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Show Fool Tower to be Razed, Viennese Relic of Old-Tim-e Barbarity Institution in Which Lunatics Were Treated with the Most Revolting Cruelty, WORLD (Special Correspondence.) Tower Is to Fool famous Then the lid was fastened down. flennas I 'niti- That means the removal of The only opening in It was Just large enough to expose the face of the 0( the last remaining reminders Irthe cruel and Ignorant treatment of patient. I ? Another utensil was the fooW insane that obtained In Europe MontJ late as the beginning of the wheel, which was to all intents and pen as h enJ in design nothing except a it century. ir frj magnified Viennese living squirrel cage with the familiar There are many wheel hearing the The raving lunatic was Imprisoned Jn I tfrday who can remember from the and this Issuing wheel yells and left there until' It riehs - rcsigoi aceo, r IN THE HEART OF VIENNA. g There are physicians stopped revolving, which fact was the time when in accepted as indication that the mania lint great building men and women had worked itself out Still more brutal were the Iron lay chained hand and foot and none to These physicians re- masks used as late as 1867. Some of go near them. as to the utility these were unearthed recently from member discussions of various instruments of torture the cellar of the Insane asylum in and the Andernach, Germany, and preserved inch as the English coffin "fools wheel. by the present director of the instituYet the Vienna Fool Tower was tion. built by an enlightened and exceptionaTwo of them look exactly like the lly kind monarch, Joseph 11., whose wire fencers masks worn when using lore of mankind guided all his life. the foils. The third is far more masIts construction, and the treatment sive and made entirely of extremely given its inmates, barbaric as they heavy sheet tin. It has two holes seem now, were triumphs of philantpierced for the eyes and one tiny hropy at th9 time. aperture for the mouth. To give the When It was built, in 1783, the wearer air there are a few very small were treated as worse than boles in the top of the helmet criminals. They were kept in cells in These appliance's were used for prisons and avoided by all as If they patients that had the habit of biting had loathsome diseases. or spitting. The offenders had to went as far as wear them constantly. Emperor Joseph medical science enabled him to go at the time. There was no thought In the mind of any one In authority that insanity could be cured or ameliorated. Thus, with all his humanity, the emperor could not, affd did not make of his building anything different from a prison for the insane. The tower contains five stories, each with twenty-eigh- t tiny cells fghted by small windows, scarcely greater than barred heavi- fool Tower. itioa open i ulaU i inatici con It faster ghat t, anj i reasiof iy rot re pen coni Dgthj of th e is id aathj in tbj iSte add;) night Prim! itrnc'j llv-gi- who remember in-ta- loop-hole- liereij e niteif in, of thn there hang? food! Ilttij start fthj er s oi for is of 1 yee thrf )org Wi thei ron letoj ly. Sometimes two lunatics or fools as The Famous Fool Tower. The wire masks were taken off only at meal times, and then clapped right these unfortunate creatures were on again. The still more violent patients who had to wear the tin helchained with Iron fetters. met often were not relieved of It, even The emperor often visited the tower were fed through the hole to iisure himself that his regulations to eat, but The for a mouthpiece. served that were being observed faithfully. But Ms efforts were without scientific front of this gruesome head covering was so arranged that It could be openaids, and as a result the inmates were ed like a visor. treated as dangerous and disgusting The old times of frank, unreasoncreatures. The cells containing the when lunatics were violent ones were not opened oftener ing brutality, treated as hateful things, had passed than twice a month, when powerful one men would enter, seize the prisoners away long before it struck any and that the use of these helmets and drag them out to wash them. similar instruments was vlcjous and At this time the cells were cleaned. of the The feeding was done by means of a harmful. It was a Tegular part until 1867, tin utensil, triangular in shape, the treatment of the insane pointed end of which was Inserted in when a royal decree forbade It a crevice in the door of a cell. As the food was Too Long "Primping. entirely liquid, the prisoner was expected to take the nourishment A medical paper has discovered a from this direct. curious drawback incidental to the Lunatics who were exceptionally practice of medicine by women, and loiay and violent were thrown Into that Is the long time lady doctors recells that were entirely dark, and if quire before they are ready to rethat did not quell them, they were put spond to a night call A man jumps under cold shower baths and douches Into his dressing gown, according to until they were exhausted. my authority, and trips lightly down Chains and cold douches, and dark stairs, twisting his mustache Into cells were used nntll midthe shape as he goes. The woman doctor, nearly dle of the last century, and it was as on the other hand, has to go through wsrs c&led, were imprisoned In cell Walls and floors are still stndded with rings and bolts to which they ons ' Latest Jewelry Fad. The sole outstanding novelty