TUB DAILY EVTSNINU TELEGRAPH rilILl)nLriU A, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1871.
8ATRRDAY, ATOIL 23, 1371.
THE NEW OAS LOAN.
A diix was Introduced in Connoils on Thnra
day providing for a new loan of $500,000 for
the extension of the Gas Works, the con
sideration of whloh was postponed for one
week. The money to be raised by this bill ia
intended mainly, we believe, to rebuild the
Gas Works at the Market Street Bridge, which,
after being torn down without due authority
from the city, are now to be built up at the
expense of her tax-payers. Against thia pro
jeot a most decided and emphatio projeot
Should be entered. In no event should the
Gas Works be rebuilt at that locality. The
cost of forcing gas from that point to the
places which must be reached is materially
greater than that involved in sending supplies
from more appropriate sites for the works; and,
besides, it would be the height of folly to
rebuild gas works at a spot whioh, instead of
being at on near the outskirts of the
city, is practically beooming, by the
course of modern improvements, an impor
tant centre of business and population.
Councils should, therefore, resolutely oppose
any new loan which is to be used, in whole or
in part, to reconstruct the Market street
works. And, while the subject is up for con
sideration, they should also make a searching
cvcstigation into the circumstances which
Lave necessitated this new loan, as well as
iLto the general management of the Gas
Works. It is high time that the people of
Fhiladelphia knew something about the way
in which the Gas Trust expend their money.
As the price of gasia, in view of the facilities
for manufacturing it and the extent of the
districts to be supplied, much higher here
than it ought to be, and as the gas ring is
popularly deemed, with good reason, to be
immensely profitable to all who are permitted
to enter within its magio circle, the tax
payers of Fhiladelphia should be minutely
informed in detail of the outgoings aud in
comings, the reoeipts and expenditures, of all
matters connected with the Gas Trust. As
Fhiladelphia must foot all the
bills run up by this concern, and provide, in
some form, the funds out of which its favor
ites contirve to make fortunes, her citizens
should learn, for once at least, where all their
money goes, and have a broad blaze of day
light thrown on all gas operations. The sys
tem whereby a little close corporation rules a
big city, meanwhile taxing heavily all its citi
zens, should not remain, in this progressive
age, one of the mysteries of Philadelphia.
Sooner or later it must be thoroughly ex
posed, and as another new loan is now nuke 1
for. this is a good time to commence the task.
THE NEW APPORTIONMENT.
The apportionment question was finally
disposed of in the Legislature yesterday. The
Democrats were enabled by their bare majo
rity of one in the Senate to hold out for
some weeks in their demand for an unfair
apportionment, but the dead-look between
the two houses which resulted was so dis-'
astrous to the pet schemes of individual
members that a compromise was finally
agreed upon. The bill, as it finally passed
both houses yesterday afternoon, is supposed
to give the Republicans a majority of one in
the Senate and six in the House of Representa
tives. This will bring things to a very fine point,
and render the close districts worth a struggle
for the sake of supremacy. The Legislature
to be eleoted in 1872 will eleot a suooessor to
Simon Cameron in the United States Senate,
and unless Cameron is driven into the back
ground before the expiration of his term, the
Democrats will stand an excellent show for
securing a majority on joint ballot.
'This will result in the election
of a Democrat to the Senate as Cameron's
suooessor, unless, indeed, that incorruptible
and nncorrnpting worthy should resort to his
old tricks. At the bent, the new apportion
ment leaves the State in a very dubious posi
tion, and fairly transforms it into a battle
field for the two great parties. In view,
however, of the fact that the Demo
crats have control of the Senate at pre
sent, it is as favorable to the Republican' as
could reasonably be expected. The idea of
making a new apportionment without regard
to its political results never, of course, en
tered the heads of our law-makers, and the
whole business, therefore, ia to be viewed
only in the light of a gerrymander.
CRICIITON OUTDONE.
"Having heard that John 8. Estlin Intends to
adopt the stage as a profession, we feel called upon
to ear that we believe this man to possess the most
wonderful tragic genius In the world. He appears
to be a perfect master of every passion of the human
soul, aud can exhibit at will the moat gentle feelings
in the sweetest utterance, or give veut by one load
outburst of furloos passion to all the stormy feelings
of the human heart. We speak from our own know
ledge of the man, having heard him ourselves."
The foregoing startling announcement from
the Medical Repository, whatever that may
be, was published in the Ledger yesterday.
