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: ''I i i --;- . N v ' I . f METEOROLOGICAIj. Comparative; Tables Showing the Advantages of the Climate of.Asheville lor the Management and Care of Pulmonary Phthisis. by karl von ruck, e. s. M. D. Member of the American Climatical Associationmember of the American Med JifL ' TV! . 1 a . . i .v.. .xSauUaiiyii, ifirecior oi me winyan bamtarium for Diseases of the and lungs, Asheville, N. G. VIEW TOWARDS MOORE'S" OUT, WEST j : : ? I' -1 " . - . - :rx XORTH CAROLINA. FOR. THE FIRE-SIDE banner , in sbr'row ne Lanu o 0, the tax-stranded nust flap, O'eiuhe land where the tarifF i stpalintr he sap, : -' , - M Whre a luxury's something thA nnnr seldom see, j ! Wire the blankets are taxed,: but where vhiskey is free. ! -i. "; The Lead of the nation will earnestly try To lessen the cost of tobacco and rye. Ye poor of the earth, to America come, The land of the free free tobacco I and rum. Chicago Hera on, lied hair is all the fash and, nust as it seemed as if all the artificial blondes were to re turn to the coloring which na ture meant them to have, along comes this fashion, and behold we are to have a red-headed epoch. There isone thing about this, it will probably require even more make-up than did blonde locks, as red hair is very trying. ; 'j ' 'h i ;An Unanswerable Argument Benevolent Gentleman "You look to me as if you were in! the habit of drinking too much li quor." ' lendicant " Well, I've just cotne from Chicago, and you've gotter drink there. There're 5,480 salooiis in the town1, and they've, all 1 gotter live. What show has any one man ! got Puck. ! - - ! NOT SPIK ZE FRENCH. A Pan American Who English. Used liiteral foreigners Avho are Those members of the Pan American excursion party, and whose knowledge ofEnglish has been acquired principally through th'use f the: dictionary, some times get themselves intoj pe culiar places by the too literal use of English as she is spoke. At a reception one of the at tachees an officer of great so cial repute in Washington in troduced one of the Chilians to a very beautiful young i lady (which, by the way, is the! duty fo"- which these young officers were detailed). The young lady expressed her regret to the at tached that she could not jspeak Spanish, "but,'' she added, "I can converse in French." j '" Oh, you are all right,';' said he, " for while many of j these gentlemen speak but little- Eng lish, they are all French schol ars. This gentleman speaks French admirablv." I I The dictionary taught j for eigner looked calmly into the face of the officer, and in the mildest possible manner j re marked, ' Youar-r-e one gr-r-eat liar-r : I spik not ze. French at all." ! A Little Nonsense Boys, be wise, here comes a fool !"exclaimed a great! theo loiaiv ceasing to amuse him self by jumping over chairs and tables, as he saw a solemn, pe dantic friend approaching. I " You don't ;.know the luxury of playing the fool,'3 said Lord Chancellor Eldon, as he danced in "his own drawing-room to the tune of his own singing, f "You are a father, $ignor Ambassador, aiid so we will fin is;h our ride," said Henry IV, of France, when the Spanish min- discovered him ridmer round the room on a stick with s son. I Dugald Stewart, the philoso pher, was once found bv a friend trying to balance a peacock's f elather on his nose. His com petitor in this contest of skill as Patncn i raser Tytler, the siorian. j ; Dean Swift used to amuse himself by harnessing his ser vants with cords and driving them up and down stairs, and through the! room's of the dean ery. : - . .j . Faraday played marbles and ball with little boys, and took part in charades playing once the learned pigj" i William ! Pitt j deliglited to romp with (children. He was once playing with his niece and nephews, who Ayere trying to blacken his f ac with a burnt cork. A servant announced that two members of the cabi net desired to see him on busi ness. " Let them wait! in the other room,' said Pitt, catching up a cushion and belaboring the girl and boys. They got him down, and were factually daub ing his face, when he said, " Stop ; this will do. I could beat you all, but we must not keep these grandees waiting longer.77 j j A basin of water and were brought in prime minister washed his face hid the basin, and then received the two lords. Doctor Battle, an eminent London physician, used to amuse himself by gazing at the Punch and Judy show. He was such a successful mimic of "Punch" that he onoe saved a patient's life bvi character. I. ' The patient from a swelling: i in the throat. 7 and the doctor, turning his wig, appeared at the (bedside with the face and voice of "Punch." The sick man laughed so heartily that the swelling broke, and a complete cure followed, j Man is the oiily animal who can laugh ; he, (therefore, a towel and the great imitating that i - . suffering was How to Avoid a Cold. Curing a cold is not always easy. The great thing is to avoid it. An almost infallible preventive of a bold is a daily cold morning bath, but every one cannot take this. There are some people who (cannot endure the shock of a cold bath, and it certainly takes a (strong consti tution to get out of bed and take a cold bath in a cold room. A warm bath should only be taken at night, or when one can avoid 'exposure in the open air for an jhour or two afterward. A young friend of ours laid the foundation of a cold from which she neVer recovered by taking a going out