8 MEDICALLY YIEWED. The PhysicalEffects of Alcohol Upon the Human System. DOCTOR BRUMBAUGH'S LECTURE. Therj is Ko Necessity, lie Says, to Give Whisky to Sick Persons. HOW THE HEAET IS AFFECTED BI IT. At the School of Anatomy yesterday aft ernoon, Dr. S. O. Brumbaugh, Assistant Surgeon of the Eighteenth Kegimeut, X. G'. P., lectured on "Alcohol and Tobacco," and Dr. E. C. Matson delivered a talk on the "Head and Keck." In his address the former said: The American people are to-day confronted by a. question of political and social imuort Jnlly as crave as the question of slavery, which not a quarter of a ceutury ago shook this nation of ours from center to circumference, and spilled the life blood of more than 3,000,000 of our people. The grasp which alcohol to-day maintains upon our national and social life is even more far reaching than that of her sis ter evil slavery. In the sick room alcohol is a potent power by which youth, beauty and virtue are snatehed from death, but in the barroom a power of greater potPncy by which youth rapidly ages, beauty fades and sweet virtue is violated. Men everywhere are apt to view a subject strongly in the light of their special callings. From the pulpit it is viewed like a gigantic evil, pregnant with moral depravity, social disruption and intellectual distortion. This verdict from the pulpit is re versed at the bar. where the lawyer has to practice the tactics if his profession. Jf o greater parody has ever been enacted upon the much vaunted dignity of the profession of law than where her votaries stand up in the Li cense Court and attempt upon principles of logic and justice to support the cause of the sa loon keeper. DKAWIXG IT SEVERELY. One needs but to glean at the daily report of proceedings, and the hollow mockery of the word justice as there applied becomes pain fully apparent. If ever the Goddess of Justice needs to veil her blushes, it is whin she places in the hands of an ignorant and unscrupulous Individual the license to run a liquor saloon. Alcohol, in the hands of conscientious and reputable physicians, has an important role to play. When administered in answer to a proper indication it is a powerful stimulant to tne brain, spinal cord and heart muscles. The caoacity for the consumption of alcohol varies with the state of bodily nutrition and with the individual. That the drug is of food value is proven both by chemical observation and pliyiiological experiment. Two processes are constantly at work in the maintenance of the standard of bodily nutrition. One of them is a process of waste, and the other a process of repair. Nutrition may be increased either by retarding the process of waste or by adding material to hasten the process of repair. Pro longed and repeated experimentation upon man and the louer animals has estab lished the fact that alcohol pro duces a marked lessening in the excretion from the body of the products of tissue waste and when ingested it undergoes oxidization by the blood and yields to the body a correspond ing amount of power which the system utilizes. In the drug we have a most powerful means of sustaining the system during the strain of any acute disease. If alcohol is of food value to the system, why should it not be constantly used? It is not an unusual thing to administer to a patient in the late stage of tvphoid fever as much as SI ounces of brandy In 24 hours and thereby save life. In such a case the vital powers are exhausted. The processes of ad ministration have failed and the rapidly wast ing tissnes give warning that the moment of complete exhaustion is rapidly approaching. IT'S BESTORATIVE QUALITY. The drug at once arrests the wasting powers and stimulates to renewed effort the flagging lorces of nature, bridges over the final crisis and tides back the nearly spent life. The alcohol is quickly and completely consumed by the hungry tissues. It produces no symptoms of intoxication and its odor cannot be detected on the breath. On the other hand, if a man In good health and well nourished was to take 24 ounces of brandy in 21 hours he would speedily develope the symptoms of acute drunkenness. The drug In this case acts solely as a stimulant; it is not oxidized by the blood and the fumes of liquor on the breath give evidence of the efforts npon the part of the system to get rid of the drug. The American people