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TENT TREATMENT FOR
TUBERCULOUS INSANE
Superintendent of Largo Eastern Hospital Has
Demonstrated Its Efficiency
A. B. Macdonald, L. L. D., M. P.,
modlcal Buporlntondent of tho Manbat
tan Stato Hospital, East, gives a
graphic account of tent llfo as tried
under his direction for a largo number
of Insane consumptives. Tho follow
Ing oxtrnctB aro from hlB paper In tho
Directory of Institutions and Societies
dealing with "Tuberculosis In tho
United States and Canada":
That consumptive lnsano patients
may bo kept, and treated, to their ad
vantage and Incidentally to tho ad
vantage of their fellow-inmates, in
canvas tents, and throughout tho Bev
erol seasons of tho year, has boon
demonstrated In tho recent history of
tho Manhattan Stato Hospital, East.
Tho experiment upon tho success of
which this claim Is advanced has cov
ered a period of forty months.
Tn all hospitals for tho insane tho In
mates aro classified according to tho
form of mental disturbance. To tako
from all theso classes any suffering
from tuberculosis and put thorn to
gether in ono tent was a serious prob
lem. This, however, has been very
successfully done. Tho original plan
was to uso tho camp only about flvo
months during each summer.
Tho camp first established consist
ed of two largo dormitory tents
twonty by forty feet onch containing
twenty beds, with smaller tonta of
different shapes, about ten by ten
feet, for tho accommodation of tho
nurses, tho caro of tho hospital stores,
pantries and a dining tent for such
patients as wero ablo to Icavo their
bods and tents, and go to tho tablo for
their meals. Running water was se
cured by means of underground pipes,
and tho safo disposition of wasto and
eowago was also provided for.
As has been said, It was expected to
contlnuo tho camp only through tho
Hummer and as far into tho autumn
as favorable weather might render
Justifiable. But when In tho Into au
tumn It was found that tho favorablo
oxperlenco continued, it was docldcd
to attempt to carry tho experiment,
on a modorato scalo, into, or 'oven
through, tho approaching wlntor. Tho
camp, as first established, had been
placed upon an elovated knoll adjacent
to tho rlvorsldo and purposely exposed
to tho full forco of tho summer
breezes. For tho winter experiment
Its slto was removed to tho center of
tho Island, whero trcos and buildings
Interposed to act aa a wind-break to
tho sovero storms from tho east and
northeast which aro to bo oxpectod in
that locality. Tho numbor of patients
wns reduced to twenty, thoso in whom
tho dlscaso was most active being re
tained and tho others being returned,
for tho tlmo being, and much against
their will, to tho buildings. Ono largo
tent Eunices for tho housing at night
of tho reduced number of patients,
and ono was set apart as a sitting
room for day use, with tho accessory
tonts beforo mentioned, and largo
stoves wero placed in them, hero and
thero, with wlro screons surrounding
thom to protect tho patients, and a
liberal uso of asbestos and other fire
proof material and arrangements for
tho prevention of flro.
To make a long story short, It has
remained In continuous use, not only
throughout tho first winter, but
through tho two succeeding winters
and Intervening seasons, up to tho
dato of tho present writing. Tho scopo
of Its employment has been gradually
enlarged until all patients in whom
thero aro actlvo manifestations of
tuborculosls nn average of forty
throo out of a total census of about
2,000 aro Isolated therein, and thoro
has been parallel enlargement of tho
elements of tho plant.
Tho Isolation of tho tuberculosis pa
tients has reduced to a minimum the
danger of infection of othor patients
and of employes. Tho pntlcnts them
selves have suffered no injury or hard
ship, but Jiave, on tho contrary, been
unmistakably benefited. This Is shown,
among other ways, by a decrease In
tho death rato from pulmonary tuber
culosis, both absolute nnd relative,
and by a marked general Increase In
bodily weight, amounting In tho caso
of ono patient to an actual doubling of
tho weight from elghty-thrco to ono
hundred and slxty-slx pounds In four
teen months of camp residence.
iTcntal improvement has as a gener--al
rule been tho concomitant of physi
cal, not only among tho patients In too
tuborculosls camp, but also In tho
others, and In tho former class this
has beon somewhat of an anomaly.
