ï~~ awork Spseudo tr of the ra and country ges Ind-,he ftruits ust deal onunter,utlawry;-P St or tbe ano cia-a the land. Sont treeroes, ec reant for dierly and OW to ap sed as s and the.. ry LU nIn vsun la only tel (oew Year sit of the how bob A flappy ine of a aeems to agreo tiat nodente specif i has been found for the dineas Many of the convention mem era doubted if the general closing o the nhchtol had resuLted o retarding the f where proper precautions were taken at school. In several Georgia town. the schools were elosed for two weekL The board athen decided that th children were being exposed on the streets and at lay, o voted to reopen the ahooIs under strict dalily Inspection ofp lit aysfths s ho is toporttImprovernenti cn ditlon and growing confidence on the part of patron. In Dalton, the school have not been osed at all, and the attendance has rerunled:atiaf.ctory. The people know thaCt the children are inspected daily, and any child with ympome of a cold Is sent home for a day or'two. They realise that their children will not be exposed during the school hours. The schoolrooms are kept flushed with fresh air, an daIly thirtyminute drill are given in the open. When the first cases appeared at the University of Gaorgi the authorities quarantined outside people until the infected could be isolated. After three weeks, the 1,000 maen attended classes as usual, but every attention was given t santa Ion, inspectIon, exercise1 and fresh air. We felt safer on the campus than in the city, though there were large numbers of students, because we knew that no siek boys would he permitted out of the bospiL Itha been found that the school.an be made centers of instruction In proper sanitary measurs to corbat the epide c. Children can be taught, and through them the families1 (1) tO over the mouth when coughing and aneting, to prevent the spreading L t air of invisible spray and droplets: (2) preventlon by better Indoor air conamit temperature, air current;, illuminatIon, fresh air; (U) prevention by use of simple sprays, disinfectants and general health The results of closing and nOt closing.for a& long pertod, as ahown ra the1kr M n" ir an Cheap 5 n1 a19. a/tb-Ia- ks-- y iiiam rad-MB1 9 -L THlL IE ALJNCria V CANGEIL According Uto UH. mortality sta1t i (bureau of the census) the an ual death rate afrom tuberoulosls, wle hla the cause Of the most deaths in tb iscountry, from pneumonia, which runs ttberculonis a close scond, from the intestinal dieoases, wih are so fatal La ianao y, and from the common commanicablo diseases-typhoid fever, diphthera whooping cough, scarlet fever and meamles-aro ateadily declining. But the death rates from cardiaov ulax disease heart dises.s, Urights disease, apoplexy and arterioseleroals) are steadly increasing, and the death rae from cancer is likewise incretsing, It is questionable whether the statistics lie. More accurate diagnosis nowadlYna ident1.es many of tho causas of death which were formerly tncarreetly reported in the death certiflcate. The average human life has been lengthened twenty years In the past fifty years, so that more people now live through middle age -.the age of cancer and cardLovasolar diseas. It is a peoullar fact that the more intelligent victim af cancer ham a better chance of cure h.an the Ignorant: victim. because the inltelgent poea knows the value of early medical advice, whereas the Ignorant victin im likely to procrastinate through false modesty, fear, or faith in some charlatan's tempt promfat. The ntellIgent flotlm saved y prompt surgical treatment ginorally rerains sllent concerning bhi experience, for it is rather the ignorant person who Lkes to proclaim to the world his or her personal ailments and the treatment, thereof. And this silence of The Intellignt tee patient, unfortunately, ad entirely gone and swallowing - urs Involuntari, He demonstrates by his own experience that one may rotan or regin remarkabl endurance and inealth on a d-ct vh11 otain far les nutriment than ta generally coneldered noeesary. Oe who follows hi philosophy in 'eg is said to "Fletnhrie" The AWUULR Little fistery, I hv a brother 45 years old who has what the doctors call IemLilegLa, j believe. His arm and leg are paraJysed. His fta seems to have improved, but he cannot talk plainly, He has had It for two months Would a home electric apparatuas like the cut enlosned be good for Ihin (C, F,.L) ANSWSR-Thnre is no reason to suppose Uat galvanic or faradie electricity is of any value in paralysis. Hemiplegia Is due to apoplexy -hemorrhage in the brain-osually this result or arterial disease. it is a serious conditaIO, because of the grave outlook for a second "stroke" or 'hock," a second hmorrhage. The treatment ahould therefore be rsuerrised by the patient's physician and no experiments indulged in. Sometimes tntellgently administer. ed passie movements and masage help to prevent contractures and deformity, More importaht is ragulatjon of the diet skin activity ad ellmination, and careful attention to the state of the circulation by the patient's physIian. A. tid Ma Kindly let me know through the paper whether the continued applI cation of peroxide of hydrogen will eventually kill the roots of muperfl. ous hair on tI face? If so, is one year enough? Do you approve the eletric needle for the same pur pose? (AM. fl) AYE H-eihe proid nr nLClot', one of Ac pupular insurnce mon ofAt ha ben named am city man Irank I l'noid & Lo. eral agents or [e lUnitd PIdelity and Guarntoy cornpa naltimore. and the nbog Fire Insuranc ecompany. These panes write ageneraline urance Incluing eccidnt hal lt..rautomobile. fr r id 1a rideinty judiciad, 'orielal and tract bond, tplat glaat, co tors' hitblit, and fire and rep surac. ir. Clarke, who enters at onc his new du tie, has ben pron o r rl y ears th Ins fiel 1 n n he is ct::F ut for the two 'ears as n in the I Stat service, being an audt the contractor in the constr work a Carn Gordon and Ja u p. He one f -t h est hi ed businesa men in the city, a wide circle of hoInemm and acquaintances, an hi sue him new onnecilon se Mr,,,Carl aIn aagnnorat I Thoma AI. Clarke. whb was the moat prominent buminema ofthe city, W illmAke his office with H. Reynolds & Co., 91 C building. $1,161.63 COLLECTED BY XMAS CAROL Mrs. E Brown, secret lb Georgia Children's Hiom ety, announced Toeday ti Christman Carolers, trained A so diligently wmre highly su funot. re sbeing -1. t1 desireto thank tint.yAtl who assisted in th revival e ancient custotn flelow Is the compt rlint of the The Wtche dub, $10; Mrs. 3 W. Wadigto,$O;Ma1 AT. W.. Mr, t 17 NMr,..n m IfighiMA a h A sTar, MrM, C un Txrl $ lMary RuWth to flarrat e; s Proth fl6J5f; Mrs. W. P. DaIs 510 -._ Arnd IM:# Ida aai 5i $t bu; MiDorothy MrE nP.1* trs Etherinrgtn HRrwera Ciarle. Parmalee, 8t10; IMa L #2l05' MIs Wiegan, $0.S Mna tense Uiersn lm:W Mrs. Ir. Ettll uM Jacon, RIrkwoo 4, e 11.. Enja Dcsar 52; Mrs. D. P, Mrs161 6awA, $3. r sp B. raea #3' itf.C nys, x