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FASHIONABLE Doctors Still Discnasi of Tve New Yox The number of recent deaths from ; appendicitis, together with the promi nence of many of the sufferers, has led to a renewed interest in this sub ject, and in the ever constant discus sion as to the best method of treating the disease, whetner, as many eminent surgeons and others hold, it is wisest to adhere to the "early operation" originally advised by Dr. McBurney, lr to stick to the "timely-operation" that has come into vogue through the insistence of the general practioner. One extraordinary thing concerning it all is that science has been unable to account with any degree of certainty for the .vermiform appendix. The most .generally accepted theory now -seems tobe that it is a rudimentary stomach or intestine, and that in some prehistoric tibe it was an active use ful organ of the body, but that in process of time it became no longer useful, and from non-use it has dwin dled to its present proportions. 'Cer tain it is. that Mother Nature never works in vain, and that, while often the reason for what she does may not appear on superficial observation, closer examination invariably reveals a good reason for all she does. Dr. Wynkoop, in speaking of the disease yesterday, said : ' "At the present time appendicitis is a fashionable disease. You hear of a hundred cases of it to-day where twenty years ago you did not hear, of one, and yet I believe it is not more prevalent now than then. The reason is that the disease is recognized now, where formerly it was not. In past times what we now know to be appen dicitis was known as peritonitis, be cause peritonitis is one of the most prominent symptoms of appendicitis. The relationship between peritonitis and appendicitis, and the causation of the latter lying within the former, was not formerly known. Peritonitis, as an idiopathic disease, is now believed rarely to occus. It is almost wholly secondary to inflammatory or perfora-1 live diseases of some of the abdominal organs, and in the causation of it the 'appendix vermiformis'; stands in the very front rank. "The vermiform appendix is an outgrowth from the intestine at the . point of junction of the large and small intestines. It varies in length from three t* six inches, and is about the thickness of one's little finger. There is an opening between it and the intestine, but the free end is a 'cul de sac.' Appendicitis consists of au inflammation of this organ. This ?inflammation may be catarrhal, or caused by the lodgment of some for eign body which has passed from the intestine into ?t and been unable to escape. Appepdicitis, from whatever cause, has r, sudden onset. A person in seemingly perfect health within three or four hours may become seri ously ill, the chief symptoms being pain in the right side of the abdomen, low down, accompanied by fever, and often by vomiting. Some cases run a rapid com se, and are fatal within twenty-four or thirty-six hours. Some last for several weeks. A small pro portion of the eases tend to recovery without surgical assistance, but by far the largest portion without such assistance arc fatal. In those cases which, without operative interference, recover, there is a tendency to relapse, a second, third or fourth occurrence appearing at intervals of from two or three months to two or three years. As a rule, those cases which tend to natural recovery are easily recognized by signs, and in such cases, naturally, no operative interference is advised or praoticed nt the time. The tendency to relapse, which is now recognized, has led to the belief among the best surgeons that in a period between re lapses, when the patient is in thor oughly good health, the safest course is to remove the appendix. In those severe cases which do not tend to natural recovery, operation is not only the best, but it is the only safe course to pursue. Operation will not save every one of these severe cases, but it will save the most of them, aud those cases which prove fatal with operation will be equally so without it." Dr. Max Myer, the microscopist of the board of health, said: ;'Symptoms of appendicitis are gen erally a peculiarly piercing pain on the right side of the abdomen, toward the hip bone, generally accompanied by. constipation and localized pain, and, if there is suppuration it is some timearnecessary to have an operation. I think that many times where