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THE OREGON1 DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; .FRIDAY EVENING, ''MAY 7 1909. IILrlUllu ART To Bacteriology Suffering Humanity Owes Most for the Easing of Its Anguish Future Holds Greater Triumphs in Stxjre. The science of t salvage will be Mr. Hasktn's toplo tomorrow. He will tell how the largest and most unwieldy ships are brought to the surface by the use of compressed air. The dangers, .of those who on the Inside of the sealed up hull Insure the suc cess of the effort will be de scribed. The recovery of lost treasure is an Interesting fea ture of the salvor's work. By FREDEKIC J. HASKI.V. (Copyright 1909 by Frederic J. Haskin.) Washington, May .7. The American Therapeutlo society meets in Washing ton today. This association of medical men was formed in 1900, and annual meetings have been held since then. One of Its principal objects Ih to revive in terest in materia mediua, This subject, first among the things the older physi cians had to study, has lost Its hold on medical men, and there, are many schools which do not teach It at all. The practice of pharmacy was once an essen1! nai part or the medlea.1 man s life. Who does not remember the day when 'the physician compounded his own prescrip tion, and who docs not recall his quaint saddlebags with their multitudinous mall bottles? Rut with the rise o the drug store all this has passed, save in remote rural districts. For generations surgery was In the hands of the barber. Bleeding and dressing Were about as far as ft pro gressed. Then surgery necame the asso ciate or medicine, and since then has ac quired a new rcspeotabllitv, perhaps outshining medicine itself In its tri umphs. But as surgery has advanced in the practice of medicine, pharma cology has retrograded. The American Therapeutlo society preaches the gospel of pharmacology and pure, standardized drugs. Changes Sue to Bacteriology. Since 1876, or In only a third of a century, practically the entire system of therapeutics has been overhauled. I'urlng that time has been discovered the fact that bacterial agencies axe the essential causes of Inflammation and suppuration, and of nil specific diseases. Pasteur's greit discovery of the princi ple of fermentation occurred within that time, bringing In Its train many millions of dollars to commerce and savlne thou sands of lives and millions of hours of , human and animal suffering. For all the generations before medical men had 1o fight Invisible, unknowable some things. They were like the school girl who said electricity was a force known only by Its manifestations. That was all they knew shout disease. With the enemy at last" driven from cover, having been seen and recognized by means of the microscope. It was comparatively easy to fight him. Consequently, there lias heen more progress In therapeutics In three decades than there was In the SO centuries of historical existence that went before. A learned, physician lias likened the progress of therapeutics to the advance of a drunken man. He say that there have heen many ups and downs, side lurches and backward slips In therapeu tics, but withal, much progress; Innum erable "pnthles" have had their little day or their hundred years, hut each has contributed Its mite to the. general progress of the mass. XUMtlo Add, Ufa's mixer. Perhaps the most promising of the recent therapeutic discoveries relates to a verv commonplace thing lactic acid n exemplified in buttermilk. One noted physician, in his enthusiasm, has recent- OUR BIG OFFER ratefra CURED OR What if a specialist in catarrhal af flictions, a real physician of character nd Integrity, should offer to cure you of catarrh, or nothing to pay? Tou would jump at the chance. Of course you would. You would be fool ish If you didn't. And now that the makers of Hyomei (pronounced Higli-o-me). the Australian Inhalation Cure, that has actually cured more cases of catarrh than all the ca tarrh specialists of America combined, pav to you that Hyomei will cure your ralarrh. or you can have your money hack, what are you going to do? Are you going to be prejudiced and narrow minded Just because the offer Is not made bv a physician? Are you going to continue to suffer with sniffles, crusts In the nose, watery eves, mucous In the throat, and all the annoying and distressing conditions that accompany catarrh, when Woodard. Clarke Co. will xnarantee Hyomei te cure you or money back? Do you know what Hyomei is? Let ua - tell you: it is the concen trated extract taken from the pin6 