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LECTURE ON ‘BELIEFS’
Bv Prof. Dressier, of Uni
versity of Alabama.
Do you believe in luck? Do you
think it is an ill omen to see the
new moon over the left shoulder?
Would you deliberately walk under
a ladder? How do you feel when
you break a looking-glass? Did
you ever sell or swap your warts?
Do you happen to know w'here all
the blue-jays go on Friday, and
what they do? What is going on
when the rain falls while the sun is
shining?
Prof. Dressier, of the University
of Alabama, has for several years
been studying superstitions. The
other evening in Washington, be
fore the Medico-Psychological As
sociation, he delivered a lecture on
his investigations and conclusions.
It is his estimate that, in round
numbers, there are about 3,000 su
perstitions that may be called pop
ular, because so many people be
lieve in them, to a greater or less
extent. Prof. Dressier declared
that superstition is not entirely
based on ignorance. Some of the
best informed people will turn out
of their way to touch the hump on
a hunch-back, while others are
firmly convinced that if they pick
their teeth with a splinter from a
tree that has been struck by light
ning they will never have tooth
ache. Likewise it is more or less
generally believed that to spill salt
is bad luck, and that if one kills a
spider one’s cow will surely die.
Supers'itions are powerful factors
in life. It might not be a good
thing to wipe them out. Without
them imagination would be dulled
and many p etty stories spoiled.
Without superstition we shouldn’t
have the fairies and the goblins
and the gnomes—and mighty few
heroes. Prof. Dressier says in
the course of his investigations^:
interviewed several thousand per
sons. Far more than half of them
confessed frankly that they had
‘ ‘beliefs. ’ ’ About half the number
had seen ghosts, or knew people
who had seen ghosts. Quite as
many knew that when a dog howl
ed at night somebo- y was dead
somewhere. The Proiessor found
only a few persons, relatively, who
were free from superstition, and he
said that the few exceptions we e
not ultra religious.
It would he a very uninteresting
old world if all the creatures of im
agination were blotted out of it,
and the scales and tapeline applied
to everything. Mankind likes to
think that sticks and stones con
spire to the end of thwaiting good
intentions. That affori san excuse
for shifting the blame; and nenrly
everybody finds it convenient to
hang up the blame som 'where at
sometime. Superstitions, moreover,
are factors for good in a great many
instances. They hold some persons
in check whom fear of the law
wouldn't reach. A deputy sheriff
is to the tide-water and ignorant
negro a tangible thing that may be
dodged and evaded, but let "plat
eye'’ get after the same negro, a: and
he’ll quit his meanness right off.
Weather, and time of day, Prof.
Dressier says, have a good deal to
do with superstition; and that is
t ue. T 1 e;e are 1 o ghosts at not n.
nor do the spirits walk when the
sun is shining. Ghosts coiue out
only at and a ter midnight, and
they must get in again before sun
rise. Hamlet's father's ghost made
that quite clear. Prof. Dressier
reached the conclusion that super
stitions were desirable, and we are
inclined to agree with him. When
a superstition is at'a.'ked and kill
ed, faith is weakened. —Augusta
Chronicle.
The splendid work of Chamberlain s
stomach and Liv- r Tat lets is daily
coming to light. No such grand rem
edy for liver and bowel troubles was
ever known before. Thousands bless
them for curing constipation, sick
headache, biliousness, jaundice and
indigestion. Sold by Slaton Drug Cos.
Jackson, Ga.
Georgia Fruits.
Georgia peaches are well known,
and the country is aware that the
peach orchards of the State yield
large revenues. The Georgia apple
has a lesser fame, but many know
of the fine apple regions in the
northern portions of the State and
the splendid returns the orchards
give. Georgia watermelons are
held in the highest regard all over
the United States, and their culti
vation brings great sums to the
farmers. It is not well known,
however, that Georgia produces
some of the finest pears grown.
From present prospects it is esti
mated that the pear orchards of the
State will bear a crop this year
worth at least $200,000. —Southern
Field.
Is It True?
Wonder how many readers have
noticed the difference between the
man who has been married but a
short time and one who has been
married several years? You can
always tell a young husband from
an old one. When a man has been
married a few months you will gen
erally see him working in the gar
den or fixing up about the house,
and while he works he whistles or
sings, or occasionally looks up to
the window to see if anyone is
watching him. A year later he is
still working in the garden, but the
smile has been exchanged for a
frown and he occasionally looks up
toward the house, wondering why
in the thunder breakfast is not
ready. Another year rolls by and
his looks would sour milk, but he
is still at work, stopping occasion
ally to kick the dog or throw a
brick at the cat. The next year
we find him sitting on the front
porch smokbig a pipe, while his
wife does the digging in the gar
den. Now just watch our young
men as, one by one, they are caught
in Cupid’s net, and see if this rule
does not work out the problem cor
i rectly. And which one is to blame?
—Exchange.
Timely Town Improvers.
The following suggestions, if fol
lowed, will go far to help in im
proving and beautifying the home
town:
Make the old home more beauti
ful this spring than it has ever been
before.
Rake up all the bits of sticks and
dead leaves of a year ago and make
the yard ready for the mower when
the grass grows.
