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probing charges
against swayne
COMMITTEE hears stripling
XVMI. DENIES STATEMENTS MADE
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1,, the Committee— Swayne Not nt
Stripling’* House AVhen Stockton
Claimed*
Washington. Nov. 28.—When the
?w4 y::e Inquiry before the House
jud;* ;;irv Committee was resumed to
day Joseph N. Stripling, United States
d'striet attorney of the Southern dis
try; of Florida, was called by the de-
He was appointed district at
first during the Harrison ad
i ,:nis:ration. He denied the statement
n ale by the witness, J. N, C. Stock
ton, who had testified a few days
ago that Stripling had asked that the
war on Judge Swayne cease, and that
if Stockton would bring about such a
result he (Stripling), was in a position
to see that Stockton could have what
he wanted in the way of receiverships.
■Stockton was never more mistaken
in his life.” said Stripling.
Mr. Stripling said that Stockton
came to Ills house, but once and then
on business of Stockton’s and remain
ed but a few moments.
Stripling started to give an emphatic
statement of his opinion of Stockton.
This was objected to by the prosecu
tion and the objection was sustained by
the committee.
Mr. Stripling denied the testimony
of John Wurts, taken last spring, re
lating to an alleged offer by the gov
ernment for the employment of Wurts
as counsel in certain election cases in
Florida.
Mrs. Stripling substantiated the tes
timony of her husband regarding the
visit of Stockton at the Stripling home.
She stated that Judge Swayne was not
at their home at the time Stockton call
ed. Stockton had previously testified
that Judge Swayne was in an adjoin
ing room when Stripling made the
proposition to cease the fight on
Swayne.
Philip Walter, formerly clerk of the
United States court in Florida, testi
fied regarding the election cases in the
siate, and denied the testimony here
tofore given by John Wurts.
IV W. F. Fordham testified re
garding the death of Charles D. Hos
kins, who was alleged to have commit
ted suicide on account of his prosecu
tion through Judge Swayne’s court.
W. H. Hoskins, who was the prin
cipal witness in a case before Judge
Swayne, and father of Charles D. Hos
kins, testified regarding the departure
of his son for Pensacola, where he died.
He said his son told him that he would
rather die than go before Judge
Swavne.
John Wurts, formerly an attorney of
Florida, now a professor in Yale Law
School, made some corrections and ex
planations of his testimony given last
spring. He said he had no purpose of
reflecting upon the Attorney General,
with whom he had held a conversation
regarding the judges of Florida.
Benjamin De La Rua of Florida re
iterated his testimony given before the
coroner's jury concerning the death of
C. D. Hoskins.
The committee than adjourned until
Friday.
NEGRO SHOT TWO.
He Also Fired a< Woman Who Had
ltefused Him.
Philadelphia. Nov. 23.—Prompted by
jealousy Frank Saylor, a negro farm
hand, at midnight shot and killed
Henry Henderson, aged 23 years, and
when he was overtaken bv George
Henderson, Henry's uncle, fatally shot
him also.
In addition he fired two shots at
Ella Scott, whose refusal to accept his
attentions aroused his jealousy.
Saylor escaped Into a dense woods
and has since eluded capture.
another theory now.
N I* That Bates Wna a Victim of
a Labor Union Plot,
Chicago, Nov. 23.—A labor union con
spiracy is the latest explanation of the
automobile tragedy near Lemont, 111.
According to this theory, John W.
Hate. Jr., the young chauffeur, was
the victim of bullets intended for Ed
win Archer, a vital witness for .the
prosecution in a criminal aase involv
otficiais 1Um * Jer 0t C * ,lca *° 'hbor union
Archer was an employe of the same
vn,i, n ",' b e coni Pany for which Bate
lie, i e, Archer has for months be
himself in danger, since he gave
-Vr. ny ! n the C£UM> of an alleged
m.i.l ssionai slugger, who was charged
Tiiru a, ’ (ac * < hig non-union electrical
•h*u’ A Partial confirmation of
uw theory is the fact that “Dove” is
° havG avowed himself an elec
ldenfltv '!; hil . e ca "tally explaining his
>, nrv ■ during an attempt to hire a
e, bußKy ln Joliet the day aft
et 'h<- tragedy.
Strikers CmTsp.l TronMr.
