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lUSARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA. QA„ SUNDAY, MAY 11. 1913. SUITE HEALTH \Georgia Military Academy Cadets Come Marching Home From Camp CONGRESS NAMES ELECTION ASSURED IS Outdooi Life of Lakewood /V.,,; Biggest Trail of "the School Year ‘BOMBIY DERBY' F8RIIIIISS1E Governor Brown end part of his staff given a practical illustration. Those in the picture, from right to left, are Adjutant General Van Holt Nash, Sergeant Minims, Governor Joseph M. Brown, and Colonel \V. L. Peel. Major Castlem&n, in charge of j the cadets at encampment. Secretary Redfield’s Headgear Georgia Medical Experts Issue Bulletin Outlining Dangers to be Guarded Against. E XT R E M E LY CONTAGIOUS 'No Connection With Smallpox, and Vaccination Does Not Render Persons Immune. • s . hould be given careful atten- ti -ir is the fact that while severe 111 - iB.-s or. death seldom if ever occurs In'-art uncomplicated case, there i- i lMS Tiys a possibility of complications i hat might lead to serious results. <'amplications are rare, but when they do. oGGur they consist usually of pneumonia, erysipelas and inflamma tion of the kidneys (nephritis). Not infrequently chicken ppx is compli- * ated by some other infectious dis ease. but this, however, is more of a coincidence than a true complica tion'. Another reason for exercising spec ial care in Chicken pox cases, and it is the most important reason of all from the standpoint of community welfare, is the fact that the disease is highly contagious, and when the children of a family, or a school or H neighborhood have been once ex posed to it, scarcely any individual who has not had the disease escapes contagion. The disease is usually communicated in the ordinary inter course of children in the family, the School or the playgrounds. While grown people are not entirely im mune, it is usually confined to chil dren. T>he poison is eliminated not only from the surface of the body and the crusts broken from the eruption, but even from the air which the per son breathes. it is believed by phy sicians that it can enter the body by way of the respiratory passages. Direct 'contact, therefore, is not nec essary, the infection being communi cated to some little distance by the air; It can also be carried more re motely by persons who do not con tract the disease themselves but who transmit it to persons who are more susceptible. Isolation Important. The importance of Isolation sanitary precautions, in the light of the disease’s highly contagious na ture, becomes immediately manifest. Isolation should be practiced, and the quarantine should be prolonged untl the last crusts are thrown off. Dis infection of the person, clothing and apartment is desirable to minimize the danger of spreading the disease. These measures, and the treatment of the disease, should be carried out under the direction of a physician, , Chicken pox is ordinarily an easy disease to diagnose. It develops from ten to sixteen days after ex posure. The first indication is us ually the appearance of small, bright red spots, which rapidly develop into water blisters called vesicles. They vary, in size, the largest being about ■the diameter of a split pea. These vesicles are on the surface of the skin and do not go deep. Usually there is no suppuration or pus. The disease is often accompanied by ilight fever. Surrounding each ves icle is a narrow bright red ring called ah areola. They come out In crops on the body; sometimes on the face and scalp; and, occasional ly even in the mucous membrane of the mouth. The blisters seldom go on to pusuilation. but rapidly dry up after the fluid in them becomes ppaque. In addition to slight fever ishness there, may be loss of appe tite, aching feeling, and catarrhal In flammation. Duration Variable. The duration of the attack is va riable Three or four weeks is us- ual \ the extreme limit before the separation of the last crusts. Re- lapses do not occur. Immunity from future attacks isn practically perma nent. , . But it must be understood that chicken pox-has no relation whatever to smallpox, and the fact that a pa tient has had one of them before, never protects from the other The medical name of chickenpox is varicella: It was once regarded as a greatlv modified and mild form of smallpox, but it is now’ known as an entirely distinct disease. One of these diseases never gives rise to the other. The attack of one confers no vaccina - against mmunity against the other; afVdrds no protection Hon i-hirkenpox, and children who have recently . offered from chickenpox re act to vaccination in the ordinary manner. C^vi-cken pox, a disease especially of children. Is discussed in the latest official bulletin of the State Board of Health, issued yesterday. The bul letin in telling how to prevent and 6are foy the disease says: Although ohicken pox is regarded as one of the natural ailments Inci dent to cjittdihood, there are several important reasons why parents should exercise all the cares that would be taken with a more danger ous epidemic disease. . In the first place, while chicken pox when properly treated leaves no per manent disflgurment of the skin, if neglected or permitted to become se vere it may leave soars or pock marks similar to the pits that come from smallpox. All that is usually necessary to prevent the scars Is proper medical attention and the ex ercise of care to prevent the patient from scratching the eruptions. If small children persist in scratching. It is a good idea to put mittens on their hands. Itching may be alle viated by carbQl|zed and warm bathe, and the application of oil may be ns- d to hasten the separation o T the crusts. v Possibility of Complimations. Vnother reason why chicken pox Bat One of Many Jokes in Washington Just Now. WASHINGTON, May 10.