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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-04-26
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER
EASTER.

EPISTLE: Dearly beloved,
be we doors of the word, and
not hearers only, decelving your
own selves. For If a man be
hearer of the word and not a
doer, he shall be compared to a
man beholding his own counte-
nance in a glass. For he beheId
himself and went his way, and
presently forgot what manner Of
man he was.
GOSPEL: His disciples say
to him, Behold, now thou speak
est plainly, and speakest no
proverb. Now we know that
thou knowest all things, and
thou needest not that any man
should ask thee: by this we
believe that thou earnest forth
from God.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
A DISEASE OF ADULT LIFE.

Cancer is almost exclusively disease
az adult life, and Of the mortality from
cancer i'm the United States more than
20 per cent are deaths OF persons aged
iorty-hve and over.
The death rate froY cancer increases
with age. from lis per 100000 Of popula-
ton AT ages from forty to forty-nine 10
$50 per 100000 at ages Of seventy and
over
Cancer is more common among Wom-
en-. and for 1911 the rates Tor the United
states registration area are llS per 100000
Of population at ages Of twenty-five and
oyer or males. as against 1875 per 100000
tor females The excess In the female
death rate from cancer was approximate y
80 Ter cent"
MIR hoffman, takes Up cancer statistics
along this line in great detail. and then
passes 70 a consideration Of other feat
Ires OF its occurrence. as follows:
The relation of certain occupations 10
cancer seems to prove that generous af-
fcctiors are exceptionally common In ccr-
tain employments. such as chimney
sweeps. brewers. fIrriers MASTERS and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

, the true secret Of long and accurate cast
ing. for too complete or a premature re-
lease OF the spool. or the failure TO check
IL as the bait nears the water will re-
suit i'm the line ovcrrunning ana comfort
ing itself on the reel into that most pro-
| aLity-productive of snarls which is tech
nically known as a back lash" When a
good cast has been made the bait should
be reeled in very slowly, taking up the
slack line as the sinker gradually works
I'm toward shore under the impulse of the
surf
The kinghsh is usually the first of the
surf casters fayorites TO put in an APP
pearance in New York waters when the
warm weather begins they are catching
I them now out Long Island way. lie is
followed by the weaktish, striped bass.
channel bass and drum the best sport
with the last three kinds being usually In
late summer and early fall For the
really big bass and drum the best time
of day is around sunrise and sunset, when
the tide is right and some remarkably
heavy fish have been taken long after
nghtfall. BY choosing his locality with
reference TO the season and the move
! ments of the fish, the surf caster can be
assured Of sport (as much as any kind of
fishing can be successfully predicted)
from the early days of June until after
frost, for probably no large city on the
| Atlantic coast is more favored I'm its proN-
unity to good fishing of this sort than is
! New York The best places are readily
accessible over week end indeed. some
Of the favored Long Island spots are dis
tant only an hours train ride from Broad
way
Taking the nearest place first the south
shore Of Long Island is probably the best
known. Long Beach, Arverne and the
ocean side Of Great South Bay attract
scores Of surf casters every good Sunday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

during the season. and there are numerous
other worthwhile localities all along the
shore from Jamaica Bay eastward. Al
many of these bait is procurable, but !"
be on the safe side ii is well to stock up
with bloodworms or shedder crabs betore
leaving New York Where only day OF
part of one is available this south shore
is particularly to be recommended
When day and a night or longer
are at ones disposal the Jersey coast
may well claim attention Among the
many excellent surf casting places there
the vicinity of Asbury Park has gained
an enviable reputation for big hsh anu
plenty of them. Enormous drum anu
striped bass have been taken along INC
beach there, fish that a strong man mas
a task 10 lift when after long ana o''
terly contested battle one or them nos
been successfully gated and hauled Wy
on the beach safely away from the water
Corson's Inlet is another famous locaiity'
especially Tor the late summer sport VIII"
the big fellows. and Seabright, ocean
Beach and South Elberon are also We"
known. or course, these are but Few
OF the places that the surf caster vi"
find worthy of his attention, they Ae
given here merely as clews. for a'ei
all, one Of the greatest charms OF an!
kind OF fishing is the opportunity II one'
for original research. in manner u
speaking-for the following up of sugses
tlons. the seeking out of new loca'l''e''
and the satisfaction of finding for your
self "fshin hole" of which few others
are aware.
And when you have reached your aeS
tination and with rod and satchei u
tackle start down 10 the beach "ha'
will you find? That intangible ELUSIVE
something, born OF the wind and the sA'
and the sunshine. which, for want Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
WAzCWer
Ame1HlzH J6clekY ho~ tie
control Of CoIDSH

