The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

The Mississippi State Board of Health
is inauguarting campaign for the pur-
pose of improving the hygienic and SAM
tary conditions of the state. This work
is in charge of a director who win have
under his supervision clinical laboratory
at Jackson.
This last will be in charge of a com
petent bacteriologist who will make ex-
aminations of sputum, diagnose diptheria,
the hook worm disease, do the Vidal
reaction for Typhoid fever, examine blood
for malaria and perform the bacteriol-
ogical examination for water and milk
free of cost for health authorities through
out the state.
1t is perfectly evident that this will
have tremendous educational as we'll as
scientific value. Dr-rMcLean, Secretary
of the State Board of Health, will be
constantly in touch with the work of
the board and will be ready all times to
give information with regard to the matter.
The organization of the work will Ee
as rapid as possible and in addition to
above will consist of a number Of field
inspectors These physicians will be IN
charge Of districts and each inspector
will first obtain the cooperation of the
physicians throughout district to whom
most of the treatment Of the hookworm
disease will be, referred. These men will
endeavor to instruct the public in health
questions by lectures, inspection of schools,
distributing literature and personal con-
ferences.
Il is believed that the public will
rally to the support of this movement
which is worthy of all commentator.
Gov. Noel may sell the 100000 of
state bonds authorized by the last legisla-
ture to Mississippi investors in small
blocks.
Mayor Crowder of Jackson, has ap-
pointed large committee to look after
the housing and entertaining of the dele
gates who attend the big immigration
convention there on June FL and 22.
Jackson is in the midst of another good
roads campaign, and seeks to have bond
issue negotiated in its district of Kinds
county
The June distribution of the common
school fund was made last week, and
those engaged in school work will shortly
get their salaries
A bond issue of 100000 for road pur-
poses has been authorized by the board
of supervisors of Lauderdale county for
the Meridian district
A network of electric railways is in
prospect for Scranton, where franchises
have been granted for roads in three
direction to w. d. Billiard and his as
sociates.
B. D. Atwell, an Ellisville farmer,
is credited with having grown cabbage
weighing over Fl pounds, which seems
to be the record.
Professional cracksmen blew open a
safe in a WIoodville store and secured
about $500.
The first cotton blooms of the season
are reported from Greenville.
Privilege tax collections in May were
unusually heavy, according to advices
from the auditors Office, where the sheriffs
have made their settlements.
Wilkinson and Chickasaw counties have
joined the ranks of those that will fight
the cattle tick, making total of four
teen counties cooperating in this work.
The Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co.
has doubled its capital stock, the new
issue of $r,o5o,ooo being for the general
Improvement of the road.
Harrison county will issue $4,000 bonds
for road purposes.