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USES AUTO IN ROAD MAKING
Ingenious Farmer Has Simple Scheme
Which It Seems Might Be Well
Worth Copying.
A friend who has spent the entire
summer and some of the fall In u se
cluded rural dls
— ■ ■■ trict was telling
a city man the
other day about
Ar how tiie fanners
ftM keep their road’s In
good shape In the
section In which
t w&TY' he was sojourning.
“There aren’t any
TSlfci state roads In that
I' art °* the eoun
' *■/+■ | try,” he says, “and
no brick or macnd
am. But the farmers keep the gravel
and dirt roads in excellent shape.
Whenever my landlord took a trip to
town, or anywhere, he used to hitch a
road drag to his automobile. Then
the car would pull the drug along the
mile or two that he was Interested In
keeping up. He would unhitch the
drag and leave It by the wayside. On
the way home he would pick up the
drag where he left It and drag the
other side of the road going back.
And he’d make a round like that al
most every time he took the car out.”
Automobiles demanded good roads,
and now automobiles are making
them. But It took a farmer to think
up a simple trick like the one our
'friend relates.
Automatic.
The youngster was trying to tell
* story, and he was making a sad
mess of It. He lost the thread of his
■discourse becnuse he was looking out
of the window at a couple of kids on
the other side of the street. His
another called him to attention.
“Look here, Walter,” she command
ed. “You must keep your mind on
what you are talking about If you
expect anybody to listen to you. It Is
Impossible to talk about one thing
and think about something else.”
"No It Isn’t,” contradicted Walter.
“When I’m Bayin' my prayers, I c'n
■think about anything I want to, an'
'never stop prayin’.”
A lot of prayers are put up that
Tray.
GOOD IMITATION
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Maggie Lady-Bug— l hear you were
•on a regular toot last night I
Willie Love-Bug—Yes, I was. I
*lept In a garage on an automobile
horn.
Lines to Be Remembered.
The atrocious crime of being a
young man which the honorable gen
tleman has with such spirit and de
cency charged upon me, I shall neither
attempt to palliate nor deny, but con
tent myself with wishing that I may
be one of those whose follies may
cease with their youth, and not of that
number who are Ignorant in spite of
their experience.—William Pitt, Earl
,of Chatham.
Land Built by Rivers.
' The geologists sh.vs that the Gulf
of Mexico once extended northward
ito the
the land between uiiu point and New
Orleans has been built up by the earth
■washings brought down the river, Even
cow the stream carries on the average
something like 400.000,000 tons every
year. From the Missouri alone comes
120 tons every second, or more than
10.000,000 cubic yards every day.
Iren Stemmed Carnations.
t*.JPr|nch horticulturists by selective
breeding have succeeded In producing
carnations with great, heavy heads
end stems so thick and strong that
they support the weight of the blos
soms unassisted. The great dlffl
culty with big carnations hitherto has
been that the stems were too weak.
Strength.
Wife —Are you sure you caught tht*
fish? /
Mr. Gayfell* —Of course. /
Wife —It smells very strong.
Mr. Gayfello—Strong? I shroud say
tt wast It nearly pulled me over
board.
War Talk,
“Did you see Myrtle this morning?
Her make-up was splendid."
“Yes; I thought her camouflage wai
.perfectly beeutlful,"
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May Not Be Dull.
! jftver set a person down as dull un*
tU you have tried him alone, and,
It the duolog falls, do not b
too awe which Is ii>e dull one.
Always ths Llttls Man.
Qra&t men do not play stage tricks
wttfe the doctrines of Ufe and death;
poly little AMO do tbnt
A REVELATION
AND AN AWAKENING
To the people of the earth the war
has brought suffering, anxiety, priva
tion, desolation, and destruction. But
as in the case of all wars some ulti
mate good must come. To America it
has brought a revelation and an
awakening. It has laid before our
4. n. *•: *' “*•* w -■ —• w -+ - m **m
eyes, and especially before us Geor
gians, a startling fact—one that we
must face in the eyes of our sißter
states and the nations of the world.
The army reports based on the first
million men drafted into military ser
vice, show that out of every 100 whites
there were 11 infected with one or
more of the Venereal diseases. The
negroes show an even higher Infec
tion, 16 out of every 100. Georgia
rank* fourth to the bottom among the
states of the union in the existence
of these diseases.
Now whence did these men come?
Out of Georgia homes_ .they /came,
being called according to their selec
tion numbers, Now bear in mind the
examination of these men were made
at the time of their entrance Into the
army service. What do such facte
prove other than that these diseases
were prevalent among those, and some
times unknowingly, who form an In
tegral part of our society, and their
widespread existence was brought to
light to the people as a whole by the
thorough medical examination of the
army.
