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MIA M STATE
Georgia State Board of Health Pointa
Out How Disease Might Be Erad
icated Through Proper
Precautions.
Atlanta, Ga.. July 24. —(Special.)—
Do you know how to tell the differ
ence between the Anopheles and the
Cults? Or, to put it in plain Eng
lish, could you tell the difference, ;f
you tried, between the malarial mos
quito, the particular mosquito which
carries and transmits the germs o‘
malaria and to which the name Ano
pheles is given, end the common, or
dinary, every day mosquito wn.ch ib
known as the Culex?
There is one important distinguish
ing feature, about which there io
nothing scientific or involved, and it
is this: Observed when at rest upon
a wall or other surface, the body of
the malarial mosquito is almost
straight and sticks out from the sur
face upon which it rests, while the
body of the common mosquito is bent,
forming an angle, and both its beak
and tail point toward the surface to
which it is attached.
The accompanying illustration
shows this difference so that any one
may recognize it. Every one should
have this information, for it may
prove of material assistance in avoid
ing a dangerous attack of malarial
fever.
• i
Fig. 1. Fig. 2.
ANOPHELES. CULEX.
WHlarial Monquii . Common Mosquito.
The malarial mosquito is found in
many sections of Georgia, and in
some parts of the state the preva
lence of the disease has proven a
serious drawback to development.
The Georgia State Board of Health
has already done much work looking
to the eradication of malaria, and
since the disease can he prevented if
certain precautions are taken, it is
important that tne people of Georgia
should know just what, should he done
to stop it, and how to do it.
It has been proven beyond all
doubt that malaria is contracted only
through the bite of the Anopheles
mosquito. This mosquito bites a per
son suffering from malaria; the germs
are taken up with the blood which the
mosquito sucks. After the proper pe
riod of incubation, about eight days,
these germs make their way to the
venom gland of the mosquito and are
transmitted into the blood of the next
person it bites. This is the process,
and it goes on and on, and the germs
of malaria are transmitted from one
person to another solely and only
through the agency of this particular
kind of mosquito.
The malarial mosquito lives chiefly j
in or around the house or stable, and
is rarely seen in the woods or the
open. His favorite haunt is in the
dark corners of rooms or stables. He
does his work by night, rarely ever
"becoming active during the day,
which explains why the danger from
him is reduced to a minimum during
the daylight hours.
The Board of Health has already
called attention, in an article given
to the press and published generally
over the styjte, to the importance of
screening nouses. Only by effective
screening can this dangerous insect,
along with flies and other insect pests,
be kept out. Persons in malarial dis
tricts should not sit upon open porch
es at night, and should take care to
sleep under properly constructed nets.
If this is done there is no danger of
any one contracting the disease
These precautions are not necessary
during the day, because, as stated,
the malarial mosquito rarely attempts
to bite except at night.
Those who have the disease shonld
remember that they are a constant
source of danger to others about
about them, and should not only treat
It vigorously, hut should also be dou
bly careful as long as they have the
disease to avoid being bitten by a
mosquito at night.
Many children often have malaria
without showing symptoms of it, and
unless they sleep under nets are lia
ble to infect large numbers of mos
quitoes The blood of children in ma
larial localities should be examined
from time to time, and if the para
sites are found, they should he given
proper treatment until cured.
Almost all negroes in malarial lo
cal ties are affected, though very few
of them show symptoms of the dis
ease. It is important, therefore, that
they should be treated properly and
their white neighbors should see to
it, for their own protection, that such
negroes do not sleep in houses unpro
tected by nets.
If these precautions were carried
out for a few months, malaria would
practically, cease to exist in Georgia,
and would' not recur unless individu
als suftcrimr from it ah gold cam a i"**
districts where the AnopWeles mos
quito Is present.
The germ or parasite of malaria at
tacks the red corpuscles of the blood
and produces a poison that causes the
symptoms characteristic of malaria.
