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About Wilkinson County news. (Irwinton, Ga.) 1922-2008 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1925)
HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND MARRIAGE The proud and loving father and mother will advise their daughter against marriage to the suitor if he is afflicted with such diseases as tuber culosis and cancer. Even sentiment will not deter them in their desire and attempt to protect their loved one and her progeny from the probability of becoming victims of such afflic tions. Society will not only uphold them in their action, but eVen demands that the lives of its members be safe guarded. On- the other hand, however, it would seem that parental counsel is not given relative to venereal diseases, such as gonorrhea and syphilis and that society with eyes half closed con dones and even sanctions them as if to say .it can’t be helped and let sen timent have sway. It is to be believed that, if we would pull the mask -bf false modesty from these so-called social diseases and teach of their prevalence and the affliction and untold long suffering that they will bring not only to the parents but to the offspring as well, then the young man and young Woman will voluntarily present to each other a health certificate showing a sound mind in a sound body. But since social custom holds- that it is impolite to speak of these diseases and their terrible consequences, it be hooves society to offer the safeguard for the protection of all who would otherwise become unfortunate victims of these diseases. The remedy as seen by our State Board of Health lies in following the lead of some of our lister states in the much needed legislation of making the presentation of a health certificate prerequisite for the application and issuing of marriage licenses. Such legal measures will not work a hard ship on those who are physically fit for marriagei Those • afflicted with — such diseases' should not be permit ted to Infect their wives or husbands and bring untold suffering to the inno cent and perpetuate this scourge to humanity. Delay Can Cause ‘ / Much Damage Th* world often learns that much ©Bergy has boonexpended oh a e» thing io no.udvwitage or profit feeeanas th« war* bssn done from *•» wrong angle ©r the approach has been wrong This thought was prompt ed pf the many de MACON FURNITURE & SALVAGE COMPANY 459 Third Street Macon, Georgia Next Door to Willingham Sash and Door Company New and Used Furniture at Unbelievably Cheap Prices For Cash A Visit to Our Store Will Reveal Bargains That Will be Startling! Following Are a Few of the Dozens of Sensational Values: Two-inch Post Iron Beds $6.95 All Cotton Mattresses, New . . $7.95 Nice Dressers . . . . SIO.OO Straight Chairs. $1.25 Rocking Chairs .... $2.00 3 . 1 And Many Other Bargains That Will Startle You sects found in school children. Much time has been wasted and much harm has already been done the child by delay. The truth is that the inspec tion should be made early and the de fects corrected early, not necessarily an operation, but quite often a change of diet or habit would have prevented the trouble entirely or corrected it if it had not progressed too far. Early examination, in fact, pre-natal work is most important, and is far more so than many realize. Season For Smallpox Is Now Upon Us The season for smallpox is at hand; the cold weather shuts us up in un ventilated rooms and we are in closer contact ■with our fellow man. conse quently the winter time sees certain diseases prevailing more generally than at other seasons. Smallpox is one of the diseases that we see in creasing. There is a certain remedy against this disease—vaccination. The baby should be vaccinated before it walks; it should be vaccinated at seven or eight years of age and after that when exposed to the disease. The new method of applying the virus does not tend to produce large sears and no bad arms unless the patient infects the sore. It requires no dressing, and above all things avoid the “vaccination shield." * Different Ailments x Respond To Very Different Methods The inhalation of chlorine gas as a preventive of colds is being written and talked about. It is now experi mental and, in some cases, no doubt, may do good. Vaccination for the pre vention of colds has been tried with varying success. The failure of the various proposed remedies for catarrh al conditions is accounted for because of the many different invading organ isms. They may be akin and, no doubt, are. but they differ enough not to be killed by the same method of procedure, and many individuals do not respond alike to the same remedy. All these and more reasons' account for K the failures that we have. Diphtheria Vaccinations There is no excuse for another ar, in tasU cue oC diphtheria