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HEALTH AND HYGIENE: nOOKWORMS ON THE RUN. r V One IYrson in Seven Has Been Ex amined and One JVrson in 20 Has Aian Trealed for Ilockwerms r,ral Health Work' on Knotts U 1tiA EBulkt'm tate Board of Health. In reviewing the achievements of 1913 in North Carolina, a matter that is of much interest to a large num ber of people is the work of the Hookworm Commission of the State Hoard of Health. Dr. C. L. IYiJgen, who is at the head of the commission ;in this State, pives usLhe following XacU from the report he has just com piled for the Rockefeller Commis sion at Washington. Ninety-nine of the one hundred ! counties in North Carolina have ap mmnristod a nronortionate amount of their own funds for a hookworm cam. paign, and the campaigns have been conducted in 94 of these counties. A number of counties have also made a miscroscope, and these, though elm second appropriation and asked to -y negative, will be examined soon iv second camDaien carried on The microscope examinations for ma in behalf of the health and energy of -l- - In the execution of this work the 'following figures give an idea of the -wmularitv an dsrrowth of the work;. money actually put ,into circulation in our Stat. Prior to 1913, 59 coun- ;. v,oj MJRt.j in this work. anH :a sum of 566,773.64 was spent in car- over the progress of the . problem ryins it on. During 1913, 41 counties there and volunteered the assistance ftook up the proposition, and a sum of his laboratory at Mobile, Ala. In of $32,153.37 was spent. Thus in the action to the eradication of hook 94 counties that have already had 1 worm and malaria from this commu- campaigns there has been a total of nity, a form of sanitary privy has S9R.932.01 nut into the treneral circu- been worked out by Dr. Pridgen and iation. This is an average of of $1, 052.47 per county To show what has been accomplish- d by the expenditure of this large .-amount of money, Dr. Pridgen gives us the following statement, which is very interesting: Prior to 1913 there wre 217 033 people examined for tiookworrn and 88,119 were found infected and treated, or 40.6 per cent. .Curing 1913 there were 107,887 peo- pie examined, and 23,553 found in fected, or 21.8 per cent, showing the ffeet of the former immense amount f work in educating and treating the people. These figures do not in- elude the work of the private physi- country boy will do much to check n ians, which will- be given later, but the present "drift to the city." The the field work of Dr. Pridgen's staff farmer boy will no longer'feel that , t.i u i . i oo4 n.iA ne must noe his own row his whole life o nly This shows a total of 324 920 ,onR unai(Jed fay hig fell b his X eople, whose names and addresses own tools, solve all his problems, and :rre on record in Dr. Pridgen's office, live and work to himself with no op- iave been examined, and -411.672 ,prRities bevond the boundary lines treated up to January, 19l Thb A, , y ,-?4Jpn of farm life, he will not only means that one out of every seveen Wor1i with his neighbors in making pecple of North Carolina have been crops and marketing them, in getting examined, and one out of every 20 credit, in buying machinery and equip- has been found infected and treated. ??"fc ..bu ht wil1 recognize the fact j;(; . .i ... that if he shows business ability, all In udition to the hookworm findings, sorts 0f opportunities for managing there w ere an immense number of , co-operative enterprise, all sorts of other parasites found, such as eel- opportunities in the commercial busi- jworra, tapeworm threadworm, etc., '?S3 side farming will open to ,jn -rr-h-u . , i - : him; and if he succeeds notably with Tl f which were treated free of a neighborhood or township enter, .thargt. Cases of hookworm were prise, there will be county enterprises found that required more than the for him to manage, and for the man aisual amount cf treatment conse. who , as. shown himself abundantly treatments dispensed free of charge, certain co-operative business will be fT tJae. 1,847 doctors in the State, ,Pen- The demand for leaders is un iptO have reported regularly to Dr. l:mited- IVidgen's office their private work in horkv.'orm disease. Prior to 1$13 fr-bey had treated 40,568 cases, and -during 1913 they treated 11,905 cases, total of 52,473 cases, which are not inrluded in the figures given :;bov. If these are added, it shows lu latil cf 164,145 cases on record as trtui-td in North Carolina. One thous- zxvii eighty-nine lectures have been !vn on hook-worm anH sanitation and other health subjects to 91,434 people. This does not include the claily illustrated lectures and school addresses given by Dr. Pridgen's staff, which run up into the hundreds of thousands. All the teachers, doc- tors, superintendents of schools, edi- tors, and others engaged in educat- ing the public were visited and thous- , . , . .,, , ar,Q3 ot letters and uiustratea pam- phlets sent to them, urging their co- operation which was freely given, v , , .... , hookworm and sanitation and other diseases have been distributed among the people and have caused a won derful awakening along the lines of public health and sanitation in the State. The members of Dr. Pridgen's .staff have traveled all ever the 94 counti in which they have worked, inspeWmg sanitation on a scientific ha.MS, advising with the