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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
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The Medical Record describes a case in which a man of A years was made totally blind by drinking two ounces oi whiskeys which was adulterated with wood alcohol. After about four days he was totally blind and at the same time suffered from nausea and chilly extremities Six months of treatment resulted in partial recovery of the sight, but the left eye was ever after to green. As wood alcohol is in effect a dangerous poison, 1t is to be regretted that It's use Is extend- ing, being employed by dispensers or cheap whiskey and by compounders or so-called medicines. Grain alcohol Is bad enough if used constantly as a stimulant, but wood alcohol is 50 times worse. Bibulous citizens cannot therefore be too careful about the quali- ty of their potations. They should have an idea also of the composition of the ready-made elixirs, bitters and medicines they consume. "Jamaca ginger" is sometimes made with wood alcohol, instead of grain alcohol, 1t is stated, so that 1t needs to be bought. If used at all, from competent and repu- table dealer. It is stated that the au- thorities at Washington are beginning to analyze for themselves the patent medicines on the market with view to the collection of the full revenue due on account of their spirit content. The analyses may prove useful to the public in more ways than one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
posed to infection through muddy

posed to infection through muddy water.
 While various industrial centers Tn Europe have suffered severely from the work of the ''laziness germ" from time to time. the United States has hitherto been singularly free from 1t. Now, however, with the undeveloped resources of Cuba at our doors. with our flag flying over Porto Rico and with the Panama Canal still undug. the ills of the inhabitants of less-fayored regions than ours have become impor- tant to us and American medical men are entering with eagerness into the great field open to them in the tropics.
 The manner in which Yellow Jack has been driven out of Cuba. after It had ravaged the island for more than two centuries, by the knowledge that mosquitoes are responsible for Its spread, and the success of the measures adopted to check the pestilence in New Orleans. show how great are the results which can be accomplished.
 The responsibility thrust upon the United States by the acquisitions or recent years is being realized now more fully than ever before. and medical men, who in the ordinary course of events will never come in contact with any of the ma1adies peculiar to tropical and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Japan and Christianity.
Harper's Weekly.

Harper weekly.
 A missionary who had worked long In Japan tells of his conversation with a Japanese scholar about the prospects ef Christianity in his country. The Japanese said that Japan as nation was not likely to accept Christianity as it was offered by the emissaries of any of the Christian nations-not Pro- testant nor Roman nor Russian Chris tfanity But what she might and not improbably would do was to take the facts and documents of Christianity as they are offered, and make her own in" terpretation of them.
 That seems a very reasonable sugges- tion, entirely sensible and likely, and full of promise of interesting conse- ouences Of course. Japan, if she ac- cepts Christianity at all on any con siderable scale, will make her own in- depreciation and adaptation of 1t. The religious practice that results Will De Christian, but it will also be Japan eSe. We have seen what the Japanese have done with other branches of our Vest ern knowledge; how they have applied our science of medicine to the needs of war with a method and thoroughness that have won results that have amazed the Western nations. What will this wonderfully disciplined and devoted people make of our religion, if ever they come to make practical application of that? Will they do better with 1t than we do7 The Western nations cer- tainly are not proud of one another as exempIars of Christian doctrines and virtues None of us thinks that as a nation we live Christianity, Nation ally. we are tempered by 1t in our thoughts and actions. Individually. our standards of conduct. our hopes, our aspirations. our whole civilization, Is affected by it. but oftentimes It's in- fiuence seems painfully intermittent and superficial. We dispute more or less about its facts, Protestant. Roman, and Aax tv.nw tnfrn ntg r1N disbursement in both doctrine and practice, and hundreds of minor sects holding to further discrepancies of con- viction or rejection. Presumably there will be minor sects wherever there Is Christianity. 1 ut Japan, if she has them, will he likely to deYelop her own.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
gar plantations is exposed to the same danger with the same results.