in fashionable fall and Vinter jewelry is detachable, plain gold underwear buttons. These are put up in sets of four, six, etc., and can be had in varying sizes and weights. A thoroughly serviceable set of six can be obtained for 30, and this size gives evidence of being the most popular. The buttons are oblong, or round, on the outer sides, and the reverse ends are molded to fit the curves of the body. The man of luxurious tastes and ample means need no longer suffer from the distress occasioned by the deadly animosity of laundresses to buttons of all kinds. three-cornere- d used with very good effect Charming wall papers are to the fore in gray and white stripes, crossed with a green vine. Furniture painted a soft French gray is also very pretty and is now to be had. With such a wool covering, such furniture shlm-mergray hangings at the windows, white wood-worand a finishing touch of a little green or yellow In the curtain linings and chair cushions the effects of a room so furnished is unexceptionable. y k Hints for Christmas. Here are directions for articles New Theater Waist Model. which would be good for a fair or as Blouse of figured silk tucked crossChristmas gifts: and trimmed around the low Get a strip of cardboard which Is wise used to mount pictures on and cut it in pieces by inches. Then buy some of the pictures which come two for a cent, and paste them on evenly. Then punch a hole in the corners of the cardboard and run baby ribbon through to hang them up. Some good pictures to use are the poets and their . homes. Save the names of your pictures when you cut them and paste them on the back of the cardboard. If you Use gray cardboard, pink or blue ribbon would look good. If the cardboard is dark green, red ribbon looks good. Do not use more than six pictures to a panel Another pretty article is made by pasting a pretty picture on a cardboard having half an inch margin all around. Then ruffle a strip of, crepe paper about an inch wide and paste round the picture. Put a bow at each corner of the picture and fasten a piece of cardboard at the back so that neck with a beautiful embroidery. The it will stand up. This is also pretty if ribbon is used upper part of the sleeve is tucked to hang it up. crosswise and trimmed with the em" Get two briarwood pipes. Make a broidery. The lower part forms a little cushion for the bowl of each plain puff which is gathered into a pipe, taking a small piece of ribbon cuff of the embroidery. Chic Pari-sieor silk, lining with curled hair or cotton. Tie the pipes together with ribWorn by a Poetess. bon, and fill the cushions with pins. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, the venerThis is to hang by the side of the able author of The Battle Hymn of bureau or dressing table. the Republic, attended a recent Newport wedding in a gown eminently The Use of Gray. ' suitable for her years and in curious Gray has been a of late contrast to that seen on many women color in home furnishings years because of its aptness in giving of her age. It was a soft veiling in a rather cold or drab effects. This is clear, medium shade of heliotrope. redivivus in the favor of artistic dec- The skirt was perfectly plain, and orations just now and is being much hung straight, with little goring or much-neglecte- d HANDSOME woman Never since the tailor-mad- e appeared on the scene a dozen years ago, have the coats, jackets, skirts and suits been as handsome as those Bhown this autumn. Perhaps the long lines are responThat is the sible for their beauty. chief feature of the frocks and gowns that are to prevail in the world of Even fashion the coming season. where the skirt is broken by double circular flounces the long, graceful effect is still sought after and must be obtained to give the costume the proper style. While in former seasons it was the plain cloths that were trimmed with silks, braids and fur, this year the tailors are putting trimmings of every description on their creations, composed of the mixed tweeds and cheviots. So much will be used this winter that all of the handsomest suits for either walking, shopping or visiting will be trimmed with some one of the popular furs. Especially graceful was a gray costume that was recently sent home from the workshop of one of the best TAILOR-MAD- tailors. The dress was of a mixed tweed, and a distinction was given it Ly the black fur that set it off. The skirt was long and narrow at the hips, with the. full, flowing train. The front breadth was plain and reached from the waist line to the ground. On either side of it began the thin circular flounce that made the skirt handsome. Where these began were narrow bands of broadtail. In the waist the same effect was carried out by the round collar, while between the fur bands was a fall of white chiffon that formed a vest. J? & H3.I 3 GRAVES OF BEETHOVEN AND MOZART. late as 1863 before were removed the violent insane regularly to asylums that were really adapted for the purpose according to modern ideas. This Vienna Fool Tower, even In Its worst days, was a haven of rest compared with many of the other ons for lunatics in Europe; and the Vienna treatment of caring for the lunatic was compared enlightened with the ideas of such eminent and men as Profs. Ideler and Horn of Berlin, who wrote learned treatises In which they argued for the useful and beneficent physiological and effects of Instrupsychological ments of duress. ' Vhey had faith In the