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IMOSTIMPORTANT | HUMAN NEEDS - I The three most Important needs for im&n are air, food and water, Aid In Lach case purity Is necessary. Pure wa ter Is a luxury an well as a necessity. The abundant use of pure water pro motes health, while to be deprived of It U a hardship. Impure water Is a disappointment and It may be a posi tive danger. The history of sanitary engineering Itells sad tales of misery and death re sulting, from drinking water Infected with the germs of such diseases as rholera. typhoid fever and dysentery A recent typhoid fever epidemic in la certain city In the West is a start ling testimony of the damage a pol luted water supply can cause. This is a city of 10,000 inhabitants, jits water supply Is derived from three (groups of deep wells bordering the (outskirts of the city. Water from the (wells flows through gravity lines to (several collecting reservoirs, A por tion of one of the gravity lines was (constructed of vitrified tile with ee- Jniented joints. The water supply had Ibeen used for years, and was thought (to be safe until ! Ijist year a number of cases of la to m a c h disorders developed lin the city. This was shortly follow led by an outbreak of typhoid fever. k>ne of the first steps was to order kll water boiled until a chlorinating •apparatus was installed to sterilize the fwater. This precautionary measure iwaa taken before the cause of the pickness was known. . The forces of the State Board of (Health then began a systematic In vestigation to find the source of In fection. The Investigation Included the milk supply, raw vegetable supply, Itbe water suply, etc. The water sup- Jply was finally singled out from the hnass of evidence as having spread (he disease. A thorough Investigation (of the supply determined, without tioubt, that the cause of the epidemic (was due to contamination from a pri vate sewer. The supply being derived from deep Wells, little attention had ever been Riven the matter of chlorinating the (water. This severe epidemic proved (hat even deep well supplies through Rome faulty construction can become (he source of great danger, j They estir.ated the cost to be at least $150,000.00, $15.00 for every In habitant. The experience of this city should serve as a warning to every municipality In the United States. In our own State there are a number of cities that should consider carefully this city’s typhoid fever epidemic. This Is only one of many examples (of disease and suffering cuused by drinking polluted water. Is your city one of the cities that is live-awake and having regular monthly analysis made of Its water Bupply? if your city has not yet "waked up to the benefits of having u safe water to drink at all times, and ■wish to wake up and be progressive, (.hen write to the (Teorgia State ißoard of Health for information con cerning a Regular Monthly Analysis pf Water Supplies. DIPHTHERIA YOUR CHILD There are only two reasons for there ever being another case of diph theria, if they can bo called reasons; [they are lguorance and Indifference. They are two big l’s. They cause juuch suffering, death nnd expense. ' There Is a remedy against diphthe ria; that remedy Is toxin-antitoxin. It is Inexpensive, costing about fifteen cents for each individual. It should lie given a baby at about six months of age or at any time after that up ito six years of age. At the age of six .years, It would perhaps be better to lest the child for natural Immuniza tion against the disease; that Is to say, that a large number of people will not contract the dlseesa, even (though they are exposed. The phy sician cun give what Is known as the 'Schick test, and by ft can tell If the •child Is susceptible. As the child (grows older, It gradually builds up an [immunity, and after twelve or fifteen lyears of age comparatively few peo ple contract diphtheria, although Adults do “take It.’ Toxin-antitoxin is not a remedy for the cure of the disease and should not be used that way. It Is a pre ■ventlve and requires several weeks to administer It. After, the last dose is given It will perhaps be several ■months before the patient gets, the ;ful! immunity. The State Board of (Health urges that nil babies be glveu (toxin-antitoxin prior to one year of age, or if neglected then, as early as (possible. Vital statistics are absolutely nec- Bsnn from economy and health staticpoints. We must see to it that •the constitutional amendment Is pass *ed at the election thU fall. Vote for the constitutional amend ment favoring the prevention of dis ease at the coming election. IMPORTANCE OF MOUTH HIGH (Dr. J. H. Hammond, Commissioner