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THRIFT LESSONS
tails of the case, and advising that the
child be taken to the proper expert for
treatment. This was not satisfactory
in its results, for many reasons. In
some cases, the physician or surgeon was
not within reach of the community; and
in many cases parents were unable to
bear the necessary expense of securing
hospital accommodations and the ser
vices of a trained nurse. In the case of
dental work, simple neglect would allow
minor' defects to develop into serious
complications.
Beginning in the summer of 1918, Dr.
i G. M. Cooper, Director of the Bureau,
! inaugurated a system of free traveling
dental service. The best young dentists
. were employed on a salary, and equipped
j with modern outfits to go into the rural
schools and set up a dental clinic in
the most remote corners of the back
woods. Since then, this work has grown,
^ and has now a great field force which
travels from county to county and fur
nishes free treatment to all of the chil
dren of the schools. They expect to
* reach Stanly County some time during
the coming summer.
Another phase of the work, which has
been as popular as the dental clinic, is
the organized treatment of adenoids and
tonsils. Dr. Cooper is in close touch
with the nose and throat specialists in
all parts of the State, and he makes
special arrangements for the establish
ment of temporary hospitals in the vari
ous towns and counties, where these
cases are treated.
There is no attempt to make this treat
ment compulsory. It is the purpose of
the Bureau to provide the facilities for
those who have realized the necessity of
such treatment, and to so conduct the
work that the expense will not be an
item large enough to debar any suffer
ing child from its benefits.
The preliminary examinations in the
school here have been completed, and
now preparations are under way to se
cure a surgeon in the near future to
treat the cases of adenoids and tonsils.
—B. M. W.
The Vegetable Garden
The preparation of the seedbed plays
an important part in crop production.
To obviate clods as much as possible,
land should be broken only when it is
in good condition for plowing—neither
too wet nor too dry—and harrowed soon
after breaking.
The Black Valentine Bean, for earliest,
should now be planted, followed every
week or ten days by better varieties,
such as Red Valentine and Burpee’s
Stringless.
Plant Lima Beans in rows, just as you
would snap beans. Sow Beet, Carrot,
Peas, Radish, Parsnip, Salsify, Parsley,
Celery, Okra, Turnip, Mustard, and
Onion.
The middle of the month, sow Cucum
bers, Musk Melon, and Squash. As vine
seeds are tender, care should be taken
not to plant during a cold season. To
grow them successfully, plow out a fur
row, and sow a good grade of fertilizer
(stable manure is better, but that is a
very scarce article in Badin), cover up,
and raise your bed a few inches, then
sow the seed along the bed. When a
stand is secured, thin them to twenty
inches in the row. A tablespoonful of
Nitrate of Soda should be scattered
around each hill. This will push them
along rapidly, and increase the earliness
of the crop. If stable manure is used,
one ought to use acid in connection with
the manure.
If your potato crop has not already
been planted, it should be done at once.
As soon as they are well out of the
ground, begin spraying every ten days,
and thus ward off blight and destroy
the beetles at the same time. Bordeaux
Mixture or some of the prepared Insec
ticides and fungicides are good. I have
been using Bowker’s Pyrox, a combined
insecticide and fungicide, with wonder
ful result.
Early in the month plant seed of
Sugar Corn. The little early varieties
that grow in the North seldom do well
in the South, and it is better to start
with the Btrongcr growing varietio.s, like
the Country Gentleman, StoweH’H Ever
green, and Mammoth. Keep up a suc
cession every ten days till August.
Sweet Potatoes can be planted the last
of the month. Anyone wishing to buy
plants, if they will communicate with
me, I will gladly furnish them with ad
dresses of plant growers of Cabbage,