gar plantations is exposed to the same
 danger with the same results.
 It Is peculiarity of the '1aziness
 germ" so fatal to the development Of
 the natural resources of lands on which
 Nature has lavished all her wealth,
 that 1t finds its way Into the body more
 often through the skin than through
 the mouth. For this reason uncinart-
 asis has been called a poor mans dis
 ease, and the poorer he is the more ex-
 posed Is he to infection, The we'll
 clad citizen of the towns. familiar with
 the ordinary rules of hygiene. fin gem
 eral escapes. It is the laborers in the
 helds--the great bulk of the popula- tion of Porto Rico--who suffer the
 most, with their scanty clothing. their
 ignorance or contempt of common pre- , cautions, and, above all. the contact with the soil necessitated by their daily
 work.
 Once within the body the tiny para. site makes it's way unerringly to the digestive tract and there feeds at leas- ure upon the blood of his victim. The peasant Is usually found to be inoeu- lated not once but many times with these germs--the favorite entrance be- | ing through the-feet---and the effect ts as if a multitude of little veins should be opened and allowed to bleed. Under tn1S continuous uEhtu InO puLiphh D blood becomes thin and watery, and the inability to take any violent exertion, from which the uncinaria derives it's popular name of the 'Iaziness germ" becomes more and more pronounced. In eases where the victim escapes fur | ther infection and has good food and plenty of 1t, time usually works his cure. These are, however. unusually
 favorable conditions. The mass of suf- ferers confined in e narrow valley or Q coffee plantation on a mountain eioe are affected again and again. As they grow weaker their earning ability grows less and food becomes scarce. Thirty per cent of the deaths in the island 1t Is estimated, are due to unci- nariasis. and this Is exclusive of the unknown number who. weakened by vears of suffering. fall ready prey to more violent nlaladies. Such 6 curse has the disease become that to the sim rIa "tibero" 1t Is Ia muerte natural" | the natural death.
 country with 90 per cent of its Iaborers suffering from disease which | ircanacitates them for all but the most pressinR work, and often even Tor that vonld seem to be in g hopeless case,
 ,',ora it not for the proof already af- sorded the world of the wonderful re-
 a,,its that follow the work of the mod
 o., .cIantist. And the medical profes-
 s,or la now taking Gp the problems Of
 inc % tropics as 1t has taken up and
 sni,,ad one after another of the prob
 isms of the temperate zone. The sci
 nnt,s,s ses of the past. however. worked in
 ene ,aoe of obstacles of every dsscrtp-
 tior nv Today the Government stands
 raadv to aid the task. and the knowi'
 asna formerly confined to few spe-
 c,aiSs,s % is being extended to the whole profession.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01

I advise you to do SO. have decided to resort to the arm of the 1esh."
 Wait and see," was McCombs's re- sponse. and he proceeded to search for something with which to pacify the in- ner man.
 Their suppers were handed in through a window this time. The night passed. as the worst nights will, and his wretched quarters had not affected McCombs's spirits in the least. Soon after breakfast he approached the win dow and rattled the shutter.
 None of thatl" grumbled Banks, who was keeping watch without. Show head, now--an' I lets go load of buckshot4
 Here, Joe" said Mccombs: T must talk over this thing. I dreamed of my poor bereaved fanny last night, In addition to this. the position of these two young men have appealed to me. One of them is to be mar ried next Tuesday. and has promised to reimburse me if you come across right--that is, so that I can meet you" Joe drew nearer. opening the shutter. so that he could see the speaker, while McCombs resumed: Now, Joe. have little saved up for my declining years. I do not want to die pauper any worse than to pass away out of the bosom of my family. Make the ransom ten thousand dollars and-I- will try. to meet 1t inside of three days. Ten thousand TOT the three" He broke down, and the tears flowed copiously. With an effort he controlled his emotions and asked if the offer was accepted.
 Banks finally agreed-if the money could be gotten within the time linn ited. Calling his confederates the .hree entered the cabin prepared to repel any attemp at escape McCombs had paper and fountain pen. and ktopping twice to weep and once 10 swear he would not consent to the robbery. he wrote the following note to his wife:
 My Dear Nancy y:--Piease send me at once by bearer (Mr. James North) ten thousand dollars or the currency we had laid away. Ask no questions.
 "wm. McCombs."
 Read 1t. Cy, to see they's no Dutch nor nothin to gfve us away" commanded Banks.
 | Cy toiled over the words slowly, holding the paper before the light to be overlooked.
 "No Detch," said he, pompousiy. She's fair an straight, an'll bring | the dough-"
 "one word. Joe." put in McCombs. | Mir. North. your agent, is reliable, l presume? I have but a small amount left, and you can imagine that"
 We can rest as to Jim," declared Banks. I'm willin' to say eff he gifts away with the funds, I'll not hold youn's 'sponsible."
 Banks agent made e flying trip, and arrived at dark, two days from his departure.
 By the light of the smoking lamp the ransom was counted out. the hundred dollar bills, the like of which the kidnappers had never look ed on before, making their eyes fair ly dance.
 | Climbing into McComb's's vehicle, the released trio made such speed that before daylight they were at the nearest railway station.
 'aThe 7:30 train is what you want, | said McCombs. Give my love to the bride, Jule. I'm going to have a posse after those thieves before they learn that have presented them with nearly a fourth of the pile of Con- federate States money I've had boxed these thirty-five years as souvenir of the late unpleasantness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
yerntation nefle. f,oIa.

