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| His legs were strained past bearings
his hands perfectly numb He felt
that he was all but done for.
/ 'sPul out the mani" he muttered,
and then shut his lips tight as the
| wheel almost slipped from his grasp
| The girl looked down and without q
moments hesitation crawled under the
wheel to pull him out
Don't go undertn Tom gasped, in
agony 4 may drop i'll"
Faith, then, you won'tla came her
voice, without a tremor. You'll hold
on bit longer YSu won't let it hurt
mel,
That was enough for Tom. He bent
his knees trife, renewed his grip on
the wheel, leaned his head forward d
little, and then Ready Heavem
burst out on the night air that made
the street ring.
Back few his head again, his great
knees Strengthened themselves, and
once more wheel, frame and wagon
shot up in the air. A moment later
the girl had pulled the coal man out
of danger.
Tom thanked the girl as best he
could, and then, utterly at the end of
his strength, sank right down where
he was in the mud and dirt. It seemed
as If he could never move aga in.
ssSure twas an iligant pull entirely!"
said the Irish girl, admiringly What
shall be doin' now2"
ssRun for the DOCTOR Tom said, rous-
ing himself; or no! I don't think it will
be necessary
A car was coming. this one out from
town. 1t was crowded. With great
effort Tom stood on his feet and ran
to the track. 'Stop, stopl" he cried.
"Some ones hurtl''
The motor man stopped. Tom
climbed on board, and slammed open
the front door. Is there doctor
herep" he inquired. A middle-aged
man rose from his seat and came
toward the front of the car. Tom led
the way to the coal cart. The team
fell on him and hurt his Leg" he said.
The doctor stopped down and began
to make his examina tion A crowd
from the car gathered about the spot.
The girls father was one Of the num-
Der, and he eagerly questioned his
daughter about what had happened.
She told him what she knew, and all
who heard her turned eagerly to get a
sight of the young fellow who had
| borne so much to save the injured
mans life.
But Tom was no longer to be seen.
He liked to do his duty, but he hated
to talk about it. He was on his way
home, and hard enough it was for him
to get there.
/ The next morning at breakfast Mr..
Gordon read from the newspaper a
very ornamental but substantially cor.
rect account of the strength and
bravery Of an unknown young man
who had preserved Michael DAILY, Of
Woodhonse's Coal company. from in.
slant death. Mr. Gordon read well,
! and his wife and daughters could hard,
~ breathe till he had finished.
stO-o-oh!'' cried Gertrude, when the
and came. nWhat splendid mani
And so modest, too, not letting anyone
| know who he was! he was real
hero, WASH ! he, Tom
s5Yhy. no. said Tom, unconcerned.
". II can't say ! see anything
especially heroic about it.
ssWelll'' Gertrude exclaimed, turn
! mo to her mother. Tom is the most
nnramantic boyl ] don't believe ne
knows what hero isl'- Youths Cora
1 psnioa1
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learned thatan antidote to germ diseases
could be formed by inoculating the
disease. Why not obtain this anti
toxin from an immunized animal and
inject it into the blood of the patient?
Investigators set about manufacturing
the mysterious antidote in a systematic
manner
Diphtheria, the germ oe which was
discovered in 1884, was chosen as the
principal subject Of experiment. They
proceed as follows
With cotton wad afew of the germs
are brushed from the tonsils OF human
patient, The wad IS then drawn over
mass of blood serum incIosed in a dish
and the germs transferred thereon.
Here they have good opportunity to
feed and multiply. In twenty-four
hours each germ has grown into an
isolated colony of germs, called cul-
ture. The cultures are examined un-
der a microscope, and those of diph-
liberia planted again in a sealed test
TUBE containing beef broth They are
placed in an incubator at blood tenn
perature, and at the end of three or
fonr weeks are ready for use. The eaal-
fars boullon is then altered and ths
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19
OPELoUsAs, LOUISIANA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1896

