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THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 1023.
increase Laboratory work
HEALTH DEPARTMENT MAKES
GOOD SHOWING DESPITE
SCANT APPROPRIATION
Blood Specimen Examinations Must Be
Continued On Same High Plane
Aa Heretofore
i With the scant appropriation made
To our department of health, it is hard
to understand how this most important
branch of our government has kept up
so well with the demands made upon
it. The work, of course, must come
up to the standard; it must be good
work, true work. Just such work as
will stand the test of comparison with
that of all other laboratories. It must
be the standard, if you please, for ex
actness in detail and results.
The nnnual report for 1922 has this
comparative statement, which speaks
lor itself:
Bacteriological examinations made in
1918. 5,050; specimens examined in
1922, 12,635. Blood specimens exam
ined for syphilis in 1918, 789; last year,
14,804. Samples of water examined in
1918, 346; the year 1922, 3,240. This
gives us a total of work done In these
three departments alone, dealing with
diagnoses for physicians and keeping
track of the public water supplies, of
6,185 examinaVions In 1918; examnia
tions in 1922 were 30,679.
The appropriation for 1919 was $60,-
OflO; for 1923 it is only SBI,OOO. Can
you imagine how Dr. Abercrombie hae
been able to increase the volume and
efficiency of his work with this small
amount of increase in cost? It must
also be borne in mind that during this
time three new Bureaus have been add
ed, Vital Statistics, Child Hygiene and
County Health Work.
There is only one way that we can
account for thte wonderful showing :
splendid administration and coopera
tion; loyalty to the State, strict econ
omy in every department, and the good
honest work of every individual con
nected with the State Board of Health.
We wish to congratulate our people iu
having such a splendid organization
as our State Board of Health, and sin
cerely hope that more money will be
found for this most Important of all
our State work.
It Is a great comfort to our physi
ciane to have at their command a lab
oratory such as is found In the Capitol
in Atlanta, working to full cnpacity of
its equipment for them. One much
needod thing is what is called tissue
work. The Laboratory cannot offer ex
aminations of specimens from tumors
and the like, especially euch exami
nations as life extension work de
mands, because of lack of funds.
You will notice from the figures giv
en above that the examinations of
blood specimens show the greatest per
centage of increase. This is a most
important work, and must l>e continued
on the same high plane that it has
been on. The laboratory stands sec
ond to none in the United States. Larg
er equipment must soon be bought if
if is to continue; where it is to come
from with the present appropriation
is a problem—"lt can’t be did.”
HEALTH MOBILE.
The State Board of Health has in
the field a Healthmobile, in charge
of Dr. Alexander, a woman physician,
and Miss Sara Ballard, a splendid
nurse.
The principal work of these excel
lent ladies Is to visit communities
where they are wanted and where the
physicians of the county will co-operate
with them In examining the school
chlldron. giving lectures to mothers,
women’s clubs, parent-teacher associa
tions other organizations and the gen
e:al public. They examine the children
and give advice in general sanitation
and personal care.
The entire work is under Dr. Alice
Moses, of the State Board of Health.
The work has now been In progress
for about a year, and has been done
in a good many counties. The Health
mohlle is equipped with an electric light
plant, and allows moving pictures, ster
eopticons and hae charts for teaching
the children and people. If you want
these good people to come to your vi
cinity, interest your physician In the
matter and invite them. Dr. Moses will
get your letter If addressed to 131 Cap
itol Square, Atlanta.
MALARIA.
It Is now time to begin our fight
against chills and fever. Wherever
mosquitoes live the dread malaria is
likely to come. During the early spring
is the time to begin work to get rid
of their breeding places; all stagnant
ponds should be drained, ditches clean
ed off. Any place where dampness
and shade hold forth you will find the
mosquito and should have attention.
After you have been bitten, it is too
late to get busy so far as you are
concerned, eo avoid this poisonous bite.
If this cleaning-up and draining can
not be done, then the next best thing
is to oil all water that offers a breed
ing place and take what Is generally
known as the Standard Quinine Treat
ment; this can be bought at any good
drug store. If you take the quinine
according to directions, you will not
have the chill.
Our State Board of Health in Atlanta
will be glad to be of any service that
it can to you. If you fear malaria
and want any information write Dr. T.
F. Abercrombie, Commissioner of
Health, a line, and he will be glad to
help you.
Have your pig, dog and cow been
registered ? What about your baby ;
baa lta birth certificate been filed f
WHAT IS TOXIN-ANTITOXIN?
