The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 25, Ed. 1 Monday, January 28, 1901 Page: 3 of 8
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household
HINTS :
KSTert of Krd I' pan the t.yrt.
It .- claimed by pbysiclams tliat tbe
color red ho met I me produces Injuri-
ous effects uhu the eyes. For. this
reasou it Is wise to eschew red em-
broidery as an evening occupation
V and to substitute for It green or Mac
wlin ii are believed to be beneficial.
Bouk Boxes For ths Library.
Book-boxes are a new manifestation
f tbe table book-rack. They are rath-
er shallow trays tbat are still deep
enough to protect tbe book are uou-
adjustable. and are about as long a
the usual rack atretcbed to Its full
extent. Some of them are beautiful
ly decorated !'J burnt designs.
Al.'H'tive Hot uilil .11..
The two newest ideas are Bulgarian
stripes ami the elaborate French em
broidery iu rutin ribbon. The. latter
Is usually iu a rather large open pat-
tern. Htid beautiful effects are gained.
The Bulgarian stripes are In soft tans
and reds with characteristic figure
Turkish designs such at tlar and
dark red back-ground. Border such
Corafg with twisted cord and luos
tassels at Ire corners.
For the nursery there are many com-
ic cushion tops tine shows a line of
little dogs singing while big dog
I.. -a:- time Kittens are at play on
another A third shows son.e frolick-
ing pit kannlunles.
Brightening the Mahogany.
Mahogany aud all pollshet wood of
nny kin1 la apt to become very dull
nud tarnished and the regular opera-
tion of rubbing It up Is not one that
is dear to the average maid; yet if It
is allowed to go too long uncared for
Hie trouble of reviving It Is endless.
The best aud easiest way of polishing
wood is to make a "dolly" of ragi.
j over It tie
a few drops
II tbe wood-
irepared ma
as you pro-
iliimiil rac.
r vine;
ilv with
Uou ia briskly ilone. i
Instructions no polla
orate will bring abou
u-.s.
bright-
Lemon aa Msdtrlae.
I.cmon juice sweetened with loaf tt
crushed sugar will relieve a cough.
For feverlshneaa and unnatural
and work It down Into the lemon
H itb a fork then suck it 'lowly.
be pro.
ade.
If takei
aa colt
water
about
A pii
ik up a c
e is the aa
on will
Mil lit ii
' length
persisted In for a n
i I
by sore an1
eoed. If not
lug slices of
' reet may ie
ry cured by at
take a piece of
CiJSFHOLD RECIPES
Hot Turnip Salad-Peel and slice
eggs used in an on
They are broken tog
aud beaten till a spoe
en up. Before they at
spoonful of water toe
r In a bowl
can be tak-
sten a tahlc-
'gf Is added.
and when tbe m.x'ure is ready for the
pan a dust of pepper aud a half tea
apoonful of salt to six eggs a: 2 Ugbtl.r
i
rt A good
fee-cupful of boiled rice ai
ounces of shredded bam. Seal
nalt and pepper. Fry all tofl
hot then stir and net piled
bread. Tbe excellence of tM
pends upon ita quick serSei
boa Id be eaten very hot.
I I I I BB V J e ST3
r
DRUGGISTS AS DOCTORS
THE BUSINESS TRANSFORMED SINCE
THE CIVIL WAR.
Old Profetf nal Tells How They Had to
Prescribe Leeches. Cupping Vacci-
nation and Spring Medicines Ancient
Apothecary Required to llmw Teeth.
"Before the war" began the drug-
gist whose memory and business date
back to pre-Civll War days speaking
of the drug business as It was com-
pared to what it is at present "a drug-
gist was expecti
the way of prf
College of Phai
aix men wlif" 1
do a great deal 'it
ling. In 1858 th
y graduated some
hundreds are grad-
uated. Very few druggists had any-
thing but practical experience. It Is
probable that at that time the English
were tbe most scientifically educated
In that line. Here the druggiat was
expected to do practical work to un-
derstand minor surgery leeching
blood letting and cupping. He could
take a quart or so of blood when a
patient came In and required it and
he could draw a tooth.
"Sometimes be would go out and
make a call and he was supposed to
be thoroughly posted as to what con-
stituted a dose of medicine and to
know the proper medicines to be given
In different diseases. Nowadays a
druggist Is not supposed to know any-
thing about a dose; bis business la to
understand the scientific preparation
of medicines and he Is better qualified
for analysis than for practical work.
"Chemistry enters more Into the
work of the dr
then. The whi
w than it did
e of medicine
hits changed and It Is enough to make
th ' hair of an old-time druggist Mand
ou cud to see the doses of strychnine
arsenic and nux vomica that are given.