The most comme.n of thes<» pvmninmo
rcr :]»• hi Un* f :m of d’sea®
Vro\*p as malarial or intermjtrpnt f«-
v°r. Tn th’s tvne. the pntiept w’-o
may or may not bav» **<*V M v
--ensatkins, a feehne of fijiiposs in the
he'-d pnd peroral woflilv dor>*-e-pt<-n ic
°>>dd'n’v seized with a eb'M followed
hy a h'eh fever and «uhseoM<>nt n-o
--r.-tt-o pereniration. The patient then
r r.*iir*><3 to until another „f.
tact' follows. The most common form
in Georgia is that which produces a
chill every other day. 1 tie disease
may cone on insidiously producing
bilious or remittent fever; it may
come in chronic form, subjecting the
patient to attacks of fever at irreg
ular intervals for years; the brain
may become affected, producing very
alarming symptoms, and in many
cases tne malady ultimately termi
nates in chronic Bright's disease.
Quinine and other drugs are used
in the treatment, according to cir
cumstances and the particular form
the disease manifests; but it is not
advisable to prescribe these except
under the advice and direction of a
physician.
The Slate Board of Health at Its
laboratory in the state capitol, At
lanta, is prepared to make examina
tions of the blood of any person for
malarial parasites, free of charge, and
will very gladly make such tests and
report the results to any one desir
ing them. Specimens should be ad
dressed to Dr. H. F. Harris, Secretary
State Board of Health, Atlanta, Ga.
Rleased for use Week July 22.
SYSTEM IS WRONG
The People Want Laws That Will Pay
Them for the Losses They
Have Suffered.
Why is it that one hears the re
mark 60 frequently, “You bet your
hoots if I stole anything, 1 would
steal enough to make it worth while.”
Or this remark, "Oh, what’s the use
of having pros
ecuted, I won’t get my money
back* anyway!” If the law is
such that the big crook can prosper,
and the little crook get away because
it does not pay the loser to prosecute
him, something must be wrong with
our criminal law. it just shows that
people don t think very much of the
of vindicating the majesty of
the law, or pay much attention to it.
W hat people are looking for is re
dwsß. They want laws that will pro
tect their rights, laws that will dis
courage the big malefactor, and pay
them for the losses that they have
suffered. Now in all candor, does it
not look like this business of paying
fines into court, out of which the
real sufferer does not get a single
benefit, was all wrong. Students of
the history of our criminal law some
times maintain that the system grew
out of a graft game by which the cof
fers of the old kings of England used
to be swelled. It certainly is true
that they needed the money pretty
badly, and few of them were above
using thoir right royal prerogatives
in their own behalf.
In Fulton county alone, during the
year 1911. one single charitable in
stitution supported or materially as
sisted one hundred and fourteen
wives whose husbands had deserted,
leaving them in each case to care for
one or more children. What good
would it have done these women to
prosecute their husbands for abandon
ment? Imprisonment would have
broken their iast straw of hope of
ever receiving the benefits of their
husbands’ labor. Is there not some
thing radically wrong about this?
Somebody steals your cow. You
eventually discover the miscreant.
But he has sold the cow and its pres
ent whereabouts remain a mystery.
The thief has spent the money and
is insolvent. Suppose further he is
found to be not totally bad. If you
had him put in jail, it would only
make him more depraved. All he
needed was a thorough “jacking-up.”
F'or his good, you want to teach him
a lesson and v for your good, you want
the value of the cow. You can look
high and low, but the Code of Geor
gia does not provide you with a sin
gle means af accomplishing this re
sult.
There will be a way, if the next leg
islature passes a bill now before it,
providing for the Suspension of sen
tence and the probation of adults.