REMEDY FOR PREVENTING AND
CONTROLLING DIPHTHERIA
AT LAST FOUND
la More Wonderful Than Smallpox
Vaccine—Does Not Make
Patient Sick
At last a means of preventing and
controlling diphtheria has been found.
And a most remarkable discovery it is
—even more wonderful than smallpox
vaccine. It is called TOXIN-ANTI
TOXIN. It Is given to the child in
three doses at weekly Intervals in the
same manner in which typhoid vac
cine is administered; but fortunately
it does not make the child sick, nor
does it produce sore arms like small
pox vaccina
Toxin-antitoxin does not produce im
munity at once, and therefore it must
be given to the child several weeks
before, he is exposed to the disease.
The best time is during the early
Spring months, so that when diphthe
ria appears in the community next
Summer and Fall, as it is certain to
do, the vaccinated child will be thor
oughly protected.
Thousands of children have been vac
cinated w ith toxin antitoxin during the
past ten years. One famous physician
in New York City vaccinated over 5,000
young children at one time more than
ten years ago. Not one of these chil
dren has had diphtheria since that time.
Tills shows us how wonderfully affective
it is. During the past five years hun
dreds of thousands of children have
been vaccinated all over the country.
The Stale Board of Health has been
watching the results for some time,
and at, last we are convinced that it
really DOES PROTECT.
Children between the ages of six
months and six years are more apt to
“catch” diphtheria than older children
and grown people. 75% of all diphthe
ria deaths occur within this age period.
Of course you have heard of diphthe
ria antitoxin, which is used to treat
the disease after it appears in the
throat. Antitoxin is a great blessing
to humanity, for it has reduced the
death rate from over 60% to less than
10%. BUT ANTITOXIN WILL NOT
TREVENT YOUR CHILD FROM
"CATCHING" DIPHTHERIA.
TOXIN - ANTITOXIN WILL NOT
ONLY PROTECT YOUR CHILD THIS
YEAR, BUT, WE THINK, FOR THE
REST OF HIS LIFE. So If you take
your children to your physician now
and have him vaccinate thorn, you will
never again have to worry about diph
theria.
The State Board of Health has made
arrangements to supply toxin-antitoxin
to the public at 25c per person immu
nized, if as many as 10 immunizations
are ordored by the same physician. For
a less number than ten, the price is
45c per person Immunized.
Some of these days (we hope real
soon) our legislature Is going to ap
propriate a special fund so that this
wonderful preparation can be sup
plied froe to the people of Georgia Just
as tlie antitoxin, typhoid vaccine and
Hydrophobia treatment are now fur
nished.
Our readers can help to hasten the
coming of this day by talking to their
legislators. Mothers should be more
interested than the rest of us.
The Healthmobile may visit your
town soon, and with it will come doc
tors who can toll you much more about
toxin-anti-toxin than this brief article.
Look them up. They have many in
teresting things to tell you about the
physical welfare of you and your fam
ily.
DANGERS OF INDIFFERENCE.
If your neighbor should develop
smallpox you would become alarmed
and proceed to have him and his fam
ily quarantined, put undor guard if nec
essary.
If a mad dog should approach your
home with your children in the yard,
you would most certainly protect them
by immediately killing the dog The
need in both of these cases is Imper
ative.
The circumstances dramatic, excite
ment prevails in the community where
such thing’s occur.
Every day, in every way, just as
serious conditions, and more deadly in
their consequences, exist, yet you pay
them no heed, no attention. Indiffer
ence marks the attitude of the public
to the great everyday causes of disease
and death.
If your child is just not very well
you doctor it; if it is bad sick you
send for a physician. You at least try
to do something for it.
This is all right, but had you even
thought how selfish it is, how individ
ual, how narrow its effect? Why not
see the need of the community; why
not see the health condition of your
county, your State, your nation? Save
yourself by saving others.
In other words, let us plan to pre
vent smallpox by having everybody vac
cinated. Kill out the worthless dogs
and vaccinate the good ones against
hydrophobia. Prevent your child from
being sick by sanitation. Inspection of
food, proper supervision of your com
munity by health officers and inspec
tors with visiting nurses and health in
struction. A county organized under
the Ellis Health Law is given this or
ganization.
The most important practical single
factor In a program for public health,
disease prevention and life extension is
the county health organization.
