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lume XI. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, December 24, 1920 One Section No. 36
FRESH AIR
By Mollie Parker
ii old subject is usually boring,
subject is no new one. In' fact,
quite old. It is taught in all the
>1*. One reads about it and hears
should read and hear about it. i
yet, in this enlightened and pro- '
live age, it is amazing how few j
y consider it seriously" or prac- j
it. I find from my own exper- J
i that somethings have to be ham '
sd in before it is formed.
jw, since the cold days have set
lis subject of Fresh Air and ven
:on is a very important one to be
Idered. With the first cold snap
ems to be the habit of nearly all
i> in, start a fire, close the doors !
lower windows with the assur
that all is well.What a pity it is
lo not realize to just what unnat
and daugerous extremity we are
ecting ourselves.
it any wonder that children, af
lastting in the air and sunshine
fe summer months, should begin
anifest unhealthy symptons when
are suddenly shut up ina close
y room and allowed to Bleep with
fresh air?
the living rooms of most homes
etty and steady heat is kept dur- '
the winter. The windows are '
n and the doors are closed. No
an enter, except possibly through
key hole if the key happens to be
A great change is compelled to
place within the physical organ
Small wonder that epidemics?
as colds, sore tfiroat, ii.fiuenza 1
other diseases?start up. Why,
an atmosphere is often the start- 1
of such troubles.
hen fresh air is thus shut from !
Iren'the foundation is being laid
future trouble which will manifest
er or later. Often chil ren grow
physically and mentally warped
handicapped without knowing the
cause. Millions die every year
r?ctly from oxygen starvation,
ow long will this vitally import
matter be disregarded?
nd in nearly all the churches and
ic meeting places one confront*
same amazingly distressing sit
on. Air starvation! The same
I air is usually on hand from one
ice to another. It is a wonder
so many attend church and no
a wonder how they remain thru
services. Think of a room or a
ling heated to the nth power?
crowd singing without any venti
m. In winter most churches are
oughly heated. The doors are al
losed of course and no windows
lowered from the top. Life?
's pure air is shut out. The chur
> are not thoroly ventilated after
ice, consequently the same dead
is on hand to be breathed again
?e next service. The same is also
of other places of meeting.
; is* a perfect wonder how one can
ire such extremes. The human
r is a wonderful piece of mechan
or it never could stand the un
tral extremes exposed upon it.
i an atmosphere is a menace to
strong, say nothing of the weak,
its effect is felt and manifested
nany ways.
here is much said and written ab~
germs, and we dodge them hither
thither. Still we attend places,
ire from the lack of ventilation,
air is vile, to say nothing of the
ns and very few seem to be con- i
us of it. '
: is pathetic to know that so many
iren, and not so often from ne
ity, are allowed to sleep in rooms '
lout any fresh air and awake in '
morning with headaches?dan, list
and cross?when they might be c
ht, well and happy.
he trouble is, that many grown?
>eople are afraid of fresh air; and '
i fear?this bugaboo, which t? a '
iicap to all progress, that is the !
ce of nearly all the ill fffecta that i
supposed to result from the freslj I
treatment. The subconscious, i
ds of the children, as a rule, are '
from impressions of fear and of i
:er. Along such lines, unless they 1
> been suggested or strongly af- I
ed to them. <
hildren may sleep with all the win i
a up and even in a draught, if '
ssary, and suffer no ill effects. <
V>y all means, they must be tare- i
r wrapped and kept warm, espe- I
y the feet. Where there are no I
jing perches?front and back por I
if large enough?would make
dandy sleeping porches when screen- |
ed and protected against winds and
heavy rains. They should be snugly
wrapped in plenty of warm covering
but not too heavy. As canvass is hea
vy it should be used only as protec
tion from rain, or very severe winds.
the living room at least one win
dow should be up or better, lowered
from the top, all day and kept so all
during the winter, rain or shine. If
this is begun early and continued, it
will b? surprising how few colds there
will be and how much more happy and
cheerful everyone will feel. But as
in accomplishing anything worth
while, it will require invincible will
and determination?and a keep-at-it
ness. i
It has been the habit so long to live
in close rooms during the winter,
and a race belief that it would be im
possible to live otherwise, that one
does not realize that it has become
a very unnecessary second nature. We
are all subjects to habit.
"There was a saying among the old
Greeks: "Ugliness is a sin." I agree.