are habitually overfed, and they consequently suffer more "from the effects of alcohol than the people of any other nation. The Germans and French habitually drink more and suffer less than the average American. This is particularly true and can be noticed more with the peasantry of those countries. Their food is most meagre in quan tity and crude in quality. The influence of alcohol on digestion in the healthy individual is divided into phases. The first is characterized by marked retardation of u'gestion, and the second begins after the es cace of the alcohol, when the secretion of gar trie juice is so increased by the stimulating ac tion of the drug upon the stomach. In the end the food is digested as soon or soon er than if alcohol had not been ingested. There is, therefore, little or nothing to be gained by the use of alcohol in indigestion, and it must not be forgotten that the drug does harm if used where the ordinary ingestion and diges tion of food is sufficient. COMPARISON TELLS. Among the French conscripts it may be no ticed that young peasants who drink from childhood fall below the military standard, while those who are sober develop -abnormally. In every 'country where a standard of development is required for military service, the rejections in crease as the drunkenness increases. This lowering of physical development is the result of certain morbid changes which constantly follow the habitual use of alcohol. The most constant of the changes thus produced is the tendency toward the development of fat tissue throughout the body. The normal muscular fiber is replaced and encroached upon by fat. This results in a weakening of the power of the muscles, and the individual becomes weak, easily tired out and incapable of prolonged muscular effort. The muscular fiber of the heart being similarly affected there results a weakness of the heart's action; the blood is imperfectly circulated, and in conse quence the ultimate processes of nutrition are interfered with. The patient gets spells of faintness, becomes short of breath, the skin takes on a leaden hue. the appetite fails and the craving for drink grows stronger. The liver, spleen and kidneys undergo fatty change and in time lose their power of functionating. The brain and spinal cord are likewise affected, and the individual is tortured with pains in the extremities and around the body: increasing loss of reflex activity, and sluggish and irregu lar muscular movements, dullness of intellect bordering on dementia, trembling of the limbs, tottering gait and hesitating speech. SOLITARY COXFIXEMEJfT ArCURE. The speaker closed his address by saying that the proper method of treatment for inebriates was to shnt them up in solitary confinement and give them no liquor what ever. Their cravings could be satisfied bv the use of strongimedicines. Dr. Matson's lecture was very interesting, and was listened to with rapt attention by the audience. He described the different parts of the head and neck, and by means of models showed their construction. Four teen parts of the skull are developed out of the vertebra-. The neck is the most com plicated o! these' parts, "on account of the extreme perplexity of the anatomy. It is very difficult to operate on by surgeons, on account of the great number of vessels to be encountered, by the severing of which the life to be saved is destroyed. Great Two-Day Sale. 2f ow that all our spring goods are on our counters we find it wculd be advisable to sell certain lotsofsuitsandovercoats at once. Kot only would it be the best Ad. we ever had, hut it would introduce our new spring styles to the public. On Monday and Tues day we will hold a great two-day sale, and we're going to sell goods at actual net cost for these two days only. The finest line of suits you ever saw are yours at $8 and $10 (worth $15 and $20). The most stylish En glish top-coats in the market at $10 and $12 (worth $18 and $20). Don't miss this great two-day sale; it will fall like a bombshell, but Monday and Tuesday it takes place at the P. