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r PQLK COUNTY NEWS, TRYON N ADVICE TO "FLU" DMBMKC ocxxxxxocoocoocococoooooa Table Decorations CONVALESCENTS TUBERCULOSIS OF HOG HERD -itary Lot and Clean Feed Are En emies of This Disease Slow In Its Development. toarrJ by the United States Depart F ment of Agriculture.) . Tuberculosis is rapidly increasing union.' Ihi's in tne unuea otaies, ana -prv owno r of swine should be on his uard uninst the introduction of thla perious malady upon his premises. Un Ute b cholera tnls discase s insid ious inits attack and slow in its de velopment, so that it mpy be present for luonths in a held without exciting fle least suspicion of the owner, and vlll be revealed to him only at the time of slaughter. Until recent years tuber culosis has been looked upon.asTof .un coniinoii occurrence and only .of impor tance from a meat-inspection stand point; hut today it must be recognized as a serious menace to the owner of hops, and especially to the one who al lows his hogs to run with cattle that have net I'eeii proved to be free of tu htrculsis. or who feeds them upon nonsterilized products as part of their .ution. As tuberculosis of hogs is chief ly contracted through eaiing Infected fteri. the importance of this statement U obvious. Tuheivulosis of hogs is clo&ely asso ciated with tho samexlisease in cattle, the leasou being apparent when one considi-rs the close relations of these two species of animals upon nearly "ev ery farm. Tuberculous cattle may scat ter great numbers of tubercle bacilli with thtir excrement; cowrt that .are tuberculous may produce contaminated uiilk that is subsequently fed to pigs; and carcasses of cattle that have died from tuberculosis are sometimes eaten by bo?s. The feeding of hogs upon creamery refuse is- also a very frequent source of infection. In this waythe mllkof a single cow with a tuberculous udder. if sent to a public creamery, may I spread the disease to a number of hogs, and may also infect many farms that have never previously been con tuminaied with tuberculosis. An. equally dangerous source of in fection is likewise observed in the niethods which obtain among some of the small country slaughter houses. It is not unusual for these houses to get rid of their blood, intestines, viscera, and other inedible parts by feeding them to hog:s, a herd of which is usual ly kept on the premises. This custom 13 pregnant with danger and serves to perpetuate the infectious principle of various contagious and parasitic dis eases, particularly tuberculosis. - Hops are also susceptible to tuber culous infection from affected persons End poultry, but these sources are un- w Sassa- :: Nwwr... 5W!W!BW?8k J .'X'svvv.v....x:::: A Wen-Constructed Hog House Pro vision Has Been Made for Good Ven tilation and Sunlight. douhtedly of far less moment to the hojr owner than those existing in a herd of tuberculous cattle. Intestinal worms, lung worms, and 6,dn parasites also levy a burdensome tax upon the profits of hog raising. Al-solute. cleanliness will be found val uohle in preventing and controlling thee parasitic troubles, as well as the n're s.-rious diseases hog cholera and tuberculosis. LABOR REQUIRED BY SHEEP 'Mile Continuous It Is Not Heavy Can Well Be Performed by Boy '"capable of Hard Work. While the labor required by sheep alnK' is continuous, it is not heavy, flnd if l.iv.nl i '.i A i . mier 'sting by financial return can well be PH formed by boys incapable of I'llids nf fowi TTrt-lr OfMo -fan Othei ouhi )t. ffiven consideration in many eioris where farm labor is scarce. 'MPORTANCE OF FARM TEAMS Un,ess Animals Are Properly Cared per and Fed They Are Unfit for Hard Work. The are Iur more imponani lw , farmInS than is generally be- eved. niess the teams are proper- 19 M able t-nd Cared for 'theylwUl not be Bhoni i d g00d work Svery farmer and tUke palns t0 care 'or Jiis teami iifJPt them the Test possible co III I 1 1 s. ' "s SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS AFTER INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. : US. Public Health Service Warns Public Against Tuberculosis. One Million Cases Tubercu losis In United States Each a Source of Danger. Influenza Convalescents Should Have Lurfbs Examined Colds Which Hang On Often Beginning of Tuberculosis. No Cause for Alarm If Tuberculosis Is Recognized Early Patent Medi cines Not to Be Trusted. - . Beware tuberculosis after in- fluenza. No need to worry If you take precautions In time. Don't diagnose your own con- ditlon. Have your doctor exam- ine your lungs several times at monthly Intervals. Build up your strength with right living good food and plenty of fresh air. Don't waste money on patent k medicines advertised to cure tu- berculosis. Become a fresh-air crank and enjoy life. Washington, D. C (Special.) Ac cording to a report made to the United States Public Health Service,-the epi demic of influenza in ISpain has al ready caused an increase in the preva lence' and deaths from pulmonary tu berculosis. A similar association be tween Influenza and tuberculosis was recently made by Sir Arthur News holme, the chief medical officer of the English, public health service, in his analysis of the tuberculosis death rate in England. In order that the people of the Unit ed States may profit by the experience of other