Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1879 — Diphtheria. [ARTICLE]

Diphtheria.

For Tax Usiox, Rensselaer, Ind., January Bth, 1879.—The last number of The Union contained an article from the New York Independent upon Diphtheria. I agree with it in the main, But with an experience extending through two epidemics, one in Pulaski county in and one in Logansport in 1877, during which I treated about one hundred cases with chlorine water with it loss of five—in one of these the membrane extended into the throat and caused death by strangulation, and the other four died of blood poisoning —I would not exchange the treatment with chlorine water and good food for all others 1 ever saw, heard or read of. With it there is no need of swabbing the throat, a most disagreeable thing to do in cases of little children. The use of caustics and purgative medicines in this disease are worse than useless. The chlorine water is good, much better than chlorate of potash as a preventive. Any druggist who has the proper apparatus can make it according to the United States Dispensatory. I. B. Washburn, Al. D. Fine Stock. —Mr. David H.Yeo» man, six miles north of Rensselaer, own* one of Jhe best farma in the county, which is kept in a good state of cultivation, produces good crops, on which are better than average buildings, and somn first-class improved breeds of live stock. His Poland-China hogs are of the purest strain, equal to the best in the pens of breeders who have worldwide reputations. His Partridge Cochin chickens show all the points of excellence that delight poultry fanciers who admire that breed. His Bronze ttirkeys are handsome as the wild progenitors from whence . they descended, large, and suggestive of Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts. Mr. YSdman is probably among the rfiost successful wheat grower# of the county; and has twenty-five acres in seed that was looking splendidly when the snow fell upon it and wrapped it from the intense cold since prevailing. Jersey Red Swine.—C. D. Stackhouse & Son, four iniks north of Rensselaer, Lave sixty or seventy head-vf‘through bred and grade hogs of the Jersey Red breed, Both die thoroughbreds and the Berkshire grades are superior Mock to look at, aud their owners are justly proud of them. These gentiemen recently added a Jersey bull calf to the fine stock on their farms. The Jerseys are not a large breed of cattle, but famous for their milking and butter producing qualities. Messrs. Stackhouse & Son are showing qomm.endable enterprise iu their efforts to introduce improved breeds of stock to the nntioA nf th fair >ipi®thhoi*f» nvw«W v« •••’res siwrs■>wr*v« -5- " Prof.. fmiu vr P, fyWfr* duly proud of a 9|-pound son, born last Saturday tuoruiug.