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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-07

the furdI pOpOlatlon. IucZek states
C1S93) that in Spain ? per cent. of the
rural population are affected; that in
1884 there were 10000 grins in
Italian hospitals and insane asylums.
He also says that abou 10 per cent OF
the p~ellagrins in italy are mentally
affected. Sandwich states that he has
seen over 500 cases in the five years
from 1S93-'9S in his wards at the
kasr Ell Amy Hospital at Cairo The
disease was not reported in Egypt till
1898. ;
1t is the accepted opinion OF most
stud ents of the disease that pellagra is
an intoxication due to using as food
Indian corn (maize) which under the
influence of unidentified parasitic
growths fungi) has undergone certain
changes with the production of one or
more toxic substances of a chemical
nature. The relation between indian
corn n pellagra was noted as long
as early in the nineteenth century,
and about the middle of the century
Balardini first put Onward his Yer
Diet" theory already noted above.
The culture of maize in the United
States has been practiced since before
the discovery of America. and it has
always been a staple article of diet
over a large area of the territory, yet.
with the exception of a few sporadic
cases in Mexico and Central America,
tiIC L Atas
been singularly free from the disease.
This has been attributed by writer's on
pellagra to a limate we'll apt to
growing maize and probably 10 better
general hygienic conditions among the
poorer rural classes.
Exclusive Of Sherwell's note on a
case of pellagra seen il. a sailor aboard
ship in New York in 1907 the first
case of the disease in the United States
was reported by Harris of Georgia in
1902. He reported one case present
irg the classic symptoms Of the dis
ease and thought it possibly true pei
lagra.
Searcy, Of Alabama, in 1907, describ-
ed an epidemic of ~pellagra occurring
in the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital
for the colored insane Of Alabama.
There were SS cases and ST deaths. He
states that a few cases OF such a dis
ease had been noted there as long
ago as 1901, but that their real nature
was unrecognized. He also states hat
ease some cases were recognized in
the hospital for the insane at Tusca-
loosa.
His cases generally ran a more or
less acute course and the mortality
was very high (about ga per cent?.
He, with McCafferty and Somerville,
Of Alabama and Dyer, of New Or
leans, regarded the disease as pellagra.
Since his report Merrill has recorded
a sporadic case seen in Texas.
More recently in a report made to
the South Carolina Board of Health
by the medical members Of the Board
Of Regents and the medical staff OF
the State Hospital for the Insane sew
eral cases of a similar disease are de-
scribed, and the opinion is expressed
that while a pellagroid disease is I'M
doubtedly present in South Carolina, it
remains to be proved whether it is
the true pellagra of the Old World.
the observations being too few for a
final opinion. Marked attention is
| also directed to the frequent presence
Of hook worms. This repOrt also
makes reference to the report of he
Alabama hospitals on the matter, but
7 have been unable to see this.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-07

In Nebraska many farmers fatten
their hogs entirely on alfalfa, al
though corn is the staple crop OF that
state. Fed with corn, alfalfa produces
larger gains than any other feed. All
alta is an excellent maintenance ration
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-07

and will produce excellent pork. Fed
in connection with corn it is unxecell-
ed. The pigs in the picture We're fatt
ened at the State Experiment Station
on corr and alfalfa and made an aver
age gain of 5 IL lbs. per week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-07

WANTED - BUYERS FOR ALL
kinds sporting, house and farm
dogs. List free. E. F. WilRouth,
Shelbyville, KY.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
TIPS

II OUBTLESS some newsdealers
think they are the victims of in
~ justice because they were ar
rested for selling papers In which were
published tips on races and form
charts, but the ordinance forbids the
publication of tips. A tip is a tip,
whether published in San Fran
cisco or Los Angeles. If San Fran
cisco paper violates Los Angeles law,
persons who handle the paper need not
be surprised If they are interfered with.
1t would not be reasonable to forbid
Los Angeles papers to print tips and
allow tip-printing papers from other
parts of the state to be circulated in
Los Angeles. The logic Of the case Is
incontrovertible. To allow papers from
other cities to print tips, and then to
sell those papers in Los Angeles, would
be like permitting an itinerant wagon
driver from some other city to peddle
beer from a wagon in a prohibition
district.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
CONSOLIDATION