My experience, and I think that of
others, has been that when phthisis
nnd lnsnnlty coexist they are apt to
alternate as to tho prominence of their
several manifestations tho mental
symptoms being more pronounced
whilst tho physical aro In abeyance,
nnd vice versa. Undortho tent treat
ment wo have found a general dis
position toward accord in tho manifes
tations, Improvement In both respects
proceeding concurrently, and wmo of
the discharges from the hospital which
nave most satisfaction to us at tho
tlmo, and most assurance for tho pa
tient's future, wero of Inmates of tho
tuberculosis camp.
It was apprehended that noi only
might the patients themsolvos rosont
their transfer, but that similar objec
tion might como from tholr relatives
nnd friends, since innovations, even
progressive ones, aro apt to be
frownej upon by thoso who constitute
the majority In the ollentelo of a pub
lic hospital In a cosmopolitan city.
Even at tho outset, however, tho pro
tests, whether from patients or their
friends, wero surprisingly fow, nnd
latterly thoy havo been more apt to
arlso, If at all, over tho patient's re
turn to tho buildings when that be
came necessary.
Tho question of medication may In
tho present writing bo dismissed with
n very brief reference. It has been
found unnecessary to extend it great
ly, and it has beon limited mainly to
tho treatment of symptoms. Stimula
tion alcoholic and tho like has been
found of but llttlo demand or use, nnd
tho quantities consumed alwayB un
der individual modlcal prescription
havo been insignificant. On tho other
hand, tho dietary has been made as
liberal as tho Imposed restrictions of
tho Stato Hospital schedule havo per
mitted, both In tho way of regular
diet and extras, nnd in tho leading es
sentials milk and eggs prlvato do
nations havo supplemented tho regular
supply. Hut dependence, after all, has
boon mainly placed upon tho rigid
isolation and disinfection, and upon
tho unlimited supply of fresh air. As
an interesting incidental fact it may
bo mentioned that not only tho pa
tients, but also tho nurses living In tho
camp havo enjoyed almost complctp
Immunity from other pulmonary dis
eases. Not a single caso of pneumonia
has developed In tho camp In Its ex
lstenco of over three years, though It
causes 131 deaths In the hospital prop
er In that time. Tho "common colds"
so frequent among their fellows living
upon tho wards, or In tho Attendants'
Homo, havo been unknown among tho
tont-dwellers.
Tho popular Idea that tho consump
tive is n doomed man unless ho can
at onco abandon homo and family and
business nnd bctako himself to somo
remoto roglon would seem to bo nega
tlvod by our Ward's Island oxperl
enco. Tho Ward's Island camp is but
a few feet above tho tide-water lovol,
Its slto Is swept In wlntor by winds of
high velocity, coming over tho Ice
bound waters of tho rivera and tho
sound which surround it, and It Buf
fers ns much as, or moro than, nny
othor part of tho city of Now York
from tho trying changes of tompora
turo nnd humidity which nro so char
acteristic of its cllmato. If, In splto
of all thoso drawbacks, what has been
dono can bo done, and that for lnsano
patients, what may not bo hoped from
tho oxtonslon of tho samo methods to
tho ordinary consumptlvo of sound
mind, anxious for recovery and capa
ble of giving Intelligent asslstanco In
tho strugglo?
SOME HEALTHFUL RECIPE8.
soup
Crcntn Harley
Entrco
Savory Lontlls
Vegetables
Mashed Potatoes String Beans
Lettuco with Nut Butter Dressing
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Breads
Salad Sandwiches Corn Puffs
Dessert
Bananas In Syrup
Cream Barley Soup. Wash a cup of
pearl barloy, drain, nnd Blmmer slow
ly In two quartB of water for four or
flvo hours, adding boiling water from
tlmo to tlmo as needed. When tho
barloy Is tender, strain off tho liquor,
of which thero should bo nbout three
pints; add to It a portion of tho
cooked barley grains, salt, and a cup
of whipped cream, and serve. If pre
ferred, tho beaten yolk of an egg may
bo used Instead of cream.
Savory Lentils. Tako equal parts
of cooked brown lentils that havo
been rubbed through a colander to
removo-tho skins, and bread crumbs.
