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TH E HOUSTON POST.
MONDAY MORNING
OCTOBER 21 1918.
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BY LEO
WEDLOCKED
60LLV- WOWOER
ANNIE H WHERE ARE
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WHATS TH MATTER-
Annie vphojed me
To COME RIGHT HOME
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4-Minute Men Addressed
I 137800 People
' Campaign Interrupted Through Closing of Thea--'ters
on Account of Epidemic Contemplated Re-
view of Great Work of British Navy; To Be
. Concluded With Adoption of Resolution of
V Appreciation to Be Transmitted
to Sir Eric Geddes.
z. ' . The closing of the theaters on October
a " . leu than 10 day after the campaign
" for the liberty loan began prevented the
' ; usual work being done by the four-minute
men of Houston in this patrlotio service.
' However tl" spirit whlchthaa always per-
meats this sranlzation was not damp-
ened by this setback and the work went
. ' 'on'ln other ways.'
yi Ths 'secretary of the Houston organisa-
tion. Dr. James P. Richardson has com-
;'.' piled the following data of what was
' done by his men during this campaign:
' v Speeches made In city theaters 114 to
" audiences of 52400 people; in city schools
.' 40 to audiences of 21000; in county
'' - schools 1U7 to audiences of 400; In
' shipyards shops and manufacturing
planu Zl to audiences of IS 000; on
streets 43 to audiences of 9000; total
speeches 427; total audiences. 117800.
i : The continued closing of the theaters
. ' will prevent I ha--usual work of the four-
' minute men being Vasts in Houston this
week; they hsd twd'very Important cam-
palgns to carry out. but these will have
! : to reach the people now through the
- medium of the press.
' - The first was a statement of what has
" been done by the British navy during
the war concluding with a resolution to
s v be adopted by the people to be trana-
milted to Sir Eric Geddes tlrat lord of
ths British admiralty who is now a wel-
come and honored guest of our nation. It
was felt' that the result of this campaign
would be far-reaching kindling a flame
of generous appreciation in the hsarts of
. . ntany millions of Americans and-draw-Ing
doner the bonds oi sympathy be-
tween ourselves and the British people.
' QNIFICANT SEHVICM.
' The facts upon which Is based ths ap-
: V'.1 prectetlon of America for ths significant
services of the British navy In the world
WU are (here:
' ! On July 2. 1914 at the conclusion of
" the annual maneuvers instead of be--.
f lag demobilised as would have bean usual
. . the grand fleet of Great Britain sailed
'..' from Portland along the coasts. Into the
Y 'nUts and from that moment has domln-
. nted the whole course of the war. Since
K the fourth of August the date of the
declaration of war the oceans of the
''1' world have been rid of enemy warships
-' f and have been closed to enemy mercan-
r - tile marine. Since the battle of Jutland
. ;n the thirty-first of May 11 the Ger-
' ' : man high seas fleet has only once ven-
; iv tured out Into the North sea; and that
' ' ' : Voyage lasted until the British patrols
- . ot into touch with their scouts. A total
' tonnage of 488867 tons of the German
navy has been destroyed In action by
-?'' the British navy.
The navy of Great Britain has since
Augsut. 1914t been increased by the ad-
.. ; . dltion of 130 vessels of all types. This
. ; is irrespective of 3(00 vessels that have
. been added to the auxiliary patrol serv-
lees. And thus the navy that has been
-V added to the fleet of Great Britain during
; i--f.-j the war is larger than the total navy of
4 Germany before the war.
Y v-iv'rn British admiralty In August 1914
controlled 668 naval craft exclusive of a
small number of auxiliaries. The British
-' ' admiralty at the present time controls
om vessels xrom invw the personnel
has been Increased to nearly 410000. In
:
:CITYNEWS
.'...'.; V".'-
i w. A .
STABBING MAY RESULT FATALLY.
-t'.S-
v! '' As result of a stabbing affray at 2711
': Odin avenue Sunday noon Percy Shot-
' ' . wen negro was removed to St. Joseph's
infirmary suffering from wounds that will
prove fatal. It Is feared. The police are
v searching for his assailant.
