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FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1125 Births and Deaths' So many people think that report ing births and deaths is 'of np con sequence, and sorry to relate there are a tew doctors who have Uiis same attitude. lucre is another portion ot our population that nloes not think about it at all. -.Tins arti cle slrould be of interest 'to both of ' thtse classes of our people;. ' The jeporting" of births, . .deaths, cases ot, sickness and marriages make up what is called Vital Statis tics, and is often spoken of as the bookkeeping of the human family. Ao business can be carried on suc cessfully without accurate bookkeep- ing. No state, county, or community can be successful unless'-there is ac curate bookkeeping of its citizens. This bookkeeping must be complete and accurate 'in order to be able tc ' check up our assets and liabilities, and to be able to put a finger on the place ; where tjhe loss is occuring. Securing statistical data relatiye to the human family is a mark of civilization, which shows that the state is interested in its citizens, and desires to make a record of the threP. greatest events - in a citizen's life namely his birth, marriage, and death, if by careful and complete reports of births and deaths we find that we have a large number of births but also a very great number of infant deaths, we immediately know there is something wrong somewhere, and this knowledge will Jead us to the place where the trouble . is and the remedy can then be ap plied. .' Not one penny should be spent in a county for welfare or health work nutil the Vital Statistics of the coun- . ty are complete and accurate, -hen -we have something definite to start on. We have laws and some machin ery for collecting these, valuable and important figures, but these laws arc not obeyed. We should be as ruth less in enforcing the Vital -Statistics laws as we arp in enforcing the cor reefbookkecping of all institutions both public and private, and if we' find that we are having a human de ficit, let the people know it and the cause of it. Loss to State and County Infant mortality is- based on the number of deaths of infants under one year of age in relation to'the births. For an example there are lOOObirths in a county and 60 deaths of infants under . onp year of age. This wbuld give a rate of 60 deaths per 1000 births, a rather low rate at this time, but suppose there were only 500 of these births reported then he rate would be 120, a very high infant death, rate. This would give any state or county a black eye as far as thP outside world is con cerned. If all births and deaths are THE FRANKLIN PRESS not reported,, the bookkeeping of human lives is falsified and untrue, and thos,, responsible for this situa tion should he dealt with severely. The Doctors Lets Jf the doctor does not report his cases ot sickness, he i? charged with a high 'mortality rat, f.r.' example : Tii ere should be about id cases of typhoid fever to every death, t In in 'North - Carolina there were reported 1.318 caseT of typhoid fever f,hd 275 deaths very near one death to every 5 cases. We would judge by this tjiat typhoid cases are not re norled. or that our doctors .!- nnt successful in. treatment of typhoid lever, bo in their own defense, nt their reputation, doctors should re port every case of sickness that the lour ponmrnp li.... i. in T mill iu lepoil. . Loss to "the Individual The neglect of registering' a birth means in an proDabiuty the following thirteen losses to the individual am. possibly other losses:. As evidence to prove the age and legitimacy of heirs. As proof of age to determine the validity ot a contract entered into by an alleged minor. As evidence to establish age and proof of citizenship and decent in order to vote. As evidence to establish the right of admission to the professions ,ahd to many public offices. As evidence of legal age to marry. As evidence to DTOVa th rfaim.e nf widows and orphans under the wid ows' and orphans' pension law. As evidence to determine the lia bility of parents for debts of a minor. AS Pvirlnrp in til OflmiMiaf V of - ........ ,.-v ,it wip uuuiuiif Li auuu of estates, the settlement of insur ance and pensions. As evidence to Drove th irrpsnnn- sibility of children under legal age ior crime aim misdemeanor, and various other matters in the criminal code. As evidence in the enforcement of law relating to education and to child labor, . - As evidence to'determine the rela tions of guardians and wards. As proof of citizenship in order to obtain a passport. At evidence in the claim for ex emption from or the ri'jht t im-v and military service Death Registration . The uses of death registration are economic, social, and legal. That it assists in detection and. prevention of crime is obvious.. Jn the settle ment of life insurance, soldiers' com pensation and property inheritance it is invaluable also used as the basis of genealogical study invalu able in studying disease also in sup pressing epidemics and outbreaks of v-wiiiiiiuiin-aun; uiscaacs. I When a person dies the account! PAGE NINI ; II 7 V li, 1 8 i . W O It meets the peculiar needs of the Ford engine and transmission. It is an oil that will thoroughly lubricate every working part. It is refined especially to suit the speed, clearances and lubrication system of the Ford power unit and is not sold for use in any other car. "Standard" Polarine Motor Oil forJFord cars is the result of several years of special laboratory and field tests on this popular car. We have tried it out thoroughly on private cars and on our own fleets of Ford cars with highly satisfactory results. i 1 1 STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) is closed, and. the books should show how, when, and where the account was closed, and if Vital Statistics account is correct every debit and credit must appear. Press Want Ads Always Bring Results l PI R. V Time was, back in the days swains took their lasses buggy-ruling and parlors were used for courting purposes, when the P. D. R " enjoyed its heyday. , ' . . . . ' . ' '. On every railway train you gazed upon its sallovy visage, and in hotel lobbies it lay as a snare for unwary feet. On mountain trails you met it, balanced from the shoulder on the end of a stov t stick. And in those good old days none were ashamed to call it friend. ' , But pride came into the land. , And the P. D. R. ain't what it used to be. 1 , ' , But hold! Is it possible that there is one present who does not know the P. p. R.? Wonders never cease! Then, unenlightened reader, lend us thine ear. The P, I). R. is a certain cheap grade of suitcase, largely constructed of pasteboard'aiid oilcloth, which 1 wasonce very popular through this neck of the woods. - The initials P. D. R. mean PLEASE 1X)N'T RAIN! . J ' ' i . ' But the P. D. R. is about gone and Steve Porter has put in something infinitely better for the person who needs Suitcases Traveling Bags or Trunks. For his is the famous COOK LINE a line of GUARANTEED LUGGAGE. ' . These Suitcases and Bags are BUILT TO LAST; you can turn them over to the express man without the least worry; and a " rain cloud gives price. They are cheapest in the end, for they last a life time. . ' My Trunks are the same quality. They are built to -survive the very roughest handling.. And they look what they are CLASS. And listen to this little whisper. If you MUST have a P. D. R. I've got a few ohhein, too, at $1.25 and $1.50 a throw. W; ainr to please 'cm all. v , n B li'lliiM 11 laM (si THE LITTLE STORE THAT GIVES THE BIG VALUES HTEL FRANKLIN BUILDING FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA p. '.
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