Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-08-10

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ton. Of the 10 cases discharged during
the quarter, in whom results of treat
ment were considered. three were
apparently cured, three were arrested,
and seven improved, three remained
stationary or grew worse and one died.
In other words, Is, or nearly eighty per
cent were distinctly benefited. Some
OF these discharged will be able to
follow out the treatment at home, or at
least seek out more hygienic modes of
living, as result of the training and
education received. With the increased
number of applications, the policy will
be to select earlier and more favorable
cases, SO that in the future even better
results ought to be expected.
Vermont Boys Buy AeropIane.
George and Charles Schmidt of Rut-
land have bought an aeroplane of the
Curtiss type and will use it on the
aviation grounds at Mineola, Long
Island, this summer, at the Rutland
fair in September, and in competition
for the $4,000 prize for time trip
between New York and st. Louis.
This is the first aeroplane to be owned
in Vermont, and George Schmidt, who
is 18years old, is probably the youngest
aviator in the country. George Schmidt
returned from New York where he has
been spending ten days at the aviation
grounds at Hampstead and Mineola, N.
T., and during his absence placed his
order for an airship. At Mineola, Har-
man, Baldwin, Russell and Seymour,
the noted flyers, were engaged in
practice work. Mr.. Schmidt became
member of the Aeronautic society of
New York. In two weeks the Schmidt
brothers will go to Mineola, put their
machine together, and practice the
new art of flying until their appearance
at the Rutland fair. The worlds
contest for the shortest time between
New York and st. Louis will be held
between August Is and January /.
The machine purchased by the Schmidts
is biplane of the Curtiss type of the
same size as the machine in which
Curtiss made his sensational flight from
Albany to New York a few weeks ago.
1t will carry go horsepower Elbridge
featherweight motor, two cycle, four
cylinder, with the Atwater-Ke ig-
milton system. The radiator, in order
to give large cooling surface, will be
one of 80 horse power. The propeller
will be seven feet in diameter, with
six-foot pitch, giving thrust of 275
pounds. The main planes will be 80
feet by four and half. The machine
will weigh ITS pounds. 1t will
be able to attain speed of
probably fifty miles an hour.
In the next two weeks the Schmidts
will practice with the biplane glider
which they have been building during
the past few months, and with which
they have made successful flights. The
cloth for the planes has been received.
The Schmidts have made study of
aeronautics for several years and
George Schmidt last winter established
wireless station at his home in
Rutland
New Red Cross Christmas Seals.
Secretary Charles L. Magee of the
American National Red Cross. with
headquarters in the war department at
Washington, has just sent out circu-
lars to all the state organizations of
the Red Cross, notifying them that
arrangements are now complete for
the sale of Christmas seals next win
ter, the proceeds of which will be used
throughout the country against the
spread of tuberculosis, by means of
treatment and education. The sale
of last years Christmas stamps net
ted the work of the various states
about $500, 1000. Vermont's share in
the sale was about $500, which has
been used in defraying the expenses
of patients at the Vermont sanato-
rum at Pittsford. A donation was
also made to the support of the sum-
mer camp OF tuberculosis patients at
Bratteboro.
Instead of stamps, which cannot be
post-office department, tseals" have
been substituted. to be used on the
backs of letters and packages. The
designer has been awarded a prize of
500. H. S. Howard, treasurer of the
Vermont Red Gross, has been request
ed to act again as state agent for the
Christmas sale of these seals, and all
Cross work in Vermont will be man.
building at Burlington. The officers,
DR.. H. D. Holton, chairman. Col. F.
S. Billings of Woodstock and Col. F.
S. Forbes of st Adams, through the
press wish to request earnestly that
the people of Vermont, men, women
and children. enroll themselves as
members of the Red Cross at this time
so that the organization. may be
strengthened. The membership at
present is about $50. All who can
join now will be able to help on the
fall campaign against tuberculosis.
For one dollar with each name sent to
the treasurer. a copy of the bulletin
will be sent tn the subscriber for one
year. The bulletin of the American
Red Cross is published quarterly and
gives account of the wonderful en-
Urgency and relief work done by the
different Red Cross societies through
out the world.
WASTED Vacations.
Those who WORK fifty weeks to acsU
mulate enough for two weeks vaca-
tons, with deliberate intent to spend
all their money as well as their
strength during vacation. will need the
assistance of benevolent and sensible
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