~ AN PEDRO will probably become a
port of call for the big steamships
~ of the Mexican-C Canadian Steam
ship company. which ply between Van
couver. B. c., and west Mexican and
Central American ports. When CONSOLE
dalton is effected, 1t will be announced
to the world that these vessels call at
the seaport of Greater Los Angeles, an
announcement which to most of the
people of the world will convey more
definite geographical idea than the
bare name "San Pedro"
One steamship line brings another,
and ere long San Pedro will be one of
the busiest ports of call on the Pacific.
The somewhat anomalous condition of
San Pedro, if deprived of the advan-
tages of association with Los Angeles,
would no doubt interfere with its
growth and prosperity. Some of the
San Pedro standpatters, especially
those who run newspapers which they
imagine, or pretend to imagine, may
be hurt by consolidation, either don't
know this or pretend they don't.
Corporations have endeavored to in
culcate the belief that San Pedro.
owned, controlled, restrained and re-
stricted by corporations, would really
be a much more desirable and flourish
ing settlement than free San Pedro,
the harbor city of Greater Los Angeles,
and the sharer in the great prosperity
which is assured to Los Angeles AMI
Southern California with the compile
ton of the Panama canal and the ex-
pansion and extension of Oriental and
South American trade.
1t is absurd or even suspicious that
any newspapers or other agents of
publicity should still be attempting to
delude the people of San Pedro into
believing consolidation means exploita-
ton by Los Angeles. Nothing is more
certain than that interference with
consolidation plans would mean ex-
ploitation by corporations that regard
San Pedro as a private business annex
and convenience rather than as a pub
lie harbor. After consolidation, San
Pedro will be one of the most pros
porous and most important members
of the Greater Los Angeles co-opera-
tive group.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
GRAFTERS Baked

TN RESPONSE to public sentiment,
voiced in an emphatic protest by
Il the Citizens League of Justice of
San Francisco, Governor Gillett has
announced he will not sign the bill for
first aid to grafters, otherwise known as
the change of venue bill.
Assemblyman Grove L. johnson was
responsible for this measure, which
sought to give every defendant in a
criminal action the right to G change
of venue by simply alleging in an aff1-
davit he believed the judge to be biased.
The San Francisco Citizens league
claimed the bill would interfere with
the graft prosecution, and indeed If it
was designed to serve any other pur-
pose than such interference, that pur-
pose was not discernible. 1t was a
choice example of vicious legislation,
cooked up with the deliberate intent
of using the public law-making ma
chinery for the purpose of helping pub
lie law breakers to escape their just
deserts.
1t is horrifying to think of the COM
plications that might have resulted
from the change of venue bill if it had
become law. The administration of JUS
tice in California would have become
chaotic farce. Congratulations to the
League of Justice.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
APPROVES SALVATION ARMY
LASSEs ENTERING SALOONS

LOS ANGELES, April 5.-[Editor
Herald: l must certainly take issue
with the correspondent signing the
name Consistency" / see nothing
strange in the actions OF the Salvation
army lassies entering a saloon in the
performance of their religious duties
any more than a police officer entering
on his official duties.
1t is a well known fact that the Sal
walton army has in it's own ranks men
who once were frequenters of saloons
and were brought to see the evil or
their ways through some OF these SAL
walton lassies who are not too proud
to enter and who often whisper the
words home and wife and babies into
the ears of men under the influence OF
intoxicating liquors, and who later
are led to the penitent form in some
obscure Salvation army barracks or
meeting place.
The army work certainly does need
support, and / am not one to be too
"captious" with the way of the SAL
vationists have of paying their rent,
light, heat and other expenses that
are incurred in their good work. Peo-
pie do not run after the Salvation
army with their nickels and dimes;
therefore they must go after them,
even into the saloons, where many
drunkards are reminded of their moral
duties to their wives and children, and
are often brought to their senses by a
Salvation lassie asking the simple
question, How long since you wrote
a letter homer" Let the good work go
on and let them get all the nickels and
dimes, even in saloons. Very respect
fully, ALFRED s. HAMILTON.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15

