The state herald., 1890-01-17

DR.. J. Huckheister has calculated
the amount Of energy expended by !
person Weighing iss pounds IN climb
Ing a peak 1000 feet high, the time
occupied being I've hours. He 6nds
that the total work done is equal to
that Of raising l,ls0, 900 pounds ons
foot. O this work i,l5s,eso foot
pounds Is expended By the muscles Of
the legs in liftisg the body; O,OO0 by
the hesrt In circulating the blood, se,-
600 BY the chest In breathing, and S.
600 In the sxertion Of balancing the
body, overcoming friction Of the
ground, 6tc.
11se daily record Of deaths 1t home
and shroad fosbids the ineuensa being
treated - . tziaing spidsmis. TIE
largo cities of Europe, - well y In
New York, Boston and Chicago, the
death rate has iRegeaSed 70 unusual
proportions, aud in Onaha several
dselAs, alssstiy ts1ssaAas b ~ srip;
have occurred. Cxrelessnees aiDa q.
posufe NC fruitful sources ofx disease
especially dangerous when complicat.
cd with pulmonary troubles. Count
less preventatives are snoat, but the
observance Of the laws Of hygiene
regular habits, moderate dieting, pro-
per clothing and we'll ventilated apart
ments-afIord the most reliable safe
guard sgsinst that and like insidioua
contagion.
Phillips county has now been sail.
Ing her own craft upon the troubled
waters Of self.government for about
nine months, and many shoals has
she passed In her brief career. hut
now the storm has burst upon her IN
all its furry. and the ane new bark
that commenced her voyage-sO many
thought under such bright surround.
ings Is now roughly t'ssed and storm.
shaken. The many reasons which
have led up to this deplorable state of
affairs our good citizens themselves
must guess. Tis sufficient for us
they exist. Phillips county has an as.
sessed valuation Of eight hundred and
thirty-twO thousand three hundred
and eighty-three dollars. Upon this
Is levied ten mills for the general fund
and five mills for the poor fund which
may be used In the general fund; this
makes our tax levy for county purpos-
% fifteen mills. This gives us twelve
Thousand four hundred and eighty
i've dollars: to this Is added the county
poll tax, and you have the whole
amount Of available funds our county
can use to Operate its affairs, its gov
ernment aud pay the outstanding in-
debtedness, consisting Of fourteen
thousand dollars In the warrants Of
our county. Added this floating in-
debtedness We must add the heavy
expense (which the county will be
compelled to payl Of the term Of the
term u the district whish has just
closed. There comes the expense In
CURED In the county court, and these
heavy expenses added to our already
heavy debt will reach well up 70 TWEEN.
" thousand dollars. Counting our
warrant indebtedness ut fourteen
thousand this will leave six thousand
dollars In claim for which warrants
will lie drawn against tie 1890 levy.
Now the question Is will II be better
to so along In this way ss economical
ly as possible, and endeavor 70 catch
up BY = system of rigil economy, or
shall We bond our county for this in-
and for ought We know he
NJ badly behind again In thrre years
aud have this bonded Indebtedness In
addition. Let us consider the effect
of the bonds. In the arrt place they
will not lesson our obligations, they
will have to lie paid. In the second
place II We bond the county II will
cause more extravigence. bonding
the county will help the man that hxs
no tax aud never expects 10 pay my or
Intends 10 leave the county.