an operation is performed a counter irri tation would answer the purpose as well. I think operations are over done. There are more operations per formed in this country than in Eu rope, which would indicate a fondness for operations on the part of our doc tors and surgeons. I have known of cases where it was found after remov ing the appendix that there was no inflammation at all." APPENDICITIS. sing tlie ]Best Method ateient. k Tribune. Formerly it was generally supposed that the first outward manifestation of the preseDce of appendicitis was the beginning of the disease. This later investigation ha? shown to be ) not so, but rather that the outward I manifestations of the disease is, so to j speak, the beginning of the end. The ! old theory is held to still in many j quarters, and the great authorities arc I emphatic iu po;nting out this differ I ence, as it is of vital importance in j treating the, disease. Dr. Willy j Meyer, the attending surgeon to the German and New York skin and can cer hospitals, and one of the leading surgeons of the day, in a paper read before the Metropolitan Society on Dacember.23,1895, discussed the time when it is necessary to operate for j appendicitis, and brought out his i point very clearly as follows : ! <:It would, no doubt, be very wrong to believe that the list attack of in flammation really is the-first patholog ical symptom which befalls the ap j pendix. 'First explosion' would better ! express, it -seems to me, the actual I occurrence. We all know that the ( faecal concretions so often found in ! the appendix do not form over night; ( a stricture which shuts off upwardly i an abscess within the tip of the organ j sometimes found on cutting open an j appendix which was removed during ! the first inflammation doeB not develop j within a few days. Thus it is clear ? that explosive material slowly accu ! -mulates within the lumen of the ap pendix; that important changes slowly. ! set in * within the different structures of its" wall, also often of the nourish ing vessels in its niesenteciolum. At last it comes to a climax: the confla j gration-inflammation-breaks out." Br. Robert Abbe, the attending sur geon at St. Luke's Hospital, and the j New York Concer Hospital, and assist ant attending surgeon at Roosevelt ! Hospital, is also impressive in mak I ing t?:e same point. Dr. Abbe is a j firm believer in the value of operation, i and iu the Medical Record of July 10, 11697, says: j "But who can afford to wait the ? perilous delay wheo the/ surgery of the day offers .safe and speedy relief? It is now possible by recently per fected methods to remove these dan j gerous chronically inflamed organs j through a small incision, (usually one iuch long.) and leave the abdominal wall practically normal in both appear ance and function." In the paper above referred to Dr. Willy Meyer exhaustively treats of the subject. He says, among other things : First-Io cases of diffuse pejora tive appendicitis the op?ration must always be done at once. Patients have the best chance to recover if operated upon within the first twelve hours. Exceptionally, patients get well without an operation. Second-In cases of acute appen dicitis the patients always need care ful observation. If the pulse goes up above 116 to 120 and has the tendency to stay there, the indication for an operation is given. In case of doubt, the operation is bettor than waiting. Third-In cases bf sub-acute (mild) attack of appendicitis, also .after thc first severe attack from which the patient recovers without immediate operation, the appendix should be re moved. The appendix, once inflamed, has to be looked upon as a diseased organ, which is very apt to give re peated and more serious, even fatal trouble in the future. When done at this time we can al most always perform the blunt divis ion of the abdominal muscles ac cording to the direction of their fibres, and thus save the patient the probable appearance of a ventral hernia. THE KNIFE IN APPENDICITIS. To the Editor of the Tribune : The letter published in your issue of July 13 relating to operations for apptn dicits calls for the endorsement of many members of the profession who feel that the knife is being used much too freely io these cases, and that lives are needlessly .sacrificed in con sequence. Typhlitis, or Perityphlitis, the uame by which appendicitis was formerly known, has never been con sidered as au especially dangerous