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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-18
DOCTORS MISTAKES

Are said often 10 be buried sir feet under
ground. But many times women call on
their family physicians, suffering, as they
imagine. one from dyspepsia, another from
heart disease, another from liver or kid
ncy disease. another from nervous pros
tratiuu. another with pain here and there
and iu tins way they present alike
themselves aud their easy-gOing or over
busy doctor separate diseases, for which
he. assuming them 20 be such. prescribe,
his pills aud pOtious. In reality, they are
all only symptoms caused 10y some uterine
disease. The p Esician, Xuorant OF the
cause OF suffering, ENcps up ~ treatment
until large bills are UNde. lalp NNTcring
patient ges no bctteA.l-Jrrdsc1 the
wrong treatment, but probably worSG a
ptnpeI. .n.cdlclle Ike -pE-G.crse,SI2yalI.l
have rnirIT6IT fIIulCd The dlscaSe, There
by dISpc1IUg all thOSc JIstTeSsIhg symp
toms, and instituting comfort instead %
prolonged misery. II has been well said
that "a disease known Is half cured
Dr. Picrcc's Fayoritc Prescription 10 .
scientific medicine, carefully devised b,
an experienced and skllltul physician.
and adapted 10 woman's delicate system
IL Is made Of native American medicinal
roots and Is pcriectly harmleSS Ii
ELECTS IN d-L-L LlIIIILIIllL-ll-HLi- In u.
AS q ioNtIIhl lNNlkoIallIg lonlC -
vorite Prescription imparts strength r.
the whole system and tu the organs dis
tlnctl, feminine Ia particular For oy,-
worked. "worn-out' rundown" dClut
tatcd teachers. milllu"rs. drcssmakr~.
scamstrcSscs. shou-plrls" hou.c-kctpyg.
nursing mothers, aud feeble women gen.
orally, Dr. Pierce, FiNuri,o Prescription
IL the greatest earthly boon. being IN.
cqualod q. an sppetizing cordial and ~
sturativC tonic.
As a so thing and strengthening nerv
lne "iayurI'r Prescription is uucVualc,
and is mvauahlv in aiayiug and sul
DUNG nervous CNCitullIIty irr.tJNil'.
nervous exhaustion, nervous prnstutu.
neuralgia ly~turia, ~pUsmS ST \Itu~
dance. and other dI,tr, sing. nerve.
symptoms commonly attendant uY,
functional AMI organic disease Of 81
uterus IL induces refreshing sleep ~
relieves m'utul auyiot, and doSunud"u,
pr. PlcrrvN Pheasant Pellets IuN lguii
tho stomach, liver and huVo'y OL.
three d0-a kSsY 10 take AS canny.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-18
WhoopInQ Cough.

I'm February our daughter had the
whooping cough. Mr.. Lane, OF Hart.
land, recommended Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and said II gave his
customers the best OF satisfaction. We
found II as he said. and can recon-.
mend II 20 anyone having children
troubled with whooping cough" says
Mrs, A. Goss, OF Durand, Mich. For
sale by +. ]. Ramsey and Hoffman
Drug Co. d&w
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
SPREADS MANY DISEASES.

