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THE BANNER, FRIOAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1911. FOURTH COUNTY IS II CM? Joins Judge Brand’s Cam paign For Putting Pistol. Toters On the Chain* Gang. Walton county superior court U In session this week at Monroe in Its regular spring term, Judge Chas. If. Brand presiding, i At the opening of the court the pre siding Judge delivered another of hl» forceful charges to the grand Jury ot the big, prosperous county, touching on the points which are usually given In charge and In special charge and also alluding to the matters which h» has been emphasizing at the opening of the superior courts over the cir cuit all this winter and spring riding. He put the people of Walton coun ty on notice that he had in mind send ing every negro found guilty of pistol- toting to the gang and administering the same punishment to every white man convicted of being a habitual carrier of concealed weapons, lie stated that he had made the same statements In three other counties and that In those counties the people, grand Jurors, traverse Jurors, and au dience haw expressed themselves as being In thorough accord with his policy and plan for cutting out much of the crime b.v stopping the ever- ready hip-pocket arsenal. At Monroe there was a great crowd In the court room nt the time he delivered his charge to the grnnd Jury and a vote was taken on the matter at the sug gestion of a prominent citizen of the county. The audience by rising vote expressed themselves as favoring the plan adopted by Judge Brand and the sentiment seems strong—quite unant mous In fact, to back up his defined policy and assist the officers In every way to enforce the law and support the Judge In his method of enforcing It. Generally Believed Hoke Smith Forces Have Set tled Upon Wurphey Candler. HON. O. J. BELL BURIED WITH MILITARY HONORS Veterans of Jackson County do Hor or to Their Comrade's Memory. (Specl-I to The Banner.) Commerce, Ga., Feb. 21.—Hon. An drew J. Bell, one of the most promt nent and highly respected citizens o Jefferson, departed this life at his residence on Washington street, on Friday morning, the 17th Inst. His remains were Interred In Woodbine Cemetery in Jefferson at 4 Saturday with military honors. The funeral - sermon was preached by Kev. F. S. Hudson, pastor of the Methodist church at Jefferson, at 3:30 p. m. Mr. Bell has long been a consistent mem- her of this church, and the eloquent and Impressive sermon preached by Mr. Hudson was one of the most beautiful, as well as one of the most touching and appropriate funeral ser mons ever heard. Immediately after the sermon, the funeral procession wended Its way to beautiful Woodbine cemetery. In Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 21.—The belief growing in political circles that Rail road Commissioner C. Murphy Cau dier is Governor-elect Hoke Smith candidate foi the I'nited States sen ate. it is also believed t tat plans being carefuly laid to round up the entire Hoke Smith element In the leg Islature back of the candidacy of Mr. Candler. Just to what extent this will be pos sible, is a matter for development But there is no one who has any Idea that Mr. Candler Is preparing to go into the contest wholly upon his ow Initiative, or without such substau tial backing as would give him some leasonable hope of success. "Murphy Candler is going to be the next senator from Georgia,” is way a prominent ilokp Smith man put it in discussing the situation some friends. And he is n man would scarcely make a statement ot the kind without some foundation fo: it If this Is true, it means that the other Hoke Smith men in the race— Congressman T. W. Hardwick of the tenth and Judge W. A. Covington of Moultrie—will be shunted off main line and onto the siding. Murphy Candler has grown into about the atrongest political depend ence of the Hoke Smith following out side of Mr. Smith himself. He made a good record In the legislature de veloping qualities of leadership, minus the tendency to domineer which so often detracts from a lead er's popularity and power to accom plish things. Perhaps his chief claim to fame, so far an the general public Is concern ed, rests In his authorship of the present railroad commission law— the law under which ■ the present commission of live members was or ganized and is now operating, soon as the opportunity came he was himself made a member of that com mission, appointed by Governor Hoke Smith, and was last year elected to succeed himself for a full term. Mr. Candler had been picked out b; the Hoke Smith faction lo succeed Governor Smith after the expiration of his coming term. If he should be elected to the senate, or if he should go Into the contest and fail, he would In either event he unavailable for gubernatorial timber. It Is an open question as to who Is next choice COL. R. L. J. SMITH TO SPEAK AT STATE MEETING (Special to The Banner.) Jefferson, Ga.. Feb. 21.