mechanical treatment Their favorite implement J8 a frightful thing known as the English coffin. It was a long, narrow et, into which the maniac was rceJ, numerous solemn rites before she dare show herself in public. Has she really now? Well, judging by the appearance of thq. lady doctors whose acbequaintance I have made, I should lieve those rites to exist in the imagination of the medical journals reporter, and nowhere else. If this were the only drawback to womens practicing medicine, they were happy indeed. The Lady, London. Inhuman Cruelty of Parent. X child discovered wandering in the streets of Paris recently was found to have had his finger nails torn out. Upon being questioned he said that this was done by his parents. The parents were found and arrested. They were habitual drunkards, both of them and admitted that they had "punished the lad because he would not go out and beg for them. nt . tfhs Jtatest from Paris' The-milkin- 17,-95- 0. g four-leave- d box-plaite- d ' Si i g FROCKS E lioi & Cow Keepers, vs. Dairymen. Glanders and Farcy. A western writer says that there W Glanders and farcy are different many cow keepers, but few dairymen. forms of the same disease, says a He distinguishes between the two The bulletin of the Kansas Experiment rather sharply. He says that the ms flaring, and touched all around. small Station. When the disease attacks the with dairy instincts come out to heat a but was also plain, bodice shawl of soft, white mucous membrane of the nostrils, it lectures on the feeding of the dairy when the lymph- cow, they read how to handle and silk, fringed, was worn, and a white Is called glanders, of the especially bf how to improve her, and the result 1J body, her snowy atic covered glands tulle cap partially disease Is that their out-turthe attacked satin are of milk is very the legs, hair. A knot of delicate green cow-kee-p a The ribbon on one side of the tulle cap called farcy. Glanders is contagious greatly increased. a (Bacillus germ They caused fossilized. as by disease describes touch. ere he was a pretty and will not only not improve their dairy Mallei) that attacks horses, asses othmules and can be transmitted to cows, but they will not learn how to Change In Bodice Fashion. Inoculathe man, by that Paris er Including animals. from comes to get the best results from what feed Word sores or mucous they have. He cites the Instance bodice with close long shoulders is to tion through wounds, This membranes. The germs of glanders where at one large creamery It was reign supremely in the autumn. disfound on investigation that the cows means a revival undoubtedly of modes do not float through the air. The a from transmitted ease is were Eugenie commonly yloldlng only ten pounds of milk that prevailed when Empress dison the average and that, too, was not only the queen of beauty in glandered horse by means of the day per or sores. in the flush of the season. One of the nostrils the fashions. from of dictator the but charge France, large num- great troubles is that no cow census Is It also means that skirts will be wider This discharge contains and inmay be taken by most of our milk-usinat the hem, that large hats will be bers of germs of glanders and the patrons are thus worn and that coiffures will gain transmitted to another horse directly, stitution or by means of watering troughs, feed not brought to realize that their cows greatly in dimensions. are giving a very small amount of boxes, mangers, hitching posts, equipment or utensils that may be infected milk. Probably one of the best ways Velvet Ribbon Fancies. Narrow black velvet ribbon in rows with the discharge. It Is possible to increase the production of milk Is to take a cow census every year at of threes or fives, caught at intervals that it may be carried by flies. occur in least, if as Glanders used may often are every six months, and then Symptoms. buckles, by paste bretelles on evening blouses. Bebe a mild chronic form, in an acute form show the patrons Just what their cows ribbons are still used as a trimming or attacking the lymphatic glands in are doing When they have th figrun through lace and ending in the the form of farcy. In the early stages ures brought home to them they then pretty chrysanthemum rosettes made It Is often difficult to recognize, espe- begin to wake up to the necessity of There are many of loops of velvet of different lengths. cially In the chronic form. One of the doing something. Blouses made entirely of frills of chif- first symptoms noticed is a discharge cow keepers that can be made lntoi with a sufficient from one or both nostrilB. At first good dairymen fon are only suitable for slim figures. the discharge Is thin, sticky and often amount of Jarring. , resembles linseed oil; It dries about the nostrils, making it appear smaller Dairy Cattle in the United Kingdom. Jdeas The preliminary returns of the numusual As the disease pro than gresses the discharge becomes more ber of live stock in the United Kingin color dom on June 4, 1902, are Issued, and New umbrella handles show mount-leg- s profuse, thicker, yellowish with blood. show that the total head of cattle in of copper studded with either and sometimes streaked The mucous . membrane lining the Great Britain was 207,918 less than gold or silver. especially on the partition be- last year, while in Ireland there was button novelties are many and ona nose, tween the nasal chambers, oecomes an increase of 108,881, which gives a a around coiled snake silver a shows The ulcers are raw, de- total reduction of 99,037, says the, ulcerated. blue turquoise. center with reddish Dairy World of London, England. In the A large butterfly set in diamonds, pressed herd in Great Britain was cases the ulcers may with a single large ruby as the head edges. In some the between the being 46,168 less than last partition novelties. perforate is among the jewelry cases the mucous year, whilo in Ireland there was 1.610.