and eiicalyptirs trees of Inland Australia where catarrh, asthma, croup, hav fever or eoi sumption were never known to exist. Pour a few drops of Hyomei tnto the hard rubber Inhaler tsame as Illustration t and you can then breathe Into the lungs the very same antiseptic germ killing Hlr as you would breathe in the Australian forests of pine and eucalyptus. And Hyomei Is so pleasant to use; you'll like to use It; when you breathe it, In It has uch a soothing, healing effect on the Inflamed and germ ridden membrane. I:i five minutes you get such wonderful relief that you know that ' at last you have n cure. A Hyomei outfit which consists of one bottle of Hyomei. a hard rubber pocket inhaler' and medl- wnioiii mh nl'JJ cine dropper and simple ctnl M Instructions for use costs only $1-00. and extra bottles of Hyomei If afterward needed cost 60 cents., 11 vomel Is guaranteed to cure asthma, croup, hronchltls, .coughs, colds, sore throst and hav- fever, or money back. Woodsrd. Clarke & Co: guarantee It. Hyomei is sold by leading druggists everywhere. ... .. Jy termed It th llxir of Ufa. 1 Thera is a little bacillus which makes Its home In lactic acid that la the sworn enemy of every decomposing; germ that inhabits the human frame. , It goes, after them with the instinct and avidity with which a terrier -r goes after, a- rat The great value 'Of saline purga tives In keeping their testtnal tract free from' decaying, matter has long been known; BOt now lactic acid is to eeme along and prevent decay. There are many forms in which It may be admin istered but usually it la administered as a powder or in boullon. i . The discovery of this principle of Introducing- one germ to" wag relentless warfare on another is believed by many medical men to have In it great possibil ities for the future. They think it may mean as much to the treatment of dis ease as the discovery of anti-toxins. It is agreed that it Is as yet difficult to tell Just how far this principle may not be carried, or to calculate the benefits the race may yet receive from it Be stings for Baenmatisnv The bee sting cure for rheumatism, often supported by the observations of laymen, at last Is vouched for by a rn-omlnisnt physician, who tried it on himself. He saya that he first tried the baths at a celebrated watering: place without success in getting free from his sciatica. Going back -home ho deter mined to try the bee sting cure as a last resort. He admits that he had little confidence in It when he started. On October 17 he applied seven or eight bees to the sciatic nerve. The next morning, without limp or pa'n, "r the first time in three months, he was able to wslk across the floor. He returned to bed and was stung a half dozen times more, and again that night. Continuing the treatment four days he found him self absolutely free from rheumatltc pains. He still continued the treatment andVured himself. Writing In the med ical Journals he reminds the members of his profession that he is a man 67 years old. who had been a sufferer from rheumatism for years. He says the pain of tha stings was not as severe as thai of the disease, and that he took no opiates, because he wanted to make a clinical observation of his case. He con cludes that there will still be. proud skeptics, who, like Naaman. will swear by their ancient remedies, and despise the humbler Jordan, but as for him he is content with anything that effects the cure. Z. ocx law How Curable. The use of magnesium sulphate In the MAn.n r tatomia or lncklaw lift 8 re- 1.1 ' fviiuv ii v I"."" - . - xentl.f come Into nromlnence. L-linica observations show that In a great many cases It has effected a relaxation of the muscles when every other known rem edy had failed. Already the death rate has been decreased to a remarkable de gree, and the employment of magnesium sulphate Is expected to bring It even lower. Vaccination for Typhoid Trvr. The tendency of medical research In the treatment of typhoid fever Is now away from the idea of an anti-toxin and toward the finding of some agent which will enable the physician to rec ognize the disease in its earlier stages. There are so many ailments whose .vm.i.. iimMi wholly like toose of typhoid fever that in most cases the physician is not able to diagnose the disease with absolute certainty until it has reached the stage wncre less readily to treatment. What is hoped to be accomplished is to find mnmo method for recognizing the dis ease like the tubercular reaction in tu- hercnlnRiM Army surgeons, who have given to medical science some of its