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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-21
NATIONWIDE
STRIKE MAY Be
CALLED SOON
$4,000 CARPENTERS ARE NOW
LOCKED OUT BY CHICAGO
CONTRACTORS.
In View Of This Fact President
O'Doniel Says All Workmen
May Strike.
tBy associated Press. }

~ --SSSNiatSo \ iNHo'J
Chicago, June 21.-Threats Of q
national wide strike in sympathy
with the Chicago unionists locked
out by building contractors was
made today by President O'Donnell
of the Building Trades Council.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-21
/ FLORIDA
RD Hi. By
HAIL STORM
EDAMAGE TO WEST FLA.
8D SOUTH GEORGIA
Il CROPS.
Reports State That Tobac'
Crop Was One Most
/ Damaged.
Associated Press J

Fla, June 21.-A hail
lowing Wednesdays torna-
damage estimated at over
llion dollars to crops, priu-
obacco, in Northern Flor
Southern Georgia counties,
to delayed reports re-
IRE today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

play to make step. The power of vision is called
into play and especially the power of balancing, re-
siding in the hitherto unused portion OF the brain,
must be cultivated. The eye and hand measure dis.
tances and the balancing power helps the adjust
If the child wants to seD a threshold the eye
has to help the balancing power do its share
of adjusting the weight and the step must be meas
ured by muscular effort and eye cooperating The
sowness and uncertainty of the first steps explained
by this complicated process of adjustment of so many
functions to this complex act.
Practice is therefore necessary order facili-
the nteraction all the functions and sureness
OF procedure Gradually walking becomes mcchani-
cal and at last automatic The single step is forgot
ten, and consciousness recognizes only progress
wards object.
Preparatory exercises are very necessary before
actual walking begins The child first sits C22d
week. tries to stand in its mothers lap C2Sth week.
lifts itself up when assisted and takes step or two
(42d week., stands by chair and pushes it along
GSth week., pushes itself the floor (53d week.,
walks when held by hand C54th week., stands
without assistance l62d week., stands mp of its
volition (65th week.. Preyer gives the 457th day
after birth that upon which his child took its first
free step But the difference in physical and mental
constitution of children wide variety in the
dates given above Some exceptional children walk
at nine months of age; more walk when year old
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
Why Illness During Teething
DEMANDS A DOCTOR

A RECENT report from Berlin. which
~ showed that OF the certificates of death
Of children three in a thousand gave
"teething" as the cause has given rise to
several articles pointing ont that teething can
almost never be considered as a factor of dis
ease. Nothing is more common. however. for
a mother TO ascribe to "teething" all sorts of
minor ailments in the child. and many an
infant has died because the parents have been
satisfied 10 think that a child ought 10 be
ailing at the time of getting its first teeth.
when as a matter Of fact the true reasons
of the childs illnesses we're deep-seated and
serious
1t is as absurd. welLknown New York
doctor writes. 10 state that disease is due to
growing teeth as it is to declare that disease
comes because Of the growing of the hair or
OF the nails. The teeth are indeed as is we'll
known, not parts of the bony structure. but
take their origin as ridges OF hardened skin.
They are not deeply allied to important physi-
illogical organs and cannot be given the
blame for many of the childish illnesses of
which they have been accused. Even con.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
When and How We LEARN TO WALK

many when year and quarter old, like Preyer's
child but there are some who do walk until later
still As a rule a child walks months before it
speaks Understanding precedes walking. 1t is not
wise to try to compel too early walking it is the
common cause of crooked legs 1t is better 10 wait
until the child feels itself strong enough to stand and
to walk II is wise too for it to practice at first on a
level floor where the difficulties are least.
Walking freely gives great pleasure to children at
FIRST. This brings about excessive exercise of the
legs and the fright a fall lasts only short time.
BY practice the machine soon acts almost auonati-
cally and little attention is required the actual
taking Of steus The progress is usually as follows
Standing alone Goth week., step without aid
,Ijst week.. running (S5th week.. dancing at FIRST
without any thought of time (2ist MONTH, then in
time 70 music (24th month";, going up steps ,jUth
month";, throwing and jumping cath month";.
All these developments in walking fan
70 the child than the mere fact it has ne
difficulties Cf locomOon After the time il has oarn u
10 run, the ability of dancing is not much ,hg-
steal gain as mental gain. showing that he child
understands almost by nature the pleasure of tImetc
motion.
Then when the throwing and jumping period is
reached the exercises that follow with a na,, a'ty
healthy and playful child iand a little child is lot
normal unless playful greatly increased. From
this time the child begins climbing up chairs
boxes over fences and then into small shrubs But by
this time he has so gained in muscular development
that the few many falls that follow his daring in
climbing what to him extremely high places will
not really hurt him much.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