between the living and the dead. These
Investigations have not been conduct
ed by men of small mental caliber, or
for purposes of gain; but solely In the
interests of science by learned and
thoughtful men who have devoted
their time and money unselfishly to
the work.
The late Prof. Richard Hodgson OF
Boston was secretary of this society
and became possessed OF so much in
disputable evidence that he was con-
WINGED of the certainty of spirit COM
munion. Professor Hyslop of the
University of Pennsylvania was an
search society who obtained such proof
that he openly avowed his belief in
Spirltualism and published a volume
stating his reasons therefor.
William T. Stead of London, Eng
land, declares he has positive proof OF
spirits communicating with mortals.
For many years Mr.. Stead has re-
ceived messages written automatically
through his own hand which ihave re-
vealed matters unknown to himself at
the time of the writing, but afterward
verified.
Mr.. stead has just published a new
book, entitled How / Know That the
Dead Return" containing some of the
most remarkable and startling expert
ences ever published. Its perusal af-
fords food for thought. Indeed, so
much has been learned OF the occult
that is of deep and vital interest to
the race that 1t will take more than
the exposure of few cheap tricks
practiced by unprincipled men and
women for gain to set aside or explain
away these wondrous truths. They
cannot be bought at dollar sit
ting" nor found in dark circles and
Cabinets" Science recognizes no such
agencies for the dissemination of her
facts.
.sThe still. small voice" of the
Spirit speaks to the receptive soul in
the crowded mart, at the office desk
or when following the plow No "truni-
pet' Is needed to voice It's messages.
"Render unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars and unto God the things
that are Gods" JANE ]. JUNE"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
WOMEN AND DRAMA

n UR amiable bacchanalian contribu-
tor who writes of two Los An
" geles girls who are plunging into
stagedom and says Here's to them
and their success" introduces a sub.
ject which is singularly appropriate
owing to the removal by death of one
of the greatest actresses of modern
times. Is the stage, as a profession
for women, to be preferred over other
callings and occupations they have in
yaded? In nearly every department of
life women are now making a living in
competition with men. The fact there
should still be any suggestion of the
unusual in the matter-of-fact state
ment, "She has gone on the stage"
brings to mind the reason why, in Eng
| disappearing countries. for many years
there was prejudice against a stage
career for women.
| Until comparatively modern times
women, whether in the tights Mish
Mercedes Temple says she doesn't like,
or in the war paint" to which Miss
Ferris father objects, were excluded
from the stage. When Shakespeare
wrote Romeo and Juliet" he did not
dream the day would come when a
young woman would play Juliet. All
the parts of Shakespeare's plays were
written for actors, and to close observ-
ers the psychological effect on the
playbuilder is evident. Many of the
speeches Shakespeare and his contem-
poraries put into the mouths of women
are not only unfit for publication, ac-
cording to modern standards, but even
in the spacious times of Queen Eliza
beth would have staggered almost any
young woman. But Shakespeare
women" were all men, on the stage;
and this thought dominated the play
wright. Much of the conversation of
many of his female" characters Is
man talk.
"And even the first Juliet was IA
young MANI"
Horresco referens: But tits true.
When women insisted on playing the
women's parts in Shakespeare plays
there was a great deal more excite
ment than when, in modern times,
women began to preach in the pulpit.
Since women are eloquent private
preachers we don't know why they
shouldn't be allowed to exercise pub
licly a vocation for which by nature
they are singularly gifted. But that
by the way.
Critics who write of stage degeneracy
have our sympathy. They should read
some Of the sixteenth, seventeenth
and early eighteenth century plays
and realize what has really happened,
which Isl Woman, God bless her, has
elevated and ennobled the stage as she
elevates and ennobles any profession
or occupation in which she is engaged.
That the modern stage is as decent
as it is must be attributed to feminine
influences.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
sIGNALMAN DEATH,