1) P 'iu S ’, Nov ’ 23 -—A series of strikes
d-w ft f, ov f rnment arsenals, and pow-
ToVlm, l° re * at Brest and
assuming menacing propor
riM le‘, V vp strikers at Brest
war m„!ITi" ,tr *. tlcil to-day. and there
of ,i h hJlnor disorder. Large forces
various , , VP concentrated at the
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THE CZAR IS SAID TO
STAND FOR AUTOCRACY.
Eiuprm Ham no Desire to “See Her
Sou Blown I'p,”
St. Petersburg. Nov. 23.—The meet
ing of the Zemstvoists is ended, the
members to-day dispersing to their
homes, and in a few days the news of
their action will be spread throughout
Russia, to the Finnish gulf, the Cas
pian sea, Poland and the Ural moun
tains. They are leaving in high spir
its, confident that no matter what the
immediate results, the days Nov. 19 to
22 will mark a turning point in Rus
sian history. "The Rubicon is crossed.
No retreat is possible,” is the unani
mous sentiment.
At last night’s joint meeting of edi
tors and literary men and the Zemst
voists the greatest enthusiasm pre
vailed and the fullest support was
pledged to the programme added.
Interior Minister Sviatopolk-Mirsky
has Informed the Zemstvoists that he
will lay the memorial resolutions be
fore the Emperor, and while he made
no promises regarding his personal
recommendations, the Zemstvoists are
satisfied that the Prince will not leave
the Emperor in the dark regarding the
breadth, strength and import of the
movement.
There is an intimation that the Em
peror has already been advised of the
action of the meeting, and has ex
pressed himself as unfavorable to it.
According to a story which is told
with much circumstantiality, M. Po
boedonosteff, the procurer-general of
the Holy Synod, Informed the Emper
or that in his opinion autocracy had
reached the parting of the ways. There
was no middle course. He must hold
firmly to the old regime or be pre
pared to grant a constitution.
Thereupon, the story goes, the Em
peror called a family council, at
which opinion was practically united
against yielding an iota. The young
Empress, when asked for her view,
Is said to have replied briefly: "I do
not wish to see my so/i blown up.”
Such stories, however, partako of
the nature of common gossip in St.
Petersburg, and although repeated in
well Informed circles, may have little
foundation.
GREEKS ARE'READY
TO BEGIN RETALIATION.
Washington, Nov. *23.—A report re
ceived in Washington through official
sources, say that a state of anarchy
has become epidemic throughout Mace
donia. that public security has by no
means been restored, and that assas
sinations of Christians not In sympa
thy with the Bulgarian revolutionary
movement, are of daily occurrence. It
says that Greeks, us a rule, are the
victims, and large numbers of them
have been tortured to death or burned
alive, with the result that the Greeks
have started bands across the frontier
of Greece wKh retaliation as their
purpose.
FEARED THAT STEAMER
HAS BEEN LOST AT SEA.
Sydney. C. 8., Nov. 23.—N0 tidings
of the steamer Htord (Nor.), reported
last night from St. Johns. N. F., as
being long overdue, have yet reached
here. Resides her captain, she carried
a crew of sixteen men. It is feared
that she foundered in the storm which
swept over the Cape Breton coast on
Thursday last. The Stord is a wood
en ateamer of 223 tons register.
Will Open n New Orleans.
New Orleans. Nov. 23.—The opening
to-morrow of the Crescent City Jock
ey Club’s meeting promises to be a
record breaker. The Inaugural hand
leap, the feature of the programme,
has a field of fourteen very high-class
horses and the weights have been so
adjusted as to make It a hard problem
to solve. The weather ts clear and
balmy, and the track lightning fast.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1904.
ONE MORE TURKEY TO CATCH.
HAD MARRIED A CONVICT.
Dll Not Know Until His Son-in-Law
Made It Known.
Columbus, 0., Nov. 23.—A remark
able romance was abruptly terminated
to-day when Russell B. Drake, alias
James Russell Lowell Miller, a paroled
convict, who has been living in Co
lumbus since his release, was returned
to the Ohio penitentiary for violating
his parole.