countries Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the United States Pub lic Health Service has just issued a warning emphasizing the need of spe cial precautions at the present time "Experience seems to Indicate," says the Surgeon General, "that persons whose resistance has been weakened by an attack of influenza are peculiar ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With millions of Its people recently affected with influenza this country now of fers conditions favoring the spread of tuberculosis." One Million' Consumptives in the United States. "Then you consider this a serious menace?" was asked. "In my opinion it Is, though I hasten to add it is dis tinctly one against which the people can guard. So far as one can estimate there are at present about one million cases of tuberculosis In the United ' States. There is unfortunately no complete census available to show ex actly the number of tuberculosis per sons in each state despite the fact that , most of the states have made the dis- : ease reportable In New York city, where reporting has been In force for . many years, over 35,000 cases of tu berculosis are registered with the De partment of Health. Those familiar with the situation believe that the ad dition of unrecognized and unreported cases would make the number nearer 50,000. The very careful health sur vey conducted during the past two years in - Franilngham, Mass., revealed 200 cases of tuberculosis in a popula tion of approximately 15,000. If these proportions hold true for the United States as a whole they would Indicate that about one in every hundred per sons Is tuberculous. Each of these constitutes a source of danger to be guarded against." What to Do. In his statement to the public Sur geon General Blue points out how those who. have had influenza should protect themselves against tuberculo sis. "All who have recovered from in fluenza," says the Surgeon General, "should have their lungs carefully ex amined by a competent physician. In fact, it is desirable to have several ex aminations made a month apart. Such examinations cannot be made through the clothing nor can they be carried out In two or three minutes. If the lungs are found to be free from tuber culosis every effort should be made-to keep them so. This can be done by right living, good food and plenty of fresh air." Danger Signs. The Surgeon General warned espe cially against certain danger signs, such as "decline" and "colds which hang on." . These, he explained, were often the beginning of tuberculosis. "If you do not get well promptly, If your cold seems to hang on or your health and strength decline, remember that these are often the early signs of tuberculo sis. PJace yourself at' once under the care ef a competent physician. Tuber culosis is curable in the early stages. Patent Medicines Dangerous In Tuber culosis. "Above all do not trust In the mis leading statements of - unscrupulous patent medicine fakers. There Is no specific medicine for the cure of tuber culosis. The money spent on such medicines is thrown away; Jt should be spent Instead for good food and de cent living." , chilli w iil41QjJ ' P ; IV r . . - Principal Street A LITTLE bit of Holland trans planted In the Caribbean is Curacao, a Dutch island that is but 40 -miles from the northern coast of Venezuela and only a little more than 100 miles from La Guayra, port town for Caracas, capital of Venezuela. No other island of the West Indies so nearly represents, by its physical appearance and its peo ple, the country of the Zuyder Zee as does this quaint, pretty and very hos pitable little island, chief possession of the Dutch in the Caribbean. The sea comes into Wlllemstad, port city of Curacao, to form a land locked harbor, unlike any other in the West Indies. Thi3 harbor, which is nearly half a mile long, very deep and large, forms a spacious port of call for many ships at one time. Two Dutch forts, which are none too formidable In looks, but which appeal to one be cause of their squatty, somber, "Dutchy" appearance, guard the en trance to the harbor. A bridge spans the narrow channel just above the forts, and is swung, back for ships coming in or going out, to leave the way clear. About the town of Wlllemstad Itself there is a charming influence which Immediately wins the stranger, so much like the mother country is this little port. The architecture is Dutch ; the buildings themselves might have been brought bodily from Amsterdam, so much do they resemble the physical features of that Dutch city. The town 4s built down to the water front on both sides of the main Inlet of the har bor as well as along the lagoon. Just above the forts and on the right side as a ship enters, stands the governor's home and the general government buildings, a pleasing sight. Extending along the same side and also running along the opposite shore are the business houses, which stand but a few feet back from the water itself. Entering the Harbor. As the ship drifts toward Its dock a passenger may get a good view of the town. The architecture fas cinates ; the busy condition of the dock and adjoining streets, where hundreds of people seem to swarm at their work, gives an Impression of a hustling, and mucfi alive tropical town. As the ship goes on past a break' in the line of buildings the lagoon Is observed to the right, and