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The UnhealtKiest Mo]
in the Year ? Large
"If it is true that February is
the unhealthiest month in the
yea* is there any thing a man can
to to petted himself during Shis
mtotbr This question was
asked the State Board of Health
and revived the following re
ply:
"It is true that February has
the highest sickness rate of any
masrth ot the year. Last year
this fad was weH tested in New
York City. A census was taken
? m August and another ope in
Fefecuary'of a district that con
tained almost 30,000 people. The
August census allowed that the
sickness rate was only 8 per 1,000
population while the February
late was 25. In other wools,
there was three times as much
? sickness m February asm Angu&
The census shows father than 75
per cent of those unable to wort
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tioo, usually whatever is done to
guard against one disease guards
against several To prevent colds
which is in the main to create a
resistance to colds by living and
ia the moniiag,acd by avoiding
overheated roomSK people with
colds, overeating and constipa
tion, will largely prevent also
pneumonia, grippe & bronchitis.
" To relieve rjbeumatistn, which
is quite frequently done by hay
ing tjie teeth repaired, the gums
and toasifc treated or adenoids
removed, will also relieve digei
live disturbances and nervous
disorders. To keep the bod^ in
is likely to he in operation in
Beaverdam township 9ext fall
The Arthur, ^icholi and Smith
town districts have alreatty voted
for consolidation and a locattax
to maintain a drong centra?
school. This consolidation dis
trict, embracing the greater part
Of the -township^ will vote oo
April 24th Qn the
issuing twelve thousand dollars
buildings It is though that Hie.
election wilt carry ^vit^^pfe^
[Opposition. This will give the
di&rid tfaebe&rotal school build
withone
Washington* . Feb^>-20. ? The
United States to witelKtfby 1%
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Approach
citizeHS i
commi
is put out it
Commerce par
seekers who are
locations,
flrtal centcr and thj sur.
: territorftfpiore thickly
i the Farmville Com
Camber of Commerce
rits advantages squarely
Ibis all IMPOR'
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the Meihodist Church
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tahon Probable.
"' On Monday morning while
watching the progress of soJie
stump pulling on his farm about
seven milesfrom Farmvillane^r
IWlarfVCrowRoadrMr.W.H.
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advanced age of three score and
ten years, was the victim of a
seridns acddent when he had
in a mo?
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Sump puller to whickisattached
a long wite cable controlled by a
lever. J ust at a time when there
was tire most strain on the. in
strument, thejeyer jsh'pjped IrOm
the hands of one of;the lortrs,
and flew back with a teriflic fdrce
striking the aged man ju^l above
ihe ankle breaking both legs.
The break of oneo? the limbs
may prove more serious than the
into tbe magistrates' court ^fot
biding^spittipg in public places.
ie?nes
the law
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^ Few Fire
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Several schools of the* ^county
have recently ordered rural -li
braries; the di^lrict, county and
ilate sharing equally in the coft.
Among the schools taking this
Persimmon Branch, Winter
ville, Barnhill, Piney Green and
Pollard's. Something li&e three
fourths of the white schools now
have libraries - ~ i ~
The Joyner School in Green
vnie township, and the Pollard
school in Bel voir township, -have
recently sustained- small fire
losses: the loss in each case being
fully covered by insurance. The
fire risk in the extremely cold
weather has been great. Teachers
pupils and g commkteemea are.
urged to exercise extreme cau
tion to reduce the risk of fire to
a minimum. .
The roads and bad weather1
played hav6c with the second
series of group teacher"'
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be out of his office on this ac
[count, from February 23 to
March 5, returning in time for
the meeting^ the Board of Ed
ucation onWarch 5. During his
absence,- the office will be in
charge of Miss Tyson, office sec
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part
ment of health. It was to gain
that intensive effort 'that- would
attrad the attention of ' the peo
ple,: and particwlarafy the news- J
papers, to the exigence of such
an ordinance, and to see how far
it wasmi&sing the mark in bejog
enforced. It was to get publicity
on a matter that would otherwise
never find its way into print, re
gardless 01 how important it was
to life or heaftti, ?
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M
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single adivity, while if the same
effort were spread over a ' " 1
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