Moisten with a llttlo cream, season
with salt and n very llttlo powdered
sage, pour Into a baking dish, and
bake In a moderate oven until well
browned. A meal prepared by rub
bing chopped English walnut meats
through a colander, added to tho sa
vory lentils In tho proportion of ono
cup of nut meal to a pint of lentils,
Just beforo putting Into tho oven to
brown, makes n very palatable dish.
When tho nut meal Is used, water
may be used to moisten tho lentils.
When dono, slice and servo with tho
following:
Cream Tomato Sauce. Rub stewed
or canned tomatoes through a colan
der to rcmovo all seeds and frag
ments. Heat to boiling and thicken
with n llttlo flour. Add n half cup
ot very thin cream and ono teaspoon
ful of salt to each pint of tho liquid.
Lettuce With Nut Butter Dressing.
Prepare tho lettuco as for salad.
Ttub two slightly rounded tablespoon
fuls ot nut butter smooth with two-
thirds of n cup of water. Lot this
cream boll up for a moment Ramovo
from tho stove, add one-half teaspoon
ful of salt and two tablespoonfuls ot
lemon Juice. Cool, nnd It Is ready for
use. If too thick, It may be thinned
with a llttlo lemon Juice pr water.
Moro lemon Juice may bo added If de
sired. Pour over tho lettuce, and
servo.
The Spring Pageant,
llnve patience still:
Spring yet shall all her Joyful tasks ful
fill She) tarries long.
But all Is ready; each bird knows his
song,
IJach llouaT has got by heart
Its fair or fragrant part;
And glvon th word,
Unch hud nnd bird
Will proudly bring the lovely pageant on.
Have patience; sweeter, sweeter far
i-ong-nopeu-ior treasures are
Than any we may have without such
waiting won.
Ella Futler Maltland.
THREE YEAR3 AFTER.
Eugono E. Larlo, of 761 Twentieth
avenue, ticket sellor In tho Union Sta
tion, Donver, Col., says: "You aro at
liberty to repeat what I
first stated through our
penvor papers about
Doan's Kidney Pills in
tho summer ot 1899, for
I havo had no reason In
tho interim to change my
opinion of tho remedy. I
was subject to sevoro at
tacks of backache, al
ways aggravated If I sat
long at a desk. Doan's
Kidney Pills absolutely
stopped my backache. I
havo never had a pain
or a twingo since."
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For salo by all druggists. Prlco GO
cents per box.
A girl's idea of a crazy young man
is ono who doesn't attempt to kiss her
when ho has a chance.
Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Deflanco Cold
Water Starch for laundry uso they
will savo not only time, because it
never sticks to tho iron, but becnuse
each package contains 1C oz. ono full
pound whllo nil other Cold Water
Starchos aro put up In --pound pack
ages, and tho prlco Is tho samo. 10
cents. Thon again be'eauso Defiance
Starch Is freo from all injurious chem
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
a 12-oz. packago it Is because ho has
a stock on hand which ho wishes to
dlsposo of beforo ho puts In Deflanco
Ho knows that Deflanco Starch has
printed on every packago In largo let
ters nnd figures "10 ozs." Demand De
flanco and Bavo much tlmo nnd money
and tho annoyanco of tho iron stick
ing. Deflanco novor sticks.
DON'TS FOR BUSINESS WOMEN
Don't always navo a headache. '
Don't speak In n listless volco.
Don't act abused oven If you feol so
Don't affect a mussy stylo of hair
dressing.
Don't accept social civilities from
your employer.
Don't wear your wornout evening
blouses to tho ofllce.
Don't wear long skirts to the ofHco
oven on pleasant days.
Don't wear overtrlmmod and fussy
clothes. Wear plain clothes with ap
proprlato blouses.
Don't try to bo mannish either In
dress or manner. Tho mannish busl
noss woman Is out of fashion, for
tunatoly.
Don't forget to pay debts, oven the
most trifling ones. If you borrow car
fare from other girls noto it and ro
member to pay hack.
Don't complain of your health. II
you aro too 111 to work say so and gc
home. So long as you aro ablo to work
keep allont about your aliments, and
you will gain moro sympathy and ad
miration by your courago than by nny
amount of groaning. New York
World.