HIT BY AUTO. -
jWW
- Alex Lastra a well known local wres-
tler was painfully .injured when hit by
' ; as automobile at Preston and Travis
" .-early Sunday afternoon. The wheels
' .'. paaaed over his body. He was taken to
:' i.Bt. Joseph's infirmary in Westhelmer's
ambulance.
fi-;...V:': ; OR. STRICKLAND
' ' Ha ramoved hi office from 41S Beatty
' building to BOS and KM Scanlan building.
Where h will be pleased to meet his
4 ' patrons in the-future. Telephone Pres-
ton 1200. -Adv. .
' !"'; DR. V. 8. MACNIDER.
' ' Office practice and specialty cases ex-
- ; cluslvely 40S Beatty Bldg.: Hours: a. m
a to 12; p. m. S to (.Adv.
'.
'During ths -absence of Dr. Alvis E.
-' - Greer In the army his practice and office
will be in charge of Dr. M. J. Taylor 703
tk-anian building. Preston 1244 and 4036.
.I-. ' AdV .'Vr .! .
V'.:' ':v''W.v--' '
r Inspected. Creamery butter is not. Which
1.1.1.. n Lhm lV
V"i';":'f.'! ''.' '' ;. ' . :
.' Dr. ' Sam Cunningham physician and
- - surgeon is located at M Gulf building.
' 1 r
Telephone Officials to Con-
".. 7" i ' ' ; 'v:; :f-. :.V:-
OfTlclals of tha Bouthwestern Tslsgraph
1 Telephone company wilt have a con
nee with Mayor Aroerman and the
' r icll at 10 o'clock Monday morn-
the patrol around Great Britain the
monthly steaming of the fleet and other
vessels averagea nearly 7. 000 000 miles
add in keeping an area of 7200 square
miles clear for shipping over 700 mine
sweeping vessels are employed. These
ships sweep 46000 square miles monthly
and steam over 1100000 miles in carrying
out their duties.
PROTECTED TROOP SHIPS.
Over 13.000 vessels have since August
1114 been Intercepted and examined by
units- of the British navy employed on
blockade .channels.
For the defense of merchant ships S000
guns have been provided and the neces-
sary guns' crews trained and detailed to
duty.
The transportation of over 19000000
troops across the seas has by the protec-
tion offered by the royal navy been af-
fected at a dost of under 3300 lives lost
by enemy sction proportion of one life
lost per (000 troops carried.
Including nearly 23.000000 tons for ths
allies over 110000000 tons of war ma-
terial and stores have been carried across
the seas.
The German mercantile marina has. by
the domination of the British navy been
reduced by over 2500.000 tons out of a
total of approximately '.'00.000 tons In
August. 1914 and the remaining 2700000
tons with the exception of a limited
number trading in the Baltic and in
Scandinavian waters are lying idle.
Recognising these facts; understanding
the full significance of the powerful part
the British navy ha. been prl vllege f to
Dlay in the impending
liberation of the
world from autocratic misrule; appre-
ciating particularly the gallant and effi-
cient work of the officers and men of
the British navy in transporting and In
convoying American men and supplies
across the Atlantic with so little loss as
to constitute sn achievement which must
stand forever among the most glorious
annals of the great war: we. the people of
America assembled In our churches
auditoriums theaters lodges granges
and other meeting places in all parts of
the Union and in all its Independencies
have adopted this resolution of gratitude
and of enduring esteem and request that
the same may be presented by the four-
minute men of the committee on public
information of the United States govern-
ment to Sir Eric Geddess first lord of
the British admiralty and through him
to the officers and men of the British
navy and to all the peoples of the British
empire:
THE RESOLUTION:'
"Be it resolved. That we the people
of the United States of Americs having
heard from the Hps of the four-minute
men of the- committee on public informa-
tion of the United States government the
glorious record of the deeds of the British
navy during the great war do hereby em-
power the said four-minute men to con-
vey to Sir Eric Geddes first lord of the
British admiralty now a welcome and an
honored guest of our nation and through
him we trust to the officers and men
of the British navy and to all the peoples
of the British empire heartfelt expression
of our keen appreciation lasting grati-
tude and high esteem.'"
telephone company. It Is said. Is not satis-
fled with the present status of the rate
situation and asked for a conference with
city officials.