People in far north attitudes would hays bad time of 1t if vegetation was wholly Q scisntist. "As matter of fact. wheat will grow In soil that. even in midsummer. is not thawed more than . foot below thA surface Tn Norway oats ripen under sixty nine degrees of north latitude. rye haif degree and barley a whole dekfee farther north. In Hammerfest in latitude seventS degrees the grass grows underneath the snow. It has been found bv exoexffnent that in latitude sixty-five degrees north barley will grow two and a half inches and peas tnr, j. inches .n the twenty-four hours for several consecutive days. Barley ta harvested in ten weeks after bcing sown.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01

New York, Sept. 3o.--war upon the 'Iasiness germ''-the actual cause of a great part of that tired feeling" which conquers civilization in the | tropics--has been declared by science. The chronic aversion to work which characterixes the population of our new possession in the West Indies Is to be overcome and the indolent, shiftiess Porto Rican turned into hustling American. This transformation. It ap- pears, fs simple process once you know how and the medical profession is now confident that it knows how. The problem Is the familiar enc of education in the elementary principles
 of hygiene and sanitation.
 Recent investigations have shown
 that ninety percent. of the rural popu-
 lation of Porto Rico are sufferers from
 the ravages of the '1aziress germ, z
 uncinaria. Their apparent laxiness is actually the result of a well-defined malady, known as uncinariasis or anky- lostomiasis, and more of scourge to the inhabitants of the island than the dreaded Yellow Jack" in its palmiest days. Anti-imperialists, however, can find little comfort in this for 1t has now been discovered that the lazinsss germ has made It's appearance in the United States. Not long ago planter from Selma, Ala. came to the New York Post-Graduate Medical Echool and Hospital with weIi-defined case, of uncinariasis and several other sporadic cases have recently been brought to the attention of the bacteriologist of that institution.
 Despite the existence of this strange maiady in the United States proper. 1t has not yet attracted general atten- ton. Widespread as 1t Is in tropical and semi-tropical climates, ir the tenn perate gone 1t can thrive only under exceptionally favorable conditions. notably in mines. tunnels and other works. in which the laborers are ex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
nur Neixhharn.

Next to Nothing" In Four Track News
 for October.
 Notwithstanding the great results of Yankee enterprise as evinced In the wonderful regeneration of Jamaica, the black people there are far from pros porous If they are prosperous, why Is It that labor goes begging at IS gents cents per day for women, and three pence for children They must live on next to nothing perforce. or
 They are not in great danger. of starving, so long as bananas and plan- tains grow by the million; but they cannot indulge in many. luxuries, oI necessaries, for the import taxes are all of 50 per cent on -four, meal, bacon butter, etc, all of which are produced abroad and cannot be raised or made on the island.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
WAR ON THE LAZINEsS GERM
MALICIOUS GIVES TROPICS THAT TIRED GERM HAS APPEARED IN THE STATES, DOCTORS
 AND SCIENTISTS HAVE PRONOUNCED ITS
 DEATH g-sss-1se