rocked Down upon may harbor cancer,
bit not the tall new ones.
In explaining this curious fact MT
Green IS inclined to blame the smoke OF
coal fuel. which is blown across and down
into the "holows," for he finds cancer
far less frequent where wood fuel is used
and also rare where there Is eXcelent
ventilation. The conclusion may be rSht
but is not. OF course proved. 1t may he
merely an indication that people who live
in badly ventilated places undergo gen.
eral weakening Of their powers OF resist
ance 10 disease. The significance OF the
lacts, at any rate, deserves persistent IN
vcstigation
Frederick L. Hoffman,. staustlclan 70
the Prudential Insurance Company oil
America and a member Of the original
organization committee Of the American
Society for the Control Of Cancer. has
brought together a valuable and signli-
cant array of facts concerning cancer.
This information includes such statements
as the following:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
SECURING COOPERATION.

Following the first assemblage at Or.
CIcyeland's house. some avenue was
sought by which the movement might be
quickly brought 10 the attention OF a
large number OF people throughout the
country. The American Congress OF
PHYSICIANS and Surgeons was about to
hold IT'S annual meeting IN Washington.
II was the first large gathering Of the
kind 20 which the infant society could
make an appeal Through them the in
terest Of thousands OF laymcn in every
state in the Union could be attracted in
very short time. The cooperation OF the
congress was asked for and obtained
Committees were appointed by the various
branches Of the gathering al Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
q Ze2zce/AeocA

thread line and a 60 hook. The memory
Of a first experience with one of these
husky fellows Will endure throughout the
natural life of the man at the home end
Of the line and It has never been recorded
that any sane minded and able bodied
fisherman who has once hooked good
one in the surf has let a single oppor-
tunity slip to try it again.
! say able bodied. for II is no childs
play to get fast to a forty-pound striped
bass and stay with him out on Long
Island they tell the story of an elderly
man, a keen fisherman, who nevertheless
had never tried casting In the surf. Final
~ he yielded to the arguments and en-
thusiasm Of some Of his friends and ac-
companied them 10 the beach to try for
channel bass. TWO or three medium-sizcd
fish were taken, but the old gentleman
had no hint Of nibble for an hour or
more. Then suddenly real old socker
struck his bait. tore around like run
away horse for a couple Of minutes, with
the old man houndering in and out Of the
surf after him. headed for the coast OF
Spain, snapped the line, and vanished.
Slowly the fisherman pushed back his
hat. wiped the sweat from his bald head,
and, with an expression Of intense relief
on his face, looked out TO sea and muir
INJURED. Thank God. you're gone!'
Surf fishing is based on the fact that
the five species already mentioned as
well as a few other less common ones,
work in close to the shore at certain sea-
sons of the year and under conditions OF
tide which enable them 10 feed on the
smaller fish. etc. that they find just out
side the line Of surf breaking on the
ocean beaches. Knowing this habit, the
caster provides himself with powerful
eight or eight and half foot rod OF
split bamboo. bethabara, greenheart.
lancewood or steel according to his indi-
Wdual preference and pocketbook; a high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

without fcrrulcs or joints except At It's
lower extremity, where one joins 1t TO the
butt proper. Agate guides should be
used. both to save wear and tear on the
line and increase the casting distance of
the outfit.
The reel must be of good quality, else it
will give ont under the severe tests 10
which it viii be put-probably a. a
critical moment. The swtch-of, or free
spool kind, is the most satisfactory in the
long run; the shifting Of a small lever or
button disengages the spool from the
handle for casting. thus eliminating the
terrific strain on the gears as the line
flies seward \ belt. provided with a
socket in front To receive the end Of the
butt when "A east has been made, is al
most a necessity in this sort Of fishing.
and the wise man will also provide him
self with thumb stall to protect the ball
u his thumb as II controls the spinning
Of the spool during q cast or when a
heavy fish Is hooked and starts for the
geometrical centre OF the Atlantic with
all the apparent determination of a thirty
knot speed boat under full power.
The actual procedure of the surf caster
in action is something that can best be
acquired by observation and practice. lie
reels his line In until the sinker Is within
foot or two OF the tip Of the rod, and
then, swinging the rod behind him with
one hand graspng the butt and the other
just below the reel, with thumb pressing
against the spool, brings 1t sharply for
ward. much as a baseball player strikes al
waist high ball. only with more of an
upward tendency. As the rod gains speed
In this forward swing the thumb pressure
on the reel is decreased. allowing the
weight of sinker and bait to draw out the
line with increasing rapidity as the move
ment is completed.
In this matter Of thumbing the reel lies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