of Health, Walker County.) “infection of the teeth and gums causes, directly or Indirectly, one-half of the fatal diseases. This Infection exists because the teeth and gums are not kept clean.” This quotation Is from a book written by a teacher, chief dentist, of mouth hygiene, In one of the largest and most popular med ical colleges In our country—or the world. To appreciate the truth here ex pressed and the extreme Importance of properly caring for the teeth and gutns, It Is essential to understand that Infection, or disease, cannot oc- cur unless the disease-producing germ gets within, not Just on the body; that nature has provided for protection of the outside skin through which, If un broken. germs certainly cannot pene trate, and for the mouth and all other cavities a mucous membrane which. If kept free from breaks, smooth and firm, Is almost as effective in protect ing against the majority of our most serious affections. The surgeon of to day would not dare to perform an op eration without first destroying with antiseptics the germs which he knows are In waiting for an opening to be made; and this knowledge with Us conscientious application is saving thousands of lives dally, if the mos quito hud no proboscis for penetrat ing the skin yellow and malarial fe v<*rs could not exist; could the dog be deprived of teeth his poisonous sa liva, simply deposited on the skin, would never cause hydrophobia. Though not so specific nor quite so certain In action as In the Instances |tist mentioned, a clean mouth with sound teeth and firm, smooth unbro ken gums. Including healthy tonsils, which Is dependant, no doubt, In many instances, on a clean mouth In front of them, the saving from sickness would be enormously greater; for not only do the causes of acute diseases coming from without pass Immediate ly within through the openings In diseased teeth, gums, tonsils, but these organs when themselves Infected elaborate a poison which is slowly and constantly absorbed Into the system, causing almost unlimited diseases, in cluding rheumatism, neuralgia, heart disease, kidney disease. The mouth Is thp place of entrance of all food and water, both of which often contain disease producing germs, a large part of the air being dust and moisture frequently laden with germ passes through this cavity; the common drinking -nip just from the lips of the diseased, dirty fingers, pen cils and numerous ether objects make deposits here. If there are no open ings within, the infecting material may be detained and expectorated, or swallowed and destroyed by the stomach juices, but If the doors are open It Is liable to pass immediately Into the blood and begin its deadly work. No trouble to understand the Importance of keeping these doors closed. Care of the teeth, to be of much value must begin in babyhood, and to bo satisfactory and continue 'hrou ;h life will depend on the faith fulness of the mother in establishing the habit early. Dentists tell us that perfect clean liness will prevent decay of the teeth and gums; that this may be secured by thorough use of tho brush and den tal floss dally; that a little mild soap, a bit of table salt or tooth paste if one prefers It, though not essential, may be of help. For the baby up to four or five years, only a brush, very small and soft, is needed. If the tem porary teeth show signs of decay, a dentist should be consulted, because If lost early the permanent ones will be Irregular. To prevent repulsive mouth, to avoid a foul breath, or toothache, or the loss of organs so useful Indiges tion are objects any one of which la worth far more than all of the time and expense required to properly care for the mouth, but all of these objects combined are Insignificant compared with the saving of expense, ineffi ciency, suffering and loss of life At tention limited to no other part of the human body, perhaps, can add so much to the span of life, hs capability of service and tho happiness It can yield. TEACHERS TAUGHT HEALTH One of the best things done by our Department of Education In a long time was the incorporation of one period a day at the Teachers’ Insti tutes on Health, ll'gleno and Sanita tion. The lesson outlines were pre pared by the State Board of Health and Georgia Tuberculosis Association. The text books are furnished by the State Board of Health and at each of the fifteen Institutes a representative of the State Board oi Health gives a talk on Organization for Health and also urges the necessity for the teach er being physically fit and a living ex ample to her pupils and the com munity. INDIFFERENCE THE MOST DEADLY ENEMY TO THE HUMAN RACE. (Dr. 8. A. Anderson, Commissioner