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Z: &. 0. Pr yau InjCbAtlotte Observer,
he'ildcats, the soldiers of
3 Thirtieth dirtsiob, are break
lag tiwiy from.the British and
taa turi homeward toon; They
baa ploriom fljthtinjlr, record.
Marshal . Poeb, Gnwral fiaipr,
; General Pershing and others, of
4 high military rank, have praised
.thc.n.';.: ; , '. i
The North Carolina hoys aire
g with tho Thirtieth. People here
; often' wonder if their comrade,
i the Britten, recall that th grut
jcau.Jfathers of the Southern
:;' Wildcats'' tvere the mta who
. piade Cornwallis hop about Thar
lotte. 'and peppered the British
:&t King's Mountain. It wan old
. ayUig that wbea brothers foil
out amj 8aht th; mix upn a n;,jj
V. ty one. The Americans and Brit?
vlsh fought uuring our revolution
but the.v5 stood bi !e by sidinbea
''. tii the hnisser out of Belgium.
No division corais from Europe
''with nnre laurels than the W ild
-. cat. . v
rbe composition of the Ttir
tied., as annoucod by the way
. department follows. The r9th;
.3-1 G9th infantry brigade?, coh'
wjs rf the 117tn. 118tb
l mii.J 190 ch infantry artil.
':;fiiu'iit! It Is probable
i. . 3 "h livision also ojr
. ' i .itfiHitryovsunization
in lii .i; Pi-'aidy drive; and
'!' i 'i"- . . its own ertill'-ry.
t I ii tieiUconsistsof Norjlh
a- .viiiili ' .imliim and Te'inei
.' sw i ; I few New Yuifc
v .,- : n.
. ma: of the armif
.1.'. ;;; itna' people 'have
muchw(rried about
I : in the othejj;-iJr,
Many .ftVr wired to ace if thru
X sors'ii nneswei-e in cssuHHy lists.
It understood that more than
a,")0,(X0,000 letters canwi in
, fr .ia soldiers ioFrHncethwweeV.
.'.Tk'iis communieations will cany
giiid new to many Xoi tn (tfarr.
. Iiq.i liouie'.
The North Carolina Wildcats'
c iue from the best fighting stock
A cisunl periisal of the narots
..'will ishcv t'w.'.tthe.N ftre the detu
ceu lants of the men who won at
Kir! MoiHnain and otbe
southern battle Rrouan. AwilJ-
cat. of .jlijcats i Lii tit .riant A!
exander Taylor, son cf Tr. I.aat
M. Taylor, ofMorantou! Alien
, he went to war he dropped bin
work in Tennessee, volunteered
and trained at Camp Sevier. H
Loa been in real battle within tbf
' last few months. In a F-ur to
Ms father recently be said: "I
know you haveseea m the pap.
. er what our division did, for it
is in all of the- paper or , ie
and we have been complimented
by eve-body nearly, Gerernl
p.s'si iur c.iiHral Haijr, Mar
shal t'ucu and all the r.st. This
. division is made up of the finest
fighting men ia the world.
. . fsoir k . .
People Ca Kit Get Inllueiua From The
: It is established on good ao
. thority that since Sept. 1 'Up to
! date we have 350,000 cases ol
r-lflfluenza in orth Tarolina, ard
. that 250,000 of these cases were
iconti. ct ... fiom . ell people.
. This is t:,ore than twice as mnv
v as were contracted from sick peo.
pie. e all 'k ow that one is
I I much more liable to be bitten I y
. snaao nianen ?n tne grass than
j by one in the optm where it can
i D8 seen. . The s una re son is 1 f t
j-' i'rith ruaavijHjeaeefc - One is not
;y.m liableto get iufluenxa, scarlet
v levtr, wuooping cough, meaelep
i '?, j?. Vi . . '
uipineri.i, ana many otherd sea
.; .W3 tfom sick peoplyaa from well
A people who carry the disea
grms in their mouths J: '
When the news gets circulated
around in 'a community that
f; iirne one has a contagious di'
;t in most people get afraid and
ttay awayfrbai niiri; iThe' few
f popls who-do ga to fee bim ub.