taken in too great quantities. At the same
time the coffee leaves contain nearly as much
theme as real tea and far less tannin. the
tannin being the obiectionsl part of tea.
Cofeetea is made the same as tea The
dried leaves resemble tea to q remarkable
degree An infusion Of the leaves Is made
just as with tea, and a notably aromatic bev-
eraEe results Il must be admitted that it Is
bitter. far more bitter than either strong cot
fee or strong tea. but people who have tried
10 for a while claim they get used TO II and
like il better than either straight tea or cofee.
10 has been suggested that this coHee-tea.
while by no means quite so agreeable to the
taste educated by genuine tea and coffee to
those not used 10 il. may become an important
article Of diet since il is really wonderfully
refrs SbinS and restorative in its effects, and
70 is also believed that people who are unable
tn drink ordinary tea or coffee might get
used 10 II
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

miles wide, with many fertile valleys. which support
about 500 people. Most Of these fishermen. life
savers and sailors DR. Sutton is $50 miles from hos
pital and 100 miles from city, and naturally he is
the medical authority for the entire island. This is
interesting but that he does great share his medi
cal work by wireless adds greatly the interest and
also gives hint Of another advantage Of the wireless
and another Of giving medical aid
Ships that far ar without medical
aboard wire for help. and the doctor has go to
the station and prescribe for the symptoms as they
conveyed over the wireless telegraph
Ships out Ave, six and hundred miles in
frequently call for help Fruit steamers, coasters OF
al kinds going up and down needing medical assist
ance call up the station. In instance captain
knocked down and received a fractured leg. The
operator called and received instructions how
IT, and when the ship brought into New York
arhor the condition of the injured captain was very
favorable
The following is an instance of treatment by wire
less. The steamer Esparta at of Cape Hatterss
March 16 1912 Baby thirteen months old dysenery.
Has a temperature Losing weight and very i'll. Have
been feeding barley water What shall we do?" The
doctor replied at The next morning, although
the ship many miles farther away, a message was
received that the baby was better and improving
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

vulsions, so often declared to be the result
Of teething, are now known to be due to pro-
founder changes which are taking place in the
organism of the child at the same time that
the DENTON process is continuing
There are several forms of skin eruption,
different from the various forms of rash seen
in the infectious diseases which are frequently
ascribed to teething processes, but a careful
study shows that these are due to tissue
changes in the usual processes of growth, so
that it is actually true that the child grows
ont of them They have, however. no rela-
ton TO teething other than that they occur at
the same time. One of the evidences of the
fact that the teeth are no longer regarded as
the seat of many infantile disorders is that
the old practice Of lancing the gums of a
ieethlng child when il was suffering from
some internal disorder largely has been given
up because it was found that il did no, have
any definite result The real danger of the
superstition lies in the fact that many times
oaby's life would be spared ii a doctor we're
called IN TO examine a child for SYMPTOMS
which some toO-cOnfident neighbor declares
to be Just teething my dear; my little Jobn
was often Just that way"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

entered She high school but vino scaufred il
later, show that not only did these rupiIs
become lsrIe- 10 manage. but the ui.i.. IF
their school work also declined great,
Inc statement of d number OF high ,clcoI
principals to the effect that from fifty to
eighty per cent OF high school boys are now
Using cigarettes. shows what hold The
smoking evil has gained On them. ~ is an
Interesting fact says Professor O'Sbe,. Mat
'a7 strongest sentiment against smoking has
arisen m communities in which raising tobsc-
CO Is me PRINCIPAL industry. Tobacco men do
not want boys in their own communities -
moee. while in o number of places in VIE
oons'n the records show that this smoking
HE yeHns BOYS lessen their mentality and
makes more or less ounces of them MANY
organizations have taken an active stand
against smoking by school children"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
ACTIVITY YEARS MORE OF LIFE

food and exercise ana mental activity and interest
in things about them will make old age more of
delightful dream than stern reality.
DR. Hugo Ribbert, of Bonn, Germany is one of the
many authorities the matter of growing old gracefully
and happily and staying young in mind during old
The chief preventative of old age, declares DR.. Rib
bert, "is continuous activity, physical and mental
Keep going and you will stay young"
The retirement of a who has been active all his
life will result in his againg rapidly unless he still
keeps something to give him exercise and to keep his
mind occupied DR.. Rbbert agrees that the old man
need not continue tie himself down to business and
die in harness. need the old lady keep up all her
household and social duties but to suddenly retire and
fall back absolutely idle is fatal the doctor points out
To consider the body a machine that has gradu-
ally in the of years is not fair view
of the situation for il should always be remembered
that the body be repaired to a great degree OF
course youth cannot be actually renewed but neither
need the body be considered worthless simply because
it has attained advanced years. Keep the brain re-
paired by means mild activity and keep the muscles
from losing all their power by means of mild exercise
BY doing these things old age becomes pleasure
rather than burden, and the body will continue to
exercise its ability sefrenewa to far greater
tent than would believe possible.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