-—There have been many kinds of bats, but ♦he latest Is what members of Con gress are humorously describing hs “the Bombay Derby." According to Representative Wil liam S. Greene, a veteran Republican member from Massachusetts, William C. Redrteld, Secretary of the Depart ment of Commerce, Is the discoverer of this particular style of headgear. At any rate, this is the story Mr. Private C. C. Porter making Ills morning toilet so as to be ready for a hearty breakfast. Actual. Service Conditions Main tained by Young Soldiers. Some Social Reliefs. Thu last call of the bugle has lost Itself in the woods and hills; the last roar of the cannon has rolled into silence and 165 cadets of the Georgia Military Academy who had been en camped at Lakewood during the week have marched away with colors fly ing and bugles playing "The Girl I Left Behind Me," leaving in their wake torn strips of red blankets and other debris common to a passing army. Thus was brought to a close the annual week’s encampment of the academy. The cadets took possession of the historic Lakewood on last Monday. Like a small army, under command of Major J. P. Castleman, U. S. A., commandant of the acad emy, they descended upon the park, pitched their tents, threw out their guarefs and transformed the peaceful lake shore into a veritable military camp. Soon the woods were ringing with the bugle’s sound and the can non's reverberations. The shores be came alive with khaki-colored forms and the reign of military rble set in. Camp Along Lake. The camp, like a tented city, was ranged along the north shore of the lake. Five long rows of "pup” tents —squat’triangular affairs with Moth er Earth as their base, where the ca dets slept on canvas bags of straw— paralleled the water line, punctuated by the larger dressing tents, guard tent and the commandant’s quarters. On the hill behind them were the mess tents. Despite the military atmosphere about the camp, however, there were many diversions for the young sol diers. Most notable of them, per haps, was the review of the battalion bv Governor Brown, on Friday. The Chief Executive of the State and his staff passed down the line of cadets in full dress uniform in the afternoon and paid many compliments on their fitness to fight for Uncle Sam should occasion demand it. During their stay at Lakewood the boys observed the discipline to which they were accustomed at their college in College Park. They arose at 6:10 in the morning with the sound of the reveille and the boom of the morning gun, reported at roll call and then marched up the hill to the mess tents, where their food was served to them on large pans. Perhaps the only im portant accident of the week, be it said here, occurred when one cadet with his heaping pan stumbled and dropped it, leaving him breakfastless. Two-Hour Drill. Following breakfast, the troops, un der command of Major Castleman and the assistant commandant. Major W. IV. Dick, went through two hours of military tactics, including spying, scouting and attacking. Dinner was served at noon. During the afternoon boating on the lake, swimming and target prac tice were participated in. Of the many popular places around the camp, per haps no other two were more so than the springboard in the lake and the j guard tent. Of the former no expla- Radium Tube in Liver Cures Case of Cancer Greene told to House members to day: Some year* ago Mr. Redfleld went to Bombay io sell blowers and cap tured many orders for his goods. i3o successful was his mission, In fact, according to the Greeae version, that Mr. Redfield is always asking export ers desirous of extending their for eign trade: "Have you tried Bom bay?" "Secretary Redfield,' remarked Mr. Greene, "wants to extend our foreign commerce,. There can be no doubt of that. He was discussing the matter with a mailer of derby hats. "‘Where do you Mil most of your product ?’ asked Mr. Redfield. " •Well.' was the response, ‘we sell heavily In England, but can’t get into other countries because of the tariffs.’ " *Ah, my friend,’ exclaimed Mr. Redfleld, slapping the caller on the knee, ‘have you tried Bombay?* " ‘Yes,’ said the Connecticut man, ‘we have tried Bombay. Over there, under their form of religious worship, the men wear turbans, and they wouldn't know' what to do with dersy hats if you presented a ship load to them.’ ” Council Leaders Set $1,500,000 as Amount for Park and Sewer Improvement. A bond Imsuc election for sewer and pork improvement in Atlanta this fall is assured, Council leaders ,leclared yesterday. Councilman Albert Thom son’s resolution creating a special committee to report, on the dotalla of an election will be adopted at the next meeting of Council. Plans for submission to the people will rapidly be worked out. The prevailing opinion among of ficials Is that the Issue should not be for more than $1,500,000, the major ity of the amount to b« spent on sew ers and parks. With the ytufl* sewer system completed It is argued that the County Com mlssloners would be able to use more Convl^s on street work. Btrong efforts will be mads to arouse the people to the needs of this bond Issue, as It wOl take two- thlrds of the registered vote to adopt it. L0VEY LEANS’ FOURTH DIVORCE SUIT ENTERED Six Weeks Ago Patient's Death Was j Held Certain—Now He Is Able to Walk. PHILADELPHIA, May 10.—Mal colm Watson, 63 years old, has left the Methodist Episcopal Hospital ap parently cured of cancer by radium and Is now under the surveillance of Dr. G. J. Schwartz and other phy sicians who assisted in the opera tion. Watson carries in his body a silver tube containing twenty milligrams of radium inserted in his liver about six weeks ago, when authorities on can cer had declared his death was inev itable. Watson was taken to the hospital on a stretcher, but since the opera tion has made rapid strides to re covery. Recently he W’as able to walk to a carriage. NpVV YORK, May 10.—Florence H. | F. Lean, known on the stage as Flor- 1 ence Holbrook, has begun a fourth suit for divorce from Cecil W. S. Lean in the Supreme Court. This action was Instituted because j Mrs. Lean failed to prove her case in the other cases, the first of which was | brought a little over a year ago. The l Initial suit was a great surprise to the ; theatrical world, for the reason that j the pair had been knovyn as the "lovey dovey Leans" since they were married, September 21, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Lean became estranged In Kansas City in 1911, and I it was shortly afier this that the wife asked the courts to free her. The suits followed in rapid succession, the last being brought on April 7 last. EXCURSION TALLULAH FALLS WEDNESDAY, MU 21 $1.50 ROUND TRIP AUSPICES Modern Woodmen of America Special train leaves Ter minal Station at 8 A. M. Peary ‘Channel’ Is Land Says Rasmussen Explorer Reports It Is a Large Tract, Free of Ice, with Game In Abundance on It. Special Cable to The American. COPENHAGEN, May 10.—*A mes sage from Thorshaven, Faroe Islands, announces the success of Knud Ras mussen’s Greenland expedition, which returned there yesterday after a three years’ absence. At Peary Land the Danish explorer found large numbers of seal and musk oxen, which pro vided ample supplies. Where the Peary channel was sup posed to be he found a large tract of land free of ice. » Game was abundant in that sec tion, and the party halted for a month before starting on the return Journey, over 600 miles, w r hich was covered at an average rate of 31 miles a day. RaSmugsen depended entirely on his Eskimo outfit and took with him no tinned provisions. U. S. Will Seek Real Tuberculosis Cure Government Experts Secure Increas ed Appropriation for Their Work at Otisville. Popular pastime with the cadets while off duty. A group of the boys tossing one of their number in a blanket. nations need be made in these hot and dusty days. And when one remembers that there was guard duty to be kept up even throughout the long nights when sleep overpowers one, even though the penalty for such action on guard Is six hours in the guard tent, the popularity 6f that prison can easily be seen. To a query of why they were in the guard tent, the ready chorus would ring out: "Went to sleep on post. Couldn’t help it. The hoot of the owls and the chatter of the frogs down in the cattails at night were too much for us." There were five posts of guards which surrounded the camp. The boys, in turns, were on duty inter mittently for eight hours, carrying their bayoneted nine and one-half pound rifles. Needless to say the most unpopular post was that before the tent of Major Castleman. No Chance to Sleep. "What chance has a fellow got to sleep on duty there?’’ exclaimed one cadet when the officer of the guard assigned him the post. At 5:45 o’clock in the afternoon the sundown gun was fired and the flag taken down. The bugle for supper was sounded and the boys partook of their evening meal. At dusk the cadet band, under the directorship of Lieutenant Margenson, gave a con cert at the park pavilion. Each night from 8 until 9:45 o’clock there was a dance held at the main pavilion. The music was furnished by a stringed orchestra from Atlanta in<i merry couples, including society girls of the city, whirled about the floor in the evolutions of the waltz and two-step until the. harsh note of the first taps warned the dancers of approaching bedtime. Fifteen min utes were allowed for the cadets to see their fair partners to the cars and with final taps at 10 o’clock everybody made a dive for the "pup" tents. While in camp the popular night robes were the khaki uniforms. A single blanket was allowed each bed. "One follow tried to sleep in his dress uniform one night and the round brass buttons stuck into him so that when he came out the next