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merely a mouthful
ish Recently Caught at Ml
,
C0 uld Have Accommo.
''Zi Twenty prophets -
nflh swallowed by a whale?
J t ° * bibical story It was
tlie entertained
Tthis nature that
0t its interior for three
pr , t in limited size of
A nielits but the
■ip -8 throat precludes the po.ssi
fj 0 jtg swallowing c-auglit a man. at MI¬
, mere was
S'’recently, a fish that could
« -«
18 slightest pang of mdiges
£ the persons who
among the many
s tish are clergymen who
iulated , llie that it
the theory was
fo !i of this species that swal
J jrtle way this the way denizen of dimen of the
shapes up in
1 figures: The net weight of the
j. e n caught, not including its
L ^touched nas 30,000 pounds. Its liver
the beam'at
which is about the weight of
s From end to end it
v bullock. equal the
4i rei 45 feet, which is to
length of eight normal men.
thickest part the circumfer
e 9 inches.
js 3 ' feet
of t | ie mpst impressive features
tish is its month, which is 50
s wide and 43 inches deep. In
ofthe mouth is a tongue 40 inches
lljja multitude of teeth much
riiinii a baby’s. these Nobody molars, has
attempted to count
tail resembles the caudal append¬
ed an airplane and measures 10
from tip to tip.
Wz )1S the tish is. it died in fn
Scientists who have measured
irtilaginous formations say they had
r from developed and that
monster attained full growth it
have been two and a half times
as it is now.
ording to the scientists of the
simian institution the animal is
ale-shark, and is the first speci
0 f its kind that has been captured,
state further that it is an inhabi
of water of 1.500 feet depth, its
of sufficient thickness to with
tlie most enormous water pres
and its eyes, which have no lids
consequently were never closed,
ting that it dwelt as a depth
eyes are of no avail.
Smithsonian scientists believe
It was thrown up by some subter
n volcanic disturbance, which in¬
ks diving apparatus so that it
unable to return to its natural
and that thus disabled it strayed
confines fixed for the mon
of the deep.
pt. Charles H. Thompson of Mi
caught the fish while cruising for
off Knight’s key, Florida.—
York Independent.
Sunset Colors.
gorgeous sunset colors are due
red light which is transmitted
ugh the cloudy sky and is the re
of the blue of the sky. Water
pparentiy blue in itself when one
through a sufficiently long layer,
owever, there were nothing to re¬
tire light back, the water would,
urse, look black, and certain lakes
show exactly this phenomenon. If
is a small amount of reflecting
tides the water looks blue. With
suspended particles a certain
unt of yellow is sent back, and the
r becomes green. In the tropics
water is an intense blue, except
the shore, where it becomes an
t equally intense green,
e water of the Rhone where it
out of the Lake of Geneva is
while the Rhine of Strasbourg
eon, and we find that the Rhine
tains 70 per cent more suspended
® carbonate than the Rhone,
ettaes the water in a swimming
will be green. This is due to sus
od solids in the water. The same
ran occasionally he obtained in
tcelain-Iined bathtub. The clear
brooks that one finds in many
in New England owe their color
o presence of a brown material of
nature of tannin, so this would
! ^ a pigment color and not a
tural one.— Scientific American.
Measuring Our Universe.
Tonomers ary inclined to believe
t oar universe with its 3,000,000
- “at ^ after other ail universes but a part of lie space be
Attempts may
' have been made to
8Bre tlle size of the so-called uni
‘\^t 0 lts opinions differ very widely
ure it dimensions, It is difficult to
by using so Small a unit
2“®* J of A'ht as a which mile. If we take 186,000 the
, travels
m a single second, for compari
a ill begin to gain some faint
0 'he dimensions. Light speed
Ificf wa,660,000 at this miles. rate will travel in an
It is estimated
tra r° across Ul ^ take 30,000 years
. space. Some as
ars even believe that it would
™ ,llBes as long or 300,000 light
fs ■ he mind
aa tlla * can scarcely grasp
Pmer >'“yond this universe lie
voids.— Boy’s Life.