disease, and never until the operation for it came into vogue occasioned the alarm and apprehension which are im mediately aroused in the patient and hi? family upon being informed of the nature of the disease. The number of deaths which have come within the cognizance of everyone as a result of or following operation for acute ap pendicitis is much greater during thc last five years than occurred in the same person's experience during the five years previous, ns a result of typhlitis, or inflammation of the bow els. Eminent surgeons advise operation in all cases as soon as the diagnosis is made, and while a few of the most skillful are able to report a low mor tality in a hundred or more consecu tive cases, many of us are convinced that fewer deaths would result if all cases were treated medically than if all were subjected to operation. In the writer's experience of eigh teen years in active practice but one case of appendicitis of the many treated proved fatal, and that one after operation by one of the most ?skilled specialists in this branch of surgery in New York. While maintaining that an opera tion during an acute attack is less likely to save life than judicious med ical treatment, it is freely admitted that in cases which are subject to recurrences operation for the removal of the appendix is justifiable, and may be performed during the interval be tween attacks with comparative safe ty. M. D. Lake Mohonk, N. Y. Not a Welcome Addition. A couple of tourists who were jour neying on horseback in the rural dis trict of the South had ridden many miles when they came to a. small log cabin, out of which children of all sizes and ages came swarming out like bees from a hive. The tourists were tired and raven ously hungry. Hailing an old negro at the cabin gate they told him that they had ootne to take dinner with him. "Yo' is welcum, gemmen!" he said. "I ain't got much to eat, but I'll do the ve'y bes' I kin fo' you, gemmen." Then raising his voice to a shrill yell, he said: "Hi, yo', Judas Iscariot, yo1 run catch a chicken fas' es yo' laigs can carry yo." "What do you call that boy?" asked one of the tourists. "Judas Iscariot, sah." "What did you ever give him such a name as that for ?" "Dat's a Bible name, sah, an' it has a rneanin'. All de Bible names has a meanin' sah. l'segot fo'teen en dey's all got Bible names, case de Bible names has a meanin', sah." "What is the meaning of Judas Is cariot?" The old man was very reticent about giving further information, and it re quired a good deal of persuasion before he finally said : "Well, I'll tell yo' sah. ?it's like dis: Yo' see I'd had fo'reen chilun befo' Judas Iscariot was bawn, an' fo'teen chilun is a mighty big fam'ly fo' a po" man ter raise en keer fo', thout habin' no' mo' so when Judas Lscariot came crlong I gib 'im dat name caze you know de Bible say it'd be better fo' Judas' Iscariot if he'd nebber been bawn."-Detroit Free Press. In The Police Court-Tried and Judg ment in its Favor. Some time ago Judge Andy E. Cal houn, judge of the police court of At lanta, had occasion to pass a sentence that was gratifying to him, and if people will take his advice much suf fering will be alleviated. The judge is subject to nervous sickheadaches and dyspepsia. Here is his sentence: "I am a great sufferer from nervous sick headache and have found no rem edy so effective as Ty ncr's Dyspepsia Itemedy. If taken when the headache first begins it invariably cures." Price 50 cents per bottle. For sale by Wilhite & Wilhitc. Sample bottle free on application to Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Co., Atlan ta, Ga. - Pew persons realize the cost of the war news sent from Manila each day. The regular rate of the Eastern Telegraph Company from Manila co New York is $2.35 a word, and a dis patch filling one column of the usual length would cost about $4,000 simply for cable tolls. When a large number of newspapers use the same dispatch, as in the case of matter distributed by press associations, the cost of it tc each paper is, of course, much re duced, although thc annual expense of collecting news has been increased for all American newspapers by the coun try's oriental expansion. It is no more than fair for the reader to credit an expansion paper with unselfish mo tives. - Abcut one month ago my child, which is fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. I gave it such remedies as are usually given in such cases, but as nothing gave relief, we sent for a phy sician and it was under his care for a week. Afc this time the child had been sick for about ten days and was having about twenty-five operations of the bowels every twelve heuirs, and we were convinced that unless ifc soon obtained relief it would not live. