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The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-24
THE MICROSCOPE It's Useful Revelations in the Hands of Physicians
 Important. MORE WONDERS ARE NEAR How the Deadly Germs Arc Carefully Cultivated and Idcn-
 tificd.

An instance occurred not long ago wherein a prophetic camera was said to have foretold the appearance of smallpox. While this would have been wonderful if true. the scicntif- caIly exact revelations of the modern microscope are scarcely less mracul- ous to inc uninitiated. In tha case of the photographic wonder the nega- tive showed numerous spots upon the face of the subject which were nct apparent to the eye, and when smaG- pox. by remarkable coincidence, de- veloped a few days later 1t was thought that the instrument hal glimpsed the future. Tn q wly the microscope enables man to look lhead since. by its aid, he may check dev&s- tating epidemics through the detection for instance, of germs which are Dal- luting the water supply of a commua-  ity According to some scientists at the nations capital adulterated foods are subjecting the race to danger of future deterioration. and in detecii lg fraudulent tampering with foods ifs the microscope is an invaluable aid.
 Wonderful as the presently of microscope has proved itself to be
 however, eXperimenters are constantly striving to perfect an instrument that Twill look further into the unknown
 The ultramicroscope, as it is called
 marks the limit of present achieve ment. It is interesting though chief ly as an augury of future results, be- cause while giving a penetration [; times greater than any obtainable al
 present the objects uncovered ar' but indistinct blurs The present type of instrument however. is remarkably efficient. and of its many services tr mankind the greatest of course. is 1T the field of medicine It may safely
 he said that if the microscope ant aI that it means were suddenly sub
 tracted from the sum of knowledge possessed by medical men the deatl rate would rise threefold. In thu i hospital laboratory it reigns supreme
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-24
THE SALAMANDER
Some of the Queer Old Notions About a Queer
 Creature.
MEMBER OF FROG FAMILY
And Just About as Dangerous as tho Tabled and Land-Drcaded
 Dragon Is.

Of that royal emblem, the salaman- der--adopted by Francis I of France as his device with the motto, Nutrisco ct Extinguo--a good deal has been related which must also be taken on trust. Bartholomew de Gianvl as- signs the Ganges for it's habitation, and tells us that, though it prefers the waters of that famous and sacred riv- CT, it has not the slightest objection to he transferred to the antagonistic ele- ment, fire, which, on account of 7 the coldness of it's nature. has no effect upon it. He asures us. on the author ity of St. 1sidore (who gets his author ity from Pliny). that the venom of the salsmander is more poisonous than that of any other serpent: for" he says, the latter kill only one per- son at time with their sting. where as the salamander inflicts a mortal wound on many" He proves it in this way: For salamander climbs up a fruit tree, she poisons all the fruit; and all who eat of the same die withouten remedye. So. also when she goes into a river. she taints the water with her poison. and all who drink thereof die" This must be rath- CT against the salubrity of the sacred stream, of whose waters. nevertheless. many millions of Hindus drink daily without much inconvenience.
 However, Glanvil is strong on this point, and VOWS that not less than A. 900 men of the conquering army of Alexander the Great (to say nothing of couple of thousand beasts of bur den) took their last draught to the anti-infiammable attributes of the ere ature, he informs us that there is no beast in the world which fire does not burn save and except the salamander, which the more it is in the fire, the longer it lives there and reioices in it." The travelling snowman who said of his eagle, The hotterer the sun is. the higher he flies" must have taken a hint from Bartholomew de Glanvil. who adds, The fact is Ohis is a modern rendering of his words) The puts out the fire by his frigidity."
 Albertus Magnus refuses to believe in the asbestine nature of the. sala mander and tried to prove it's impos- sibility by experiment He could not,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-24

