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WAR ON HOOK WORM IS
BEING WAGED WITH E
•SOME MATTERS OF INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE LITrl-K
WORM THAT CAUSES SO MUCH TROUBLE AND WHICH IS BE
ING FOUGHT TO A STANDSTILL IN THIS STATE. j
/
A* * result ol numerous micro-
«ooplo examinations It was found
'That 69.3 per cent, of the school
children of Lowndes county are In
fected with this disease.
“ — Whnt It la.
Hookw^tna^dlsease Is the condi
tion produced by-Ww presence In
the presence in the Intestines of
numbers of small round words, each
about one-half an Inch In length
and a little larger than a thread.
Figures 2 and S show the hook worm
greatly magnified. *
Wliat the Worms Do.
These small round worms lire In
the Intestines from fire to fifteen
main inactive until they come In
contact with the skin of a human/be
ing, then they Immediately penetrate
the skin, cluBlng an Irritation /com
monly known as groun Itch, dew
Itch, dew poison toe itch or t loot
re! Ground itch may occur on
any part of the body, but it/u most
common on the foot, usuA*!y on the
loader portion of the sain between
toes. Feturally children are
mere frequently affected/ than adults
because they more frequently go
barefooted. It will readily be un
derstood that any person who has
ecer had ground itch either has or
has bad bookworm disease.
itoms at all, but eren these light
should be treated to keep them
spreading the disease. The
common signs of the disease
1, stunted growth (both physi
cal and mental; 2, pale, dry skin;
dry hair; 4, very little hair on
'ace or body; 6, shortness of breath;
6, general weakness and lack of en
ergy; 7, indigestion and Irregular
appetite; 8, perverted appetite.(dirt
eating); 9 t dropsy, swelling of tho
knees and ankles, swollen abdomen
and “putty eyelids;" 10, dull, listless
expression with glistening eyes; tl,
dullness upon rising suddenly from
a sitting or reclining position; 12,
absence of sweating; 18, something
the mater but don’t know whnt.
How to Prevent Hookworm Disease.
If the people of Georgia would
awake to the tact that bookworm di
sease la a serious menace to the de
velopment of the Southern child
and that It is many tlmeB more dan
gerous than typhoid, small pox,
diphtheria and the other Infectious
diseases sad If they would take the
proper Interest In the disease and
lend their aid to the county and
state in the fight against It, hook
worm disease could be completely
stamped out In a few months. First
CHlCKESTElrSPILUi
Mother. ftMSTjroor V
r*W kfiowo u Bant, Safest. Alwnyuk cll*bl«
SOLO BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
MANV FERTILIZERS COMING.
Reports From Steamship Lines In
dicate Great Movement.
Savannah, Ga, Dee. 12.—Accord
ing to figures furnished tho Savan
nah Chamber of Commerce oy tho
railroad and steamship companies
the shipment of fertilizer Ingredi
ents through the port this winter
will eclipse anything of the kind In
former years. The Chamber of Com
merce bas beenn advised of the ex
pected arrival of great quantities of
pyrites and other things that go In
to tbs mixture of ferttlieera. If this
stuff Is all worked up at the various
plants throughout this section Geor
gia will make more fertiliser than
fevler before. Experience seems ,to
teach that the cotton growing farm
er will use all tbo fertilisers tbs
manufacturers will make.
The Grea
The Great Health Teacher anil .
■crlptton and Ande's Great Oil, Is
headquarters at the store of C. S.
«d to meet all the people of Valdos’,
explain to thorn the great merit a'
uco of these Great Remedies.
Ande's Great Prescription and
died or sold by any of the drug t
Remedies are Just now being In’
time, and are now offered to the
and guaranteed cure for catarr 1
specifically ov the liver and kid
Blood.
Ande's Great Remedies are
offered to tho people as as an
cure for the above named dlsi
The cures resulting from
wonderful, speedy and remar'
coveryof Ibis generation for
Is simply given to inform the
be bad at the store of C S.
Call For t
Fears, constantly sucking blood and
•at the same time Injecting Into the
body a poison or toxin. Figure 4
la a drawing from a microscopic
photograph showing the worm In
place In the Intestine with the jaws
Tilled with a portion of the Intestinal
wall. Tha worms In ' the Inestlne
constantly layegga, each female lay
ing from 2,000 to 8,000 eggs every
How the Worms Get Into the In
testine,
Titer penetrating the skin the
worm gets Into the veins and Is car
ried m tho blood to tbs heart, Is
pumped out through the pulmonary
artlei to the lungs where It enters
the air cells and makes Its way up
the air 'passages to the throat, is
swallowed and passed out from the
Fig. 6—Eggs of Hookworm, (magnified 1800 times.)
•day. Figure 6 shows the eggs mag
nified 1,200 times ' '\
Bow the Eggs Hatch,
Fortunately these eggs cannot do-
welope In the Intestine, as they need
-the presence ot the oxygen In tha
air. They are discharged from tho
body,In the passage^ of the bowels,
-and because ot lack of proper sani
tary conditions are scattered broad
cast, producing the condition known
as soil pollution. Then, under the
stomach to 'the Intestines where It
attaches Itself and begins to such
the blood and Inject Its desdly poi
son. Six weeks alter the worm en
ters' the skin It Is fqg^ grown and
begins again to lay
plicated history <
seems almost lmpossl
r.ot a-theory;'It Is
fact, each step of wKI^S has been
studied and proven. !