of Health, Baldwin County.) The oil and gasoline for the auto mobile must be declared to be the best by trained Inspectors; the car must run perfectly. The horse, cow, dog, cat, must have the best and leanest of food. The children? Oh, well. It doesn’t matter about human beings; they will get along all right; they don’t need good, clean food; no attention Is or need be paid to see (hat baby gets the very best of milk at a time when a human being needs a good foundation for vitality. We eat any and all kinds of meat and other foods, cooked and raw. We don’t know where It comes from, how fresh It Is or who has handled It, and, fur thermore, we don't care. To dilute, denature, substitute or Improperly handle materials for our cars, machin ery or pets Is a fraud, and will be jo punishable by the court. Do we Investigate to see if there Is a fraud committed In the handling, prepara tion and sale of our food? We do not! Know the quality and source of your food; know by whom It is han dled and prepared. It Is your right under any and all laws to know If the food measures up to a standard of safety and justice. Are the people who handle your food, food for your baby, free from communicable and preventable dls aases? What value do you place on '.he proper functioning of your body, your child’s body? Co-operate with your State Board of Health. THE PERFECT FOOD The one perfect food, that provided by nature ready for use is the best of all foods. This Is perhaps especially true of children and old people. Milk contains a balanced ration for the baby, and when taken direct from the mother’s breast is uncontaminated, pure and wholesome; it is the one perfect food. It is the one food e..- joyed and relished by every human be ing until later some by cultivation of their taste say they do not like It. It Is an essential food. Clean milk, un contamtnated milk only should be used. While milk glvos the food that makes babies grow and develope It is a splendid food for the disease germ; It Is one of the best “mediums” as our laboraties call It. (Terms like milk and will thrive upon it. From this fact we know that unclean milk Is a dangerous food. The handling of milk then Is a matter of great concern. Unless the cow is sick or has some disease of the udder her milk Is pure when she Is milked, but her grooming should be done with the utmost care. The milker should be clean, especially the hands, In cluding the nails. The vessels that re ceive the milk should be as nearly sterile as possible. It should be pro tected from Insects, especially files. It should bo kept clean through every process and at as low a temperature as is possible. The cow, the milker, the containers, the handler should each and all be what our hospitals call "surgically clean.” The cooler tho milk is kept the less the germs and bacteria grow. This is the reason that all health authorities Insist that milk be Immediately cooled and kept cool. Say 50 degrees. Pasteurization of milk means that the milk has been heated to tho point that most germs are killed, but unless It Is immediately cooled and kept cold they soon grow again. Absolutely clean milk does not need pasteuriza tion, but If you are in doubt about your milk boll It and quickly cool It If you do not like It hot and It Is safe. Every child should have a quart of milk a day; he needs It. It Is just as good for the adult and splendid for the aged. DRINKING WATER Safe water for borne use Is much to be desired. Almost all municipal supplies are safe, but the home supply Is often In the rural sections of our state anything but pure, and water ’hat Is not pure is always dangerous. Water can be clear and cold, yet have the germs of disease In It. Wells and springs should have the proper care given them. No surface water should allowed to get In; no seepage should trickle down the walls of the well after a rain. The State Board oi Health will bo glad to advise you about your well or iprlng If you will write them at the Capitol. They have worked out a method of purifying your well by the addition of chlorine. It Is known, of course, by everybody that boiling the water will destroy the gems, but it then has to bo cooled again. Espe cially should your water supply bo given attention If there is typhoid or dysentery in the community. These .llsoases are often contracted from flies and drlukiug water. THE PUBLIC SERVANT COOK, NURSE, MAID, AT TENDANT, CIvERK, BUTCH ER, BAKER. (Dr. S. A. Anderson, Commissioner of Health, Baldwin County.) They prepare your food and that of your children; they handle raw foods to be eaten by you and your children. They bathe, dress and care for the baby, for you, for