ed they cannot be told apart. To re- cognize these what is known as the staining method is employed Color ing matter is applied to the product of the culture tube. and the results are such that the bacilli can be classi- fled The coloring matter produces a certain hue in the germ, or perhaps it does not stain at all. Thus posi- lively or negatively as the color acts the expert is enabled to recognize each deadly particle. A few diseases there are which have not been fitted out through experiment with a parti- cular germ. One of these is small pox
 One does not need to visit labora- tory to be in the presence of germs, however, as most of us know Besides having polygot human population New York has an equally diverse germ colony. According to bacteriologist attached to one of the big hospitals culture plate exposed to the metro-s politan atmosphere would soon hold almost every germ common to this part of the world. When food is ex- posed for sale in the open air. as it is upcn the East Side. the collection is complete after a few hours If you buy figs, for instance. from a pushcart or street stand, the ail-germ combin- ation is what you get Placed imme-. diately under a microscope, however, few of the germs could be detected. But if allowed to soak the required length of time in sterile culture me- dium an ensuing period in the labor atory incubator would develop the concealed population-a dozen kinds of death dealing bacilli.
 Uncleanly streets breed all manner of germs, and the air of crowded, 1 poorly ventilated cars is .supercharged l The straphanger grasps in his palm or stands upon countless millions. In short germs are omnipresent, thick est where civilizationsis most dense, and that we are alive at all is due to i the fact that under ordinary circum- stances these bacilli may be breath- ed and eaten with comparatively lit- ] tie risk. The white corpuscles and healthy tissues of the body counteract the effect of disease germs. The mi- croscope reveals a. warfare between ] the blood corpuscles when disease i germs enter through an abrasion' of the skin which is similar to that oc- curing when they enter in other l ways. A pin prick is the signal for thet battle sometimes. The germs us- ually wins. but the victory is short liv- ed. since millions of other corpuscles
 take up the fray. and endorsements
 arrive until the danger is over and
 the scratch closed. Ii is only when the bodily forces are depleted or when
 virulent germs find access in over
 whelming numbers that disease re-
 sults It is then that the microscope
 is questioned to pass judgment as to
 what manner of germ it is, when t Is
 definitely known what masner of
 treatment to adopt.-New York Iri-
 bune.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-24

In one big New York hospital nearly thirteen thousand microscopic exam nations were made last year, all of them as an essential part of the care of it's patients The effect of such assistance is to eliminate guesswork as diagnostic, factor. The bacteriol- ogist has but two words in his vocab- ulary when called upon to give the results of his investigation of ''speci- mems" They are positive" and negative" In one instance you have it, so to speak; in the other you have not. The skill of the oldest and most experienced practitioner or the wis dom of the specialist is occasionally at fault in determining just what is the matter with a patient, but tlie micro scope never. If it shows in the sput- um of a person thought to have tuber- culosis detached bits resembling scat tered hairs there is no appeal from the decree. and tretament should be- gin at once
 Most germs, contrary to general be- lief, are not identified offhand even by the microscope, but must be carefully nurtured by means of cultures before they can he proclaimed. The culture is made in large copper incubator and is simply the production of a colony of germs outside the human body. Induced by proper artificial en- vironlnent. Glass tubes are partly filled with a mixture of beef serum and gelatine, and the pathological ma terial taken from the body of the patti ent--a drop of blood perhaps--is smeared upon the surface of the cul- ture medium, In the incubator a temperature of blood heat is constant 1 ly maintained. and in this grateful | warmth the germs thrive and multi ply The sudden breaking of the sup ply of such culture tubes always to be found in the laboratory of mod ern hospital would liberate death in as tangible form as though one, were suddenly confronted with ferocious beast with no means of retreat at | hand.
 While the handling of germs offers no attraction to the laymen, it is both fascinating and necessary where the physician is concerned. It is in the laboratory that the new physician or the old doctor who obtained his train ing before germs were quite sos well known-net long ago at that-secures an essential part of his ability to fight disease. It is here that he be- comes familiar with the peeuliarities of various baeilli The diplocoeei oi pneumonia, as indicated by the name are found in pairs Diphtheria germs present a characteristic appearance resembling a network of detached rods, many of them tied up in bow.
 knot form. Cholera germs are like crinkled rods, and those which are re
 sponsible for lockjaw resemble no
 thing so much as the everyday pin. S
 many germs may be recognized at :
 glance Others. however. lack distinc
 tive characteristics. being so nearl! alike that when indiscriminately mix
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-24
CRUISER HIST FLOATED.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 23.--The mari time exchange observer at Cove Point reports that the United States convert ed cruiser Hist which has been ashore here since last Wednesday morning, was foated this afternoon by the gov ernnment tugs Standish, Hercules and Wahneta and the revenue cutter Apache.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-24

