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HOME HEALTH CLUB nv Dr- Dvld H. ' Reeder, Chicago, Illinois. , ,:. v, There is at present raging in many communities, large and small; an' es pecially severe epidemic of scarlet fever and diphtheria. True to its be lief in traditions that "an ounce of pre vention is better than a pound of cure," the Home Health Club offers in the following article some timely advice on the subjects. . v There are now in the city of Chica go 2.000 cases of scarlet fever and 500 of diphtheria, these numbers, being from two to three times the average expected for this season of . the year and increasing rapidly. Not only is this the case, but both diseases are rasing in a much more virulent form than of late years. Further, it is fear ed that the re-opening of the schools on .January 6th will have furnished op portunity for the .' infection of many susceptible children by others healthy themselves or only mildly affected vho, being carriers of the disease, may transmit it to those of lower resist-; ante in whom the disease may develop' into most virulent form.,;" '. In view of these" facts all parents and others who have the care of child ren should take all , possible precau tions to avoid ! the contraction by their little ones of either of -these dreaded maladies: ,,. It is hardly neces sary to suggest that .children should: be warned to keep away from others; who may complain of sore throat or show any signs of rash on the skin. They should be cautioned against us ing drinking cups, towels, and. all arti cles of personal use to which others have access. Indeed, to be on the safe side each child should have his own individual cup, etc. ; All individuals, both adults and children, who find it necessary to take all or part of their meals at restaurants Or lunch coun ters should make'' a practice of using" a mouth wash after, each meal as in fection may be transmitted ' by, dishes w hich have been cleansed in the cus tomary slipshod way. As the infective material in both these diseases is introduced into the body through the mucous membranes cf throat and nose, "these parts should be frequently cleansed with a mild an tiseptic wash. Obtain atthe drug store some simple mouth and throat wash, such as Liquor Antisepticus, or Liquor Antisepticus Alkalinus, which are the same as those sold , under the trade names of Listerine and Glycothymoline at a higher price. Hydrogen Peroxide is also suitable ; These should all be used diluted with equal quantities of warm boiled water as a mouth wash and gargle, and also applied by means of an atomize'd or nasal douche to the lining membrane, of the nose. It would be w ell to do this three times daily. Frequent bathing, always commend able, is now particularly useful, and an admirable wash pf a highly tonic and anti-septic nature, may be prepar ed by adding diluted acetic acid or good white vinegar, to the water in quantity sufficient' tor impart a tinging c t: Vi . : . " ; ; 7 1 ... ; ; : : 1 , 1 , ' ; . r - 'JJl - ; : ; : ; : ' " : , - . . . - -- . . ... ; .', .... WilliBi$otf; liar Gompafly sensation tv h : jf A - . nf t,. ;,, mV mu' ueuuaiB parts should in'The clothes, of course, ?h noi b! chanei frequently "and SS! WOrn should e SivenVthor-itSt-f"? P13 exposure to tbfe sun Ught before being again put oni Buy milk only from dairies known to be While suggesting the- use of simple I!w at a?yne should attempt to rely on them in case they are unfortu nate enough to have one or more of Si?Wrtett''taken down with eber diphtheria or scarlet fever, even though it should be in a mild form. - A. doctor should , be called in and no attempt should be made to evade the regulations of the health department regarding quarantine, as it is only by the isolation of such cases that epi demics are prevented or held in check and we should .all be publie-spirited enough to . be. willing to put up with a certain amount of inconveniences When such vital interests' as the health or the community are at stake. , ' Club Notes. ' "' . I will gladly answer all inquires for information on health, subjects from readers of this publication if same are addressed to Home Health Club, 5039 Cottage Grove Ave.; : Chicago., Send full name and address with four cents in postage. - Dear Doctor: As I have had -.cne, or 3 more properly speaking aene ros acea,, for about 15 years, I would be grateful if you cduld tell me whether there -is any hope for a - permanent cure, or .could advise me in any way in regard to treatment of it. I have tried almost everything 1 ever heard ot;without permanent results. : - MRS. L. R. ; Acne Rosacea :s a condition of red ness of the skin, often accompanied by some thickening, usually of the nose, and more often of the tip of this organ. It is caused by dilation of the minute blood vessels of the skin, affection of the arterial capillaries producing the red tint, while if the venous capilla ries are involved the color will have a bluish shade. The commonest excit ing factor is overindulgence in alco holic liquors-." In your case the habitu al use of too much stimulating diet may have some influence in inducing the condition. -Usually . such a condi tion lasts for life despite all treatment. Guard against, over-eating and select non-stimulating easily digestible ar ticles of diet. Too much fats, cheese, spices and rich, foods generally will aggravate-any already existing tenden cy to this complaint. Local