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OLD DRUM GETS FAT
By Joseph 0. Covington
He was the nmt of the family, a
family of nine children, all large
but Albert. He was a wit. Every
ounce of his small person exuded
wit and fun. Maybe it was just as
well he was small.
He spent most of his time in the
woods on the old farm hunting.
While the other boys worked, he
played. I think his father was glad
to get him away from the rest of
the family so he could tet some
work out of the others. One thing
was for sure. He was no asset
when it came to work. Besides
the game he consistently brought
home was a most welcome addi
tion to the family larder.
Somehow he acquired a hound
dog, which he named Old Drum.
Old Drum’s ancestry was as ob
scure as was Albert’s acquisition
of him. But two things were very
apparent. Old Drum was as good
a hunter as Albert, and he was
poor. Great Day! That hound was
a stack of bones. No amount of
feeding could change that fact.
The more they fed him, the poorer
he became. Everyone kidded Al
bert about his stack of bones, and
asked why he didn’t feed his dog.
His mother became so embar
rassed that she begged Albert to
get rid of him.
When Albert became of age, it
was his desire to leave the farm,
for he hated farming. In fact, he
hated anything but hunting, but
he could not make a living hunt
ing. So he went away to work. It
almost broke his heart to leave
Old Drum, but leave him he must.
Os course Old Drum wasn’t very
happy about it either, but he con
tinued his hunting without any as
sistance. Upon his departure, Al
bert asked his mother to take good
care of Old Drum.
“You are not going to leave me
that old stack of bones to plague
me?”
“Now, Maw, you know Old Drum
never had time to get fat.”
Now Mother made up her mind
to fatten up Old Drum, and when
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specialist, Agricultural Extension j
Service, points out that knowing 1
your type and being consistent in
choosing your clothes is one guide
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that little half-pint woman made
up her mind, something was bound
to happen. She fed him and fed
him, and the more she fed him,
the poorer he became. Friends and
neighbors kidded her about starv
ing that poor old dog until it be
came an obsession with her. She
even dreamed about it. Finally, in I
a moment of weakness, she de
cided to do away with Old Drum.
She thought of various ways to ac
complish this. The only feasible
plan seemed to be to poison him.
So one day she gave him a large >
dose of some poison she found on
her pantry shelf. With a searing
conscience, and a sigh of relief,
she watched Old Drum head for
the woods.
The next morning when she
opened the kitchen door, Old Drum
was there waiting for his break
fast, as usual.
“Well, thank the Lord” cried
Mother,” I could never have faced
Albert again.”
In a few weeks Albert came
home for a short visit. He was
met at the gate by a new version
of Old Drum, a nicely rounded-out
version of Old Drum; not a rib in
sight.
“Well, old boy, what in the world
have they been feeding you?”
“What have you been doing to
my dog, Mother?” You have sure
taken good care of him.”
Laughing, she replied:
"I guess I may as well confess,
for my conscience has been hurt
ing me. I couldn’t fatten him up,
and I was so ashamed of him that
I decided to do away with him, so
I gave him some poison.”
Father, listening in on this con
versation, laughingly exclaimed,
"So, that’s what became of the
strychnine that I used to fatten
the hogs.”
“Well,” laughed Albert, “I guess
Old Drum always was just a big
hog.”
“Thank the Lord” laughed
Mother, as Old Drum licked her
hand.
Falls account for more than 50
' per cent of the home accidents,
1 according to Miss Lucile Higgin
botham, health-education specia
list, Agricultural Extension Ser
vice.
The Houston Home Journal, Perry, Ga., Thurs., Dec. 25, 1958
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By the Medical Association
of Georgia
The one real hope for the cure
of cancer today is early detection
and treatment. This means know
ing and heeding cancer’s danger
signals.
Cancer is an abnormal growth.
It has been decribed as normal
cells “gone wild.” If left untreat
ed, it is almost certain to spread
and cause death. Depending on
where the initial cancer is located,
cancer kills by spreading near the
initial site or to some distant or
gan of the body.
The American Cancer Society, a
volunteer agency devoted to ser
vice to patients, education and re
search on cancer, lists seven sig
nals that might mean cancer. The
appearance of any one of them
should prompt a visit to your fam
ily doctor. The earlier cancer is
detected, the easier it is cured.