It appeared in that journal as an adver
tisement, but for the cause of art we do not
mind giving it a free insertion. What we
like about this sort of an opinion is that it ia
not possible to mistake the intention of the
writer. So much must be put to his
credit. On the other hand, the praise does
seem just a trifle extravagant. To be sure,
the writer speaks from his own knowledge of
the man, having seen him himself, but it is
strange, to say the least, that the most won
derful tragic genius that the world has ever
seen should have been hidden so long from
a famiahing world. We are bound to say,
however, that the Rtpositoiy does not make
these revolutionary remarks without some
qualification. It will be observed that
the language employed is "he a p.
pear to be a perfect master," etc. We
regard this es an admission on the part of the
Repository that it is barely possible that it
imy be tuLstaken, although its faith is as yet
as firm as any number of roki. It iuu-it ba
a fine tl'ng to be able at will to exhibit the
most entie feeling of the, bumta soul.
Not many people are up to that, but Mr. I
Estlin is and beyond it. - The succeeding
clanne, in its tnnmltnoua vehemence, almost
takes the breath. To give vent to alt the
stormy feelings of the human heart in one
grand outburst I That is something like.
If Mr. Estlin really can do such things, and
jvstiee is not quite defeated in the land,
he ought to be able to get out a patent or a
copyiight, or something of that sort, for the
proper protection of these art improvements,
let, for ourselves, we should hardly care to
be present when Mr. Estlin was illustrating
the passions in that manner. Very well for
those who like it, but we are afraid we
should not like it. It is altogether too tre
mendous. If the Repository had said two of
the Unman Passions, or three, or even as
many as six, it would not have been so bad;
but all of them and at once! the thought
is too terrible. Charles Limb once said
that it would create a kind of loathing to see
him play Hamlet, and we do think that, if Mr.
Estlin is the kind of person the Repository
represents him to be, it would hardly bo
safe to allow him to take on before a promis
cuous sort of an audienoe. We cannot help
associating Mr. Estlin with our notion of Mr.
Nicholas Bottom. Bottom could not only
roar you so loud that it would do any man's
heart good to hear him, but he could also if
need were roar you as gently as any sucking
dove. Mr. Estlin would appear to be a sort
of rival of Nick Bottom; but he must take
care how he gives vent.
Smith has taken a new turn. In the Ilitm
yesterday, during the discussion of the Ap
portionment bill, this slushy "Rooster" an
nounced that he was henceforth a free man,
and would never again be "sold." Smith's
grievance seems to have been the neglect to run
the compromise apportionment through the
caucus before it was pushed through the House.
This neglect deprived him of a chance to sell
out to anybody, and, disgusted with the por-
fidy of his colleagues, he breaks away from all
party trammels and is for sale no longer. The
whole thing probably means that Smith is de
vising another scheme for undermining the
Delaware river by a network of pneumatic
tubes.
OBITUARY".
W. II. Scrilcy Smith.
Mr. W. II. Sedley Bmlth, a well-known actor, and
one of the best "old men" upon the stage, died yes
terday at St. Louis. His real name was W. n. Sed
ley, and he was born In Montgomeryshire, North
Wales, December 4, 1808. He was obliged to com
mence OghtlLg hia way in the world at an early age,
andas his taste Inclined him to the stage, he assumed
the name of Smith, and obtained a situation as
call-boy at the Shewsbury Theatre, under the man
agement of Mr. Crisp. In a short time he was as
signed to play minor parts, and improving the op
portunities afforded htm he made a rapid advance.
Io 1823 he obtained his first regular engagement at
the Theatre Royal, lancaster. where he played
walking gentlemen's parts. In 1827 he received an
offer of an engagement from this side of the At
lantic, and in June, 182T, be made his first
appearance In America at the Walnut Street
Theatre, in this city, as "Dlddler," In Raining the
Wind, and as "Lothalr," in The Miller and IIU Jfn.
In 1833 he accepted an engagement at the Treraont
Theatre, Boston, and since then he has played In
many of the best theatres or the country. A few
years ago Mr. Smith was attached to the Chesnnt
street company, ia this city, when It was anler Mr,
Sinn's management. Ho will be remembered by
many of onr play-goers on account of his artistic
acting in many standard "old man" parts.
The Methodist of New Tork, under the abl8
editorship ot Bev. Dr. Crooks, has long had the
reputation of being one of the best religions papers
In the country. Its publishers, anxious to Increase
the value and Interest or Its columns, and to make
It more deserving of patronage than ever, have
added to their editorial corps Rev. Abel Stevens, the
author of the best history of Methodism that has
yet been been written, and an able writer upon all
religions topics. Rev. T. De Witt Talmage has also
been engaged as a regular contributor, and Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher will have a "Lecture-room
Talk" every week, which will undoubtedly be ap
preciated. The object of the conductors of The
Methodist Is to make their paper Interesting as well
as Instructive to both young and old, and the large
circulation ol the paper Is a proof that their efforts
are appreciated.