AS iI1tldUHNSltdl dStltNs 1ne SHla- manders occupy a remarkable posi- ton. In the cabalistic romance of L,e Comte de Gabalis by the Abbe de Vil- lars. we find them figuring, in con junction with the gnomes. nymphs and sylphides. among the viewess spirits of air who wait on Natures mischief It is chiefly by their alliances with mankind that the salamanders have rendered themselves illustriogs. all i the demgods were descended from | them. and many other impor ara per sonages, including For pastor, who was the son of the salamander O~ona asis. by Vesta, the wife of Noal, who. hay | ing such parents, deserved the leng, ,n | of life-1.20 years--whiCh was granted him before he wds rem evel i from earth. without dying. to the re- i zion inhabited by ,na salamauders; a race. says the Count de Gabalis. e m- posed of the m ost subtle parts oe the sphere of fire which is 'ConglCbed and organized by the action of unive rsai | flame" The mon of Dromasis and Vesta also prod,i cn'l the nynnph Egg eria-the same who gava such sage connsels in her grotto to Numa Pom pilius. Another salamander was he father of Servius Tullius; and Her cuies. Plato Achilles. EnCas. Slr- pedon and Melchisedech were all. a. cording to the pre'endcd cabalist the sons of salamahderS The romance of the Abbe de Nilllrs was a mystifi- cation, written in ridicule of the doc trines of Descartes.
 Turning from science from the lev cries of romance. CuviAr tells. us what the salamander really is. He belongs to the batrachian or Frog family. and is about as dangerous an animal as the dragon. Saidmanders are divide.i into terrestrial and apuatic. The lat ter are chiefly reGdrkao'e for tht ir extreme fecundity. tha former fpr aav- ing the facultv pf emitting a milky fiuid. which is bitter and has a dis agreeable odor: being. moreover. a
 poison to very weak animals-the in- sects on which they feed Tn shape
 thev hear a general resemblance to the lizard: and their offspring. instead
 of being demigods. are tadpoles =
 Household Words.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
/: = PERSONALS. -:
s....a..sssaaAssasssssasss
.. A. Nash vas IN Ashland rues-

G. A. Nash was in Ashland Tues
day.
Miss Hannah oBrien was in Ash
land Wednesday.
Mrs. J. H. Picklesimer, Of Ohio. is
visiting Louisa relatives.
Miss Jean Mcclure is visiting Cen
trail Kentucky relatives
F. R. Moore. of webbville, was
here attending court this week
Miss Eva wellman has returned
rom visit to Georges creek.
Miss Mile Bromley visited rela-
dives in catlettsburg Wednesday.
Mrs. John NJ. Waugh is here this
week with her husband, the Prose-
cutting Attorney
Mrs w. e. Eldridge and little daugh
ter. OF Ashland, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Yates.
DR.. Porter was here from Floyd
county, Tuesday. visiting his son-in-
law. J, w, wallen.
DADDY shipmon is here from Ash
land. sing his grand children, the
Washes si HEIRS
Mr.. Nesbitt, OF Floyd county, was
here this week visiting his brother
ln-law. Rev. II. B. Hewlett
Miss Virginia Skaggs has gone TO
Portsmouth to visit her brother. She
was accompanied by Miss Nora Chap
pie.
C. V. Bartels, superintendent Of
the Louisa Coal Co.'S works at
Torchlight, was in Louisa Saturday
on business.
/ c. Ferguson, one OF Morgan coun'
tvs most prominent and progressive
men, was in Louisa this week. He Il
being urged to run for County Judge
Of Morgan, but has not decided wheth
er or not he kill enter the race. \
DIR. L. B. Dean and wife have re
turned from Louisville, where they
had been for three months. The
doctor took a postgraduate genera
course and also completed a Rpecia
course In diseases OF children.
The following were among thos'
I from a distance who attended thu
! funeral OF Beulah Preston last Sun
] day morning: John Hays, Wesle.
Hays. LATE Hays, Green Hays, all o
Charley. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward ant
} daughter, Miss Ellen, Mrs. Malini
/ PIeston, Ed Preston, Dan WWheel
. err and j. +. Hatten, OF Buchanan.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Ohio. and Senator NJ. G. Watson, Of
Louisa, President, together with
other officials OF the Louisa Coal
Co, were here last week looking ov-
er their mining and other business
interests and closed deal with
the South Side Machine Company
for full supply Of mine cars, tipple
equipment and incline machinery.
They also closed deal with II. II.
Townsend for electrical machinery
for mining purposes, All the goods
will soon arrive and be put In im-
mediately Then sights uncommon
to US viii be Witnessed. A dynamo
In the hill, trains sweeping from
the openings 10 tipple, Then the
coal viii float across the river in
midair almost sky high. All these
things 20 TO make business quite live
ly We already have a cable ferry
in operation. 80 arranged that Il
floats across the river as gently al
June breeze.
oh, yesl We most forgot to tell
but the 81 TX came qrietly to tn,
home OF gorge Hurley one night
last week nd left a ten pound boy
OF courst with George, It is tn,
only pe1nle on the beach" Boti
mother aHd son are doing well ant
George happy soul
n Buckskin Bess.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
Circuit Court.

