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PAGE SIX.
JUSTICE TO CRAWFORD
LONG
(From Atlanta Journal)
The State Hoard of Education, us
announced by Governor Rivers, has
canceled its contract with the pub
lisher' of it textbook on chemistry
and physics upon discovering that it
contain and < roneoua passages con
cerning the lit -t use ol ether us nn
anesthetic. This, for example: “Ini
1810 Morton and Warren, of Boston,
used ether in performing #an oper
ation (Figure 118), and since that
date civilized society has been freed
front the honors of the barber su
ireons.'' The descriptive lines under
Figure 118 read thus: “The first
public demonstration of the use of
ether as nn anesthetic. This oper
ation was performed in 1840 at the
Massachusetts General Hospital.”
Assuredly the Board of Education is
justified in refusing to put into the
public schools of Georgia a book
which ignores, in its reference to
surgical anesthesia, the illustrious
name of Crawford W. Long.
That Dr. Long discovered the
anesthetic power of sulfuric ether
and used it in an operation which he
performed at Jefferson, Georgia,
March 80, 1812, is one of the best
authenticated facts in medical his
tory. And if the year 1842 preced
ed the year 184(1, as even the most
prejudiced writers probably admit,
then to Crawford W. Long—not to
Morton belongs the credit for free
ing civilized society from “the hor
rors of the barber surgeons.” True
it is that the young Georgia physi
cian did not sound a trumpet when
he performed his epoch-marking op
eration in the little Georgia town.
He sought no patent on his benefi
*.-ient discovery and asked no financi
al reward. Instead, he freely shared
his knowledge and was content with
the good it would do.
But is was otherwise with W. T.
Morton, a Boston dentist, who, on
September 80, 1846, painlessly ex
tracted a tooth after letting the pa
tient breathe fumes of ether, and
who, on October 16 of the same year,
administer i ether for an operation
performed at the Massachusetts'
General Hospital by Dr. John Col
lins Warren. At this point let us
quote from the standard Dictionary
of American Biography: “During
the next two weeks a disagreement
arose as to the advisability of con
tinuing the procedure, since Morton
was rot a medical man and refused
to tell the composition of the anes
thetic agent. The difficulties were
finally overcome and the discovery
was first announced by H. J. Bige
low (a Boston surgeon) on Novem
ber 18, 1846, in the Boston Medical
and Surgical Journal. Morton at
once sought to secure profits from
his discovery and applied for a pat
ent to protect his rights. He did not
reveal that the anesthetic agent was
sulfuric* ether, but designated it by
the mysterious name of ‘letheon.’ ”
Subsequently he appealed to the
'Congress of the United States for a
grant of two hundred thousand dol
lars as a reward. The American
Med ical Association, in resolutions
opposing: his request, declared: “The
said Dr. Morton, by suits brought
against charitable medical institu
tions for an infringement of an al
leged patent covering all anesthetic
agents, not claiming sulfuric ether
only, but the state of anesthesia
however produced, has, by this act,
put himself beyond the pale of an
honorable profession and of true
laborers in the cause of science and
humanity; therefore. Resolved, That
the American Medical Association
enter their protest against any ap
propriation to Dr. Morton on the
ground of his unwarrantable assump
tion ol a patent right in anesthesia.”
Regardless of these unhappy as
pects of his career, Morton should
be duly credited for whatever he
may have done to extend the knowl
edge and hasten the use of surgical
anesthesia. But to describe him as
its first discoverer is to blink the
difference between 1842 and 1846
and to ignore the fully attested
record of Dr. Crawford W. Long’s
noble benefaction. Whoever cares
to read this record in a brief but
accurate form will fin-d it in a paper
written by the distinguished South
ern surgeon, Dr. Frank K. Boland,
and published in Volume VII of the
Georgia Historical Quarterly. No
textook should be countenanced
which denies or withholds due credit
from the great Georgian, Crawford
W. Long, who blessed humanity with
anew surcease from pain and anew
fortress against disease and death.
Wind-fall apples make delicious
apple sauce. If put in jars while
boiling hot and sealed airtight,
sauce will keep all winter.
Whelchel Assails Cotton
Loan Plan
Gainesville, Ga., Sept. 13.—Con
gressman B. Frank Whelchel today
voiced a vigorous protest against
the cotton loun program under which
he stated “the Georgia farmer will
receive a subsidy of up to 2 cents
per pound on the total crop (which
is below the cost of production).”
“As 1 understand the cotton pro
gram of the Department of Agricul
ture as reported in the press,” said
the Georgia congressman, “Georgia
farmers will only receive up to a
1-cent subsidy on 65 per cent of the
Dase acreage, and will receive no
subsidy whatsoever on 35 per cent
of the base acreage. This means
•hat the Georgia farmer will re
ceive a subsidy of up to 2 cents
,;er pound on the total crop (which
is below the cost of production).
“If correcty reported, this is
manifesty unfair to the Georgia
farmer, and I desire to lodge my pro
est as a member of Congress, and
if such program is because of lack
of sufficient funds, then I, am in
favor of having an extra session and
making funds available to the De
partment of Agriculture to carry out
a fair and equitable program.
