July 3, 1901.
THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
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Pen and Picture Pointers
AIM, MnIlTU.V, who bus Just liren
culled by President lloi.scvclt to
u place- in lli' cabinet, taking the
Navy portfolio will have In his
new (MMtlUon the experience of a
111. I, in.. spent lii conn, i iioii with big
falrs. It Is not Inappropriate that the de
partment should h.vo at its Ili a. I u man
who Is ikoi'iuiumvil to the busliiewn of Urge
corporation, unU who will know how to
direct the extensive opwrallnna of whiit la
fast coming to lie one of the great navies
of thu world. Mr. Morton wan trained In
the railroad service, and liua l.een for many
years a prominent llguro In the world of
railway management. He was horn at !
trolt, Mich., In May, 167, and camo to Ne
braska when his father, the late J. Sterling
Morton, made the new territory his home.
He atletide.I the public schools at Nebraska,
City, mid later went to Ann Arbor for his
college cxiurie. After finishing he entered
the service of the -Burlington road, where
Ms rise was steady and fast, lie entered
as u clerk In tho general land olflce at Bur
lington ami ended as general freight agent
of the road, when ho went to the Colorado
FuM find Iron company as vice president
and president of the Whltcbreiist Fuel
company. In 1S3S, when the Santa Fe road
Was reorganised, he became associated with
that eompnny ns vice pn-sident under the
Dew ownership, arid has been there since,
having charge, of the traffic department,
lie was married in UOMI to Miss Charlotte
Goodrich, daughter of Thomas Goodrich, In
ChlcaRo, and has lived In that city for the
last twenty-flvo years. He has two ehll- ,
dren, Mrs. Caroline Morton Potter and
Miss Paulino Morton. Their home Is CIS
Prexel boulevard. Chicago. Paul Morton
ta a man of pleasing personality and mora
nearly resembles hhl Illustrious father than
any of the other sons. For the laat few
years h has affiliated with the republican
In Illinois, being one of the many gold
democrat to bresk away from that party
when Bryan secured control In 18I6.
Recent Heart Freaks
Rullff fimlth of Urooklyn ws found to
have his heart on the right side.
An infant of Mr. and Mrs. M. Zoloehets
of Urooklyn lived twenty-four hours with
the heart aud other organs of the thorax
entirely exposed, there being no chest wall
formed.
John M. Mirrphy of Omaha, Neb., wu
found to have a sliding heart that shifted
from tide to side.
John Morris, of 215 Park avenue, Ho
boken, lived six years with his heart ex
posed through a hole in Ills side.
William Wlttninn of New York had a
heart that grew so lurge that it finally
failed to perform its functions.
William King of New liodford, Mass.,
Was found to have two hearts, two seta of
ribs and a double breast bone. One heart
was on the left aide, the other on tha right
side.
Martin Welge of Brooklyn was hit by a
trolley car and had his heart displaced. It
was suspended by a small strip of tissue
and vibrated like a pendulum.
W. n. Mourry of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
experienced a change of heart. It moving
from the. left side over to the right ride.
A tailor of Hartford, Conn., had a marble
heart when he died, a crust of calcium
Baits having formed about the heart and
become as hard as atone. New York
World.
Cowboj's Disappearing
Whllo trie assessments from the Okla
homa counties have not been forwarded to
Auditor Baxter, enough have been receive 1
to Bhow that the ranchers and cowboys In
the territory are fast passing away. In
their places the farmers and small land
owners have come. The returns received
thus far ahow a decrease In the value of
cattle of nearly $500,000 over last year, yet,
despite this, an Increase on taxable prop
erty of nearly $.7.VX.
"There can te but one explanitlon to
all thin," said Mr. Baxter, "and that la
that the big ranches are being cut up Into
farms. Of course, the full In the market
price, of cattle Is also a prime factor and
possibly co-ordinate with the one prev
iously mentioned. The average valuation
this year Is but $G.5o a head on cattle S
years old and over, while last year it wu
In the neighborhood of t9 a head. Thia
decrease, It has been estimated, is in ac
cordance with the depreciation of actual
value. On the whn!e, Oklahoma my con
gratulate Itself, as the returns show an
evidence of good seasons in the decrease of
range stock and the Increase In valuations.
The man with the plow has taken the place
f the cowpuncher." Kansas City Journal.
