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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL.
JULY r, 1921
WHAI GEORGIA DOCTORS THINK
To the
Trade
We can make the
following terms on
McCORMICK and
DEERING mow
ers, also C H A T=
TANOOGA cane
mills
Till fall without interest,
one-half this fall and bal
ance the following fall.
For further information call in to
Harding Supply Co.
The recent annual meeting of the
Georgia State Medical Association
went on record favoring our Stato
Board of Health and endorsing it and
its work. This Board being one of
such importance and its work so close
ly identified with the*people and oper
ation so necessary for the general wel
fare of the State as a whole, we are
reproducing the resolutions from the
Minutes of the Association for the In
formation of our readers:
Georgia Medical Association, Annual
Meeting. Rome. Ga., May, 1921, de
sires to express its appreciation to Dr.
T. F. Abercrombie, Commission of
t Health and Secretary of the State
P Board of Health, to the Board of
Health and to all the directors of the
‘ different departments of the State
Board of Health for their effective and
most efficient work (lifting the pres
ent administration of the Commission
er of Health. Secondly, the Medical
Association of Georgia desires to ex
press its approval of the workings of
; the Ellis County Health Law. This is
| illustrated by the tremendous im
provement in counties since the Ellis
law has been put into effect.
( Second. The Medical Association of
Georgia wishes to call attention of the
State Board of Health, the Governor
and the State Legislature to the ef-
‘ feet that less than one per cent of
the State appropriation of the State
i Legislature is for the protection of the
people’s health and that the people's
health with limitations is piirchas-
; able.
i Lastly. The Medical Association of
i Georgia desires to call attention of
I the Governor and the Legislature, the
State Board of Health, to the fact
, that Georgia appropriates leas per cap-
! lta for health and to the State Board
‘of Health than Alabama, Virginia,
i North Carolina, South Caroli§p and
Florida. Georgia appropriates only
$3.01% per capita, Alabama 6.03, Vir
ginia 6.07, North Carolina 7.09, South
Caroline 9.02 and Florida 18.02% per
capita for the protection of the people’s
health.
Respectfully submitted.
STEWART R. ROBERTS, M. D.
RALSTON LATTIMORE, M. D.
R. M. HARBIN, M. D.
It is perhaps hard to believe, to you
who do not know, yet it is a fact
that the physicians of our State treated
one man out of every 67 between the
age of 20 and 25 for a venereal dis
ease last year. We do not know how
many were not treated by reputable
physicians or how many depended on
the "dangerous practice of buying pat
ent rotnedies and self-treatment; the
number must have been considerable.
Remember. 65 per cent of all abdom
inal operations done on women are
due to gonorrhoea and 90 per cent
of all blind babies are innoceni suf
ferers from this disease.
One in every 29 deaths among white
women between 10 and 20 were due
to puerperal septicemia, or childbed
fever, in Georgia last year. The filthy
midwife or a dirty nurse is to blame
for a majority of these deaths.
I The Atlanta Journal, of Thursday
'evening, June 16, in closing its leading
editorial, “Education and Health,”
says: /
“If the public health officials of Geor
gia were given funds sufficient to in
struct and aid the rank and file of the
people in even the rudiments of hygi
ene and health, the mortality rate in
this Commonwealth, could he seduced
to the extent of saving millions of dol
lars and thousand' of lives a year/The
statistics concerning college women
illustrate by only ono province, and
that not an extensive one, what can he
achieved for human welfare under the
vast empire of education. The oppor
tunities lie thick and unending. We
need only to use them.”
To all of which this paper wishes
say. Amen. SO MOTE IT BE.
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES TO
ATLANTA
Application has been made for re
duced railroad rates on the certificate
plan to apply to all physicians of our
state who attend the Institute-Clinic
in Atlanta, July 11 to 16. Ask your
ticket agent for a certificate.
Pa on the safe side; got your physi
cian to send to the State Board or
HeAllli and get a supply of typhoid vac
cine. and loka it.
Vaccination carries with it to some
people the idea of a sore. This
is true of smallpox vaccination, but not
so with typhoid vaccination. The
State Board of Health advises all of
the people to use this remedy against
this summer and autumn disease;
there is no time to be lost; DO IT
NOW is a good- rule.
The hot weather diseases are now
claiming their toll; we have to pay
for our neglect. It is not too late to
vaccinate against, typhoid fever; the
Plate Board of Health furnishes free
vaccine; have your physician admiuis-
ter it today.
k DOUGLASVILLE
« ROLLER MILLS
PAY ME lor CURES ONLY
», Ec;
Blood Poison, Skin, Kidney. Bladder and C’liro:
Nervous Debility, Exhaustion, Weakness. Out-of-it
ing the city caHon me at once, as you may be cured before
turning home. Office hours daily-10 a.’ m. to 6 p. in. Sundn>..
m. to 1 p. in. Everything str.ictly private and confidential.
DR. T. W. HUGHES, Specialist.
Established 1912—ltVa N. Broad St., opp. 3d Nat. Bank, Atlanta, Ga.
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MARRIAGE BILL
BEFORE LEGISLATORS
Hon. J. 13. Moore, of Baxley, will
Introduce and push for passage a law
for the protection of the women of our
State, known as the Marriage Law.
This requires an examination of the
man not less than fittoen days before
the date of Issuance of a marriage li
cense, anti a certificate from a reputa
ble physician that he is not infected
with a venereal disease.
If you would like to tee this law en-
write Mr. Moore about it.
Buy a New Ford
Terms
on
W E have arrangements for handling notes of re=
sponsible parties and can supply you with a
new FORD and let you pay for it as you use it.
AY
■DOWN
Pay $211.57 down and $35.37 per month for 12
months. These charges include fire and theft insu
rance for one year and all interest charges.
You cail pay about 8250.00 down and $31.50 per month for 12 months or
divide the balance in six, eight or ten months as desired. Farmers can pay
ONE-HALF down and balance in six months with charge for fire and theft in
surance and interest added in.
Come in and let’s see which plan will suit you.
Ford Cars Fordson Tractors
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What we have to Sell
FLOUR,
CORN,
MEAL,
STUFF : : : :
We have changed our mill so as near as practical
SHORTS, BRAN
CHICKEN FEED
OATS and FEED-
to give every man the flour that comes out of
his wheat. Our flour is fifle; try us one time.
Douglasville Roller
Mills
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BUICK.
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The Shasta Limited is the fa>'rr c t
train traveling over the 751 miles
of magnificent track between San
I'Van cisco and' Portland.
Hut Lhikk dipped 44 mimitet off
i he best tune ever made hr f hb ; non.
A s.'.ud 1U2-1 Buick Coupe on Jan
uary . ib and 8th performed this
remarkable feat. Conquering
frozen roads and mud holes, wine-
in':.' mountain roads and rocky
tanytms. Buick once again dernon-
r;:'.:; j :ts eh;? met eristic in! nit
oov, ,-r, eniiusance and rcli.dduty.
The- t;me of 2 ! . hour. , 16 rru mates
never been equalled in a trip
'■' ? land be?ween, these two i'acne.
PAUL D. SELMAN, Dealer
WHEN BETTER. AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT. BUICK WILL BUILD THEM