Drake in August last, married Miss
Nora K. Schoemer, an accomplished
‘ musician of Cincinnati, under the name
of Miller, the ceremony being perform
ed at the home of the bride in that
city. He first saw her at a concert in
which she appeared at Columbus about
a year ago, and they subsequently met
at Cincinnati. No intimation of the
fact that her husband was a paroled
convict reached the wife until yester
day, when a statement signed by
Drake’s son-in-law, Charles K. Heidel
berg, of Bowling Green. 0., revealing
the fact, was published In the news
papers. It was through this state
ment also that the prison officials
learned that Drake had violated his
parole by assuming anew name and
by marrying.
There was a pathetic scene at the
apartments of the couple at the Al
hambra to-day, when Drake was taken
Into custody by an officer from the
prison. His wife had previously an
nounced her intention of remaining
loyal to him and help him live down
the past, but she was prevailed upon
by her mother to return to her home
In Cincinnati.
RAILROAD TO KEY WEST.
Official Information That Indicates
One Wilt Be Bntlt.
Tallahassee. Fla., Nov. 23.—The
Railroad Commission to-day, upon ap
plication of the Florida East Coast
Railway, granted that road the privi
lege of charging a 4c per mile pas
senger rate between Homestead, tho
present terminus, and Key West. The
passenger rate on the line of the Flor
ida East Coast Railway, now in op
eration, Is 3c per mile. The Railroad
Commission allows the higher rate on
the extension, because the work of
construction will be very expensive,
and the road will traverse an unset
tled territory.
The question of constructing a rail
road to Key West has been consid
ered In railroad circles for some years,
but this is the first official information
looking to that end.
WEBER CHARGED wiTH
MURDER OF HIS MOTHER.
Auburn, Cal., Nov. 28.—Adolph Web
er must now answer In the Superior
Court for the murder of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Weber.
Justice E. O. Smith to-day signed a
warrant remanding the youthful de
fendant to the custody of the sheriff,
and holding him for trial before the
Superior Court.
Attorney Tabor will commence pro
ceedings very shortly to secure his
client's release, on the ground that the
evidence shown In the committal is
immaterial.
Odors of Perspiration from ami |Jts, Royal Foot Wash
mamaamammmmamsmmmmmmmm feet, ate,, by
Stops Chafing, cures Swearing, Itching Swollen, Tired Feet,
tie at druggists, or prepaid from EATON DRUG CO., Atlanta, Ga. Meaty
batik U aut satisfied, gamble for I- sent clamp.
LEVY SAYS HE WILL
HAVE AN EYE WITNESS.
New York, Nov. 23.—Abraham Levy,
Nan Patterson's attorney, declared to
day, that although the prosecution has
erected several strong barriers through
which the defense will have to batter
its way to secure the acquittal of Miss
Patterson, he had no fear that they
would not succeed. He asserted that
he would bring forward a witness who
would tell a convincing story of hav
ing actually seen the shooting. This
witness was a passenger op a street
car passing across West Broadway, a
short distance from the scene of the
tragedy, he said, and in his narrative
he will swear from where he stood,
though his glance was but momentary,
he saw Nan Patterson’s companion in
the cab grasping a revolver in his
hand, and struggling with the woman
who was endeavoring to wrest it from
him.
obituary!
Mrs. J. W. Worsham, Covington.
Covington, Ga., Nov. 23.—Mrs. Car
rie Hyer Worsham, wife of Supt. J.
W. Worsham of the Covington Cotton
Mills, died at 2:30 o’clock this after
noon after an illness lasting eight
months.
Mrs. Worsham, it will be remember
ed, -was the victim of a frightful ac
cident at the mills, of which her hus
band is superintendent, on March 2.
While removing some hot house flowers
from the Basement of the mill her
hair was suddenly caught by
the shafting of the moving ma
chinery, tearing the scalp completely
from her head and inflicting ,other
serious Injuries about the body. She
was unconscious for several days after
the accident, and for months was in
a precarious condition. The patient
was attended by the best medical skill
obtainable, and until complications, oc
cured, a few days ago, which superin
duced death, her friends entertained
great hope for her complete recovery.
Mrs. Worsham was one of the best
known and most highly cultured wom
en in Covington. Her beautiful, Chris
tian character endeared her to a host
of friends throughout this section. She
is survived by her husband and two
children. Ethel and Ruth, besides five
brothers and numerous other relatives.