ti'Sj fFMh their hands aid use
' .pracautidns before leaTiog
the sick room. Sick people are
confined to a limited area and
come iu contact with few people,
therefore they can't npread dis
ease very widely. Bbt listen! th
fellow who gets the disease is in
fected from one to several daj
before he comes down. tJetween
'the time he gets the disease
getml in his mouth and the time
he gets tick is the most dan
gerous period. During this time
the iuf.C' d p"ron, not suspictiufc
bow dangerous he is, goes into
cidwd? at theaters, dances, mov
ing picture shows, on rail, road
iars, and in other public places,
and there he scatters the disease
germs.
Peopls eho'tld know thefe facts
ind tbev should also know that
'many present carry the diseasi
ferrns in their mouths wbon?vei
tare thedi-ease. PrOgle mustal
ways be oh cuard it'thi-y hope to
prevent getting and spreading
diseases. They should always u e
separate drinking cups, dishes,
and towels, os have them boiled
before ut-ing them after another,
and they should bold a handker
chief over the mouth and noei
wheo coughing or sneezing. When
an epidemic dispase ii present in
the community, stay away from
public meetings.
In annalygimj tb? ipquirements
for the prevention of disease, the
mehndp narrow thems I ves down
to individual effort, and ih" soo
ner the people, indidually, realize
their lesponaibilit in dis' ase pre
vents the better it wili befd
the people, co;ectively.
Hep jrt all cases of whooping
cough, meaels, dyptheria, and
scarlet fewr promptly, and you
will hiHtructed how to prevent
their siprend.
J. W. Jones Ho. Physician.
ADVICE TO "FLU"
CONVALESCENTS
SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT
INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS
AFTER INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC
U. S. Public Health Service Warns
Public Against Tuberculosis.
One Million Cases Tubercu
losis in United States Each a
Source of Danger.
Influnia Convalescents Should Havt
Lurtga Examlnad Colda Which Hang
On Of ton Beginning of Tubareuloals.
No Causa for Alarm If Tubtreuloala
la Raeognltsd Early Patent Mtdl
clp.es Not to Ba Trusted.
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Beware tuberculouls after In
flaenia. No need to worry If
you take precautions lu time.
Don't diagnose your own con
dition. Hare 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
medicines advertised to cure tu
berculosis. Become a fresh-air crank and
enjoy life.
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Washington, D. C.(Speclal.) Ac-
.cording to a report made to the United
States Public Health Service, the epi
demic of influenza in Spain 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
etar 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
fnllllQM of its people recently affected
with Influenza this country aow of
fers conditions favoring the Spread of
tuberculosis."
) One Million Consumptives In the
r , United Statea.
" "Then yon consider this a serious
menace r. 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 onean estimate
Cher are at present about one million
cases fit. tubej-cujosjs jn the United
States, there Is unfortunately iS
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 Tork city,
where reporting has bees In force for
many years, over 88,000 cases of tu
berculosis are registered with the De
partment of Health. Those familiar
with the situation believe that the ad
dition of unrecognised and unreported
cases would make the number nearer
60,000. . The very careful health sur
vey conducted during the past two
years In Pramlngham, 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 pubUc Sur
geon General Blue points out how
those who have bad 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 tliree 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, it your cold
seems to hang on or your health and
strength decline, remember that these
are often the early signs of tuberculo
sis. Place yourself at once under tho
care of a competent physician. Tuber
culosis Is curable In the early stages.
Patent Medicines Dangeroue In Tuber
culosis. I
"Above all do not trust In the mis
leading statements of unscrupulous
patent medicine takers. There Is no
specific medicine for the cure of tuber
culosis. The money spent on such
roedlclara is thrown away ; It should '
hit anent Intni1 tnr mrmA tneUl anil Am. '
cent living."
S. HEALTH SERVICE
ISSUES VARIIIIIG
Increase in AH Respiratory Dis
eases After the Influenza
Epidemic Probable.
Influenza Expected to Lurk for Months.'