Forty years ago an ounce of strych-
nine would last a druggist ten years
and now he will use it in a month.
The old time druggist would not have
put tip such prescriptions as are sent
to him now if the physician had stood
over him and told him every Ingre-
dient. A druggist Is not supposed now
to know anything altout tbe prescrip-
tion. If a prescription seems to call
for something tbat he does not think
right It makes no difference he must
put It up or he is held responsible.
"There was an Interesting case of
this kind a number of years ago In
England. A physician gave a prescrip-
tion In which there was an extra large
amount of
stimulate tl
which it used to
The prescription
iruggmts befort if
si tlx refused to
put up the drug at the prescription
called for It. The seventh did but the
patient died. The case wat taken to
court and it was decided that if tbe
prescription bad been filled In time
the patient would have lived and the
six druggists were fined. Similar
by law but no one can untie
anxiety these exceealve dote
druggist. It Is always pots I
mistake bat been made.
"Now that we have teleii
can telephone to a physician
Ive the
that a
elephonra we
clan to verify
ion. but before we would
sometimes to find a man.
always like it. and some
ie question reflects upon
nt. but many physicians
ikful.
5 TO Ts.rcIXs.Tl.
o vaccinate occasionally.
They do te
tblnk tbat
tbelr judgi
but there wat
lrh of It done
nan virus al-
1 good healthy
hem to come
I to a head so
points or we
ab. Then we
think anything
time -tell people
about gc
we had
"There Is no doubt though that a
good many diseases were disseminated
In this way. and there are many peo-
ple to-day whtt date ailments of their
own and the deaths of their children
to vaccination and undoubtedly with
reason. People don't really under-
stand tbat only cow virus Is used now.
If they did I think there would be less
opposition to vaccination tbotigh. for
my part. I don't see why tuberculosis
should not be disseminated in that
"We used to use a great many
leeches. We would use from fifty to
100 In a mouth and In blood letting of-
ten take cue or two quarts of blood
from a person. I don't tblnk It did any
harm to a full-blooded person. Peo-
ple ate coarser foods in those days
more iork and oatmeal. If a man got
Into a row and had a black eye tbe
first thing he would do would lie to go
tbe druggist and have two or three
leeches put on to take away tbe blood.
Or leeches were put on for a beadacbe
or for toe earache or toothache. A
woman would come In with a terrible
headache tit down In a chair in tbe
store and have two or three leeches
ear for the
for a tooth- j
ache.
"No. women
don't
mind it
pulled-
anything
and tbev
ing to a wealthy family In the neigh
txrhood. She bad an ulcerated tooth
tnd sent for me to bring tbe leeches
rbe gums were swollen aud sore tbe
aatient would not allow tbem to be
lanced and It was hard for the leechea
to get to work. Finally they were
started and I wanted to go home. I
had not had my supper. But tbe
woman would not bear of my leaving
her with those leeches in ber mouth
and I had to wait. It was 12 o'clock
when I left the house that ulght. There
were uo restaurants around here in
those daya not even a bakehouse.
Thin- was one man who bad opened
an oyster house in connection with a
saloon. He had twelve oysters left
and let me have tlx of those but I
went to bed pretty hungry.
"How much did I get for that? Well
we chcrstfi t welve cents apiece for the
leeches and there were t-vo of them and
I asked twenty-five cents for applying
them forty-nine centt. Doctors were
glad to get fifty cents a visit at that
time and I have had a doctor who af-
terward became famous aud would
not take lest than $10 for an office call
thank me for tending him a patient
from whom he received $2.
LEECHES STILL USED.
"Leeches are still used In country
places where they are taken from
the ponds though we always used the
Swedish leeches. In many of the poor-
er neighborhoods particularly where
there are a good many brawls they
still use the leeches for black eyet.
"For regular bloodletting an incision
was made In a vein In the arm and as
much blood was let as seemed neces-
sary to relieve the patient. That was
a regular spring nnu fall medicine that
many people took as they took their
sulphur and molasses. I don't know
why It should have been Injurious as a
remedy. Depressing medicines aro
glreu now to lessen the action of the
heart in case of a fever and I don't
know that there Is auy more harm IB
tbe one than In the other.
"At for tbe aulphnr and molasses
there might be leas danger from con-
tagious diseases if people took a lit-
tle sulphur occasionally now. People
used to take quantities of spring medl-
clues aud often In the fall as well.