ALL TRUE.
A wlso man has tho money ho
itods, but a fool never has enough.
Ho who has never traveled has
cad but ono chapter In tho book of
Jfo.
Thero Is no hope for a man who
wastes his tlmo arguing with women
md babies.
Many a man, after laying down tho
aw to his wife, Is compelled to pick
tlmsolf up.
When somo men meet a creditor
hey either tear up tho street or turn
town an ally.
FEED YOUNG GIRLS.
Must Have Right Food While Grow
ing. Great caro should bo taken at tho
critical period when the young girl
is Just merging Into womanhood that
tho diet shall contain all that Is up
building and nothing harmful.
At that ago tho structure Is being
.'ormed and if formed of a healthy,
sturdy character, health and happi
a ess will follow; on tho other hand
jnhcalthy cells may bo built In and a
sick condition slowly Buperveno
which. If not checked, may ripen Into
a chronic disease and cause life-long
suffering.
A young lady says:
"Coffee began to havo such an effect
on my stomach a fow years ago, that
I was compelled to quit using it It
brought on headaches, pains in my
muscles and nervousness.
"I tried to uso tea In Us stead, but
found Its effects even worso than
thoso I suffered from coffee. Then
tor a long time I drank milk nlono at
my meals, but It never helped me
physically, and at last it palled on mo
Y?X
A friend camo to tho rescue with the
suggestion that I try Postura Cofteo
"I did so, only to find at first, that 1
didn't fancy It. But I had heard ol
so many persons who had been benefit
ed by Its use that I persevered, and
when I had It brewed right found It
grateful in flavor and soothing and
strengthening to my stomach. I can
And no word3 to express my feeling
of what I owo to Postum Food Coffee!
"In every respect It has worked a
wonderful improvement the head
aches, nervousness, tho pains In my
sldo and back, all tho distressing
symptoms yielded to tho magic power
of Postum, My brain seems also to
share In the botteraent of my physl
cal condition; It seoms keener, more
alert and brighter. I am, In short, in
bettor health now than I ever was
before, and I am sure I owe It to the
uso of your Postum Food Coffee.
Name glvon by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
N EBR ASKA STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA BRIEF8.
Steps nro being taken at Humboldt
for organization of a swimming club.
Wood Rlverltes havo decided to
havo a good celebration on tho 4th of
July.
Columbus Is planning to do honor
to Indopendenco day by a grand cele
bration. County assessors of Otoo county
find an excess of $25,000 over that of
last year.
Tho saloon element has won out In
Table Rock and ltcenso to ono saloon
will issuo.
Thoro Is talk at Fremont of taking
stops for tho suppression of baso ball
games on Sunday.
Tho ordor of Eagles, Nobraska City,
aro making arrangements for cele
brating tho Fourth.
Tho city council of Columtms has
reduced tho pay of policemen of that
city $5 a month nil around.
News was received in York of the
drowning of Clarence Pago, a former
York boy, whllo out In a sail boat near
Eugono, Ore.
Tho ministerial institute of the east
ern Nobraska conference of tho Uni
ted Brethren church will be held in
Boatrlco Juno 14 to 18.
Charles West, who was knocked off
tho Union Pacific tracks by tho west
bound flyer ono day last week, died
In Schuyler from tho effects of his In
juries. John Steele, who has been flagman
at tho Randolph street crossing In
Weeping Water for moro than ten
years, was run over by a switch en
gine nnd killed last week.
Tho summer Bchool will open in
Broken Bow under tho direction of
Professors Bi B. Hawtorne and C. I.
Mohler. Many students aro already in
tho city, Tho Bchool closes July 21.
Robbers entered tho meat market
of William Stah at Beatrice, blew
open tho safo and secured amout $200.
Bloodhounds wero put on tho trail of
tho robbers, who escaped.
James E. Rlckard, a farmer living
near Marlavllle, in Rock county, died
at his homo from tho effects of an In
Jury received whllo playing ball at
Marlavllle a few days beforo.
