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VOL 2. NO 28.
VIENNA. GA. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1902.
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KISSINQ FROM A SANI
TARY POINT OF VIEW
Several Good Reasons Why the Practice
Whatever may be said of Wising it ia
a pretty but unsanitary custom. To
give a caress or salutation with the lips.
To press or touch in reverence or love
with the lips; as to kiss the Bible or
kiss a friend. To touch gently as it
with fondness.
"Descending fast, the mountain
shadows kiss
Thy glorious Gulf, unconquered
salamis,"
"The sound of a kiss is not so loud as
that of a cannon but its echo lasts a
deal longer." And tho’ the cannon
instant and deadly in its fearful work,
yet not nearly so fatal in the ultimate
results.
In the present era of medical enlight
enment it is an irrefutable fact and
demonstrated to the absolute satisfac
tion of the profession that all diseases
have their etiology from microbes.
These infinitisural bacilli are so minute
, that the germs are not only notdiscem-
; able to the eye but it not infrequently
» requires the skill of a cultured bacte
riologist with a powerful microscope to
, diagnose them. These little microbes
K. are often transmitted from one to
" another just as in the cose of kissing.
WjTake os an illustration a lady who has
the tuberculous bacilli slumbering in
the tissues of her lungs, all unawares
to her, she rfieets and kisses a friend
and while in the act a loose germ is
liberated by breathing and it finds a
Jsvorable soil in the respiratory passage
f her friend—snch is not only possible
W: but quite common. Thus the empiri-
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victim—caused by a kiss.
But this is only one of the many
diseases which have their etiology from
bacteria transmitted by a kiss. The
majority of mankind, It has been esti
mated, are sufferers from catarrhal and
other contagious affections, and he that
kisses hazsards the risk.
Again the custom of Bible kissing I
notice in the "Temple of Justice" where
the highest types of civilisation and
edueation are supposed to obtain should
be condemned. How often I have seen
witnesses kiss dirt covered and germ
ridden old Bibles all in tlie Interest of
Justice. If Justice could speak she
would cry out against the crime. An
affidavit with the hand upon the Bible
should be as binding and sacred as If
touched by the lips ten thousand times.
In the name of justice to those who are
either ignorant or careless, in behalf of
suffering humanity, in the interest of
suffering mankind, for the take of
happy homes and progressive civilisa
tion let us begin warfare against this
unsanitary, disease propagating custom
If you must kiss why kiss either the
hand or cheek. Hand shaking is direful
enough in its consequences, and it too
should be relegated to the ages from
which the custom originated.
How much nicer is it to greet an
acquaintance, a friend or relative with
a cheerful good-morning? and a smile
thrown in, than to shake half-hearted
or kiss with lips laden with germs.
Usoka.
VIENNA HAS BOARD
OF TAX ASSESSORS
Appointed at the Last Regular Meeting
o! Onr City Connell.
cally applied kiss is not only the means
of propsgating diseases but entails
told sgony and suffering. See that
onng wifp borne by friends to the
lecropolis to fill an early grave—the
hite plague, consumption, that fatal
y, which writes it epitah upon
the tomb of 16 per cent of the entire
lityof these United States of
rica annually—claimed her os its
Mrs. F. C. Hamilton Dead.
Mrs. F. C. Hamilton,nee MissMinnie
Owen, daughter of Mr. Jno. G. Owen of
Byromvilie, passed away at her home
in Abbeville Monday nigbt at 0 o’clock
after an Illness of several weeks. Her
remains were brought to this city yes
terday afternoon and carried to Byrom
vilie, where the interment will take
place some time this morning in the
Owen graveyard. She leaves a husband,
children and several relatives to mourn
her death.
She was a sister of Mrs. W. Thigpen
of this city, and Mrs. J. B. Mason of
Pleasant Volley, »*•
Vienna’s enterprising elty council
got a move on herself last week at their
regular meeting and appointed a board
of Tax Assessors for the city, composed
of Messrs. J. P. Heard, J. B. Kelly and
M. P. Hall.
The work of investigating the tax
returns was taken up immediately and
by Saturday night about fifty notices
had been sent out to those whose taxes
were assessed, and that part of the
work completed. The total amount of
property assessed will amount to over
$20,000, and those who wero assessed
were ordered to report on or before
September 18th, and show cause why
the raise should not stand.