-- 1 A curious brooch is in virgin gold nostrils. In severe an increase of 28,218, so and represents a slender stick, around, membrane of the nose becomes bluish 701, being reduction was only total a that of the wicked-lookinInstead colored or healthy slate coiled a which is The reported deficiency of about pink. The lymphatic glands beneath snake with a ruby eye. in the milking herd Is thereParisian pearls cut in pagoda1 the Jaw usually enlarge, are firm to 100,000 fore wide of the mark. It is seem fast very often and grown touch the shapes are strung together closely These glands rarely curious to note that while the without any intervening gold links to to the bone. form the newest neck chain. gather and break as they do in dis droughty summer of 1893 reduced th As the disease progresses the milking herd of the United Kingdom of shades sees a temper. One great many and all other cattle two gray in the new goods and these animal falls away in flesh, gets out by 88,569, colors are known to the wise shopman of condition and the coat looks bad. years old and over by 90,811, or nearIn severe cases there is- often exces- ly equal to the milking herd, the as cloud, storm, pearl or, moonlight. droughty summer of last year reduced Pretty among pins chatelaine to sive discharge of urine. When the disease attacks the the milking herd by only 17,590, and fasten the tiny enameled watches to the waist is one that represents a lymphatic glands of the body it is the cattle two years old and over by clover. This is enameled called farcy. It is mpst frequently 59,512, or more than three times the It1 to represent the real leaf and has an seen in the region of the hind legs reduction of cows and heifers. the of be that milk on may price higher the occur center. body, in but the anywhere may opal It usually begins with firm lumps last autumn was the factor which inA pail of cold water will purify the forming beneath the skin that may at- duced the farmer to keep his cows in', tain the size of a hickory nut or larg preference to his other cattle. It was' air of the room. er and often occur in a string up and not so with butter, for the price was!-onla farthing higher a pound tbac down the Inside of the hind leg on the . course of the large lymphatic vessels. in 1893. are commonly The full flowing sleeves had three These enlarged glands Scarcity of Heavy Ripe Cattle. called They often buds., farcy bands of the fur, and the dainty chifAt all leading markets there is a an amber colored and break discharge fon was made into the under sleeve that dries upon the hair. These noticeable want of good, heavy, ripe that is to be one of the fashions of the fluid sores do not heal readily and often cattle, says Drovers Jounal. The de-- 1 winter. znand has been evident for some time, a show tendency to spread.- For the wee maids the full and the supply does not seem to be' Value of Pedigrees. skirt is seen on many . a school forthcoming. The situation Is not dress. Plaids, checks and plain cloths W. M. McFadden, in an address be- only being seriously felt in this coun-- i are the things that mammas are makfore Iowa swine breeders, said: try, but Is reaching to foreign nations,-whering into suits for small women. the better class of live cattle! Only by the Intelligent use of the In green plaid a pretty school frock knowledge of pedigrees have the best and meat products are being exported.! was made, and it was brightened by a results In breeding been obtained, and Late press dispatches from Vienna In- -' red velvet collar. The skirt was yet nothing has been attended with dicate that Austria is destined to unplaited and the waist was trimmed such disastrous results as the pedigree dergo a meat famine similar to that tack into revere at the throat, show- erase. It seems quite impossible for which, is being experienced in Ger-- i A the average breeder to know just how many, and has been for some time. ing a white gamp of broadcloth. broad red collar laid out onto the far to go with the use of the pedigree. The possible difference is that the' shoulders, and neat narrow cuffs of He learns to study pedigree so as to German scarcity seems to Include all, the same fabric trimmed the sleeves. derive the information he wants in re- meats, while that in Austria is large-- ' The pretty frock was finished at Jhe gard to what it means and to note the ly restricted to the higher grades and waist line with a narrow belt of the effect of blood llneB in crossing and to will, at present, necessarily fall large-l-y velvet. determine what might reasonably be upon the upper classes. However,; Sailor-lik- e is a frock of dark navy expected from an animal after the is must be only a matter of time when' blue serge, with a broad collar of proper study of its ancestors. Having the shortage will be felt all along the white. The skirt has a broad box attained some little success along this line. It is notable that the scarcity plait in the front