Every county in Georgia should he
organixed under the Elite Health Lew;
the cost is Insignificant. If you have
not studied this law, write the State
Board of Health (or a copy ,
SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH
During the hours of 11 to 1 P. M., we
will sell a good all silk Ladies Hose
as good as there is, for $1.35, for 2
hours, only- at
95C
During the same hours we will sell
75c Silk hose, slightly seconds at 29c
Have You Been to J. L. SAUL’S
1C Day Pre-Easter Sale Yet 1C Day
It Is the Talk of the Whole Country
We are selling young men’s Suits- Ladies Silk and Gingham Dresses,
Ladies Hats and Oxfords on this Sale at such a ridiculous low price that
it is almost beyond your imagination. Unless you were here to see it for
yourself. And remember! This is all brand new goods bought for this
season way below present market value, and knowing the condition
of the country as well as we do, we brought prices down to suit every pock
et book.
jt
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YOUNG MENS SUITS
For Spring & Summer.
500 New Suits in latest
models and colors, re
duced $3.50 to $7.50 on
a Suit.
We are showing beauti
ful garments:
$16.50 Suits at $12.45
$20.00 Suits at $16.25
$22.50 Suits at $17.50
$25.00 Suits at $19.75
ODD PANTS
375 pairs, all wool, nice
colors, worth up to 5.00,
CHOICE THIS SALE
$2.95
100 pairs $2.00 work pants—
during this sale . . $1.48
MEN’S ODD COATS
150 odd coats in all wool
worsteds assorted col
ors, worth up to $12.5(h
Choice sale price $4.95
$3.00 knock about mens pants at $1.95
$5.00 all wool worsted pants at $3.45
$3.50 all wool Army Pants, new $1 95
SATURDAY, MARCH 24th
Is going to be a big day at our store. Bargains will be offered in every
department and we have arranged with a large force of new courteous
salespeople to wait on you. So don’t let anything keep you away; come
and profit bv the best sale of brand new goods ever held here.
J. L. SAUL
THE CLOTHIER WINDER, GA.
THE WINDER NEWS
LADIES SPRING
DRESSES, SILKS AND
GINGHAMS
One lot of beautiful Silk Sport Dresses
worth up to sl6 50. At this sale
$9.75
1 lot Taffeta and Crepe Dresses in
very best Tafleta and Crepe Dresses,
in very best styles and colors, and arc
worth up to $22.50 at this sale
$14.75
35 beautiful Silk Dresses in latest mod
els worth up to $32.50. This sale
$19.75
GINGHAM DRESSES
A nice $2.00, fast color Gingham dress
es, reduced to
$1.45
$3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Domestic and
Imported Gingham Dresses reduced to
$2.45 and $2.95
Mens Summer Union
Suits
1 case 24 dozen all sizes; the kind you
pay $1.25; everywhere; at this sale—
85c
MILLINERY
2nd Floor
Don’t forget to visit our Millinery parlor and get
your EASTER HAT from us. We are showing beauti
ful Hats at
$2.50, $3, $4, $5.0 O
They will cost you more elsewhere
SPRING DRY GOODS
Best 20c Dress Ging
hams, sale price 14c
Best 30c Ginghams 24c
Good 15c Apron Ging
ham 10c
25c grade 36-in Bleach
ing . 15c
36-in wide cotton pon
gee at 29c
Silk pongee at 75c, 95c
and $1.39
SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH
During 1 hour, from 2 to 3 P. M. we
will sell 100 pairs of SL3S best made
overalls, while these last for one hour
only, at
98c
Subscription Price: SI.OO Per Year.
W. L. Douglas Shces &
Oxfords Extra Special
We have about 175 more
pairs left on the sale
racks, stamped from $8
to sl4. You can have
them now for . . $2.95
Ladies Oxfords, Lace or
Strap.
2000 pairs of new Ladies Oxfords on
hand, bought last fall. We can sell
them hack to the manufacturers and
make a profit, but prefer giving our
trade the lucky chance.
$2.50 Oxfords, iu black, low rubber
heels at —
$1.45
S"SO tan, lace oxfords, in all leather
and styles at—
52.95
$5.00 misses oxfords at
MENS OXFORDS
$5.00 Endicott, Johnson, new brogue ox
fords, just arrived. Special—
s3.6s
New stock young mens 1 vogue oxfords
SI.OO values for onlv—
-52.95
Men’s Plow Shoes
Mens $3.00 work shoes in this sale only
$1.95
Spring Dry Goods
Good heavy sheeting at
....... .- 12*c
Curtain Scrim .... 10c
White Table Damask,
at 98c
Large assortment of
White Goods for Sum
mer Dresses at 15c
24c, 39c and up.
Silks and Wool Serges,
50c, 75c, SI.OO, $1.25 up