The brothers are Joseph, Robert, Prin
gle and Doc Hyer of Orlando. Fla.,
and Thomas Hyer of Atlanta. Funeral
services will be conducted at Midway
Methodist Church, Friday by the Rev.
George W. Duval, the Interment being
at Oxford.
John kerngga, Ousley.
Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 23.—John
Scruggs, the oldest citizen of Lowndes
county, died at Ousley yesterday. He
was 95 years old and was in good
health until a couple of weeks ago,
when he had a fall which hastened
his death. He could read without eye
glasses until the day of his death and
had never used them. He is survived
by several children, Messrs. Jesse and
Charles Scruggs, Mrs. H. R. Ousley of
Houston, Tex., mother of the Texas
poet, Mrs. W. H. Bryant and Mrs. Mc-
Gauley of this county. He was reared
in Screven county, but had lived here
for sixty years.
llm. John Kearney.
Mrs. John Kearney died elarly yes
terday morning at St. Joseph’s Hos
pital, where she was taken last week
in a critical condition. She leaves a
husband and six children to mourn
her loss. The funeral will ttike place
from the Sacred Heart Church at 8:30
o'clock this afternoon. The Interment
will be In Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Mn. NfiMfin iimin, < ntlilirrt.
Cuthbert, Ga., Nov. 23.—Mrs. Susan
D. Gunn, widow of the late John McK.
Gunn, among the oldest residents of
Cuthbert, and well known throughout
this section of the state, died last
night, after an Illness of several weeks.
ARMOURED CRUISER
MADE A FINE TRIAL.
Excellent Showing of the New Ves
sel Pennsylvania.
Boston. Nov. 23. —The armored cruis
er Pennsylvania in her official trial
trip off the New England coast to
day made the highest speed, with the
smallest relative expenditure of fuel,
of any armored vessel so far built for
the United States Navy. Her contract
called for 22 knots and her average
speed for the four hours trial was 22.43
knots per hour, while her coal con
sumption was 2.2 pounds per horse
power per hour.
Her builders. William Cramp and Son
of Philadelphia, made no attempt
throughout the trial to push this, their
greatest vessel, but on the other hand
bent their energies to exceed the gov
ernment requirement at most economic
expenditure of fuel possible. Her trial
was. therefore, first of the numerous
tests over the Cape Anne course where
speed was not the sought for object.
The day was perfect for the trftl.l,
a moderate breeze at the start falling
to a flat calm at the finish, while the
sea throughout was very smooth.
Although the Pennsylvania started
slowly, being nearly a quarter of a
knot below her requirement over the
first two legs of the course, she gath
ered headway as she went on and over
one leg of five miles of the forty-four
to the turn averaged 22.53 knots an
hour.
After making a remarkably quick
turn at the upper end of the course,
she started back and only once In the
seven legs to the finish did the speed
fall below 22V4 knots, while at one
time for 6.6 knots, it was 23.2.
There was considerable interest in
comparing her effort to-day with that
of her consort, the Colorado, which
preceded her from the Cramps yard
only a month before. While the latter
made a 6.6 knot spurt at a rate of
23.294 per hour, her average for the
entire course of 88 miles was 22.26
knots compared with the Pennsylva
nia’s 22.43 knots per hour.
The economy in fuel consumption,
according to Edwin 8. Cramp, was
due to the <rlgid discipline in the fire
room and the excellence of the boil
ers. The firemen distributed the coal
regularly and evenly, with the result
that the boilers steamed freely. At no
time was there an attempt made to
race the boat, although Mr. Cramp
stated at the end of the trip that he
was confident that the Pennsylvania
could have made an average of 23
knots.
The engines developed a horse power
of over 28,000, while the propellers av
eraged 128 revolutions per minute.
WRIT oTeRRoTwAS
DENIED FOR DUNCAN.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov|. 23.—The
Supreme Court to-day denied a peti
tion for a writ of error ln the case of
Frank Duncan of Birmingham, who is
sentenced to be hanged Friday. His
wife is here pleading with the Gov
ernor to commute the sentence.
KILLED IN AN ASYLUM.
Investigation of the Choking ot
(.loaner to Be Made.
Chicago, Nov. 23. —Samuel H. Glos
ser. a patient in the county asylum for
the Insane at Dunning, was choked to
death last night, and to-morrow the
coroner will endeavor to ascertain
whether he was killed by Alexander
Harper, a colored man, who is also a
patient in the asylum, or whether It
was done by John Conway and Scott
Hogan, two of the asylum ‘attendants.