In the face of such what shall be
our course? Since we have been start
led by such a revelation shall we
just accept such facts as statistics or
shall we arise with the aimilar awaken
ing of the other states of our country
and do what we can to combat these
enemies which are preying upon the
health of our citizens?
The Federal government has lead
the way in this direction by its mil
lion dollar appropriation fer such
work. Last May the U. S. Public
Health Service furnished to the State
Board of Health the full time services
of a (echnician to do the Wassermann
work for the diagnosis of syphilis, free
of charge to any physician In the state.
On Feb. Ist of this year this work
was taken over by the State Board
of Health.
They are equipped and ready to be
of service to the suffererß of this dis
ease, through their family physician or
-'pecialist. For such ones we feel that
it is not only their duty to themselves
but also to their family, community,
md state to go to a reputable physician,
ind lay the situation before him. He
n turn will give you sane advice as
to the prevention of further spread
of the disease which is often con
traded by those who are altogether
innocent.
Likewise he will treat you and ad
vise you if suffering from gonorrhea.
The State Board of Health also makes
examinations of smears for the pres
ence of this disease. The duty o£ the
State Board of Health is to conserve
the health of the people of the state.
Toward thh; conservation they will
gladly serve them through their physi
cian. Later they will tall you some
thing about their work in the labors
tory
PTATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Report All Infectious Diseases
Apply For Bulletins And Blanks
Physicians are urged not to allow
their supply of blanks for making re
ports to the State Board of Health to
run out or get too low.
Infectious and contagious diseases,
should be promptly reported as by so<
iolng a beginning epidemic might be
•nipped in the bud." This is true of'
many of the diseases that ire not. wide
spread. Aj< an Ulustratioß of this we l
might mention two cases of Typhus ;;
Fever that we had to develop in >ne of j
rnr counties recently. Tbs caser were ,
immediately reported by wire to the.
State Board of Health. A physician*
*as immediately sent, and all exonnina
ions made. The netes.-ary precau
ions were taken and noe a single cast'
developed—the disease was properly*
nandled and many lives as welU as doi-j
ars saved.
Sines this case i has been mentioned!
’or the purpose of Impressing the *-
■essity of reporting, it might be of
general interest To si*e that this Sr>
icular case was brought to ovrr state by
i sohfier It * only transmitted by
he trfte of anMnsect. and is generally
Drought into this country m cUrtitiiwc
>r baggagtv The returning soldiers are
ill carefulty watched for car
riers/of Typhus, but some may etude
close f 'watch that la being kept,
might be well for alt to have an
tfe out for any unusual •§* and
mmsdiately notify tho authorities.
Many of the infection and contugl
jus diseases are so common that lit
.le attention la paid them. This is true
of such diseases as whooping cough,
measles, mumps and the llktL general
ly known as diseases of childhood
Why have them when by isolation they
caa be pro rented?
One of tha most prevalent of the
ommuulcabl* diaeasas, and the most
Prions of any above mentioned are the
Venereal Diseases. About tO per cent
>f our entire population is supposed to
e infected.
The State Board of Health issues
• rom lira* to time bulletins on different
ilseassa and sanitation that are free
far the ashing They also issue s
monthly macsr.tne on health, sallsd
■HIUieTHOUOOY." Mr Ray Warner
lB a,* editor. This Is free for Us
asking. —Gsotcia Stole Boesd of
HeaiUi. \
Many Prey to Hookworm
A certain writer in the Northwest
has recently published a textbook en
titled Animal Parasites and Human
Bise&se. His chapter on Hookworm
opens as follows:
tor many years it was customary
in the I.nited States to look upon
shiftless people to be found in om
Soutlj as the product oFlvanton lazi
ness and an inborn lack of ambition.
For decades Hie rnopp fortunate North
erners considered the “Poor yvhites”
of the South a good for-nothing, irre
sponsible people, worthy only of scorn
and of the sordid poverty and igno
ranee which they brought upon them
selves as the fruits of their own shift
lessness. When it became known,
largely as the result of investigations
by Dr. C. W. Stiles, of the United
States Public Health Service, that
these hopelessly Incapable and pitiful
ly emaolated and stunted people were
the victims, not of their own unwill
ingness to work or learn, but of the
attacks of Intestinal worms which
sapped their vitality, poisoned their
systems, and stunted both their men
tal and physical growth, and that over
two million people In our own Southern
states were the victims of these para
sites, the ‘‘poor whites” and “lazy nig
gers” of the South became objects ol
pity and help rather than of scorn.”
Here we atop and throw aside the
boek in disgust. “Just another fling
at the South,” ears the average South
ern citizen. But those who have had
an opportunity to study the subject
find that our Northwestern friend is
right after all.