Robert A. Hook has begun suit In
district court against tho Lincoln Ice
and Cold Storago company for $10,000
damages for Injuries nlleged to have
been suffered by a fall Into a ditch
dug by tho company In an alley.
Stato Superintendent McBrlen said
that tho awaken.ng in rural school
matters Is ono of tho most remarkable
things In tho recont history of the
state. Ho estimates that fully 2,500
young people will bo graduated from
i-e country schools this year. About
two-thirds of thom aro girls, and the
average ago Is 15.
Whllo playing about a farm home,
Helqn, tho llttlo daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Behrens of Grand Island,
was severely bitten by a dog. Tho
llttlo one, strango to the country, saw
a dog kennol and looked In. Tho an
imal within, though never beforo vi
cious, was aroused by tho procedure,
and dashing out, bit her in the cheek
nnd over tho eio.
Tho stato board of public lands and
buildings has awarded a contract for
tho lighting of tho Norfolk asylum for
tho lnsano to n prlvato corporation.
Tho stato now lights somo of its own
institutions, but at Norfolk there Is
no appropriation for that purpose. Tho
contract was let to tho Norfolk Elec
tric Light and Power company for a
period of two years.
Ex-Senator C. H. Dietrich of Hast
ings expects to enter tho hotel busi
ness. Ho is ono of tho incorporators
of.tho Hastings Hotel company, which
has filed articles of Incorporation with
Secretary of Stato Galusha. Ono of
his associates is John Mines, tho own
er of tho Bostwick hotel, luo other
Incorporators are Ireno Mines and
Gertrudo Dietrich. Tho capital stock
Is $75,000.
Governor Mickey ha3 honored n
requisition Issued by tho governor of
Kansas for tho extradition of A.
Smith, who Is under arrest In Fill
more county on tho charge of dispos
ing of mortgaged property. Smith is
charged with borrowing $77.50 from a
bank and giving a chattel mortgago
on some horses and then selling the
property without tho consent of the
money loaner.
Georgo Holden, a farmor living
across tho Platte river in Butler coun
ty, Is suffering from a snake blto
which ho received In a very peculiar
manner. Ho was plowing corn and
stopped to romovo a bunch of morn
ing glories which had clogged ono of
tho shovels. Ho at first thought ho
had pressed his hand on a wild roso
briar, but ho withdrew his hand nnd
found clinging to it a small green
snnko about ton Inches long with Its
fangs deeply imbedded in tho lower
part of his right palm, and also found
that It was dead. It had been cut In
two by tho shovel and had bitten him
in Us death struggle.
Tho body of Gothard Beckstrom,
who was drowned whllo boating on
tho Mississippi at Mollno, 111., a
week ago, Sunday, arrived in Oakland
nnd was Interred In tho cemetery at
that place.
Mrs. W. J. Bryan's offer of $500 of a
fund left under tho Phllo S. Bennett
will was accopted by tho board' of
trustoos of Wosleyan university. Mrs.
Bryan has a fund of $10,000 left to
her for distribution undor tho Bonnett
will and tho monoy Is to bo distrib
uted among various educational insti
tutions. Sho offers $500 to the Wes
leyan unlvorslty.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BROWN
DEFENDS ELECTION LAW
LINCOLN Attorney General Brown
assisted by flvo lawyers, has sub
mitted a brief to tho Judgo of tho su
premo court supporting tho biennial
election law.
Ho argues that tho Perry-Warnor
act In no way contravenes tho con
stltution. Ho nssets that tho terms of
ofllco aro not extended to vlolato tho
organic law. Ho was assisted in the
preparation of tho brief by LyBle-Ab
bott, J. J. Sulllvnn, F. I. Foss, Roscoa
Pound nnf W. B. Rose.
The biennial bill was designed to
do away with tho odd year elections.
Recently O. B. Polk, for tho purposo
of testing tho law, sought to compel
tho secretary of stato by mandamuB
to placo his namo on tho ballot for re
gent of tho Stato unlvorslty. This chal
lenges tho constitutionality of tho law
and Attorney General Brown filed his
brief defending tho position of tho
legislators. Tho biennial law will bo
como operative July 1.
LINCOLN ASYLUM CROWDED.
Hospital Has 148 Sufferers More Than
Capacity of Building.