But is it also not. true that to poss
es a diseased body is a sin? For,
generally some one was responsible.
You, or some one before you, ' In
laying the foundation something was
neglected. And it may have been
fresh air. Think of the awful handi
cap af having weak lungs?tuberculo
sis!
To the parents, I would repeat, ag
ain: Care for the children. See that
they have plenty of fresh air in the
sleeping quarters and a plenty of nou
rishinjf food during the day. There
never was a time when the world
needed strong manhood and woman
hood than it does today. Only the
strong and efficient physically and
mentally can be of much use to them
selves or to others.
Since this is chiefly in behalf of the
children, the following case of a lit
tle child whom I knew at the State
Sanatorium will illustrate a certain
principle. .This little girl was a little
under eight years of age. She was
very bright and unusually developed
for her age. Her lung trouble was
very 'plight, if any. In fact, she was
considered only a suspect. Her con
dition was a little below normal. Af
ter her first examination, the was
told it would be unnecessary for her
to stay six monts and at the end of
that time, if the took the cure faith
fully, she would be well. Being the
Dnly child at the Sanatorium, it fell
to her lot to be closely associated
with grown up patients, some of
whom were very sick. I was with
this child a good deal and it was real
ly pathetic to hear her speak of her
self. What a beautiful strong wom
an she wanted to grow to be and how
many beautiful and useful things she
wanted to achieve in life. But, at ti
mes, she seemed burdened with the
Fear that she might not stand her
final test and woul develop "T. B.",
?nd be handicapped for life. Then
?he would become very serious and
would say "Bat I know that I can
do it?I know I can stand It for sis
months." 1 said: "Tea, you ctat.
Some stand it lor 6 years." I might
have told her that with some it was
i lifetime sport.
She took the cure?took it beauti
fully and wonderfully?and she won j1
out. Not once, did I see her cry, ;
complain or say she was cold. Tho
at times, one coold see that there was
anguish in her soul, especially when
her mother would come and leave
her. She was heroic.
At the end of the 6 months, she
was examined and pronounced well,
for the time, at least;-but was cau
tioned to keep up the tratment. She
went home. In less than two weeks
I received a cute little note from her
saying how well and strong she was
in her new sleeping porch. And how
happy she was that she had entered
school gain.
Just one case of desperate effort!
In the State of Mass. I knew of a
few cases more pathetic and which
were really tragic in their wonderful
efforts and peseveranc.e
When one thinks of such perse
vrance as this, it does seem that par
ents would make more effort and en
courage their children to make more
in behalf of their future welfare.
I recall instances in other states as
well as this?where I have been invit
ed in houses where upon entering the
room, I felt that half my life was go- '
ing out. Oppressive heat! Not a;
Vindow or a door even cracked. And,
I thought how could little children
who should develop beautifully and
natuarally like the (Towers of the
field, be strong in such close rooms.
After trying to talk and failing, and
after unconsciously manifesting what
must have been distressing symptons
some one would invariably ask: "Are
you warm enough? Shall I make more
? heat?" And, I felt like saying; "No,
but for Chirst sake raise a window".
Pure air is the breath of God.
I I have been asked several times by
some to give something of my exper
iences. I felt it would be useless. In ,
fact, my experience has been so va
ried and I have tried out so many |
different ways and seen others do the
same that I would scarcely know at
what place to begin. The truth is?
what is best for one is not always 1
best for all. One has to work out ,
their own salvation in everything. I
have tried to emphasize some import
ant truths and bring out aome prin
ciples. And have touched where it
seems moat needed.
It seems that moat anyone could
make a beginning. The main point
lis to have plenty of fresh air at all '
times and to um common aense with
it. There is nothing to fear, except
Fear. Then get rid of fear, and, do
not tall the children fresh air will
give the mcolds or make them aick. ,
And, don't express your fears in their i
presence: it will affect them.
I have put special emphasis on the
needs of children. ' Grown people
should be able to care for themselves.
I will simply say this: The freah air
treatment will wonderfully increaae
your health and happiness and add re
cuperstive power and yean to your
life. Taking the cur* does not mean
every time that you have tuberculo
sis. It means you do not intend to
have it. Fraah air is really more of
a preventive than a car*.
1 might say three times aa much.
But it would b? very gratifying to
know that what I have said with all
kindneaa and earnestness, and good
will miljTb? taken striously. ,
?Tli? Bud.?