im- Octo- isnes a little nonsense. -Morning Mail. I Y rel . Y. Origin of the Potato. The potato is one of the most important of cultivated plants, and in universal cultivation in temperate parts Of the globe. It is native of mountain districts of tropical and sub-tropical America, probably from Chili to Mexico, but there is some question as to where it is really indigenous.! Humboldt -doubted if it had ever been found truly wild; but subsequent travelers of high scientific reputation ex press themselves thoroughly satisfied. Maize and potatoes are the two greatest gifts which America ha s given to the rest of the world. j The potato has been cultivated in America and its tubers used for food from tinies long ante rior to the discovery of America by Europeans. It seems to have been first brought to Europe by the Spaniards from the neigh borhood of Quito in the sixteenth century. No more important event of its kind! has ever taken place than the introduction of potato culture in Great Britain and other European countries. Ti " 1 11 1 r f -T i it was long caiiea '"rsatas, or sweet potato, which is the tuber or plant meant by English writ ers down to the middle of the seventeenth ceiiturv. It ap- j pears to have been brought to Virginia, by " "and to Eng land by Sir Francis Drake in 1G23. ' ' American Rural Home. warm bath and mediatelv after on a chill ber dav Another cause of cold is over clothing. If you are going to take a long drive on a cold day, there is not so much danger of this ; but, in exercising or walk ing, depend on the exercise to keep ypu warm, and wear fewer wraps It is a bad fashion to accustom one's self to the use of a mbfrlejr. The least expos ure without it is sure to be fol lowed by a sore throat, and chil dren, at least, seldom remember to don this superfluous garment with more than fitful regularity. If you are subject to colds never sit an i toast yourself over the fire, be it ever sol tempting. Remember that it is not in really cold weatlier that the se verest colds are; taken. It is during tle treacherous days of a thaw, amd during! the autumn days, -which open so brightly, with a warm sun! shining until the middle of the afternoon, 1" 1 Ml f 1 ' wnen a cniii, raw wind arises, which we never to prepare for. Cold feet is a for the colds of babies! up. Babies are too young and most children too thought- seem to learn serious reason children from less td know comfortable 1 : it wnv inev are un and so, unless i if i some wiser neau orders an oc casional toasting of the little feet, colds are the result. Al ways see that! the children go to bed with warm feet. h "Ireland from Hawkins in 15G5 The Cheshire (pig, developed in Central j and Northern New York, where the principle feed is skimmed milk, is noted for the proportion of lean meat which its carcass turns out. It is a thrifty, rapid grower, and not unf requently reaches the weight of 400 pounds in nine months. Muscle weighs heavier than fat or bones. Leap Year all the Time. I 1 In the Urkraine the maiden is the one who does' all the court ing. When she falls in love with a man she goes to his house and tells him ! the state of her feelings. If he reciprocates all is well, and aj formal marriage is duly arranged. If, however, he is unwilling! she remains there hoping to coax him into a better mind, i Trie poor fellow can not treat her with the least discourtesy or turn her but, for her j friends would be sure to avenge the insult. His best chance, therefore, if he is really determined that he won't is to leave hishomand stay away! as long as she is! in it. This is certainly a very peculiar way of turning a man out of house and j honie. j Oh the Isthnius of Darien either sex can do the courting, with the natural result that almost everybody gets married. There is not quite the same chance , where the girl has to bide the notions of a hesitating or bashful swam. To Remove a Wart Rub it with a niece of sliver taken from a calf that was killed in the dark of the moon, at the same time repeating the alphabet backward. Then with a pearl-handleo! knife that has never been used before cut care fully around the root of the wart, seize the iexcrescence it self j firmly with & pair of strong hroat : The following tables and explanations show the value of treatment with and without climatic aid, in private practice and special institutions. The cases com prise all that jcame under my care in the last ten years 'of which I have accurate records, and have been able to ascertain the final outcome. i. !1 Table No. 1. 243 cases of Phthisis from private practice. " Table No. 4. cases of Phthisis still under treat ment in the same institution. Per cent. Died. Per cent. - X Much unproved and still alivk Percent. Recovered. 3 : - ,- : 4 ssao-iv -gauYOJo judo aaj . asaovjaoJd) ad ( I juao aaj paAOJdmt AjaiBjapoj 'uao -taj i CI Number of cases c it 5! 3) it t. -"5 The treatment of those who remained at home, in j an extremely unfavorable climate wher consumption is very prev alent, consisted in advice to live an out-of-door life as far as possible, to exercise short of fatigue when free of fever. Di rections were given as to general hygiene, and especially of the sick room, the diet was ordered to be as nutritious as possi ble.and adapted from time to time to existing states of the digestive organs, as far ascirctimstances would allow. The advantages of climate are striking ly evident in he percentage of recoveries, although it must be taken into consider ation that it rjvas chiefly the poorer class who make up the number treated at home, in whoniT less favorable hygienic condi tions, often;j want of good and suitable food, and many times the necessity for continued labor, certainly had their influ ence in favoring the fatal course of the disease. i i Table No. 2. 