The Rockefeller Foundation has
studied the hookworm conditions In
Georgia and in the Southeastern
states for many years and over one
million dollars have been spent by
this school of research In the South,
in the study and treatment .of Hook
work alone and over 700,000 hook
worm patients have been treated. In
a recent report the following
description of the disease is given:
‘‘Hookworm disease is communica
ble'. It (s caused by a small parasitic
wonit (Uncinaria), about as thick as
an ordinary pin and about half as long.
Thousands' of them may live in the in
testine of a single person: in one case
more than 6,000 hookworms were pass
ed by a patient as a result of treat
ment. While the female produces im
mense numbers of eggs, these never
mature within the host, but must leave
the body with the feces before they
can hatch. Under proper conditions
of air. heat and moisture, they hated
within the brief space of from 24 t*
40 hours. When once hatched, the lar
vae, or young hookworms, too small to
be seen with the naked eye, may live
on and near the surface of the ground
for many months, and so long as' they
stay in the troll ther renaaln micro
scopic In size. They get back into
the body by boring through the akin
of the bare feet and hands or otfher
ptwtions at the body which come' in
contact with sell in which they ex
Ist. and thus pass Into the circulating
blood of the human host. Their en
trance throngh the skin causes an itch
which has come to be known as
ground itch. After boring through the
skin they enter the lymphatics, are
carried through the heart, penetrate
the Tungs, make their way to the
throat and are swallowed', after which
they ultimately reach the small Intes
tine. Here they grow to maturity and
remain for seven years, or more, If
not disturbed 1 by treatment.”
The hookworm lives irpon the blood
of the patient, thereby towering the
vitality and subjecting him to other
diseases, such as typhoid, malaria,
pneumonia and tuberculosis This is
largely responsible toe the greater
number of cases of pneumonia and:
other infectious diseases among
Southern recruits in ovur recent mili
tary mobilization camps. One regi
ment recruited from two Southern
states showed hookworm infection of
54 tier cent, while another showed an
Infection of 32 per cent. In both of
these regiments, an unusually high
mortality of measles and pneumoniia
resulted.
Location of th* Infection.
The hookworm infection in Georgia
is most severe In the small towns and
rural districts where' no adequate sew
erage disposal is practiced. The dis
ease is usuaiy spread by fecal matter.
The home or school which has no
erly constructed privy is vury liaJWe in
deed so infection.
Treatment.
The I reatment of hookworm is a
very slmpte matter. Your State Board
of Health furnishes a spaciimm con
tainer, furnished to any one upon re
quest. hi tkhs container aNt of fecal
matter is sent to the laboratory and
the exact extent of the infection de
termined. Then you are told how to
take the treatment, bater another an
amination will determine the success
of Ihe treatment, bat the improvement
in the patient is usuaiy sufficient rl
denee. No charge is made for the
examination and prescription
Prevention.
The Sanitary Privy. This sounds
simple and indeed Is very simple. The
State Department of Epidemiology
will furnish free of charge the plan
of a privy, which can be Installed for
less than five dollars. Schools and In
stitutions should install septic tanks.
We have borne the brunt of the Joke
long enough The eradication of hook
worm disease is relatively a almpto
matter. The war has demonstrated
what can be done with a much more
complicated problem, namely the ve
oereal disease* amoag our troop*. The
people of our nation are rapidly awak
ening to a state of latoleianoe towvrd
the pre-war conditions. Then, Igno
rance of the masses renderjg the con
trol of venereal dfteasls almost im
possible. Now, with four million of
our young men of all types and classes
thoroughly wide awake to the situa
tion, the impossibility is rapidly being
changed to a probability that the preß
yrt rapid decline of venereal diseases
will ?ontinfie to a minimum!
Contribute only a spark of -interest
jyjd your Board of Health will
show you how to eventually eliminate
hookworm Infection.
True Bareasm.
"I play entirely by ear,” said the
imnteur musician, proudly. “Ahem!
Bo I perceive,” replied the caustic per
son. "Hus it ever occurred to you to
tonsult an aurlst?”
„
Take the Short Route.
When you talk, observes an educa
tor, whether in conversation or in
meeting, use short words, of which
there are more than there are of long
ones, and ta'xe the most direct road
to your meaning. Your meaning’s the
same.
True and False Freedom.
There are two freedoms —the false,
where a man Is free to do what he
likes; the true, where a man is free
to do what he ought.—Charles Kings
ley.
Daddy £roke His Face.
John was an interested spec
tator when his .father shaved. One
morning the razor slipped and the skin
was cut a trifle, and John turned and
said regretfully to his mother, “Oh,
see, daddy did break his nice face.”
Strange Street Names.
What is the quaintest street name
you know of in London, past or pres
ent? It would probably be hard, re
lates the London Chronicle, to beat
Shalligonaked street, which, according
to the late Sir Laurence Gomme’s evi
dence before the local records com
mittee, appears as the name of a street
In Wapplng in a sewers rate book for
1748. In those days the naming of a
street was not in the hands of a sedate
public authority, hence the oddity of
some of these old names.
