this method In Europe.
'Antl-toxlnes already exist for hydropho
bia and for tetanus , or lockjaw. Hydro
phobia , ns of coursa everyone knows , Is the
result of Infection through the bite of n
rabid animal. Pasteur's great discovery was
nothing more or less than that of an antl-
toxlne for this Infection. He cures his pa
tients by Inoculating them with the serum
developed In the blood of animals by hydro
phobia Itsslf. Tetanus or lockjaw Is one of
the most extraordinary diseases to which
flesh Is heir. As many people do not know ,
lockjaw can only come through Infection
with a fcrm which can be bred nowhere
except In the earth. It Is peculiar to cer
tain localities. There are parts of the world
in which It Is not known at all , nnd there
are other parts In which It Is a very com
mon thing. There are probably more cases
of lockjaw on the extreme eastern end of
Long Island than there are In any other
equal area on earth , and there Is n portion
of the New Jersey coast where the disease
is amazingly frequent. This Is probably
due to the use of a peculiar kind of fish fer
tilizer. The tetanus antl-toxlne works abso
lute cures. "
"Can you tell me , Dr. Edson , what ex
periments are now being made looking to
ward the development of new antl-toxlne ? "
I risked.
"Not with any degree of accuracy , " he re
plied. "Experimenters arc so afraid that
some rival will steal their Ideas and rewards
that they are very chary about giving hints
of what they are nt work on. Investigations
are , however , going on In hundreds of labora
tories in Europe and America. I expect the
announcement of four or flvo Important dis
coveries within the year , and I believe this
ratio will be kept up for many years to come.
So much faith have I In the future develop
ment of antl-toxlne that I do not hesitate testate
state that In my opinion the hypodermic syr
inge .will be the most Important Instrument
ot medicine In the years to come.
IMPORTANT REMEDIES IN PROSPECT.
"I do not wish to slur the Importance of
other lines of medical Investigation and dis
covery , however. Ranking not far behind the
antl-toxlnes In importance come the new syn
thetic remedies. Of these antl-pyrlne , fenaca-
tine , and a dozen others , might be mentioned.
Science has discovered that organic substances
can bo decomposed and their different ele
ments entirely separated from each other.
These synthetic remedies consist of new
combinations of these separated ele
ments. For instance , quinine. The
first of the Important remedies was orig
inally drawn wholly from the bark of the
chlncona tree. The supply thus obtained
was email and expensive. Quinine , when an
alyzed , was found , to contain twenty parts of
carbonic acid gas , twenty-four parts of hy
drogen , twenty parts of nitrogen , twenty
parts of oxygen and three parts of water.
These various elements had been found In
many organic bodies , but of course they were
without medicinal value until they had been
separated from all other elements nnd re-
comblned with themselves. Some brilliant
mind saw that this could be done by using
coal tar as the derivative , and since then
quinine has become cheap , but not less
effective , The use of the bark of the chln
cona has been abandoned. Had we been
forced to depand entirely upon the natural
source for our supply of quinine we should
have been unable to have met the demand.
The same Is true of many other remedies.
Salacylllc acid , oncj derived wholly from the
willow tree , can now be manufactured In un.
limited quantities and very Inexpensively
from coal tar. Wintergreen , the active
principle of \\Intergrcen plant , Is now
made artificially from methol alcohol. It h
probable that In the course of time all the
alkaloids will bo obtained by similar arti
ficial means. This will greatly reduce their
cost without reducing their usefulness , and
will be another great advance for medicine. "
"What other recent discoveries would you
class among those which are likely to be of
great Importance In the future ? " I asked.
POWER OF ANIMAL EXTRACTS.
"No discovery has been made which Is not
of Importance and which Is not likely to
grow In Importance. Brown-Sequard so-
called elixir has coma to bo a byword with
the comic papers and Is regarded as a scien
tific Joke by most laymen. This Is a great
mistake. Although Urown-Sequard expected
and claimed more than he could carry out.
he still had found a new and wonderful thing.
He had discovered that animal extracts haJ
a vitalizing effect on human beings. Thus
the extracts of nn animal's brains or the ex
tracts of an animal's spine was found to have
a stimulating effect upon the cerobro-splnal
system of a human being. Following his
discovery revcral animal extracts have been
developed with which I am not familiar , but
which I am told have aepompllsheJ beneficial
rtsulte.
