Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-07-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
From THE COmmOner.

CURRENT TOPICS.
From The Commoner.
Francis Wayland Glen, of Brooklyn
N. Y, writes to the New York World
to say: "Justiee John NJ. Harlan has
never rendered decision since he be-
came member of the supreme court
of this republic unjust to the masses.
He has been member of that court
since 1877. He therefore has served
human liberty for thirty-one years as
member Of the highest Judicial court
in the world. He has been weighed in
the balance and not found wanting.
He has never betrayed his trust as a
justice of the people for all the people
He will fill the Office of president of
this republic with dignity, sincerity
and rare ability. He will unite as a
candidate the Lincoln, Seward, Sum-
ner, Greeley republicans and the Dix,
Stanton, Randall, Dana democrats.
As these form the vast majority of the
I electorate, his election, if nominated,
will be fOregOne conclusion"
The Greenwich Conn correspond
ent for the New York world tells this
interesting story: "Two straving
chickens, Matched only a few days
ago were found today by James j..
Medley, of Byram Shore, when he
drove mOthering pigeon off the nest.
She still takes care of her foster
children, as far as warmth goes, but
has not acquired a hens knack of
feeding them. Medley is hen and
Both species are kept in the same
house. A hen recently showed a great
love for flying and its wings were
clipped. 1t must have been this hen
which flew to the nest higher up and
laid two eggs. How could dove,
prOverbially gentle, refuse to accept
burden thus placed upon it by a
giddy, fy-away mOther9 Accepting
the setting a dove kept al its task
until two young chickens appeared.
4 had hard work to drive her off,
said Mr.. Medley. Talk about your
angry lions! Well, now that dove "
The national association for the
study and prevention of tuberculosis
has issued an interesting bulletin from
which the following extracts are taken:
Consumption among japanese labor
ers is increasing to such degree that
the figures are becoming a source Of
anxiety to japanese merchants and
officials. A large percentage of the
Japanese laborers who are sent back
to Japan by the japanese charity as
sOciations are cOnsumptives. 1t isl
claimed by the japanese newspapers
commenting on this matter, that
through the lack of hospital accom-
modations in the japanese labor
camps tuberculosis increases at an
alarming rate. They suggest that a
new system be employed in dealing
with the sick in these camps, as the
japanese are quite ignorant of even
the most simple health safeguards.
There are in the United States 29S
sanatOria, 222 dispensaries and 29OI
associations for the treatment or pre-
vention of tuberculosis, while there
are 100000 cases of this disease in
the country. 1t is estimated by the
United States conservation commits
sion that this country loses annually
$1,0O0,OO0,0OO from preventable tu-
berculOsis. For the past three years
persistent crusade has been waged
against consumption among post
office employees in France. Under
these efforts the number Of eases has
been diminished so per cent, having
been in 1906, 1,048 cases; in 1907 sos
cases, and last year the number fell
to sos. The municipal authorities of
Berlin have decided to introduce an
other feature in the municipal admin
istration of tuberculosis. Heretofore
municipal effort has been confined to
the maintenance Of one or two homes
for durable consumptives, but it is |
recognized that as useful as that is.
it alone cannot cope with this disease.
They have resolved, therefore, to de-
vote more attention to preventive
measures. In England in addition to
other efforts to combat tuberculosis,
a unique project is being placed on
foot, to put into commission a sailing |
ship sanitorium for persons afflicted
with tuberculosis. Germany has 50
sanatoria for tuberculosis which hold
over 10000 poor cOnsumptives; the |
cost of each sanitorium is about |
100000. Through organized effective
methods, Germany has reduced the
death rate from consumption about
one-half throughout the nation. In
the German army tuberculosis has
diminished ~ per cent in the past
twenty years (from 3.3 per cent per
thousand to 1.9 per cent per thousand