Hogan and Conway assert that Glqh
ser was violent and that Harper as
sisted them in placing him under re
straint, and Harper declares that both
the attendants kicked Glosser and that
Hogan choked him.
The trouble started with a fight be
tween Glosser and Harper, In which
the former was aggressor. He was
finally strapped to his bed by the at
tendants and Harper but working
loose from the straps that held him,
he again attacked Harper. Two at
tendants came to the assistance of
Harper and a desperate struggle en
sued. Glosser soon became unconscious
and one of the physicians was called,
who pronounced Glosser dead. His
wind pipe had been broken in the se
vere choking he had received, and his
body was terribly bruised, there being
many marks of boot heels in the flesh.
LOST HER LIFERS THE
RESULT OF HER DREAM.
Chicago, Wov. 23.—As a result of a
dream. Mrs. Lizzie Couet, 41 years
old. lost hfer life to-day, and her hus
band and Infant child were fafally
burned In a fire which destroyed their
home.
The woman dreamed that her savings
had been stolen from a hiding place
in the bottom of a sugar Jar in the
pantry. St'artled by the reality of the
dream she took a lamp in one hand
and her baby under her other arm
and went to investigate. The lamp
fell from the woman's hand and ex
ploded.
Her husband, aroused from sleep in
an adjoining room, made a brave at
tempt to j>ut out the flames and finally
succeeded with the aid of a matress,
but only after hq as well as the wife
and child had been frightfully burned.
Mrs. Couet died while being taken to
hospital.
MEMORIAL TtHUDGES
WHO REPUDIATED ACT.
Frederick, Md., Nov. 23.—A hand
some memorial tablet erected to the
memory of the twelve Frederick coun
ty Judges who. In Nov. 23, 1763, first
officially repudiated the British stamp
act, was unveiled in the Frederick
county Court House here to-day. The
ceremonies were participated in by
Gov. Edwin Warfield, Judge James Mc-
Sherry, chief Judge of the Maryland
Court of Appeals, Mrs. Donald Mc
lean of New York; Miss Bailie Con
rad Fauntleroy of Staunton, V*a., and
others.
Answers Dove's Description.
Chicago, Nov. 23. —A man giving the
name of George Weeks, and who an
swers the description of the mysterious
"Dove,” for whom the police of four
counties have been searching since last
Saturday as the possible murderer of
John W. Bate at Lemont, was ar
rested to-night at Kinsman, a small
town fifty miles southwest of Joliet.
He denied ail knowledge of the mur
der of Bate. When arrested Weeks
was dressed In the Identical manner
as was "Dove” when he left the 'au
ditorium hotel In the automobile with
Bate. _
Sent President's Turkey.
Washington, Nov. 23.—For twenty
five years Horace Vose of Westerly, It,
1., has presented each year to the
President of the United States a fine
turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner.
Mr. Voss's bird arrived at the White
Hmhm to-day. It la a fine specimen,
weighing between M and 40 pounds.
Catarrh of the Lungs Often
First Stage of Consumption
MISS FLORENCE KEN AH. I * " wnwnrw
Miss Florence E. Kenah, 434 Maria street, Ottawa, Ont., writes:
“A few mouths ago I caught a severe rolrl, which settled on my lungs and
remained there so persistently that I became alarmed. I took medicine
without benefit, until my digestive organs became upset, and my head and
back begun to ache severely anil frequ cntly.
“I was advised to try Peru tin * and a Ithougli 1 had little faith I felt so sick
thut I was ready to try anything. It brought me blessed relief at onoe, aiul
I felt that 1 had the right medicine at last. Within three weeks I was com
pletley restored, and have enjoyed perfect health since.
“I now have the greatest faith In Periinu.”—Florence E. Kenah.
WOMEN SHOULD The cold wind
BEWARE Ol’ and rain, slush
CONTRACTING and mud of No-
CATARRII. vember are espe
cially conducive
to catarrh of the lungs. Few women
escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Poruna should be taken. Colds
lead to catarrh. Catarrh ends in con
sumption. Delays are dangerous.
l’e-ru-na for Colds and Catarrh.