MOONSHINE SEEMS TO BE
PLENTIFUL HEREABOUTS
New York City, with all of its
Crime Wave, has nothing on Ahos
kie, with its population of less than
two thousand. Within the past week
Aboskie has been the scene of sev
eral fights.
On last Friday two negroes enga
ged in a lively scrap, that resulted in
one having his arm broken by the
blows inflicted by the other.
On Saturday, the following day,
two negroes "monked up" engaged
in a series of cursing in the store of
R. G. Williams and Bro. Being cal
led down by Mr. Lucius Britton of
the St. Johns section, they resented
interference and cursed at Mr. Brit
ton, who, handing hi* young baby to
a bystander, proceeded to put the
negroes to sleep. He succeeded in J
"fixing" one of them by a series of
blpws upon the head. The other fled
when Mr. Britton was :ibout to get
him down. The negro hurt was Jim
Freeman, employed by the Ahoskie
Light Plant. He was remanded to the
jail in Winlon, later being realeased
Monday to'come to his home here and
receive the attentions of a physician.
The case has not been tried yet, ow
ing to the condition of the negro.
While the scrap was going on, of
ficer Jenkins of the Internal Revenue
Department, was pouring out a quan
tity of "monkey rum" which he had
captured in Gates County,
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The HERALD thU week mailed out
? bout two hundred expiration notice!
to subscribers, who are either slight
ly in aroara or whose subscriptions
expire before January 1. We hope
to be able to continue each oae ai
a subscriber! and, in order to contin
ue the paper, renewals must be in
this office not later than January. 1
"About the cheapest article on the
market" is a newspaper; and this pa
per has not increased its subscription
price while we have seen newsprint
?teadily and swiftly climb from three
and four cents per pound to the pres
ent price of thirteen to fifteen cents
per pound. The Herald last week
paid thirteen cents per pound for a
?upply of newsprint.
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MENOLA NEWS
Mrs. Spencer Boyette and little
daughter Pauline, of Warsaw, N. 0.,
?re spending some time with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eley.
Miss Deborah Brown who is teach
ing at Pleasant Garden is at home
for the holidays.
Miss Annie Brown, a student at
Guilford College, returned on Wed
nesday to spend tjie holidays.
Robert:Brown, principal of the Win
ton school, is at home for the holidays
and so ia his sister, Miss Janie Brown,
County Supervisor of Schools.
Clevie Vinson and Ribert Brown
left for Norfolk on Monday to spend
a day.
COLERAIN NEWS
j
Sheriff Cowpcr was in town on last ]
Tuesday. ,
Doctor Nowell made a business vis- (
it to Windsor last Wednesday. ,
Mr. Long, an employee of Delco- i
Light Co., was in town last Tuesday <
and Wednesday, installing a delco elec 1
trie light plant for Dr. Nowell. (
J. S. Deans spent Tuesday and |
Wednesday at New Bern. <
last Tuesday. t
Mr. Edgerton of Hertford was in (
town last Tuesday in the interest of |
insurance. U
Miss Annie Pierce and daughters i;
' of near her* moved to Ahoskie last:.
Wednesday. They will be missed in -
the church and in this community,
Claude Pierce of Windsor was in |
town last week, doing some repair j
work on the Baptist Church heating <
plant. '
The Methodist ladies had their Aid <
Aid Society at the home of Mrs. W. |
H. Beasley last Wednesday afternoon |
D. R. Britton went to Ahoskie on <
a business trip last Thursday. i
J. C. Mizelle went to Suffolk on last i
Thursday. )
Doctor L. A. Nowell went to Win- (
ton last Thursday.
Messrs. J. J. Beasley, Cecil Beas- ]
ley and M. R. Montague went to the \
town of Windsor last Thursday. ,
The school has closed for the hoi- i
idays, closing last Friday. ,
Mrs. John Mizell, who has been at <
the Lakeview Hospital in Suffolk, re- |
turned last Friday, after a four weeks (
stay and is much improved. I
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Nowell went to ,
Norfolk last Friday. * I
Misses Ruth Shaw Britton and Ne" i
Deans, who are at school at Mere- i
dith College in Raliegh, came home
last Saturday for the holidays. ,
Miss Rose Nowell, who is teaching |
In Danville, Va., came home Saturday-'}
for the holidays. I
J. P. Deans went to Ahoakie last
Saturday.