Under this system, before sentence is
pronounced, the probation officer, up
on the direction of the court, investi
gates the character, history and cir
cumstances of persons on trial. The
information thus obtained aids the
court in determining the most suita
ble treatment for each defendant. If
your cow thief could show the court
that he wanted to do the square
thing, acknowledging his guilt and
promising to do better, he could he
put on probation under the supervis
ion of a probation officer who would
help the fellow get a job and from
' his earnings deduct a weekly or
monthly sum k from which j£>u would
be entirely reimbursed Tor your toss.
Probation is the only way on earth
to make lazy, good-for-nothing hus
bands support their families. It is
done by the same process. The pro
bation ecllectn rosru’ar’y a suf
ficient sum from tltf wages of the
husband, which he my 6 over to his
wife. The influencdPhat a probation
officer exerts often rdsutts in-the ad
Justrnent of family difficulties and
the promotion of the family’s welfare.
The adult probation officer connect
ed with the police department of the
city of Atlanta in four years’ time,
and in connection with his many oth
er duties, has been able to collect in
this way $4,511.45. There are a great
many homes he has been able to be
a blessing to by showing irritable
husbands and wives the better way.
Probation is often a better plan for
treating drunkards than the jail or
stockade. The probation officer as
certains the cause of intemperance—
whether due to discouragement, ill
ness or a worn out body, which is
unable to resist its temptation. He
adap’s his treatment to the man’s
needs. A probation officer helps the
drunkard by inducing him to avoid
evil associates, change his place of
abode, if it is n< ar his favorite sa
loon or change his occupation, if it
wears out his nerve* and thus opens
wide the door of temptation, or in
sist on the proper taking of exercise,
which will tend to build up his con
stitution and provide him with the
“pimch’’ to knock out his besetting
sin.
Is this not the common sense way
of getting at some of the problems
which come before the criminal
ourts. Crime will never be on the
decrease in Georgia, until we take
this sort of attitude towards the law
breaker. He is indeed a problem.
The problem is only solved when we
are sure that he will never violate
the law again. Sometimes a convict
camp is a mighty good school to teach
him, if the convict camp sets out to
help him learn the lesson. Some
times all that is needed is probation.
If you agree, let’s have It, and that
right speedily.
West Ola Outings. 3
The farmers are doing fine now,
after so much rain. People have
nearly finished chopping cotton,
and crops are looking fine, to be
so late.
I don’t suppose there will be
very many watermelons ripe by
the Fourth this time.
The musical entertainment given
by Miss Clara Cowan Saturday
night was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Mr. Clarence Chaffin, from above
McDonough, was in this section
Saturday night and Sunday. Come
again, Clarence, We are glad to
see you back.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Ricks made
a trip to Jackson Saturday.^
Mr. and Mrs David Willard
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. G. V. Jenkins.
Mrs. Lou Welch and baby have
been very sick. We wish them a
speedy recovery.
Miss Lillian Jenkins, of Baxley,
will return home Thursday, after
a stay with her friends. Come to
see us again,|Lillian. glad
to have you,
Hurrah for the string band which
has just been organized at Ola.
They are doing fine k for beginners.
Mr. Grady Bryans made a flying
trip to Big Ola Sunday.
Leon Jenkins spent Saturday
night with Mr. George Rosser.
Say, Mr. Editor, what became of
the military company that Mc-
Donough k was going to organize?
Wake up some one else to join.
We Ola boys would like to have a
hand in that ourselves.
Well, as news is as scarce as 2-
cent pieces, I will ring off until
something else happens.
Leon.
Little Tom Brown, Jr., has been
very sick this week, and his many
friends hope he will soon be well
again.
Rev. Olin King visited Barnes
ville Tuesday.
