The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-09-27
WOOD AND EVANS AT
HIGHLANDS CHURCH
BIRMINGHAM COLLEGE PROFESS
SOR WILL LIKELY BE CHOSEN
TO FILL uNExPIRED TERM OF
REV. HoYT M. DoBBS.

Two visiting pastors occupied the pull
pit at the Highlands Methodist church
yesterday. The Rev. W. H Wood
preached an eloquent and helpful sermon
at the morning hour. Mr.. Wood is from
the Canadian conference and is now hold
Ing one of the professorships at Birmine-
ham college.
Last night the pulpit was occupied bv
the Rev. DIR. W. &. Evans, rector ofthe
Episcopal Church of the Advent DR..
Evans preached from the text 20, that
there were a days man betwixt us" lee
brought out the idea that man has an in
stinctive longing for something better;
for something which would bring him
In closer touch with God and evolved
the plan of salvation whereby Christ
should serve as the days man because
Christ touches God upon the one hand and
man upon the other
1t Is regarded as likely that Mr. Hall
Will be elected to fill out the unexpired
term Of the Rev. Hoyt NJ. Dobbs, who
recently left the pastorate of the High
lands church for the Central church at
Kansas City.
any sure and certain remedy? Yes. H.
deed. And that remedy can be stated
In Just four words, viz: Grease and local
quarantine. By these alone 1900 SQUARE
miles have in the past two years been
utterly cleared of cattle ticks, and taken
out of quarantine, and this is an area
almost twice the size of the whole state
of Alabama. Yes, any oily grease what
ever will surely kill any and all ticks on
any animal to which it is really applied.
and fully made to reach and cover And
the best, because by far the cheapest way
to use the grease is by way of an emul-
sion of crude petroleum, commonly called
black OIL For this emulsion take one
quart of common I've soap. Dissolve this
In two quarts of hot water Mix this
with two gallons of the crude oil. And
then for each animal use one pint of the
! emulsion mixed with another pint of wa
ter Apply with a swab or sponge. so
as to reach not only some, but all the
| ticks on each COW or steer. Do SO once
a week for three weeks, and IL done well
that brute will be utterly cleared of ticks.
But why local quarantine? Well, please
read and remember. The female ticks
never lay their eggs on the body of COW
or steer. No. street But when the fe-
male tick Is ready to eject her eggs-1500
to 5000 for each female-she always crowds
out on the long hair, and by instinct falls
upon the ground. And there on grass or
heritage she proceeds to lay her eggs, and
these eggs will all hatch out, in usually
from 13 days to six weeks, into very small,
very active and very hungry seed ticks.
Ax1J tlANN
browsing along, or perchance lies down,
they will crowd by hundreds on the brute
They get down to the skin, and bite and
bore and suck blood. and grow, and breed
again. But meantime, and every time,
they will bite into and poison that victim
with the germs of the deadly Texas
fever.
And now local quarantine. Just rigidly
keep all cattle off such an infected field
or pasture for time enough to let all the
ticks hatch out, and few weeks more
and all those ticks will be good ticks
because they must and will starve to
DEATH This is local quarantine. And
now the pestlent ticks being a national
calamity, Uncle Sam is taking hand
Secretary Wilson is spending s250.00O this
year and will spend more next year to aid
the people in tick eradication. But he
will not spend dollar except he has the
cordial and jealous cooperation of the
state and county authorities and the ac-
tive cooperation of all the people. 1t
is now up to the state and the people of
Alabama. What will they do? The Sec
rotary is ready and willing to take up
the work In Alabama in earnest. But tho
people and the authorities must act. Ala
bama is suffering a loss of millions every
year. No state is better adapted to the
raising of splendid cattle than Alabama.
And her people only need clear informa-
ton. Print this letter, o! Age-Herald for
the information of your thousands OF
readers. and comment fully and freely.
AS for me, I am only Ringing a fire
bell in the night" I am sincerely yours,
A. II. PETTIBONE.
United States Department of Agriculture.
Nashville, Tenn, September q. 1909.