I IK country li again on the eve of
the annual orpy of maiming and
d.ath, of toy pi-do', and lockjiw,
explosive patriotism aril slaugh
ter of the lii'ioc nts. These word
.''otiMl harsh when applied to the custom
ary celebration of the Fourth of .Inly, but
they ate warranted by the record of former
natal day celebration. It has b- n shown
rcotttedly that more people are killed and
Injured on every' Fourth of July than in
any battle of the Pp.inlsli-Ameii.au war.
The slaughter record of July 4, liKl, com
piled by the Journal of the American Med
ical iissoi lation, hhows in detail the ap
palling tribute of lile exacted: by our an
nual debauch in the name of ;it riotlsm,
and forecasts what Is to happen In like
manner during the ensuing ten days.
Hy reason of the fact that out of the 4C6
diviths rt ported us u. basis for the Jour
nal's survey, 40tS were due to tetanus, tlio
major part of the article is given to tho
consideration of tint pha.se of the matter,
and this discussion, for reasons which he
roin aprarent as the conclusions drawn
from the sUUsUch are examined, ia termed
"Fourth of July tetanus"' as distinguished
from tetanus not resulting from FourUi of
July Injuries.
The statistics presented by the Journal
aro of vert tied cases, and cover about
twice as many accldentB an did the largest
compilation of Fourth of July casualties
made by any other medium. The table
summarising tetanus cases by states upon
which reports were received is as follows:
Pennsylvania. K?
Nebraska 4
Connecticut 8
Rhode island
Ohio '
Illinois !'
New York
. 36
Vermont
West Virginia I
Missouri
Michigan
Massachusetts
Minnesota ....
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas ,
Wisconsin ...
California J
New Hampshire... J
Maine J
Uiintana 1
Oregon I
Washington
DiBt. of Columbia. 1
Maryland 1
Indian Territory... 1
Idaho 1
New Jersey t
Colorado i
Kentucky
Total
.415
Gla 1st Details.
But to the detailed tables, which the
Journal prints In full, giving name, age.
cause of wound, site of wound, duration of
Illness and result, principal attention Is
paid throughout. And first, the nature of
the wound la called to notice. The detailed
tables show that, of the cases where It was
possible to tell the nature of the wound,
168 were the result of the toy pistol or
Sad Part of Rich Man's Wife
iN THE first place. It may be ad-
I'M I family fairly well-to-do but not
wealthy, would be altogether
more comfortable marrying a
comparatively poor man than If she mar
ried an extremely rich man not more com
fortable so far as luxury, etc., was con
cerned, but much more comfortable In
mind.
The rich man knows be ta rich, as a rule,
more's the. pity, and on that account la
very apt to be a little domineering. He la
aware that wealth can usually command
respect, and many other things; therefore
If, say, he weds a comparatively poor girl,
he expects a great deal more from her on
account of his money. The probability Is
that ho would be disappointed, and In that
case a cat and dog life might easily result,
The poor man knows exactly how he is
placed; he knows that he can command
little or nothing; he does not expect adula
tion or worship from the girl he weds; he
meets her on an equal footing. Naturally
he Is not disappointed In his marriage; he
gets what he expects a companion; and
everything being equal the marriage la
likely to turn out well.
A rich man's relations are a thorn In
the flesh of his wife; If they do not alto
gether Ignore her, they at any rate treat
her in a cold manner and give her scant
respect. Sometimes she is looked upon as
an Interloper; she will in all likelihood,
cheat them out of the wealth they expected
to Inherit. Under these circumstances la ft
probable that they cherish good feelings
towards her?
It Is not. Now, the girl who weds a poor
man runs no such risks; the man's relatives
are Just the same as herself; they receive
her In a kindly way. and by so doing make
her life quite tolerable. Moreover, the man
has no great amount of money to leave,
therefore she cheats his relatives not at
all.
Again, a rich man's wife has. under any
circumstances, many social ohHp-itlons; she
must entertain, and so play the hostess
that tongues are not set n-wagglng hy any
deficiencies she may show as regards man
ners, or even grammar. She is always,
more or less. In a whirl late nights, tho
opera and a hundred and one things.