The following interesting letter gives
one young woman’s experience with
Peruna:
Miss Rosa Gerblng. a popular socie
ty woman of Crown Point,lnd., writes:
"Recently I took a long drive In the
country, und being too thinly clad I
caught a bad cold which settled on
my lungs, nnd which I could not seem
to shake off. I had heard a great deal
of Peruna for colds and catarrh and I
bought a bottle to try. I am pleased
that I did, for it brought speedy relief.
It only took about two bottles, and I
consider this money well spent.
“You have a firm friend in me, and
I not only advise its use to my friends,
LOGIC OF THE BACKWOODS.
Story of n Country Judge unit a
Trial In a General Store.
From the Seattle lAist-Intelllgencer.
"The clearest and moat logical legal
reasoning I ever heard,” said an up
town hotel manager a day or so ago,
"was in a backwoods town In Maine
some years back, when I was on a
hunting trip at Moosehead lake, in
the northern porttoji of the state.
“There was a man named Jake Heff
ner, who was accused of arson. The
evidence presented in the trial, which
was before a justice of the peace who
wore a long beard and chewed tobacco
assiduously, proved conclusively that
Jake was guilty, but It was his own
barn that had been destroyed, and the
Justice did not seem to attach much
importance to the case.
“The trial was held in tho backroom
of tho country grocery store, and was
well attended. Everybody either
smoked, chewed or consumed crackers
and cheese at the expense of the store
keeper and In honor of the occasion.
Nobody thought of removing his hat,
for It was very far removed from civ
ilization, where the law is not nearly
as majestic as elsewhere.
“When the testimony was all in tho
Justice took a fresh chew of tobacco
and addressed the prisoner. ’Jake,* he
said, ‘I reckon me and the boys would
like to hear from yuu on this case.
Most every man in town has had his
say, 'ceptlng you. Take the stand,
Jake, and Ifil fire a few questions at
you.'
“Jake stopped whittling and took the
stand. The Justice eyed him in a fath
erly way as he placed his 6 feet 2 of
lunky manhood on the chair.
“ Jake,' he asked kindly, ’Just be
tween us boys, did you burn that there
barn down?”
“ ‘Guess I did, Jedge,’ was the non
chalant reply.
“ ‘What, did you have agin that
barn, Jake, to make you act so all
fired foolish?’
“Jake grinned and shoved Ills hat
on the back of his head in a sheepish
way. ’Wal, you see, it was this way,
Jedge. I allow I had been drlnkin’
too much that night, and 1 allow I set
that barn on fire to see It burn. That’s
all I know about the case till they
told me to come up here and be tried.’
” ’Wore that there barn yourn, Jake?
Did you owe any money on It, or was
It yourn free and clear? That’s the
point.'
” ’lt were all mine, Jedge. I lifted
that there mortgage on my farm
more’n a year ago.’
‘ The Judge expectorated guilelessly
into the stove. Boys,’ he said, ‘I
guess we’ll call this here case plumb
off. Jake owned I hat there barn free
and clear, and if there is any man in
this state that ain’t got a right to sot
fire to a bulldln’ of his own I hain't
heard no law about It. This here Is
a free country, and it ain't the plan
of the law to squelch freedom. Jake
didn't have no right to get drunk,
because the laws of the state says
that llkker is prohibited within the
borders of the commonwealth, hut I
allow that Jake has got a right to
burn up every thing he owns if he
wants to. drunk or sober. Ain't that
the law. boys?’
"Jury and spectators ’Jedged that
It was, and the case was called off. I
believe that backwoods Judge Is one
of the most commonsense barristers In
this country.”
lightlcures many things.
Kma of the Nun ntnl Incandescent
Built* Now Used.
Chicago Tribune.
Groping in the dark for new ways
of alleviating the woes of humanity,
the scientists discovered—light. Under
various names It has come into favor
as a curative agent. Radium, the
Roentgen rays, the Flnsen fight and
the sunlight filtered through colored
glass have all been tried with success
ill the treatment of disease. No med
ical man now scoffs at the sunbath as
a means of Improving the health. En
thusiasts In the profession have even
gone further than this and invented
an electlc light bath that Is coming
ir.to popular favor.