The danger signals are:
1. Any sore that does not heal.
2. A lump of thickening in the
breast or elsewhere.
3. Unusual bleeding or dis
charge.
4. Any change in a wart or mole.
5. Persistent indigestion or dif
ficulty in swallowing.
6. Persistent hoarseness o r
cough.
7. Any change in bowel habits.
Recent research has suggested |
that cancer is caused by a virus, 1
or tiny germ. But the actual cause i
of cancer is still unknown. Scien-|
j tists can’t explain why previously
normal cells suddenly begin to
’ grow abnormally, displacing nor
mal tissue.
It is known that certain condi
tions make the development of
cancer more likely. While the dis
, ease is not inherited, some types
of cancer do seem to run in fami
lies. Chronic irritation sets the
stage for cancer. This irritation
can result from sunlight, infection,
gall stones, X-ray or other irri
tants. i
All cancers are not alike. Some
grow rapidly and, if left untreat
ed, will cause death in less than a
year. Others have known to
remain in the body untreated for
as long as 20 years. a rule, doc
tors can estimate the rapidity of
the growth of the caricer by iden
tifying it as to type and by the
way it looks under the microscope. I
No tissue of the body is immune
to cancer. It occurs in the old or
young, rich or poor. The Ameri- |
can Cancer Society has done much
to educate the public to seek early
treatment for cancer and as a re
i suit of this, more and more lives
t that would have been lost to can
cer are being saved.
While a person’s having one of
the seven danger signals doesn’t
necessarily mean that the indivi-|
dual has cancer, it does mean that
he should seek medical attention.)
The point is that the signal could
mean cancer and the earlier the
disease is diagnosed, the greater
the chances of cure.
All cancers could be cured if
they could be removed while they
j are confined to a small area. But,
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REV. ROBERT H. HARPER
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS comes but once a
year we have often been told
and as often realized. But once a
year is sufficient to bring us sav
ing truth for the whole year and
for all our lives.
It is a pity that so little attention
is given to the significance of
Christmas and the Yule season.
The day and the season have been
so commercialized that many give
but scant attention to the religious
value of the time.
So let us not be so engrossed
with business and the merriment
of the season that we forget the
blessed truth it should bring to
our minds and hearts. Let us bow
In gratitude to God for the gift of
his Son to the world and for all
the good things the Son’s coming
has brought to men.
We may hope that the latest
celebration of the Advent may
have such influence upon the
world that the thought of peace
may have become so bright that
it will light the way to the blest
time when men shall beat their
swords and spears into plough
shares and pruning hooks and
learn of war no more.
To all—a happy Christmas so ob
served that you will come to know
Jesus better.
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unfortunately, sometimes they
spread too rapidly for this. Also,
some of them are difficult to lo
cate. They’re in the brain, lungs,
stomach, and other internal or
gans. These locations are not easi
ly examined and the cancers often
give no signs of their presence
during the early stages of their
growth.
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Cancers of the skin readily
seen—have one of the highest cure
rates.
Contrary to some rumors, sur
gery does not spread cancer. The
deaths which follow soon after sur
gery for cancer occur because the
cancer had already spread before
surgery was performed.
Doc MAG says:
1. Have a regular physical exam
ination. Your doctor can often de
tect a cancer before it has flashed
a signal to you.
2. Learn cancer’s danger signals
and if one of them appears, seek
medical advice immediately. Don’t
wonder and put off seeing about
it. Go and find out. You have ev
erything to win. No matter what
the diagnosis, you’re better off for
knowing the facts.
3. Encourage church and civic
organizations in your community
to show the films on cancer sup
plied by the American Cancer So
ciety. They are available through
state and local chapters of the so
ciety. The films include two re
r cent ones on cancer of the breast
, and womb.
. FEEDER SPACE NEEDED
Poultrymen at the Agricultural
Extension Service recommend
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these requirements for feeder
space for egg type chicks: two
inches per bird to six weeks; three
inches per bird, 6-14 weeks, and
four inches per bird from 14 weeks
to maturity.