Health In Michigan

[bulletin 18.] Reporta to the State Board of Health Lansing, by 60 observers of diseases in different parts of the State, show es of sickness during the week ending Jan. 28, 1882, as follows: Number and per cent. diseases, tx order op of observers by whom greatest area obeach dineane was rePHKTALBNCE. pOrted. _ Number. Per cent 1 Bronchitis 46 77 2 Rheumatisai 45 75 8 Neuralgia 41 8 4 Consumption (of lungs). .. 40 67 5 Iatermittent lever 36 60 6 Pneunionia 36 60 7 Influenza 80 60 8 Tonsilitis 28 47 9 Rrmittent fever 20 88 10 JDiphtheria 20 38 11 Diarrhea 18 30 12 Erysipelas 14 23 18 Typhoid fever (enterio)... 13 22 U Typho-malarial fever 12 20 15 Whoopiog cougu 10 17 16 Scarlet fever 8 18 17 Inflainmation of Bowels.. 8 18 18 Membranous Croup 5 8 19 Measles 4 7 20 Chicken-pox 3 5 21 Cholera morbus 3 5 22 Cáncer 2 8 23 Laryngitis 2 8 24 Dysentery l 8 25 Inflainmation of Brain 2 8 26 spinal Meningitis. 1 2 27 Small-pox 1 2 28 Slumps 1 2 29 Eotheln 1 2 30 Puerperal fever 1 2 81 Pleurisy . . . . , 2 For the week ending Jan. 28, 1882 the reports indícate that bronchitis and influenza increased, and that tonsilitis, membranous croup, typho-malarial fever, lemittent fever, and diphtheria considerably decreased in area of prevalence. Cases of small-pox are reported as follows: - in Crystal Lake township, Benzie Co., Jan. 7; in Prairie Eonde, Kalamazoo Co., Jan. 24; in Port Huron township, Jan. 24; in Watson township; Allegan Co. (1 case), Jan. 26; in Pontiac township (4 cases derived from a tramp) Jan. 28 ; at the village of Meniminee (2 cases), Waucedah (3 cases), and Spalding (3 cases), in Menomonee Co., Jan. 28; at Bay City (convalescents), Jan. 28: at Escanaba, Delta Co:, Jan. 28; at Detroit, Jan. 28; at Grand Rápida (convalescents), Jan. 31; and in Park township 1 brought from Leesburg, St. Joseph Co., Feb. 2, 1882. Henrv; B. Bakeb, Secretary. LANfSNG Mich., Jan. 27, 1882. Topnoody made up his miiid that he was not going to be bossed any longer by his wife; so, when he went out at noon, he called out imperiously: "Airs. Topnoody! Mrs. Topnoody!" Mrs. T. came out of the kitchen with a drop of sweat on the end of 'ier nose, a dishrag tied around her head, anJ a rolling-pin in her hand. "Wel), sir," she said, "what'll you have?" Topnoody staggered, but braced up. "Mrs. Topnoody, I want you to understand, madam" - and he tapped his breast dramatically - "I am the engineer of this establishment." "Oh! you aro, are you? Well, Topnoody, I want you to understand that 1" (and she looked dangerous) "am the boiler that will blow up and sling the engineer clear over into the next county. Do you liear the steam escaping, Topnoody?'' Topnoody" heard it, and he meekly inquired if there was any assistance he could render in the housework. According to the Boston Economist, the total production of gold in 1880 throughout the world amounted to $118,000,000 ($89,000,000 of which was pruduced in America; of silver, $94,000,000 (of which $76,000,000 was produced in America); total of both,$212,000,000. The largest production in any one year was in 1853- of gold, $236,000,000; silver, $49,000,000; total of both, $285,000,000. Since that year the annual product of gold has diminished one-half , and that of silver has nearly doubled. The New Haven Register offers a year's subscription tothe tirst person who will reach the North Pole by balloon. "We'll add a chromo. - F ree Press.