The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
10000 BABIES
ARE SACRIFICED
[
\. number Die Every Year IN
France From tuberculosis
Through Impure Cows
MIX.
EHE OLD FRENCH INN
r.,.nd Of Victor Hugo Tells Of the
Great Author Eating Oranges
with the skin
on.

M william Philip simms, Paris cor
respondent Of the United Press.l
PARIS Oct. 12.-Over 10000 babies
rnda, one year old, die annually in
rance of tuberculosis. Deaths due
q this disease make up one-haf the
Total and according to Professor
pordas, leading authority on the
subject, tuberculous cows are the
prime cause.
There are In France 100000 milk
COWS sick Of this plague. A cam
na,en has been started by independ-
ant musicians, backed by certain
newspapers, to induce the national
health officials to take action In the
matter.
Rut babies are not the only victims.
According to lie Matin," 300 adults
Ala daily of consumption in France.
Scientists have differed over the
nuestion whether bovine bacilli could
nropogate tuberculosis in the human
organism. but recent horrible expert
ences have proved that they not only
can. hut do. One Of Dr. Nocard's lab
oratory assistants voluntarily swal-
loved some of a virulent culture OF
bacilli Of bovine variety and six weeks
later died Of a frightful Gaze OF in
testinal tuberculosis. Another work
er, physician at the Hospital Lari-
boisiere here, swallowed by accident
small portion OF similar culture,
when, holding test-tube. above his
head, better to examine the fluid, the
glass was accidently roken and the
contents fell into his face. He died
a few weeks later Of rapid tuber-
culosis
Other, though less frightful expert.
ences, have settled the controversy
A war against infected cattle will be
begun in the hope Of saving at least
come OF the 10000 babies which die
annually Of the white plague" and q
few of the 400 adults daily who are
taken of by the same rayager
The Hundred Club" Tin French
the Club des Cents) is new asso
citation Of automobile owners II
France whose object is to bring bacl
into their ancient excellence the inns
along rural routes.
Before railroads spread their stee
network all over the land, Frencl
country inns had reputation TO
good things to eat. Dainty cookint
and wines OF vintages that were sac
red were met with everywhere. Blu
when travel took to railway lines In
stead of private conveyance an
swaying mail-coaches, the inns los
their clients and, naturally, wher
there was no demand there came t
be no supply.
Then the automobile was borr
With this mode OF travel, touring be
came more and more common. Cour
Try Inn regained their Importance, bu
sad to say, the new crop OF innkeeI
ers are not always equal to their jobs
They have been serving the coars
appetites of yokels for SO long the
think any old wine is good and an
Old food sufficient for mortal needs.
The Hundred Club" has set abou
to change all this. They are going t
educate mine host" and boycott tn
inns that don't keep clean hous
and palatable table.
Half sporting, half gastronomi
only motorists who have covered Az
VO kilometres by motor car and VIII
are at the same time gourmets. al
eligible to the club. Already 1t ha
brought prosperity to many little wa
side hotels. Here are some Of tn
maxims printed for circulation anon
innkeepers.
The Hundred Club" favors sma
INNS kept by the owners.
We recommend expensive hote
only when the luxury is not paid Il
al the expense OF the cuisine. "
eat beefsteaks, not Louis XIV furr
ture'
"A clean hotel where the eating
bad is no hotel"
In good hotel the owner receiy,
ms guests personally
Good cooking is done with fret
,ngredients--fresh butter. fresh egg
fresh milk, fresh butter
we insist on good cooking"
a good hotel is recognized by
5000 coffee. No chicory Good coff
= made slowly with boiling waite