“The price of cotton now is far
below any other commodity price.
Our farmers are not receiving a fair
price, nor even the cost of produc
tion, for their cotton. The cotton
farmer should receive at least 12
cents for his cotton. Under the
present progiam, he only receives
12 cents for 65 per cent of the cot
ton produced on his base acreage
(and this only applies to 7-8 mid
dling grade or better). He cannot
do this and live, and I protest this
program.”
MISS SARA FRANCES GEE
Andersdn, S. C. Miss Sara
Frances Gee, 23, daughter of Mrs.
Lizzie Gee, of the Five Forks section,
lied Wednesday in a local hospital.
She was a native of Jefferson, Ga.,
iving in this county for the past
five years. She is survived by her
mother, and three sisters, Miss Mary
lane Gee, of Five Forks; Mrs. Ev
Flgin and firs. Lou Bell Bond, both
of Georgia.
PRAYER
Sometimes the way is lonely and
burdens hard to bear,
But we know there’s consolation
when we go to God in prayer:
When the clouds are hanging o’er us
and the way we cannot see,
We hear the Savior saying: ‘temp
ted one, abide in me.’
When the friends we long have cher
ished have turned from us a
way,
We find our greatest comfort, is to
go alone and pray;
We have a friend in Jesus who will
* watch with tenderest care
And we always get the blessing
when we go to Him in prayer.
Let us follow where He leadeth, who
died that we may live—
He has promised grace sufficient to
every ill forgive;
All our hope is placed in Jesus, His
the way, the truth, the light,
And I feel an inspiration as I
think of Him tonight.
We can rest upon His promise, upon
His arm rely;
What we need to help us conquer
He has promised to supply.
While at times our heart was way
ward and rebellious in the way,
It has oft’ been made submissive
when we went alone to pray.
Thus a telephone to Heaven, how I
cannot understand:
But tonight the Central answers
from that starlit Glory Land:
“Come, all ye heavy-laden, I will all
your burdens bear,”
Let us telephone to Heaven, tell
it to the Lord in prayer.
Let us rise above the trials, let us
work and watch and pray,
With the. Savior’s smile upon us
as we journey on our way,
And, at last, we’ll meet in Glory in
that Golden City fair,
If we keep in touch with Jesus, by
our earnest faithful prayer.
—Author Unknown.
OHIO MULE REACHES FORTY
Thad Moorhead, farmer living
west of Findlay, Ohio, is wondering
how long it takes to wear out a
mule. He says “Old Bessie” has
just turned 41 and is still doing her
share of the farm work.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
NOTICE OF SALE
Georgia, Jackson County. Pursu
ant to an order of the Honorable
Clifford Pratt, Judge of the Super
ior Court of Jackson County, Geor
gia, granted at the regular August
term, 1037, of said court, in the
case of J. W. Sheppard v. The
Maysville Oil Mill, No. 1872, the
undersigned will, on the first Tues
day in October, 1937, between the
legal hours of sale, expose to the
highest bidder for cash before the
court house door in said State and
county, all that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in
Maysville, Jackson County, Georgia,
formerly known as the Maysville Oil
Mill site, and later as the Maysville
Bonded Warehouse, consisting of
two lots, described in the Newton
survey of J. S. Sims Estate, as Lot
No. 1 containing 3.47 acres, and
Lot No. 2 having 110 feet frontage
and running back equal width 481
feet; both of said lots being in
Block 2 of said survey, and situated
on the east side of the Southern
Railroad. Sale subject to confirma
tion by the court in terms of law.
This September 2, 1937.
H. A. STEPHENS, JR.,
Receiver of The Maysville Oil Mill.
SHERIFF’S SALE
Georgia, Jackson County. There
will be sold, to the highest bidder,
for cash, before the court house door
in said State and County, on the
first Tuesday in October, 1937, be
tween the legal hours of sale, the
following property, to-wit:
All that tract of land lying and
being in the 245th Dist., G. M.,
Jackson County, Georgia, beginning
at a dogwood, thence S 12 E. 11.00
to a pine, thence N. 78 E. 16.00 to
a black oak, thence 15 W. 12.00 to
P. 0., thence S. 70 W. 18.50 to be
ginning corner, containing twenty
acres, more or known as the
Sarah J. Potter farm, adjoining
lands of J. A. Doster, Dilmus Potter,
Bud Wood. Said property in posses
sion of W. C. Potter; levied on to
satisfy a fi. fa. in favor of J. C.
Turner, against W. C. Potter, issued
from the City Court of Jefferson,
May Term, 1937. Said property
levied on as the property of defend
ant in fi. fa., notice of sale and levy
having been given to defendant in
fi. fa. This the 6th day of Septem
ber, 1937.
R. M. Culberson, Sheriff.
NOTICE
Statement of the ownership, man
agement, circulation, etc., required
by the acts of Congress .of August
24, 1912, and March 3, 1933, of The
Jackson Herald, published weekly at
Jefferson, Ga., for October, 1937.
State of Georgia, County of Jack
son, Before me, a Notary Public in
and for the State and county afore
said, personally appeared W. H.