semi-tropical peoples are kesniy alive to the importance of the problem. Tn the current number of the Post- Graduate" for example, the Journal of the Post Graduate Medical School. an editorial calls attention to the need of scientific Investigation of tropical dis- eases by original workers and the geod to be derived from advanced instruc- tion in them.
 Of this the conditions In Porto Rico furnish good evidence. The unwilling
 ness to labor hard and long displayed
 by the average Porto Rican ia really physical incapacity, the result of inocu- lation with the "lasiness germ" The existence of this malicious little para site. only small fraction of an inch in size, Is believed to have been known to dating back to t5s0 B. C., there has been found a description of . disease very similar to the modern unoinari- asis. At the present time DO per cent of the Egyptians are said to be affected vita the same trouble.
 Although of ouch long standing in the world. the little germ did not arouse much stir in the medical world until 1879. when the tunnelinG< of the great St. Gothard pass through the High Alps began. On the progrces Of this engineering feat the eyes of the whole civilized world were bont' and
 when the laborers began to sicken and dio by the hundreds the secret of the
 mysterious epidemic was sought for
 until 1t was found to be the same germ
 that is now working such havoc m
 Porto Rico.
 Between the climate of a high Alpine
 pass and of Porto Rico there is little resemblance, but in the tunnel itself much the same conditions prevailed as on the island today. Men worked half naked in great heat. often up to their waists in muddy water and with com paratively little regard to sanitary pre- cautions. The unshod West Indian working in the coffee fields or the su-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
War on the ceraer Leafer.

Cleveland Leader.
 Every woman and every decent man in the city rejoices that the police seem determined to supprsg the corner loafer Sunday evening twenty-eight specimens of this rowdy type were arrested and them., The corner loafer Is the cheap. est, most cowardly and most despicable of the minor lawbreakers. The gang on the corner fs the school of the crim- inal. The step from rowdyism to steal ing is a short one and once embarked on that course the street 1oafer usually follows tt until 1t leads him into either ceabtng vigilance by the police is the only way to rid the city of these pests
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Held Up the Fsruerai fsr rynsan r,ues.

Becaree the cab drivers did not display their union buttons the funeral of AIdersnan James c. Patterson was halted in Chicago the other day. Carriages in which Mayor Dunne and members of the City Council rode were stopped and the drivers were com pellsd to display their buttons prominently before they were allowed to proceed. Tha funeral was halted bv ". !. Gibbons. husf- ness agent of the Cab Drivers and Delivery Mems union Every man who did not dis- play hIs button was stopped. and if he was in arrears with his dues. he was compeiied to nay Gibbona
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Poor Lo isecomes Rich.

''The Quapaws,y by c. w. Daniels. in
 Four Track News for October.
 destined 10 be the richest in the world. About two years ago an adopted mem Der of the tribe was digging a well In south of Baxter Springs. Kansas. when he struck what proved to be. rich body of Jack" or zinc ore. This was quiciy developed, and over this well producing weekly i2o,0oo pounds Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
zine and 4.ooo pounds of pure iead

zine and 5000 pounds of pure lead.
 Ing iai,ds have been leased from fhs Indians by white men. Over 400 driii holes have been sunk, and in nearly every instance lead and zinc have been found in paying quantities. The field Is not only a large one, but Ia richer than anything in the famous Joplin district of southwestern Missouri and Southeastern Kansas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Neushnxs. sehoiarshins.

| President Eliot. of Harvard findorses the
 idea of a newsboy scholarship at Harvard. ] but he says if should come from friends of the newsbcys and not the newsboys of the Newsboys' Protective union. sug-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01

George Meredith is one Of the group of % authors vi i, remain faithful to the old- Ssshionsd m t ann pen; There are these who o~siiese ~ a.. anvtbing else in the way Of aussa ,S , ,bs authorities of the British mu- psns ps.as. " ssana to agree with them. for they wii, vei1' offer to visitors the sood old sooss quill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Let People Know of Your Town. Worlds Progress in Four Track News

Worlds Progress in Four Track News
 for October.
 It would be a good idea for every city, town, village and hamlet along the line of any railroad to put up a sign railroad station. setting forth the name of the town, and whatever claim it has for historic, residential and industrial interest. Travellers often wonder, when a train comes to a stop. what the town is that spreads out before them, and wherein lies its excuse for being. True the railroads are doing a great deal to exploit and advertise the attractions, scenic and commercial, of most of the most important places, but 1t wouldn't ( be an altogether bad idea for the towns to do little something themselves. if only to set up a bulletin of facts for the enlightenment of the passing trav- eler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
Asks II Mitchell win Incorporate His UnIo