LINCOLN According to tho Btato
mont of Dr. J. L. Greene, superintend
ent of tho Lincoln hospital for tho In
sane, ,tho conditions of tho patients in
that Institution is deplorablo in the
extreme.
Thero nro 148 moro patlonts In tho
building than tho epaco at tho disposal
of Dr. Greeno and his assistants will
accommodate For a time, at least,
thero will not be any relief, by tho re
moval of tho patients to tho Norfolk
institution. Dr. Greeno said:
"It's a good thing that all tho pa
tients aro not disposed to bo seated at
tho samo time. Wo haven't enough
seats to go around. Because a greater
or less number aro standing when not
asleep, thoso who want to be seated
aro accommodated.
"Twenty-threo women patients now
sleep on ticks and mattresses laid on
tho floor for them in tho day rooms.
Thoy havo no room for beds, nnd in
tho company of attendants, who re
main with them all night long, aro as
comfortably camped and well cared
for as possible.
"Thero Is no other way," said Dr.
Greene. "Such Us they nro, tho floor
beds aro very good. The patients do
not complain, but tho condition Is get
ting serious. If the Norfolk Institution
Is ready In a month It will give us
great relief by taking 150 patients.
That Is Its capacity at present and wo
can well sparo tho number. When tho
proposed wing to tho now Institution
Is completed, which may bo In Janu
ary, tho numbor can ho raised to 22G.
For this wo are grateful ; wo have not
been compelled to deny any caso.
Somehow wo make room. Tho patients
now In large number eat from tables
sot In tho halls whllo somo, Including
tho help on tho promises, eat in tha
kitchen, for lack of room."
Prehistoric Relic Unearthed.
PLATTSMOUTH An Interesting
relic of prehistoric times was unearth
ed by Henry TImmermann, a farmer
residing on tho Iowa bottom near this
city. It Is a pipe bowl that no doubt
belonged to somo aborigine of quality.
Mr. Timmorman had plowed over his
fleld for twelve years before ho dis
covered this relic.
Will Go to Penitentiary.
RED CLOUD Samuel Erwln, tho
man arrested In Clay county for horse
stealing, pleaded guilty before Judgo
Adams, and was sentenced to a term
In the penitentiary of four yearo.
WORK SOON'BEGINS
ON IRRIGATION CANAL
L G. Leavltt, according to advices
from Scott's Bluff county, will inau
gurate work on tho Farmers' Irriga
tion canal within a few days, despite
the recent report that an effort was
being mado to compromlso tho differ
ences between Leavltt and tho Inter
ior department by offectlng a deal to
supply his land water. Tho farmers'
ditch will supply nearly 100,000 acre3
with water.
Found Some Gudgeons.
BEATRICE A pair of well dressed
and smooth swindlers visited Blakely
township tho other day, representing
that thoy wero soliciting pupils for
music lessons, and that the music,
books, etc., wero to como from Dal
las, Tox. They explained tho necessity
for collecting tuition In advanco, and
In this way succeeded In getting $35
each from two residents of tho town
ship. Thoy tried others In tho same
neighborhood on this plea, but their
scherao wouldn't work, bo they took
their departuro presumably for other
fields.
Farmers' Protective Association.
AUBURN Farmers In tho vicinity
of Peru and Brownville have decided
to form a farmers' protective assocla
tlon as a means ot ridding the neigh
borhood of potty thievery and horse
thieves. For somo time past tho farm
ers of this particular locality have
been greatly annoyed by frequent rob
berles and sovoral horses havo been
stolen. Tho bluff roglons" along tho
Missouri river affords protection tc
tho guilty parties and pursuit Is al
most Impossible, owing to tho easo of
vosslng the river.
GAS AND WATER
IS ONE A3 NECESSARY A3 THE
OTHER?
Citizens of Largo Cities Say It Is,
New York, Juno 13. In tho recent
agitation here about the price of gas,
tho demand for lower rates was bud
ported by tho argument that tvery
resident is as dependent upon a sup
ply of gas as upon a supply of good
water.