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts,, opp. the new Court House. Toadies' Jacketi. Ladles' Jackets. The best line of jackets we have yet shown, plain and braided. All prices from $5 to $20 each. A choice line of the new di rector eoati jut received. jrvrzau Hugus Ss Hacks. THEIR STITCHLNG ENDED. Sons of the Shirt Finished by 170 Little East End Girls Talk of a Hall for a Flourishing Sewlnc School. The sewing school connected with Emory M. E. Church, East End, closed yesterday afternoon with public exercises. The officers who managed the affair were Mrs!. A. M. Murdock, the Superintendent; Mrs. Quincy A. Scott, her assistant; Mrs. E. M. Bigelow, the Treasurer, and a corps of 30 teachers who have faithfully given every Saturday afternoon of the fall, winter and spring to teaching the 170 little girls how to ply the needle. These teachers are from all the other East End churches, hav ing volunteered, through the Young Women's Christian Association. Messrs. Thomas M. Bigelow and A. M. Murdock furnished the flowers for yester day afternoon's entertainment. Ice cream and cake were given pupils and visitors. But before that came, a lengthy programme was carried out. This- was made up of declamatlons,recitations and music Emma, Clara, and Louise Bender were the bewitch ing songstresses of the afternoon, although little Blanche Snell was applauded" for her vocal powers. Nellie Snowden told "How Jimmy 'tended the Baby," in a manner that convulsed everyone present A distribution of garments was then made. By their sewing the pupils earn so many "marks" each Saturday during the school term. The price of the garments the pupil is making is fixed at so many marks, and in this way a regular book account is kept for each scholar. The ease or diffi culty in earning marks is regulated by at tendance and behavior. The sewing school is now a fixed institu tion in the -East ina. xi has existed tor several years, next October its sessions will be resumed, but probably not at Emory Church. A more suitable location is de sired, and will be announced during the summer. Many ot the officers are in favor of building a h'all for the school. They al ready have 4,000 as a .nucleus for a fund for such a purpose. A SCOTHSfl CLAN. The nicFhersons Are Coming Down Upon Allegheny City. "Touch not the cat hut a glove." So runs the traditional motto of an. ancient noble Scottish chief, and the Clan MacPhersons of to-day are the lineal descendants of this family tree.' The Allegheny Scotsmen Fri day evening organized a clan with 30 char ter members. The following officers will, be installed next Friday evening at 19 Federal street bv distinguished leaders from other cities: D C. "White, Chieftain; John McDowall, Tanist; "William Wright, Chaplain; James Murray, Secretary; William Adams, Treas urer. To Itlannfticmre Const Defenses. New- York, March 23. The Ericsson Coast Defense Company has filed its certifi cate of incorporation. The company's capi tal is $250,000, and its .object the manu facture or bombs, vessels, machinery and other appliances. The incorporators are George H. Bobinson, William Williams Ericsson, F. Bushnell, Cornelius 8. Bush ncll and Edward S. Innet. Great Two-Day Sale. Now that all our spring goods are on our counters we find it would be advisable to sell certain lets of suits and overcoats at once. Not only would it be the best Ad. we ever had, but it would introduce our new spring styles to the public. On Monday and Tues day we will hold a great two-day sale, and we're going to sell goods at actual net cost for these two days only. The finest line of suits you ever saw are yours at $8 and $10 (worth $15 and $20). The most stylish En glish top-coats in the market at $10 and $12 (worth $18 and $20). Don't miss this great two-day sale; it will fail Jike a bombshell, but Monday and Tuesday it takes place at the F. C. C. C, cor. Grant and Diamond sts., opp. the new Court House. Ask for tsilver Age, And see that you get it, at druggists, quart. $1 SO Henry Terheyden, the manufacturing jeweler, No. 630 Smithfield street, has on the way from Europe a large importation of the finest jewelry and novelties known to the trade. It will create a sensation upon arrival. Watch for the announcement. susrw SPR NG, LOVELY SPRING, WHEN ALL NATURE DONS KAUFMAN IMS' NEW SjIlStJ IN Sack There are so many of them that we hardly know where to begin. We have one-button CutawaySacks, three and four-button Sacks, soft roll Sacks, patch pocket Sacks, etc., in an endless variety of domestic and imported materials, and these in all new 'colors, shades, pat terns, mixtures, combina tions, etc See our spe cial line of