Although tho fly is mainly a mechanical carrier
of germs. his capacity for spreading disease al
most unlimited He is accused in this latitude Of
spreading chiefly typhoid fever, dysentery diar-
rhoea and other intestinal disorders but It is not
beyond his talent to disseminate plague. anthrax.
cholera tuberculosis, septicemia trachoma erysip-
elias and perhaps leprosy. Born in filth. It is his
habit to feed on the most disgusting, decayed and
germ laden material then TO sport on the
face OF human food injecting It with deadly bac-
terra.
physician. as described by DR.. GORDON X. Dick
inson in The Medical Record" who saw flies
going back and forth between a milk pitcher and
vessel tainted with typhoid excreta had din
Guilty IN understanding the OF epidemic.
The coincidence Of many flies and much intestinal
disease has been noted by several observers Flies
swarm around the eyes OF natives IN the
Oriental countries. and probably spread tho preva
lent eye disease. Laboratory experiments have
been made 10 show that flies contract germs.
develop them internally and discharge them in a
v1rulent state. The bacilH OF typhoid fever have
remained in fly Ions twenty three days.
Tuberculosis germs have been found IN the ab-
dominal cavities Of files caught in q con.umptive's
room and in fly specks walls and windows of
hospital wards occupied by consumptives Those
flies evidently fed on the sputum OF the patients
An observer in India exposed boiled milk differ
ent parts or jail where cholera and flies wers
prevalent. Only department OF the jail had
cholera. and II was separated from the other part
by high walls. yet the cholera germs speedily
carried 10 the milk In the non-fnfected division
House flies allowed to walk sterile culture
solutions and with diphtheria germs. alternate
y. infected the sterile plate. Cultures Of ty
phod and dysentery germs made from tracks
and specks Of flies that had fed tho dejectons
OF typhoid and dysentery patients. One ny. taken
from plague victim, crushed and inoculated
a guinea pig. caused tho death Of the guinea pig
from plague in two days. Typhoid fever spreads
even among those who do not drink the infected
water. This is due to tho agency Of nies 6.
visited the atrines and then the field Kitchens and
mess tents. Local epidernics often spread to
great distances by wind driven flies that teem in
deadly bacilii
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
HOW THEY STARTED.

The Rev. Robert CoiIyer. the eminent preacher.
was originally a blacksmira and speat many an
hour the forge swinging the heavy hammer
TO the music Of the anvil This occupation. whtle
severe and prOsaic, had it's uses, for years or
hard work brought with 1t health. strength. good
lungs and a brawny frame which served DR..
Collyer in good stead In the pulpit.
Russell Fl ConweII. who is credited with
preaching TO the largest Protestant congregation
in America, In the Baptist Temple. Philadelphia
began life a reporter a Boston newspaper
He had many vicisSitudes. and finally went into
the Union army and served during the war, and
1T was only after that event that he finally per-
ceived his real vocation in the ministry
EIihu Root. Secretary Of State. began life as .
school teacher and afterward drifted into law
and politics. United States Senator Perkins. OF
California earned his first dollar cabin boy,
after that he had many ups and downs. finally
acquiring wealth IN tho great West and return
ing TO Washington the representative OF his
state in the highest councils OF the nation
George Burton. in Uncle Remus's
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

and nifty in the first part Of the week to between
thres hundred and four hundred on Saturday morn
ins It is not merely a matter of free treatment
No charge II made for the major portion OF tho
work OF the clinics. for many OF the patients are
school children and dentists bills are luxury
that many among the adults cannot afford
As a rule though. a patient pays the actual cost
of the materials used in his work. getting free the
knowledge skill and scientific appliances which
ut,lixe them II slight a charge is beyond
his means he pays such a portion OF IT as ne ean
and only II he really destitute is his treatment
without any price. for that is the method OF inteil
cant charity nowadays so the true reason for the
nrasent popularity of the traditionally unpopular
dentists chair is that it's importance to the com
muntv and to the individual is becoming more
widely known.
Az frequently happens. the first impressive lesson
IA tho public is being taught in this case by the
eusAerftiss who hAvs the AsabA - The GonnuatfE
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
Roston Interested In Rela-
ton of Teeth to
Education.