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A
8 I M r I. rc ACCOUNT
OF TD DISi'OVKRY ANI WONPFKFPI, RFFKCT3 OF DR.
fcCDKNC&'S OHRAT PCLMONIC B KM SKI S3.
If a man were asked why he lusured his life, the
quesMon would be regarded a a very simple one
and scarcely reqnlrloR an answer, tor the reason
that the advantages of lire ti'snrance are so univer
sally admitted that to doubt in utility would be td
fly in the very face of reason and common sense.
Now, while we Ond so many persons not only willing,
butanxtons, to make provision for the family or
friends who are to be left behind, how many thou
sands there are who are culpably neglectful of their
own health, and who, In some Instances, for the
sake of saving the outlay of a few dollars, and In
others from positive lndiifereuce, permit their lives
to bo prematurely destroyei !
If consumption were not a dlse&o aj Insidious as
It Is fatal, and If It were, as Is asserted by the me.
cal faculty generally, incurable, there would be aa
apology for consumptives wh, day after day
year after year, refuse to heed the warning given by
a hacking cough, a hectic cheek, cold and clammy
night-sweats, and other distressing symptoms t
which are the almost certain forerunners of deep.'
seated pulmonary dlnease, and which, when tho
roughly ingrafted Into the system, 'can be removed
only by the use of special remedies and the observ
ance of precautions the very opposite ot those usu
ally given by physicians.
Many years ago these thoughts su jested them
selves to the mind of Dk. Johrph IL scurnck, now
ot Philadelphia, but at the time of wirch we Bpeah
a resident ot New Jersey. Uln self a conilrmed
consumptive, and with little or no hope of recovery
but with sumcient love of life t prompt him to
make an effort to live, he patiently au i thoughtfully
applied himself li the sclentlilo stu ly of the disease
which was silently, but nevertheless sjrely, bearing
him to the grave.
TUX BRET MEDICAL
attctdance had been secured. Remedy artcr remedy
was prescribed, but all In vain. The ruthless disease
continued Its fast hold upon him, auj he was sent
to Noorestown, N. J., to die. The last vestige ot
hope had faded away. Ills frieads, who from time
time visited him, bade him farewell, novcr again ex
pecting to Eee him alive. But Dr. Suhenck, 111 as ho
was, and hopeless as 8eracd his case, did not yield
to depalr. Weak and prrstrated, aud phys'cally
unable even to walk across the room, his mind
was still active. He believed that U d had not sent
diseases
WITHOUT FKOVIDIKO REMEDIES,
and, through friends and visitors, continued to make
unceasing logulrles for certain herbs aud roots, (he
virtues of whtch he understood had been sitlsrao
toilly i.roved In cases of puliuojarr disease. His
patience and perseverance were at length rewarded.
The loug-soiig.it
HERBS AND R00T3 WERE OBTAINED.
The preparations of these were crude and simple,
but their healing qualities were present notwith
standing. Betook them regularly, adopted a sys
tem or plain but nutritious diet, remained In h's cham
ber, avoided draughts or cold air, exercised within
doors to as great au extent as his Impaired strength
would aliow, aud In Hula while a ctange for the
belter waa perceptible. Hie lough mucus that
clogged the lurgs and bronchial tubes was now
freely and easily expectorated.
APPKTITB RETURNED,
and with It came strength of body and cheerfulness
of mind. Cough, fever, night sweats, and pains
began to leave him. Frleuos beheld the change
with amazement; his wasted limbs regained their
former rotundity, his step becamo clastic and Arm,
and the happy result was that be
WAS RESTORED TO TBli FKCT HEALTH,
end is to-day a man advanced in years, but bale,
hearty, and strong, and weighing over two hundred
and twenty-five pounds. Deeply Impressed with the
wonderful cure that bad been wrought, and thankful
for his narrow escape from certain death, he re
solved to arply himself to the study of medlolne,
and devote the remainder of his days to efforts to
alleviate the sufferings of his fellow-creatures. As
would be natural, I) is principal attention was directed
to the subject of Pulmonary Diseases. The most
eminent physicians in the country had assured him '
that
CONSUMPTION COULD NOT BB CURED, ' ... j
and that he, being a consumptive, munt diet But
there he was, a living, breathing refutation of the
assertions of these learned men. He that was given
up hh i ue iiupuitu viuum ui uiu most dreaded or au
diseases stood up before the world ,
A STOUr, 8TR0NG MAN, .