At first sight It would oeem that a
but have purchased several bottles to
give to those without the means to
buy, and have noticed without excep
tion that It has brought about a
speedy cure wherever it has been
used.” —Rose Gerbing.
Fe-ru-nn Contains No Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use ln so many homes Is
that it contains no narcotic of any
kind. Peruna is perfectly harmless. It
can be used any length of time with
out acquiring a drug habit. Peruna
does not produce temporary results.
It is permanent ln its effect.
It has no bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by
removing the cause of catarrh. There
are a multitude of homes where Pe
runa has been used off and on for 20
years. Such a thing could not be possl
ble if Peruna contained any drugs of
a narcotic nature.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
All correspondence held strictly
confidential.
patient shut up in one of these new
baths would be scorched to death, for
tho bath Is nothing more nor less than
a number of Incandescent lights placed
In rows on the inside of a big box.
The patient is wheeled into this box
and the door is shut, only his head
being allowed to remain outside; a
hole in the door providing for this ne
cessity. With little to protect him
from the heat of the lamps, the pa
tient is left inside the box until he is
in a profuse perspiration. Any one
who has placed a hand on the bulb of
an incandescent light globe after it
has been burning for some time will
realize what a hoat would emanate
from a score of these lights throwing
their radiance into a closed box. Yet
the advocates of this novel method
of treatment argue so plausibly in
favor of it that the scruples of those
who see in it anew method of tor
: ture scarcely find good foundation.
1 Here is the fine of argument taken by
one who uses the bath systematically
in his treatment of patients:
”1 have proven It to be superior to
& Turkish, or any form of vapor bath.
While a thorough sweating is useful
as a cleansing process, and in nipping
in the bud any sudden attack of pneu
monia, its benefits cannot be safely
enjoyed by patients suffering from dis
eases of the lungs or heart. On the
contrary, electric light baths are not
only perfect as sudatories for the
healthy, but their curative value for
the sick are wtlhout any attendant
injury or danger. All pressure of the
condensation of water upon the skin
is done away with. The head being
entirely free, there, is no pressure or
giddiness, and for the same reason the
patient is continuously supplied with
pure air. Instead of inhaling, as in
the Turkish bath, the poisonous exhal
ations of other persons in the bath
apartment.” At the Polyclinic Hos
pital in Philadelphia an interesting
collection of photographs is preserved,
showing the marked Improvement
made by patients treated with the
Ftnsen fight for lupus and cancer.
Shining through a huge blue lens the
light of the sun is focused on a smaller
lens, which tn turn Is pressed against
the part to be treated; a steam of
water flowing through a rubber tube
keepn the rayH from acting as a burn
ing glass and scorching the patient.
In this hospital a special department
has been set aside for treatment of
patients by the Flnsen light. In an
other part of the ward can be seen
an apparatus for administering treat
ment by the white rays alone. The
patient is seated In a chair, and the
rays directed upon the spot to ba
treated. The germs of disease, ac
cording to the physicians at this hos
pital, speedily begin to writhe and
wriggle under the discomforting in
fluence of the electric fight rays and
finally yield up the ghost and permit
nature to proceed with the cure.
Not only are the various fight ap
parati being used for the treatment of
skin diseases, but in gome Institutions
nerve disorders are being relieved by
the afflicted one basking In the radi
ance of electric rays. The recent as
sertion that light rays could be used
as an anaesthetic may not, in the
opinion of some, be wide of the mark.
Physiologists long ago advanced the
opinion that the rays of the arc fight
possessed a soothing, pain relieving
effect and exercised a surprisingly
strong restorative power upon the
whole nervous system. The theory
of the curative properties of light is
not new but the surprisingly large
number of novel methods now in
vogue of effecting a cure’show that
great features of scientific advance In
light as a healing agent is one of the
the twentieth century.
Snowfalls Were Henry.
London, Nov. 23.— Unprecedented
snowfalls continue In the British prov
inces. Many plsces and villages are
Isolated and everywhere in the north
railway communication is delayed and
In some Bants entirely stopped. There
are Instances of funerals being snow
bound between the house and the ceme
tery, and children have had to be dug
out of drifts between their houses and
the echools.
Go to Americas Lessor.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 22. —Pitcher
Ragan. Catcher Clark and Fielder
Matthews of the Birmingham South
ern League Club to-day signed con
tracts with the Bt. Louis American
League team.
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