q, -rbe nrobIem of ''Wfat is the
-. rractfcal kind of charity?'' has oeer soiNeu
be,e in a way that will surprlse h -
nile no doubt. but that is peihs app -. =, IN
a,d more everywhere each day lho
o., ,r,oa,+,s OF the fifty thousand people VINO "le
the mouths a., year at the dental clinics OF
Boston. A., ,o,,tb., %
-.o. y, .'the hygiene OF the mouth Is
,aai,,,ns 20 be understood That amer icaI'' ~
r,o have had their full snare ih '' ,, ~.
,ropress made in medicine anu H - .u .r,, re-
pioe, -..,,rv should have failed until very re
- % anpreciate the value OF soou ''
Ceh"' - a.. Leaning we'll and as an asset III per
hs N ~arc. of commercial value is as'ollie"
e0 :, a. the more astonishing because oeH''''
80 orst reduced to q bcience III .i
-. tho profession has been oe'e'f 49,, 80, IA
he q, d,.tinctly American. even 'he iiio "
else. II 10 n, Europe being Americans or
NOUS practitioners vi H
-, American training. .
OK I'm =, ,aoub.edly true that In general We
-. neglected our mouths While fuiiy Ha-
million people apply to the "op - onlv
ro.,o, FOR treatment in the course VI 80.
-. .,,, as many dental patients GEEK reiei io
oi" =. dc attendant ills at the institutions
-, NOV And it, And this in spite Oh 'iio
-. .,a. every human being is enttleo 'o my
80 ,ee.h Of his own in hfetme' anu ma -.
.o,h q, practically a separate and d's'ihc' pA',
r,oush the awakening to tho inpof..ho1 ...I. =, 80
.,.,rv 3. GENERAL ~ the records OF In" hoSp
80. =, every American city show. II seems
-. .t.rted in Boston and to have reached .h'
,.r-,,t proportion Of people here In 'he huinOe '
Of patient. treated tho clinic OF .he ,s, ~ tho
- - s.,srtment is among the largest IN 'ho
:. - On III. size Of it's inhrmary. as 10 calico
w. where patients operated upon' 1t is
'"o = ,h,,d ia the country. In fast. 10 great
-. demands put upon 1t that sn attempt Is 10
r.. made to raise a fund for 'ni.rs'ns the pr..n.
huus,pr so that the facilities f'r io0Aihs ''
nattents may be nearly ooupie''
st srow,h as this indicates is moro ssninceh.
,,o, s,op 10 think that between eight hundred
WIZ - ,,oussnd patients being treated every
.,aat during the nine months of the Tufts Den'hi
school term and that for four hours ever
w ar. constantly In use. The number OF pec
a.a,s - M ,xsassA y.ssea nm ena1z9l IA s.es'e
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

with unspeakab1e sewage conditions and dead AMI
mails along the New York waterfronts was report
ed to the Merchants Association committee as the
result of investigation by Daniel D. Jackson
S. B. last year. Dead dogs, cats, pigs. calves
alive with flies noted along with solid masses
of sewage through which children dived and swan
under the impression that they getting bath
The waters of Newtown Creek were found TO be
almost thick black oil. At various points the
outlets CT trunk exposed at low tide
and the contents spread along the beach. Fly
traps were placed various parts of the city from
City Island TO Coney Island, and the flies caught
each day were counted. The increase In the num-
ber of flies from the beginning of the season cor
responded closely with the mortality Of Intestinal
diseases. The three months beginning on July
and ending October l had the most files and the
most deaths. A secondary rise of flies In Septem-
Der was reflected IN larger death roll. A map OF
Manhattan Island dotted with individual cases OF
typhoid fever showed that most of the cases were
within a few blocks of the waterfront and thick
est near the points described as most unsanitary
and fly filed An exception to the rule on the west
side of the Bowery was explained by the existence
of many open hopper toilets, filthy and swarming
with insects
THE ominous buzzing in the pantry Is more to
be dreaded than the high keyed note of the mos
quito in the sleeping room above" says the report
More than 9S per cent of the flies found IN dwell
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

In their charge. About year ago the Boston
School Board put trained nurses In all the school
houses of tho city, experimenting tho medical In
specton Of the children and It is they who are re-
sponsibe for large proportion OF the big attend
ut the Saturday morning clinics at TUFTS
From o'clock until / of this school holiday the
Tufts infrmary is crowded with youngsters await
ing their turns in the dentists char-and young
sters too OF the age when many OF US, II We were
sent alone used to look hesangly at the dentist .
doorben and then scuttis away TO spend the hour
OF appointment amid pleasanter surroundings
being OF seventy six patients in big.
bright, airy room equipped with all tho ingenious
perfection OF hospital construction everythng i'm
macuately clean. every instrument shining bright
from its antiseptic bath, the white enamel chairs
and glass shelving almost comforting In their spot
lessness-being OF seventy-six boys and girls.
and women. all of whom are almost
comfortable you are. but mono OF whom IL max
ipa> thA Aixhtaat fuaS About tt-sssMa - hare 4
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