Symptoms of tho Disease.
The symptoms are due to tho loss
among the steps for prevention
comes the treatment of those Infec
ted. Everyone should be examined
and. If Infected, should be treated
at the earliest opportunity, Tho
children should bo examined and. If
infected, sbonld be treated at tbs
earliest opportunity. The children
should be made to wear shoes dur
ing damp weather. But most Im
portant, soil pollution must bs
stopped. Outside of the towns
which are provided with a complete
sewerage system, every heme, school
and church should be provided with
a sanitary aurfaet Privy. This will,
by furnishing a proper means of dis
posal of the excreta stop tbs spread
of hookworm disease, dysentery, di
arrhoea and will rednes typhoid fe
ver 76 per cent.
What Lowndes Comity Is Doing.
The commissioners of Lowndes
county have appropriated a sum of
money to assist the stats hoard of
health In this work and dispensa
ries for free examination and treat
ment of hookworm disease have been
established at six points In tho coun
ty. Anyone wishing plans and spe
cifications with a list of material
needed ,for butjdlnjjw ihe-.saajfcff)'
outhouse can get them free or
charge by calling at one of the dls-
ponsarles or by writing to the Gear,
gin state Board ot Health, Slam
Capitol, Atlanta, Gs.
CROWNED EMPEROR OF INDIA.
Delhi Dee. 12.—King George and
Queen Maijy, of Great Britain, were
solemnly drowned Emperor and Em
press ot fndlsn today amid scenes
of unrivaled gorgeousneea
The King In person proclaimed
hla coronation.
G. O. F. Leaders Assemble,
Washington, D. C. Dec. 11—Prac
tically all of the members of the
Republican national committee have
arrived In the city for tho meeting
tomorrow at which tbs time and
place for holding tha national con
vention will bo decided and other
matters preliminary to the presiden
tial campaign will be discussed.
South A ties tie States Con Show
Columbia, S. O., Deo. 11.—Cash
prises amounting to 210,000 and a
number of valuable trophies are to
be awarded the winners at the
ond' annuhl- South Atlantto State*
Corn Exposition which opened here
today, fbe show will continue until
"Waco, - v- *
Waco.Texae, Doe. 11.—The csss
of Jim. Fox, charged with the mur
der ot tollceman Frank Glasgow *2
Hillsboro last June, earns np for
trfsl today. The ease was brought
hare on change ot renne from Bill
county.
Atlanta,
Railway,
Fig 8—Male Hookworm (greatly magnified.)
proper conditions of boat and moist
ure, they are hatched la a lev
-hours.
How tbo Worms Get Into the Hody.
Tho embyros or “baby worms"
which are fetched from the egg, im
mediately seek the water and after
• few days reach the "Infecting
of blood, poison injected by the
norm and the Irritation caused by
the mere presence of the worm in
the Intestines. Of course 1,000
wormB can suck more blood and In
ject more poison than 100 worms,
so, other things being equal, the
patient's condition and the number
Bolow Is a list of the dispensary
points and the dates on which each
will be opened:
Clysttevllle—Open on Mondays,
Dec, 4, 11, 18 and Jan, 8.
Hablra—Open on Tuesdays, Don
5, 12, 19, and Jan. I,
Old Redland School—Open on
Wednesday, Doc. 6, 13, 20 and Jan
uary 10.
Lake Park—Open on Thursdays,
Dec. 7, 14, 21 and Jan. 4 and 11.
Naylor—Open on Fridays, Dae. 8
and 16.
Bomls—Open on Fridays, Jan. 6
and 12.
Valdosta—Open In tax collector’s
office In county court homo from 8
a. m. to 1 p. m. on Saturdays, Dec.
0, 16, and Jan. < and 18.
If you wish to bo examined come
to the nearest dispensary and bring
a specimen of the bowel passages for
microscopic examination. The ex
amination and treatment nre free,
L-H YIlLDt*'
Fig. 4—Hookworm In lntextlne.
gtage.” The worms at this time are
coo small to bo aeon with the naked
aye. After reaching this stags in
their development the embyros ro
of symptoms varies In direct propor
tion to the number ot worms In the
Intestines. Very often a person has
so few worms that they produce no
A Terrible Blonder,
To neglect liver trouble. Never do
It Take Dr. King's New Life PHIS
on the first sign of constipation, bll-
llousness or Inactive bowejp and pre
vent vlrnlent Indigestion, jaundice
or gall tonee. They regulate liver,
stomseh and bowels and build np
your health. Only 26c at Dim-
mock's Pharmacy, W. D. Dunaway,
Ingram Drug Co.
Men's 216 salts, while they last,
for 26.28 at the Empire Store, 131
N Ashley at. 12-12ecd3wl
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