down to Its edge hun dreds of homes whose tile roofs appear in varied contrast under the sun. These homes, the passenger will soon learn, if he chooses to hire an automobile at $2 an hour to ride about the town, are ideal in cleanliness. Many ships are always to be found in the Wlllemstad harbor. Even dur ing the'war there usually are three or four steamers at dock In addition to many one, two and three-masted sail ing schooners, which ply between Cu racao and ports of Venezuela. Be cause of these ships and for the rea son that many business houses are down at the edge of the water, Wlllem stad gives an Immediate Impression .of much hustle and activity. The business places themselves, even with ships absent, would contribute much toward making this same Impres sion. And, due to these scenes at the dock, during the hours of regular busi ness, the passenger, even though he never leaves his ship, always carries away' a picture of this little town that he never will forget. - Back among the homes that border upon the water of the lagoon is to be found "Spotless Town," if anywhere in the world outside of Holland such a town exists. These homes, with their Dutch architecture, are as free from dirt ' and other things that detract from good looks and comfort as any homes can be. The kitchens are spick and span, with floors scrubbed white and corners entirely fri from dirt. The living rooms, the bedrooms, the dining rooms all are ideal in cleanliness. Most of the Population Colored. Curacao has a population of nearly Ko noo. Of this number 12)0 are of WillemstAd. black and a mixture of West Indian, negro and Spanish blood. In Curacao there apparently is more pure West Indian and negro blood than in many of the other islands of the West In dian islands. The negroes themselves are a pleas ant, agreeable race in Curacao, seeing ing to have felt the influence of the thrifty Dutch for many years. Dutch is the official language of the island, of course, though English is mostly spoken. The natives speak Dutch and English slightly and have a peculiar mixture of French, Span ish, Dutch and Indian that is their chief tongue. This language is very crude and is never learned, simply ab sorbed. Scenes upon the streets of Wlllem stad are certain to entertain every one who has come here for the first visit. Many of the streets are very narrow, but always clean, and the views along them form an interesting study. In the hotels the food, though not always of the best quality, is cooked very well and is served in an appetiz ing" way. Considering the prices charged by the hotels and the prices which they are required to pay for the food, the fare Is very good. dutslde of Wlllemstad itself there is little to interest anyone. The island receives a small rainfall. Luck ily for the inhabitants, Willemstad Is a free port, and they therefore are able to Import many foods and goods without having to pay much more for them than cost at their point of orig ination. The Dutch government maintains 200 soldiers from Holland and an equal number of native militia at Willem stad. This force acts under the com mand of the governor and Is for serv ice In all parts of the Island. The peaceful nature of the Islanders, how ever, seems to make the maintenance of this force a needless expense. ARABIA'S PLACE ON THE MAP "Cradle of Islam" of Great Importance In the Aspirations of Warring Countries. At the junction of the Tigris and Eu phrates rivers a hundred miles from the Persian gulf Is the town of Gur na. The few tourists who in ante-bellum days sailed past Gurna were told to look with reverence at the spot, for here was the original Garden of Eden,, writes John Van Ess in Asia Magazine. In December, 1914, the British took Gurna and for some time, at least, for the first time, Arabia was put cn the map. The advance which British arms have made in the land of the Arab is important in proportion as the Ger mans regarded Arabia as important. Arabia looms large on the Teutonic horizon because it is the door to "Mit teleuropa," and because it Is the cradle of Islam. Since Islam is professed ,by the majority of the population in Turkey and 63,000,000 of Indians and 20,000,000 of Russians and 24,000,000 in the East Indies and 12,000,000 In Egypt and 8,000,000 in China Islam was considered worthy of an attempt at wedlock, holy or unholy. If you look at the map of the Mediterranean you will see that Cyrus seems to have a great finger which points just to where Asia Minor bends down sharp ly to form the Syrian coast. Napo leon noticed this more than a hun dred years ago and suggested that there lay the key to any situation which would involve that part of the world. Follow the finger and it is significant that the objective of the British Palestine and Mesopotamian campaign was Aleppo. Thence draw the line across and you draw with al most imcanny accuracy the northern linguistic boundary of Arabia. Relative Refinement. , Mrs. Hibrow And have yon ever read "The Inside of the Cup?" jlrs, Lobrow No, but I had an aunt who did. She used to tell fortunes jsy MARY 3AHaMtffijER EVERGLADE KITES. "The everglade kite," said Daddy, "lives far down in the South He loves the southern land best and this family of everglade kites I am going to tell you about, lived in South America. "They are always called the ever glade kite family