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INCREASE LABORATORY WORK
HEALTH DEPARTMENT MAKES
GOOD SHOWING DESPITE
SCANT APPROPRIATION
Blood Specimen Examination* Must Be
Continued On Same High Plane
As Heretofore
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j 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
ill. The work, of course, must come
up to the standard; it must be good
work, true work, just such work as
'twill 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 annual report for 1922 has this
Comparative statement, which speaks
(or itself:
Bacteriological examinations made In
1918, 5.050; specimens examined In
11922. 12.635. Blood specimens exam
ined for syphilis In 1918, 789; last year,
i14,804 Samples of water examined In
1918, 346; the year 1922, 3,240. This
gives us a total of work done in these
ilhree departments alone, dealing with
(diagnoses for physicians and keeping
iraek of the public water supplies, of
6,185 examinations in 1918; examnia
tiuns in 1922 were 30,679.
The appropriation for 1919 was SCO,-
000; for 1923 it is only SBI,OOO. Can
you Imagine how Dr. Abercrombie has
boen 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 thlu
Mine throe new Bureaus have been add
ed, Vital Statistics, Child Hygiene and
County Health Work.
There is only one way that we can
account for this wonderful showing:
(splendid administration and co-opera
tion; loyalty to the State, strict econ
omy In every department, and the good
lionest work of every Individual con
nected with the State Hoard of Health.
, We wish to congratulate our people in
having such a splendid organization
Ihn our State Board of Health, and sin
jeerely hope that more money will be
found for this most Important of all
our State work.
j It is a great comfort to our physi
cians to have at their command a lab
oratory such as Is found In the Capitol
In Atlanta, working to full capacity of
Its equipment for them. One much
noedod thing is what is called tissue
work. The Laboratory cannot offer ex
aminatlons of specimens from tumors
and the like, especially such 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 be continued
on the same high plane that it has
boen on The Laboratory stands sec
ond to none in the United States. Larg
er equipment must soon be bought if
U is to continue; where it Is to come
from with the present appropriation
Is a problem—“lt can’t be did.”
I HEALTHMOBILE.
I The State Board of Health has in
the field a Health mobile, in charge
of Dr. Alexander, a woman physician,
and Miss Sara Ballard, a splendid
nurtta.
Tho principal work of these excel
lent ladies is to visit communities
whore they are wanted and where the
physicians of the county will co-operate
with them in examining the school
children, giving lectures to mothers,
women's clubs, parent-teacher associa
tions other organizations and the gen
es 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
J’er about a year, and has been done
In a good many counties. The Health
mobile is equipped with an electric light
plant, and shows moving pictures, ster
eopt icons and has charts for teaching
the children and people. If you want
those good people to come to your vi
<inltv, iuterest your physician in the
matter and invite them. Dr. Moses will
pet 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
inoaquito and should have attention
After you have been bitten, it is toe
late to get busy so far as you are
concerned, so avoid this poisonous bite
If this cleaning-up and draining can
not be done, then '.he next best thing
is to oil all water that offers a breed
lng place and take what is generally
known as the Standard Quinine Treat
mont; 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 tear malaria
and w r ant any information write Dr. T
V. Abercrombie, Commissioner of
Health, a line, and he will be glad to
help you.
Have your pig, dog and cow beer
registered? What about your baby ;
keg Itg birth certificate been filed?
HOW MUCH HEALTH
INSURANCE HAVE YOU?
The State Board of Health pro
pounds this question in connection with
the situation as regards community
health protection Id the rural sections
of Georgia.
It te pointed out that while the In
dividual can avoid certain non-commun
icable diseases through the observance
of rules, of personal hygiene and care
ful living, he cannot protect himself
altogether from the majority of the
group popularly known as contagious
diseases, except through effort directed
against these diseases by the commun
ity as a whole—through the mainte
nance of community health service.
Practically every man who Is able
these days provides protection for his
family in the form of life insurance.
Insurance against preventable disease
can be provided by your county for
its citizens—not through compensation
for loes, but by preventing the disease
itself. Seventeen counties in Georgia
arc today providing health insurance
for the public by maintaining county
health officers and public health nurses
under the provision of the Ellis Health
Law. The cost of maintaining a county
health department, when distributed
among all of the people of the county,
amounts to not more than 50 cents a
year for each person. If you could pre
vent a member of your family from
having diphtheria or typhoid fever
through the expenditure of 50 cents,
would you not consider It about the
cheapest Insurance and the best In
vestment you ever made? And yet
this Is just what Is being done in sev
eral counties In Georgia today.
Eighty per cent of the rural popula
tion of this State is without community
health protection at the present time.