Steam Against Sails.
Modern naval development may be
said to have begun with the rapid in
crease in the size of ships which took
place at the close of the fifteenth cen
tury; and mediaeval history finally
closed with the battle of Lepanto in
1571, the last great action in which
rowing galleys played an important
part. From this time the sail-pro
pelled man-of-war was gradually Im
proved until early In the nineteenth
■century, when sails began to give way
to steam.
Why We Handle United States Tires
Because they’re good tires. Because we KNOW they’re good
y tires. Because our experience has taught us that they will satisfy
and gratify our customers.
There are United States Tires for every need of price or use. ?. I
We can provide exactly the ones for your car.
x United States Tires
f
are Good Tires j
SMITH HARDWARE COMPANY
Gasified Ads.
AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES
to rent at Smith Hardware Cos.
There is more POWER in THAT
GOOD GULF GASOLINE and
SUPREME AUTO OIL. Sold by
At A. THOMAS, Agt.
No orders too large to be filled
promptly, none too smal to be ap
preciated. PEOPLES FUEL CO.,
J. 11. House, Prop.
1 —
All Casings left for vulcanizing
are now ready, as I have secured
the service of a first-class vulcani
zer. Please call and get them as
early as possible. Allen’s Garage.
FOR SALE?—One Jersey cow
and several high-bred pigs. See
J. N. AVilliams, on farm 7 miles
N.-W. of Winder or J. P. Williams
Winder, Ga.
A nice five year old mare for
sale, or will exchange for an auto
mobile. W. C. Baggett, Bethle
hem, Ga., R. F. I). No. 1. 5-29
PRICES on AUTOMOBILE
CASINGS and TUBES REDUC
ED. See Smith Hardware Cos.
FRUIT JARS, JELLY OLASS
ES and BEST RED RUBBERS.
Sold by Smith Hardware Cos.
EXIDE, the best word in AU
TOMOBILE STORAGE BAT
TERIES. Sold by Smith Hard
ware Cos.
in-: ("REAM FREEZERS,
WATER COOLERS and REFRI
GERATORS at Smith Hardware
Cos.
ONE HUNDRED PER (’EXT
PURE Lead and Oil. Sold by
Smith Hardware Cos.
DAYTON BICYCLES with
CLINCHER TIRES. Sold by
Smith Hardware Cos.
One for Each Window.
The worst thing about the profuse
ly windowed sleeping room, observes
the Kansas City Star, Is that you have
to get up so many times before you
Anally locate the window which Is do
ing the rattling.
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Needs Grow.
Most of us who haven’t any, ,v - fc * v In
our pious way that all we wrJUi -. oey
for Is to be independent, but we notice,
says the Ohio State Journal, that as
Soon jis anyone begins to get a few dol
lars ahead he discovers that ae needs
lots more Independence than he
thought he did.
SIV -I**l
Made For Each Other.
“800, | fear you are not to a port*
Hon to marir Just now.” "But I can't
wait. We were made for each oth
ir." “There will have to be a little
noney made, too, ray boy.”
Title of Admiral.
Ttrt rank or title of admiral did not
exist In the United States navy until
1866, when it was created by congress
and conferred on David G. Farragut.
He held It until his death, in 1870, and
ms successors have been; David D.
Porter, 1870 to 189i, a~"d George
Dewey, from 1890 till his death, Janu
ary 16, Jil7. With his death the title
lapsed and has not been revived.
Earning and Spending.
Earning money keeps some men
from their Spending n. ney
drives some women farther away from
their husbands, fate proper way Is for
husband and wife to earn together and
spend together.
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Composition of Mica.
Mica, so named from its being easily
divided into glistening scales, consists
of silica and alumina, associated with
magnesia, soda and lime In varying
proportions. Thus there are potash
mica, consisting of silica, alumina and
potash, and magnesia mica, in which
the alumina is partially replaced by
magnesia, passing—as the proportion
of magnesia increases—into soft talc,
which is chiefly composed of silica and
magnesia.
Had Not Changed Much.
A negro, who was so singularly lazy
as to be quite a problem, got converted
In a revival. His associates in the
church were extremely anxious to
know whether he would not bestir him
self and go to work. The negro at
tended a meeting and offered a pray
er, In which occurred the petition:
“Use me, Lord, use me—ln an advisory
capacity.” I
Electrlhed Cropt.
Experiments carried out In 1916 on
a farm in Dumfries to demonstrate the
effect of overhead discharge of elec
tricity plant growth gave some re
markable results. The tests were car
ried out on a field of oats, and the elec
trified area of one acre gave an in
creased yield of 873 pounds of grain,
or 49 per cent, over the two half acres
unelectrified, while the straw yielded
an Increase of 88 per cent.