The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914 Page: 5 of 16
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THE SULPHUR SPRINGS GAZETTE, SEPT. 25, 1014
PAGE FIVE
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST TYPHOID
By E. C. H. Bantel, Professor in the
School of Civil Engineering, Uni-
versity of Texas.
According to the twelfth census of
the United States, taken in 1900, ty-
phoid fever ranks seventh in magni;
tude as a cause of death, and, dur-
ing that year, out of every 100,000
deaths 3405 resulted from typhoid fe-
ver. The general death rate for the
country was fixed approximately at 18
per thousand. This means that out of
every thousand people, on an average,
eighteen die per year.
Using tho figures given above, since
the thirteenth census figures are not,
available, and taking the population
of Texas as 3,896,542 it is probable j
tha£ 2,388 persons die of typhoid each
year in the state; and assuming that
only one case in ten is fatal, which
•approximates the truth, there are 23,-
880 eases per annum in the state. If
each case costs only one hundred dol-
lars in loss of time, doctor’s bills,
medicine, nursing, etc., the total cost
to the state per annum is $2,388,000.00,
three quarters of which, $1,788,000.00.
is paid by the rural population, and
one quarter, $599,500.00, by the people
living in towns of 2500 population or
over. \ y
Typhoid is a disease of the intes-
tines and the bowel discharge of per-
sons sick of this fever contains mil-
lions of the germs of the disease.
There is no other source of these
germs, and each germ has the power
of communicating the disease to an-
other person should it by any means
find its way into his stomach. There
are many ways in wliich this may
occur. It is therefore important to
protect ones self from this possibility.
If the excreta of typhoid patients are
thrown out upon the ground, or into
an open privy vault, the germs may be
washed by the rain into the well,
spring or creek, used as a source of j
water Supply by yourself or others;
liquids containing the germs may per-
colate through the ground from a
privy into the well nearby; or flies
may travel from filthy places to the
kitohen and leave the germs on food.
All this occurs, not infrequently, but
often. The result is the trouble, ex-
pense and sorrow resulting from ty-
phoid fever.
If you wish to escape typhoid fever,
protect your water supply and your
food. See that your veil, or water
supply, is located as far from all
privies as possible, and that no sur-
face water finds its way into it.
Screen your house and “SWAT THE
FLY.” Do not permit a single fly to
live in your kitchen or dining room.
Screening the house will prevent this
and incidentally protect you from
mosquitos and consequently from ma-
laria. One case of typhoid will cost
you much more than the! screens for
the house. In addition to this be care-
ful of what you eat and drink while
away from home. In case of doubt
about a drinking water or some food,
take the safe course—go thirsty or
hungry until you reach home.
Attention to these simple details
may save the lives of those near and
dear to you.
BLOOD-STAINED FLOORS.
There are houses where the floors
are smeared with blood—peaceful
homes, too, where the housefrau sits
and patiently darns her man’s socks,
or croons a quaint lullaby as her sub-
stantially shod foot rocks Ike cradle
to and fro.
Those houses are in the Trans-vaal,
where there lives a certain large,
powerful variety of ant that persists
in grawing the floors whenever there
are any made of wood.
Knowing that nothing made of wood
will withstand the ravages of the ants,
the Boer farmer puts an unique foun-1
dation under his residence. He has
the Kafirs haul many loads of yel-
lowish-brown clay, known as geeklei,
and a few dozen of the Kafirs tramp
it into fine dust, which the mix with
water and work up into the consist-1
ency- of dough ready for the oven. It
is then thrown into the enclosure
made by the foundation walls and
again trodden by the black men until
is it as solid as a piece of stone. When
the mass has dried thoroughly and
the surface has been smoothed off, it I
is smeared over with a thick coating |
of fresh ox blood, which is allowed to
dry for two or three days. Then the
natievs set to wor kagain, and no ex-|
pensive modern piano receives a more
brilliant polish than their bloody
floors get from the bare palms of the
Kafirs. The intermingling of the deep
red of the ox blood and the buff-
brown of the clay gives a deep mahog-1
any red, rich and beautiful, and the
surface takes a brilliant polish that I
is wonderfully effective when set off ]
by the skins of such animals as the1
native South African tiger, leopard
and lion. ^
The floors are finally treated with j
a certain kind of varnish that makes
them thoroughly waterproof.—Youth’s
Companion.
NIGHT SIGNALS IN GERMAN ARMY
Electric Flashlights Are Attached to
Field Glasses.
Satisfactory results have been at-1
tained In experiments made by the
signal corps of the German aimy
with an optical night communicating
device consisting of a small electric
searchlight mounted with field
glasses. The current of the light is
well supplied by dry batteries strap-
ped to the belt of the operator.
The light rays converge slightly so
that they are invisible excepting in a
certain plane. By the use of code,
messages may be transmitted quickly
and silently to a distance of between
five and six miles. The arrangement:
also may be used at shorter range
during the day tide, says Popular Me-|
chanics.
Another apparatus, especially de-
signed for the transmission of mes- j
sages between aerial scouts and land
forces stationed at specific points, is
composed of a reflector and an elec-
tric lamp with a 'telescope mounted
on its upper rim. A push butten on■
the handle provides for the flashing.
IAN ANGELO MAN TAKES 500
BALES
San Angelo, Sept. 20.—George Allen
i piano dealer here, has offered to
he farmers of Tom Green, Coke,
[tunnels and Coleman counties to
)uy M# bales of cotton from them at
LOc per pound. Mr. Allen has been in
he piano business here for a quarter
>f a century and says that he has
prospered. He now says that he
trishes to help the fanners until cot-
Lon gets to prioes that are right.
Many other merchants here have also
saught the buy-a-bale fever and have
agreed to take not only one bale but
many others.
WITHERING RIDICULE.