"Another great possibility lies In the blood
Itself. The blood Is made up of two kinds
of corpuscles , white and red. A Russlar
named Metschlkoff several years ago dis
covered that the white corpuscles were the
scavengers of the human system. When a
disease enters the blood It Is the white cor
puscles that resist It. They act In the arter-
leu In a way wonderfully similar to thai
. In which an army acts on the field of battle ,
They array themrelves against the disease
germs , kill them nnd carry them off. The
only reason why any disease can possibly b ;
fatal Is that there are not enough whlto cor
puscles to kill and carry away Us germs
We have not as yet discovered any way ol
developing them at will , but I think this
knowledge will come. When It does anothei
vast advance will have been made. If as
soon as the germs of a disease begin to at
tack the red corpuscles , we can summer
enough of the whlto corpuscles to divert the
attack and overcome It wo shall have con
quered the disease.
STIMULANT THAT ONE MAY ENJOY.
"One Immensely Important bit of knowledgi
has recently been derived from the plani
world , The Kola nut has long been used b )
the natives of the countries In which It growi
as a mild stimulant. They have eaten mud
as certain Asiatics eat the betel nut. Sclen
tide Investigation has proved lately that thi
Kola Is oneof the most important remedla
agencies In the reach of medicine. Its ex
tract stimulates In a way that no other dru {
can , and it Is free from the dangerous prop
ertlcs of other drugs. It does not enslave oni
who uses It , as chloral or cocaine or mor
phme. It ( Imply stimulates , and creates m
craving. Its effect Is no less than marvelous
Recently during certain experiments , an o'.i
man , weak , powerless and sick , who was a
first wholly unable to ralso from thegroum
a weight of 160 pounds , not only raised I
with ease , but carried It without dlscomfor
, - for a trlle and a half after the Kola extrac
I had been administered to him. "
As I have intimated , Dr. Shrady gives mor
attcntlcn to surgery proper than ho does t <
medlclnce proper. Ho believes that In It th
greatest future possibilities lie.
"Tho developments which may be expects
from the surgery of the brain alone , " h
said , "will be so great as to practically worl
a revolution In the science of cure. I expect
pe-ct , for Instance , that within ten years i
large proportion of the cases of paralysis no\
considered Incurable will be brought dlstlnc 1 ;
within the realm of curable diseases. It ha
already been discovered that each muscle c
the body Is controlled by certal :
ncrvo centers In the brain. The lo
cation of many of these nerve center
' has been definitely determined. It ls known
f for Instance , that pressure on a certain par
of the brain will develop paralysis of th
right leg , that pressure on a certain othe
part of the brain will develop paralysis o
the left leg , and so on , throughout the body
Many cases of paralysis are known to b
duo to such pressure , and this pressure 1
oftenest caused by the presence of clots o
i blcod. Thus by brain surgery by the re
t moval of these blood clots that partlcula
s kind of paralysis may be cured ,
t A CURE FOR CANCER.
"Almost as much progress has been mad
IQ Ibe lurgery el tfco Intestines , Organl
disorders of the kidneys ml liver are being
cured now with Increasing frequency by the
use of the knife , and wo know
thnt we are only nt the threshold
of this work. I nm convinced that cancer
will bo overcome by surgery as soon us people
ple learn the neiifjslty at treating It hi the
early stages of Us development. Another
Important advance In the study of cancers
and like growths Is thnt which tins taught
us thnt the sterilized poison of erysipelas will
do wonderful things toward checking the
progress of the disease. A case recently
nine to my attention In a Nenv , York hospl-
al. The patient suffered from n tumor of
he hip which could not have been removed
> y the knife without practically cutting him
n two. Sterilized erysipelas poison was In-
ected Into the affected part of his body nnd
ils life was saved In spite of what were iip-
> arontly overwhelming odds.
"The possibilities of the surgeon' ! ) knife
arc almost beyond belief , In fact. Wo can
now operate upon ilmast every part of n
nan's body except his heart and lungs nnd 1
am not at all certain that operations on the
tings will always be Impossible. In fact , 1
am Inclined to think that the knife wll !
eventually play an Important part In the
rcatment of consumption.
"I do not mean to Intimate , however , thai
he only advance may be locked for nlonp
surgical lines. Wonderful things have ( level-
opd In the bacteriological field the micro
scope Is adding every day to the sum of oui
tnowledge.