external medicinal applications are, as a rUle, of but little use.. I think, however, it is well worth your while to try the simple measures' suggested in my pri vate letter to; you. . f - AH readers of this publication are at liberty to inquire for any information pertaining to the subject of Health at any time. - Address all communications to the Home Health Club, or tn Dr. David H. Reeder,.5039 Cottage Grove Avenue, .Chicago, with name and ad dress in full and at least, four cents in postage;'-'--: -if V ae . rtyrrAKE your Plans for a bigger and brighter business in 1913 by getting in line with the avenues of trade all about you. The new Parcels Post is going I to mean much to the merchant and manufacturer who goes out after out of town business in an intelligent and systematic way. Time was .when everything was slow. A man planted his business on a street where mk people passed, and the public had tb pass his store to know what he was -doing. 'Now he no longer waits for people to pass his door, but he goes' through thcTdoors of their homes and reaches them when they are in a receptive mpod? nTSere presses the story he has to tell. There lies the power of advertising. The hamlet, the country and city have been brought closer together by improv ed railroad schedules, the telephone and, lastly, by the Parcels Post. ' ' - ' r Wid its subscription list of more thlri 4,000 daily and more than 6,000 Sunday The Morning. Star is in a position to handle your message to the people of All East Carolina and upper South Carolina most effectively and most economically; Its stronghold for years has been with the merchants, farmers and busk ness'men of aU this section. It goes into the hands and homes of people who have money to spend and who spend mucli of it in Wilmington. For much les than three cents an inch per thousand papers, your announcement can be carried daily, weekly and yearly to these buyers in Wilmington. Are you reaoy for the opportunity? No man need waste another day who has the right idea and energy, and who knows how to talk for publication. Uncle Sam has extended "your trade territory by opening the Parcels Post. u .X ' V Let The Morning Star carry do anything else needful. THE, MOBNING STAB, WILMINGTON, N C, SUNDAY, JANUARY 39, 1913 I'S NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHY? Prominent Statistician Shows Why No One Knows. :. r . Frederick Hoffman, the prominent New . Jersey statistician, - in a recent discussion , on-the healthfulness of va rious, V localities, made : the following statement regarding j North Carolina. A glance at the map of the United States shws. that North Carolina in jcbmmon -'Srita all- of .the other Southern. States,' Is not included, in what" is known as the registration area of : the Division of. Vital statistics of theS- United "; States Census. Anyone therefore, "in ; quest of, information on the'; important subject of local health, andT mortality,, finds j himself confronts ed; .&ya most iserious obstacle in that the required facts are not available. It requires no , arfcameot, however, to provfe that , in so important a matter as the health status of a given; State or community there should not be a want of trustworthy information, . (the avail ability of which is appropriately con sidered an index of I civilization. For all of the' great nations of the world trustworthy J information regarding lo calhealth and : mortality is available, but ; as . yet for the United States reli able tlata can he-had for only -about 3315 per ;C.nt of, the jarea and 58.3 per cent of - the population. All of the Eastern States and most of the Cen tral-Western and Pacific Coast States; are in the, registration area, but not a single 'one of the I Southern States! Yet, for-no area is jtrustworthy infor mation. regarding the true incidence of the -iieath rate from air causes, or from particular diseases, of greater importances than for the . South. In the case , of u North ,. Carolina,; such in formation '-is of particular value for; the entire, coastal plain, where At is generally assumed that the health con ditions are far from! being as satisfac tory as in the upland region of the State. Whether this Is so or not can not be conclusively determined to the satisfaction of impartial critics, other wise than by means of trustworthy vF tal statistics collected and tabulated in conformity to the standard rules of the Division of Vital Statistics of the Cen sus and adopted by all of the so-called registration States. A promising be ginning has been made in North Caro lina in the case Of communities with not less than 500 population, but these constitute only about one-sixth of the total population of the State. It is of at least equal importance that reliable information concerning health should be - available, for the rural districts, since in North Carolina, as in practi cally every other State of the United States, rural hygiene is much more neglected than the public hygiene of cities. Thfe economic or pecuniary value of trustworthy vital statistics is not questioned by anyone familiar with thefact. -There can also be no ques tionlbut that many communities in the Coastal Plain would -have made more rapid progress in jwhite population if the true facts regarding local health conditions were a matter of trustwor thy record and conveniently accessible through the publications of the Census Office and the State Board of Heatlh. It