London, Sept. 22.—“Wanted—Peti-
coats for strong, able-bodied young
men not in the army.”—is a sample of
personal advertisements in the col-
umns of London papers since it has
become evident that recruiting the j
army up to the strength desired by
General Kitchener is to be slow work.
Another reads: “Doctor’s wife, mid-
dle aged, will undertake the work of |
any tramway conductor, coachman,
shop assistant or other married work-
er with children provided that work-)
er will undertake to enlist and fight
for his country in our hour of need.
All wages earned will be turned over
to the wife and family. Apply Mrs.
Lowry, 1 Priory Terrace, Kew-g'oen,
S. W.”
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Will be Dollar Day at our store. Read below what you can
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A Dollar Bill Will Buy At Our
Store Next Saturday
20 yards of the best 8^c check Ginghams for a . . .
Only 20 yards to the customer
12 yards of the best 10c Outing Flannel, any color, for a
Only 12 yards to the customer
6 pair of our famous 25c Black Cat Hose for a . . .
Only 6 pair to the customer
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1 pair of our Leader $1.50 Blankets for a.....
Only 1 pair to the customer
1 Extra large fine cotton Comfort for a . . . . . .
Only 1 to the customer
$1.00 Bill
$1.00 Bill
$1.00 Bill
$1.00 Bill
$1.00 Bill
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EVERY FAMILY in the county should buy
this entire lot. It will be the best spent $5
you will ever spend. Don’t miss this—buy
one or all—every item guaranteed. This day
we will show the new Fall Dress Goods.
Skirts, Waists, Cloaks, Dresses and Millinery.
The FAIR
J
A. B. Bohannon
— ::The Tailor
Who gives you entire satisfaction in
deaninf, pressing, altering and dyeing
Suits Pressed - - - 50c
Have a beautiful line of new
samples to select your new
suit from.
Make boys’ Knicker Bocker
suits as well as men’s suits at
a saving of from $3.00 to $8.00
on the suit.
North side Main Street
NPXDOO WARNS BANKS NOT TO
HOARD MONEY.
Government Funds Must Be Loaned
At Reasonable Rates of In-
terest—Must Not
Refuse Loans.
Washington, Sept. 21.—A warning
to national banks which have receiv-
ed Government funds to aid crop mov-
ing or which have received emergency
currency not to charge excessive in-
terest rates or to refuse legitimate
credits was given tonight by Secre-
tary MqAdoo in a formal statement
dealing with tho present situation in
the cotton-growing states. The Sec-
retary declared he would not hesitate
to withdraw Government deposits
from offending banks or to refuse to
issue emergency currency to them.
Aside from the warning Mr. Mc-
Adoo announced there is no reason for
the cotton producer and manufacturer
to feel pessimistic. He expressed the
belief that there must soon be an in-
creased demand for cotton and ad-
ded:
“If the banks, the merchants aid
the manufacturers throughout the
South will quit taking counsel of fear
and will go forward with confidence,
the situation will, I believe, improve
still further.”
Warning to Banks.
“Complaints have been made to
me,” said the Secretary’s statement,
“that some of the national banks,
which are the beneficiaries of Gov-
ernment deposits and which are re-
ceiving national bank currency, are
charging excessive rates of interest
on loans as well as restricting credits.
I have ordered tha ta careful investi-
gation be made immediately. If I dis-
cover depository banks are refusing
to extend legitimate credits, or are
charging excessive rates of interest
for Government funds deposited with
them, or for so-called emergency cur-
rency which has been issued to (hem,
I shall not hesitate to withdraw Gov-
ernment funds from such banks and
to refuse issue emergency currency to
banks which I am convinced are not
making use of it upon reasonable
tern* for the benefit of ttie business
community. That applies nert only bo
national banks in the cotton States,
but to all other sections of the coun-
try. It must be remembered that the
Issuance of this so-called emergency
currency rests by law solely within
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Treasury. I shall not knowingly ex-
ercise that discretion in favor of any
bank or banks which fail to make use
of it at reasonable rates of interest for
the benefit of the commerce and busi-
ness of the country.
Cotton Exports Increase.
“Decidedly encouraging develop-
ments in the cotton situation is the
resumption of export shipments from
Galveston which have been reported
to me as follows:
“Sept 14, 2,258 bales; 16, 3,407 btles;
17, 3,600 bales; 18, 9,800 bales; 19, 8,-
150 bales. Total 27,215 bales.
“These are the first shipments from
Galveston since the outbreak of the
European war. From the port of New
York there have been exported be-
tween Sept. 1 and Sept. 19, 5,567
bales; from Philadelphia there were
exported on Sept. 19, 1,450 bales.
“These reports indicate that the for-
a w V.
eign demand for cotton is reassuring
itself and that it will increase in voV
ume.”
VIRGINIA GOES DRY BY MORE
THAN 32,000.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 22.—State-
wide prohibition forces won a swoop-
ing victory at the polls in Virginia to-
day, returns at midnight showing a
majority of 32,825.
With complete returns from all the
cities and 44 o fthe 100 counties &n«S
with scattering returns from other
counties the total vote is 121,763. Of
thi svote the drys received 77,4M
against 44,310 for the local optionists.
The cities, which were expected to
roll up a majority for the local option-
ists, gave a majority for the dryer,-
Only four cities, Alexandria, Norfolk,-
Williamsburg and Richmond, returned!
majorities for the wets. The totaf
vote cast by the cities yaa 40,977, of
which the drys got 21,146.
Warranty Deeds, Mortgages, Ven-
dor’s Lien notes, promissory notes---
all kinds of legal blanks at tbs Gte
setts office. .
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Fanning, R. W. The Sulphur Springs Gazette. (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914, newspaper, September 25, 1914; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth815885/m1/5/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.