No. 10089. Report of the Condition of
The First National Bank, at Hampton,
In the State of Georgia,
At the close of business, June 14th, 1912.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Loans and Discounts . . $58,829 7) Capital stock paid in • •
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured OS 11 Surplus fund ’
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 20,000.00 j Undivided profits, less expenses
Premiums »n IT. S. Bonds 61.25 and taxes paid • • • ,u
Banking house, Furn. and Fix. 6,555.00 j National Bank notes out- iq con no
Due froin National Banks (not standing . • • • 1 ’
reserve agents) . . 1,789 50 Individual deposits subject to Ifl
Due from approved Rese. ve Agts. 1,946.25 check . , • • 1 u-n'ry>
Checks and other cash items 162 69 : Time certificates of deposit
Notes of other National Banks 2,990.00 ; Cashier’s checks outstanding
Fractional paper currency, Bills payable, including cer
nickels, and cents . . 12.40 tificates of deposit for
Lawful Money Reserve in money borrowed -
Bank, viz:
Specie . . . $1,005 36
Legal-tender notes 4< 0 00 1,405.35
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent, of
circulation . . . 1.000.00 Totftl . $94,867.36
Total . . 94,867.85 1
STATE OF GEORGIA.—County of Henry.
I, E. R. Harris, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. .
E. R. Harris, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of June, 1912.
Geo. S. D. MaLaier, Notary Public.
Correct—Atteet: A. M. Henderson,
W. S. Davis,
R. E. Henderson, Directors.
No. 7969! REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Bank,
At McDonough, in the State of Georgia, at
the close of business, June 14, 1912.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Loans and Discounts - $195,778.47 Capital stock paid in - - $80,000.00
Overdrafts, secured and un- Surplus fund - - - 6,000 00
secured - - - 5,311,06 Undivided Profits, less Ex-
TJ. S. Bonds to secure circulation 70,000.00 penses and Taxes Paid 10,294.07
Banking house, Furn. and Fix. 17,893.60 National Bank Notes outstand-
Due from National Banks (not ing 70,000.00
reserve agents) - - 1,18126 Individual deposits subject to
Due from State and Private check .... 46,954,40
Banks and Bankers, Trust Time certificates of deposit 18,908.30
Companies, and Savings Cashier’s checks outstanding 31.23
Banks .... 627.18 Bills payable, including certifl-
Due from approved ReserveAgts. 7,971 84 cates of deposit for money
Checks and other Cash Items 846 48 borrowed ... 75,000.00
Notes of other National Banks 240.00 ;
Fractional Paper Currency,
Nickels, and Cents 51.66
Lawful money reserve in
Bank, viz:
Specie - - - $3,516 45
Legal-tender notes 270.00 3,786.45 j
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent, of
circulation ... 3,500.00
Due from U. S. Treasurer - None |
Total - $307488.00 Total - f8<)7.158.00
State of Georgia—Henry County.
I, Ralph L. Turner, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Ralph L. Turner, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of June, 1912.
J. A Fouche, Clerk Superior Court.
Correct —A t test:
T. A. Sloan,
W. 1). Tarply
H. M. Amis, Directors.
FOR SALE—A Five Passenger E.
M. F. automobile, practically new.
Apply to Dr. J. H. Heflin,
Rex, Ga.
Mr. Park Dallis, of Atlanta,
spent the week end in our city.
Mrs. Annie Nolan spent Monday
in Atlanta.
WANTED —Milch cows and beef
cattle, will swap milch cows for
beef cattle. Phone 79, Jonesboro.
J. C. Archer.’
Mr. W. P. Bloodworth, of At
lanta, was a visitor here Saturday.
FOR SALE!
I will sell my ginnery, good building, with com
plete outfit of 3-70 saw gins, Cole boiler and engine;
cost six thousand dollars. I will take three thousand
dollars. Terms if desired.
I will also rent good brick store house 25x80, for
$20.00 per month. R. C. BROWN.
Locust Grove, Ga.
City Pressing Club.
Changing and altering, dyeing
and cleaning, pressing while you
wait. All work first-class and
satisfaction guaranteed. We are
never too busy to give your wants
our personal attention. So gather
your garments and look for the
sign “City Club,” in the rear of
Moseley & Love’s barber shop.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Turner, of
Macon, are the guests of Mr. and
'■itt- i -im sssasssamm
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