| filtrate contains the diphtherfa toxin
If the toxin is found TO be Of suificient
strength, that is If 4 &C of it win kill
a guinea pig weighing 500 grains in
forty hours, 5 &C. of the toxin is
injected into the shoulder of Young
and absolutely healthy horse. This
win cause a reaction, and diphtheria
antitoxin will form in the blood. The
/ next time about j &C. will be injected,
and corresponding larger amount of
antitoxin will form. Doses of toxin
are constantly increased until the horse
| can bear without serious symptoms tha
enormous amount of 800 &C of toxin
| per injection. Some of the blood of the
horse is then drawn off and put on ice
| Tor few! days to allow 1t to coagu4ate
The bloei serum, i.e., the water with
albuminous and saline matter in So
| luton, possesses the anti-toxin proper
| ties and Is taken o. with a pfpette.
It's strengths is tested by incubation on
diseased guinea pics, and if one grain
of the serum will nautralize one grain
of the toxin, it is ready for use.
The forearm of the human patient
suffering with diphtheria is given a
hypodermic injection of the antitoxin.
II the disease is in the incipient state
one injection viii generally suffice,
otherwise doses must be repeated
several times.
When the experiments were first be-
gun, a number of different animals
were used as mediums for the pro-
of
found however, that it is not the actual
immunity Of an animal which would
be of any value when transferred TO
diseased individual, but the amount OF
acquired immunity.
For this reason, the horse was se-
lected as the most appropriate for the
production of tetanus and diphtheria
antitoXin. 1t is remarkably suscepti-
BILE to these diseases, but shows great
power of reaction, and can develop
enormous quantities of antitoxin It
is very healthy animal and the DANGER
of inoculating other diseases with its
blood is practically nil; it can furnish
immense quantities of blood, and-an
important point-the horse is IN many |
respects similar to man. The best re-
suits win always be obtained by iuocu.
iation from homogen species. Goats,
sheep, and other animals have been
tried, but none can compare with the
horse in adaptabiliby; the horseless age
is not at hand.
The tetanus, diphtheria and other
antitoxins have been in use only a very
few years, in our country but a few
months, and then hardly ever outside.
of the hospitals. The evidence then
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"Pull your leg when / liftn Inn

"Pull your leg when I liftp Tom
shouted, and then hestooped down and
got hold Of the edge of the wheel.
he straightened his back, bent his
knees and gripped the wheel tight:
then with great effort he flung back
ms head and Strengthened his knees.
Up came the cart, wheel, frame and all.
Pull your leg outi'' Tom shouted
again. The man started, tried to sit
up pulled his leg little way out.
gave up and rolled over on his face
with his head directly under the wheel
lt was too much. Tom thought he
would rather have died than see such
thing happen. He could not hold up
such a load for more than a few mo-
nents, and it would kill the man when
II tell. No one was in sight. He could
mol move, not a muscle, or he would
nave to let 60, Oh, If he had only let
the fellow lie there and brought help.
Get out of therel Rouse upp he
cried; and then, as the man did not
move: "Helpl helpi" he yelled. There's
a man dyingi Helpi''
There was only one house near
enough To send him aid in time. and
he directed his cries at that There
were lights in the windows, but no
one seemed to stir to help him. At1ast
the strain became SO great that he
could shout no longer. He clenched
his teeth and resigned himself to de.
spair.
4 door slammed. He looked up at
the house and saw gir1running down
the steps. Could he hold out till she
got to him? "I'll make good bluff at
it, anyway" thought Tom, grinly,
and he held on. He had not strength
enough even to hurry up his rescuer,
The girl, who was well bn15, strong
and ruddy, reached hfs aide quickly.
What are you wanting, sorr?" she
said.
Tom was gasping. Great drops of
sweat ran down his face. His feet
about from place to place.
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RELIGIOUS AND EDucA ie51sls.. &.

