Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-18
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects
as Reflected in the Iowa
Newspapers.
The News Of Iowa From Hun.
dreds Of Different Towns
and Communities.
THE IOWA COAL FIELDS.

tOttuIIlWd SOuliSt.l
It has been recently said of Iowa that
Ats official statistics tell the story of I'M
equaled farm productions. Therefore
The chief efforts at worlds fairs should
be made to prove that Iowa has all the
elements necessary to make it the chiei
manufacturing state-the cheapest food
stuffs, the cheapest raw materials and
the cheapest fuel to manufacture them
into finished products for the markets
OF the world.
All of which is true, but what shall
be said or what shall we do, If the coal
mines of the state be absorbed by syn
cicates as is now threatened? II this
region of Iowa is to go into the hands OF
q coal combination of foreign capitalists
what advantage will Iowa have to offer
In the way Of cheap fuel? AS we'll might
the state be as barren of coal as the des-
erts of Nebraska or the granite hills o1
New Hampshire, If its own products can
rot be raised from the ground and sold
10 the people of the state at the natural
trice that should govern the supply and
demand for the article.
THE CURE" OF SMALLPOX.
keokuk Gate Ctty.J
Beware of mostrums advertised 10
prevent or cure smallpox. Without
exception they are decisions ard
snares, and whatsoever is deceived
thereby is not wise. There is only one
preventive, and that is vaccination.
There is no .cure"--in the common
acceptation OF the term. Intelligent
physicians do not attempt to cure the
disease. They know enough to know
that it is impossible to do so. They
understand-what everybody does not
that it is self limited and will get well
of itself after certain number of days
IL life can be preserved meantime
Therefore they content themselves with
meeting unfavorable symptoms as they
arise, and endeavor to conduct the case
to q successful termination. They dc
not give anything with the expecta-
ton of arresting its progress, because
no known agent would have any such
effect.
We are lead to speak of this matter
because of certain advertisements and
prescriptions that are appearing in the
newspapers. One of these is the cream
of tartar prescription which is being
given wide circulation just now and is
calculated to appeal to the credulols.
1t q as follows:
'4ace one ounces Of cream of tartar
in sixteen ounces of water and take a
tablespoonful every day and you may
sleep with smallpox patient with
imp,,nity. If every citizen would do
this for fifteen days there would be an
end of smallpox in any city,
Cream of tartar in proper cases has
q salutary effect on the kidneys. but
1t can not possibly have any direct effect
on smallpox. Neither does 1t afford
any protection whatever. Another
much lauded prescription calls for fox
glove (digitalis) and sulphate OF zinc
1t is wholly worthless. The best and
only protection is afforded by vaccina-
ton and avoidance of contact with
smallpox germs. AS the latter is no,
always possible. the former should
never be neglected. In case of sus-
picious eruption of any kind. especially
IL smallpox is prevalent. send at once
for a doctor This is the duty OF
everyone owes both to himself and
4 comfnunity in which he lives