Putnam patriot., 1908-05-01

Louis Farley. a brother of simon Farley, left Tuesday morning with his wife for trip 10 Canada 10 visit rela- tives and friends.
 -Mrs. Joseph |. Esperanee Of Woon- socket, K. l.. visited with her sister. Mrs. Joseph X. Gagne and family of Woodstock avenue, the early part of this week
 Ut Is exported that Boston firm of wholesale meat distributors have been looking over sites along the railroad in this city with view of purchasing and erecting plant here for the distri- button Of their goods to eastern Con- 1 necticut towns.
 List of letters remaining st the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing April 2s:
 i4adles-Miss Agnes Arlington, Mrs. S. E. Dacey, Mrs. Ermine Duhaml.
 Gentlemen-Jim Graham, Williams k. Gibbons, \. NJ. Gleason. Misael Bazenet, F. \. Robinson, F. R. Whh. ney.
 -Somebody-probabls interested in so doing-is spreading the news that Br. 0. LaRue had given up praetieing medicine. Ne are glad to say that il is untrue. Dr. EaRue has been fight ing the good battle for thirty-fiye years and says he is not ready to leave the battlefield. In spite Of the theory ere dited to Dr. 0sler, and although over 59 years olu, our friend has no dispos.- ton yet to be ehioroformed, not even by the too charitable and willing hand of any amiable fellow citizen.
 The demand for copies of the PA- rRler containing the speeches ii tie Banquet were unexpectedly large, and indicates the deep interest aroused in regard to the movement 10 have Btu siness Men Association in this city. Notwithstanding the extra number of the paper printed, we failed to be able to supply the demand. If any Of our readers have no use for their copies of the paper We would be glad to receive them, in order to supply those who are desirous to read the Banquet proceed ings.
 -Hartford has three organizations active in caring for the general welfare oi the eity-a Board of Trade, Busi- ness Mems Association and.an improve ment society. All work in harmony, bat on different lines. \ city the size of Putnam needs the same as our lar ger city. IL may appoint an auNiliar- " Improvement Society, placing il in the entire control of lady members, as suggested by an active promoter of the Business Mems Association. If there is at any time more duties 10 attend 10 than k convenient for the officers and standing committees, special commit tees CT auxiliary bodies can be appoint ed. The more persons doing service for the city, the more life there will he in the parent organization.
 "A eReport of Factory Conditions in Connecticut, as Related to Tubercu- losis, - has been prepared by Horace E. B. Cheney and Omer LaRue, NJ. D., members of the Commission appointed to investigate Tuberculosis under pro- vision of Special Act No. 426. The re- port has numerous suggestions how to live to avoid infection. We quoted that on ..Eood and Alcoholism
 An eminent authority maintains that three. fourihs of all disease is eaus- ed directly or indirectly by bad food and bad cooking. And anyone who has eaten of the meSses prepared by ,loVeniy housewife might be prepared to believe 1t. Such persons are liable to have recourse 10 alcohol to tide them oNef an unsaiisfying meal, and the same authority claims that eD per cent of the alcoholics become tubercHlous. Teach the wives of our factory workers to cook good food and much will be done to improve their general health