"But greatest of all , perhaps. In Its future
usefulness , Is our icreaslng knowledge of the
aws of heredity. It Is coming to bi tru ? thai
: ho prrpetuutlon of certain diseases , such ai
nsanlty and consumption , by the Intermar
ring ? of families affected by them , Is frownei
ipon. When imhealthful marriages c asi
hen 111 health will largely be done away with
3rganlc disease , did we not perpetuate It bj
llsregard of the laws of here'lly , would ev nt
ually die out of Itself , and I balleve that UK si
unhealthful marriages nre becoming less fre
qucnt. EDWARD MARSHALL. "
LEGAL LORE.
t.nw I'olntR Interpreted by the Lcndliif
Courts of I ho Country.
A contract to advance funds nnd manage t
justness Is held In the Massachusetts case o
Marvel against Phillips , 20 L. R. A. 41G. t <
so largely personal that death of thi
promisor discharges It.
A street railway company crossing rallroai
tracks Is held In the Indl na case of Chlcngi
& C. T. Co. against Whiting , II. & E. C. S
. Co. , 26 L. R. A. 337 , to be merely exercls
Ing the public casement , for which no com
> e-nsation to the railroad company Is required
This seems to be the first decision on the sub
Ject.
Ject.A
A husband's gift of his own note to his wlfi
without consideration Is held In the llllnol :
case of Richardson against Richardson , 21
b. R. A. 305 , to be Invalid ; and wlicro thi
wife transferred the note to a bona fldo holdei
she was held liable for the nmount thereof ti
her husband's estate after his death.
A wife's right of action for alienation of hei
husband's affections , which has been denlei
in some cases , Is declared In the late Mis
sourl case of Clew against Chapman , 26 L
R. A. 412 , adding to the majority of dccl
slons on this subject. The court says : "I
seems to be very generally held In this unlot
that the common law gives her no such right. '
The liability of a contractor for negllgenci
in his work , whereby third persons are In
lured , Is held In the Penniylvanla. case o
First Presbyterian congregation agalns
Smith , 26 L. R. A. D04. to end when tin
work Is completed and ncccplcd The anne
Latlon to the case colUc'a the authorities 01
the liability of a contractor after acceptanci
of his work.
A Judgment ngalnst a city , even when nt
tacked on constitutional grounds , such a :
that It creates a prohibited Indebtedness , I :
lield conclusive In proceedings by mandamui
to compel payment thereof , by the Soutl
Dakota decision In Howard against Huron
26 L. R. A. 493.
Failure to make any effort to verify thi
accuracy of a llbelous dispatch before print
Ing It Is held In the federal case of Presi
Publishing company against McDonald , 26 L
R. A. C31 , to Justify a finding of such reck
less and wanton disregard of others as t (
sustain a verdict for punltory damages. Tin
court also holds that plaintiff's condition li
life and station In society may bo shown te
enhance damages.
A railroad company by allowing other com
panics to use Its tracks on a street Is he-Id li
the Minnesota case of Miller against Greei
Bay , W. & St. P. Railroad company , 26 L
R. A. , 443 , not to Impose any additional bur
den on the land. This seems to bo nearly , I
not entirely , new as a decision , notwithstand
Ing the multitude of Instances In which tin
question might have been raised.
An ordinance providing for the dc-stntctloi
of milk found below the standard by an In
specter's tests Is held In the Maryland casi
cf Deems against Baltimore , 26 L. R. A. , 541
to be within the police power ; and such test !
are held constitutional , although not accord
ing to the ordinary process of Judicial Inveb
tlgatlon and not made by chemical anal
ysls.A .
A statute requiring screens of glass o
other material to protect the moterman , o :
grlpman , or driver on the front of a stree
car , Is held In the Ohio case of State agulnsl
Nelson , 26 L. R. A. , 317 , to be constltu
tlonal , thus re-enforcing the Minnesota casi
of State against Hoskins , 25 L. R. A , , 7G'J
and authorities cited In the note thereto.
A special tax or assessment levied annuall ;
to pay for Incidental repairs to boulevards 01
pleasure ways Is held In the Illinois case o
Crane against West Chicago Park Commls
sioners , 26 L. R. A. 311 , to be unconstltutlona
on the ground that me-ro temporary repairs o
this : kind do not constitute such a local I in
provement as will sustain assessments.