greatest triumphs over disease, think they have discovered a vaccine that will In the end prove as effective against typhoid as the vaccine for smallpox Is effective agatnnt that disease- Vaccination against tvphoid fever will not be made compulsoi-y In the army, but It Is the Intention of the war department to urge the soldiers to be vaccinated. Recent discoveries have enabled phy sicians to know the condition that lead to the formation of gall stones in time to prevent them from forming. A re markable Instance -of the ability of a healthy body to throw off foreign ele ments has been brought to light by Doctor Bain in his experiments with ftall bladder diseases. He introduced arge gall stones into the bladders of healthy dogs, and found that In every case they were completely dissolved and thrown off without any permanent Injury to the dog. A new method of blood transfusion has been devised, and again the dog Is useful to the doctor. A small artery is taken from the neck of a small dog, all the blood Is driven out of It and it Is soaked for a rer.m In a salt solution. It Is then attached to an artery In the arm of the donor of the blood and to a vein in that of the patient who Is to receive It. The connecting link thus formed has heen found to serve Its pur pose admirably. Heed of Standardising- Drag's. - The wide lack of uniformity of strength of the many therapeutic pre parations in common use has been widely commented on by physicians, and Is one of the most serious propositions with which they have to deal. In many cases It Is not the fault of the drug maker that this Is so. For Instance, In the case of digi talis, made from the common foxglove, the strength has been known to vary four hundred per cent, and since no one has yet discovered what the active principle of digitalis Is. there Is no sort of analysis that will reveal Its strength. The only way It can be de termined is by actual experimentation on human beings or animals. It Is true that there has heen great progress njade In the may of accuracy In the administration of medicines. Standardization of strength has been made possible In many drugs, notably opium, belladona. mix vomica, etc. Thpir active constituents have ben Isolated and by analysis It Is possible to tell Just how much they contain of that principle. But In the case of ergot, canabis Indlca. and other drugs of that Class, including digitalis, the real agent has not heen dlscevered. Some progress has been made In the study of the latter drug, and It is ex pected that physiological stnri'lardlsn tlon will yet be made a possibility. It is a peculiar fact that the English fox glove makes better digitalis than the American, and that the wild plant makes better than the cultivated one. Old Treatments Berlvad. One of the older treatments that is now being brought Into life again is the Bier process of pneumatic therapy or dry cupping. The medical Jour nals of the day publish ninny articles on the value of this" mode of treatment. These articles tell of Its (successful ap plication In many diseases. Bier is the successor of Dr. Victor Theodore Junod In the advocacy of this method of treatment. He not only uses the dry cupping principle, but also simule lig atures to enforce circulation. In a re cent case in this country a reporter had writers' cramp badly. The phy sician whom he consulted applied the Bier bandage, and In a few davs the newspaper mnn had entirely recovered from his affliction. TO THE POET - OF THE HOME Statue at ' Washington Memory of Longfel low Unveiled. in Washington, May 7. With interest ing ceremonies the statue of Henry Wadsworfh Longfellow, 'the poet, the first of American men of letters to be honored with a memorial in the na tional capital, was unveiled today. The president or tne united states ana mem bers of the cabinet the diplomatic corps. Justices of the supreme court of the United States, literary men of fame and many otner persons or prominence were present. Chief Justice Fuller presided over the exercises and the speakers in cluded President Taft, Hamilton Wright Mable, General A. W. Greely, United States army, and Brainard H. Warner. Music was furnished by the Marine band. Thousands of spectators, among them the children of the oublic schools of Washington, assembled to witness the exercises. The statue, the work of William Cou- rer, was admired by everyone who saw t: It Is. of Honacord marble from Scotland and represents the poet seated, in an attitude of reverie. In plan ning the statue. Mr. Couper's sole idea was to have everything else subordi