mother. Good old colored mammy? Yes, she Is free from any dangerous disease. How do you know that she Is. and what reason have you to even suppose that she Is? A young girl? She always wears clean, neat clothes, and apparently keeps her body clews; she hati never been sick. (Oven If they are sick occasionally, how many people think anything of It ? Day after day they allow them to con tinue caring for them and their chil dren Sore throat, sore eyes, appar ent “fever blisters,” frequent head aches, general lassitude; yes, Lucy, our nurse, has all those things once In a while, but it is nothing serious, and we still keep her and leave the children with her. Occasionally this servant will also have trouble with her bladder, will lose her appetite, lose weight and cough from a little throat Irritation. You stop and think! Doesn't the thought of syphilis, gonorrhoea, tu berculosis, skin disease, typhoid car rier, ever occur to you as being pres ent in your servants? Do you ever send those servants to your physician or to your health officer to be exam ined? Why should it be possible for everyone under the sun to have any or all of these diseases and your ser vant, yourself, your child, be immune from them? Your precious little child, blind from gonorrhoea contracted from the filth r* your supposedly clean nurse, incurably afflicted with syphilis, tuberculos j or any other dis ease, all contracted from gome ser vant whom you trusted to care for them. To whom should the accusing finger of responsibility be pointed? To you, of course; no sne else. Do you ever suppose for one minute that any public servant Is going to tell you If he or she Is affected and afflicted with any communicable disease? They will do this just as quickly as a bank which Is to close its doors will tell you of Its failure. It will more than pay any mother and father to think of this, to have their servants examined every four months at least. Consult your State Board of Health, the United States Public Health Service, the Tuberculo sis Association, your family physi cian, your local Department of Health. To your utter amazement, verify by them what nas been said. CORRECTION PHYSICAL DEFECTS It Is one thing to make a physical examination of a child and another to get the defects corrected. It Is a use less waste of time to examine children and not correct them. In some cases it Is a mistake to find and report a defect that is not corrected, and we question the wisdom of doing so. In certain types of nervous make -up ff the child is found with a defect and told about it and the correction is not made, the fact of the defect will cause the child to brood over it. To accomplish the end sought all de fects found should be corrected where it Is humanly possible to do so. The examining physician should use caution In making his exami nations and in the type of child referred to above should make a confidential report to the teacher and parent. In fact, there is no rea son to parade before the world and the playmates of the child In particu lar a defect of any sort. Every school should have Its children examined, but especially the child of pre-school age. Every school should In advance have In mind the providing for the correction of defects. If the question of the geographic distribution of hospitals is made It will be found that we have about 42 general hospitals In Georgia, with something over 4,000 beds, within reach of almost every section of the state. It seems to us that an arrange ment could be made with them to take defective children for surgical corrections in groups at reasonable rates. The Coun ty Medical Societies could readi ly arrange this and make the arrange ment for tho surgeon to do the work. If 15 or 20 children were taken at a time for tonsils and adenoids a very low rate could !>■> made. 1 his would be much more desirable than clinics nt tho schools or improvised hospi tals, or at least the State Board of Health think so. We hope that our county will make arrangements for the taking care of all our children, but especially the children of pre-school age. If you live in a malarial section the State Board of Health advises the dal ly use of quinine. NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I The undersigned intend to apply !to the Secretary of State of Georgia for a charter of incorporation of ( Gainesville Midland Railroad Com pany. This notice is given pursuant to the statutes of the State of Geor gia for such cases made and provid ed. After legal notice has been given by requisite publications, the under signed will present to the Secretary lof State of Georgia a petition for 'charter in words and