City Solicitor Howard recently gave an
opinion that the telephone company was
not entitled to an Increase In rates owing
to the additional charges allowed by the
government for moving and installing
phones.
Workers on Boat No. 6
Took $7300 Liberty Bonds
The shlpworkers at the yards on the
Houston Ship Channel are not only de-
voting their services to getting out the
vessels needed by the allies to fight the
Hun but are also devoting their funds to
the same end.
All of the shlpworkers have subscribed
to the fourth Liberty loan committees of
the men having been organized during the
campaign Just closed to secure subscrip-
tions. As an example of how the men have
come across Charles Pederson foreman
on ship No. 6 at the Universal reported
that the committee in charge of the cam-
paign sold to the workers oil that boat
(730V or the Donas besides (500 to others.
The committee was composed of Henry
a. liwid a. u. mouean ana ri. a. smith.
Federal Court Opens Mon-
day; Juries to Meet
Everything la in . readiness for the
opening of federal court Monday morn-
ing at 10 o'clock. Judge Joe C. Hutche-
son has returned from ' New York and
has recovered from his recent indisposi-
tion. Both the grand and petit juries will
convene Monday morning. It is expected
that numerous indictments . will be re-
turned by the grand Jury and that there
will be a fairly heavy criminal docket to
be disposed of. v
r C Oyprie Smith to Spesli. ...
aW Awlll be a called meeting .of the
Houston Pastors' alliance at the Y. hL
C. A. Monday morning at 10 oiclock to
hear Rev. Oypsle Smith the world's most
famous "tYancellst. Gypsle Smith has
been with the British army for the past
three years and will have an Interesting
e to bring. No eoe who oares to
n i tl's meetlns will be excluded...
WOMEN BIG FACTOR
IN LOAN DRIVE -
Workers In Harris County Secured
Subscriptions of $2339300.
Final Figures Show That Organiza-
tions Were Responsible for Near-
ly Fourth of Quota Council
of Jewish Women Lead.
Final reports of the part taken by the
women in making the fourth Liberty loan
campaign in Harris county a success show
that they secured total subscriptions ag
gregating 12339. 300. This la but little
.short of one- fourth of the county's entire
quota and Indicates what a great measure
of the credit is due to the women for
bringing the county over the top.
Complete final reports of the subscrip-
tions secured by the women's organiza-
tions were available Sunday and were re-
ported by Mrs. G. A. Young secretary as
follows:
Council of Jewish Women Mrs. O. M.
Upper chairman (649100.
Harris County Equal Suffrage associa-
tion Mrs. Thomas H. Eggert chairman
(10.00. ' '
Hansford chapter. Eastern Star Mrs. B.
If. Kuminir chairman (535200.
R. E. Lee chapter V. D C Mrs. L. D.
Fletcher chairman. (417.5o0.
The other organisations of women work-
ers showed no changed reports from those
of the previous day. In conenction with
the names of women workers mentioned
In previous reports the names of Miss
Rosa Stein and Mrs. R. F. Taylor as ar
dent workers In the booth of Mrs. Eggert
were omitted by mistake.
FINE SHOWING IN WARDS.
With reference to the ward work Mrs.
Young reported that the total amount
turned in by the colored workers In the
family bond canvass was (13250. This
work was under the general chairmanship
of James D. Ryan principal of the Col
ored High school.
Mrs. Young said that the committee de
sired to express especially its appreciation
of the work of the colored teachers not
for the patriotism displayed as that was
&JHb&2
business like manner in which the reports
were made.
The entertainment directed by Billy
O'Brien Saturday from 1 p. m. until 10
p. m. resulted in the sale of (32000 worth
of bonds and ths Services rendered by him
and ths other entertainers can not be
praised too highly said Mrs. Young.
Those who assisted in the program were
Private Arthur Hill Miss Mazie . Parish
and Miss Oorinne Garrison pupils of Mrs.
John Wesley Graham's choir; Sergeant S.
W. Agert; Dad Klndley and Tommy Ryan;
Miss Marguerite Giezendanner and Miss
DaDhns W hlte. Miss Catherine Lovett and
Miss Abble Lee McMahon: three Red Cross
girls. Miss Louise Donovan Miss Gene-
vieve Cerracclo and Miss Carroll O'Brien.
daughter of Blily O'Brien; Lieutenant
Thomas of the 32d division who recently
returned from France and who made a
wonderful talk.