How to Guard Against Pneumonia.
Common Colds Highly Catching Im
portance of Suitable ClothingCould
8ave 100,000 Lives.
Washington, D. C. With the subsid
ence of the epidemic of Influenza the
attention of health officers is directed
!o pneumonia, bronchitis and other
llseases of the respiratory system
which regularly cause a large number
f deaths, especially during the winter
season. According .to Rupert Blue,
Surgeon General of the United States
Public Health Service, these diseases
will be especially prevalent this win
ter unless the people are particularly
careful to obey health Instructions.
"The present epidemic," said Sur
geon General Blue, ''has taught by bit
ter experience how readily a condition
beginning apparently as a slight cold 1
may go on to pneumonia and death.
Although the worst of the epidemic Is
over, there will continue to be a large
number of scattered cases, many of
them mild and unrecognized, which
will be danger spots to be guarded
against." The Surgeon General likened
the present situation to that after a
great fire, saying, "No fire chief who
understands his business stops playing
the hose on the charred debris as soon
as the flames and visible fire have dis
appeared. On the contrary, he con
tinues the water for hours and even
days, for he knows that there Is dan
ger of the fire rekindling from smol
dering embers."
"Then you fear another outbreak of
Influenzal" he was asked. "Not neces
sarily another large epidemic," said
the Surgeon General, "but unless the
people learn to realize the seriousness
of the danger they will be compelled to
pay a heavy death toll from pneumo
nia and other respiratory diseases.
Common Colds Highly Catching.
"It is. encouraging to observe that
people are beginning to learn that or
.dlnary coughs and colds are highly
catching and are spread from person
to person by means of droplets of
, germ laden mucus. Such droplets ore
sprayed Into the air when careless or
Ignorant people cough or sneeze with
out covering their mouth and nose. It
i Is also good to know that people have
learned something about the value of
fresh air. In summer, when people
sre largely out of doors, the respira
tory diseases (coughs, colda, pneumo
nia, etc) are Infrequent; In the fall,
j as people begin to remain Indoors, the
' respiratory diseases increase; in the
winter, when people are prone to stay
in badly ventilated, overheated rooms,
the respiratory diseases become very
prevalent
i Suitable Clothing Important
"Still another factor in the produc
tt of colda, mmi
spiratory diseases is carelessness or Iff
"noranee of the people regarding suit
.able clothing during the seasons when
the weather suddenly changes, sitting
.in warm rooms too heavily dressed or,
what ia even more common, especially
among wemen, dressing so lightly that
windows are kept closed In order to be
comfortably warm. This la a very in
! jurious practice.
Could Save 100,000 Live.
"I believe we could easily save one
hundred thousand lives annually In
the United States If all the people
j would adopt the system of fresh air
.living followed, for example, In tuber
; culosis sanatoria. There la nothing
'mysterious about It no specific medi
cine, no vsccine. like Important thing
Is right living, good food and plenty of
fresh air.
Droplet Infection Explained In Picture.
"The Bureau of Public Health,
Treasury Department has just Issued
a striking poster drawn by Berryman,
the well-known Washington cartoonist
The poster exemplifies the modern
method of health education. A few
years ago, under similar circumstances,
the health authorities would have Is
sued an official dry but scientifically
accurate bulletin teaching the role of
droplet infection In the spread of re
spiratory diseases. The only ones who
would have understood the bulletin
would have been those who already
knew all about the subject The man
In the street the plain citizen and the
many millions who toil for their living
wtnild have had no time and no desire
to wade through the technical phrase
ology." ,
USE
ANOi
ooq
BIT Tb
COLDS, DffLUCNZA, PNEUMONIA, AND -TCBOtCULMB
ARE SPREAD THB WAT
Copies of this poster can be ob
tained ft ee of charge by writing to the
Burgeon General, U. S. Public Health
8ervlce, Washington, D. C.
baw Mill For bale. .
Any one winning to buy a good
saw mill and engine twent?
horsepower all in good condition,
call o cr write Smith Hagamar
and W. F. Reeee, admioistra
tore of VV. G. Reese, deceased, Vi
las, N C.