We used to put up from fifty to a hun-
dred pounds of them every year yel-
low dock burdock sassafras and sar-
saparilla. aud there were whole iam-
llies who t....k their sulphur and mo-
lasses with a little cream of tartar
ever' spring taking it turec mornings
and sklpplug It three.
"At for tooth drawing. I never did
much of that myself though I have
done It. There was generally tome
one iu the store who liked that work.
It was great fun for the boys and we
used to get them lu to experiment. If
the tooth didn't come out very easily
we would lance the gum all around
and it came out without auy trouble
but it left the gum iu a bad coudltlon."
New York Timet.
Holding His Job For Him.
"Of all tbe excuses I have ereT
heard from people for not paying their
bills." said a collector for a prominent
firm tbe other day "I got the neatest
to-day from a very wealthy man who
always owes tbe bouse a hill. No
matter whether the bill Is for $10 or
$100 be always payt $5. I have gone
back the next week aud got $5 more
and once I went back twice In one
week and he paid me $5 each time and
seemed glad to tee me. I got to know
him pretty well and tbe other day i
asked him why be did not pay it all
at I knew he had the money."
" Well' said the old fellow. 'If I pay
yon everything I owe you at one time
you will collect so fast that pretty soon
you will be out of a Job for tbe want
of something to collect.'
"I don't know whether iba! was his
reason or not tut 1 let the subject
drop and am Just going around there
now for another $5." Memphis Scimi-
tar. The Woodpecker.
i kers which were
long
con
are
'e as
fond
I useful b
1 of ants
vo
an ant
ears
tap-
that the
wood of t
tbe
work
re de
of these b
serving all
they
Oldest Yacht StlH In Kerrlc.
Royal George Queen Victoria's
ldest
te oc-
as la
made
iv n s..
formauc
tbe per
'h passed
don
section of snuff boxen. The late I
Chief Justice had a very li
number and Lord Ifoeebery Is
possessor of many that have a hist
MODERN PHILANTHROPY
A CENTURY'S IMPROVEMENTS IN
CHARITABLE METHODS.
How the Spirit of Philanthropy Has De-
velopedCaring For the Unfortunates
Wider and Nobler Views The Mod-
ern Way of Treating Oerellt-t Children
The following article was written
for the Washington Evening Star by
Professor Charles R. Henderson pro
fessor of sociology in the University
of Chicago: New demands were laid
upon modern communities l)y the vast
increase of population the congestion
of cities the vicissitudes of speculative
commerce the swift changes in Indus
try tbe rapid separation of operative
from control of instruments of prodm
tion. Charity itself often created a
demand for itself and sanitary science
spared the weak from elimination by
disease and hardship.
Modern philanthropy has however
marched forward with discovery and
Invention with science aud art. It has
taken the form of legal relief. Suspire.!
by tbe community conscience while
the voluntary associations and
churches have led the way and tried
tbe experiments not without lavish
expenditures of geuerous individuals
OMirs or THK MOVEMENT.
The directories of our great citj
charities are bulky volumes and our
selection of illustrations mrst be se-
verely limited to a few typical exam-
ples which indicate the direction and
genius of tbe movement. Of the inner
spirit and motive It is more difficult
to Judge tliau of the magnitude of gifts
and the Improvement in methods. Yet
It is through study of external mani
festations that we are enabled to inter-
pret the actions and dispositions of
the soul.
The education of the blind aud of
deaf mutes !s a functiou of our school
system not of our charities. And yet
many of these pupils are from depend-
ent familiea and would be helpless
without public assistance. Their In-
firmity makes eloquent appeal to social
sympathy and response has come in
costly institutions improvements in
methods of teaching provision of suit-
able books and organization of self
help among adults.
CABS OF THK INSANE. '"
From motives of safety as well as uf
humau'ty attention was early called to
the Insane. The progress of social
care of this class has been marked by
greater kindness and skill by the sub-
stitution of the detached college ays
tern for the older more expensive and
less suitable congregate style; the pro
vision of detention hospitals instead of
restraint with criminals In ttatiou
bouses and Jails; the tendency to re-
move chronic cases from pauper
houses to asylums. A aaint canon-
ised by all friends of those bereft of
reason waa Dortbea Llnde Diz. a
Massachusetts school teacher who was
taught sympathy by early orphanage
and the dictates of a noble aplrit who
learned the needs of the inaane by vla-
itlng Institutions and by travel In Eu-
rope. From 1837 she addressed com-
mittees and legislatures in all tbt
States and contributed greatly to tbe
effort to transfer the insane from local
Jailt and almshouses to hospitals erect-
ed by tbe commonwealth and conduct-
ed by experts. The apparent increase
in Insanity shown by statistics It
partly due to the greater readiness o'
friends of the Insane to place them in
hospitals for nervous diseases In (he
early stage when cure Is most hopeful
and alto to the longer life of patient)
under modern conditions.