because they live in swampy land which has very tall grass, Mr. and Mrs. Everglade Kite were going to give a banquet and had invit ed their relations to come on the fol lowing day and to bring their children. "The day arrived and Mr. and Mrs, Bverglade Kite were sitting on a shrub chatting when the guests appeared. "'How do you do, my dear? Mrs Everglade Kite would say. And Mr. Everglade Kite would flap a wing at one of his friends' and say: 'Glad to' see you, old chap. How are you? You look well. : . "Mr- and Mrs. Everglade Kite were the color of slates, but they have dark er colors on their wings and tails, which are tipped with white. "Their bills were very thin and long and at the end they were hooked, so that they looked very different from other birds. Their bills and claws were black and their feet were of a beauti ful orange color. Their eyes had red rings around the pupils, which they thought were very fine. ' "The children were all shades of brown, tan, yellow and white. " 'I think,' said Mrs. Everglade Kite to her cousins, 'that we have the besl shoemakers in the world. "I agree with you, my dear,' said her cousin. "'We really think so, too,' said Mr. Kite. 'Of course we fathers cannot waste our time thinking about shoes, but we must admit that we dress our our feet in just the same way that you do.' "For they are all very proud of their orange feet. " 'Have you a nice bush for your nest?' Mrs. Everglade Kite asked her cousin. " 'It is lovely,' said the cousin. 'And soon I expect to lay two beautiful white eggs.' " '-How very, very nice,' said Mrs. Everglade Kite. "I do believe I will do exactly the same thing.' '.'They chatted for some time, and Mr. Everglade Kite showed the father "How Very, Very Nice," Said Mrs. Everglade Kite. birds all around the swamp and the many fine markets they had in which to do their shopping. "The children played about and had a beautiful time, and soon Mrs. Ever glade Kite called to every one to come to the banquet. "It was served in a bush which wras almost completely surrounded by tall grass. "Mrs. Everglade Kite was very fond of style, so she gave all the birds lit tle napkins made out of green leaves and they had plates of flat stones which were very small and dainty. "They were given knives and forks of little twigs in case any of the food was too much to eat without cutting It up, though the birds all knew that it was easier for them to use their hook ed bills than any knives and forks. "Still it did make a very fine ap pearing banquet. For their first course they had insect soup, and all the moth er relations said it was delicious. Of course they asked Mrs. Everglade Kite how she made it and the fathers asked Mr. Everglade Kite where he got such very fine insects. "The children didn't ask any ques tions. They just ate and enjoyed it thoroughly. "Next they had snake salad, w hich of course sounds quite awful to us, but then we think worms are pretty dread ful and yet we know how robins and other bfrds love them. "For dessert they had berry pudding with insect sauce, and they had fine swamp water to drink. They thought it was quite the best drink they ever had.. "And after they had finished, Mrs. Everglade Kite passed around little acorn cups filled with grass extract, which took the place of coffee, and which was made out of the juice of the long grasses near Mrs. Everglade Kite's home. So one and all said it was certainly a real banquet." ' Classical Stuff. "I ' suppose even the office boys are erudite in Boston?" "Well, boys wilj be boys wherever you happen to find them. But t did . MIL MaAk In table decorations this year Clans will beam from the midst patriotic place-cards and the- colors mingle with the regulation i and red. Here are little figures of crepe paper, representing Axaeriaw England and France. They are ply little pasteboard paper dolls printed or painted faces, dressed paper clothes and tiny paper hats. make the table complete, Befgfm Italy and Serbia are to be represented. Each little figure might bear a Guy flag) They are supported by of cardboard pasted to tbeai at back nd are to be used for cards or merely for ornament A larger . figure of Santa Clans also made of crepe paper with the of white cotton. It is built on a with wires attached for arms and On this frame a body of cotton is ioned, wound to place with thread. The head Is a ball of cotton covorefl with pink crepe paper. The eyes m painted on and cotton makes the eye brows and beard. Red crepe paper and cotton form the coat and hat. Dooocoooocococooocooocxxxxa Holiday Candle Shacks -"KWX-WMWtfW - ..... r'"WlKVu.. When Christmas comes all the dies deserve to be dressed up with new shades, and everyone is happy when these are among the gifts tsot the jjiorning discloses. This year shades are mostly made of parchment painted with conventional flowers isi bright colors. Whoever can handle oSL colors and a brush is sure of pieasiBg friends. COCOCOCOCOCOCOCOOCOCOOOOCtt Hand'Knit Sweaters f J, 3L SssSa One can gauge a deep affection wtSk one of those smart, hand-knit sweaters that are worn by women, lucky enough. 5 to own them, everywhere. This tee is 1 ;J made of turquoise blue sephyr white' bands at the wrlxta mri the collar. They are ma fie in rose aafl ; : white or in Dale Rem or veMnv
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