Anil anrh hn la frn-rlnv thnnrh thi.t. ft .m ka-.
. .umj-uio j cai a iia-v a
elapsed sltce his miraculous restoration to health.
"The medicines that cured me will certainly cure
others. W hy should not others be rescued from a
premature grave as I have been t Why should not
the healing virtues of roots and herbs that saved
my life save the lives of thousands of my fellow.
reasoned Dr. Schenck as he applied himself to the
preparation of bis great remedies. After years of
experiment be succeeded in perfecting his
in a form so attractive and so palatable to the taste
that patients take it regularly for a long period with
out becoming nauseated by It. Hearing of his re
markable cure, hundreds aud thousands of patleDta
flocked to him for advice and medicine. These were
supplied, and to-day there sre many healthy men
and women living who owe their health and strength
wholly to . . .
DR. BCHENCI'S M1DICINXS.
Not content with a single medlolne. Dr. Schenck:
applted the valuable knowledge he had gained to
the preparation of others, jt became necessary that
the julmonte itmp should hav an assistant In Its
great work of restoring the system. While It drove
out the impurities, new and good blood was want
ing. This could be secured only by maintaining the
digestive organs In perfect condition. To accom
plish this,
AN ACTIVE UVEB
was essential. With this Important organ In a tor
pid state, healthful digestion was impossible, and
without healthful digestion there could be no pure
blood. Hence It was that Dr. Schenck experimented
with his now
FAMOUS MANDRAKE PILLS.
The experiments were satisfactory. He found
that they exercised an almost magical influence
npon tle liver and stomach. The former being
stimulated to healthful activity, Its secretions were
promoted. The btle and diseased slime which accu
mulated In the stomach, and rendered its functions
Inoperative, were removed by the use of the ilan
drakertlU; the arpettte was increased; the food
taken wss properly assimilated, good blood was
created in consequence, and the result a total
BANISHMENT OF DISEASE.
All that was now needed waa a tonic that would
give nerve and energy to the still weak but perfectly
cured consumptive. The system was entirely
healthy, but flesn wss wanted for the limbs, and
strength to carry IL Acting silently hut powerfully
in conjunction with the Pulmonic ISyrup and tha
Mandrake Pills, r
TBI SEAWEED TON 10
fulfilled its great mission. Being an alkali, it
speedily corrected any acidity of the stomach. It
Imparted tone and vigor to the entire system. It
fitted the restored patient for a resumption of his
ordinaiy business duties, aud put the capstone
opou Ihe great remedial structure which Dr.
Schenck. alter years of painful personal experience
and patient selentliiu effort, had reared for tae bene
fit of the human race.
ONE THINO TIT REMAINED
to bo done. While this great work of restoration
was in progress Dr. Schenrk was thoroughly con
vinced that exposure to draughts of eld air to the
rugh, rasping winds of early spring and late fall, or
to the chilling blasts r winter, were almost certain
death to the patient. Uence it was that be adopted
the plan of having his patients rcmaio In their apart
ments, and taking all needful exercise there, until
the diseased lungs were
PERFECTLY HEALED,
and what is called "pure fresh air" could be borne
by them without the danger of provoking a return
of the dreaded disease. The system has worked
like a charm. Vhe bold assertion of the medical
faculty that consumption cannot be cured has been
completely refuted, and Dr. Scbeuck's great
remedies have triumphed over all opposing
elements.
During the thirty-four years of Dr. Sohenok's very
extended practice, he has frequently examined five
hundred patients a week In the cities of Boston,
New Yrr, aud Philadelphia. Being well advanced
In years, his professional visits to other cities have
bten (litcoiilinued, though he still continues to give
bis persona! attention to the examinati on of patients
at his principal cfllce In Philadelphia, being assiated
in his arduous duties by bis sou, Dr. JixsKfll U.
hCllbM'K, Jr., who Is a regular graduate of Jef
ferson Medical College, and la In every way quall
rtcd for the emcient discharge of Uio Important
duties devolving upon him.
1'atietits who draire a thorough examination of
thtir Iukk. with the aid of Dr. KDri ttNt'K H UKSP1
lU'Mh'l'hK, eau be aceoiuliiodaTrd at all llmea and
rn-ivetlit needed tutoiuiauou as to their condi
tion, ami the method of treuiiurnt, t-r Hve 7) w:ra.
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