and narrow ones all line, a breeder is almost sure to be- is due to last seasons failure of the about. The waist is also plaited, and come intoxicated with the pedigree corn crop and the decreased supply oi a bit of .white serge shows as a vest, craze, and then comes the disaster, live stock and high grade products and a big collar completes the frock. both in a financial way and in the from abroad. breeding results. No man ever yet made a success who bred for pedigree Do Typhoid Germs Pass Through . , Cows. alone, and, on the other hand, no man The Oregon' experiment station has ever made a permanent success who disregarded pedigree. A pedigree gives an account of experiments made should be valuable for tho purpose of with various germs found in water. showing the commingling . of blood During the experiment water impregA nated with germs of different sorts which produces certain results. well posted breeder soon learns that usually found in water were given to certain families have peculiar char- the cows to drink, but no trace could acteristics and he may want just those be found of them in the milk. Later in the water were adcharacteristics, or he may wish equal- typhoid bacilli with ministered, only a trace of th unforis as It them. to much avoid ly in the cultures made of germs typhoid of pedtunate, however, that the study obtained by igree frequently leads to the use of the milk. The results an animal simply because It is well this investigation are gratifying, inbred. In no way is it more pqssible to asmuch as they are conclusive: First, perpetuate a certain undesirable qual- thata pure culture of typhoid baclll. or mixed with water and given to tbs ity than by the use of a well-brewell-brescrub. A thorough cow to drink did not pass Into the milk. Second, that they did not pass knowledge of families will enable a breeder to torsee certain results of de- from the cow alive with the excreta; third, that they did not pass from th velopment In an animal that is of cow alive with the urine, and fourth, great advantage in determining its that they were not taken into the value. udder by capillary attraction through Raising Calves Without Milk. teat orifice. the Much has been written by the experiment station workere on the raisProcess Butter Sales Decreased. ing of skim milk calves, and many from various maris It have been the investigations in order kets that reported the effect of the recent legisto determine the best supplementary lation regarding oleomargarine and food, or foods, to add to the skim process butter has been to greatly milk ration, but until now little or no curtail the sale of both. Process butattempt has been made to raise calves ter men declare that the effect has wholly without milk, says an ex- been disastrous on their business, change. This plan has, been followed especially on the exportable surplus to some extent in .England, but the of this butter. We think the great Pennsylvania station is probably the mass of dairymen will not find much first to Investigate it in America. The fault with this result While the station found little trouble in raising maker of poor butter may not so the calves without milk, but the price readily sell it as formerly, the makof the ration makec it practically pro- er of good butter will not find prohibitive, except for the raisers of cess butter taking his trade away by Dark Blue Sailor Frock. d stock. The cost of the means of an article that masquerades milk substitute for a calf up to the as fresh-mad- e creamery butter. Th sins. When you have plenty of them time when it can go on a hay and present law merely" prevents fraud, try it once. grain ration, at about three or four Save all the paper bags. They are months, is estimated at 310, exclusive and should have the support of every most convenient to draw over cans of of cars. The substitute was based on honest man. Farmers Review. fruit to shut out the light. the following ration, recommended by Helping Norwegian Famtsre. Clear, cold water and tissue paper an English agricultural college: Flour, On account of the bad harvest In cleanse and polish lamp chimneys bet- on part; flaxseed meal, two parts; ter than anything else. oil cake, three parts. This mixture Norway the government has granted $48,000 to farmers for the purpose of was fed by scalding with boiling watA baking powder can chops potaafterward adding enough water to buying smL er, to?8 and apples more and; quickly make two gallons for each calf. Two i evenly than a knife; try it. Fix - up the barns and sheds for lad one-hapounds was the daily ration. Fairly satisfactory results were winter. Most men worry a sight more over reached with this the substitufhelr digestion than they do over their tion for milk being rado A few should be left la $M after the factual salvation. age ol two weeks. psAtares for chad Grtsn Plaid Frock. Sprinkle the inside of damp gloves . with violet powder. nd Clothes carefully ' ironed haif afe sprinkled Mixed Tweed Costume. high-price- Vaseline, taken half a teaspoonful at a time cures a cold. Creaking shoes may be softened by rubbing soap into the seams. Soak mildewed clothes In buttermilk and spread on the grass in the sun. It is claimed that camphor burned in a vessel will keep a room clear of mosquitoes. Cockroaches shun turpentine, so a few drops sprinkled where they will scatter them. Dry grapes with the stems;, for pies, they are almost as good as raicon-giega- -- lf t'-'s- |