The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-27


The Pennsylvania Department of
Health is undertaking a great work in
attempting to limit the spread of con-
sumption. This disease is very often
durable but what is more important, is
preventable. Being caused by specific
micro-organism this nfective agent
must be destroyed if the disease is to be
stamped out. The sufferer must under
stand that to recover, the sputum must
be destroyed. If not destroyed they often
reinfect themselves and infect others.
Every particle of sputum must be col
lected and destroyed, most preferably by
burning. The use of spit cup is neces-
sary. The use of rags or handkerchiefs
must be condemned, paper napkins and
sacks being recommended when travel
ing. These are burned at convenient
time. The above being true it is almost
needless to mention that clothing, tow
els, handkerchiefs or other personal ef-
fects of the consumptive should not be
used in common by others. The state
now maintains a free tuberculous dis
pensary in every county for those una
BILE to pay for the proper treatment.
The Punxsutawney Spirit gives a
correct diagnosis of the case when 1t says
that if the "ever glorious Fourth" could
be celebrated in rational way, the ma
tion's birthday might be looked forward
TO with pleasure. But the mere bringing
on the dusty streets, to drink lemonade
and eat peanuts, with a thousand tiendish
kids torturing your ear drums and men,
acing your life with fire crackers, is not
particularly enhancing. To stand on the
sidewalk and watch parade with brass
band at the head and fife and drum
corps bringing up the rear, and then
traipse along to some temporary platform
and stand around on your weary legs
while somebody spouts commonplaces
about the Constitution and the old flag, is
not an ideal way of enjoying yourself.
1t is better to get up small parties and go
to the woods for little outing and picnic
Seek spot where a cool spring gushes
forth from the rocks, and the green
boughs oyerhang messy log, and spend
day of rest and peace.
Frank McNeal, of Kane, President of
the Forest Chemical Co., and the McNeal
Gas Co., was very severely burned by an
explosion of gasoline while on business
trip to Lswrenceville, ILL.,, on the 10th
inst. His injuries, while severe, proved
less serious than was at first thought, and
he was able to return to his home on Sat-
urday, but it will be some time before he
is able to attend to business. When the
accident happened he was out on lease
with party, and an attempt was made to
start gas engine. The man starting the
engine had can of gasoline he was using
for some purpose, and the gasoline caught
fire. The man threw the can out of the
door just as Mr.. McNeal was entering,
and the burning fluid set his clothes on
fire and he was badly burned before those
who were with him could tear off the
burning clothes. The worst burns are on
his left hand an arm. Mr.. McNeal has a
host of friends in Forest county, all of
whom will be glad to learn that his re-
covery is assured.
The Ladies' World for June is the
most attractive number of this periodical
that we have yet seen, and there is small
wonder at its popularity when so much
that is good is offered for so little. There
are three notable special articles in the
number, one of them describing the Bry-
an family life at Fairview, and another
the growing.up of Ethel Roosevelt, the
young lady of the White House, while
the third has some remarkable pictures
showing the ways ofa bird with its young.
The fiction is usually good. The house
hold departments ofthis publication seem
to us more practical than those in any
other of the women's magazines, and no
doubt they are thoroughly appreciated by
the house kers, who will also see a
number of very pretty fashions for all
members of the family, with good plain
instructions in dressmaking. The make
up and illustrations throughout this num-
Der are excellent New York: Fifty
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