The crimins docket was completed
Wednesday, The grand jury reported
lit indictments up to last Satur-
day. The Judge ordered them to re-
convene on Wednesday Of this week
to get some witnesses who have been
lodging, and they are still in ses-
sion.
G. w. Castle was elected special
Judge to preside while Judge Hannah
was absent on Wednesday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
Prof. G. NJ. Elan.

Prof. G. Milton Elan has been
elected as one of the instructors
Of the State Normal, Of Virginia,
for the counties of Buchanan, Dick
erson, Wise TazewelI, Scott, Lee and
Russell. The Normal will be held
at Big Stone Gap, four weeks, during
the month of July. Twelve instruc-
tors have been employed to teach
the Normal and about 300 teachers
are expected to be in attendance.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Judge T. s. Thompson and A. NJ.
Hughes were the only Lawrence coun-
ty delegates who attended the Re-
publican convention at Carlisle and
Louisville Tuesday and Wednesday
OF this week.
LATER;-R, G. Mcclure also went.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
West Virginia Neighbors.

A Lodge Of the Knights OF the
Golden Eagle has been instituted I
Echo.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Charley Caldwell. one OF the best
known Of West Virginia politicians,
died at Charleston Sunday at the
age Of G..
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Mrs. Alex LSwis, who was recently
removed from Ceredo to the home
Of her father, near Wayne, died last
Friday of consumption. 4
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

The above report was kindly furn-
ished by one connected with the col
lege. The NEWS desires to say on
behalf OF the public that the entire
occasion was most profitable and
enjoyable affair. From the excellent
Baccalaureate sermon to the last
number on the program at the Court
House on Tuesday night there was not
dull moment.
The original addresses by Messrs,
Combs and Vinson were of such high
order that their friends and the fac
ulty were delighted and are justly
proud Of their accomplishments. The
breadth and thoroughness of their
training was very apparent They
have mastered large vocabulary
and learned to use 1t gracefully in
expressing the knowledge acquired
and the thoughts evolved from their
Well developed minds. There are grea
possibilities in store for these bright
young men.
Miss Kate Freese's pupils from the
music department of the college ac-
quilted themselves most creditably,
showing plainly the excellent train
ing that we all know they receive
at her hands.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

In the Mingo county fight between
the two Republican factions the con-
gressional committee unanimously de-
sided against the Old Liners, but
White and Leftwich carried the fight
On to Parkersburg and asked the
State committee to seat their dele
gates seleced in heir rump conven-
lion. BY vote Of fifteen to one the
state committee refused to recognize
them and seated the delegation Sc
lected by the mass meeting held
March tie 2sth, and which was call
ID to COZ rene BY the regular Repeub-
IIcan ord pization Of the county.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

as been coz ped to
days by a Hfy bad
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
'ERTERMI
lush tern.
~ u. |
Orchllght.