Miss Mabel Claire Morris, who is
attending school at Cary, N. C., ia
now home for the holidays. f
There was a large crowd in town j
Saturday to attend the sale at E. Whi ]
te and Sons. d
Starkey Jernigan of Harrellsville f
was in town last Saturday. I
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Beasley with d
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Beaaley went (
to Windsor last Sunday. i,
Rev. Mr. Lineberry filled his pulpit j
here Saturda yand Sunday, giving us lc
some good sermon*. <j
Mrs. Clarence Beasley Was in town (
last Moriday. ,c
Exom Stokes and C. B. Morris t
went to Windsor last Sunday. t
Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hoi- >
ley a boy on Sunday, December 19, |
E. White went to Norfolk last
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Shields of Merry Hill
were visitors in town last Monday. 11
We ara glad to report Mr. Nep |
Perry is improving and hope he will I
soon be entirely well.
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Rub-My-TUm Is a powerful a>H- 1
septic) it kill* tb poison caused from
Isfeetad auto, cures ?M seres, tetter. I j
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Watifi that label on your paper
iERTFORD COUN
TY BOY POPULAR
AT UNIVERSITY
"Hey Are Takini Full Academ
ic Course and Make Un
usally Good Grades
'WO WILL PRACTICE LAW
Chapel Hill, Dec. 18.?Of more
ban 1,400 students who will leave
arly next week for their homes to
pend the Christmas holidays, none
as more reason to feel ratified with
is or her work for the past term
han the three blind sophmores, B.
l."Worsham of Reithbend, Va., Sam
Jathey of Buncombe County, and W.
1. Kolloman of Hertford County,
"hese men entered the University on
ast year and made exceptionally fine
rrades in all branches of their work
,nd their record in their fresman
'ear seems likley to be equalled or
tven excelled by their sophmore work
All of the work which these young
nen do, and they are taking the reg
ilar academic work which is required
if all students, is worked out in their
leads. Even th? complex work in
nathematics and the theretical work
n physics and read to them by a fel
ow student and they seem to grasp
he work almost instantly. Not only
lo they take interest in the scholastic
lide of college life but each of them
s greatly interested in all branch
es of sport. Neither of them has
>een blind all of his life and they are,
herefore familiar with baseball, bas
cetball and football. They are alway
>n the sideline when Carolina meets
tn enemy on the diamond or on the
gridiron and each play is explained to
,hem as it is made. They state that
they can visualize the game by this
method much as a crowd "sees" a
world series game on the bulletin in
front of the newspaper office.
These three young men graduated
from the State School for the Blind
n 1919 an din the autumn of that
pear they entered this institution.
Cathey and Worsham plan to prac
tice law in Asheville and both are
taking the A. B., LL. B. course. Hoi
loman is taking the straight B. A.
iegree and intends to teach. Every
itudent is betting that they will grad
aate with the class of '23 and that
they twill all be near the top of the
:laaa in honors.
It would be hard to find three more
popular men on the. campus than the
three men. Even the stars of the var
lity teams have to make way for the
nen. The geunine pluck which the
lien have shown, their interest in ev
srything that is of interest to all col
ege students and their invariable
:heerfulness and good naturedneaa
lave endeared them to the student bo
ly and given them a position of e?
teem of the college town'which few
itudenta hav ever enjoyed.?Greens
>oro News.
Mo>? Holloman, the W. M. Hollo
nan referred to above, i* the son of
Mr. ??d Mrs. Doraey Holloman of
thoakio, and well and favorably
mown here.
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Like 'Em in "Civilia Clothei"?
Many a girl has discovered that a
ellow who looked like Beau Brummel
n khaki uniform is quite an ordinary
ooking person, now that he he has
loffed his O. D. for "cits'". If the
,-irl happens to have married the fel
ow in the meantime the diacovery
nay be a real tragedy. In "Civilian
Clothes" in which Thomas Meighan
I appearing at the MAJESTIC THE
ATRE, Wadnaadoy and Uranday, Do.
amber 29th and Mill., the situation
levelope into a jolly comedy. The
lero proves very emphatically that
lothes don't make the man and, in
he end, the pretty heroine, played
ty Martha Mansfield, is quite ready
0 agree with him.?advertisement.
Bo auro to mo this picture.
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?A LAUGH?
1 laugh is just the sunshine.
It freshens all the day?
t tips the peak of life with light.
And drtves the clouds away.
rhe soul grows glad when it hear* it
And feels it* courage strong;
I laugh is just like sunshine.
For cheering folks along.
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