53 cases of Phthisis treated in a special in stitution in the same locality and con- sequentlyjwithout climatic advantages. Stage of di- I ease. s- t-, - Early stage. Adv'ced stages. Totals ; 19 .",9 ..J .l i 5 19 i 9:!27 li 1 oil 4 12 -K l 5 119.2' 16 61-5 58 24 41 Ji 14 24 .1 ! -! ! i - 20 :4 In connection with these cases it is fair to state thai advanced or mitted. The with f ewexceptions very far hopeless cases were not ad manaireiuaent was practi cally the same as pursued in the next class and wi 1 be described further on. Table No. o i5 1 2C Xaamber, Kecovered. S Per cent, sjoaIgojj aiqBaoABj paAOJdmi uonjt aaqmnx X c t- t be .c Much Improved but gone home before permanent result ccaJd be obtained. Per cent. .Moderat'y improv'd and gone home. Per cent. : No improvement & returned I home by our advibe. r Pr cent. I)iel. Per cent. j Of the cases in Table No. !3 reported as recovered, I, of course, am aware that these results may be changed by relapses in jthe future, but the disease in some of the, much improved; cases would have un doubtedly become permanently arrested if they had remained under, treatment; I take it for granted that the moderately improved cases and those returned home, will eventually die Of phthisis. Regard ing the cases from Table No. 4, so much may be said that at least half of all are doing very well, and there is every pros pect that as good. results will eventually be obtained as in the discharged cases of Table No. ii. . "!.- -li: ,.; .' , j Of the improved cases in the advanced stage of Table No. 4, a cure in the sense of permanent arrestment of the disease is very probable. The scarcity of early stage cases, only 9 out of 51, makes the total results of course less favorable, but ohj the whole it must appear evident to any observer that the results are much better than obtained without favorable climate and under the same management. The climatic influence is equally appa rent m laoie jno. l,. and while I lam fully aware of: the fact that such small num bers do not justify absolute con clusions, they, nevertheless are suffi cient for the endorsement of the! method which appears to give the I best results, and are given in the hope that others mav add their experience in the future. I For climatic advantages, in my choice of places, I was . somewhat governed by the results obtained in cases sent away from private prac ice which are recorded in Table No. 1. I selected J Asheville, N. 07 after full personal investigation of "its climate, especially with reference to tire immunity from phthisis of its native resi dents, which by the labors Of Dr. Marcy, ofj Boston; Dr. Gleitsmann, of New York ; Dr. Chaille, of NewjOrleans;. Drs. Lloyd and Segur, of Brooklyn, and others; was previously well established. Before the preparation of this paper I again ex amined the records of deaths for the city of Asheville during the year past, and With considerable j expenditur e of time, investigated the history and nativity of the 11 deaths from phthisis, which appear inj these records ; 1 1 find (that of these cases ten occurred ! in persons, who came to Asheville for their health irom a. dis tance, and only one, a negro, can be con sidered a resident. We have therefore, no deaths from phthisis jamoijg the white, population at all,, and only one out of a population of over, 10,000 inhabitants. The death rate from all jpauses is very laiv, especially among the whites, the city is clean, and the recent completion of a thorough system of sewerage, the pres- ence ot gooa water -works with niters, and the establishment. board of health with a cal man for its executiv liaitle to be desired from a sanitaryj point ofj view ; now the city government will need to deal with the improvements needed in streets and side:walks, and the establishment of a public park to: make Asheville one of the leading resorts for pulmonary disease's in tjiie-pnited tates. blder meteorological data, especially the observations made by Dr. Gleitlsman, ofj New York, are; recorded in medical literature, and have been confirmed by the observations made daring the las"t year by the U. S. Signal i Service station under mv chara-e, a? niayj be seen1 from the following table: of an efficient Competent medi- e Officer, leaves 2 - 2 cr z x: 2' 2 is Mean Temperature, i . i h Mean Maximum Temp - i li li j i IC, li: jB, 'SI'S S 2 2 ir 2; Mean Minimum Temp. Absolute Maximum Temp. ZZ' - - . 1 2 . ir v Absolute Minimum Temp. ,5 Si 1 - -1 -1 -i S u i; c - si Mean Daily Range lerature. f Teih- "5- ; -1 - s. -j t; s4-ll. -H i ic ;c a - - J it 1: ;c iz ( ; ; - nippers, ana jer cago Tribune. I c it out. Chi- ' I SS 'i!' i ! : ( i : .;, Mean Relative 'Humidity Mean Absolute Humiditv-. :' . .. i..J.. ' Number of Clear and Fair Iays. i j I as 'f- - A m c u CO o z, r ) m O m C3 o o O CT-3 o p , O zn o THE NATIONAL DEMOCRAT. Every Democrat and Every Seeker After Political Truth Should , Read It. Club Rates: We will send the Na-i tional Democrat and The Demockat to' any address within the United States for 2.00 a year, strictly in advance. 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