4 ~
Or. n. B. Silliman has given S5o,-
900 for the erection of a new Presh hy-
terian church at Cohoes, N. X.
Last year 242 different young won-
en- and girls found help and situations
through the Anchorage Mission OF
Chicago, where 1900 lodgings were
given.
--Jewesses Of ST. Louis have formed
the Sisteyhood of Personal Service, q
charitable organization which will
care for the poor. of their own denomi-
nation and educate their children.
In the past year over l.700 Sunday
schools, containing $4,000 scholars,
have been established in India. There
are now 25o,eoo scholars connected
with the India sunday-school union.
Many of the English residents serve as
volunteer teachers.
The will of Mrs. Martha A. Will
Hanson, late OF ambridge, Mass. leaves
over $50, 600 id public bequests. Bates
college, Lewiston, Me. and College,
Mimi, each receives $20 0o0: $1,000
goes to the National Council for Minis
terial RELIEF. The American board is
residuary legatee.
by the will of the late Charles
Walter Ogden,sa legacy of ST, 900 WIS
left to the Church Of the Holy Comnu-
Mon; one of 81. 500 to the domestic mis-
sion work, and Si.50o to the foreign
mission work of the Domestic and For.
eign Missionary society of the Protests
ant Episcopal church.
.xSx,,,.
ceiyed into the East London Taber-
nacle, in the thirty years Of his pastor
ate, 5000 members. Ths presen nen-
bership aggregates ., 400. This church
is located not far from the famous
Whitechapel district, and is composed
mainly of poor people. Mr., Brown re-
Gently sailed for China, in search of
health.
The Presby byterian missions among
the Indians Of the two Dakotas con-
tain 1880 members. In addition to
the contributions OF nearly $2, 600 q
year for the support Of their own SER
vices the Indian communieants give on
an average but a few cents short Of a
dollar a year per capita for missions,
Great progress was made in Uganda
by the Church Missionary society IN
1894 The churches now number 200,
and on Sundays 70, 900 persons assern-
Bile ID them About 800 were baptized
during the year. An urgent call is1
made for European missionaries, one
of whom now is considered equal to
ten five years hence. Ten agents. of
whom five are ladies, are about to set
ont
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19

before that time Within this short
| period reliable records of cures in
diphtheria and tetanuss commonly
known as lockjaw) had been collected
The antitoxin had been obtained, its
value had been practically demon
strated, but the principle involved re-
mains mystery to all. That some
great, far-reaching principle is coming
to light, that new system of fighting
disease, based on this principle, will be
svolved-that is admitted by all who
have studied the subject. The eyes of
searching Investigators and profound
thinkers are cleaning with the hope of
evolving this new system in time to
add the discovery to that unriyaled
galaxy of achievements which illunin-
ates nineteenth century progress.
What is antitoxin? Antitoxin is
anti-poison, an antidote for poison. As.
we use the word, it means substance
developed in animal blood to neutralize
the effect OF toxins tpoisonso of disease.
How is it obtained? From the blood
of immunized animals. And here we
must explain the nature of immunity
All animal blood has been shown to
possess to greater or lesser degree of
bactericide properties. When an ami
NAL becomes infected with disease
coInb bat takes place, according to we'll
substantiated authorities, between the
germs of the disease and mysterious
something in the blood. This bacteri-
eide property varies in power and quail
a.
of man offers complete resistance to
germs of pigeon cholera, that Of the
dog against anthrax, of the chicken
against tetanus, and so on. These ami
mails are said to be immune against
such diseases.
The important point is that the i'm
munity against certain diseases may be
increased. This may be done in one of
two ways-(1) by infection, or % by
intoxication, !. e., incubation of the dis
ease. Every child.knows that when it
has once had disease the chances are
that it will not catch tha5ame disease
second time. 1t has been rendered inn
mrne against that disease. A mysteri-
ous process of chemistry has taken
place in the child's body, protecting it,
perhaps for lifetime, perhaps for a linn
tied period, against the germs of the
disease.
The same process may be developed
artifcially. Inoculate the disease in
mild form, and the danger of succumb-
ing to serious attack will be minim-
lied. This is the principle of vaccina.
tion.
From vaccination to the use of anti
toxin is but one step. Scientists had
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19
WIT AND WISDOM.

What will woms a shoe the chick
ems with when she wears bloomers?--
Atchison Globe
Live as long as you may, the first
twenty years are the longest half of
your life. Southev.
VIII those women who are compil-
ing Woman's Bible also insist upon
having a herbook instead Of hymn
book? Norristown Herald.
"A man is proud Of his children who
are large for their age except when he
is trying to pass them on half-fare.
tickets on the cars. Atchison Globe.
- Did ! understand you to say that
Thompson was farmer? ssGood graz
cious, mol 4 said he made his fnonast
IN wheat. You never heard III ) lar
naer doing that, did yon9 Heafrice
Democrat.
Mabel-How lovely Of you to recog.
n1ze me at once when you haven { seen
me for over three years! Maud with
charming amiabilityJ-.on knew You
the minute I laid eyes on your dress
Chicago Record.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19
SALMON PROPAGATION.
It Is Earnestly Recomme nded by
Comps etant Authorities.
Uniess Something Is bono to Perpetuate
ths Salmon Family 1t Will Become
Extinct Like the Buffalo Of
tho Plains.
Special Washington Letter.