Does your county maintain a health
department, or are you among the un
protected 80 per cent?
MEN OF TOMORROW.
“The proper study of mankind is
man.” The boys of today must be the
men of tomorrow. Tho habits and
ideals of the boys of today must de
termine tho character of the men of
the next generation. The study of hu
man life, its origin, development and
the vital problems that all young men
must face and solve, is without doubt
tlie most Important study of mankind.
Tendencies which are apparently in
herent or intuitive are ever at work to
destroy our higher aspirations, disor
ganizing our best laid plans and con
fusing our moral standards.
There may be such a thing as in
herent character, certainly our capa
bilities and weaknesses differ greatly,
but character itself is a result of the
building process of one good motive
upon another, cemented by high Ideals
and noble teachings. The home, the
school and the church have been called
the tripod of civilization, nothing could
come nearer the truth. The boys of
today must be tho men of tomorrow.
The ideals of home must be their guide
tc their own future ideals. The teach
ings of school form the basis of all fu
ture knowledge, and the reverent wor
ship of God must serve to curb Im
pulses and restrain them from evil ac
tions.
The men of tomorrow are now in
knee breeches and easily trained and
influenced. It is the duty of every par
ent or other associate to help mold their
character aright.
HEALTH THE FIRST SUBJECT.
Therefore, the first subject in the cur
riculum of the high school today should
bo health—the care of the body, the
temple of the divinity within. Ido
not believe the child at birth is evil.
Good habits as well as bad habits,
truth - telling as well as lying, are the
results of training; and a sound body
and good health are, in the main, es
sential to good character. Therefore,
I believe that the schools of today
should make it a creed that the care
of the body and the preservation of
health is a divine command, and that
an epidemic of typhoid fever is Just as
immoral as gambling at horse races,
and to damage the body in any way,
either by drunkenness or licentious
ness, is Just as great an evil as to
steal another man’s goods. Therefore,
the question of health that is now re
ceiving so much attention from the
head of our educational forces should
be made a moral issue in order to stir
the emotions and stimulate the think
ing of the child. The material for this
subject is already at hand, but it will
probably have to be rearranged in
order to enable the teachers to place
the emphasis in the right place.—
(From an Address by Hon. E. C.
Brooks.)
A county health officer is needed un
der our Eliis Health Law in every coun
y, as ho is the logical unit about which
to build an efficient public health or
ganization. His services, if tried, will
prove to be of more immediate benefit
to the people of the county than the
.services of a commissioner of high
ways, road supervisor, legal adviser,
county agent or any other necessary
county officer. Surely life is worth
saving, and keeping fit pays cash divi
dends.
If by a single act you could save
the life of a sweet little child, would
you not be happy? Yes. Then see
f.hat the babies are given Toxin-Anti
‘oxln; it is a life-saver, and is itself
safe.
If you have not been vaccinated
against Typhoid in the past three years
It Is time for another doee. The Qeor
gla State Board of Health furnishes
thia preventive tree of charge.
STATHAMNEWS
Mrs P. L. Hutchins and Mrs. B. H.
Craft motored to Athens Monday.
Miss Lollie Mae Hammond of Ath
ens was with her mother Mrs. Anna
Hammond awhile Sunday.
J)r. and Mrs. T. L. Holcomb were
the dinner (guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Arnold.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Hutchins spent
part of last w<*ek at Itobertstown with
the latter’s aunt, Mrs. Wykle.
Mrs (’. E. Nicholson spent lust week
in Atlanta with her children, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Nicholson.
Mr. and Mrs. At Coker and children
of Athens were the dinner guests Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs. E. \V. McDonald.
Mr. and Mrs. McDonald returning with
them for a week’s visit in Athens.
Mrs IV. \V. Fite and Mrs. C. B.
Chambers went down to Atlanta this
week to attend the state P. T. A meet
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. It. C. David of Dan-
Mdsvillo spent Monday night here on
their way to Atlanta to attend an ed
uon tional meeting.
I he people of Ntatham regret very
much the loss of I)r. and Mrs. T. 1,.
Holcomb. They are leaving this week
for Virginia where they will make
(heir homo. Dr. Holoomb came here
from Milton county about 18 years ago
Since coming here he has made many
friends and endeared himself in many
wa vs to his friends. Mrs. Holcomb was
reared here and is the grand daughter
of .John Statham for whom our little
city was named. Mrs. Holcomb is one
of the corner stones of our little city,
having lived and known the people, as
they come and go, from our town
There is a great tie of affection be
tween her and Statham, because of her
having lived here, and for the old name
sake. We wish them god speed in their
new field of labor.