—Col. R. 1. Smilh, of Commerce, Ga.. returned home yesterday, after having been In attendance upon Jackson Superior court during the past two weeks. Col Smith served as solicitor of the city court of Jefferson for two terms, and Jefferson, where the mortal remains ^ ,j ur | n g xhat time he was known ns of Hon. A. J. Dell were consigned to Mother Earth with military honors. Mr. Hell was one of the bravest bays who ever wore the Gray, and lines the Civil War was ended, he has dOLe more to keep alive in the hearts o! cur people the memory of what Is Improperly called the "lost cause" than any citizen of our county. By reason of his efforts almost unaided and alone he succeeded in organizing a camp of Confederate veterans at Jefferson, and also recently organiz ed there a chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, both of which oiganlzatlons owe their existence, as well as the enthusiasm with which they are imbued, to the personal In Ruenee and support of Hon. A. J. Bell. By special Invitation the John H. Morgan Camp of Confederate Vet erans at Commerce Ca., assisted the Jefferson Camp In burying their dead comrade with martial honors, the ex ercises being under the direction o' rapt. T. A. Little, commandant of the John H. Morgan Camp of Commerce. Ga. As taps were sounded nud a vol ley flred by his old comrades In anus, the mortal remains of Hon. A. J. Bell were kindly consigned to the bosom of Mother Earth In thla, the county of his birth, and the county be loved so well, and as his comrades In gray, whose 'numbers are decreasing rap idly as the years go by, sorrowfully departed for tbelr several homes, there was not a dry eye to be seen In all the vaat audience of friends and relatives who had come to pay theli last respects to the memory of this great and good man. MEETING OF ILLINOIS MINERS. Springfield, III., F«M>. 21—Delegate* to the twenty-second annual conven tion of the I'nited Mine Workers or Illinois assembled in thla city today and were railed to order by President John Walker. No matters of great Importance are slated for considera tion at the convention this year, but as there Is a large amount of routine business demanding attention It will probably be several daya before the sessions are concluded. Several pro posed charge* In the constitution of the organization will be discussed and acted upon. ens of the most fearless and faithful proseeutora of the violators of the law who ever appeared In behalf of the state In the city court of Jeffer son. Col. Smith during hi* tenure or office of the city court of Jefferson was Indeed and in fact a veritable "terror to evil doers,” who without fear, favor or affection prosecuted all violators of the law regardless of their personal standing or political Influence. Col. Smith has a whole host of friends in Jackson county, who are delighted to know that his prospects for election as solicitor-general of the Western Circuit are unusually bright, and they confidently predict that his aervices in the larger sphere ot usefulnesa. as solicitor-general of this circuit will be all the more high ly appreciated by the law abiding and God-fearing citizens of this circuit. While In Jefferson this week Col. Smith exhibited to the Jefferson cor- respondent of the- Banner a letter which he recently received from lion J. V. Read, Btate secretary of the Y M. C. A., Informing him that he (Mr. Read) had placed Col. Smith on the program to speak at the annual state convention of the Young Men's Chris tian Association, which will he In session in Jacksonville, Fla., on Mar. 18, 19 and 20th. Col. Smith has been selected to address this convention on the subject of the “Young Men in Small Cities and Rural Districts," and inasmuch as Co!. Smilh has ton- been deeply interested in Y. M. C. A, work, having occupied a position on the State Executive Committee of thla state for the past several years the subject assigned him Is especial ly appropriate, as It comes directly In line with his work In the past. HON. GEO. L. CARSON, SR., OF COMMERCE, VISITOR HERE Mr. George L. Carson was a visi tor in Athens yesterday on buslnees. Mr. Carson is one of the most promi nent business men of Commerce— substantial and conservative and a pillar of bis community when it comes to matters loklng to the furtherance of movement* looking to the moral or material advancement of his eection. Ho has many friends In Athene. “Would Exterminate Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Parrots”—Athens'C tizen schools, great educational Institutes, 4- Ou;jht We to Get Rid of Cats, 4 4 Dogs, Rats, Mice, Parrots, Rcb* 4- 4 bits, Canary Birds and Flies ♦ 4 by the Extermination of Them ♦ 4 All? The Burning Question. ♦ •♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ i'o ilie Public: Over the United States there is so much sickness among the people from scarlet fever, smallpox, diphtheria, measles, mumps, etc. “f # ne ounce of prevention is better than one pound of cure.” Are not too slow to ascertain the actual causes of above dreadful diseases? We hesitate not to name flies, cats, dogs. rats, mice, parrots, canary birds, and rabbits as being equally responsible for spreading the diseas es in question. Diphtheria is known tc break out among rabbits, parrots. Adults and children are unavoidabl apt at any time to contract these diseases from cats, docs, mice, flies, rats, parrots, canary birds. Germs of consumption, diphtheria and other di-ngerous diseases lurk in their drop* pings. Then we cannot too strongly recommend the passage of severe laws by all the municipal and state legislatures over this country to se tire the extermination of all those extremely undesirable creatures. As a rule, most parrots, canary and oth er singing birds are very short lived because of too long close confinement In cases and the result—consumption. Job once declared “a child should be hundred years old.” It would be right for people to die from natural causes. Most negro men are dog owners, and do much more harm than good for us by raising and owning such vorthless mongrel dogs for the pur pose of catching rabbits and other animals. This puts a stop to the most Important sheep industry, which would bo a great help In building Georgia. This state abounds in quite a large number of mountains and no one can refuse to admit that sheep would surely make these mountains ay handsomely and Immensely use fill. Would not wp feel Justified In demanding the enactment of a law by the Georgia legislature to Inspire tax of fifty or one hundred dollars on all these stupid dog owners This would, If above law' should be passed, surely compel them all to get rid of their worthless mongrel dogs. Let It be borne in mind that among cats in Atlanta, Athens and other Inrge cities are mad cats. They fight with and contract hydrophobia from mad dogs. In view of above sound facts, we all ought to unite In de manding a thorough extermination for all above creatures. True, it won’t pay for any one to buy and keep parrots, canary and other sing ing birds In cages In their home. Con finement In cages surely breeds germs f contagious diseases. t , nosides these, let white families be doubly cautious about hiring negro butlers, cooks, house servants and nurses for among them are quite a great many victims to consumption, lyhite ’children should be pro- teched all the time from impure ne- pjo nurses. The moral education of the child should not be neglected, as s future acquirements depend large ly upon It. Therefore, no parents have any right to get rid of their re sponsibility of training, raising and educating their own off spring by trusting their children to wolves In sheep’s clothing and impure nurses, .et them (the parents) keep their children at home, ,to watch them all closely, treat them kindly, sweetly. Children are God’s heritage. For what are public schools, col leges, Normal schools, boarding died of the cough and the other eon tractod measles and died after hav Ing given It to many children among the family. Sore eyes were transmitted in tire same way, the most virulent type ever saw. The kittens go blind first ni)d then die. Is not it better to keep your chil dren from them? The pet-loving instinct has been terrible contagion ever since the pa 11 larch Noah grabbed up two of each kind of animals, rushed into the Ark, and tied ribbons on their necks till the flood subsided. Kven old drunkards will sieze sonv stray cur to pass his days with a cur which no one cares for, dog or man It is the old story: "There is no one so accursed, so utterly desolate, but some heart will respond unto It own.” A family' who takes the grip every year, ought not to mind having It a few weeks earlier, because the family cat has It on the approach of cold nights. There are people one meets down town, I should hate to get germs from. How much less from the va grant cats, the dirty, scraggy cats of the back alley, the angel of our neigh hor’s garbage can. Who wants disease from such a source? Thero is no bet ter carrier of the germs of diphtheria than the pet of the household, the child’s daily companion, with whom walks the skull and cross bones, make a distinction between the scav- anger and the blooded cat, which never a bird destroyer nor a mouse catcher. It’s doting mistress keeps It In a silk-lined basket, with a rib bon tied around Its neck. It is the vagrant, disreputable, ill-fed, garru lous creature of the tenements and back alleys that does the michlef. Oh, for our health’s sake, let us all beon guard against all thosedamnablc vagrant, scraggy, mischievous crea tures. Let all the parents of children take note of all above facts. "Ignorance is an evil."