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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 Light SAWMILLS LATH AND SHINGLE MACHINES Try LOMBARD, AP SSf TA - iron anp tTinl * 'lomsaro momworks.micmsu-m' The Standard of Excellence in Passenger Service. October i|, mi, Lt Thomasvlll*.,.,. „ Ar HonKrle.... — Ar Tifton Ar Flts/erald.. .. Ar Cordele Ar Montesuma...... Ar ATLANTA Ar Birmingham Behedolas effective . 2:10 am. . 2:26 am. .10:86 an. .11:86 an. . 1:40 p.m. . 2:48 p.m. . 8:16 p|m. 7:40 p.m. 8:47 p.m. 60 p.m. 60 p.m. 86 am. 88 am. 40 a.m. 60 a.m. Pullman electric lighted ileeplng ears on night trains between Way- cross and Atlanta and between Themaavllle and Atlanta Pullman Pap. lor-Brollor ear on day trains between Wnyoross and Atlanta, Ga W. H. LEAHT, E. H. FELL. General Paseenger Agent As’t Genl Passenger Agent A. D. DANIEL . T.P. A. Atlanta Ga Golden Cane Mills and Kettles. NONE BETTER NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY W. H. Briggs Hardware Company, Valdosta, Georgia.