Hon Marshall Mcdonald, the late
commissioner of fish and fisheries,
was anxious to have national parks
or reservations established for the
propagation Of salmon, and TO pre-
vent the determination of that pop
nlar family of fish. La the recently
issued bulletin of the work Of
the commission in 1902, particular at
tention is paid to this subject. It is
stated that not only is every contriv-
.anee employed that human ingenuity
can devise to destroy the salmon Of our.
west-coast rivers, but more surely de-.
structive, more fatal than all, is the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19

slow but memorable march of those de-
stroying agencies of human progress
before which the salmon must surely
disappear, as did the buffalo Of the
plains and the Indian of California.
'The helpless salmon's life is gripped
between these two forces, the murder
Gus greed of the fishermen and the
white mans advancing civilization. and
what hope is there for the salmon in
the end? Protective laws and artificial
breeding are able to hold the first in
check. but nothing can stop the last"
This statement is supplemented by
the inquiry: What was it that de-
stroyed the salmon of the Hudson, the
Connecticut, the Merrin1ac, and the
various smaller rivers of New England,
where they used to be exceedingly
ahundant?n 1t was not overfshing
thatdid it, Ii the excessive fishing had
been all there was to contend with, a
few simple laws would have been suf-
feient to preserve some remnants at
least of the race.
1t was not the fishing, 1t was the
growth of the country, as 1t is COM
monty called, the increase of the popu-
lation, necessarily bringing with it the
development of the various industries
by which communities live and become
prosperous ItWas the mills, the dams,
the steamboats,, the manufactures in-
furious to the water, and similar causes
which, first making the streams more
and more uninhabitable for the salmon,
finally externinated them altogether.
In short, it was the growth OF the coun-
try and not the fishing which really set
a bound to the habitatlons OF the saiIn-
on on the Atlantic coast.
Then, concerning the salmon rivers
Of the Pacific coast, the Sacramento,
for example, it IS said that when the
first rush of gold-seesers came to Cali
fornia IN 1649, every tributary OF the
Sacramento was fruitful spawning
ground for salmon, and into every trib-
utary countless shoals OF salmon has
tened every summer TO deposit their
eggs. But In 1872, only tWenty-three
years later, not one single tributary OF
the Sacramento OF any account was
spawning ground Tor the salmon except
the McCloud and Pitt rivers IN the ex-
treme northern part OF the state, where
the hostility OF the Indians had Kept
white men out. It was not hshlng by
any means that had caused the d1sap-
pearanee OF the salmon, for the miners 'l1s
did very little fishing IN those times; but
1t was the debr1s from the quartz mines
which drove the salmon out, running the
spawning grounds and rendering the
river uninhabitable Tor the salmon.
DR.. Livingstone. stone, an eminent
scientist interested In the preservation
Of the salmon fisheries, says: " no.
would have thought thirty years ago
that the creation OF a national park II
this conntry would be the means OF
reseuing the buffalo from extlnctlon2
Who thought then that anything was
needed to rescue the buffalo? The
buffalo roamed in myriads over the
plains and mountain slopes OF the
central portions of the United States
and were SO innumerable that, with the
execution of a few far-sighted persons,
- 10, IN tlontyl,f Il, this noble race of
: ,,;ras1s vas ever, +, danper. The sun
~ saa,,.sa ;naxhaustible and the
- - Ieast e e,.o,,o ev4;nct;or
ea3 ~. sca,, 10 fond rnt o,1r rs,isfaxa
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19
a PARALYTIC CURED.


