Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-15
KEEPING TAB
ON The WORLD
scIEN TIFIc
Or. Cooke Ahead of PearY.

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That another famous American ex-
plorer, DIR. Frederick A. Cooke of
Brooklyn, N. Y. is now at the head of
an expedition safely in winter quarters
at Etah, Greenland, $50 miles south
of the north pole and north Of the far
thest Peary station, became known
last week, when John Il. Bradley the
wealthy New York sportsman. returned
to North Sydney on his schooner yacht
after he landed Cooke with sleds, dogs
and provisions for two years. Mr..
Bradley, who is the financial hacker
Of this expedition, says that their In
tentions were kept secret for fear that
the Peary expedition would be stirred
to greater activity. Cooke will leave
Smiths sound at 70 degrees north lati-
tnde next spring and after crossing
Eliesmere Land will try TO reach the
pole by the open polar sea. Unlike
Peary, DR.. Cooke is to be accompanied
by only two Eskimos and dogs suf6-
cient for two sleds. The sleds are
built with roofs and warmed with
lamps, so that the occupants may sleep
while progress is being made. Two
canvas boats are also carried for open
water crossings.
Cancer Among Meat. Eaters.
The results of two years. exhaustive
study of cancer ip the; city Of Chicago
by Or. Cooke Adams Of London have
just been made public IN a report OF
the city health department. 1t says
that DR.. Adams has proved that diet
is a NEST Important factor in the in
crease Of the disease and IN the death
rate. Out Of 5s,s85 deaths In the last
seven years among the Chicago born
from all causes there were l7R due to
cancer. In the same period there were
| 61,O00 deaths from all causes among
| foreign born inhabitants (over one
| third Of the total population), and 4, 463
Of these deaths were due to cancer.
Dr.. Ad4nas says that his statistical In
yestigations in Europe and the United
! States corroborate his earlier Austria.
Han observations, showing an alarming
Increase In the death rate from cancer
among foreign born inhabitants who
depend largely upon meats Of inferior
character for their food
4 May Carry Typhoid Long.
Or, II. Townsend of the Connect.
cut board Of health reports that the
bacillus of typhoid may be Gaspiad foI
years after an attack of the disease
without any apparent inconvenience to
4 the patient and without his knowledge
of the fact. Nutseher, a German ex
pert, is quoted aG saying that about 4
per cent of the typhoid patients be
! come chronic carriers Of typhoid
bacilli. Although, such persons may
be in good health, they may infect those
with whom they come In contact. All
this is confirmed by the recent case OF
a cook who had served in several New
York families. In every family hel
presence was followed by an outbreak
OF typhoid. 1t was known that the
cook herself had suffered an attach
of the same disease formerly, and al
enforced examination showed that she
still carried the bacilli
Blue Rays In Dentistry.
4 A report made by Consul Bardell Al
Bamberg, Germany, says that DR.
Radard Of Geneva, Switzerland, has
4 discovered that biu6 rays Of light Col
be used as an anaesthetic IN the ex
traction Of teeth. DR.. Radard fnd'
/ that complete narcosis can be obtained
II the rays Of a blue electric light arr
brought to beas on the human ey'
= while all other rays, especially day
light, are kept off it. This is said t
make the ordinary operations Of film
and pulling actually painless.