the p. bids d r.
~ cataIo!8 or,cS ere as wet looking
~ az you desire IN, nrat est of his item lying
R,c, ete iose river froS thfre.
""ond, KyI an, late fro1r taking a
sor Probable ttcourse in al Louisville
make pun was here al Tuesday
''s,coant OF Ga and vii, ome old accounts.
sen my Gus work kan and wife were Wis
4 hoy so1 OF Dr. brIck to be Blaine Saturday and
'tipaton weight undation face of Burt Stratton
old ma, maIa{ put We few days ago, but
e dra guar Nctly at fd,as he has returned
Store AZ on on Lickcreek.
uehes was business
new IRON 1T Friday.
Una Campus nnell. Mount Vernon,
erected and
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Samuel T. Bundy, 46, of Wayne
county, w. Va, and Miss Martha
Boilers, IS, of Floyd county, Ky, were
united In matrimony at Catlettsburg.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Miss Belle Luther died at her home
on Docks creek, Wednesday, April
Is, 1908, OF paralysis, aged so years.
The body was buried Friday in the
skean cemetery near her home,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

10, texcused.)
James Fenimore Cooper"-May Sam.
mons, IL, (excused.)
John Milton"-Wylie Hale, IL.
"Louisa"--K. c. Goodman, II, Eek
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

DR.. L. II. Clark, of Kyle, Mcdowell
county, West Virginia, one of the
most prominent and popular Demo-
Gratis In the Fifth congressional dis
trict, ia candidate for district dele
gate to the Denver convention. He
will have the unanimous support of
Democrats on the n. & w. railway
in the Fifth district.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

back combs. collar.
49,. at conlcy's.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

lowvN F. t. D. Wal
received an annP%.s-
harrIage OF Mss J6Se-
TO Mr.. Irwin Var
Pnd, Va. The brides
holler OF the c, and o.
kny.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
COMMENCEMENT.

Continued from first page)
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

s are In receipt Of In
le commencement ex-
centralia. Mo-. High
eh time Miss Frances
ltughter OF Mrs, Kate
Win graduate. She is
ter OF the late la
Garred.of Stone House
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

u'ol.es to eat and wcni at
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

desl water has been
= hi enl days
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

aud Sarah Cared, a
pho getting along in
~, were married last
Ig.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

or at j. H. Try. all the latest now
eA,Ne and gay I-sIved at conleys store
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

e'-Te ios country hams at
ilaa, ".
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Louisa. Ky. 'es Of an kinds at Sui.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

Normal College will
he last OF next week,
% want to take the
alton for teachers
leave for s. homes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
sandy News
.AY, May $, 1905,

has moved TO Holden,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
Gathering,

E. J. sKAGGs, Louisa, KY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

has Just r!dedS his
Machine for making.
httons. This enables
IONS that win match
for ladies or gen
' sfs are made.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-21
Meat for Layers.

One of the best foods for making
hens lay is lean meat. When the sup
ply of eggs fails. stop all other feeds
and feed lean meat or liver, and cheap
meats will answer, and 1t will be found
superior to anything else that can be
used. Green bone, containing a large
proportion of lean meat, is even better,
provided the fat portions are removed
from the bone.
1t will be found cheaper than grain,
because it Will make eggs. One reason
why the hens fail to lay when they
have plenty of grain is that they re-
quire change, and meat supplies The
needful. If the hens are fat, give one
ounce of lean meat each day, allowing
no other food for a week or two, and
watch the results.-Colman's Rural
World
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-21
Merchants Visit Milwaukee.

This is the season when merchants
throughout the Northwest are turning to
Milwaukee for their spring and summer
stock Milwaukee jobbers and manu-
fac1urers have in turn prepared for the
occasion. A visit to the metropolis Of
Wisconsin will repay those who intend
TO purchase their stock of spring goods
or place an order for machinery in any
of the renowned factories.
Milwaukee jobbers deserve the patron
age of the business men of this city.
They offer good goods and as splendid a
display at right prices as can be found
anywhere. The absolute superiority Of
the product of Milwaukee's manufac-
lures is known throughout the world.
The reduction of the railroad fare to two
cents mile has brought, Milwaukee
more closely in touch with merchants
generally who may now travel at a mini
mum cost with maximum profit. While
In Milwaukee a visit to the rooms of the
Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and
Manufacturers, 45-49 University Build
ing win bring any information that is
Iat.,ed.