The simply well-to-do man's wife, on the
contrary, has a peaceful, one mtrht even
say uneventful, existence; her pleasures
are modost: she ba no partleuHr position
to keep up: she well may attend dances,
but they are not always ostentations nf
falrs; the theater she also may patronise
m
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Patriotism and Slaughter
blank cartridge, while twenty-nino were, re
ported from all other sources. Fur the
purposes of the discussion the toy pistol
and the blank cartiiine are grouped together-
not however, to Include the paKT
cap pistol, since It was not found that
any cases of tetanus resulted from the dis
charge of eucli caps. The toy pistol ro
ftri'cd to is tint constructed especially for
the discharge ul blank cartridges, fre
quently of a r-ciiiher and very generally
of most llimsy mechanism.
Willi regard to the duration of the dis
ease. Fourth of July tetanus," It la noted
that the period of incubation Is very short,
a feature, by experience with tetanus of
nil kinds, shown to indicate almost certain
deith. The fact that the majority of the
Injuries are In children modifies the con
clusion somewhat, because less of tho toxiu
is required to saturate the nervous nys
tem of u child than of an adult, but with
oil allowances made, the conclusion is
reached that this "Fourth of July tetanus"
is of a most virulent order and the fact
that but seven cases of those Included In
the table above given are known definitely
to have rccove.red seems to bear this out.
Antitoxin, the article continues, has gen
erally been used with but little effect, the
chief exception being the treatment of two
patients at Harlem hospital, in New York
City, who recovered after the use of spinal
Injections.
The causes of "Fourth of July tetanus"
are made the subject for an extended ex
amination, and because of the great pre
ponderance of cases from blank cartridge
wounds of one kind or another, the propo
sition is sifted down to tha question: Aro
bacilli present in blank cartridges, and if
not, what 13 the explanation of the fre
quency with which tetanus follows blank
cartridge wounds.
The case against the blank cartridge
may be summarised as follows from the
Journal's presentation:
1. That the enormous preponderance of
blank cartridge cases In the tetanus list It
self indicates tho probability that tlio
germs are present
X. That the prevalence of tetanus from
blank cartridge wounds other than those
In the hands overthrows the theory that
surface dirt carried In la responsible for
the Infection.
S. That tho bacteriologist of the Newark
Board of Health reported In a letter to the
board under date of July 2 that the bac
teriological examination of two makes of
cartridges showed the presence of bacilli.
but In an unassuming way, and therefor
she Is the better able to enjoy her pleas
ures, for she is not the cynosure of all
eyes.
Again, the rich man's wife can hardly
move, and may most certainly do nothing,
without constantly being under the eyes of
servants; her maid attends her; her foot
man follows her; at meals there are al
ways lackeys hanging about. Now, all this
means that liberty is bo far curtailed.
Take dress. A rich man's wife has
merely to order any garment she may
fancy, or having a fancy for Jewelry, she
visits a shop, and the thing is done. But
she really puts no value on any of these
things they are obtained too easily.
The wife of a poor man cannot, of course,
get whatever she desires, and if she wants
a dress, or a little bit of Jewelry, she Is
sometimes obliged to save. Then comes the
happy day when she and her husband go
and make a selection. And this much may
be said with absolute confidence, that no
wife of rich man can ever understand the
Intense happiness of the poor man's wife
when she proudly wears the coveted article
for the llrst time.
It has, perhaps, taken werka to win;
every penny toward its cost had to be care
fully considered-her Joy is indeed great on
the possession of it.
Of course, there are numberless girls who
would bear a great deal in order to be the
mistress of a grand house which does not
necessnrlly Imply n good home and the
wife of a moneyed man, but they are al
most certain to know little or nothing of
real happiness. Money cannot purchase
that, nnd the only way In which a girl can
make sure of happiness In marrying a rich
man is by possessing wealth on her own ac
count. Philadelphia Press.
Too Much
A Chinese servant employed In a New
York family, who lived next door to a
famous woman pianist, left suddenly after
only a few days' service.
Ills knowledge of the English language
was limited, and the letter which he ft
behind him notifying the family of his
departure was written in Chinese. With
the aid of an Interpreter the gist of the
letter was made out. "I do not mind yoar
heathen parrot," roiil the letter; "I do not
mind your barbarous customs of dressing
and eating, but the lady ne-xt door who
sits on the musical Instrument every day
Is too much." Harper's Weekly.
he thought to bo those of tetanus, In great
numbers.
1. That bacilli might have come from the
sources of tho wads, In case that these
were made out of foul straw or paper, or
from saltpeter Improperly prepared la tho
making of the cartridge.
The defense' of the blank cartridge may
b summarized thus: First
Name. Year. No. Method.