all-wool Cassi mere and Cheviot Sack Suits at 10. You can't duplicate them elsewhere below 15. This popular style fully holds its own this season. We have it in one, three and four-button Cutaways, and every stylish and relia ble material known. Special attention is called to our fashionable blue and black wide and narrow wale 'Cheviot Suits at 12 and $15. They fit to perfection, and are just the proper thing for all whose calling requires neat and stylish dressing. KAUFMANNS ' QDEER CASE OF POISONING. A Family Well Heavily Charged With Paris Green. Gloucester, Mass, March 23. The po lice are investigating'a case of poisoning, the cause of which was fortunately discov ered in season to prevent fatal results.. For some time the family of Senator Benjamin F. Cook, who are adults with the exception of a 14-year-old daughter Eva, have" been complaining and in bad health. Mr.. Cook's residence is at the "Farms," a suburb of Gloucester. For the past three months con siderable sickness has been experienced in the family. Members were taken with vom iting fits and were in poor health. The one most affected was the daughter whose health has'been rapidly failing. Last night a son named Benjamin became violently ill. The water supply from a well was suspected to be the cause of the trouble. The well was examined and a large amount of paris green was found in it, while the sides of the well were covered with the poison. There is no clew as to hoV-if came in the well. Mr. Cook is now serving his third, term as a Massachusetts Senator and no violent antagonism is known to exist against him. THE GEAND CHIEF TEMPLAR. A. H. Xieslle, Esq., Will To. Night Address ihc Opera House Meeting. The fourth union temperance meeting, composed of the Gospel -Temperance Union No. 1, Independent Order Good Templars, Murphy Association, and Sons of Temper ance, will be held in the Grand Opera House this evening, commencing at 7 o'clock. A. H. Leslie, Esq., will conduct the meet ing. Bev. S. G. Bellis, the sailor evan gelist, and the Hon. J. W, Cusler, of Springfield, 111., will be the principal speakers. Great Two-Day Sale. Now that all our spring goods are on our counters we find it would be advisable to sell certain lots of suits and overcoats at once. Not only would it be the best Ad. we ever had, but it would introduce our new spring styles to the public On Mondayand Tues day we will hold a great two-day sale, and we're going to sell goods at actual net cost for these two days only. The finest line of suits you ever saw are vours at $8- ana slu (worth $15 and $20). The most stylish En glish top-coats in the market at $10 and $12 (worth $18 and $20). Don't miss this great two-day sale; it will fall like a bombshell, but Monday and Tuesday it' takes place at the F. C. C. C, cor. Grant nnd Diamond sts.,- opp. the new Court House. Don't Fail, llnln or Mlilnc. If you want finephotoirraphs of yourself or little ones, cabinets 1 00 per doz. at "Elite Gallerv," 516 Market st., Pittsburg, until May 1, 1889. India Silks. Our stock of new figured India silks is particularly attractive both in novelty of designs and colorings as well as in the ex tent of assortment. "We specially mention our 27 in. 75c grade, the actual value of which is 1 25 pr. yd. MWFSU HUGUS & HACKE. POWDER Absolutely Purer This powder never varies. A marvel or pur ity, strength and wholesomeness. More eco nomical than the ordinary kin as, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of ow est, short weight, alum or phosphate now ders. -Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 106 Wall SU N. Y. oc5-m46-irwFSu MEN'S Solt flOYAi Best Cough Cure. For all diseases of the Throat and Lungs, no remedy is so safe, speedy,' and certain as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. An indispensable family medicine. "I find Ayer's Cherry Fectoral an invaluable remedy for colds, coughs, and other ailments of the throat. and lungs." M. S. Eandall, 204 Broadway, Albany, N; Y. "I have used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for bronchitis and , Lung Diseases, for which I believe it to be the greatest medicine in the world." James Miller, "Caraway, N. C. "My wife had a distressing, cough, with pains in the side and breast. Wo tried various medicines, but none did her any .good until I got a bottle of Ayer's.pherry Pectoral which has cured her,' .A.neigh'bor, .Mrs. Glenn, had the measlesand the cough was relieved by the use' 'of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I have no hesitation in recommending this medicine." Bobert Horton; Fore man Headlight, Morrill ton, Ark. "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured me of a severe cold which had' settled on my lungs. My wife say3 the Pectoral helps her more than any other medicine she ever used." Enos Clark, Mt. Liberty, Kansas. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral J PSEPAEED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass, Bold by all Druggists. Price $1 ; six bottles, $5. Intending buyers of, Furniture will find the Latest Designs and Low est Prices at A. LARG.ER'S FURNITURE WABEROOMS, 17 Federal St., All 'y, Boyle Slock. mhl7-Su H AMBUBG-AMEKICAN PACKET CO. The new twin-screw express steamer AUGU STA- VICTORIA Of 10,000 tous and 12,500 horsepower", will leave New York lor SOUTHAMPTON AND HAMBURG, May 16 and JuneS). Apply to . C.B. 1UCHAKU&CO., General Passenger Agents, 61 Broadwav, New York. MAX SCHAMBEKG. feZ7 27-sn 5I7Smlthfleldst.. Plttstnrg. Pa. RESORTS. Atlantic City. FOTHKRGILLHOTJSE. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Located near beacb. Perfect san itation. Steam heat ELIZABETH HART LEY, Prop. f e2S-12-TTSSu THE ISLESWORTH, ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. Ou the beach, sea end of Virginia avenue. Steam heat, electric bells. Will open Febru ary 9, 1889. falS-72-MWTSn BUCK & McCLELLAN. OLD POINT COMFORT, TIRGmiA. " HYGEIA HOTEL. 100 yards from FortMonroe; open all the year, accommodates 1,000 guests; admirable location; delightful climate; thrilling historic surround ings. Turkish, Russian. Roman, Electric and HOT SEA baths, tholatter especially beneficial in rheumatic troubles. Music by the famous Artillery School Band. Glass-inclosed verandas. Average temperature for winter 48. Absolutely free from malaria. All things considered, the most comforatable and delightful resort at which to spend the winter months in the United States. Send for descriptive-pamphlet. no27-y40-Tursu F. N. PIKE, Manager. . PPBR . i "WHEN WELL-APPAREL'D APRIL ON THE HEEL OF LIMPING WINTER TREADS," Is Nearly Here and Reminding Careful Man of His NEW SPRING SUIT, While this timely announcement is intended to call your attention to that blooming garden of New Spring styles of Clothing located at the corner of Fifth avenue and - Smithfield street. Every whim and 1 '.fancy can here be pleased. Every taste and purse can here be suited. Every form' and figure can here be fitted. 1 1 1 1 li 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 Extra r Sizes. mm Ours is the only house in 'W Pittsburg making a specialty 0 or extra," sizes for short, fat and "tan!1 men, and we can fit everybody from the jolly 400 pounder down to.the skeleton dude, from the big seven footer down to a Tom Thumb. As for our prices, they will suit you, just as they do ior our'regular,sizes of Clothing. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ITTTT J NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. UNIQUE AND STYLISH -is RUBEN'S New Crush Hat, THE ZO-ZO ! PKICE: $1, $120 and $150. "Anything new in a soft bat?" has been the stereotyped question put to us by customers for many seasons past. "Nothing in particu lar," bad to be our answer until this spring, when we can cheerfully reply, "Yes. something entirely new, and wbat's better, decidedly stylish." The Zo-Zo is ou the order of crush bats, but far more shapely and becoming. It can be adjusted in ball a dozen different ways, and will always, no matter how worn, look stylish and graceful. They come in tho following colors: Blue, maple, sage, russet, steel and pearl. You are cordially invited to call and have a look: at the Zo-Zo. RUBEN, The Hatter and Furnisher, 421 AND 423 SMITHFIEIiD ST. Mail orders promptly filled. mh21-wrsu LA.ST BEK. AUCTION SALE -OF- Japanese Goods. No more goods sold after April i SPECIAL Sales every evening this week, 7 to 10 p. m., in addition to our regular morning and afternoon sales. J. A. ROBINSON, Auctioneer. 10 SIXTH STREET, NEAR SUSPENSION BRIDGE. mh24-Su PHOTOGRAPHER, 13 SIXTH STREET. A fine, large crayon portrait S3 50; see them before ordering elsewhere. Cabinets, $2 and J2 SOper dozen. PROMPT DELIVERY. oc9-D70-irwTSu WALTERJ. OSBOR5E. RICHARD BABB0W3. BARROWS & OSBORNE JOB PRINTERS, 00 Diamond street Telephone No. 8U se2-k56-TTSSn MrrriL mm.' sS- 1 9mm WLJmmwwA l IK WIIIkS III mKmy Iff v-jjHI Jbji futh .