,,~ bou... h.,ons 70 one species known as the
common house ny, Musca domestica- Ehey oesin
to be numerousy active about the rniddie o, 'uuc
and in the fall killed by frost or by H1oos anu
other parasites The flies prefer to lay their eggs
in horse manure but the Health Committee OF 'he
CITY of Liverpool has found deposited in waste
PAPER old rags and other rubbish The long. White
augs with polished surface. numbering l2o at a
single Law hatch within six or eight hours under
favorable conditions The white. pointed maggots
emerging from the eggs grow rapidly While feeding
on vegetable substances. cast their SKINS twice anu
reach maturity in four five days Then the SKIN
becomes hard. turns chestnut color and the insect
,s IN the true pupal stage. After five days the
adr,, Av sollts his chestnut abode and starts a
career of devastation A cold temperature deiayS
the Matching and development of the insect "lh'e
the breeding ground must not be too wet or 100
drv Stable manure removed at intervals OF seven
davs would prevent the completion OF the ny hle
,,cIe which requires at least ten days ORDINARY
ds,pfsctants are efflcaciOus. but two ounces OIL
parts green a gallon Of water or per cent oA
crude atoxvl in water will destroy the larVse III
stable pits So much poison might be regarded oau-
qerous to cattle, and experiments are oeins Hlaue
,,,.b crude carbolic acid cresylic acid ana other
chemicals Speedy removal OF contents ana gooo
evnroor screen hitherto not invented. are desidoi
for stable and ashpts. according 10 'ne iisoip
experts. , 80
. rid Of the sewers rather extraVaSahr
until g. method In practical operation Is eApi'iieO
Sewage is not to be abolished or taken a"aS .O
AGRICULTURAL purposes. for which IL Is salu " 10
dI,uted owing to the large use or water. II 10
MANNED to havo septic tanks beneath tne stiee - -
which the sewage could be treated TO purity Vi % %
nor cent making it practically harinie's O7'i' 80
discharge into tidal waters -,
Nature herself has provided means OF pun " :
d.cayed matter that equals the resources oi .l0
hest equipped laboratories There are TWO 80,
,arr,e Of fermentation. air feeding Rlho cal'ed
...t .rd pon-air bacillus termed anaeroolc'
which under suitable conditions cause solio oi-ai -
Itouefv and transform all harmful eieineii'' N'0
wbolesomeness The opposing baciih engage III
80. oo,,bat and end their benefcent work pS
dastrov,np one another. The process Is IN opera
ton at Saratoga is hastened to transpre IN p1
,od n, twenty-four hours. and scientifc Visi'oIs ~
ii.od 20 drtnk a glass of sparkling water ~ PEI
cont nure that was rank and deadly sewage 'nS
previous day Ia. -. .ra -.
Meanwhile the fly will soon Do WIN 20 '1,s 49,.
are warned to regard his buzz as we "ouio ..e
darre, signal of q rattlesnake. and 10 take "
.yer Immediate precautions are possible
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