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ION.
"For years my digestion wa
fo ooor that I could only pat thf
lightest foods. 1 tried everythi
that 1 heard of tu get relief but
not until about a year ago when
1 8aw Chamberlain's Tablet' art
vertised and gor abottleof them
did I gut the right treatment
Since taking tbem my digestion
h fine." Mrs. Blanche Bo.vet
Indiana, Penn.
ft DR. ALFRED 7. OUU
w EYE SPECIALIST
, TO SEE BETTER
tr y seeduu
f 17 Year's Experience
The best Equipment Obtainable.
vjitca nucu exclusively i
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LENSES GROUND & DUPLICATED
Bank of Blowing Bock
BLOWING BOCK, X. C.
offers to everj business man or
hfail of a household its great fa
cilities for hanking money and
for paying bills by check-a meth
oJ that simplifies and adds dig
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jobs and ureatly improves one's
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terprising business man's best
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An international oervice Built
on Tiny Profits Per Pound
Some Industries have been able to get in
Itep with war demands more quickly than
others..
In many cases mighty plants have sprung
up but at a prodigious cost
The packing industry was able to adapt
itself to unheard of demands1 more quickly,
perhaps, than any other industry. And, this
was because the vast equipment of packing
plants refrigerator cars, branch houses, etc,
had been gradually developed to its present
state of efficiency, so that in the crucial hour
it became a mighty international system for
war service.
And how had this development taken place?
Not by making vast inroads into the capi
tal wealth of the country, but largely by using,
from year to year, a portion of the profiti to
provide for expansion.
Swift ft Company's profits have always been so
tiny, compared with sales, that they have had practic
ally no effect on the price of meat (amounting to only
a fraction of a cent per pound).
And yet the owners of the business - have been
content with reasonable returns on their capital, and
have been able, year after year, to put part of the
profits back into the business to provide for its
expansion. .
These fractions of tiny profits have been repaid to
to the public many fold in the form of better service,
and better and cheaper meat, and made it possible for
Swift ft Company to meet, undaunted, the sudden
cry for meat for overseas.
Could any other method of financing a vital
industry involve less hardship to the people of the
country? Could there be a better instance of true
profit-sharing'' than this return in added usefulness
and in national preparedness ?
Swift & Company, U. & A.
CALLED HER FAMILY
TO HER BEDSIDE
Six Yens Ago, TLmldni She lligst Die, Says Texts Lady, Bet Ntv
She Is a Well, Strong Wonts and Praises Ctrti Fcr
Her Recovery.
Reyse City, TerMra. Mary Hu
man, of this place, says; "After the
hlrth of my little girl. . .my side com
menced to hart me. I had to go back
to bed. We fialled the doctor. He
treated me... but I got no better. I
tot worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable... I was In bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that I was Just drawn up in a knot...
I told my husband It he would get
me a bottle of Cardul I would try It. . .
I commenced taking It, however, that
evening I called my family about
me... for I knew I could not last
many days unless I bad a change for
The Elklaiid
TODD, N. C.
is as usual "stocked up" with the best supply procurable
for the wholesale and retail trades Grain, flour, provis
ioiia o all kinds, and fertilizers always' on hand. Coun
try produce of all kinds bought and sold.
THB TRDE Of t WATAUGA PEOPLE INVITED
N. M. Dobbin, Manager. "
New Building near Todd Mercantile Co., ' Todd, N. C
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the better. Thai was sht years tfO
and I am still here and am a well
strong woman, and I owe my life tt
Cardul. I had only taken halt the
bottle when I began to feel better.
The misery In my. side got less... 1
contlnned right on taking the Cardd
until I had taken time bottles sad I
did not need any more for t was well
and never felt better in my life... t
hare never had any trouble from thai
day to this."
Do you suffer from headache, beck
ache, pains in sides, or other discom
forts, each month? Or do you feel
weak, nervous and fagged-ontf If so,
sirs Cardul, the woman's toaie, a
trial J. 71 i
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