people on health matters, and seeking to bet ter conditions in every way possi ble. To those who doubt the co-operation of the public in carrying to com- plation the theories of the State health authorities, one phase of Dr. Pridgen's work in 1913 is worthy of .attention He selected Knotts Island, Currituck County, as the field of ope- ration. Dr. G. F. Leonard, of his staff was detailed for this special work, who, with the earnest co-opera- , . . , ,. t lc untiring assistance of Dr. J. ju. ..iardrthe local health officer, has accomplished a magnificent piece ci" Ii work in this locality. By eiaminatibn, treatment and Te-exam- - ,. . . . jnation by miserocope, rnalana, hookwormand some minor troubles have been practically eradicated from ; that district. All but seven of the inhabitants have been examined by ;l-"ia were, made by Dr. R. H. von I Ezdorf, of the U. S. Public Health Service, who it will be remembered 1 was recently sent by the Government to North Carolina to make examina tions regarding malaria. Dr, von Ez. dofr accompanied Dr. Pridgen to - Knotts Island became enthusiastic Dr. Leonard, an dthese with the as sistance of Dr. Maynard will be in- stalIed at every home on the-Island So far as we know this is the first time in thle hjistory of any State that such a piece of .work has Deen acompusnea, ana it win unaouDi- edly lead to similar work in other counties of the State, since this is such a splendid demonstration of its possibility. L 1 1 J 1?t -II 1 li New Opportunities For the Country Boy. Progressive Farmer. With the coming of agricultural co operation, new opportunities for the College Men in the White House. Ciblical Recorder. Of the 27 Presidents of the United States it is said that all but eight f them were college men a fact '.hat greatly emphasizes the value of oollegiate training. It is further stated that 16 of th 19 coIWp men ,vho have occupied the White House were trained in Chrisian colleges a which speaks volumes for the lieges which have wrought under the religious impulse. Early Thursday morning the body of a well dressed white man was found close to the Atlantic Coast Line tracks at Adcock's Crossing, near Lu oama. From papers in his pocjeet he was identified as Robert Morean. i well-to-do stockman and farmer of Rson, in Johnson county. Coroner Ki"?1,1; f W.i,son IS?8 poti d empannelled a jury. The verdfet stated that Mr. .Morgan cani t.ft hi, ioith by walking from "the train of his own volition. Mr. Morgan was n route nome alter a trip to Kich mond wnre he purchased a car of muleS- The bm 'for the mueg wag found n bis coat pocket. ' The residence of Mr. Lonnie Lloyd near Louisburg, was burned and the family barely escaped with their lives, 11 being badly burned, a 16-year-old irl perhaps fatally, as a result of Mr. !,'ovd using a bottle of gasolene, whi-h he thought was kerosene, to build a fire the other day. Aroused early Friday by a fire that was destroying his barn, Henry Fultz t farmer living near Barboursville, Kv.. rushed out of his home accompa nied by his family, only to be met by a vollev of bullets that killed Fultz instantly and iniured several of the others. The motive for the shooting is unknown- The fourth annual National ora show displaying 3,000,000 oranges and lemons which opened at San Ber- nard'r.o Cal., on the 18th, represents h yea' Production of 43,000 car- loads; of fruit worth $35,000,000. ' I (nen whom men condemn as ill I find so much of goodness stilt; Tn men whom men pronounce divine, I nd so much of sin and blot ' hesitate to draw a line Between the two, where God has not i. , -Joaquin MUle?. Frwf :t-w& ft H R :bs&w, ,.t. wA h " mwzM The Fall of Paganism Before the Scripture. Its lines breathing life, order and freedom, would inspire John Bun yan's dream, Algernon Sydney's far tal republicanism, and Puffendorf's judicature. With them William Penn would meet the Indian f" the forest, and Fenelon, the philosopher, in his meditative solitude. Locke and New. ton and Leibnitz would carry it with them in pathless fields of specula tion while Peter the Great was smit ing an arrogant priest in Russia and William was ascending the English throne. From its poetry Cowper, Wordsworth, Tennyson and Browning would catch the divine afflatus; from its statesmanship Burke, Romilly and Bright would learn how to create and redeem institutions: from its melo dies Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn and Beethoven would write oratonas masses and symphonies: from its de claration of divine sympathy Wilber- force, Howard and Florence Nightin gale were to emancipate slaves, re form prisons and mitigate the cruel ties of war; from its prophecies Dante's hope of a United Italy was to be realized by Cavour, Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel. Looking upon the family Bible as he was dying, Andrew Jackson said: "That book, sir, is the rock upon which the republic rests;" and with her hand upon that book, Victoria, England's Queen, was to sum up her history as a power amid the nations of the earth, when reply ing to the question of an Ambassador: 'What is the secret of England s su periority among nations" she would say: "Go tell your prince that this is the secret of England's political greatness." When spurious liberalism, with all her literature, produces such a roll call as this; when out of her pages I may see coming