nated to the head. The lines of the flowing gown of a college professor, with which the poet is dressed, are so draped that no matter where the sight strikes the figure, the glance Is di verted upward to the face. The memorial was erected by the Longfellow National Memorial asso ciation, which was organized seven years ago with Chief Justice Fuller as president. Former President Grover Cleveland and President Roosevelt were elected honorary membra of the' board of regents. Others of the socle tv in cluded the leading literary men and women now living, as well as college presidents, clergymen and statesmen. Congress presented the association with the site for the statue and con tributed $4000 for the pedestal. The remainder, $25,000, required for the monument Itself was raised by popu lar subscription. The statue Is' located In the most fashionable residential sec tion of the city, at the Intersection of .Connecticut avenue and M street, north west. It is surrounded bv many splen did mansions and is on the line of one of the most popular driveways of the capital. TRACK TRAGEDY; SIXTHIHE HIT Balcony Hail Snaps During Marathon at Seattle Five May Die. (United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle, May 7. At the finish of the 10 mile Marathon race at the Armory last night a balcony railing gave way uiiuer me weigiu or nunareus of ex cited spectators who Were packed behind it and at least 100 persons were precipi tated upon the heads of spectators on the main floor, resulting in probably fatal injuries to five persons and in juries oi varying degrees of seriousness to 00 outers. Those probably fatally injured are: Cecil Thornton, 14 years old. John Murray, 19 years old. K. L,. Green, student at University of tvasningion. Mrs. O. F. Sprlggs. B. M. Slmonson. Brighton Beach. The balconies were crowded with peo ple who had come to attend the first track meet held In the new hall. F. L. Jackson of the Seattle Athletic club and Ed Crabbe of tho Allen Preparatory school of Portland began a close and exciting neck and neck race in a 10 mile Marathon. The men were Hearing the nnhsh line, side by side, when tho crowd. maa wun excitement, leaned iar over the iron railing to get a better view of the finish of the spectacular struggle. Suddenly there wns a chorus of screams and tho frail piping swayed outward and sii'.ipped. The spectators along the edge of the balcony were hurled upon the heads of those relow and in a mo ment the floor of the hall became a scene of chaos. Policemen and firemen were quickly summoned and In a few moments ambulances and patrol wagons were at the scene. Some of the injured persons were taken to hospitals while others were removed to their homes. Prosecuting Attorney George F. Van deveer said this morning that he would order an investigation of the Armory accident. "It seems incredible to me." said Vanderveer. "that such an accident should be possible in a building like the new Armory. I was a witness to the collapse and the marvel to me Is that there were not more Injured and some killed." NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA A Disease of the Nerves, Not of the Stomach Correct Home - Treatment. Nervous dyspepsia, unlike other forms of Indigestion, is a disease of the nerves and it must be treated by strengthening the nerves and the use of a good tonic, such as Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, to- f ether with a generous and nourishing let, is the correct home treatment. After suffering with nervous indiges tion for over two years Mrs. George P. Martin, of No. 16 Admiral street. New Haven, Conn., tried Dr. W illiams' Pink Pills. She tells of the great benefit she received as follows: "Following a severe run-down condi tion I began to suffer with nervous Indi gestion. Food distressed me so much thai it was with difficulty I could drink water and I bad to live on milk almost entirely. I lost in weight and strength. 