grade multiplying reel to hold his 200 or
go yards Of twelve TO eighteen thread
linen line; pyramid shaped snkers weigh
ing from three and a half to five ounces
each, according TO the water conditions
he expects TO encounter; 20 to 10 hooks
and four-ply twisted leader three feet
long, to be attached 10 "A three-way
swivel I'm the line a foot above the sink
er; and bait, which may be bloOdworms,
menhaden. shedder crab, mullet, clam or
young eel. The almost universally used
rod is of the type known as Spring
butt" in which the butt is OF tough,
springy wood, some twenty-siX or twenty
eight inches long, with hand grasp just
below the reel seat and another at the
end. the intervening wood being so
tapered that under the stress Of casting
and playing a fish II is harmoniously re-
silent with the rest OF the rod. and hence
OF greater effectiveness. Most surf rods
are OF the one-piece class, the tip being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

~ OWN at Long Beach the other
Sunday an old Long Islander
H. whose sixty-odd summers have
been passed within sight and scent Of the
salt meadows turned rom his squint-
eyed contemplation Of half dozen surf
fishermen sharply defined in the glare Of
the open beach and said TO the town man
who sat beside him on a stranded drift
log: son, that there's the finest kind o
salt water hshin' we have in the North"
A broad statement? Yes, and doubt
less there are many who will o. agree
with IL, just as there are those who would
emphatically deny that tennis or golf or
motoring is the ideal summer sport.
Fishermen of all outdoor cranks are per-
haps the crankest, 70 use the term DIS a
synonyme for enthusiastic, and each one
who has passed the mere tyro stage is
pretty sure TO have one particular species
of fish and one special style Of fishing
that in his anglers heart are superior TO
all others.
The blueashing crank will grow red in
the face and loud the voice S he en-
deavors 10 convince you that trolling for
the big fellows outside" is just the finest
sport in the world. lie will wax eloquent
over the thrill Of handy catb0at heel
ing under a northwester; her heave and
leap as the whitecaps hiss by and their
spray drives across the cockpit; the skio-
per's hoarse shout: Thar they be. See
the gulls follering the 'bunkers, Hazard
a-lee!-the dash into the school and then
the fevered snatching at lines that cut
the hands like hot wires and strain and
dance out astern 10 where the blues have
turned fron. their butchery OF the bunk
er, TO strike savagely at the metal squids
glinting so alluringly among them.
Others. perhaps cast in a less heroic
mould. will dilato on the days of unut-
terable JOY when the weakhsh are strik-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

which met al the University club in New
York a few weeks later and adopted a
constitution and bylaws.
As fast as opportunities are presented
the cancer campaign Will be- brought 20
the attention Of other associations Of
physicians or surgeons 40 their regular
meetings. Zoo line with this intention. a
committee was appointed which attended
the annual meeting of the American Med
zeal Society. beginning on June H. ana
presented 20 that body the objects Of the
American Society for the Control of Can
Ger and asked for IT'S cooperation.
il may Dee said that what We know
about cancer Is somewhat Ike the fund
Of human knowledge concerning cleo
iricity \ good deal has been learned oil
how the thing operates. and AN apprccia-
bic advance has been made IN its control.
but the fundamental nature of the thing
thc answer 10 tho simple question what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