a nobler set of forces for the making of manhood, then, and only then will I give up my Bible; then, and only then, will I cease to pray and labor that it may be given to all the world. Wake Forest Robeson County Alum, ni Association to be Organized. To the Robeson County Alumni and Former Students of Wake Forest College: On Friday, March 6th, 1914, at 8 o'clock p. m. at the opera house at Lumberton, N. C, the Wake Forest Glee Club will give a concert. After the performance the Robeson County Alumni and former students of Wake Forest will repair to the Sunday school mom of the First Baptist church, where a banquet will be spread and a Robeson county Aium- ri Association will be formed- ' Alt aaunni and former students of ti e co'Iege, now resident in Robeson county are not only cordially invit ed to attend, but are earnestly urged to do so, as it is desired to have a full attendance and transact busi ness of importance. All friends vi the college will be welcome. R. C. LAWRENCE, . Chairman Com. of Arrangements. I.i.niVii Ion, N. C. Powder House at Whitney Blown Up. Wadesboro Ansonian, 18h. The people of Wadesboro felt what was supposed to be earthquake shocks last night at about 7:15. Many questions were asked about the mat ter until this morning-, when news came that a powder house at Whit ney had blown up at about the same time the shocks were felt here. The house belonged to Rhinehart & Ben r.ett and was on the Mongomery side of the river. It was at first reported than 40 people were dead as a result, but later news says that not a sin gle person was injured. The house contained between 20 and 30 cases of powder, and4-is thought -thai- an- oil- stove used m the heating room caus ed the explosion. . The shock produced a small sensa tion here, and it is said that one erood lady of the town fearing it was the forerunner of serious earthquake disturbances, changed her mind and went to the revival meeting now in progress. Make it a point to do something every day that you don't want to do. 1 his is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. Mark Twain. Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, wife of the famous novelist, died of anon- lexy at her home at Montecito, Cal., on tne lvtn. Feel Miserable? Out of sorts, depressed, nain in the back Electric Bitters renews your health and strength. A guaranteed liver and Kidney remedy. Money back if not satisfied. It completely curea Kooerc Aiaasden, or west Bur lington, Iowa, who suffered from viru lent liver trouble for eight months. After four doctors gave him up he took Electric Bitters and is now a well man. Get a bottle today; it will "do the same for you. Keep in the house tor an liver and kidney, complaints. Perfectly safe and dependable. Its results will surprise you. 50 and $1. it. k. uuckien & co, t'niiadelphja and 51. LAU1S. . . . A HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. There are hermit souls that live with drawn In the place of their self-content; There are souls like stars, that dwell apart In a fellowless firmament; There are - pioneer souls that blaze their path . Where highways never ran; But let me live by the side of the road And be a friend to man. Let me live in a house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by. The men who are ..good, and the men who are bad, As good and as bad as I; I would not sit in the scorner's seat, Nor hurl the cynic's ban; Let me live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man. I .see from my home by the side of the road, By the side of the highway of life, The men who press on with ardor of hope, The men who are faint with the strife; But I turn not away from their smiles or their tears, Both part of an infinite plan; Let me live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man. I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead And mountains of wearisome height, And the road passes on through the long afternoon And stretches away to the night; , Burt still rejoice when the traveler rejoice, And weep with the strangers that mourn, Nor live in my house by the side of the road As one who dwells alone. Let me live in my house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by; rhey are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish, and so am I. Then why "should I sit in the scorner's 3eat, Or hurl the cynic's ban ? Let me live in the house by the uide of the road And be a friend to man. Sam Walters Foss. The Wounds of a Brother. Baltimore Sun. All of us have had occasion to wish to be delivered from our friends, hut but Congressman Hobson may well iisk to be saved from his brother. This fraternal relative promises, if allow ed to go at large much longer, to de stroy any chance Mr. Hobson may have had of getting the Democratic Senatorial nomination in Alabama, and in addition to make him the laughing stock of the whole country. Here are two paragraphs from a let ter which this deadly brother, S. A. Hobson by name, has written in the Montgomery Advance: Despite the dastardly insinua tions of certain jackals , I only speak the living truth when I say that since the death of Christ no man has lived who had or has greater purity of characr ter. ' -v " . And of the truth of this he calls Heaven to witness in the following language; ;. I enjoy the phennomena and sen sations of this life; but I delibe rately say: If this