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, and I decided to try it. I soon notic ed a change for the better; by its continued use a complete cure was brought about and it is now perfectly healthy.-C. L. Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co., W. Ya. For sale by Iiill Orr Drug Co. - Persistent Bride-"Will you love me just as much when I am dead ?" Bridegroom (absently)-"3Iore, dar ling, more." The. Rev. W. Ii. Costlcy, of Stock bridge, Ga., while attending to his pastoral duties at Ullenwood, that State, was attacked by cholera morbus. Ile says : ,?By chance I happened to get hold of a bottle of Chamberlain's iolic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and 1 think it was thc means of sav ing my life. It relieved me at onr-c" For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. A Mixed Question. "Nellie,'" said a mother to her little daughter, "1 wish you would run over and see how old Mrs. Smith is. She has been quil.e ill." In a few minutes Nellie came run ning back and reported. "She said to tell you it was none of your business." "Why, Nellie," said the astonished mother, ''what did you ask her?" "Just what you told me to," re plied the little innocent, "I told her you wanted to know how old she was." -Baltimore Sun. Blood Cure Sent Free. By addressing Blood Balm Co., Mitchell St., Atlanta, Ga., any of our readers may obtain a sample bottle of their famous B. B. B.-Botanic Blood Balm-the greatest, grandest, bestand strongest Blood Remedy made. Cures when all else fails, pimples, ulcers, scrofula, eczema, boils, blood poison, eating sores, distressing skin erup tions, cancer, catarrh, rheumatism. Free medical advice included, when description of your trouble is given. This generous offer is' worth while ac cepting. Sample ?bottle sent charges prepaid. Large bottles, (containing nearly a quart of medicine,) for sale by all druggists at $1.00 per bottle. B. B. B. is away ahead of all other Blood Remedies for curing Blood Hu mors. Try B. B. B._ -"The landlady says coffee still keeps up." "Well, I don't 9ee how the coffee we get can keep up. It's so weak I should think it would go to bed." KAMNOL. HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, LA GRIPPE. Believes all pain. 25c. all Druggists. WILL YOU? Before you buy a PIANO see me. I have eaved to some of my customers as much aa seventy-tive dollars in the par chase of O-VK PIANO. Such makes as j Checkering, Emerson, Stulz & Bauerand Mehlin to select from. None better. As to ORGANS you can save from fif teen 'to twenty-five dollars by seeing me. Remember, I am in the SEWING MA CHINE business, just for fun. You can get pri?es on any of the hiejh grade makes ; and do not forget' that I sell any Machine Needle at three for Sc., 20c?per dozen. The finest Sperm Oil 5c. per bot tle. Nothing but new, select stock. Remember the place M. L. WILLIS, South Main St., Anderson, S. C. If you want Bargains; go to. CHEAP JOHN'S, The Five Cent Store. IF you want SHOES cheap go to Cheap John's, the Five Cent Store. For your TOBACCO and CIGARS it's the place to get them cheap. Schnapps Tobacco. 37?c. Early Bird Tobacco. 37*c. Gay Bird Tobacco. :>5c. Our Leader Tobacco. 27*c. Nabob's Cigars. lc. each. Stogies.4 for 5c. Premio or Habana.:j for 5c. Old Glory. Sc. a pack. Arbuckle'? Coll?e U.c. pound No. 9 Coffee 9c. pound. Soda 10 lbs. for 25c. Candies Cc. per pound. CHEAP JOHN is ahead in Laundry and Toilet Soaps, Box and Stick Blue in fact, everything of that kind. Good 8-day Clock, guaranteed for five years, $1.95. Tinware to beat the band. JOHN A. HAYES. A Monster Cattle Syndicate. John V. Farwell, who owns im mense tracts of laud in the Panhandle of Texas, verifies the report that he is interested in the proposed commis sion deal by which the promoters of the Consolidated Cattle Company ex pect to round up 600,000 head of cat tle on the big ranches of "Western Texas and Eastern New Mexico for breeding, fattening and marketing. Swift & Co., the Chicago packers, who some time ago were reported as having invested $300,000 in Texas cattle, are credited with preparing to invest $1,000,000 in a similar manner. "Now that the free cattle ranges are a thing of the past in the Western States, cattle for market must be cared for on closed ranges," said Mr. Far well. "Not only is there plenty of grass for stock in Western Texas and Eastern New Mexico, but plenty of corn. Some of the finest beef cattle in the market now come from Texas." Mr. Loving, editor of a Texas stock journal, the promoter of the cattle deal, is at present in New York city. The Capital Syndicate, of Chicago and Texas, at the head of which is Mr. Farwell, has entrusted Mr. Lov ing with the options on part of its holding. The syndicate now controls 3,100,000 acres of land in the Texas Panhandle, on which some 100,000 head of cattle feed at present. - The churches of the United States claim 20,000,000 communicants. YOUR HOME PLEASURES NO iniiuence lends so much to home life as music. No Stock offers greater attractions than ours, and we wish to help you to happiness. It's not alone that we 'say it, ont yon know that we mean it, as we sell the best class of PIANOS aud ORGANS, As well as small Musical Merchandise, and will give yon full value for ev ery dollar. You are cordially invited to cali in person and inspect our Stock, or write for catalogues and prices. Wo also represent the leading Of the day, and are constantly receiving new additions to our Stock. We appeal to your judgment and will sell you the best in this line. We still handle thoroughly reliable Carriages, Buggies and Harness, And can save yon money by an investi gation. Look to quality first-then price. Most respectfully, THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. Drs. Strickland & King, DENTISTS; OFFICE III MASONIC TEMPLE. S?t- Oas and Cocaine used for Extract ing Teeth. SEWING MACHINES PORTO RICO ! YOU can get the GENUINE PORTO RICO MOLASSES PROM US. ALSO, Larkford Horse Collar, Guaranteed to prevent or cure galls or sore shoulders. SHOES, HATS, DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, ETC, At CUT PRICES for the next thirty days in order to clean up and make room for New Goode. Big Line of Groceries of all Kinds AT LOWEST PRICES. t&~ Try us one time. MOORE, ACKER & GO., HAST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE-CORNER STORE. M. L CARLISLE. L. H. CARLISLE MOWING MACHINES. If you want a Mowing Machine call on Carlisle Bros., who are agents for the CHAMPION MOWING MACHINE, with Roller and Ball Bear ings, which is the lightest running Mower on the market. For simplicit?, du rability and lightness of draft it cannot be surpassed by any Mower. We can also furnish you with a Horse Dump Rake. as?. Remember, we will move to People's Corner Sept. 1st. Respectfully, _CAB!LISLE BROS , Anderson, S. C. WHEELMEN, ATTENTION ! IF YOU WANT BICYCLES .ND SUNDRIES ITO IR COgiT, Bring the GASH and call on THOMSON BICYCLE WORKS, THE BICYCLE PEOPLE. NEVER OLD TO BE CURED. S. S. S. is a Brest Blessing to -ArJ" and ill health, and nearly all of the sickness among (Uli People. !! Gives Them Stt?tS but it is wholly unnecessary. By keep Nfiif DIonffl ann* I tffl M& TNE'R BLOOD PURE TNEV can fortif~v themselves lU'lr DJ?Uv? ulIU LI!CI SO as to escape three-fourths of the ailments from wliich they suffer so generally. S. S. S. is the remedy vhich will keep their systams young, by purifying the blood, ^?w. thoroughly removing all waste accumulations, and impart ^|MB^'J^jW ing new strength and life to the whole body. It increases HSBaP (ra the appetite, builds up the energies, and sends new life ISfe^KtrfSB giving blood throughout, tho entire system *o Waj(y Mrs- Sarah Pike, 477 Broadway, South Boston, writes : W J*?al " I am seventy years old, and had "not enjoyed good health >? y^Mff for twenty years. 1 was sick in different ways, and in ''S?* - addition, bad Eczema terribly on one of my legs. The doctor said that on account of my age, I would never be <^S-jjBK^>gp well again. 1 took a dozen bottles of S. S. S. and it cured rae eompletelv, and I am happy to say that . n min JJ-sa j feQi as wen as i ever d?d in my life." Mr. J. W. Loving, of Colquitt, Ga., says: "For eight- ?? cen yearB I suffered tortures from a fiery eruption on W?k ^ my skin. I tried almost every known remedy, but they |K?ni'f1 ?tma'U failed one by one, and I was told that my age, which is SMStf^ttW^* sixty>Bix, was against me, and that I could never hope to be well again. I finally took S. S. S., and it cleansed ^^^?s&LJ?m^i my blood thoroughly, and now I am in perfect health." i^^?m^Sm^J^^' 8. S. S. FOR THE BLOOD |P| is the only remedy which can build up and strengthen '^^5?