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baknesville news-qazette
B. H. HARDY, Editor
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BARNESVILLE. GA.
MARCH 26, 1925.
WHAT ABOUT
YOUR CHILD?
Tuberculosis Is A Disease Of
f v Elarly Childhood.
W? progreso; arc thankful that wn
do. W*> have added 10 years to human
life within the last few yearn, and ten
years more should be added very
shortly. While we do progress, occa
sionally we are ahockcd to find what
we had been doing was possibly all
right and had been of great value, yet
we had been dervotlng our money, time
and labor at the wrong end; that we
were trimming off the top when we
should have been at the trunk or roots.
We can cut off blackberry vines, but
if we wish to be rid of tie pest we
must pull up the root We have been
doing much for tuberculosis; we have
accomplished wonders, but most of
our effort has been with the adult;
most of our effort has been with the
case that has already advanced to the
state of lung destruction; we have
neglected the early diagnosis and con
sequently have been watching and giv
ing all of our attention or nearly all
to the older people.
The child—the infant. In fact, Is the
logical place of attack. Why allow
the baby to contract the disease? Why
submit It to the Infected atmosphere
of the tubercular home? Why Hit Idly
by and let the germs be sown In its
body to later In life progress gradually,
slowly to the place that we ordinarily
call tuberculosis. The baby does not
have consumption of the lungs as we
ordinarily visualise It, hut It begins in
the glandular system and for yearn
may give very little trouble. It will
not be a strong child, hut will be un
der weight, will not grow off ns It.
should, Is susceptible to colds and oth
er diseases. It goes on and Is doctor
ed and teaod until It finally either
recovers or later In life comes down
with spine or hip Joint disease, or pos
sibly some discharge from bone or
gland, inter developing our socalled
tyjdcal consumption.
Georgia tio£ on? open air school
that we know of for the potentially tu
bex£til§r child They are taken care
f the entire year nnd now after three
worjt much good has been ac
complished.
v-4leorfdfi also has the only open air
gcliofll to the world where underprivi
leged negro children are cared for.
This is_ advance work' lj pioneer
wofjt of the highest character.
Every baby horn into a tubercular
home Is potentially tubercular; It does
not Inherit tuberculosis, but Its envi
ronment Is tubercular and It Is almost
Sure to contract the disease. Tul>er
culobls is n very common disease, pos
atbly ranking next to syphilis and gon
orrhoea. It Is a safe estimate In the
opinion of our best thinkers that we
have at least 60.090 school children
who are quite likely tubercular. It Is
also thought that at least 80 per cent
of our tul>erculosls Is contracted prior
to ten years of age. and the vast nut
lorlty of It prior to school age.
Do you think we should sit idly by
with folded hands and wait for this
army of innocents to develop this
dread white plague? Do you, Mr Tax
payer, think it Is good businivss to wait
for this army to be Indefinitely let
alone until they get the rattle In the
chest and the flush on the cheek to
furnish them a place In Alto, our Tu-
bcrculoslK Smyitorlujn. or do you
think It would b<> more economical to
take this little, innocent, sweet child
Mid Rive it the attention it should
hare to make It a well, strong citizen?
There is no place in Georgia where
you can eend a little child with tuber
culosis. There should be provided a
place of restoration —a proventato
rlum, If you please If we know of n
wrong and know how to correct it and
make it right, then do not do so. we
are guilty If we know that a child Is
going to be klled by an enemy, we
know that enemy and know how to
prevent this death, then do not do so,
are we guilty of the death of that
child? What do you think about it?
Tuberculosis kills children. we ktnw
the cause and most likely the place of
attack: we know It can be averted,
and now do you mt think we shculd
do our best to prevent this? The State
Board of Health is interested in the
children of Georgia They can tell of
eo many things to do to save life; don't
you think it would be a good idea to
write them about your problems? They
would be glad to hear from you.
UPSET STOMACH.