Residence of children In a public charltabli
Institution Is held In the Pennsylvania case o
Commonwealth , ex rel Fry , against Scliou
Directors , 26 L.R. A. 5S1 , to be Insufficient t <
give the children the privileges of commoi
schools In that place. What constitutes res > i
dence entitling children to the privileges o
public schools U the subject of annotation ti
that case- .
Vacancy of an Insured building Is held Im
material , notwithstanding a contrary provl
slon In the policy. In the Ohio caseof Mood ;
against Amazon Insurance company , 26 L
R. A. , 313 , unless the risk Is thereby In
created , where the statute has provided tha
the Insurer must pay the whole loss and th
whcle amount Insured In case of total loss , 1
the absence of any Increase of the risk o
of fraud. The court holds that the policy I
qualified by the statute.
That an accident Insurance company ha
the burden of proving that an accidents
death was from one of the exceptcd cause
Is held In the Massachusetts case of Anthon
against Mercantile Mutual Accident assocla
tlon , 26 L. R. A. , 406 , In which It was liel
to be a question for the Jury whether a per
son found between a train and the statlo
platform , with his legs crushed , Just whe
the train had started , was Injured while o
the platform of the car , or entering or Icav
Ing It when In motion.
The constitutional protection of a wltnes
against self-crimination Is held In the Call
fornla case of ex parte Cohen , 26 L. R. A
423 , to be satisfied by a statute preventln
hla prosecution for any crime with refer
cnce to which his testimony was given , en
therefore under such statute a person wa
compelled to answer. Hut directly to th
contrary Is the decision of the federal cour
In United States against James , 26 L. R. A
418 , construing a similar provision In th
federal constitution. The other cases on Oi
subject are found or referred to In tha unnc
tatlon to the- latter case.
A statute authorizing a system ct quaran
tine to be established by a state board c
health la held not to bo an uncoustltutlons
delegation of power , In the Michigan case c
Hurst against Warner , 26 L. U. A. 4S4 ; bu
the. case holds that a rule to disinfect bag
gage of all Immigrants from other co'inlrle
Is Invalid , where the statute autliorlr.es I
only In case of Immigrants from a part c
locality where a dangerous commun'tabl '
disease exists. The authorities on the EUl
Ject of regulations by health authorities nr
reviewed In the annotation to the case.
The much disputed question of the powc
of an appellate court to Interfere with th
amount of damages la decided against elron
dissent In the Mliiojrl case r.f . Purdlc
against Missouri Pacific Railroad companj
26 L. R. A. 3S4 , which holds that sucl. coui
should designate mere excess not due to pat
slon or prejudice , and nll > w the option t
remit and take an affirmance for the rea'ilui
or submit to a new trial. A great nu < nbe
of decisions are analyi d In the ar.Motutio
to the case , In which this ques'lcn has bee
either expressly decided or In which th
power has been tierclaed without
elon. . .
Silk Pongees 49c.
Teimorow wi olVor you the biggest
Imrgnlns lu .Infl'my's nil silk nntimil
I'OIIBOPS , Tut1 viiluo for Hie.
Tnffctn Silks 49c.
I'tvtty colorings In cluH-Ucd TnuVtn
Silks tli\t ! .InlTrny wholesaled at COc ,
our price -lOt. ' .
Taffetn Silks 69c.
t'liee-ki'il and striped Taffeta Silks , an
I'xeellent quality , one that Jitftniy Jobbed -
ltm& bed at $1.00 , our price Olio.
Colored Sntins 25c.
Surely Just half the prlee anybody
else pays at wholesale Is low enough
for Colored Satlus-for .Inffray's prleu
was 50o ; ours but Hoc.
Dress Goods Remnants.
Tomorow and Saturday we've arranged -
ranged a big Mil prise for you In the way
of all wool Dress Goods remnants. All
sheirt patents of this season's goods on
a table ut n quarter value.
Check Cheviots 35c.
All the newest and most desirable
shades In ID-Inch checked Cheviots that
Jaffray nilsht have wholesaled at 7r > c !
our price Hoc.
Diagonal Suitings 58c.
Those line -11-Inch Diagonal Suitings
that .1 affray got $1.125 wholesale go to
morrow at OSo.
Maiioii Suitings 69c.