It has come to pass that tho day
laborer uses gas as his only fuel for
cooking, because of economy, and tho
rich man uses gas on account of lta
convenience. Gas for lighting, with,
modern Improvements In burners, is
cheaper, better and moro satisfactory
than any other kind of light. Ga3
sells at $1.00 per thousand cubic feet
In largo cities nnd from that to as
high aa $3.00 In smaller towns.
Tho consumer of gas In tho country
uses Acetylene (pronounced a-3et-a-lone),
and each user makes his own
gas and Is Independent of Gas and
Electric Companies. Acetylene 13 a
moro perfect illumlnnnt than tho gas
sold by tho big gas companies In tho
cities, and tho cost to tho smnllest
user is about the equivalent of city
gas at 85 cents per thousand.
Acetylene is the modern artificial
light, tho latest addition to tho many
inventions that havo becomo dally,
necessities.
Tho light from an acetylene flamo
Is soft, steady and brilliant, and in
quality is only rivaled by tho sun's
rays. If water and a solid material
known as Calcium Carbide aro.
brought into contnet, the immcdlato
result is tho making of this wonder
ful gas. Tho generation of acetylene
Is so simple that experience or even
apparatus Is not necessary to mako
It It It Is desired to mako It for prac
tical lighting, and to keep It for Im
mediate use, then a small machlno
called an "Acetylene Generator" Is
employed. There are many response
bio concerns making acetylene gener
ators. In practice, this gas is dis
tributed in small pipes throughout
buildings, grounds, or entire cities
and towns, In tho samo manner as
ordinary city gas. Acetylene Is tho
only satisfactory means of lighting
Isolated buildings located In tho coun
try or suburbs at a distance from city
gas or electric plants.
Habits of the Salmon.
1 An English writer, Mr. Hodgson,
who Is by no means convinced that
salmon fast during their sojourn in
fresh water, thinks they tako tho min
now for a wounded flsh, and dash at 'it,
owing to tho impulse which makes
most animals attack a cripple.
RAILKCAO RATE LEGISLATION.
Testifying beforo tho Senate Com
mittee at Washington, Inter-Stato
Commerce Commissioner Prouty said
in discussing the proposition to glvo
to that Commission tho power to regu
late railway rates:
"I think tho railways should mako
their own rates. I think they should
bo allowed to develop their own busi
ness. I havo never advocated any
law, and I am not now in favor of
any law, which would put tho vato
making power into the hands of any
commlsion or any court Whllo It
may bo necessary to do that somo
time, while that Is dono In somo
states at the present time, whllo It Is
done In somo countries, I am opposed
to It. Tho railway rato la
property. It Is all tho property that
tho railway has got. Tho rest of Its
property Is not good for anything un
less It can charge a rate. Now It has
always seemed to mo that when a
rate was fixed, If that rato was an un
reasonable rato, It deprives tho rail
road company of Us property pro
tanto. It Is not necessary that you
should conflscato tho property of' a
railroad; It Is not -necessary that you
should say that It shall not earn threo
per cent or four per cent. When
you put In a rato that Is Inherently
unreasonable, you havo deprived that
company of Us rights, ot Us property,
and tho Circuit Court of tho United
States has Jurisdiction under the four
teenth amendment to restrain that.
I havo looked at theso cases
a great many times, and I can only
come to the conclusion that a rail
road company is entitled to charge a
fair and reasonable rate, and It any
order ot a commission, If any statuto
pf a stato legislature takes away that
rate, tho fourteenth amendment pro
tects tho railway company."
For Hoarseness.
For the young woman who sings
and who occasionally finds herself
hoarse at a critical moment, tho rem
edy used by a famous prima donna
Is suggosted tho whlto ot an egg
beaten to a stiff froth. This Is much
better than tho oft-prescrlbod lemon
Juice, tho effect of which Is but tem
porary. Blso's Cure Is tho best aicdlctno wo ever used
to? nil aflcctlons ot tho throat and lungs. "Wit.
O. Endslkt, Vunburcn, Iud., Feb. 10, 1800.
Where the Editor Scored.
A subscriber who complained to tha
publlshor that his paper was "damp
rocclvod the reply from tho patlenl
nnd long-sufforlng odltor that perhaps
It was because thoro was so nucb
"due" on it.
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Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Foe
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Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen &
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of threats.
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