Abks IT MItcneII VIII NHcOFpuFAte HIS UnIOn.
 The New York Commercial quotes MT John Mitchell as follows: T have found to my satisfaction that thera can he no per- nanent industrial peace unless the workmen are recognized as contracting partieS' In fix ing wages and improving conditions of en-- rIoyment." and asks; ''Win President Mitchell then proceed to capitalize and in corporate his unions. so that they can stand on an even. eonitable footing with tho op- egatine companies as co-contractors?"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
T.-.., Oons.d.-,s. Pe.s,ou..

Texas' Confederate Reneinns.
 Texas. in the fiscal years 1908 and aeeg. will pay S9o0.00o to Confederate veterans for pensions, besides expendinG siBAsss for the support of the Confederats home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
(Formerly advertised and sold as
 

NFOTmerIy auVtIlIseu HHu 5UIU "0
 ..sATINOLA.. No change in formula or package. The name only has been changed to avoid confusion, as we cannot afford to have so valuable preparation confused with any other.) NADINOLA Is guaranteed, and money will be refunded in every case where it fails to remove freckles' pimpIes, liver-spots. collar discolora- tions. k-heads. dishguring erup- tions, etc. The worst eases in twenty days. Leaves the skin clear, soft. healthy and restores the beauty of youth, t.' g-...y
 Price 50 cents and ST.. Sold in each city by all leading druggists, or by mail.
 Prepared only by
 National Toilet Co.,, Paris, Tenn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
A Bad Break.

During the annual convention of a
certain religious body, not so very
long ago, an incident occurred which
was not on the program, and which
completely upset the gravity of the
ministers and brethren assembled.
1t was at the closing session, and the
chairman stated that they were about
one hundred dollars short of an
amount desired to be raised for Civ.
en- purpose, and hoped that the sum
could be made up before final adj
journment. One of the laymen jump
ed up with the remark:
CPL start the good work with $50.
81 don't know your name, BROTHER
said the chairman, "but may God
bless you, and may your business be
doubled during the year."
Much to his establishment, a burst
of laughter followed from many in
the hall, which was explained when
a brother up in front stepped to the
platform and whispered:
why, that's Mr.. Blank, promi-
neat undertaken of the town. Zip
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01
A PREARRANGED AFTERNOON.

Mr.. Hopkins looked irritated and
Mrs. Hopkins looked aggrieved. She
had come in ten minutes before her
husband, and had employed the time
in making dabs at her eyes, which
seemed inclined to be fearful.
I'D like to know where you were,"
said Mr.. Hopkins, at last, in the tone
Of one who will try to be fair at all
costs. '"There l did exactly what we
agreed upon, waited at the Office till
three, then, as you didn't come walk
ed slowly down on the righthand side
of the street to Brown & Green's, wait
ed there till four, and then took the
car to the picture gallery, and waited
there till quarter Of five. I must say,
I've had a pleasant afternoon for my
pains!'
''You needn't speak in that severe
way" said Mrs. Hopkins, with height
ened color. "I'm sure I've had a hor-
rid time, all because l thought you
would have sense enough to know
what to do when didn't reach your
Office at three. thought you'd real
lie at once, that the reason / didn't
come was because such pleas
ant afternoon of course 1 got started
earlier than If it had been showery,
as it looked as If it would be this
morning; and 1 had thought I'd save
you the trip to Brown & Green's, for
you hate shopping so. And then re-
membered how you'd said If it had
only been a pleasant day 1t would
have been better to have the early
light on those pictures, and so I went
there first and waited and waited and
waited. And then / went to Brown
& Green's and stood and stood there,
and then / realized that it was past
the time we'd set for anything, and 1
walked home, thinking I'd find you
here or out hunting for me; and there
you hadn't even come home!
II th-think after this" concluded
Mrs. Hopkins, swallowing a sob, that
we'd-we'd better just go our separate
ways!'
"Why, but you didn't do one single
thing you said YOU" began Mr..
Hopkins; and then he passed his hand
across his forehead and gave up all
idea Of argument-YOuth's COmpan-
ion