performs little tasks, such making gardens or sew
ing or anything they are able do will live probably
ten years longer than those who sit down and give
themselves up thinking for their thoughts of the
past can only constantly bring 10 their minds their
advanced years.
The old people who keep busy and active, who
keep interested in the worlds work and in young
people live on until that time comes when it is as
natural them be ready to die it is for the
younger to be ready to 90 to sleep. number of
authorities on the debility of old age, known tech
ncay as "asthenia de senectute," have declared
they had found quantities of aged people who we're
happy in their old for perhaps decade after
most people would believe life to be a burden and
that such people looked upon death, not a horror,
but as something perfectly natural and not at all to
be dreaded, which is, apparently the only natural
viewpoint
The aged should avoid radical changes, avoid over
taxing the strength avoid inactivity and avoid over
eating. Old people who fond of animals dou-
bly, blessed Dogs and horses have proved great
boons for the aged. and many a woman far
advanced in years has really had life prolonged for
many years through the interest they take in their
dogs and horses which has kept them sufficiently
active and their minds from dwelling the feet
ing days and the unpleasant things Such in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
PraCtiCinS MEDICINE BY WIRELESS Telegraph

~ the Isle OF Strife, which marks the furthermost
1 point Of land dangerous Cape Hatteras lives
- doctor by the name Of Sutton who has
independent practise There is nothing remarkable IN
this for the island is large enough TO support him.
and many doctors have island practises. but DIR.
Sutton is noted because there is large share of his
"docoring" that is actually done by wireless
Ships constantly passing Cape Hatteras. and
people constantly getting sick, not With sea sick
ness. but dangerous Illnesses aboard these ships
There many storm tossed ships passing here also.
and many a sailor is injured in the storm.
Because OF all this if the sufferers really in
had way. their symptoms flashed to the wireless
station from the ship Dr. Sutton studies these symp
toms and then, after making diagnosis weu
possible prescribes His prescription. Instructions.
flashed back to the ship and with such good results
that the doctor has become famous
Many captain of a sailing vessel, barge or tramp
steamer, such small ships do not carry their own
medical man. who has a sick man aboard and is in the
vicinity of Cape Hatteras will say, I'm get Dr. Sutton
for YOU, and he promptly writes out the facts about
the sick man and has this sent ny. wireless to the
doctor who invariably prescribes. flashing this back
the captain. who that OF the ships medi-
cine chest the things needed administered.
The Isle OF Strife is 100 miles long and from to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
By DR.. HERMAN WALSEMANN,
schleswie, Germany.

\VIHlLE it is true that the first movement of in,
NA/ tants renexes, the development of muscu
W lar activity is dependent upon the co-opera
ton of several factors the Strengthening the
Giles. hardening of the bones, impulses from within
and without, the development of consciousness and
motion.
The muscles grow stronger through normal
ishment and growth. The limbs become more active
and display power. The strengthening of the bones
is an important factor also, and heavy children
slower In walking a natural consequence.
Impulses to activity are necessary if there is to
be any progress. 1t is possible that child would
learn to walk nstnctively if let alone, and if did
Got see any walk but it would follow much later.
The child pushes at the floor with its feet first
recognizes soldity and resistance in this way. 1t
feels the inward impulse to get around, but this is
helped greatly by outward suggestion. Imitation is
at work, hut the desire reach some one or some
thing helps most The first steps usually taken
towards a mothers arms.
The will must help at every part Of the step and
the interlockng of all the movements which 90 to
make single step considerable strain upon
the mind we'll the bones and muscles of the
child The aTousng of the desire the sending ont of
the impulses along the nerves to the muscles. all this
is by means simple Other senses called into
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
Why School Physicians
Should Be More
Than Good Doctors

THE highest authorities on medical in
spection in schools are now agreed
= that the most skfHl physician in the
world will not necessarily make the best
health officer for a school officials of the
National Education Association are pointing
out that IT is not the school physician who
con trace the largest number of defective
children who is the most valuable
What Is needed more than anything these
days is a health officer who viii take Just as
much care in studying the surroundings Of
school children as in sorting out the little
students with infectious diseases. A really
skilful health officer win take far more
pride in a long list of healthy children in the
schools under his supervision than in a long
Ist Of defective children he has detected
II is far more important TO see that the
children have proper ventilation during their
studies; that they have plenty of light large
enough playground a sanitary basement to
play in during rainy weather. pure drinking
water in bubble fountains because even with
children the individual drinking cup is fire..
quently loaned-it is far more important 10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