GAS, INDIGESTION,
TAKE “DIAPEPSIN”
The moment you eat a tablet of
“Pape’s Diapepsin” your indigestion
is gone. No more distress from a
sour, acid, upset stomach. No flatu
lence, heartburn, palpitation or mis
ery-making gases. Correct your di
tion that revives, renews and regen-
guaranteed by druggist to over-
Bteme stomach trouble.
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY-NEW YORK
Biggest in the World —More Assets, More Policyholders, More Insurance in Force, More New Insurance Each Year
A Mutual Company—lncorporated by the State of New York
Control Of The Midwife.
Georgia now has rules and regula
tions for the control of the midwife.
Those were passed by the State Board
of Health at their meeting in January
after they had been proposed and pass
ed upon by the State Medical Associ
ation.
Every expectant mother is entitled
to the very best of care She should
be under the care of a physician for
several months and have the best that
is possible In professional care when
she is to become a mother, yet many
babids are born in our State without
a physician being present. The mid
wife Is a necessity; we should see to
it that she is properly instructed and
knows especially what NOT to do We
congratulate the Medical Association
and the State Board of Health in tak
ing up this task, and we sincerely hope
our county will be one of the first t<
get the advantage of it.
Colds Cause drip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet* rvmov*
the cause. There is only one "Brumo Quimue-
E. W. GROVE'S signature on boi.
Hearts and Dollars
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WE are indebted to Mr. S. for his suggestion.
It is an excellent one. We publish an annual
Business Statement of the Metropolitan, not
because we think that the figures will he remembered, hut
because they offer conclusive evidence of unusual growth
and strength to its 22,000,000 policyholders.
And it is this extraordinary financial strength that
makes it possible for the Metropolitan to carry on a
nation-wide campaign for better health and longer life
People now live longer
Records kept by the Metropolitan show an extraor
dinary decrease in the death rate among its policy
holders. Compared with 1911, for example, there were
nearly 62,000 fewer deaths in 1924 among its Industrial
Policyholders than there would have been if the 1911
death rate had prevailed.
Health and Welf are Statement
DECEMBER 31, 1924
, Lives saved among Metropolitan
Industrial Policyholders since
1911 in excessof mortality im- •
i” n ! ~ or. P OP. U ,a! i ° .n ! n 200,000 people
nß . in . d “ t . hdaim, . ,inM $40,000,000
Lives saved in 1924 as compared . .
with death rate for 1911 01,958 people
Decline in mortality rate among
Metropolitan Industrial Pol
icyholders for all causes of „
death since 1911 32.1 Jq
Decline in Metropolitan Tuber
culosis mortality rate since - ,
Decline In Metropolitan Ty
phoid mortality rate since on icr
ion °u.s /o
f
Decline in Metropolitan Diph
theria mortality rate since , „
1911 55.1 ,0
Health Information through
magatine advertisements en iwn nnA 1-
reached in 1924 50,000,000 people
Health literature distributed
free in 1924 40,474,8/8 copies
•
Trained nursing care for sick . .. c .... . .
policyholders in 1924 2,565,2 5 MSItS
Health examination film shown . ... .
Total expenditures for Health
and Welfare Work among . mi! 74
Policyholders in 1924 55,027,001.25
Cause for Broken tVatcn Springs.
According to an Ohio scientist's ,-x
--perlments. watch springs are broken
♦urine thunderstorms by the sudden
changes that occur jn the moisture in
the air.
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Man’s Duty.
The constant duty of every man to
his fellows is to ascertain his own pow
ers and special gifts, and to strengthen
them for the help of others.—John
Ruskln.
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Individuality.
We never get the best out of people
as long as we treat them as a mob. ig
noring the unique interest *and value
of each individuals—Richard Cabot
'—O'
Gorilla's Wonderful Strength.
A gorilla four feet six inches in
height has the strength of four strong
men. It can bend double a pair of 12-
bore gun barrels in its paw.
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38-Foot Tide in Korea.
On the west and southwest coasts
of Korea the tide rises and falls from
26 to SS feet.
