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1 Pagfe Sixteen THU CAROLINA UNION FARMER [Thursday, February 20, 1913. Health Notes CONQUERING TYPHOID. / Typhoid fever is losing its terror. Within recent years a means of anti typhoid vaccination has been discov ered, and some remarkable results are being obtained. While the im munity against typhoid after being vaccinated is probably not quite so good and does not last quite so long as in the case of small-pox, yet it is a most excellent means of protection. Here are some figures that show the value of anti-typhoid vaccination in the army. Out of a total of 55,680 soldiers in the United States Army, in 1911, only 3,000 were unvaccinat ed. During that year a total of for ty-five cases of typhoid were report ed. Of these forty-five cases, forty- three cases were among the 3,000 unvaccinated and only two cases oc curred among the 52,680 vaccinated soldiers. During the recent mobilization of our troops on the Mexican border, only two cases of typhoid occurred in the army of 20,000 men. This record s,tands in striking contrast with the record of 2,693 cases of ty phoid and 248 deaths, in 1898, when 10,000 troops were encamped at Jacksonville, Florida, At that time we knew nothing about anti-typhoid vaccination. Such is the progress of sanitary science and preventive medi cine. After thus abolishing many of the terrors of war, let us hope that some day soon we shall have advanced suf ficiently far that we will abolish war itself. That looks like one of the next steps. FREE INSURANCE AGAINST TYPHOID. The State of Minnesota is somewhat of a leader. We have to doff our hats to her as being the first State in the Union to abolish so-called quar antine for smallpox. That plan proved a marked success, and North Caro lina soon followed suit, with equal success. Now a number of other States are falling in line. But Min nesota is now setting a new pace. The last report from her was to the effect that the State Board of Health is pre paring to furnish free typhoid pro phylactic, for the use of all physi cians throughout the State who will agree to keep statistical records of its use, and report the same to the Board. This is a form of insurance against one of the most deadly and most dreaded diseases which medical science has to combat. Since the army records have shown so conclusively the value of anti-typhoid vaccination, there is no reason why it should not be of almost equal value in many other cases, particularly in the case of epidemics or unusual exposure to the disease. We shall watch the re sults in Minnesota with interest. If the experiment reduces the typhoid fever death-rate, or checks threaten ing epidemics of typhoid, we can't adopt a similar plan too quickly. RED CROSS SEALS. The final reports of the sale of Red Cross Seals show a total of 396,053 sold in the State of North Carolina during the month of December. The receipts from the sale amounts to $5,960.53. Of this amount, $3,364 will be spent in various cities that sold the seals for tuberculosis work. Wilmington leads in the largest number of seals sold, having sold 90,- 500.seals; Asheville comes next with 52,535, and Charlotte third with 50,- 099. Reidsville made a remarkable per capita record, seling 24,010, or about five to each inhabitant. Win ston-Salem sold 21,177, Raleigh 16,- 000, Concord 10,309. Many of the smaller cities and towns did remark ably well also. L. B .Myers, of Charlotte, who is State Agent for the Red Cross Seals in North Carolina, goes to Washing ton the 28th of February to meet the State agents from the entire United States. He will report the success of the work in North Carolina and study the best methods of conducting the sale another year. Organized charity is to be a feat ure of the State Conference of So cial Workers at Raleigh February 11 and 12. A special conference of charity workers is called for 6:00 p. m., February 11th, to meet in the parlor of the Yarborough Hotel. Associated Charities of similar so cieties are known to exist in Wil mington, Charlotte, Asheville, Win ston-Salem, Wilson, Greensboro, Dur ham, Statesville, Reidsville, Morgan- ton, Goldsboro, Rocky Mount, Ral eigh, and Lenoir. It is probable that there are other cities that are doing organized and constructive charity work, and all are expected to have representative at Raleigh. Rather strange, is it not, that our State and National governments will spend so much for hog cholera ser ums to protect our hogs, and so little for diphtheria antitoxin to pro tect our children? The time will doubtless come when we will pro tect our children from diphtheria as well, if not better, than we do our hogs from hog cholera, and then we shall also begin to realize the importance of public provision for anti-rabic treatment for bites from mad dogs, anti-typhoid vaccina tion, as community or public protec tion, as well as private personal pro- tion, as well as private personal pro tection. SLUMS IN THE COUNTRY. The slums are not all in the big cit ies. We have slums and slum con ditions in every North Carolina town. In fact, we don’t even have to go to town to find slums and many of the slum conditions we read about in our great cities. Who has not seen the house in the country with window space at a premium? This is partic ularly true in the mountain regions. The writer has visited mountain homes that had but one small win dow, not over thirty inches square, to a room. Over-crowding in these rooms is frequently as bad as in the city slums. When cold weather comes these people "hole up” much like certain animals. A wood supply is laid in, but as the wood becomes scarce and the wood chopper is not over ambitious, they economize heat and space and have fire only in the cook stove. Windows and unneces sary doors are nailed shut, and some times they even eat, sleep and spend the winter in one or two rooms. The ^aces of these people, particularly the children, remind one of the faces seen in the worst tenement houses in large cities. The complete outdoor life of the summer is barely able to combat the lack of fresh air during the win ter months. Sick people are an expense to the State, whether the burden be borne by the State or by individuals, for the wealth of a State is but the aggre gate wealth of its people, and any State that will not assume the duty of caring for the public health will fail in its competition with other States. CORRECTION. For some unaccountable cause the name of President J. A. Nicholson was omitted from the list of officers of Vaughn Local, No. 1774, which appeared in this paper February 6. Attention! It is time you were getting In your FERTILIZER ORDERS! WE ARE READY—Wilii the same High Grade Cuanos. WE ARE WILLING—With the ssme High Class, Eflicient Service. WE ARE ANXIOUS—To execute your orders and we arc ABLE. li you have previously used our iertilizers you will seud us your orders. II you are not our customer, write today lor prices and testimonials, li you have the prices, send in the orders, GET AHEAD OF THE RUSH. CaroUna Union FertUizer Co. MAKERS OF *DOWN HOME F^miZERS P. O. Box 334 NORFOLK, VA. Bankers* Directory. The First National Bank STATESVILLE, N. C. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits - - - - 33,000 00 Resources 750,000.00 Farmers are specially invited to open an account with us. JOS. C. IRVIN, President E. S. PEGRAM, Cashier. The OHzens NaHonal Bank , GASTONIA, N. C. Capital & Surplus, $ 92,249.26 Deposits, - - - 392,300.45 Resources, - - 603,927.71 5 ”1, Paid m Time Certificates ot Deposit The Union National Bank Cliarlotte, N. C. CAPITAL .... $100,000 X* ^A.DE, - President F. B. McDowell, .... Vlce-President H. M. VICTOR, Cashier We cordially invite business and offer every cour tesy and accommodation consistent with safe banking. We particularly invite the accounts of Farmers. H. M. VICTOR, Castiler S Every Idle Dollar $ of your money should be put to hard work. When your money is invested it works for you day and nisht— interest accumulates with astonishing rapidity. Also the knowledge that your money is safe from thieves or fir© helps you sleep nights. Why not start a Savings Account here and let your money earn future money ? We pay 4 per cent on Certificates of Deposits and all Saving Funds. Souttiern Loan and Savings Bank CHARLOTTE, N. C. JNQ. H. SCOTT, Pres. W. S. ALEXANDEB, V. Pres. W. L. JENUNS, GasliJer ' r
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