1 was so nervous that I could not bear to have any one visit me. I could not sleep nights or If I did I would wake, up suddenly with a startled feeling. When ever I ate much my 'stomach would bloat and there would be gas on It. Oftentimes I had to vomit to get relief. On going up stairs or in over-working I was certain to have palpitations of the heart. I had dull, sick headaches which lasted for two or three days. During these attacks I was unable to d my housework. I felt sick all over and wanted to be undisturbed. "The doctor's medicine failed to help trie after a trial of over three months. I read about Dr. Williams' Pink Pills In a newspaper and began using them. I noticed a difference after I had taken only a few boxes and was cured when I had given the pills a god trial. Mjr cure has ben permanent but I keep Dr. Williams' Pink Pills on hand to use as a tonic." ' Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are useful In cases of acid stomach and in the treat ment -of over-sensitive stomachs In which the slightest Irritation causes painful gnawing or burning sensations. This condition is common among grow ing girls. . Snf forersy fJrom dyspepsia In any form, who have found Hieir condition unre lieved or actually growing worse while using ordlnarv remedies, would do well to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They are sold by all druggists or direct by mall, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50c per box; six boxes. $2.50. A diet book will be sent free, on application to tha Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Sotie nectady, N. T. June, 190JL that Koseburg sent a delega tion of oTer 300 business men to Ku gene to investigate street paving The city elections have been held expressly for the purpose of raising money to de fray the expense of paving all the prin cipal streets. Now, after a hard and continuous struggle, the city has gained Its point, and the contract will be let to the Warren Construction company of Portland for one mile of hlUillthle pave ment work to begin at once. The Koseburg Water ti l,lglit com pany has been providing for the paving by laying over five miles of new water pipe throughout the city. In order Hint the paving will not have to be torn up when the city's growth shall necessitate additional water service. With the laying of pavements comes the announcement of many new build ings projected the lhre story Masonic temple to cost $20,000, the pressed brick, three story building on the corner of Jackson and Oak streets, by J. G. Mack of Portland; a $50,000 woolen mill, also a cannery to cost not less than $10,000, and a score or more of new business houses will erect new brick buildings. A new opera house and a new Knights of Pythias hall are also assured. A new hotel will rise on the corner of Cass and Rose streets, to cont not less than $20. 000. In addition to the 125 new resi dences, there will be fully 200 erected this summer. BUILDING AND rAVIXft SEASON AT R0SEBUBG SE3II-CENTENNTAL TX CENTENNIAL STATE Denver, Colo., May 7 Fifty years ago today occurred an event that will ever live In the history of Colorado and the west it was on May 7, 1S59. that the development of the first paying de posits of gold In the Rocky mountains was begun. Only a few weeks previous ly the first recorded discovery of gold in this region had been made by George W. Jackson, near the present site of Idaho Springs. Then, on May , 1859. came the memorable dlscoverv of John H. Gregory, a Georgia miner, in the district of Clear creek, not very far from Idaho, while he was bound over land to the Fraser river diggings In British Columbia. It was Gregory's find that caused the first stampede of gold seekers from Denver, and the news spread back to tho east and then be gan the "Pikes Peak or Bust" Immi gration, which caused once more the great overland trails to blossom with the life that characterized -the Califor nia stampede In '49. - But befor the discovery of Grerory' ws reported a numoer or residents or Denver ana Chi cago, acting- -on the information fur nished bv Jackson in regard to his gold find at Idaho Springs, had formed the CMeagn Mining companv. On May 7, 1RS9. one day aftsr the Pikes Peak find, this concern hesan the development of the first . paying deposits of sold In the Roclur mountain ,. . (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Roseburg, Or.. May 7. The city coun cil last nighVln special session sold the $35,000 issue of street paving bonds to the Douglas County bank of this city, at par. Thus It removed the obstacle that has hampered paving action in this city for almost two years, it was In SHE QUIT But It Wat a Sard Full. Dressy men find our haberdashery section a place for extreme quality; the prices are attractive Wfj- mm CLUETT, STAR AND EXCELLO SHIRTS are un doubtedly the best made; we show full lines of these popular makes, all colors and patterns at $1.50 and $3 STPECIAL REGULAR $1.50 SHIRT VALUES, rich colorings and patterns, cuffs attached and detached, coat style $1.15 FINE NECKWEAR Fresh arrivals every week; the $1.00 kind for 50 FANCY HOSIERY in all the popular shades and de signs 25 and 50 Wc arc