psychological effect Not onrv +, Their. rar.lv a
sound to be heard here. but there to be q
sort of restfulness Of you imagine restfuIness
in such place. caused by having something else
TO occupy your mind besides your own personal
troubles
Great things expected from the efforts of
the dentists. particularly among school children,
and the conclusions that will be drawn from the
effect of scientific of the teeth will be equal
ly important and interesting when the work has
gone on long enough to allow professional opin-
ions to be formed with postiveness. What effects
the health Of the child is bound to affect the
health Of the man. and. as has been proved over
and over again in other phases of living. the ex-
ample set by the child frequently has weight
with the parent than any amount OF advice from
the most competent grown-up
The theory is that. apart from any question
of health as affecting other things a childs schol-
arship, being Influenced quite much in earlier
years by physical condition by mental develop
ment. will be distinctly benefited by whatever i'm
proves the bodily welfare. and will respond no
ticeably to the results of dentistry The children
of the poor. especially-such children as come In
great numbers the Tufts dental clinics-shouId
have the most careful attention given 10 their
teeth, which are OF more practical value to them
than TO more fortunate youngsters.
The anemic, III nourished child of the tenement
house falls it's unfortunate state not only be-
cause It is not properly fed and housed but also
because IL does not get the most benefit from
what food II has, for the digestion. the nerves and
every part of the system. affected by the
condition OF the mouth. Such satisfactory results
have already been obtained from the treatment OF
Boston school children that farseeng observers
expect the time when every schoolhouse will have
it's own consulting ROOM where pupils will be regu-
larry inspected by both doctors and dentists and
Will receive whatever treatment il necessary for
their wellbeng.
Modern dentistry goes beyond extracting trouble
some molars making false sets and filing sch-
ing voids. The whole OF tho mouth is it's
province. The twentieth century dentist IL a spe-
cialist In this and the Importance OF his speciality
is apparent from the fact that most disease germs
enter tho system through the mouth and most dis
cases are now known 10 be transmitted BY germs.
In other words II tho mouth u kept In good con-
dtion, a person is much less susceptible 20 sick
ness. and that account alone dentistry makes
a strong appeal to the public health authorities.
who realize its preventive virtues The good work
of the Tufts dental clinics. for example. extends
beyond the thousands OF patients who 10
the schools inrrmary for treatment and includes
the OF tho inmates of increasing number
of public institutions-Atnshouses. reformatories,
Asylunaa and AA0Ats9tupa
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
SHOCKING EAST SIDE CONDITIONS.

A walk through the East Side and other poorer
quarters OF New York exhibits a shocking disre-
gard OF the fly peril in the exposure Of all kinds
Of solid and liquid food Flies swarm around cor
stands where soda water ice cream and lem
onade sod. Pushcarts OF vegetables and fruit
much OF which will be eaten uncooked. buzz with
a host of insects. Slices Of watermelon invite
visitation Of winged scaven8ers that have lately
emerged from sewer a tenement house sick
room. Bread and cake and other edibles
posed to flies in pushcarts almost equally
subject TO infection on the unscreened counters
within the shops. The summer mortality OF chill
dren in the poor quarters does not at all
strange in view Of these conditions. 1t 10 rather
wonderful that the entire population of the East
Side does not perish The Philadelphia Board of
Health has distinguished itself by recognizing the
need OF protecting tho publics food from ny
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
sTn OF RAILROADS ASKED.

", ,,os.--s, Associations committee has re-
s,.s -. rayroads responsible for the main
bsns-cs ~ The greatest fly breeding places in the
re,-,,o1i,e,, district the piles of horse manure
Snred alongside the railroad tracks In the Jersey
rsss,-,-e "a dtsfnrect or remove them This stapio
p-,sro. l-o,,ppt from the city and destined Tor
tAs se-,er,e ,yee has peen heaped In the open ior
ny-y ,esrs and although II rs not o"heo Wy
ne r.,7,os6s they are considered responslble iof
"a rrss,,,arv condition. MyEfsds OF toe lies tnAt
reed there rnd shelter al night IN the
ars stored IN the railroad yaros on tiie n-nu ,s
t,s v1,t ne moving Of the cars are distributed
. rnsrv cities within a rahlus Oh teEeio'
rges - yorl probably gets the benefit OF the
aackersack 'grayback merely ud'es
as oyD, -ov,e, estimated at ten miles an hour
hing e. =. .sI,evsa 70 be able TO scent his fooo
a ..-.... =. .sv.ral miles and TO be able 70
sy w., - ,,t,,v miles q day when helped DT Z
rseze
II. oo-,-,,-,.. te also preparing TO dntf1D"l'
s,os O. -. r.,.-,u education Of the public pre-
sTibug The following rules
ss bedding straw, old rags psp oor,sT.d with lime
ees matter, should be dispos~c "a -
"a solution Of paris green
ksep streets and alleys clean -. scr,ensd and
l:ns ,seie ., t,n. or other chsep preparation;
e.e thRt your sewage system " "
eos.r roed and after q meal bury or ouih 'A"'
Pour kerosene al drains
scsseT an Mip6ows and doors, especially me A. '''"
eting room - =. l;u the nies
cesniir,ess !. The watchword Of this hs"'-
Pyrethr,luo nowder sometimes called feIsA
sst powder .s manufactured from the orleo
len Of a .necies OF chrysanthemun, sno ~. W."
Isusa ,r : c,ossd raau dlla ~ - ~ = -
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