M X en Lane ' Fame
’ , 8 in Peril.
n une> in the heart of the
Y , !,Us| ness district,
liW may lose
!■ if diamond and jewet
atiii a ^ trades there
-» e u Ptn\v decide to
G n .
im rease >n rents recently
«knittJ ,, e tradesmen
to appoint ft
. 0 p °nsider
Ift e nt ' a proposal to
•tnittee re trade center. This
dedT, , U
" 3S lear * e, l, has recom
s? wi„!' trul 1 )e new taken sites and a can¬
ton, u ’ on the propo
’ndiiie , e :han 75 leail ing films,
‘tor lr?e , ,,,ailu faL‘turers, are
e co,1 sidering moving.
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Itogue or igi-jT collars
It seems a waste or time to look
for anything handsomer in suits than
the graceful model shown here. Imag¬
ine it in grayish blue, or pigeon blue,
with embroidery to match and a tall
collar of squirrel fur.
WEAR AMD TEAR PROOF
IT
Aide to withstand all sorts of weath¬
er is this neat dress of dark blue
serge with white braid on collar and
sleeves, and moreover it is trim and
smart looking. It boasts a plaited
skirt, patent leather belt and a hand¬
some silk tie.
HATS SMILE AT WINTER
The young daughters of smarl
mothers will wear lovely beaver and
felt hats this winter, trimmed with
handsome ribbon. Two hats in the long
happed variety appear above. Below
them are two pretty fabric hats, both
fnade of velvet. One of them is fin
fshed with yarn needlework and the
pther with a ribbon sash.
TYPIQAL OF NEW STYLES
In ilie company of blouse- and
,mocks for fall are found new models
jiade of taffeta silk that are original
,nd prettv—and originality is a great
isset just now. Here is one of them
•hat is sure to interest those who are
ooking for something new and sure
please everyone who • can ----’---’late app^ec;
beauty.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Benefits of Anti-
%
Typhoid Vaccination
The State Board of Health labora¬
tory during the winter and early
spring prepared a large quantity of
anti-typhoid vaccine, which is now
being rapidly consumed by the people
throughout the state. This is, of
course, very encouraging to the advo¬
cates of public health since they see
in it a great probability of decreasing
the prevalence of this disease during
1920. That vaccination has been a
most important factor in affording a
great measure of protection to hun¬
dreds of communities in the state is
beyond question. In many instances
where a great number of people be¬
came sick from this disease practical
ty every year, and where there were
a considerable number of deaths re¬
sulting therefrom we are informed by
the citizens that they now have only
a small number of cases. i
The administration of this prepar¬
ation lias produced within these per¬
sons considerable resistance against
the disease. The protective or defen¬
sive forces of the body have been
stimulated to the point of mobiliza¬
tion, ready to pour a “broad side” in¬
to the ranks of the enemy- (germs of
typhoid), the momentAhey cross the
thresh-hold of the human body.
Very striking instances of the good
effect of anti-typhoid vaccine are re¬
corded in the reports of the Surgeon
General of the army from year to
year since its use was first introduced
Into the army by Dr. Russell in 1908.
This, however, was not made com¬
pulsory in the American Army until
1911, since which time typhoid became
almost unknown except among a few
of the A. E. F. in France. The most
serious menace from this disease oc¬
curred during the closing days of the
war, when the allied forces were op¬
erating on ground which only a few
moments before was “No Man’s’ Land”
and only a few hours previously was
occupied by the German forces, who,
as they retreated put forth every ef¬
fort to pollute with human excreta,
everything possible, especially the wa¬
ter supplies. Out of the three million
men in the army camps located
throughout the United States during
1918 only two hundred and forty cases
occured, with forty five deaths. The
total number of cases developing dur¬
ing the entire war was 1083 with 158
deaths. From the report of the Sur¬
geon General of the Army we read as
follows: “That the artificial immun¬
ity with a greater number of men did
not break down is, indeed a cause of
congratulation and an evidence of
high protective immunity conferred
by the typhoid vaccination.”
Georgia with approximately 3,000,
000 population, lost 1122 lives out of
11,220 people who had the disease dur¬
ing 1919. This cost these people and
their families $3,300,000 which was al¬
most as much as the state spent on
its 840,000 school children the same
year. Practically all of these could
have been avoided by the administra¬
tion of anti-typhoid vaccine.
