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Page Sixteen THE CAROLINA UNION PARMER [Thursday, September 26, tions, and wh.o before he departed was unanimously re-elected to the Senate by the Democracy of the Old Domin ion. With strange inconsistency, those who are denouncing me for voting with Aldrich on lumber, the income tax, on iron ore, and the corporation tax, are praising some of my Demo cratic colleagues in the Senate for voting with Penrose, Lodge, and Smoot on reciprocity. Those Nineteen Votes. It is said that during the special session of Congress I voted nineteen times against the Democratic major ity on reciprocity. That is true, but it is also true that in every one of these votes I voted against the Re publican majority also. It is also true that I voted against the Repub lican majority in that session oftener than any of my colleagues except three. These nineteen votes for which am denounced and for which it is sought to read me out of the party which are held up to the people as Republican votes and as votes for protection, were all, except two, cast on the reciprocity bill. One of them was against that bill, two of them were for resolutions to give the cot ton mill manufacturers of North Carolina a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the Finance Committee in making the cotton bill—they were introduced by Senators Overman and Martin—and the others were for amendments to it, and all of these votes for amendments to that bil were not only votes against protec tion but they were either votes in favor of free trade or radical reduc tions upon the things the farmer buys. I have invited my opponents to tel what these votes were for. They have published official documents giving these record votes, but care fully leaving out the subject matter voted upon. Are they concealing the facts because they are afraid of them or are they concealing the facts to deceive the people? I charge tha: they are doing it for both purposes If you will put the things the far mer buys on the free list, I am will ing to put the things he sells on the free list. If you reduce the duty on the things he buys, I am willing to reduce the duty on the things he makes, but I am never going to con sent to putting the things he makes on the free list, while he is required to pay the Payne-Aldrich rates on the things he buys. Why should I not stand by anc fight for the farmer. I was born and reared on a farm. All my ancestors have been farmers and my only son is a farmer, and pretty nearly all own is in farm lands. I want it un derstood that while I am in Congress I shall continue to defend his inter est, and whoever kicks the farmer’s dog around in the Senate, while I am there, is going to get a kick from me HOW ABOUT THE SCHOOL-BOY Don’t Let Him Start to School Phy' sically Impaired. “One of North Carolina’s crying needs to-day Is the medical inspection of schools and school children,’’ saic a prominent health authority recent ly. ‘Why?’’ he was asked. ‘Because it Is a wanton waste of time, energy and money for parents and the State to endeavor to educate children when they have to dig their education out while laboring under a lot of physica defects or handicaps. Did you know,’’ he added, “that taken the State over about 22 per cent of the school chil dren have defective eyes, over 50 per cent have defective teeth, 10 percent have diseased tonsils, and from 30 to 4 0 per cent have hookworm disease, to say nothing of those having defec tive hearing, bad nutrition, skin dis eases, lung diseases, etc.? Further more, it is a crime against the inno cents to send them to school to study under such handicaps.’’ Further inquiry brought out the following facts: Not one fond pa rent in a dozen realizes that there is anything wrong with his child. This s because many of these minor phy sical ailments have come upon the children so gradually that they are unnoticed by parent and child alike. Frequently one child will be found laving several easily remedied de fects. Many of these apparently mi nor defects or. handicaps on the pu pil’s physical and mental ability if let go unheeded. Removing adenoids, fitting glases to the eyes, treating hookworm disease, etc., frequently makes dull, backward children the brightest in the class. When such handicaps are removed children fre quently advance in three years as far as they formerly advanced in four or five. Very few parents will per mit such handicaps on their children when they once learn that they exist. W’^hat is the Remedy? The ideal remedy would be the medical inspection of every school child in the State at least once a year. The medical inspector and teacher to notify the parents of any defects found. The parents will then, in most cases, have these defects remedied at once, and the child will be restored to his normal vitality and given an equal chance. But not all of our school and health authorities are fully awakened to the importance of medical inspection of school children. Many of those that do appreciate its importance are not backed by public opinion. In a num ber of places in the State they al ready have medical inspection, and this number is rapidly increasing ev ery year. In the meantime, the best that most parents can do is to take their boys and girls to their family phy sician, with the request that he ex amine them carefully for defective teeth, eyes, and ears, as well as for tonsils, hookworms and all other phy sical defects. When such defects are found, they should of course be reme died at once. School Teachers and Adenoids. Conscientious teachers will keep a close watch on their pupils, particu larly upon entering school. When they find one that breathes largely through the mouth, that admits snor ing, gives evidence of post nasal ca tarrh or recurring ear trouble, they should suspect adenoids, and parents should be urged to consult a special ist. Robert Ganthony once asked We- don Grossmith to read a play he had written. Mr. Grossmith lost it. “Night after night,” he said, “Gan thony would ask me how I liked his play. The perspiration used to come out on my forehead as I’d say I hadn’t had time to look at it yet.” Some months passed, and Ganthony still pursued without mercy, and Mr. Grossmith searched. Then it occurred to him that he might have left the comedy in his cab, going home. He went down to Scotland Yard and in quired. “Oh, yes,” was the reply. “Play marked with Mr. Ganthony’s name sent back to owner four months ago as soon as found!” “Can you walk oh your hands or turn a somersault or a cartwheel. Miss Edith?” asked Johnny of his new nurse. “No, dear,” said the young woman with a sweet smile. “Why do you ask me? I can’t do anything like that.” “Well,” said Johnny with a sigh, “I’m afraid yo uwon’t do. They told mo you were a trained nurse!” Bankers * Directory* THE AMERICAN FARMER The whole world is more or less depended on the Successful American Farmer. , To be successful you must have good credit and Our years of experience and financial help are always ai Farmers command. 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The Carolina Union Farmer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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