Mrs. Young also referred to the splendid
services of F. Happy Day in asaistingJ
mra. scn wim ins sireei mhks auring
the campaign and to the wonderful help
rendered by Charlie Lewis and the mem-
bers of his band throughout the campaign.
Shipyard Worker Found
Dead in Bed
J. C. Spencer about (0 years old was
found dead in bed in his room at IS
Preston avenue early Sunday afternoon. I
Spencer who is employed at the ship- j
yards. retired Saturday night In his usual We can.t stop when the war stops. For
health. He failed to get up Sunday one thing if we abandon .control of ex-
morning and when his room was entered . ports if we went back to conditions as
he was found lying on his face dead.
An inquest was held by Justice J. M.
Ray who decided that death was due to
natural causes. He is believed to have
two sisters one livimr In Waco and the
other In the Montrose section of Houston.
The body is being Yield by the Houston
Undertaking company awaiting instruc-
tions. Bale of Cotton for the Bed Cross.
Houston Post Special.
RICHMOND Texas Oct. 20. Saturday
Mrs. Libbie Bassett presented the Rich
mond branch of the Red Cross with a bale
of cotton weighing 490 pounds. It will
be sold at auotlon as soon as the influ-
ensa epidemic Is over and the people can
come out and bid. Mrs. Bassett is the
widow of the late Clem Bassett a Con-
federate veteran. She is nothing if not
patriotic has three sons and every one
of them she has gladly given to her
oeuhtry In its hour of need. She has
bought thrift staps and liberty bonds and
Is always ready to assist the Red Cross
or do her bit in every way.
' Beal Patriots These.
Houston Post Special.
LAKE CHARLES La. Oct. 20. No
allotment was made In Calcasieu and
Cameron parishes on account of the storm
of AuKiist (. Calcasieu's allotment would
have been $1408700. When the books
were closed at noon Saturday the total
subscriptions were f 1(57900 practically
$260000 oversubscribed. Cameron parish
allotment would have- been (24000. At
noon Saturday their subscription showed
(25600. . .. .
Gusher Increases Flow. s
Houston Post Special -
LAKE CHARLES La. Oct. 20. The
gusher Well o( the Gum Cove Oil com-
pany which came In Thursday gushing
5000 barrels per day had . increased tb
10000 barrels late Saturday. Much ex-
citement prevails in the Ged oil field
over this new well. '. j
School Closing' Extended. J.
Houston Post Special.
CALDWELL. Texas. Oct 20-The trus-
tees have suspended school for another
week a the Influenza Is still epidemic.
All ehtireh services have been called off
for today . v. v
Veer eyes r.ssdCert
DETVStfE
IN FRANCE
BY FRAZIER HUNT.
CHAPTER 175.
Well we come back In the trenches last
night after being out three or four weeks
and honest It seemed almost like getting
back horns again. Our battlun relieved
the First battllun and it was just about
midnight when we marched down the
communicating' trench single file and
each of as took our posts-and climbed up
on the firing step alongside the Buddie
who had been doing his ten days and
was going back to rest now.
"How's tricks? Anything doing?' we'd
ask In a low whisper.
And pretty sure he'd answer back:
"N'aw everything quite as a Sunday
school picnic. Them Dutchmen -is afraid
to start anything."
Then we'd shake hands and the man
we were relieving would whisper crawl
down and start on back through the
trench. Then you'd stand there and look
out Into No Man's Land and commence
to see and hear things right away.
Pretty near every time you go back
in the trenches after being gone a few
weeks you got to get used to them again.
You can see snore strange things up there
and hear more queer sounds and new
noises than anywhere else In the world I
guess. But after a few hours you meet
some of your old trench friends and then
you feel completely at home once more.
There's Old Baldy for Instance. I
guess he's the grandfather of all the
trench rats. In France and he's always
around to welcome vou back. When r
saw him running up and down last night
ne looaea just a little worn and tired like
he thought the war was never going to
Feeding. World After the War Discussed
Alrvtir.irvnfvn Depleted Herds of Europe Must Be
Uy rlClITliniSiraiOrS Replenished and Impoverished Fed
The nationwide campaign of the United
Slates food administration setting forth
the new food program for American
homes has been deferred from the week
of October 27 to the week of December 1.