! ing as fast as you can put two shrimps
on a 80 hook ana let the tide carry them
a score Of yards up the channel from
/ your anchored boat while still others
/ will vehemently contend that they would
rather drift for huke than catch the big
gest and scrappest blue or weak FISH
/ that ever wore fins. Finally, there is the
surf fisherman. the fellow in rubber boots
, and old clothes, who stands where the
| last foam Of the breakers bubbles TO
nothingness on the sun warmed beach
and casts his line 200 feet and more out
10 where the rollers begin TO loom up
cool and green as they gather themselves
for their eternal charge upon the shore.
What is his case, and how does he de-
fend il? What is this surf casting, any
way?
Briefly, as the weather scanned Long
Islander with the mahogany cOlored neck
remarked. 1t is the finest kind of salt
water fishing in the North. at least to
those who have once thoroughly tested
it's possibilities under favorable condi-
tions What fly casting is TO the trout
fisherman, what bait casting is 10 the
black bass enthusiast, that surf casting
is 10 the angler with an Unborn predilec-
ton for the ocean tang in his nostrils and
the sweep Of all outdoors before his eyes
Barring the taking with rod and reel OF
the tarpon and other lighting giants OF
the Gulf Coast, and leaving out Of con-
sideration the unparalleled sport with
leaping tuna out at faraway Catalina
Island, surf casting is probably the most
scientific and skilful method Of catching
ocean fish in American waters.
Kinetsh, weakiish, striped bass, channel
bass. drum-all are taken in this way at
the proper season, and the weight of a
really big fellow Of the latter kinds may
run over the fifty-pound mark-fifty or
sixty pounds Of as gamy flesh and bone
and fin as man ever took on a fifteen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
one Of the tIU0o Z7Y-'
Ize7z e7scLea lice Rg-
Szde1SG Of TIE society
OuZzy L7Y nzzenzHHn a.
exScNEzzve con- N zIIee

Of clubs and societies also wherever an
active interest in the public welfare can
be found. Particularly will these lectures
be offered before nurses training schools
and women's clubs They will be pre-
pared and delivered by authorities, and
the plan is to give such services free.
Emphasis will be laid always on the i'm
portance of early attention to any sus-
picious lump in the flesh, or 10 any per-
sistent sore or Inflammation on the sur
face Of the body Such as these are the
forerunuers Of the malignant tumor. EN-
cision. prompt and complete removal by
the knife. will remove whatever danger
may Turk in that source.
All the work Of disseminating knOwl-
edge will be under the direction OF an cX-
ecutive secretary, who will be the prin-
cipal salaried officer of the society. He
will be selected with great care by a
committee which was appointed for that
purpose at the same time that the or
ganizatiOn adopted its official title. So
much depends on. the character and et-
ficiency Of this field general that his Sc
lection and entrance into the campaign
can hardly be expected before the latter
part of July.
The first definite move toward the for
nation of the new society was probably
the meeting held on the afternoon Of
April % i'm the home Of Or. Clement
Cleveland. No. 925 Park avenue. The
men and women who came together at
that time were actuated by a single COM
mon impulse-to save life. They repre-
sented i'm a remarkable degree influence.
wealth and a knowledge OF disease, the
elements most necessary to the accom-
plishment Of their high purpose. At that
time there was chosen preliminary
committee on organization, which was
composed Of Dr. lie Roy Broun, chair
man: James Spever, V. Everit Macy.
George c. Clark and Frederick J.. Hoff-
mann. At a later meeting Mr.. Clark was
elected president of the society, Howard
Rayne treasurer, and Thomas NJ. Debe-
voiso secretary.
The list of vice-presijents includes Or.
Clement Cleveland. Of New York; DR..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY.

The objects Of the society. as stated
succinctly in it's constitution, which has
lust been adopted, are to disseminate
knowledge concerning the symptoms
diagnosis. treatment and prevention or
cancer: to investigate the conditions un-
der which cancer is found, and to COM
pile statistics in regard thereto.
The scope of the programme of edu-
cation is so wide that only one other
movement of the kind in this country
can be found as a comparison-name-
IL. the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
The methods and work Of this assocla-
ton have made practically every one IN
the country familiar with the means OF
detecting and throttling the white plague
in its incipient stages. tuberculosis is
No in order Of importance among the
causes Of death in the United States.
Cancer is No. in the same list. The
opportunity for saving thousands Of
lives in this country every year is ap-
pealing and urgent.
The work will he undertaken in wide
variety Of ways The fearful reality Of
the scourge and the common signs by
which il may be detected in the early
period Of its development, when an oper-
alton means an almost certain cure, will
be done up in pamphlet form and scat
tered i'm scores of thousands. Articles
setting forth the certain characteristics
of the disease will be prepared by eX-
perts and admitted TO the columns of
widely read magazines. Particular ef-
forts will be made along this line TO
spread the gospel Of early detection and
consequent opportunity TO cure through
the medium Of women's publications, for
the ravages of cancer among women are
greatly in excess Of its death-dealing
activity among men.
There will be lectures before all sorts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
The American Society tor the
Control of Cancer axes
Up Great Prevent
i've Work.
" T has been shown that cancerous af-
fections cause a mortality of not less
- rrv{teu