figures as set out below. C. T. Abeles. J. P. Snyder. L. S. Subik. J. D. Langston. J. J. Ohseik. Geo. L. Parsons. E. A. Howard. Warren T. White. F. L. Carpenter. F. W. Leopold. In Re: Petition for Incorporation of Gainesville Midland Railroad Com pany. To the Honorable the Secretary of State of Georgia: ' The persons whose respective names and residences are hereinafter par ticularly shown, and who are herein termed “petitioners,” bring this their petition to the Secretary of State of Georgia, and respectfully show. Petitioners have associated them selves together for the purpose of forming a railroad company under the laws of the State of Georgia and present this petition in aid of such plan and purpose and to the end that they may receive a certificate of incorporation under the statutes of said State. The respective names and resi dences of petitioners are as follows, to-wit: Name Residence C. T. Abeles, Baltimore, Md. J. T. Snyder. Baltimore, Md. L. S. Subik, New York, N. Y. J. D. Langston, Savannah, Ga. J. J. Ohseik, Savannah, Ga. Geo. L. Parsons, Savannah, Ga. E. A. Howard, Savannah, Ga. Warren T. White, Savannah, Ga. F. L. Carpenter, Savannah, Ga. F. W. Leopold, Savannah, Ga. The names of the railroad company which petitioners desire to have in corporated is GAINESVILLE MID LAND RAILROAD COMPANY. The length of said railroad will be approximately thirty-five (35) miles. The general direction of said rail road will be from northwest to south east, and the same will run into or through the counties of Hall, Jackson and Clarke. Said railroad will run from Gaines ville, in Hall County, to Fowler’s Junction, in Clarke County, and will also extend to the following principal places: Belmont and Jefferson. Without excluding or limiting oth er corporate powers, the corporation shall have power: (1) To erect, maintain and operate telegraph and telephone lines along the lines of said railroad, and to transact .1 com mercial telegraph and express busi ness; (2) To build, construct, own, lease, charter hnd operate steam boats, x'essels or other water craft in connection with, or as a part of, the business or operation of said rail road, or independently; (3) To con duct a general warehouse business, and to construct, lease, purchase or otherwise to acquire and to own, operate and dispose of docks, whar ves, terminals, harbors, slips, stor age and loading plants and lighter age; (4) To acquire, hold and dis pose of stocks and bonds of other corporations; (5) To make, negotiate, purchase, sell, discount, endorse, as sume, insure, or guarantee any con tract or contract obligation, bond, note, mortgage or other evidence of indebtedness connected in any man ner with the business of the cor poration or of any related corpor ation; (6) To aid in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, extension, improvement, betterment or enlargement of any railroad, rail road property or facility, or any property thereafter proposed for rail way use or acquired by the corpor ation or any related corporation, whether title be in the name of the company or of any related corpor ation, and to lend its credit in any manner for any such purpose or to any related corporation; (7) To exe cute, join in or otherwise subject its properties and assets, presently own ed or subsequently to be acquired, or any part thereof, to any mortgage or other instrument or instruments se curing any bonds or other indebted ness of the company, executed, cre ated, or guaranteed by the company, seperntely or jointly, with any per son or persons, or with any other corporation or corporations; (8) To enter into lease, trackage or operat ing agreements with any one or more persons, covering all or any of this company’s properties; or all or any of the .properties of such other per sons or corporation, or any of them. (9. To retire, purchase, hold, and re-issue, or sell its own stock, bonds or other forms of indebtedness, pro vided that while owning its own stock the same shall not be voted. The amount of capital stock of the proposed corporation will be Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,- 00.00) of common stock, divided into three thousand (3,000) shares of the par value of SIOO.OO each. The corporation is to continue for one hundred and one years. The principal office of said rail road company is to be located in the City of Savannah, Georgia; the orga rization, meeting of the stockhold ers of the company, and the regular annual stockholders meetings for election of directors, shall be held at the principal office of the company, but any or all other meetings of stockholders and ail meetings of the [directors, may be held