Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-31
Washington Co. Man Fined fol
Building Fire on Wild Land.
Senate Postmaster Back From California
Visitors 10 The Capitol.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Aug. 10, at 10 A. M.

The current issue Of the Bulletin of
the State Board of Health has been is
sued from the office of the State
Board of Health and was mailed the
latter part of the week The issue is
a special tuberculosis number and
contains many articles that are of in
terest to those who are making a
study of this disease. One of the ar
ticle3 which will be of special inter-
est deals with Maine as a health re-
sort and is of interest to Maine peo-
pie from more standpoints than one.
1t is as follows: MI.
I'm the past we over estimated the
value of special climates in the treat
ment. of consumptiveS. There is still
reason to give the climates of some
pl38ks preference over those of other
pises. Places some distance inland
are'better than those Immediately upon
the seacoaSt: nevertheless the cura-
tive results in some SanatoriumS near
the coast have been exceedingly good.
A good percentage of sunshine is an
advantage, nevertheless at some of the
sanatoriums in Great Britain. at Nor
drack in the Black Forest of Germany
and in the Adirondacks where the re
suits have been of the best, there is
much or considerable cloudy weather
MildneSs of temperature is a conven-
fence, but our COnSumptiveS in our
northern climcs race right away frorn
those in southern ATTITUDES in their
progress toward health. In fact, in
sanatOrium treatment. the cure is
much more rapid in winter than in
summer whether in.Maine. Canada, or
the Adirondacks. This fact is we'll
established. The correct explanation
is probably twd-fold-the inhibitory
action Of the coKi air upon the devel-
opmcnt of the tubcrcle bacilli, and the
tonic effect of cold. pure air upon the
organisms of the patients. and their
enormously increased capacity for
taking. dgcsting. apd assimilating
food supplies. Farther south altitude
is of Importance as tending to lower
temperatures. in the north, sites Gle
waited only enough to escape the fogS
or miStS from sea. lake, or river, which
lessen the available total of sunshine
and dryness of atmosphere for the re-
gion, are what is required"
In Washington county trial JUS
tice court last week Charles Handy
was given a hearing on the charge Of
building fire on T. Sc. The evidence
while of a circumStantial nature was
considered sufficient by the trial JUS
tice. who imposed q fine of $1,000 and
costs. An appeal was taken and the
case will be tried i'll higher court.
The arrest of Handy was made at the
inStigation of Chief Forest Fire war
den V. NJ. Smith. of Northfield. acting
upon the advice of Forest Commits
Gioncr Ring. There is too much care
lesSneSs in the building of fires on
wild lands and wherever evidence can
be had prosecutions will be made.
S. G. w. Simpson. well remembered
at the State House as the postmaster
of the Senate at the last session of the
Legislature. has returned from Cali
fornia where he has been for over a
year and is at his home in Portland.
He was in the heart of San Francisco
during the great earthquake.
John O'Melia of the State House
corps began his annual vacation yes
terday. He will make a trip to Can
ada during his two weeks off and will
also visit other places.
The following out -of-town people
have registered at the fish and game
departments: Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Gaynor Lynn. Mass: Charles Stick
ney. Lowell. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. f.. r.
Fields, Lewiston; Karl Wilson, Bruins
| wick; Matte o. Plimpton, Litchficld {:
H. T. Hayes. Baltimore: Nellie NJ.
| Hayes oxford; Edwin II. Drew. Dottie
| Drew, Charlcstown. Mass: Fannie
| Hasken. Lynn. Mass: G. O'Connor.
Dorchester Mass: f. Pearl Frost. Au
burn; Edith r. Giles. Somerville,
Mass: Fred K. Nickcry. Auburn.