—Socrates. Let every reader of the Banner cut out above article for further refer- ence. R. B. LAWRENCE, Feb. 18th, Athens, Ga. Police who Usually Handle Criminal Cases Asked To Settle Civil Matter The blue-coatd. brass-buttoned min- lens of municipal law have usually the criminal side of the code to become familiar with In theory and practice and the infractor* of the penal »tatues arc the parties whom their effort* and atchfulness are directed toward. One officer, however, in Athena this cek was railed upon to adjudicate a civil case—that Is the case began In hat would properly and legally have been accredited to the civil docket of the court* had It gone to file or rec ord In the usual manner. There were some feature* about It before it wa* closed that proved to be anything but II. V yung lad of ten summers had wned a pair of roller skates. He sold them to another boy of t-n year* »nd took part payment In cash—fifty cents, the remaining dollar of the price agreed upon being in the shape of a non-negotlable verbal promise to Ten yearold No. 2 immediately sold the skates to another boy of his the transaction being a strictly cash in hand affair. Presently boy number one spied boy number three with the skates. Explanations followed. Num ber one had an Ida that the title to the property remained In him till all indebtedness incurred by number two of the deferred payments should have been fully satisfied. He had an idea that selling property which had been bought with half a dollar and a prom ise of a dollar for a cash dollar was on the order of disposing of mortgag ed property without the consent ot the mortgagee. He may have had J ualms about receiving the dolbn Balance when that 'dollar was all num. her two had got for the articles. It didn’t look 'reasonable that he would pay him a dollar after having paid fifty cents and then have no skates to show for the deal. There was a meet ing of the three and at that meeting the policeman was called upon to pre side. He did the Judge act pretty well —had the skates returned to number one, the fifty cents to number two nOIU Hie BHalrl iw ouuiuci wrj ui own age or thereabout for a dollar— J and the dollar to number three. HALF A HUNDRED DETECTIVES AFTER RAILROAD BANDITS Said that Gainesvills it Literally Full of Oettctivts from All Parts of the Country. Mr. J. K. Wood, of Oconee county etterday returned from GalneavlHe tv here he spent part of a day and night. He stated that the mountain town is literally overrun with detec- tlves from all sections of the union— there to work on the railroad robbery of last Friday morning, in which $14.- 000 was stolen from the safe of the Southern-Express Company’* car near White Sulphur station. He said that there had been no reliable clew thus far obtained as to the Identity of the robbers, but that the opinion was gaining ground that part of the gang was professional and part native, and that in all likelihood the professional part left the scene of the crime on the same train they had held up and robbed. seminaries, established? Not for the sake of fat jobs and hot hotel meals? Children were guarded against evil and bad company, and taken good care of. especially at night, will come to nnn’ , ood and womanhood with bet ter morals than all the lectures on morality and sermons on religion put together can do for them without this moral care. To return to the cats, dogs and oth animal nuisances. Realizing from close observation and exprlence that apart from the bird-killing propensities of cats, they are greater agents In distributing dt ease germs than mice and files. Chil dren do not play with flies, but every child will stoop to get a cat or kitten nnd often a child’s play mate or pet Is a cat or a kitten whose* mother prowls the alleys. I know of a case where little ones contracted a loathe- some disease from cats, who, other Ise. would have escaped, they being shut-ins at the time of the dreaded epidemic. I know of several cases of ring worms among little ones whose parents had no animals about the place, but who allowed their children to play with their neighbor's kittens. Babies fn arms, visiting at thl* house, were not immune. The result as that the infants soon developed king cough, thus communicated by two stray kittens that had been 11 v- in* in the alley garbage oans. one Sloan’s Liniment docs not need any “ I'or twenty-nine years I have been at intervals a great sufferer from rheumatism. During that time, no telling how many gal lons of the various kinds of lini ments and oils I have used and with but little relief. Recently, I was confined to my bed help less. I tried Sloan’s I.iniment and used it with such satisfactory results that I sent for two large bottles, and I have up to this time used about half a 50 cent bottle with splendid success.”