at any place, either within or without the State of Georgia. i Petitioners intend in good faith [to go forward without delay to se cure subscriptions to the capital stock, and to construct and or ac quire, equip, maintain, and oneratZ said railroad. Petitioners request that they, their associates, successors and assigns, be incorporated and made a body poli tic under the laws of this State for the full term aforesaid, with all of the rights, privileges and immunities now given by law to railroad com panies, as well as such rights as may hereafter be given and conferred upon the same, subject in all re spects to such restrictions as mav he fixed by law. Chas. T. Abeles is hereby authoriz ed and directed, as President of the corporation, without the necessity for further corporate actipn or authority, to make, sign, verify and file application to the Interstate Com merce Commission under Section 1 (18)-(21) of the - Interstate Com merce Act for a certificate of pub lic convenience and necessity for the construction, acquisition, operation or extension of the line of railroad above described, and any further, other or additional lines of railroad or connections which may be includ ed in any amendment of the com pany’s charter or otherwise, within the corporate power of the company to acquire, construct or operate, and, also, to make, sign, verify and file* applications under Section 15a (18) of said Interstate Commerce Act for permission to retain the excess earn ings of any and all newly acquired or constructed lines of raiiroad, and to do any and all things necessary to secure the consent or approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission or of any other authority to the acquisi tion, construction and operation of any line of railroad, including au thority to make all such advertise mits and returns to questionnaires or inquiries as may be required by the said Commission. Petitioners have heretofore given notice of their intention to present this application for charter by the publication of this petition in the newspapers in which sheriff’s adver tisements are published in each of the counties through which said railroad will run, once a week for four weeks. Respectfully submitted, C. T. Abeles. J. P. Snyder. L. S. Subik. J. D. Langston. J. J. Ohseik. Geo. L. Parsons. E. A. Howard. Warren T. White. F. L. Carpenter. F. W. Leopold. PRESSING CLUB I am ooerating a Pressing Club in Jefferson, opposite Turner, Inc., Store. Am pre pared to do all kinds of work, both mens and ladies clothes. Will appreciate your pa tronage. F. R. WILSON. Ambrosia Seed Rye, and Fulgum Seed Oats, for Sale. —Harwell-Rankin Hdw. Cos. To Stop a Cough Quick take HAYES' HEALING HONEY, a cough medicine which stops the sough by healing the inflamed and irritated tissues. A box of GROVE’S O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES’ HEALING HONEY. The salve should be rubbed on the chest and throat of children suffering from a Cold or Croup. The heallnfi effect of Haves' Healing Honey In side the throat combined with the healing effect of Grove (uO-Pen-Trate Salve through the pores of the ski“joon stops a cough. Both remedies are packed in one cartoc and the cost of the combined treatment is 35c. Just ask your druggist for HAYES’ HEALING iJpNEY. GAINESVILLE MIDLAND RAILWAY Schedule Effective May 19, 1925 @ No. 2 leaves Jefferson for Gain esvillt 9.03 a. m. * No. 12 leaves Jefferson for Gainesville 1.00 p. m. @ No. 6 leaves JefTerson for Gainesville, 4.53 p. m. @ No. 5 leaves Jefferson for Ath ens 9.03 a. m. * No. 11 leaves Jefferson for Ath ens 9.13 a. m. @ No. 1 leaves Jefferson for Ath ens 4.53 p. m. * Daily except Sunday. @ Daily. * • Daily except Sunday. Schedules Nos. 5 and 6 are cover ed by Passenger Motor Car 400. A TOIVIC Grove’s Tasteless “hill Tonic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying awl Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how it brings color to tht cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will thea appreciate its true tonic value. Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs by its Strengthening. Invigor ating Effect. 60c. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms have an un healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a rule, there is more or 1 ess stomach disturbance. GROVE S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC given regu larly for two or three weeks wil] enrich the blood, improve the digestion, and act as a general Strength ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then throw off or dispel the w>rms, and theChiid wil Ibe in perfect health. Plea sent to take. 60c pei bettio.