4
and His Father Both Died Of Paraiy-
sis, Vet the Third Generation
Is Gured--The Method.
From tas Hsratd, Boston. Mass.
Like thunderbolt from a clear aly, .
stroke of paralysis came to Mr.. Frank T.
Ware, the well-knoWn Boston auctioneer
| and appraiser, at 235 Washington street.
He went to bed one night about six years
ago, seemingly In robust health. When ha
awoke his left side was stiffened by the
deadening of the nerves.
The interviewer sought out Mr.. Ware to
get the facts. He gave the interesting par
Hculars In his own way:
ssThe first shock came very suddenly
while was asleep, but it was not lasting in
Its effects, and in few weeks / was able to
be about A few months after, when ex4
hausted by work and drenched with rain, I
went home in q very nervous state. The
result was second and more severe shock,
after which my left arm and leg were prao-
tically helpless.
ssMy grandfather, who was soldier In
the Revolutionary War, and lost an arm in
the struggle for American independence,
died finally of paralysis. My father also
died Of paralysis, although 1T was conpit.
Gated with other troubles. and so had some
knowledge of the fatal character Of the dis
ease which is hereditary in our family.
After the second shock took warning, for,
In all probability, Q third would carry me
OF.
almost everything under the sun was
recommended to me, and tried all the
remedies that seemed likely to do any good,
electricity, massage and specialists, but to
no effect.
1.-THE only thing i found that helped me
was DIR. Williams Pink Pills. and verify
believe that If it hadn't been for those pills
would have been dead years ago.
tsYes, still have slight reminder Of the
last attack six years ago. My left arm is
not as strong as the other and my left foot
of deadening the nerves But can still
walk good distance, talk as easily as ever,
and my general health is splendid. / am
really over seventy years old, although
am generally taken to be twenty years
younger than that.
'gThe Pink Pills keep my blood in good
condition, and believe that is WY am so
well, although eheerfulness may help.
II have thought of it a great many times
and honestly believe that the Pink Pills
have saved my ife.n
Mr.. Ware has every appearance of q per-
feetly healthy man, and arrives at his office
promptly at eight o'clock every morning,
although he has reached an age when many
men retire from active life, His experience
is well known to q great many people In
Boston, where his constant cheerfulness
has won him hosts of friends. He says that
In his opinion both his father and grandfa-
thef could have been saved il Pink Pills
had been obtainable at that time.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
store shattered nerves. They may be had
OF all druggist or direct by mail from the
DIR. Williams Medicine CO., Schenectady, N.
Y, at Boo. per box, or six boxes for 800.
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WEIGHT OF THE CAR STRUCK
CHE COAL CART.
III out of danger, but the
covered with a little layer
the car wheels slid over
e runners of a sleigh.
weight of the car struck
the coal cart and flung it
acks. The wagon fairly
the air and came down on
l the man underneath il
fse still in the shafts.
nor horse stirred after
Tor and driver were both
lis is a bad business, Phil,
er git outl" the driver
Tor nodded and pulled the
Ia the car swept away.
angers were three ladies'.
did not know what had
lot a hundred feet away
+.
Ig happened. His horror
self was not greater than
mt and anger when the
For the first time IN has
ave liked to have some
oat.
pto the cart excltedly.
sown to the right OF the
iriyer's leg was under
d great wheels ana ne
tainted, foe he aid moi
Tom seized him by
Ind shook him rong \ ~.
4 allp q Little
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19
VALUE OF ANTLTOXIN.
Some The ories or Natural and
Artificial Immunity.
Diphtheria Antitoxin, Introduced Into
This Country in December, 1894, Has
Reduced the Mortality Record from
Eighty to Fourteen Per Cent.
Special Chicago Letter.

They say that the horseless age is
coming. But the horse is with us to
stay. While electricity is taking its
place as motor agent, new field of
usefulness is opening for tit supplies
US with antitoxin.
It is an unexplored field of inves-
tigation upon which we are enter
ing, for antitoxin, the product. of the
blood Of the horse, has been with us
scarcely a year. It was introduced
into this country last Decem mber, andre
searches and experiments had begun in
European hospitals only eleven months
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-10-19
Asbestos t,lotf,es for Firemen. !.

Firemen's clothes in England are ID
the future to be made Of asbestos OF
mineral wood. The efficiency of suits
composed of this material depends on
three facts. 1t is noncombustib1e, d
nonconductor Of heat, and In no way
injured by water.
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nnaer Ers.ak of Nature.

The cats of the Ifsle of Man are as
destitute OF tails as II they were guinea
pigs. It has never b,sen accounted for,
but in spite of being unsSentiae it is a
TACT.