^a^J? old people.'because it is the only one which is guaranteed free from potash, mercury, arsenic and other damaging minerala.# it ia made from roots and herbs, and has no chemicals whatever in it. S. S. 8. cures the worst cases of Scrofula, Cancer, Eczema, Rheumatism, Tetter, Open Sores, Chronic Ulcers, Boil?, or any other disease of the blood. Books on these diseases will be sent free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga. Twenty-five Reasons for buying from _ D. C. BROWN & BRO. L The better we suit you the better we are suited. 2. You will rarely find our Goods equalled. :!. Overestimating not our policy. 4. A little money goes a long way here. 5. We make prices to snit our customers. t>. You may depend upon it what we have is good. 7. Seeing is believing-let us show you something. Si We are steadily advancing onward. 9. We are continually adding to our immense Stock. 10. If you once buy here you will buy here always. 11. Don't take our word tor it-see for yourself. 12. There is nothing slow about our Shoes. 13. Make it your business to test our assertions 14. The way we do business is making friends for UP. 15. We make eminently practical suggestions 16. To attract boyera we most be progressive. 17. Qualities can't be equalled at the price. IS. We stick to what we say. 19. They all marvel at our pre-eminent success. 20. Misrepresentation is an unknown quantity herp. 21. Honest statements without embelisbrnent. 22. Our sales keep on multiplying. 23. We are originators-others are imitators. 24. Sound principles backed by experience. 20. We are bound to have your trade. Yours verv truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. (NEXT TO POST OFFICE. fAjf A.AA.A.A..AA.A.A.A.A.A.A, A A A, A. A. A AAA A.? 1 " The Best Compaoy-The Best Policy." ^ : Ti MUTUAL BENEFIT I?INS?RANGE CO., [ 4 OF NEWARK, X. J. [ < f This Company has been in succesoful. business for fifty-four years ; has L ^ paid policy-holders over $165,000,000, and now has cash assets of over f" J $67,OOO,O0'J. lt issues tho plainest and best policy on tbe market. After TWO k.. j annual premiums have been paid it- , [ ?r-TTAVA V^r^re ? 1? Cash Value. X Extended Insurance. ~>. Incontes- p trUAA&^i ?/??fio . o j,0an Value. it Paid-up Insurance. tability. L Also Pa j s Large -in a nal Dividends. M. M. MATTISON, I LState Agent for South Carolina, ANDERSON, S. C., over P. O. L. iSB- Resident Agent for PIRE, HEALTH and ACCIDENT Insurance. I TTVTTVTTTTV WWVWVWVV* A FIRST-CLASS COOK Can't do first-class work with second-class materials. But you can hold the girl accountable if you buy your : : : : GROCERIES FROM US I We have the right kinds of everything and at the right prices. Where qualities are equal no dealer can sell for less than we do. We guarantee to give honest quantity at the very LOWEST PRICES. Come and see us. We have numerous articless in stock that will help you get up a square meal for a little money. Our Stock of Confections, Tobacco, Cigars, Etc., Are always complete. Yours to please, Free City Delivery. Gk F. BIQ BY. s ta M S S JJ ?td 0 bd 0 t> S ?d * ? z c < H w 3 3 0 ?a M m > D % Q a 3 *3 H M r-\ * M Z H CD O o 2? SIT ON THE FENCE AND SLEEP I . . . WHILE the procession passes if you want to. Nobody will disturb you. Buti yon are alive to your own interests arouse yourself, shake off slumber, climb into the band-wagon and wend your way with the crowd to THE JEWELRY PALACE OF WILL. R. HUBBARD ! They that want the best and prettiest to be obtained in Diamonds, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, Watches and Clocks that will keep time and are backed with a guarantee, Fine China and Glassware and beautiful Novelties, know that to Will. S. Hubbard's is the place to go. They that want honest treatment know that this is the place to find it. All Goods are justas represented, and are fully covered by guar antee. The young man who has a girl and wants to keep her ?oes there. Hubbard will help you keep her. The young married couple goes there to beautify their liUle home. Hubbard beautifies it for you. The rich people go there becauBethey Sm afford it, and the poor go there, also, because they can afford it. Everything NEW and UP-TO-DATE. fl** ENGRAVING FREE. WILL. R. HUBBARD, Jewelry Palace, next to FarmerB and Merchants Bank.