normal person of advanced years, a continual treat
ment is the worst thing possible it is constant
reminder that he is about done for"
Activity is of the greatest of aids in making
old people happy. Not the activity of the business
OF thrty-fve the woodchopper or the woman
with big house and many children to for, but
activity enough keep the body in gentle exercise
quite while each day, and, above all, to keep the
mind active and some pleasant thought
In the countries where there Is an even climate
and where there many flowers and singing birds
and where old people able to get out in the air
and pulitzer about little gardens sit and knit in the
they live to far greater age than in the
tries where such environment is not possible.
In Southern France, in parts OF Greece and in
Eastern Europe the per cent of people who live be-
yond the hundred mark is larger than elsewhere
Authorities old declare this is due more to
the fact that the climate enables them be out and
about and gently active, than to the climate ITSELF In
other words if they sat idly about in those countries
they would average to live longer than in coun-
tries where the climate does not permit this.
The aged who does nothing but
sit and think of the past day in and day out will
soon die. The aged man woman who keeps up an
interest in life, who makes little visits sees flashes
of city life few weeks reads interesting things
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

see to all these things than to try to trace out
some child with an unusual defectivenss.
Picking out the sick children for teaching
in separate classes is not going to help the
normal children half so much as It will to see
that their surroundings are just as they
should be, for the normal children will soon
get into the defective class unless such con
ditions are changed
Therefore, the best physicians may not be
best adapted for this work. as they may not
have the faculty for ferret!ng out defects in
conditions surrounding the children, all their
energies running to TIE technical side of it.
The health officer who makes it his duty to
see that the school children are as properly
cared for as to light, water air and rest in
the school as he would have his own children
cared for in his home is the man who is going
to bring about the very best results Health
officers whose ambition Is TO develop a healthy
lot of school children, rather than dig up some
obscure and rare disease, are the Officers
needed in these days, and every school com
mttee in the country should see to II, declares
the National Education Association, that such
"a physician is found
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
Blaming TOBACCO
for Making OUNCES

y YER ninety per cent of all boys who
fail in grammar and high schools
are smokers. according 10 Professor
~ v. O'Shea, OF the University Of Wisconsin.
and he further asserts that the tobacco evil
is the most serious one that public schools
have 70 contend with
He does nor believe that most BOYS smoke
because they like tobacco. bu- because their
>choolfenows smoke. Il is a social thing v-i.b
IN. ne boys and by smoking the average boy
thinks he is one OF the crowd" bur an ont
slder u ne does not smoke UnruIly bows.
says Professor o'Shes. are almost always al
dicted 10 the cigarette habit. and he declare.
that smoking robs the pupils of their dooirf.,-
records kept of rhs ~tud-nr, who were mn
addicted 10 the smoking habit when thrv
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
"COFFEE-TEA'' as a
Refreshing Beverage

<f~OFFEE- TEA" sounds As though it
might he some concoction made from
both tea and coffee but I'm reality
there is no tea in il. Nor are there any coffee
berries in IL. II IS made solely from the
leaves Of the coffee bush
As everyone knows, tea is made from ,he
leaves Of the tea plant. and coffee is from the
ground berries of the coffee plant Bu- the
fact that beverage of many merits is mad,
from sleeping thee once leaves Just as tea
leaves are stepped, led 20 the name Of
"Conee-tea
This drink may never become popular. but
there are many advantages claimed for 10
In the first place b. Is said 70 he far less
harmful than either tea or coffee. n contains
scarcely any csrein. which is sand 20 re that
portion Of coffee thar lessons EFFICIENCY 1T
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
How We May
TASTE" ELECTRICITY

some forms electricity invisible, while may
The lightning fash
itself is really invisible to
The Of feeling detect presence mysterious
element and the hearing
has been known to locate the
has just recently been may electricity
Metals Of properly
81 small CURRENT electricity, may by taking
piece Of bright clean tin the placing
either above the beneath
posie side Keep the
men- and detect any
Then bring the
and the other beneath instantly
taste in the mouth This actually that
produced by
circuit is passing through toneue very
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
How to
Become
HAPPY in
OLD AGE
By Prof. W. Peabody Bartlett

IT has been said that happiness in old is an art
but modern authorities this subject declare II
is nothing more or less than good common
Whether it is common sense or art, the fact
mains that is possible for the average man and
Of advanced years TO be far happier than the
young and early midde-aged would believe
In the first place, avoid treatment That is, lust
because a person has reached old age it does not
follow that he should be constantly treated though
he sick Old age is not sickness, nor is it
really any form Of sickness, it is perfectly natural
When elderly person is bed-ridden unable
to more than totter about then he is sick and
natural and needs treatment but for the average
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

While many ships carry medicine chests not un-
frequently the officers become demorazed in their
efforts to administer drugs by printed instructions.
but the doctor at atteras is ready give proper
advice by wireless 1t may be hundreds of miles away
but his words OF cheer and good counsel come through
the roaring winds and dense fogs of this stormy
region.