The tax rate, including everything,
wiy be $10 on the thousand which was
figured out by the council to leave
a balance in the treasury after paying
the rent on a system of electric lights.
Our city council has already about
closed a trade with the Cotton Oil Co.,
for them to furnish the city twenty
2,000 candle power arch lights and it is
thought that the contract will,be signed
within the next few days.
Wateh Vienna grow!
A New Church for Vienna.
A News reporter learned a few days
ago that a move was on foot by some of
our citizens of the Episcopal faith tq
have a house of worship erected in the
uetr future.
Mr. D, B. Leonard has agreed to give
one of four vacant lots and $400 towards
the building fund, and with $600 that
can be secured from Episcopal churches
in the state it will be seen that only a
few hundred dollars more will <be
needed to erect a handsome building at
a cost of about $1600.
The News trusts that those behind
the movement will bo successful, and
that it will not be many months before
they will have a nice church erected
and paid for.
Mrs. Smith Dead.
Mrs. Needham 8mith of near Kerns,
passed away yesterday morning at 6 ;3G
o’clock, after an illness of several days
with fever. Her remains were intoned
in Smyrna cemetery yesterday after
noon at 4 o’clock, Bev. J. D. Norris
of this city officiating.
She leaves a husband who is also very
ill and not expected to live, a son and
grand-son, all of whom are quite sick
in separate rooms, and who have not
seen each other in ten days, to mourn
her death, :8he was a good woman and
the sick and bereaved ones have the
sympathy of their friends in this hour
of great sorrow.
PLAIN NOTICE.
I am quitting the Shelf GoodS’
It docs not pay me at all. . They
are going at the rate of about one
hundred dollars per day, which is
too slow, I will put on another
man by the name of Rush Mon
day, and by Dec. 15th, Push will
have closed out. my old stand and
stock at and below cost. If you
want any part of it, you had best
to come quick, - This is no Fate A
Sale. Respectfully,
D. B. Thompson.
VIENNA’S SCHOOL
OPENED MONDAY
With Appropriate Ennises, and 126
Pupils in in Attendance.
The fall term of the Vienna Publio
school opened Monday morning with *
the brightest prospeets for the best
term and largest attendance of any in
the history of the school. Tho school
was opened by a song followed by a
prayer. The number enrolled Monday
morning was 126, and there are many
more yet to enter. The attendance
will probably reach the 200 mark be->
fore the close of the term. Of the
present enrollment, about twenty are
boarders.
The school is presided over in tho
different departments by the following
efficient teachers:
W. H.Lasseter,Superintendent; ft.
O, Powell, Principal; Misses Mittie
Morton, MAmie Gray and Mary Wood*
ward, assistants.
If you want to send your children to
a school where they will receive the
proper instructions and attention—pat-,
ronise Vienna public schools.
Gets The News Free.
J, E. McGough and wife of near Mon-
texuma, visited the family of H. B.
Forehand Friday and Saturday. Mr.
McGough was ia town Saturday and
gave us a pleasant call.
A. E. Walton went up to Atlanta
Sunday morning and worshipped at
Trinity Methodist church. He remain
ed over until Monday and purchasod
some new fall goods.
In speaking of old fashioned
things, what has become of tbe old
fashioned child that minded its
mother.
At the beginning of the watermelon
season the management of the Nbws
offered to send the paper free one year
to the person bringing us the largest
melon. Mr. T. L. Powell, who lives a
few miles 8outh of the eity, was the
successful contestant. The melon
weighed 47 pounds and Mr. Powell’s
subscription has been credited one
year.
Mr. F. L. Hester has leased Heard's
opera house for the season and will
give the show-loving people of the city
and surrounding community some good
attractions. The News wishes hini
success. The first attraction will be
the Woodford Stock Ca, which willnp- 1
pear next Monday. Tuesday and Wed*
nesday nights. Look out for announce*
meat in Saturday’s paper.