&."V":EaTTr:E3 -AND- NEW ABYERTISEMENT8. Mnzer's ' Old Honesty. The Ohewers of OLD HONESTY TOBACCO will soon find that it lasts longer, tastes sweeter than other tobaccos, and will please you. Ask your dealer for it and insist . on getting it. Genuine has a red H tin tag on every plug. mn2-35-ssu SALLER & CO.'S NEW SPRING OVERCOATS. NEW SPRING SUITS. NEW SPRING HATS & CAPS. NEW SPRINGJFURNISHINGS. BOYS' CONFIRMATION SUITS, LARGEST VARIETY. LOWEST PRICES IN THE CITY. CUSTOM TAILORING! New and beautiful designs in piece goods. Pants to order 53 up. . Suits to order 520 up. SALLER & CO., Corner Diamond and SmillifieM Streets. mh2MtMTSu DESKS A SPECIALTY. The Most Complete Stock in the city. BED ROCK PRICES. We also manufacture this wonderful combination Easy Chair. STEVENS CHAIR CO. No. 3 Sixth st jalo-su PITTSBURG, PA P .A. TIE IN T S O. D. LEVIS. Solicitor of Patents. 131 Fifth avenue, above Smithfield, next Leader omce. (.noaeiay.j jusiaoiuneu zu years. se29-hlu 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Custom Tailoring To make fine garments to order for little money is the problem we are daily solving. If you wish perfect-fitting and stylish Clothes, at a sav ing of from $5 to 20 on a . Suit, or from $2 to $6 on a pair of Pantaloons, come in and leave your measure. If you'll but give us a trial, you'll be our life-long customer. I I I I I I I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I mini Eiiiiiiiiii iTlgrrMl'j:QllHIil r I Bir mm AJInxl -H? KAtJPMANNSf NXW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE HEIGHT OF F0LL To carry your goods about the .street, making your family look like the partici pants of a circus parade, or pay the grasping teamster an exorbitant price for breaking and scratching your effects, so as they are unfit for ure, -when -we can sell them to you on EASY WEEKLY OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS," for less money, delivered in first-class order to your new" home. Give Them Away. Burn Them. Leave Them Behind, and Come to Our Store and See OurJ-Piece Chamber Suit for $22, $7 doivn, $1 per week for balance. Our 3-Piece Chamber Suit for $18, $6 iloton, $1 per week for balance. Our Handsome Parlor Suit for $30, $10 down, $2 per week for balance. Our 20 Yards Carpet for $10, $4 down, $1 per week for balance. Our World Beating Bed Lounge for $4: down, $1 per week for balance. HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CO. 405 "Wood. S-bxee-b3 ACKNOWLEDGED CHAMPIONS OF LOW PRICES, rt I. O We always can show and deliver goods ire advertise. Come in and satisfy yourself that we do aa we say. Make no mistake in the street and number. mh2j-l-wsn bbmoVed, TO No. 56 FIFTH AVENUE, Near Wood Stbeet. KORNBLUM, OPTICIAN Telephone No. 16S& fel9-3irw"rrsnwk KAUFMANNS NEW spiles IN MEN'S 'SINCE 7-"Mi HI " ' m 1 wm 'iffli! t 1 ntjBftr I V t? I rjrfrfci ' ALBERTS. I 1 1 m jf ' We have them 6 'HgH I Wmmi ? very finest and most ex Av .quisite Domestic and Im- screws, Whipcords, Wors teds, Broad Wales, etc., cut and made according to the very latest fashion plates; with or without silk facing; in full suits, in coats and vests with separate pants, or in coats and vests only, fitting as perfect as a "glove, and the prices (15 to 30 for full suits) within the reach of everybody. K m spie All the art, taste and skill there is in the making of Clothing has J been put in our Spring Overcoats. They're garments that'll put to . shame the work done by many merchant tailors, and yet cost you ' -but little more than half the prices charged, by these very tailors.;. We don't see how you can help buying your Spring Overcoat frora us, If .you want it fine and cheap. "-" J. DIAMOND, Optician, S3 Slacth Street, Tlttstoursr. Spectacles and Eyeglasses correctly adjusted to every defect of slcht. Field and Opera Glasses, Telescopes, Microscopes, Barometers, Thermometers, etc jr ARTIFICIAL EYES made to order, tand warranted. Always on hand targe ana complete siock. jao-Txssu OPIUM se!4-u2J-su Morphine and WMikr Habit pain lessly cured- Treatment sent on trial free. Confidentially addxeu H. JL. k-HAVCT, gee., tozS) LaJryttt, Iaa. NEW DRESS llfJIl 11 hh wmm in the msm IMP f