Two Statements—one of which has to do with Health
and H r e!fare, the other with Financial Strength
AN OPEN LETTER
' {Name on RequestJ
Mr. HaLEY Fiske, President
Metropolitan Life Insurance Cos.
New York City
My Dear Mr. Fiske:
Why don’t ’you publish a Heart Statement
along with the regular Financial Statement you
put out each year?
Any company can publish impressive figures
of financial strength, financial growth, etc. But
figures don’t stick. Ail I remember from your
last year’s Statement is that the Metropolitan has
several million policyholders and is the biggest
life insurance company in the world.
I’ve been following some of your magazine
Financial Statement
DECEMBER 31, 1924
Assets $1,628,174,348.20
Liabilities:
Reinsurance Fund $1,451,693,897.00
Reserved for Di
vidends to Policy- „, n , ... 10
holders 1925. ... 32,694,131.49
Unassigned Funds 91,088,070.71
A t L°! h " . L ". bi ! i : 52.698.24Q.00
$1,628,174,348.20
Increase in Assets during 1924 196,774,929.93
Income in 1924 457,173,167.10
Gain in Income, 1924 60,861,502.85
Paid-for Insurance Issued, Increased and . ... ...
Revived in 1924 2,515,728,846.00
Gain in Insurance in Force in 1924 1,284,230,701.00
Total Bonuses and Dividends paid or u
credited to policyholders 1892-1925 213,604,274.15
INSURANCE OUTSTANDING
Ordinary Insurance $5,307,887,075.00
Industrial (Premiums payable weekly).... 4,352,250,399.00
Group 862,347,295.00
Total Insurance Outstanding 10,522,484,769.00
Number of Policies in Force December 31, ..
1924 32,447,644
The Unpleasant Age. I
Woman throughout the ages has ar
rayed, attired, clothed, vested, draped,
garbed, habited and clad herself. But
In that era of sartorial disgrace which
marked the end of the Nineteenth cen
tury she only succeeded in upholstering
herself. —From “Through the Glad
Eyes of a Woman," by Jane Doe.
MONEY TO LOAN
On choice Farm Lands.
Claude Christopher
Attomey-at-law
BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA
advertisements lately that tell of work you’re
doing to help people live longer. It isn’t entirely
clear in my mind just how you’re doing it or why
you do it, but since you are doing it, give us the
facts and figures on that. Call it a Heart State
ment or a Welfare Statement, or anything you
like, but—give us the facts.
Perhaps other Metropolitan policyholders like
myself would be interested in a Statement of
that kind.
Very truly yours,
C. N. S .
While the average life span in the United States is
years greater than it was 12 years ago, the life span
of the Industrial Policyholders of the Metropolitan in
creased nearly years—a betterment of three years
over the general average—in the same interval.
These increases in longer life are due in large part to
the Metropolitan’s Elealth and Welfare Work among
its policyholders.
You are the gainer
You and all the other 22,000,000 policyholders—
otie out of every six people in the United States and Canada
reap the benefit through better health and decreased
cost of insurance.
The wealth of the Metropolitan belongs to you and
to no one else. The Metropolitan has no stock and no
stockholders. It is owned
solely by its policyholders.
You, as one of the policy
holders, share in the owner
ship of all its investments;
in its railroad bonds, its real
estate mortgages, its loans
to farmers, loans to states,
cities and towns for public
improvements and similar
enterprises.
You, as a part-owner of
over ,600,000,000,
should read the two state
ments on the left with a
feeling of pride in what your
company has achieved.
The efforts as w ell as the
assets of the Metropolitan
are dedicated to protection
against future want —to
greater happiness, better
health and longer life.
/•buy Hijik*,.
T President
When In Need
Of Garage Service or any Car, .Truck, Trac
tor, Accessories, Gas, or Oil call on us as we
will be glad to serve you. I have installed a
running instand for Ford Motors. And also
carry a full line of bolts.
We do mechanical and electrical work on
all kinds of cars and engines,
Cail on us for anything you need.
J. D. CLARK,
Authorized Ford Service
Meansville, Georgia
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