—James Hyde, Beebe, White County, Ark. Got Ease in Less Than Ten Minutes. Mr. James E, Alexander, of North Harpswell, Me., writes: —“I am a horseshoer and subject to many strains in my back and hips which has brought on rheumatism in the sciatic nerve. I had it so bad one night when sitting in my chair, that I had to jump on my feet to get relief. I at once applied your , SLOAN'S to the affected part and in less than ten minutes it was perfectly easy* I think it is the best of all Liniments.” rubbing. It’s a powerful penetrant. Try it for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Sprains, Chest Pains, and Sore Throat. It gives almost instant relief. I’rlce 25c., 50c., and $1.00 nt All Dealers. Kami for Moan's Frw Hook on llnrue*. Ai|«lrr«t DR. EARL S. SLOAN, BOSTON, MASS. After Living Fifty-Nine Days Without Food or Drink Mrs. Moss Succumbs Washington. Ga., Feb. 21.—After going without food or drink for a per iod of :»9 days. Mrs. James A. Moss, of Tignall. Ga , 10 miles north of Wash ington. succumbed to deuth Saturday evening. The funeral and interment as a\ Tignall Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The case of Mrs. Moss Is one that has attracted u great deal of attention In this section and has baffled the medical profession. On December'’?!), Mrs. Moss, who hod been ill for sev eral weeks, was taken suddenly worse nnd from that dnte until Saturday she was kept alive by artificial methods and the greater portion of that time was in an unconscious condition. Pre vious to her final Illness, she had been partially paralized, but had enjoyed good health nnd during the extent of her remarkable fast, it Is stated that her pulse and heart notions were just a little less than normal, Yyhlch made her case all the more extraordinary. Mrs. Moss was "»4 years of age and before her marlage to James A. Moss, of this county. In 1887, she was a Miss Wilson, of Missislppi. Besides her husband and four children, one sister survives her. Mr. Moss Is president of the National Dank of Wilkes In Washington, nnd one of the largest and most successful farmer-mer chants In Wilkes county. FUNERAL YESTERDAY OF CAPF, SCOFF Hundreds Paid Tribute To the High Esteem in Which Vet cran Citizen Was Held. Yesterday at noon at the First Presbyterian church in this city oc curred the funeral of Capt. T. J. Scott, Rev. Dr. E. L. Hill, pastor of the church prcaehiug the sermon and lat er conducting the burial services at Oconee cemetery. Hundreds of busi ness men stopped their work and wended their way to the church *n the middle of the busy day to pay their silent tribute of respect and de- otlon to the memory of this good an and true'—a gentleman, a Chris tian, a patriot, and a sincere friend. Many of the local veterans of the Con federacy turned out In a body and followed their comrade to his last resting place—the “bivouac of the dead.” Do you know that croup can be pre vented? Give Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse or even after the croupy cough appears and !t will prevent the at tack. It Is also a certain cure for croup and haa never been known to fall. Sold by all dealers. BURGLARS ENTERED ll With Worlds of Goods About Them Took Only Four Coats For Men. At an early hour yesterday morning the business place or the Rochester Clothing Company was entered by burglars and several men’s coats were tnken from the window where they were on display. The place had been closed up since the fire which oc ured there several days ago, pending un adjustment of the losses by fire, smoke ami water, nnd the door which had l>een broken in at the time of th# confusion was merely barred wltV temporary pieces of board nailed across the openings. The burglars uerely removed one of these bars, •ntered the place, turned to the dls- play window and took four coats, and then either because that was all they desired to take for the cool night or else because they were alarmed and afraid to proceed to other portions ot the store and stock, they made their •»"ape. The city detectives have a lew that they have been working up on and will doubtless soon have the burglars arrested. AGRICULTURAL TRAIN TO STOP AT FT. VALLEY Fort Valley, Ga., Feb. 21.—The an nouncement has just been received at the state agricultural train will stop in Fori Valley next Monday, the 27th Instant, from 5 to 8 p. in. It had not been planned to stop here, but hen our people became aware of this fart they got busy at once. Not only 'ort Valley, but the entire county, is intensely interested In this great edu cational exhibit. The people expect tc give these educators a rousing wd- cme. feeling sure that gre: t good ill result from their visit. DR. G. W. WESTBROOK A VISITOR TO CITY Dr. G. \V. Westbrook, of Ila, was a visitor to the city yesterday. He is very much interested In the national highway from Atlanta to New York ila Athens and Ila. lie is a good roads advocate and believes that the proposed change in route would be beneficial to all. The people living in his section are enthusiastic over the prospects of securing the highway and they will lend every aid to that end. IT WON’T HURT Your feet at all—and your pocket very little to wear RED SEAL SHOES HADE IN GEORGIA Dollar a Pair Saved in the Wear J. K. ORR SHOE CO., ATLANTA WELCOME IS WARMING FOR TIB TRAIN” Soulh Georgia Vicing with North Georgia in Interest Taken in the Tour. The agricultural educational train n il! bo at Amerlcus, Preston, Cussetn, and back to Columbus today and to night. Vidulla, Ga., Feb. 21.