is not true, I trust my life may be blasted be- " fore these lines are printed. I be- neve in tne immortality oi tne soul, and I weigh every word when I say, with all reverence, that if a single line, word, syl lable or letter is untrue, may God Almighty damn my soul through eternity. ' We have had fools from" time to time since Dogberry who have writ ten themselves down large in the book of asses, but we recall no recent competitor who has come anywhere near the brother of our naval hero as a candidate for the highest hon ors in combined irreverence and fol ly. We do not think, however, that i is fair to damn Congressman Hob son" because of the imbecility of his brother. He has enough to answer for politically himself withmt hanging this fraternal millstone around his neck. The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC enriches th olood, build up the whole system and will won Jerfully strengthen and fortify you to withstand the depressing effect of '.he hot summer. 59c. RUBVIY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in 1 ernally and externally. Price 25c. HAMMER NOMINATED. - President Sends His Name to Senate for District Attorney Former Governor Glenn Appointed on In ternational Boundary Commission. Washington Special, 20th, to Wilming ton Star. . The President sent to the Senate to day the nomination of W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro, to be district attorney for the western district of North Carolina. The nomination will have to go to the Senate judiciary commit tee and will be confirmed by the Sen ate within tne next week unless some one prefers chaiges against the Ashe boro man.. This is not expected by those in touch with the situation. . In nominating Mr. Hammer, the President disregarded the advice and judgment of Attorney General Mc Reynolds, who advised the President not to appoint Mr. Hammer. Senator Overman is acting chairman of the Senate judiciary committee. He said today that he would listen to any charges if they were presented to the committee. . Former Governor Robert B. Glenn was rewarded today with a large slice of "pie" when the President appoint ed him a member of the International Boundary Commission, commonly known as the "lame duck's roost." The job pays $7,500 per year and a liberal expense account. The former Gover. nor is here conferring with friends. He will get on the pay roll March 1st. "Suffered day and night the tor ment of itching piles. Nothing helped me until I used Doan's Ointment. The result was lasting." Hon. John R. Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala. At their home in Cabarrus county Friday the 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mabery was acci dentally shot and instantly killed by their 5-year old son. The children were alone in the house when the boy tried to pull a loaded shotgun from tinder the bed. The gun was discharged, the load striking the lit tle girl and killing her instantly. Subscribe for The Robesonian. or that HEADACHE tal FsTi Doctors Like to ' Have Us Comti ppuiid The i r PresaniM about the absolute purity and freshness of our drugs, and that we never substitute or guess. THE SAME CARE THAT WE GIVE TO OUR PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT is shown in everything else we buy and sell, from the quality of our Rubber Goods and . sick room Supplies to the kind of Syrup we use at the soda fountain. SAFETY means satisfaction, and your satis faction means our success. McMILLAN'S , The Old Reliable Drug Store School Teachers Should be Given Homes and Farms. A novel scheme for procuring bet ter country school teachers by pro viding them with suitable homes and ample acreage for farming purposes i was introduced -by. Philander C. Clax ton, United States Commissioner of Education at the meeting of the Lou isian State Asscociation of District Superintendents at New Orleans last week. ' i "This farm of 20 or 80 acres'' said Mr. Claxton ought to become a kind of model farm, if properly opera ted by the teacher and a center of ag ricultural and social life in the com munity. "We will never get better teach ers," he said, "until we make the teacher's position more respectable. No one .who moves about from town to town and from school to school constantly and keep his self respect. Therefore it is necessary to make the teachers' position permanent, as it is In Switzerland. This can be done by providing: him with a home and a farm. "This transforming oMthe teacher' into a power in the community must be accompanied by a sonsolidation of the whole country school system. It would be possible to divide States into districts with the school build ing and the model farm centrally lo cated." Backache Rheumatism . Vanishes Away. Men and women having backache. rhueatism, stiff and swollen joints are honestly glad to know that Foley Kid ney Pills are successful everywhere tn driving out these ills. That is because toley Kidney Puis are a true medi cine and are quikly effective in all dis eases that result from weak inactive kidneys and urinary irregularities. All dealers. The date for the formal inaugura tion of Dr.S. B. Turrentine as pres ident of the "Greensboro College for women has been fixed for March 18. Subscribe for The Robesonian. "iina-iii Hi iA imiimihi j ions they know" how careful we are
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