COLONIES or EPII
One of the Quest ezai
aliaatlon applied to but
tlons is tjie recent est
TICS.
lea of sped
ne organlxi
illshment of
colonies of epileptics. An enlightened
public demands for this unfortunate
class the quiet and seclusion the open
air life the Industrial opportunity of
farm garden and shop which are re-
quired by the nature of this malady.
Admirable models may be cited In
Ohio and New York where excellent
provisions are made in several States
tlon.
FOE THE FEEBLE MINDED.
Of the feeble-minded idiots and lm
beellei. It it said there are about as
Kecentiy mis ract nns
ically recognised and
become permanent asy-
segregation of those who
meet the demands of
Industrial society. This
s especially necessary in
rirls and women. All of
uld be happier iu colonies
labor would produce the
best example of the growing determ-
ination of society to eliminate tbe
unfit and consciously give preference
to the capable. A humane method has
risi hi
lilnn
ration
train
tare and capital punishment
Elm in Reformatory opener
embodied the principles of
reformatory methods.
PRISON IMPROVEMENT.
The National Prison Association or
ganized by Dr. F. C. Wines in 1870.
has had a wide and profound Influence
in educating prison officers and the
general public while the international
penitentiary congress which also owes
much to the energetic initiative of
Dr. Wines has rendered the highest
form of service. The Character of
orhcials is rising. The merit system
is supplanting the shameful and costly
spoils system. In the fields of Hnthtu
pology. psychology. Jurisprduenoe and
international law the best minds lurve
made contributions to penology from
their own particular studies.
CARE OP CHILDREN.
Michigan led the way in establishing
a most enlightened and complete sys-
tem of child care the admiration of
philanthropists in all the world. This
system Includes supervision and con-
trol of all pnblic aud private Institu-
tions for dependent and neglected chil-
dren that all may be protected by law
No child Is to be placed In an Institu-
tion except on judicial approval and
finding that it is delinquent or depend-
ent. All institutions are required te
place dependent children iu approved
family homes within a reasonable
time. Duriug minority Indentured
children and youth are supervised and
protected. No subsidies are given fron
public funds to private institutions
but they are encouraged ami simply
required to give evidence of efficiency
Ill-treated children are protected by
stringent provisions of law and par-
ental custody comes to an end when
authority Is abused. Dependent and
delinquent ehlldren are carefully sep-
arated. Private societies for aiding neglected
children have made great advance In
methods and results. Huge barracks
are no longer approved as permau -nt
homes of children and the natural en
vlronment of fostering parental af-
fection Is sought for the homeless. Kin-
dergartens and day nurseries are
agencies of philanthropy for touching
the very beginning of educational life.
A WIDER AND NOBL1F. VIEW.
Philanthropy has taken a wider and
nobler view of its mission. It has la-
conic preventive and educational. Mis
Carpenter said; "A hospital caunct
clease a poison-Infected district nor
diminish the constant supply of pa
tlents from nn undrained and malar-
lou8 locality." It is well to remove
the weak aud tempted from a bad en-
vironment lietter still to Improve the
environment. It Is well to go down
to the folk-swamp and rescue one here
and there; better still to drain the cess
pool. Improve the tenements preven
adulteration of food and drink Inspect
factories and compel use of devices frr
avertlug accident aud disease. Tbe
wall at the top of the dangerous preci
pice is worth far more than an ambu-
lance at the bottom.
The grand Utah decision of Justice
Brown has at last given highest sane
lion to tbe principle that the health
of working men Is an Interest of the
State and cannot be disregarded by
the greed of employers nor even bj
the stupidity and negligence of tbe
employes.
Clergymen Collect Their Own Dues.
An extraordinary survival from the
primitive tradition of the clergy open-
ly collecting tbelr own "dues" in kind
from the people may now be seen in
full swing in the rural districts of Up-
per Savoy hi Switzerland. Every
year about tbe middle of October
clergymen attended by youths bear-
big tacks and baskets gj from village
to village receiving tbe contributions
of their parishioners No sort of con-
sumable commodity comes amiss
though money is most favored an'
every evening th. sack o: basket goes
back heavily loaded. These contribu-
tions are a popular test of respecta-
bility and many a housewife has been
known to borrow the whole amount of
her offering to the parochial incum-
bent. London Express.
The Salt-Kating Mania.
A new habit has asserted itself
which suggests a curious train of
thought aa to the direction In which
human aberrations In the matter of
personal habits may eventually tend.