—Notwith standing darkness and a delayed ar rival of the educational special, VI- dalia sent some of her best citizens and some ot the best farmers ot this section of Toombs and neighboring Montgomery counties aboard the edu cational special last evening for a short course at the college on wheels. The stop here was not on the origi nal schedule. It was inserted last Saturday, after Dr. Soule and the Seaboard railway authorities had been beselged by pe titions from here. As much publlcl- ty as possible was given the train’s coming. Horare E. Dickens, who suc ceeded his brother, E. .C. J, Dickens, ns editor of the Vidalla Advance, lent his best efforts to the dissemination of the news. The chamber of com merce members displayed It on cards In their store windows. And then, on Monday's run out of Savannah, a strenuous attempt was made to gain lime and get the special here by 4:30 o’clock. Mr. Dickens printed some circulars, Monday, and spread them everywhere hereabouts, Informing all that the train would get here at 4:30. ’ Rut In spite of all, the train was de layed. It arrived here at 3:30 o'clock and could not be placed In position before 6:30. By then not less than f.00 farmers had gone home. There still remained a substantial number, though, and at least half of the 1.500 people, ycting and old, who went through the exhibit coaches under electric lights supplied by the train's own dynamo, are farmers outright or are directly Interested In farming. Starsoptlcon Lecture. But the feature of the train's visit to Vidalla was the stereoptlcon lec- tnre given by Director J. E. Hite, In the school auditorium, commencing at 8 o'clock, the college lantern being used. The cold weather had descend ed upon this section during the after noon. nnd effectually prevented any open air lecturing. The stereoptlcon. therefore, was the principal number on the program. The auditorium was very comfortably heated for the occa sion. and was crowded. Commlsslon- er T. G. Hudson, State Entomologist E. T.ee Worsham and Richard Crosby, of the United States department of agriculture, were scheduled for short talks, supplementing the already at tractive program. S. B. Meadows, former representa tive from Toombs, merchant and farmer, president of the Vidalla Cahm ber of Commerce, did much lo make the rather Impromptu and handicap ped stay of the special In Vidalla the auccess It was. Dr. W. F. Peacock, the representative-elect, himself di rectly Interested In farming, also helped appreciably, and Prof. W. D. Green, of the Vidalla public school system (enrollment 365), lent his val uable assistance. School was dis missed at the regular hour, 3:20 Mon day afternoon, but nearly all of the students Inspected the exposition on the train, and many of them attend ed the lecture at the auditorium. NEW BANK TO OPEN IN FIGHT WEEKS Athens Trust and Banking Com pany Has Purchased All Its New Fixtures. The new banking house of the "Athens Banking and Trust Com pany" will be open at the former Orr Drug Store stand In about ’ eight weeks. The entire lot ot fixtures and furnishing haa been ordered und will arrive ns soon as it can be made to order and will then be Installed aa quickly as possible. The new front of the building will be of piste glass; the fioor will be an elegant tile floor; the fixtures will be modern and of the most approved convenient plan. The safe will be of the type of the Southern Express Company's safe which the dynamiters failed to crack on the Southern Railway the other night—will weigh 4,500 pounds and will be one of the largest in this part of the country. It is said that the new style of safe will require from 24 tr 36 hours to break Into by the most expert cracksmen. HONOR TO LIBERAL LEADER. Halifax. N. 8.. Feb. 21—On the eve ot the assembling of the Nova Scotia legislature the leaders of the liberal party from all parts of the Providence rounded up In the- capital today to do honor at a notable ban quet to Hon. Georg# H. Murray, for nearly fifteen year# the head ot the Prorlnclal government. The affair I* intended as a mark of appreclc’ion of the party of Mr. Murray's decision not to retire from the political arena as he contemplated doing some time ago on account of the condition of bis health, which recently ban shown much Improvement.