The week will begin with conservation
Sunday on December 1. The December
date Is necessary in order to avoid con-
flict with the Y. M. C. A. campaign. '
Herbert. Hoover advises E. A. Peden
that the military situation forms no ade
quate reason for relaxation of conserva-
tion; but on the contrary the European
developments make emphasU .upon this
conservation effort as particularly Impor
tant. The evacuation of occupied terrl-
ory Imposes upon the American people
the responsibility for additional civilian
population; and every acre regained means
so many additional mouths that must be
fed.
How about the Question of food con
trol after the war?" Mr. Hoover was
asked.
He replied: "Well what do you think?
There are practically 63000000 people
starving: right now in Poland and Russia.
There are more in Rumania and Serbia.
We are doing nothing for them now but
we must when the chance comes. So far
as the western allies are concerned we are
sending them now what is equivalent to
food enough for 20.000.000 people. That
represents their deficiency. That defi-
ciency will not disappear with peace. And
there are all the starving people we're not
reaching now to be considered. I will not
apeak of the people in the enemy coun-
thev were before the food administration
was created we'd have famine in this
country within six months of peace. Eu-
rope would storm our markets. We must
maintain regulation for hat reason alone.
But I think we will want to do It for the
same Idealistic reasons' that have been
responsible for our conservation program
up to now.
"The animal herds In many parts of
Europe are beings wiped out they are
almost gone In some places. They had to
be slaughtered for meat and because they
couldn't be fed. So here we have been
working to build up a great animal re-
serve. We must replenish those herds
for them after the war we must be ready
to do it. Those herds mean milk and but-
ter and fat as well as meat. And the
meat is going to be vitally important In
'rebuilding the weakened and Impoverished
peoples who have had to go through the
strain of the war.
"We're getting the reserve. Doing that
Involves a good many problems. ' Feed is
one. Then there are drouths and blights
that we have to combat as they come. We
have to move cattle by train at times
from a section where they can't be fed
or watered. Still we are succeeding and
there are no difficulties we can't over
come. We are doing splendidly with hogs.
COLDS INTERFERE
WITH BUSINESS
Dr. King's New Discovery
Relieves Them land Keep
You Going on the Job.
Fifty continuous years of almost tin
falling checking and relieving coughs.
colds and kindred sufferings ia the proud
achievement of Dr. King's New Discovery
Grandparents fathers mothers the
kiddles all nave used . and are using it
as the safest surest most pleasant-to-lake
remedy they know of. '
.Sold by all druggists everywhere.
Keep iBowela - on Schedule
Late''' ; retarded functioning-'- throws
the whole day's duties out of gear. Keep
the system cleansed the appetite lively
the stomach staunch .with. Dr King's
New Life Pills. Mild and ton ia action.
Sold everywhere ' - - j
DANNY
KfiTHS
&RMt-
fKTUEKOr
AUt- THE
TRENCH
end. Then of course there's the cooties.
"You know these birds been growing a
lot since we been gone" Sandy Splits
whispered to me early this morning try-
ing to scratch four different places at
the same time. "Guess the French fall's
klnda agreed with them. But say
this is the life anyway ain't she. I'd
rather be up here (n the trenches where
the music is than way back behind
where you never hear nothing. This Is
where the war is won. It Is the life.
ain't It Danny?"
Arid for once I had to
agree with
Sandy.
A year ago our herd of hogs numbered I
aoout 60.000000. Now it has gone up to
M 000. 000.
"These are facts which answer" the
question. We are looking ahead now to
me iime arter the war. e still have
plenty to do during the war and will
have and the war is not over yet nor can
we see the end of it. But we can't Ignore
what we shall have to do afterward. If
we do we will not be able to make good."
"The work must go on there is a tre-
mendous lot yet to be accomplished We
have 6.500000 tons more of foodstuffs to
ship abroad this year than last and the
surplus to draw from Is no larger than
last year's" says Administrator Peden.