morning he was just as pitted as though he had had the smallpox,” was said by one. “It’s too cold out here at nights to sleep in night clothes.” Many harrowing tales were told by those who formed the guard post at night. Back in the woods on the hill, where darkness reigns supreme, a ghost was reported to have been seen. Down on the lake shore it was claimed that the frogs played base ball, with the larger and deeper voiced of their kind as umpires. "The little ones were the rooters and the big ones umpired,” declared one guard. "I can hear them now in their sonorous voices yelling: ‘Batter out; batter out; batter out.' ” Another guard chased an invisible thing through the darkness all around the camp one night to find later that it was a ppodle dog belonging to some summer campers near by. The following cadet officers were in charge of the batailion under Ma jor Castleman: Company A—L. M. Sevell, captain; Shannon McCreight, first lieutenant; Mowbrey Angell, second lieutenant. Company B—T. J. Smith, captain: Gerald Hull, first lieutenant; Robert O’Kelly, second lieutenant. Company C—L. M. Parker, captain; Inman Foy, first lieutenant, and Albert Selig, sec ond lieutenant. The cadet staff was composed of N. V. Babb, adjutant, and E. S. Blake*, qqartermaster. The troop broke camp yesterday morning and returned to College Park, where, after a week’s review of their year’s work, they will take their final examinations. GROVER CLEVELAND’S HOME TO BE KEPT AS MEMORIAL CALDWELL, N. J.. May 10.—What color paint was on the Presbyterian mansion when Grover Cleveland was born therein? This is a question which the members of the Grov iv Cleveland Memorial Association, which now owns the property, is try ing to ascertain with the view to making the building again look as it did on that historic occasion. Opinions differ among the old resi dents, but in view of the fact that white was the prevailing color for mansions years ago the committee s likely to adopt it. The committee is having needed re pairs made and before July 4 expe to have the building in shape for in spection. NEW YORK, May 10.^-Health Commissioner Lederle announced to day that the Department of Health, through a new research laboratory at Otisville, would in the immediate fu ture seek to discover a "real cure" for tuberculosis, which could then be turned over to physicians for use among the poor or be sold at cost to those who could afford to pay. “The department has recently ob tained,” he said, "an appropriation to extend the work of its research lab oratory at the Otisville Sanitarium for Tuberculosis. This is particularly in teresting at this time when we read so much about the claims for certain cures.” The laboratory force at Otisville will consist of an assistant director, a bacteriologist, a chemist and bacteri ologist, a bacteriologist-diagnostician and a laboratory assistant. REV-O-NOC TRIPLE SILVER PLATED SAFETY j. RAZOR il Solid Sanitary Handla Slid In Strol * ike Barber’s Angle Vest Pocket Flexible Leather Ca3e Toothless Guard Easily Cleaned Hand- Stropped Hollow Ground Norway Steel Blade* YANCEY HARDWARE CO. Phone 3171 134 Peachtree For Sale VAUDEVILLE THEATER For colored patrons; seating capacity 1,000 Big m<mey~m*k*r. Cleared more than $10,000 last year. Owner must sell quick on acoomrt of bart health. For full particulars call DIXIE THEATER, 127 Decatur St. I. O. O. F. . Bustles in Front Style’s Last Word Empress Eugenie Pad To Be Worn by Women to Realize New Shape. NEW YORK, May 10.—-If a woman wants to be in the very latest mode, she must adopt the Empress Eugetjle pad. This device, which is now the rage in Paris, is a more or leas modi fied bustle in front. The pad is made of india rubber and is worn over the stomach with a rubber mesh band to hold in the hips and give the new curve to the figure which is to be no longer straight front, but rounded to re semble the uncorseted figures of Eugenie’s day. With the new figure comes the new pose, which is a backward slant. Heels of the latest Parisian slippers are un der the toe instead of under the heel. SPECIAL TRAIN ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH Tuesday, May 27, 1913 SCHEDULE Lv. ATLANTA 8:40 A. M. Lv. GRIFFIN 9:45 A. M. Ar. MACON 11:30 A. M. Lv. MACON 11:35 A. M. Ar. SAVANNAH 5:00 P. M. The Central of Georgia Railway will operate a Special Train from Atlanta to Savannah the morning of May 27, to accommodate Odd Fel lows and their friends, from Atlanta and surrounding cities in North Georgia. This train will be composed of comfortable, large and well ventilated coaches and parlor car, and will stop only at GrifF-i and Macon. Passengers on the Athens Branch of the Central of Georgia Railway may leave Athens 6:45 a. m., Madison 8:10 a. m., Monticello 9:12 a. m„ and arrive Macon 11:00 a. m., joining the Odd Fellows special at Macon. Passengers on Chattanooga Division may leave Cedartown and inter mediate points on Train No. 6 and connect at Griffin with special at 9:45 a. m. This is the way for a delightful trip with congenial friends and brothers. For full particulars, ask the ticket agent, or communicate with W. H. Fogg, Atlanta. Ga.. District Passenger Agent. CENTRAL OR GEORGIA RAILWAY