also admits of no doubt but that far-reaching sanitary improvements your message. ! Inquire for rates, Merc oca . -:5- v . r'HLflj would be made and that the -required siims for such improvements would be made and that the require sums- for such ' imporvements through drainage or otherwise would become readily available if -the. facts regarding unsat isfactory local health conditions were established upon an official and thor oughly trustworthy basis, Vast areas which could maintain jn comfort and Wealth a teeming - population drawn more or less from the congested - sec tions of the Nortn . and West, are un developed, for reasons primarily con nected with neglect df sanitation ' in rural districts. The enactment of an effective law providing for the com plete registration of,all deaths through out the whole ' of North Carolina, can not but prove, thereforeof far-reaching benefit to all the f people of -the State, anP considering ; 4he progress which has-been" made i.-.inT this direction jn many, -jother , States, "the :. early ; en actment: of such a statutes called for not only by s considerations of State duty, ""but'i-alsp"--b"yrc0'n;sMerations:r of State pride,. , . 7&r- AMBASSADORS MET AGAIN. Powers WirniTurkey anculgaria Not to Plunge Europe Into War. - London,3"an. 134--Sir; Edward Grey, the Britisat' foreign secretary, and the ambassadors of the powers are mak ing .valiant . efforts to . bring about a peaceful settlement between- Turkey and the Balkan allies. They have had additional . interviews , with Dr. Daneff and Rechad Pasha, head of the Bul garian and Turkish delegations, res pectively, . advising moderation on both sides and warning them that if either party, if through obstinacy should, plunge Europe into war again, would incur a heavy weight of disap proval. , The meeting of the ambassadors to day was the lengthiest yet held. They discussed the note to be presented to the Porte,passage by passage, aim ing to meet every possible argument likely to be raised by the Turks. - : . The general impression ; among the plenipotentiaries is that , definite deci sion on warJor peace must come from Constantinople. Whatever concessions' and compromises the1 Balkan league may make,'!the allies will never con sent to the renunciation of Adrianople, which the Turks make the" sine quanon of peace. : While progress toward peace is at a standstill here, the Balkan 'delegations are endeavoring to obtain advantages for themselves in the partition of the conquered territory. . The kings of Bul garia, Greece and Montenegro are working actively among their relatives and friends on the other thrones of ! Europe to influence the powers in fa ;vor of the claims of their countries,. It is known that they have sent special envoys to some, of the capitals to sup port the work of their regular diplo mats. The Greeks, unhampered by the armistice, which . binds the other al lies, are continuing the fighting in Epi rus, where today ; sharp., , encounters took place with the, Turks. ' According to several - dispatches to .Premier Vejni?elos,, the Greek forces are doing their utmost to surround Ja nJna,,. Their efforts, are now being car ried '". to the -t north, . where, the Turks space, position. Wi'U be glad -r ' . . x , , - v -" ; : - - r ' " r " , , ... .- , y - . . have feept communications open and have thus been able to obtain sup plies.- It has been difficult, therefore, to taKe the city by starving it out. I Scutari: is even more invulnerable,, to hunger because it is one of the great est grain depots in the Balkans and must have six months provisio -a hand. ,' .. . Turkish delegates have not yet tak en steps to carry out their threat to leave London. SLEEPING FOR A LIVING. Performance That Gained a Man Enough to Keep Him a, YeaK- (From the London Chronicled To sleep for "one's livine mav arjneal to some as a more attractive alterna tive than to work for one's; living. But me.ieat nas been achieved. : In the i Daily Courant of August 9, 1741, the following idyertisement ap pears: "Nicholas Hart, who sleDt last year in" St. Bartholomew's Hospital, in tends to sleep this year at the Cook and-Bottle in Little Britain." " Some further particulars" of this pro fessional; somnolist are to be found in the Spectator for October 1 of that year. . v -"-y .,' ' ' It appears that Hart was every year seized with a periodical fit- of sleeping, which began of August 5 and ended on the 11th. Its various stages are thus described: . v "On the 1st of hat month he grew dull; on the 2nd appeared drowsy; on tne .drd fell a-yawning; pn the 4th be gan to nod; on the 5th dropped asleeD: on tlh 6th was heard to snore; on the 7th turned himself in W bed; on the 8th recovered his former posture; on the 9tb fell a-strentching; on the 10th about midnight, awaked; on the 11th in the morning called for ac little small beer." This performance, it is assert ed, gained for Hart "enough to support mmself for a twelvemonth." -Stow records! one instance of pro longed sleep. On April 27, 1546, "being iuesday in Easter week, William Fox ley, -'potmaker for the Mint, in the Tower of London, fell asleep, and so continued sleeping and could not be wakened with pinching, cramping or otherwise burning whatsoever till the first day of term, which was fourteen days and fifteen nights." This unus ual experience seems to have been followed by no bad results, as Foxley lived in the Tower for more than for ty years