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LEGISLATURE GiVES MORE MONEY The Legislature recently adjourn ed ha*, given more money to the State Board of Health than last year. For this the people are thankful. The in crease made was for specific purposes. Fifteen Thousand Dollars was appro priated for the control work of the Division of the Venereal Disease. This will enable the Board to continue to give free Wassermann tests to the phy sician*-, and also furnish free the ex pensive drug Arsphenamine, common ly known as 606, to the actual char ity cases in the state. The amount, however, is so small that the work cannot go much beyond this. It is hoped that the educational work can be continued, and that to this fea ture t an be added instructions to the High Sc hool pupils of the state. Thu other department favored by an appropriation was Child Welfare Work. This i anew division for the Georgia State Board of Health, and one that has been greatly needed for many years. This department is now being organized by Dr. Hiram Byrd, recently of the Florida State Board of Health, who has been ap pended Chief of this Bureau, and has entered upon the work. This is a great field of endeavor and we sin cerely trust it will grow and its use fulness he appreciated by the peo ple. When we think of the great loss in the first year of life, we stand astounded at the figures, as follows: Out of 5,000 deaths reported in the past few months to the Vital Statis tics Department, Georgia State Board of Health, we find 332 stillborn, 867 died under one year of age, and 25% of the total number of deaths were before they had reached five years. The first five years is the danger pe riod, as between 5 and 10 years only 2% of the total deaths occurred. Therefore, the time for work, the time to save life, is before the child Is 5 years old. ANIMALS USED IN THE WASSERMAN LABORATORY As you know the Wassermann lab oratory is one of the laboratories of the State Board of Health. Its func tion is to make blood tests for the presence of syphilis among the pa tients of physicians. As in the case of all other laboratory work of the State Board of Health, this work is done free of any charge to the pa tient other than the physician's fee for obtaining the specimen of blood and administering treatment, etc. In order to serve the people in this man ner. it is necessary to keep on hand at the laboratory a number of animals whose blood is used together with the patient's blood in this test. The method used by this laboratory Is known as the "sheep system." Con sequently there are kept at the labo ratory two sheep which are bled al ternately. Blood is drawn with a syr inge and needle either from the jugu lar vein of the neck or from one of the veins in the hind leg below the knee. Brer Rabbit also contributes to this work. Some of the corpuscles of the .sheep are injected into one of the veins of his ear. In order to immu nize him against this, his blood man ufacturer a substance called "ambo ceptor." one of the re agents used in the Wassermann test. The rabbit is then given an anaesthetic and bled from the heart, with only a temporary ill effect for him. Soon Brer Rabbit is all right again. There is also kept at the laboratory tjuite a number of guinea pigs, weigh ing about one pound each, whose blood contains "complements," another re agent used in this work. These pigs are bought here and there from rais ers who have them to sell for labo ratory use. The pigs can be bled from the heart as are the rabbits, but most laboratories usually sever their jugular veins, thereby containing all the animal's blood, as quite a bit of it is necessary to make a large num ber of Wassermann tests. Another very Important re agent, “antigen,” la made from a beefs heart, which is obtained at the slaughter house. The heart muscle free from all fat and connective tissue is ground up in a sausage mill and then uiace ated with alcohol for about two weeks Ttus is then evaporated and carried through a number of other processes before it is toady for use. laboratories always use such ani mals as the above not only because their blood contains the necessary re agents for the Wassermann test, but also because .hey mn be handled with so much more ease than can the great majority of animate. For instance, the goat might he used instead of the tdieep. but every time he saw the nee die coming lus way. he would begin jo make inharmonious music. Again, ihe cat or dog might he used instead of the rabbit, but fancy yourself try ing to stick a needle into one of the veins of their ears. And, too, file wharf rat could probably he used in place of ihe guinea pig. but laborato ry workers prefer to handle the guinea r 8 Three Hundred Thousand Georgians 111. With three hundred thousand of our ill of venereal diseases, do you not think it is time to forever close ail red light districts and hunt for all sources of infection? The clean life of our soldier boys while iu the army with only one iu faction to 1.71M1 men permonth should put us to shame. STATHAM. Mrs. l*oi> Sims had as her guest last week her mother, Mrs. i i rift'eth. Miss Emmaleue Sikes spent tlie week-end at home. Mr. and Mrs. I). M. Hale and family visited relatives in Good Hope Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Willingham and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Willingham of Atlanta Sunday. Mrs. W. P. DeLaPerriere, Mrs. Johnnie Hill and .Miss Annie Hill of Hosehton, were the guests of Mrs. W. H. Perry Tuesday after noon. Mrs. L. L. Holcombe Had as her guest last week-end her sister, Miss Susie Tucker of Sparta. Misses Willie Mae and Mavious Stewart were the guests of Misses Mary and Mozelle Perry. The Sunbeam children gave a very interesting program on State Missions at the Baptist church, Sunday afternoon. All the children are invited to join the Sunbeam. Mr. Jack Snow and family visited his sister, Mrs. ,1. C. Wil liams Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W.ll. Perry had as their guests Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stewart and Mrs. Lucy Perry of Bethlehem. BETHLEHEM. Mr. and Mrs. .1 V Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wages were the guests of Mrs. Thir/.a Odum 3n Winder Sunday. Misses Fannie Lou and Kty Tucker, of Winder, spent Inst week-end with their grand-pat ents, Mr. . i\d Mrs. Tom Thou o son. Mr. J. W. Wiley was in Hosel ton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yearwood visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Armanda Treadwell is on an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. Darby near Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Yearwood, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Yearwood spent Sunday with the former’s sister, Mrs. Jim Fdwards, of Da- nila. Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Moore and children, and Mr. W. Pope Harrison motored to Athens and Statham Sunday. Mrs. Albert us Harrison was the guest of Mrs. ('. T. .Mathews last week. Mesdames Bert Yearwood, Ralph Sims. Mattie Haris and Miss Lena Hill were shopping in Winder Tuesday. Mr. Rob Moore, of Atlanta, is visiting his parents here. Mrs. Speer, of Atlanta, spent a few days of last week with her aunt, Mrs. Dave Thompson. a number from here en joyed “Daddy Long Legs." at the Strand in Winder Monday evening. Messrs. W. Pope Harrison and E. S. Harris have the Agency of Reo Cars and Trucks for this county. They were in Atlanta last week to bring some ears hack. Mrs. Thomas, mother of Mr. Greene Thomas, lias recovered from a critical illness sufficiently to be removed to her homo in Bostwiek. Mr. 'l', |). Kidgeway has begun the erection of a modem home which will add much to our tow n. Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Harrison were guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Earl McDonald Sunday. Mrs. I’.ush Edgar lias returned home after a two weeks stay with her sister, Mrs. Price Miller, who has been sick. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harris of Wrightsville, announce the birth of a daughter. Trade at our store and make your $4 go as for as $5 elsew ltere. —J. L. Saul. Chinese Study Agriculture. There are ITO colleges Iti t'hlna de voted to the study of scieutiHc agri culture. THE BARROW TIMES, WINDER. GEORGIA. CONDITION IS 52.7, SAYS COTTON BODY. American Cotton Association Also Estimates Yield at 9,767,000 Bales. Acreage Abandonment Placed at 9 Per Cent. Columbia, K. September 29. (Special.)—The American Cot ton association’s crop report gives the condition of cotton as of Sept ember 25 for the entire belt as 52.7 per cent. The indicated yield with frosts of average date is gi ven as 9.767,000 bales, not includ ing linters. Early frosts will cur tail this yield, the report says, while late frosts will not increase it, as the top crop is declared to lie extremely poor, being only 10 per cent subject to injury by early frosts. The acreage abandonment is placed by the report at 9 per cent. The report says: “On account of diseased root system caused by poor prepara tion and cultivation from shortage of labor, also adverse seasons and due to four continuous years of non-use of potash in the South At lantic states, the bolls opening are undeveloped. Insect Damage Appalling. “A test of the yield of lint cot ton from the seed shows a marked shortage due to premature open ing. The crop is two to four weeks late. The insect damage is the most serious ever known, the boll weevil and boll worm being es pecially disastrous. The boll wee vil is invading the largest area ever recorded in any previous re port. “Cnder the present unsatisfac tory labor conditions, it will be impossible to gather the crop without serious damage to grades caused by cotton being permitted to stand in the field, this resulting in record-breaking shQrtage in good grade cotton. “Asa result, this crop will show probably the lowest average grade on record. The American Cotton association probably has the advantage of the largest, most thorough and complete crop re porting department in the belt to day. The correctness of its pre vious reports and predictions are being startlingly verified today as to accuracy.” DEMOCRAT WINNER IN SEV ENTH ALABAMA. Gadsden, Ala., September 30. On the face of returns received here tonight. Captain L. D. Rainey has been elected congressman from the seventh district to suc ceed the late John L. Burnett, his majority at this hour being 1.000 over his opponent, C. B. Kenna mer, of Huntersville republican. The republican organization lias not given tip hope and at 10 o’clock continued to claim the election of their candidate. On the face of returns received at that hour. Rainey had carried Etowah by 1,000 majority. Mar shall by 150, Cherokee by 350, and Blount by 100. Kennamer had majorities in Cullman of 100. St. Clair of 150 and DeKalb of 150. The principal issue involved in the election was the league of na tions. Mr. Kennamer opposed the league of nations, while Captain Rainey advocated its ratification. Both democrats and republicans had brought speakers into the dis trict from other states during the campaign, which was a hard fought one. Senator Reed’s speeches in opposition to the lea gue of nations figured largely in tli efight for Mr. Kennamer. Fight Honor. Think well about great things; and know that drought Is the only reality In this world. Lift up unture to thine own stwture; and let the whole uni verse t>e for thee no more than the re flection of thine own heroic v*ul. Com bat for honor's sake; that alone Is worthy of a man. And If it sh mid fU to thee to receive wounds, shed thy Mood u beneficent: dew, aud smile. — Cervantes Important News From HERRINS’ 10 CENT STORE The Fair Comes Next t Week and We Wel come All Visitors We have many things in our big store that will interest you, and things you need and must have. Buy these necessary articles where you can get them cheapest. Millinery! Millinery! We are receiving daily by express the very latest in Millinery. Our prices are right and our profits are shared with each customer. Ladies’ Skirts, Waists, Sweaters Un derwear for Men, Women and Children Our prices are extremely attractive and our goods prove quality. See them and you will be convinced. Toys! Toys! There has never been such a display of Toys seen in Winder. We have hundreds of dollars worth of toys coming in on every ex press. Tell your neighbors that the place to buy Toys is at HERRIN'S TEN CENT STORE. All Kinds of Ware have the largest supply of earthen and enamelware of all va rieties, you will find anywhere, including every kind of cooking ves sels, and you will never buy these necessary articles and cheaply as we are offering them for fair week. Our different lines will be complete next week, and it will pay you to inspect them. A present for every member of the family at 0 Herrin’s 10 Cent Store GRANITE HOTEL BUILDING Winder. Georgia THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2