If such a case or death occurs. It can be charged as neglect or indifference With the tapdn - antitoxin perfected there is no reasonable excuse for not usin< ft on every child six months old or over. Has your baby been protect ed? and safeguarded ? How about vour grandchildren? The necessary vaccine can be had jf the State^Board to® «h.’S6« ’ Central Road Buys New Cars Savannah, Ga. Aug. 25, 1925 —The Central of Georgia Rail way Company has just placed or ders for one thousand ventilated boz cars and ten locomotives. The box cars are being built by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company at Birmingham, Ala bama, and the locomotives by the Baldwin locomotive Company at Philadelphia. Delivery will be made during the current year. The engines and cars will cost approximately two and three quarter million of dollars. There are many interesting phases to a transaction of this kind. To begin with, it indicat es the desire of the management to render efficient service to the public Adequate equipment is a revuisite of prompt and dependa- Service. Such a purchase shows further the intention of the menagement to deal fairly with its emoloyes. The Ccntitd os Georgia expects those in its employ to get results, in order that they may do so, the management supplies them with good tools: that is to say, every thing which they need to handle their work efficiently. Then there, is the stimulating effect upon commerce of the two and three quarter million dollars transaction. In this particular case, the cars are being built ou th? line of the Central of Gcor fia. thus affording employment Alabama citizens. A box car has more than five hundred parts. Think how many branches of trade and industry, such as the iron foundry, steel mill, lumber plane, car wheel factory, the elec tric supply shop, are called upon to furnish material. Railway puachases are not con fined to equiyment alone, but mean much to the business of the T & United states. The railways con sume twenty-eight percent, of ail the bituminous coal twenty-five percent, of all the steel, and eigh teen percent, of all the timber and lumber produce in this coun try. Finally, there is the financiab side of the transaction. The Cen tral of Georgio has no such sum as two three quarter million dol lars available as ready cash from current income. It is able to pay « certain amount upon delivery. The credit of the Central of Geor gia is good, and the remainder will be paid in installments cover ing a period pf ten or more years. The "Equipment Trust”, by means of which such purchases are financed, affords a safe in vestment. By means of this in. terests dependent upon this rail road for transportation are able to enjo^ immediately the bene fits of this improveb equipment. Thislmrchase by the Central of Georgia Railway is an illustra tion of similar purchases contin ually being made by other rail roads throughout the country. Plainly, therefore, railway pur chases mean mneh to the public in the form of service improved, business expected, industry stim ulated, and investment afforded. Railway management builds for the future. Railroad develop ment. Without good transporta tion on country can make con tinued progress. Railway prosperity and nation al prosperity are linked together. Anything that injures the rail wayc injures the public. Any thing that helps the railways helps the public. Wanted First Class Sawyer. Must be able to keep mill going, GRAuG LUMBER COMPANY Toomsboro, r Ga. GRISWOLDVILLE ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lyle spent a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Amerson last week. Mrs. W. .J. Amerson is spending a while in Macon with relatives and friends. * Misses Mary, Thelma, Mae and Clyde Amerson and brothers Daniel and Homer, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lyle Sunday morning. Mr. Dewey Nicholson, Miss Paul-' Have Your Furniture Made At Home M hen in need of Chairs of Any Description, Office Fix tures, Tables, Aook Cases, Porch Swings and Chairs, and any and ad kinds of Furniture, call or send me your rder. 1 have one of the most up-to-date shops in this section of the State. \ H. G. FOWLER, S?f R 0 ' " m mi । City Shoe Shop and I Pressing Club I Suits Cleaned and Pressed. All work Neatly and Satis- | factorily Done. Shoes Repaired at Reasonable Prices. I ~ Phone me your order and I wiii send for anc Deliver § I Promptly. | T. J. MONROE, Proprietor I 11 I ine Hardie. Freddie and Leonard and E. J. Birdsong were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Amerson Sunday afternoon. Mrs. James Amerson and son, Vance, and Miss Mae Amerson spent Saturday with Mrs. R. L. Lyle. ». ■ • Mr. W. J. Amerson made a business trip to Macon Friday. Mrs. Jim Mitchell was carried to the Clinic in Macon Tuesday for an operation.