He continues:
"Food conservation Is as necessary al-
though largely on a voluntary basis as
ever. The duration of the war Is still an
uncertain factor but after the end does
come I imagine a lance number of Ameri
can soldiers must be left in Europe for
minims 10 ponce ine Bituation mere and
it will take a year or more after peace la
declared to transport all our boys back
home again.
In the meantime we must feed them.
and we must feed them Dlentifullv. We
must assist in the feeding of anma 8K 000
of the starving peoples of the smaller na
tions mnging ine border of Germany and
Ausina-iiungary wno must look to
America for food perhaps for several
years to come.
"There our great opportunity to do our
part in restoring- the eauiiibriiim of Eu
rope Is still ahead of.ua and we mu.t
grasp it and grow not weary In well doing
until after peace comes and after the re
construction period when the small na
lions are set uoon their feet nraln ar.
tabllshed in their respective places and
positions among the prosperous happy
nations ox ine earin.
xnua. as we nave sacrificed na w
nave economized let us continue without
abatement our economy and our sacrifice
glsdly until that bright and glorious day
wnen an tne nations in ine world shall be
at peace and upon a sound substantial
footing; until hunger and want have disappeared-
and until wehave back with
us again In our homes and by our flre-v
siaes inose Drave courageous loved ones
who fearlessly went over the seas to sever
the shackles of ruthless Hunnlsm from
Doep-Seated Colds
develop serious complications If neglected.
Use aa old and tune-tried remedy that
has given satisfaction for more than fifty years
The next tima
you buy calomel
ask for
The purified calomel tabs
lets that are entirely free
ov all sickening and sabt .
feting effects. . k .
vvtaes vastly
Ceetlnf by year (frank
Sell
the wrists and ankles of ths weaker peo-
ples: to wage and to win war of freedom
democracy and Christianity and to es-
tablish a peace of the right sort for all
nations for all time to come."
25000000 Subscribers to
4th Liberty Loan
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. . Oct. 20. Probably
25000000 or more individuals bought
bonds ofdfhe fourth liberty loan unoffi-
cial riporVr1 reaching Washington Sunday
Indicated. Because a large proportion of
these filed their subscriptions during the
last few days of the campaign It will be
a task of many days to count the num-
ber of pledges and to complste reports
from the entire country.
Definite figures and the total subscrip-
tions to the loan were not available Sun-
day night but officials were confident the
J 000. 000000 war credit had been over-
subscribed t
Banks have until next Thursday to tab-
. . i . . MiaU anhwirlnHnn. m wi A rtnrt
Treasury officials declared It might be as
. A t- . . . . I . AV
mucn as xwo wmi twiwv ma inwi. "
the whole country are known.
Cato Sells commissioner of Indian af-
Full Confidence
Bayer-Tablets and Capsules of Aspirin may be used
with full confidence. Tfcelr manufacture is completely
under American control.
The Company manufacturing them-is being operated
as a "100 J? American concern." Every officer and di-
rector is a native American.
Bayer-Tablets and Capsules of Aspirin contain Genuine
Aspirin.
Plain white tableta are aometimea offered when Aspirin ia called lor.
Therefore lor purpooea of Identification aa well aa for your addi-
tional protection every package and overy" tmbM oi genuine Bayer
Tableta of. Aspirin ia Invariably marked with The Bayer Croea.
Tkttnfe-vah "Aaptrla" V.9.T. OS.) . yasjaSj-OMtOaafiMael.
Mf al mlKjlpt at is tmbUm mt assaka a f aw nittb w trnrn.
Boyer-TaWfts Aspi rin
Ths Bayer Crass
veM mm s
SPANISH INFLUENZA
What It Is and How It Should Be Treated
This disease authorities now agree is simply the old
fashioned grip that was epidemic in 1889-90. Then
it came from Russia by way of France and was given
the French name la grippe. This time it comes by way
of Spain.
Spanish Influenza which appeared in Spain In May has swept
over the world in numerous epidemics as far' back as history runs.
Hippocrates refers to an epidemic in 412 B. C which is regarded by
many to have been influenza. Every century has had Its attacks. Be-
ginning with 1831 this country has had five epidemics the last in
188S-0. f
THE 8YMPTOMS.