Fill in all the little uneven p’aces
that may show in the lawn and
scatter a little grass seed there. It
will soon grow and make the front
so much nicer to look at.
Two stout wires with a strip of
wire poultry netting will give the
clematis and other climbing vines
something to cling to as they try to
find the top of the porch. If they
have not something to hold them
upward they will trail downward
and lose something of their beauty.
A few climbing shrubs will shade
the porch neatly from the hot sun
shine of next summer. The old
fashioned honeysuckle is one of the
best for this purpose. It is so clean,
and it blossoms longer than almost
any other shrub of the kind. —Kx.
Very Serious
It is a very serious matter to ask
for one medicine and have the
wrong one given you. For this
reason we urge you in buyirr
to be careful to get the genuine—
fr*. „ THEDFORDS
BLACK- Drauc-;i
a Liver Medicine
The reputation of this old, rc’i.'.-
ble medicine, for constipation, in
digestion and liver trouble, is firm
ly established. It does not imitate
other medicines. It is better than
others, or it would not be the fa
vorite liver powder, with a large
sale than aU others combined.
SOLD IN TOWN W
Foley Kidnev l’i Is are antiseptic,
tonic and restorative and a prompt
corrective of ail urinary irregular*
ties Hdii'p substitutes. For sale
by Slaton D.ug Cos.
Knrlnl For Indigestion.
■. Relieves sour stomach,
palpitation oi the heart. Digests what you eau
THE JACKSON ARGUS.
INDIAN SPRING.
[last week’s letter.]
Mrs. M. A. Lindsey spent Wed
nesday and Thursday in Atlanta.
Master Bazil Keaton has returned
from a very delightful visit to At
lanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Elder Cornell, of
Macon, are guests of Mrs. G. C.
Cornell.
Mrs. Taylor and .her two at
tractive children spent Sunday
with her mother, near Jackson.
Mrs. Bessie Bryans is at home
for the summer months with her
sister, Miss Jennie Bryans, at Idle
wild.
The many friends of Mr. Olin
Dolvin will be glad to know that
he is well enough to be out again
after his recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. McCutcheon,
of Atlanta, are spending a few days
at the Arnold House. Mr. Mc-
Cutcheon, who is pastor of Jones
Avenue Baptist church and super
intendent of city missions n that
city, conducted a very helpful serv
ice at the Baptist church Sunday
night. The members of the church
are very appreciative of the kind
ness of the visiting ministers, and
always enjoy having them with
them.
What Everybody Wants.
Everybody desires good health,
which is impossible unless the kid
neys are sound and healthy. FoDy’s
Kidney R. medy should be taken at
the first indication of any irregular
ity, and a serious illness may be
averted. Foley’s Kidt ey Remedy will
restore your kidneys and bladder to
their normal state and activity. For
sale by Slaton Drug Cos.
College Pennants, School
Flags, Fraternity Hats, Caps
and Emblems ordered at the
Spalding Agency, Argus
Office. H. M. Shaver.
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets will clear the sour stomach,
sweeten the breath and cr ate a
healthy appetite. They promote the
How of gastr c juice, thereby inducing
good digestion. Sold by Slaton Drug
Cos , Jackson , Ga.
Orchard and Garden.
Do not plant big blocks of any
one variety of fruit. Mixed plant
ings of different kinds help the trees
to fertilize each other’s blossoms.
Remember that the blossoms of
some varieties are more or less self
sterile.
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A careful orchardist will see that
any tree which has been injured re
ceives prompt attention. Wounds
made by careless cultivators should
be covered with grafting wax or
cow manure and bound at once un
til the scar is healed.
Wh i ever you do, d© not pile
wood ashes over or close around
the body of the plant. That would
be almost sure to kill it. The best
way is to sow the ashes before the
plants are set and harrow them into
the soil. However, if the foliage is
dry and the ashes are not sown too
thickly, no injury would be likely
to result. —May Farm Journal.
For More Than Three Decades
Foley’s Honey and Tar has been a
household favorite lor all wilments of
the throat, chest and lungs. For in
fants anr* children it is best and safest
hs it contains no opiates and no harm
ful drugs None genuine but Foley’s
Honey and Tar in the yel'ow pack
age. Refuse substitutes. For sale
by Slaton Drug Cos.
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quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
invention Is probably patentable. Conimunica
t ions Strlctlv confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent*
sent free. Oldest mtenoy for securing patents.
Patents taken t broach Munn A Cos. receive
special .loiter, without charee, iatlie
Scientific American.
A handsomelr tllnstmted weekly. I.art eat cir
culation of an? scientific journal. Terms, $3 a
year; four months, si. Sold by all newsdealers.
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The Superior Quality I
Of our Toilet, Articles have made them very!
popular with the ladies. The variety
handle have been carefully selected from the!
very best. That explains the popularity anil
the perfect satisfaction given. Our prices!
will meet your approval. A cordial invitation!
to all to come and inspect our stock. |
SLATON DRUG COMPANY!
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Also I can sell you any kind of Watch or other Time Piece at I
reasonable price. §
Also Musical Instruments—Violins, Banjos, etc. I have now an J
excellent high grade second-hand Organ for sale at a bargain. |
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