The typhoid vaccine is . sent out,
free of charge, on request, to the peo¬
ple of the state by the State Board
of Health Laboratory.
GEORGIA STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH.
HAS THE LAW BEEN
VIOLATED?
Prosecutions Are in
Order
There comes a time when leniency
rpust cease and the strong lAnd of
the law take firm hold of questions
Laws have been passed and officers
sworn to protect the weak, to throw
safeguards around the home and
property of the citizens of our state.
Much has been done within the past
two or three years to educate the peo¬
ple about venereal diseases, and much
has been done to impress upon the
physicians of the state the enormity
of wide-spread infections. Judges and
solicitors general have been written
and the facts laid before them; in
fact, it is quite likely that the major¬
ity of our people have heard or read
something about the terrible menace,
so it appears that it is about time
for the law to be heard from. We hope
that the court officials will take up
the matter and that vigorous prosecu¬
tions may be made of all violators.
Few states have more adequate laws
than Georgia. The general law may
be found in the “Parks Code,” para¬
graphs 381, 382 and 383, The Acts of
the Legislature of 1917, Bill No. 230,
the good citizens of a given commun¬
ity are willing to sit idly by,-hypo¬
critically praising God and doing noth¬
ing you cannot expect your commun¬
ity to be rid of prostitution, lewdnesa
and their handnraiden, blind tigers.
Let’s do something and not be con¬
tinually “passing the buck.” “Carry
page 177 and the Special Act of 1919.
The last mentioned may be obtained
on request of the Georgia State Board
of Health, Atlanta, together with the
rules and regulations of the Board
for handling venereal diseases.
The courts of our country cannot
convict without evidence. Verdicts
cannot be sustained unless sanctioned
and upheld by the^ people, so at last
this responsibility becomes a person¬
al one; it is ybuf responsibility. >
V . *» »■ ■■ «
WELCOME
i
To Our City
WE HAVE OFTEN HEARD OF THAT GOOD BENSON’S BREAD,
BENSON’S POUND CAKE. PACKAGE CAKE AND MARSHMELLOW
ROLLS, AND NOW WE HAVE THEM BROUGHT RIGHT TO OUR DOOR
BY ONE OF BENSON’S BIG INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS, BEING ONE
OF THE SEVEN OPERATED FROM BENSON’S BAKERY, ATHENS, GA.
BENSO N BREAD IS REALLY GOOD BREAD, A NICE FLUFFY,
FOURTEEN OUNCE LOAF, ALL FOR TEN CENTS. BENSON’S POUND.
CAKE IS SAID TO BE THE QUALITY CAKE IN AMERICA, AND FOR
THE PAST SIX MONTHS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY THE ROGERS
^ *
STORES OF ATLANTA, WHICH HAS DOUBLED AND THRIBBLED
THEIR CAKE TRADE.
BENSON’S PRODUCTS WILL BE SOLD BY THE FOLLOWING
MERCHANTS,
F. W. S1MMX3NS,
SANFORD STEADMAN,
C. A. FRANKLIN,
J. H. ARNOLD,
S. M. HOLCOMB.
Ft
Let The NEWS do your JOB PRINTING
Fords ore
TRADE MARK
Farm Tractor
A Fordson on your farm means quicker work—better work—easier
•\ , •
work. You can do more work in a day with the Fordson, and it is easier for
you. Get more money from the farm as^vvell.
The Fordson is a product of the genius of Henry Ford. He was bom
on a farm, and he now lives on a farm, cultivating more than 7,000 acres
year. He knows the farm problems and he built the Fordson to help solve
these problems in the easiest way; in a money .making way." Henry Ford &
Son build one type of tractor. They have built this one tractor and have
built it well.
The Fordson has more power per pound weight than any other tractor
manufactured. It is a universal utility f or the farm. lake the Ford car, its
uses are many, and it is your servant
during the entire year.
Only a limited number of Fordson
tractors are allotted this territory, and
the demand is greater than the sup¬
ply. Orders are being filled in rota¬
tion. Order yours now.
.Made by Henry Ford & Son and sold
P. J. ROGERS
l BE GLAD TO DEMaNSTRATE AT ANY TIME. PHONE 62.
WH -AUTHORIZED
ford and Fordson Dealer
COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