Little Miss Ruth Wall entertained
the Junior Missionary Society Tuesday
afternoon. After a splendid program
and a report of the delegates that at
tended the District meetings at Monroe
delicious refreshments were served
One of the most enjoyable occasions
ot the season was an old fashioned
quilting at the home of Mrs. T. L.
Holcomb last Wednesday. The ones to
enjoy Ibis great occasion were six of
the oldest ladies in town, and such a
time they did have. They quilted and
discussed old times and modern times,
when they were invited into the dining
room they did justice to the very
tempting meal that had been prepared
for them. After the quilt was finished
and the prize given for the greatest
talker, of which Mrs. Jane Johnson was
the winner, they were again invited in
the dining room where a sumptuous
supper awaited their approval and was
much enjoyed. Those to enjoy this oc
casion were Mrs. Jane Johnson, Mrs.
J. T. Perkins, Mrs. G. W. Gordon, Mrs.
J. I*. Arnold, Mrs. Sallie Hammond and
Mrs. Edwards.
| Mrs. J. T. Perkins entertained at din
ner last Sunday, Rev. S. Walker of
Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Chambers,
j A play will be put on at the audi
torium Friday evening for the benefit
of the Methodist church. Your presence
will be appreciated. You will surely
enjoy this four act drama, “Ruined by
Drink.” A real funny character, a real
vidian and a good lesson. Como and
j enjoy the evening, Friday, April 20.
A beautiful occasion of Monday ev
ening was tlie surprise going away
party given by the Womans Mission
ary Society of the Christian church in
honor of Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Holcombe
at their lovely home on Broad street.
An iee tea and sandwich feast was en
joyed on the lawn.
Just before leaving, a beautiful and
touching scene was the presentation of
lovely mahogany candlesticks, holding
pink unshaded tapers, as a token of
her faithfulness and service in that or
ganization.
Miss Noriue Holcombe was given a
lovely going away party on Monday
(evening by tlie Go-Forward Class of the
Christian Bible school at the home of
their beloved teacher, Mrs. B. H. Grant.
The house was beautifully decorated
with lilac and honeysuckles. Many de
lightful games were played and deli
cious refreshments were served.
REVIVAL MEETINGS
We, the undersigned- agree to close
our places of business during the revi
val meetings each morning, 10 to 11
o’clock, beginning Monday morsing,
April 23. Saturdays not included.
Smith Hardware Cos.
Woodruff Hardware C'o.
Kilgore-Kelly Company.
Coopers Cash Store.
Watson-Glover Cos.
p. Hofmeister.
.T. E. Callahan
J. M. Brooksher & Sons.
B. H. Merck
W. C. Jett
Auto Sales Cos.
W. E. Young
J. W. Nichols
It. M. Millican
,T. B. Lay & Son.
<J. T. Whitley
Ij. E. Herrin
.Jno. IT. Wheeler
Herrins Drug Store
Winder National Bank
Williams Shoe Store
J. Zachem
< • regor.v-Woodruff Cos.
TI. S. Segars & Sons
<}. W. DeLaPerriere & Sous
The Winder News.
Winder Market & Produce Cos.
Citv Pharmacy, Ross & Almond
J. L. Saul
Hargrove Brothers.
I. W. Rogi'rs Cos.
North Ga. Trust & Banking Cos
Winder Motor & Tractor Cos.
H. V. Cronic
Winder Mobile Cos.
Mrs. M. E. Vaughan
The Farmers Bank
Royals Barber Shop
N. G. Parker
Autr.v-House Cos.
J. Silverman
J. T. Strange Company.
Winder Drug Cos.
M. E. Riogers.
Ross & Wallace
W. T. Robinson
Herrins 10c Store.
Smith k Thompson
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Just received today’s express twenty-five Men’s Suits.
Something new for Men and Gentlemen. Special this
week v v
ST AW LIDS
Every man wants to look fresh, new with spring at
tire. Our straw line now complete. Why buy 1922
styles when the new 23 shapes are better and cost less;
they are distinctive. Ask for them.
$2.50 to $5.00
DRY GOODS
1 lot of Renfrew Crepe, all colors, fast dye, 50c val
ues. SPECIAL FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Thirty and Nine Cents
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
King Tut Sandals, fresh from the tomb where they
grind out styles and quality, all for ladies and growing
girls; all the wanted colors, Biege, Gray, Sand, Pearl,
White and Black. Val. $6.50. SPECIAL FRI. & SAT.
A Five Spot
LADIES WAISTS
35 waists, all colors, so much in demand right now, are
worth up to $6.00, Friday and Saturday
$3.19
J. T. Strange Cos.
Department Store
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