afterward. Some Swiss doctors maintain that the amount of sleep should be regulat ed by altitude. Too much sleep, they say, is as harmful as too much food or drink. In low lying districts seven hours of slumber may be enjoyed with impunity, but up in the mountains five hours is quite enough. These sleep specialists also ban the practice of. remaining in bed in the morning half awake, and insist on the necessity of rising as soon as sleep fails. WILD DUCKS ARE TAMED. Movement to Restore and Save Game Promises Success. (Winnipeg Correspondences Minneap olis Journal.) The agricultural - experiment station Mm O ppoi AVD.1667 to talk it over with you, assist OPENS UP CLOGGED NOSTRILS AND HEAD ' . IN ONE MINUTEf ENDS CATARRH MISERY Stops Nasty Discharge, Clears' Stuffed Head, Heals Inflamed Air Passages and You Breathe Freely. v Try "Ely's Cream Balm." Get a small bottle -anyway, just to try it Apply a little in the nostrils and instantly your clogged nose and stopped-up air passages of the head will open; you will breathe freely; Idullness and headache disappear. - By morning! the catarrh, cold-in-head or catarrhal sore throat will be gone. End such misery now! Get the small bottle of "Ely's Cream Balm" at any drug store. This sweet, fragrant balm dissolves by the heat of the nos- (Advertisement.) at the . Connecticut State College is taming wild ducks. The station was enabled tms season through funds pro vided by sportsmen to send an expe dition to the Canadian Northwest to study methods of increasing jwild ducks and getting breeding stock for experimental purposes. The expedi tion was in charge Of State Ornitholo gist Herbert K. Job. Most species of wild ducks havejnot been persuaded to breed under re straint, but it ha been believed they would do so, if stock could be secured that was hand reared from the egg and had never learned wild ways. Job established a camp on the shore of Lake Manitoba. Wild duck eggs were collected in the surrounding wilder ness and hatched out in incubators. Twelve species of wild ducks nest in that region, and eggs or young, of , all these were secured. In the . majority of cases every egg hatched. The average for the .season was 92 per cent., far better than-poul-try men often attain. Most of the young, except of two peculiar mari time species the white winged scoot er and the ruddy duck were reared TO AM S. S. S. is ori&df the oldest of medicines ; it was prepared and used by the Indian Medicine Man hundreds of years iigo in the treatment of all blood disorders. Of course it didtiot then bear its present name, .but the f ormulafor compounding1 it was just what it is todav, and its results, then as now,' en tirely satisfactory to those who used it. S. S. S. is" made entirely of roots, herbs and barks without the addition of a particle of mineral. It is the widest known and the best acting blood purifier before the public todajf. This great remedy cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Skin Diseases, Scrofula, Specific Blood Poison and any and all blood infections and impurities. No one need fear to usfe S. S. S. It is perfectly safe for any system, and its fine vegetable tonic Jeffects especially recommend it to all weak, debilitated persons who may be in need of a blood purifier. S. S. S. tJ ,V: no the every way to the blessing of. strong robust health. ' Write for free bookon the blood and any medical advice yon wish. S. S. S.'is sold at drugstores. tuiuty you in preparation of copy, and Princessi.St. PAGE 11 trils if penetrates andVheals'the inflam ed, swollen membrane which lines the nosef head and throat; clears the air passages; stops nasty discharges 'and a feeling of cleansing, soothing . relief comes immediately. Dqn't lay awake tonight struggling for. reath, with head stuffed; nostrils closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh or a cold, with its running nose, foul mucous dropping into the throat, and rawl dryness is distressing but truly neecjless. ' .. : Pit your faith just once in "Ely's Cream Balm" and? your' cold or catarrh willSsurely disappear. " ' Special agents: J. ' Hicks Bunting Drug Co. ' - '' J' ' with very little loss.. Even such sup posedly wild natures as the redhead, cantasback, bluebill and various oth ers ! proved perfectly, docile, thriving in confinement. . On the 2,000 mile journey back, Job personally cared for and tended the consignment in the express cars. A finef Jarge stock, representing eleven species, arrived in good condition and are now thriving at one ' of the large preserves affiliated . with the experi ment station. Experiments with them will be conducted there. On the trip only one duckling, some three weeks old, died. The 'achievement is expected to proe the beginning of an important moyement to save and restore the wild fowl while demonstrating the ef fect of environment on even the wild est Tcreatures. y k 'London, January 16., The Pekin, correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, asserts that the elections throughout the country are going against Presi dent Yuan Shi Kai and in favor of the leaders of the radical south. MMfeEMEBY goes into ine circuiauon anu. removes evciy particle of impurity, humor pr poison from the blood I S. S. S. acts inost pleasantly and 1wrnf;fM5i1iTr rTi fh Rtrtn arli . nssi stain toniner digestive memberk.'and contributes in THE SWltT pFKCmC CO, ALLAnTA, UA.
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