Grip or Influenza as It la now
called usually begins with a chill
. followed by aching feverlshness
and sometimes nausea and dizziness-
and a general feeling of
weakness and depression. The
temperature Is from 100 to 104
and the fever usually lasts from
three to five days. The germs at-
tack the mucous memorane or
lining of the air passages nose
throat and bronchial tubes there
is usually a hard cough espe-
cially bad at night oftentimes a
sore throat or tonsilltls and fre-
quently aHr the appearances of a
severe head cold.
THE TREATMENT.
Go to bed at the first symp-
toms take a purgative eat plenty
of nourishing food; remain per-
nlA ri Ann' nnM Ala.
ture herself is the only "cure" for
Influenza and win tnrow on tne
attack If only you conserve your
strength. A little quinine aspirin
or Dover's Powders may be given
by the physician's directions to
allay the aenmg. Always can a
doctor since the chief i danger of
grip is In Its weakening effect on
the system wnicn allows compli-
cations to develop. These are
chiefly pneumonia and bronchitis
sometimes Inflammation of tlvo
middle ear or heart affections.
For these . reasons it is very lm-
. portant that the patient remain in
bed untll -hls strength returns
stay In bed air least -two days or
more after the fever has left you
or If you - are over 60 or not
strong stay In bed four days or
more according to the severity of
the attack.
EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS.
In order to stimulate the lining
of the air passages to throw off
the grip germs to aid In loosen-
ing the phlegm and keeping the
air passages open thus making
the breathing easier Vick's Vapo-
Rub will be found effective. Hot
wet towels should be applied over
the throat chest and back be-
tween the sHoulder blades to open
the pores. Then VapoRub should
b rubbed in over the parts until
the skin is red spread on thickly
and covered with two thicknesses
of hot flannel oloths. Leave the
clothing loose around the neck as
the heat of the body liberates the
Ingredients In the form of vapors.
These vapors. Inhaled with each
breath carry the medication di-
rectly to the parte affected. At
the same time VapoRub is ab
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Lufkin to Remain Closed.
Houston Post Special. '
LUKKIN. Texas Oct. 20. On the ad-
vice of the county health officer. Mayor
Morgan lias announced that all schools
will remain closed for another week and
nubile meetings be discontinued until
there Is a marked change In the influ-
enza epidemic.
Watches and Diamonds on credit terms
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sorbed thru and stimulates the
skin attracting the blood to the
surface and thus aids in relieving
the congestion within.
NO OCCASION FOR PANIC.
There is no occasion for panic-
Influenza or grip has a very low
percentage of fatalities not over
one death out of every four hun-
dred cases according to the N. C.
Board of He<h The chief dan-
ger lies in complications arising
attacking principally patients in a
run down condition those wjio
don't go to bed soon enough or
those who get up too early.
HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE.
Evidence seems to prove that
this Is a germ disease spread
principally by human contact
chiefly thru coughing sneezing or
spitting. So avoid persons having
colds which means avoiding
crowds common drinking cups.
roller towels etc. Keep up your
bodily strength by plenty of ex-
ercise in the open air and good
food
KEEP FREE FROM COLDS.
Above all avoid colds as colds
irritate the lining of the air pas-
sages and render them much bet-
ter breeding places for the germs.
Use Vick's VapoRub at the very
first sign of a cold. For a head
cold melt a little VapoRub in a
spoon And Inhale the vapors or
better still use VapoRub In a
benzoin steam kettle. If this is
not available use an ordinary tea-
kettle. Fill half-full of Dolling
water put In half a teaspoon of
VapoRub from time to time keep
the kettle Just slowly boiling and
inhale the steam arising.
' NOTE.
Vick's VapoRub Is the discovery
of a North Carolina druggist who
found how to combine in salve '
form Menthol and Camphor with
such volatile oils as Eucalyptus
Thyme Cubebs etc. so that when
the salve IA applied to the body
heat these Ingredients are liber-
ated In the form of vapors. Vapo-
Rub can be had In three sizes at -.
all druggists. While comparative-
ly new in certain parts of the
all forms of cold troubles over
North It - Is the standard home '
remedy in the South and West for
six million Jars ' were " sold last '
year. - VapoRub Is particularly
recommended for Children's .croup '
or 'colds as It Is externally ap-
plied and can therefore be psed
freely and often without the.
lightest harmful effects. ; v'
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