Wells .... JS'.W :ik) Culture and inoculation
Tiivlor ... 1M.9 Kk', Culture
Wells 11M0 60 Culture and Inoculation
Jioston
Health
liept 11 Stio Culture and Inoculation
l,a tiar.le. VM.C l!t Culture and inoculation
Out of this total of 7G9 cartridges thus
examined, In net one was tetanu3 bacillus
found. It is explained that In the exami
nation conducted by the Newark bacteriol
ogist the Inoculation method was not used,
but the experiment of culture alone, and
tho suggestion is mado that such experi
ment may bring to light organisms closely
resembling tetanus bacilli, producing gas,
morphologically similar but nonpatho
genic. Second That of the 10 per cent of Fourtl
of July accidents not caused by blank cart
ridges a large proportion were caused by
exploding giant crackers, and that an ex
amination of the powder of thirty speci
mens of such crackers, representing tlx
different varieties, showed no tetanus germs
to be present.
Third That at the same time that
"Fourth of July tetanus" was developing
from the injuries to which that term is
confined for the purposes of the article In
question there were also numerous cases
resulting from other injuries in the same
localities. Examples occurring on July 4
were cited as follows: Injury by rusty
nail to a small boy in Chicago resulted la
tetanus; Pittsburg boy, falling with toy
pistol in hand, received cut in skin from
hammer of pistol tetanus; Minnesota boy
drove, file into hand while trying to clean
pistol tetanus; Washington boy Injured by
flying glass from chemical explosion te
tanus; boy at Rockville, 111., shot pebblo
Into hand but no wad tetanus. It Is held
on behalf of the blank cartridge that all
these cases and many like them Indlcato
that tetanus bacilli are undoubtedly present
In the street dirt and on the persons of
celebrators. 8tudy of the Chicago cpidemlo
of 1900 Is cited as evidence on this point.
Fourth That the manufacture of blank
cartridges is conducted with as great care
as Is possible, and under conditions involv
ing the destruction of the tetanus bacillus
on material used. The methods used by
certain companies to insure sterilisation of
wads and the degree of heut necessary in
the preparation of the power are material
on this point.
On the basis of the evidence summarised
above the Journal's writer concludes "that
there Is no convincing evidence that b'ank
cartridges contain tetanus bacilli, except
possibly as a rare contamination when
they have been exposed to dirt."
He questions, therefore, the assumption
that the bacillus is carried Into the wound
from the surface at the time of the acci
dent, why It Is that blank cartridge woun is
should be so particularly dangerous. The
conclusions on this point are m- follows.
First The average blank cartridge wound
la received at the time of year when
tetanus bacilli are most prevalent, probably
because it is the time of year m which
there Is the widest distribution of the
street dust.
Second Blank cartridge wounds off.'r
Idea! conditions for the development of
tetanus, which demands for extreme viru
lence (a) that the wound should be pene
trating so as to admit of anaerobic con
ditions, (b) that the penetrating object
should carry with It surface dirt, (c) that
resistance of the tissues should l le-sened,
a burning wound or one where blo id clot
exists being particularly favorable, and (d)
that other bacteria be present to destroy
resistance to tho tetanus bacillus.
As a matter of suggestion for lessening
the Fourth of July tetanus record tha
Journal's writer says that, as tetanus U
not carried by -the blank cartridge Itself
and therefore cannot bo controlled in tho
manufacture of b'unk cartridges, means
should be taken to prevent the sale of blank
cartridges altogether. To thia end it Is
suggested that an association be formed to
secure general legislation, and also that
means be taken by municipalities to stop
the sale of blank cartridges and the ap
paratus for exploding them.
The education of tho boy and of the boy's
parent Is also suggested, and the pcrvlo)
of the dally paper to this end Is com
mended. Finally, it Is strongly urged that
large room exists for improvement in tho
method employed by physicians In treating
b'.ank cartridge wounds. The Journal's
writer, concluding, summarizes briefly tho
results of Injuries other thin those In
which tetanus developed. Aside from te
tanus there were on last Fourth of July,
acording to this authority, 60 deaths
caused, 10 persons made blind, 75 persons
who lost one eye, 61 who lost hands, arms
or legs, 174 who lost cne or more fingers
and 3,C70 receiving other Injuries, making
a total of S.9S3 persons Injured with other
results than tetanus, and a grand total of
4,449 deaths and Injuries.