N EATH is the signalman at the
level crossing. This is shown by
~ a long, melancholy experience In
every state of the Union and In every
country in the world. Some civilized
governments have abolished level
crossings. Others allow them to kill a
percentage of the population every
year because they evidently believe
railroad corporations have rights which
are superior to the mere rights Of man.
In modern times when automobiling
has added a new factor to the problem
of travel and transportation there Is
more urgent necessity than ever there
was before for the abolition OF the
level or grade crossing and the supsti-
tuition of a bridge.
At every railroad crossing there Is
danger of accident from collision OF
train with ordinary vehicles, from col
lision of train with automobiles. from
collision of train with street car. That
ordinary street car tracks should cross
railroad tracks on the street seems like
a direct and manifest tempting of
Providence" yet there are many cross
ings of that kind; and some of them
are in the city of Los Angeles.
The history of all grade or level
crossings is alike. They are all man
killers. There is not one OF them any
where that Is more than year OLD
that has not killed its victim or
MANNED him. Not much attention Is
paid to smaller accidents; that is TO
say, when only" one man is manned
or killed. little is said about 1t pub
licly, unless he should happen to be
man of the wealthy and influential
class.
But from time to tir ;, now from one
part of the United States that is still
cursed with level crossings, now from
another, come accounts of accidents OF
more than usual tragic interest and
these cannot and do not escape pub
licity and comment. Yet what is being
done to abolish level crossings? Will
coroner's juries begin to tell the truth
about deaths at grade crossings? VIII
they bring in verdicts embodying the
fact that the accident was due not to
this or that contributory cause but to
the main fact that the level crossing
is tolerated and exists and in spite of
it's horrible record of calamity and
death, grief and despair, will continue
to add to the sum of human misery
until the indignant public at last DE-
MANDS reform?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
OUTLINES THE USE OF A
MICH NEEDED SOCIETY

LOS ANGELES, April 9.-[Editor
Herald: Los Angeles, the most beau
tiful large city in the world, greatly
needs an organization specially de-
signed and fitted to make 1t equally
eminent in attractiveness by rea-
son of it's purity and freedom from inn
morality. A vigorous association is
imperatively needed, which should
direct all It's energies to the incubation
of the highest ideals, especially the
prevention and suppression of UNI
chastity. gambling and their concomi-
tant evils, and so to the saving of
these thousands of splendid youths
from destructive temptation.
Having been instrumental in found
ing, organizing and directing the Bos-
ton Watch and Ward society,"" at
first known as the Society for the
Suppression of Vice." and knowing
that for many years it has proved an
unspeakable blessing to that great city
and to all New England, and having
through your columns and my own OBJ
servation been made aware of the
myriad temptations and traps for the
young that abound on every hand in
this otherwise lovely region,
Where every prospect pleases
And only man is vile.
I beg to suggest that here is field for
effort the Importance of which can
hardly be overestimated. Los Angeles
needs an Anthony Comstock.
Who will start the work? H. B. s.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
NO EXTENSION OF
LICENSE ZONE