tamination An order to inspectors and chiefs OF
divisions reads that they must visit all retail
dealers exposing for sale meats, fish. vegetables,
fruit candles and cake and instruct the proprietors
that a covering of some suitable material must
be provided protect the goods 30 exposed from
files and insects generally
The existence of millions OF hies in connection
New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
TIE PERIL OF
THE FLY PEST
.cRUS4DE AGAINST DIS
EASE DISSEMINATORS
Efforts to Reduce Human Death
Roll by Eliminating Breeding
Places of Germ. Distributors. G
Tho hloeiy buzzed l. the pane.
The haldhcad slapped his skull IN vain
And the housewife shouted --Shoo,''

And the housewife shouted. :-shoo.
once more the revolving seasons have almost
brought around fytfrne and the low. sullen buzz
ct Musca domestica, interrupted by swats OF
woven wire clubs In the hands Of enraged house
keepers. viii soon resound In our dwelling places.
Everybody hunts flies in summer; a popular
national recreation. Children seek to irnpae them
pins and are reproved by supersensitive moral
lists Men whose hair is getting contem-
plate murder. but draw back from the conse
cuences OF squashing such insect the fore
head rolled up newspaper is favorfte weapon
with which 10 laInbaste the enemy walls and
ceiling. The hytrap of beehive shape. filed with
hundreds Of clamorous victims. is wen liked in the
country. while urban revenge prefers the spectacle
Of numerous insect pests struggling in the gluey
,ols Of hypaper. like Victor Hugos man IN the
oucksands. There IS also poison for the flies In
sauoers. but most people afraid that little
Willie might get 81, or that the dead, poisoned
ones viii fall into the soup. the live ones
crten
The fv has friends. He is generally dislfked
tecarse o. his noise and the way he wakes up
ea-lv IN the morning by crawling our noses and
trying 70 stick his proboscis into our ears He
cannot bite. having organs for the purpose
only the mosquito bites-and 1hat other insect
which The landlady .olerlnly assures Us never did
enter the house. The fly IS hated because he is a
minor nuisance. II people knew him for the seri-
ous crimes which he has committed and does COM
nit he would be regarded moro dangerous
nest than the poisoned snakes OF India
Science IS Just now sounding the tocstn OF cru
ss5e against the fly the dEssernnstor OF many
deadly diseases A committee in New York and a
.o-1rttee IN Liverpool have published reports of
investigations showing that the common house fly
IS responsible for enormous human death roll
This familiar occupant OF our homes, neebiy com
bg-ed with and sticky paper. is one OF the
c7i.f causes $50 deaths from typhoid fever and
600 deaths from other intestinal diseases in New
York every year. He is not the originator OF dis
ease but the carrier OF II, and all his habEs make
him an ideal agent TO spread the germs OF sick
ness and death. One New York fly, captured
while the way 10 the nearest mix pl'cher
s,d ,rt under the microscope was found 10 be
carving 100 coo fecal bacteria ON his mouth ana
legs Another specimen allowed to Walk on
t,e surface of sterile culture solution and IN a
few days the invisible zigzag tracks blossoleo li'
sight with a myriad bacteria OF disease