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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 y 1 / Spcio Mtthati C# 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