7 has been shown that cancerous af-
fections cause a mortality of not less
Il than 1900 a year in the Uniteu
States. and that the death rate from can
cerous affections is increasing at the rate
of rs per cent year.
4 committee Of the Clinical Congress oil
Surgeons Of North America has SAID
cancer can be successfully treated. II
can be eradicated permanently, and the
natient absolutely cured in the majority
of cases where the operation is under
taken in the earliest stages of the dis
ease"
Until this year there had never been any
organized. concerted. nationwide effort
10 drive these facts homo TO the American
public. Such an effort is now under way.
II has backing of brains, character ana
hieh purpose that makes it certain that
its message will be heard in almost every
household I'm the United states. There
Will be no pause until all possible effort
has been made 10 warn and forearm
every adult from Maine TO California
against the insidious disease.
The American Society for the Control
of Cancer" is the name by which the
movement will be known and under when
il will carry on it's gigantic warfare. Inc
title was chosen only a few days ago ana
few persons have even heard IT, If the
humane impulse that actuates the men
and women who brought the society into
being can gather the strength it seeks
frcm the cooperation Of the general pub
lie, the name will ultimately be familiar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
CANCER HOUSES"

Cancer houses" as they are some
times called. have been the subject OF
investigation by various experts. Charles
r.. Green, r. r. S r.. has quite recently
carried on such a search. lie brings out
the Cact that people afflicted with cancer
usually live in "hollows' and rarely in
high places or on plains, unless the
houses are low and overtoppcd by ada
cent ones. II the houses Of a city or dis
trict are all OF the same height there IS
little cancer but in q district whore large
modern houses have grown up and made
artificial "holioWs" the old houses thus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

Lewis 5. McMurtry, Of Louisville, Dr..
Edward REYNOLDS, Of Boston; DR.. Edward
Morton, Of Philadelphia. and DR.. Level
lvn +. Barker, of Baltimore. On the
executive committee, which met for or
canization at the University Club on June
4 are Or George Brewer, Of New YORK
Or +. +. Simpson, of Pittsburgh Dr.
Livingston Farrand, Of New York, Or.
Joseph Bloodgood. Of Baltimore; DR.. y.
ID. Revan. Of Chicago; Or. lie Roy Broun,
of New York: Dr. Howard Lilienthal of
New York. Or. JEFF Miller. Of New Or
leans; DR.. James Ewing, of New York;
Or Charles Powers, Of Denver; DR.. Reu-
ben Peterson. of Ann Arbor, Mich; Dr.
William NJ. Studdiford. of New York; Or.
Frederick, of St Louis; Or. Howard {.
TAYLOR. Of New York: John +. Parsons. Of
New York, and V. Everit Macy, Of New
York.
Among others who were present at tho
original meeting of the society or who
are actively interested in the plan are
Dr. Henry +. Coe. president OF the Amer-
can Gynecological Society; Drs. George
w Jarman. Bache Emmett Dougal Bissel.
II. j. Boldt Robert Able, Joseph d. Bry-
ant Charles L. Gibson, Of ST. Luke's Hos
pital. and Joseph Brettauer. OF Mount
Sinai Hospital: Miss Laura Post, Mrs.
James Speycr Mrs. Robert G. Mead. Mrs.
f. r. Hewitt. president Of the Women's
Municipal League: Mrs. Robert 9. Black.
Mrs George c. Clark. Mrs. Y. Evert
Macy, Mrs Russell Sage, Mrs Frederick
w Vanderbilt Mrs. II. winthrop Gray
Mrs. Robert W. de Forest and Mrs. +.