Mmum Novelty Suitings12 inches
wide , goods that .laffray JoblKMl at $1.125
a yard , go tomorrow at title.
Camel's Hair 49c ,
.Taffray always wholesaled this qual
ity of colored Camel's I lair nt $1.00 a
yard ; It's 5U Inches wide and our price
Is1'Je. .
40-iiich Serges 35c.
Gray mixed Serges , the quality that
.Taffray jobbed at IJoc. a yard , go tomor
row at a5c.
Colored Crepoiis 75c.
11-inch Colored Grepon , In silk and
wool , .laffrny got $1.125 easy ; we ask
but 7oc.
44-iuch Plaids 49c.
Silk nnd wool Plaids attle ) that .Taf
fray never dreamed of selling at less
than $1.00 a yard.
All Wool Suitings 25c.
We've filled a table full of .Taffray's
r > ( ) c all wool Suitings and put them all
in at 25c.
Black Mohairs 35c.
Those fine 412-Inch Black Mohairs tJiat
have been such a great card with us go
tomorrow at 33c.
Black Serges 60c.
Fine English Serges , fi2 Inches wide ,
Jaffray's wholesale price was $1.25 a
yard , ours COc.
Black Crepons $1.50.
411-Inch silk and wool Crepons , goods
actually worth $2.125 to $ : i.OO a yard ,
your choice at $ l.f > 0.
Black Henriettas 58c.
10-Inch extra fine Henrietta , Jaf-
fray's regular $1.00 quality , sacrlllccd
tomorow at 5Sc.
English Pongees 25c.
Also a ful line of White Dimities ,
Cross liars and line figured French
Mulls , In elegant styles.
French Sateens 8ic.
A great variety of patterns to cheese
from ; also a liner quality at ISc.
Serpentine Crepe lOc.
Figured Serpentine Crepe that .Taf
fray jobbed at 25c a yard , go tomorrow
at lOe.
36-inch Percales 5c.
An abundance of Percales , worth
121/f.e. and Outing Flannels of the lOc
grade , are fie tomorow.
Damask 35c.
An excellent quality of Damask , one
that you pay much more for ordinarily ,
tomorow U5c.
Turkish Towels 15c.
Great big Turkish Towels , that should
sell for 2.ric at least , are only inc.
Towels of every description at proportionate
tionate prices.
Bargains in the
Basement.
1/1 galen Water Pitchers , 9e each.
4-inch Fruit Dishes , 2c each.
8-Inch Orange Howls , Ifie.
4-pIece ( Mass Set , 2."ic.
Celery Stands , 15c.
8-Inch Candy Trays , Tic.
8-inch Hi'iTj" Dishes , Tie. - \
4-bottle Ciistor , 45e.
Plain Table Tumblers , l c.
Handed Tumblers , 'lc.
Handsome Kngravcd Tumblers , Jfc. .
Ilest Flint Goblets , ! ! c each.
Nickel Plated Tea Kettle , worth $1.50 ,
at r.oc.
No. 8 Wash Holler. f.9c.
Silk Gloves 25c ,
Ladles' black all silk Gloves that
always lit perfectly , .laffray's whole
sale price fiOe , ours 25c.
Kid Gloves 69c.
Ladles' fine French made Kid Gloves ,
In tan , brown and black , warranted ,
.Taffray got $1.25 a pair , we ask but ( We.
Men's WALKING Gloves 98c.
Men's English Kid Walking Gloves ,
.Taffray's wholesale price was $1.50 , our
price USc.
Men's nniNDEEit Gloves $1BO
New color of gray , the very latest
fad In Men's Heindeer Uloves , at $ l.r)0
a pair.
Ladies' Hose 7j c ,
Fine Nubian Hlaek Hose , guaranteed
fast ; .Taffray Jobbed them at 20c not
more than four pairs to a customer at
7'X.-c.
Children's Hose lie.
Fine Hlbbed Hose , double knee and
spliced heel and toes , Hermsdorff dye ,
Jnffray'H 125e hose , at lie.
Misses' Hose 15c.
All shades of Tan Hose' , spliced heel
and toes , .luffray Jobbed them at25c , wo
ask but 1fic.
IS MORSE ]
IP.l I5r GOODS el Handkerchiefs Be.
.laffruy'H hemstitched and colored
border Handkerchiefs , worth lOc , go
at 5c.