Williamson, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is the Business Manager
on The Jackson Herald, and that the
following is, to the best of his
knowledge and belief, a true state
ment of the ownership, manage
ment, etc., of the aforesaid publica
tion for the date shown in the above
caption, required by the Act of Au
gust 24, 1912, as amended by the
Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in
section 537, Postal Laws and Re
gulations:
That the names and addresses of
the publishers, editor, and business
manager, are: Publishers, Holder &
Williamson, Jefferson, Ga.; Editor,
John N. Holder, Jefferson, Ga.; Busi
ness Manager, W. H. Williamson,
Jefferson, Ga.
That the owners are: John N. Hol
der, and W. H. Williamson, Jeffer
son, Ga.
That the known bondholders,
mortgagees, and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent
or more of total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities, are:
None.
W. H. Williamson,
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 17th day of September,
1937.
W. W. Dickson, Ordinary.
(My commission expires Decem
ber 31, 1940.)
Our subscription list is corrected
to date. Look at the label on your
paper, and see if yours is paid. If
not, send in your renewal at once,
as we must comply with the posta
regulations and discontinue all sub
scriptions not paid in advance.
Let The Herald do your Job
Printing. Keep your printing dol
lars at home.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF Land
Georgia, Jackson Countv n
of default in the paym, n! ' , f eCause
secured by a deed to a I(,ar >
executed by W. L. R lre
Federal Land Bank *V'r 1° The
dated the 15th day • k ‘ mbia *
t 927, and recorded in ih. r,° ber ’
Office of the Jackson Cou ! . J 6 * 1 ’ 1
ior Court in Book W. W V ," aper '
the undersigned has t . ,'f'' " 41,
full amount of the in<b ■ ' tbe
ferred to due and payal,
ing under the power 0 t 3ct '
ained in said deed, for •
of paying said indebted! ; j, P< ’ se
the sth day of October ;r; ’,° n
:ng the legal hours of
court house in said county' *
public outcry to the high , s t
ior cash, the lands desm-ib ,j ' 'T
dead, to-wit:
All that certain lot, true. or parcel
ai land containing ,p.
v\uuj -seven
acres, more or less, located, i yin
and being in the County of Jackson
(Head-right Land), State of Geor’
gia, and 255th G. M.; being bounded
on the north by lands of Mrs. J b
Elrod, east by lands of Mrs J, b
Elrod, west by lands of R. L. § and [
-m-s and R. V. Richey, south by lands
of C. J. Hood and Rice and Shore
and having such shape , me te S '
courses and distances as will mor e
fully appear by reference to a plat
thereof made by J. D. Jewell, Sur
veyor, on the sixteenth day of Au
gust, 1927, a copy of which plat is
on file with the Federal Land Bank
of Columbia. The undersigned will
execute a deed to the purchaser as
authorized by the aforementioned
loan deed. This 6th day of Septem
ber, 1937.
THE FEDERAL LAND
BANK OF COLUMBIA.
Davis & Stephens,
Attorneys.
LEAVE TO SELL LAND
Georgia, Jackson County. Where
as, W. S. Christian and G. W. West
mpreland, Co-Admrs. de bonis non
on the estate of Sallie J. Shields,
late of said county, deceased, make
application for leave to sell the land
belonging to said estate; this is to
cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any,
at the next regular term of the
Court of Ordinary for said county,
to be held on the first Monday in
October, 1937, why said leave to sell
land should not be granted the ap
plicant. Witness my hand and of
ficial signature, this 6th day of
September, 1937.
W. W. DICKSON, Ordinary.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
Georgia, Jackson County. W. H.
McLeroy having applied to me for
permanent letters of administration
on the estate of Mrs. Cora Hale Mc-
Leroy, late of said county, this is to
cite all and singular the creditors
and next of kin of Mrs. Cora Hale
McLeroy to be and appear at my of
five within the time allowed by law,
and show cause, if any they can,
why permanent administration
should not be granted to W. H. Mc-
Leroy on Mrs. Cora Hale McLeroy’s
estate. Witness my hand and of
ficial signature, this 6th day of
September, 1937.
W. W. DICKSON, Ordinary.
LEAVE TO SELL LAND
Georgia, Jackson County. Where
as, W. S. Christian, Executor on the
estate of Alex S. Shields, late of
said county, deceased, makes appli
cation for leave to sell the land be
longing to said estate; this is to cite
all persons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause, if any, at
the next regular term of the Court
of Ordinary for said county, to be
held on the first Monday in October,
1937, why said leave to sell land
should not be granted the applicant.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 6th day of September,
1937.
W. W. DICKSON, Ordinary.
CITATION
Georgia, Jackson County. To All
Whom It May Concern: George C.
Wißiamson, as administrator of Ra
bun G. Morris, deceased, has in due
form of law applied to the under
signed for leave to sell the lands be
longing to the estate of said deceas
ed, and said application will h' 1
granted on the first Monday in Oc
tober, next, unless cause is shown to
the contrary. This 6th day of Sep
tember, 1937.
W. W. DICKSON, Ordinary.
Jefferson Insurance Agency
General Insurance,
Jefferson, Georgia*