It it said that the new habit that of
salt eatlDg. Is not only greatly on the
increase particularly among women
of all classes but that It It In many
cates a most serious disease. It be-
gins with a desire for Urge quantities
of salt with tbe food. and. If not
checked reaches a stage In which tbe
patient carries salt crystals about wttn
her wherever the goes and is continu-
ally nibbling at tbem. The symptoms
are a peculiar yellowueas and shrink-
ing of the akin which ia followed by
the loss of all the hair even tbat of
the eyelids. -London Health.
Onl.la and ths
Lord Bathmore hat
I he once took "Ouida"
bow disappointed be
to the
afraid
duchesi
all my
Emigration In Hungary has assumed
unusual dimensions lately. During
one month 15691 passes were Issued
to emigrants.
krTACUA.
miles further enst than the Atlant.
terminus. The plan outlined by Un-
united State Commission calls for
work along a route nearly forty-five
miles in length. Over two miles anj
a half would be excavated in or neao
Colon Harbor at the Atlantic end.
and over three and a half miles at
Panama on the Pacific. Hence the
distance from end to end of the canal
proier would be only about thirty-nine
miles and twelve and a half miles
of this would extend across take Bo-
hio. The heavy work therefore
would be confined to about twenty-
seven miles. But some of this would
be exceedingly costly.
posed t(
of c.trvl
the waj
tlou. wl
of the J
use loci
the lev
down to t
But the 1
evei. all
rorpora-
the greater part
done decided to
lid have brought
ninety feet. A'
modified plan made the summit only
siity-seveu feet above sea level but
If this were followed the expense
would lie materially increased. The
United States Commission estimates
the cost of completing the canal ou
the ninety-foot basis at upward of
$142000000. and on the sixty-seven-foot
basis at ever $160000000.
The Nicaragua route utilizes a lake
iu the interior and this is about 101
feet aliove rea level. Hence locks
would be necessary on this line also.
Engineers have proposed raising ths
level of the lake by means of dams to
either 108 feet or 110 feet. The cut
from Brito. on the Pacific Coast to the
shores of Lake Nicaragua would be
over sixteen miles long. The lake
would contribute fifty-six nnd a halt
miles to the route and the San Juan
River the outlet of Lake Nicaragua is
106 miles or 110 miles long. Th'rf
stream with some excavation would
serve as a canal a good part of tin
way. Hence although the distance
from ocean to ocean is much greater
here than at Panama the character of
the work to be done makes It less
expensive. The preliminary estimates
put the cost of the Nicaragua Canal
at S12r.000000.
An important consideration in choos
ing lietweeu the two routes Is tbe dis-
tance saved to shipping bound from
Atlantic or Ylulf ports to the Pacific.
A steamer bound from New York
would save 377 miles from Liverpool
miles ;ind from New Orleans 579
miles in going in San Frnnclsco. To
Yokohama by way of Honolulu Ujtii
saving would be from New York 223
miles from Liverpool 204 miles and
from New Orleans 437 miles. The
owners or steamships would gain in '
two ways by this Improvement. They
would save on coal bills and they
Would be able to start their vessel on
the return trip sooner thus increasing
tlieir earning cnpsclty. Tbe risks of
navigation too would lie correspond-
ingly diminished by the abbreviation
of the voyage New York Tribune.
'ort la s storm.
' relationship Its assem-'
Being a
binge at a social gathering of the clans
filled the big bouse. There were none
ot the restraints Imposed by lack of
acquaintance. There wag one contin-
ual round of merriment and among
other amusements was the good old
game of charades. i
Though tbe opposing forces were all
related It Just happened that oue side
had no trouble at all In guessing cor-
rectly in short order while the other
chagrined the losers especially as they
were laughed at as easy a little tlow
on the mental trigger and all that sort
of thing. )'
Finally when the "slow" ones got a
chance to go out
i
adopted. The next charade was acted
by tearing up the front stairs through
the second story down the back stair
and then attacking the edibles yet in
sight. There were dozens of ingenious
guesses and all were pronounced
wrong. Three other performances
were given and not one of them could
the tide that had been so 3dccestful
solve. And all the time It was kept
under a hotter fire of Jibes and sar-
casms than It had given. Finally the
Tbe secret of all this was that the
plotters bad not chosen a word sen-
tence or sentiment. They Just went
through whatever came luto their
heads and none of the other tide
thought of guessing "Nothing" De-
troit Free Press.
faculty when y
-let mo see I dot
ne. but I was th
nor details of college life myself.
Chicago Evening Pott
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