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NEARLY HALF OF STATE’S
INSANE FROM THE FARMS
Is farm life conductive to insanity?
Startling figures containined in the
19th annual report of the board of
trustees of the Georgia state sanitar
nm for the insane at Milledgeville
show that nearly 50 per cent of the
patients admitted during 1922 came
from farms. The report has just been
submitted to the Georgia general as
sembly.
Out of the 857 patients admitted to
the institution during 1922, according
to the report, the classified occupa
tion of 415 was listed under the head
ing of “agricultural pursuits;” 134
were farmers, 154 farm laborers, 77
farmers’ wives, 21 farmers’ daughters,
15 farmers’ sons, 5 farmers’ widows
and 9 farm laborers daughters. One
hundred and sixty-eight of the demen
ted agriculturalists were negroes.
No other occupation was represent
ed by such a startling quota. The
ranks of laborers contributed 58, laun
dresses 27, housewives 26 and cooks
20. Included in the general total were
three ministers, four ministers wives,
two school teachers, one soda water
dispenser, one bank clerk, one mule
trader and one ice dealer. More than
100 other occupations were represent
ed by one or more inmates.
The present population of the sani
tarium, the report sets forth, is 3 972.
These were cared for during the past
year at an average cost of $238.04 per
patient, as compared with an average
of $240.72 the previous year. The re
port also shows more than a 10 per
cent decrease in the number of pa
tients admitted, 857 being admitted
in 1922 as compared with 989 in 1921.
There were 283 deaths during the
year. This was 138 less than in 1921,
and the smallest number of deaths
since 1904.
The 857 patients during 1922 were
sent to the Milledgeville institution
from 147 Georgia counties. Chatham
county led with 78, 48 of these being
negroes. Fulton county was second
with 62, only 16 of whom were ne
groes. Berrien county’s quota was
29, 13 of them negroes, and DeKalb
county’s quota 20, with only four ne
groes. Twenty-four counties sent one
each.
The total number of new inmates
admitted during the year by sex show
ed 428 men, 160 of whom were ne
groes, and 429 men women, 157 of
them negroes.
According to the report the health
record of the patients for the year
was excellent; typhoid, tuberculosis
and pellagra cases were relatively
small and showed a substantial reduc
tion from the previous year.
HOWARD’S MILL.
We are having some cotton pick
ing weather at this writing.
Miss Frankie Mosely, of Cedar
Springs, is visiting her friends, Miss
es Addie and Pryor Dunning.
Mrs. Beatrice Walker, of South
Carolina, is visiting relatives in our
burg.
Miss Mittie Barfield spent last
week with her cousin, Miss Essie
Morse, of Miller county.
Mr. John Hayes, of Florida, is
visiting his brother, Mr. M. C.
Hayes.
Miss Berta Lee Williford spent
Saturday night with her friend, Lee
Hill.
Miss Robbie T. Barfield and Lee
Hill spent Sunday with their friend,
Miss Berta Lee Williford.
Mr.'and Mrs. J. W. Barfield spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Barfield.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Toole and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. E. Z. Hill.
Mrs. Sallie Easom is spending
this week with her daughter, Mrs. E.
Z. Hill.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Ruby Moulton is on the sick list at
this writing. We wish for her an
early recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Moulton spent
Sunday with relatives.
ROSEBUD.
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for ten days.
HAMILTON HARDWARE CO.
The nicest line of Men’s and Boy's
Caps to be seen in Blakely at
C. E. BOYETT’S CASH STORE.
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ver, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It
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| NAPIER GRASS 1
Have you ever seen Napier grass
growing? If not, take time to run
down to see it on Mr. Park’s place
about three miles from town. The
writer has Just examined it, and to
say the least, it is wonderful and
will, if planted, solve the feed ques
tion in this section. It is new to
this country, it having been discovered
in Africa during the Boer war with
England by a calvary officer from
whom it takes its name. Food was
scarce for the British mules until
this grass was discovered, and after
this it was plentiful and kept the
mules fat and strong.
It can be cut four times in one
season and it is authoritatively
claimed to produce ninety-six tons to
the acre. This does not surpass be
lief if you will go and examine that
growing on Col. Park’s place.
It is richer in proteins than alfalfa
and has practically the same ele
ments as that noted hay.
I do not know how tall it will
grow, for it is now nearly twenty feet
high and is still growing.
It will grow on any ordinary land
and needs but little fertilizer.
As itleaves the ground about four
feet it begins to sprout, thereby
forming a heavy top. If you are a
farmer or dairyman, it will pay you
to see "this grass grow.
Respectfully,
W. A. FUQUA,
County Demonstration Agent.
WHITE POND NEWS.
The singing school here closed Fri
day with an all day sing and dinner.
Damascus, New Hope, Colomokee,
Milford and Rowena were represent
ed by a lot of good singers. A
sumptuous dinner was spread and
much good singing was enjoyed by
all. Our excellent teacher, Mr. Eth
eridge, has the thanks of his class
for his consideration while here.
The farmers are busy in cotton
and peanuts down this way.
Messrs. Horace and Austin Martin,
of Fort Gaines, spent the week
end with Mr. Willie Jim Hunt.
Mr. Zack Widner and family, of
Miller county, enjoyed the day here
with relatives and friends Friday.
Those on the sick list this week
are Mrs. C. C. Willis, Miss Allie
Sue Hunt, Mabel and Ray Widner,
Willie Mae Holt and Myrtle Oliver.
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