TT seems impossible for certain OF
the liquor dealers in this city tc
Il exercise the most ordinary good
sense in the management of their az
fairs.
These people have lately started the
circulation of a petition having for It's
principal object the changing of the
city ordinance so as to extend the zone
in which wholesale liquor license can
be granted.
Be it said to the credit for good
sense of the Wholesale Liquor Dealers
association and the Royal Arch rep
resenting the retail liquor dealers OF
the city that both these organizations
are opposed to this movement.
Just who is behind this petition is
hard to say. 1t is reported that that
element of the liquor dealers headed
by r. F. Goings of evil fame is father
ing this latest movement. Whether
this is so or not. we are not informed
But one thing is very sure-and that
is, that the people will not tolerate
any extension of the license zone for
either wholesale or retail dealers in the
city.
A certain evil element among the
liquor dealers, by taking advantage of
the opportunity offered by the late
lawbreaking administration to violate
the law. has made the people less in
clined than they ever were to permit
an extension of the zone for either
wholesale or retail licenses in the CITY,
If the people behind this latest move
ment know what is good for them they
will abandon it at once, because there
is no possibility of its succeeding, and
any effort to force it through will sim
ply accentuate the prejudice already
existing against the liquor business
which has been created by lawbreaking
members of that fraternity.
1t is the part of wisdom to let well
enough alone sometimes. and the peo-
pie interested In this petition should
understand that the present in this
city is one of the times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
FOREIGN TAKERS

A MEXICAN women who are swindled
n by wandering Britons with glib
"A tongues have more than them
selves to blame. They can place some
of the blame on the prevalent ignorance
as to British social conditions and titles,
and especially English conditions and
titles. If there is an American school
book in existence which describes the
social system of England, Scotland and
ireland, and explains the differences
between the United Kingdom and the
individual nationalities or states of the
kingdom, we have not seen it. 1t would
not take many pages of type to post"
our people on a subject in regard to
which they should be well informed.
By applying TO the consul for the
United Kingdom and looking over a
few records and reference books in his
possession Mrs. Maude Evans of San
Francisco very easily could have dis
covered that Jack r. Graham" was
not the son of wealthy British baro-
net" and that he could not be IAN
Englishman" and at the same time a
captain in the Gordon Highlanders," a
regiment, the members of which have
probably more pride of corps" and of
nationality than any body of troops in
the world excepting the Scots Greys.
By the imposture the Gordons have suf-
fered almost as much as has Mrs.
Evans, and we suggest the released
convict who was masquerading as
"Captain Graham" should be sent to
the Gordons for punishment.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
ORPHANS HOME

TOR the purpose of erecting build
h ings for Los Angeles Orphans
n home the sum Of $4,000 is neces-
sary. The home is a necessity in the
social economy of Los Angeles. Yet
it has no endowment and is not state
institution. There are no salaried Of
ficers and employees other than the
matron and house servants. All other
work in connection with the home is
done gratuitously by women members
of the various boards. A site for new
buildings has been offered on condition
construction begin within given time.
If this condition is not fulfilled, the
land will revert to the donor.
The Orphans home has already done
so much good work that its claim on
the community is very great. 1t has
"mothered and fathered" hundreds Of
children, has given them wholesome,
happy, healthy well-cared-for child
hoods, Started them right" and fur
nished them a chance in life. A sub
scription to the building fund of Los
Angeles Orphans home will be an act
of good citizenship.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
FACTS PROVE TRUTHS OF
SPIRIT COMMUNICATION

LOS ANGELES, April s.-[Editor
Herald: During the past two weeks
the readers of The Herald have been
RECALLED quite often with an expose of
Spiritualism by B. S. Garrison's testi-
mony in the Smith will case. Such
expert testimony proves nothing re-
garding scientific facts.
No bit of such expose would apply
in any manner of fashion to the facts
obtained and published by the Psych-
ical Research society of England and
America pertaining TO the basic truths
of Spiritualism, which simply mean
the possibility of communicating with
the dead. The members of this So
ciety have taken the greatest pains
along scientific lines to determine the
truth or falsity of the claims of Spir-
itualism. They have spent years in
quiet, patient research and have test
ed many professional mediums and
been obliged to render the verdict,
Meme. meme, tekel upharsin," regard
ing the genuineness of their claims
Yet after throwing out a mass of de-
ceit and pretense they have found
facts which are susceptible of but one
explanation, and that Is the reality and
truth of the possibility of communion