exclusive Portland Agents for Hole proof Hose for men. women and children. Men's Holeproof Sox $1.50 Box. Free Baseball Tickets to Every Purchaser oi $5.00 or More Sevks Husband on Coos Bay. (Special Dlipntch to The Journal.) Marshfleld, Or. May 7. Believing that her husband, whom she has not I seen for a year, is on Coos bay. Mrs. Jo seph Dorfler of Sonth Stillwater, Minn., has written to the police asking them to locate the man. He was formerly employed In a sawmill. TRY THIS FOR YOUR COUQH Mix a half-ounce Qf Virgin Oil of Tine compound pure with two ounces of Glycerine and a half-pint of good Whisky; shake well, and take a tea spoonful every four hours. It is claimed this mixture will break up a cold in twenty-four hours, and cure any cough that is curable. Being free from opiates and drugs. It Is far preferable to the ordinary cough reme dies, and. as It provides a quantity suf ficient to last the average family an en tire year. Is as inexpensive as It is ef fective. The necessary ingredients can be se cured from any good prescription drug- flst, and the mixture easily prepared, t Is well to remember, when having this formula put up, that the genuine Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure is never sold in bulk, but is put up fur dis pensing only in half-ounce vials, each vial securely sealed In round wooden case. Rank Imitations, resembling the genuine only In name and style of pack age, are sometimes offered, but these are essentially ineffective and often cause nausea. The Ingredients can be purchased from the Skldmore Drug Co. or any other first class pharmacy. Be sure to get tne genuine virgin uil or Pine compound pure, prepared only by Leach Chemical Co.. Cincinnati. O. ASK ANYONE, ABOUT PAHM And you will be told that it is the Best of All the Beaehes. Why Not Get the BEST? IT COSTS NO MORE Lois 5MO0 for $1125.00 mil U EASY TERMS Water, Sewer, Electric Lights and other improvements now in AN ESTABLISHED RESORT 332 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE It is hard to believe that coffee will put a person In such a condition as It did an Ohio woman. She tells her twn story: "I did not believe coffee caused rn v trouble, and frequently said 1 liked it so well I would not. nor could not quit drinking it, even if It took my life, but I was a miserable sufferer from heart trouble and nervous prostration for four years. - "1 was scarcely able to be, around at all. Had no energy and did not care for anything. Was tmaciated and had a constant pain around tnj- heart until I thought I could not endure it. For months I never went to bed expecting to get up in the morning. I felt as though I was liable to die any time during the night. "Frequently I had nervous chills and the least excitement would drive sleep away, and any little noise would upset me terribly. I was gradually getting worse until Anally one ' time It came over me. and 1 asked myself what is the use of being sicR all the time and buy ing medicine so that t could indulge myself In coffee? "So I thought I would see If I Could quit drinking coffee and got some Pos tum to help me quit. I mad It strictly according to directions and I want to tell you that change was the greatest step In my life. It was easy to quit coffee because I had the Postum which I like better than I like the old coffee. "One by one the old troubles left, until now I am in splendid health, nerves steady, heart all right and the pain all gone. Never have any more nervous chills, don't take any medicine, can do all my housework and have done a great deal beside. "My sister-in-law. who visited me this summer, had been an Invalid for some time, much as was. I got her to quit coffee and drink Postum. She gained five pounds In three weeks, and I never aw such a change In anyone's health." Ever redd tho above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are .genuine, true, and full of human interest. . Our Great Caslh Clearance Sale Positively ENDS TOMORROW NIGHT When the clock strikes the closing hour tomorrow night our Great Cash Clearance Sale will be at an end. And what a sale it was! Successful in the highest degree, and for that success we want to thank you most sincerely. To wind up the sale in a blaze of glory we've gone through the balance of stock and made fur ther sweeping reductions ha ve cut prices deep enough to cause every pair to wend its way doorward quickly. Our regular lines you will find displayed at our NEW temporary location Cor. 2d and'Washingotn. MetiIsjM Ihioe Co 2267 WosHlhcrton St. Bet. Third and Fourth T i