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HOOkwOrm in Kentucky

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The first essential to happiness Is
health; it IS an economic condition
of life and more to be desired, yea
more than much fine gold. 1t is to
be lamented that our schools are
to be retarded by preventable dis
eases; the vitality of msny of our
most promising boys and girls is
sapped before our eyes because. Of
lntestional parasites. What we
usually term vlaziness" in a pupil Is
nothing but the effect of hookworm; ;
no sooner have these parasisites
turned the healthy boys red blood
into a weaker blue than he loses his
ruddy color and assumes an air of
indifference-and as we say, loses
his ambition. Sometimes the boy
is able to maintain his health and
keep up his work in spite of his dis
ease, but under more desirable con-
ditions he could have done more
efficient work and developed a
more robust form.
Now there IS remedy for these
inhrmities. The pangs of pain can
be transformed into the joyous
throbs of health; our dwarfed boys
and girls can be made to attain their
normal stature; the rose may be
made to return to the cheek and the
sparkle again to the eye. The So
licitation of the State Board of
Health is now at our door. Does
it not behoove us in the name of
humanity to heartily cooperate
with these physicians sent out by
the State Boart of Health as they
demonstrate to US the work of hook
worm determination. Their aid be.
ing available l have no apologies to
make for saying: "It is no disgrace
to have the hookworm, but it is a
disgrace to keep it,"
If these men could only teach all
the teachers and make them an act
I've force to fight for the health of
their pupils, what an Improvement
there would be in the health of our
children and what marked progress
there would be discerned in our
schools. believe that every teach
er ought te be examined and treat
ed (when necessary in order that
he may more consistently bring the
matter before the pupils. If the
teacher would first undergo exami-
nation it would eliminate great
deal of the prejudice usually held
against this work-besldes teachers
are by no means immune to these
parasites.
Through thoughtless conditions
and unfortunate surroundings we
have contracted these detestable
worms; through scientific investiga-
tion and common sense application
only will we rid ourselves of them.
To be conscious of the conditions
that retard the growth of our pupils
and the progress of our schools and
yet refrain from reaching out a
helping hand to the little ones, is
but little less than speaking male
diction upon humanity.
Let US hear the representatives OF
the State Board of Health and re-
inforce their pleadings for better
sanitary conditions and hookworm
eradication. feel it my duty as
teacher to insist that every child In
my district be examined and treat
ed. l shall spare no pains in as
sistlng them IN any way-distribut-
ing, collecting and forwarding the
recePtacles to tho appointed place.
| am intensely interested in seeing
the bloom of youth and the spark of
energy return to my pupils, and to
see them take their places again
alongside the brightest and the best.
Peach wagons are plentiful, but
The record., 1914-08-20
Kentucky Crop Report.
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The crop report as August
1st is the most discouraging one
that has been issued from this
department for many seasons.
The report issued last month,
while dismal in many respects,
had a hopeful undertone, as
seasonable rains could then have
saved the crops more or less.
There has not been a general
rain in the last month. Insuffi-
cient showers have fallen in
different localities and conditions
have deteriorated in practically
every portion of the State. 1t
is now too late for the rains to
do early corn any good what
ever. The corn that was
planted after June 1st would
be materially aided by a good
rainfall. Tobacco will come
out with anything like a good
rain. and the damage has not
been so serious to the tobacco
crops or the corn crop. Pas
lures have dried up and
stock water is very scarce
in many places. The lack of
good drinking water has seemed
to injure' stock more than the
lack of pasture.
Corn has dropped from a
condition of 81 to 65 per cent.
Burley tobacco from 65 to Sc per
cent. Dark tobacco from a con.
dition of 67 to 62 per cent. Clover
pastures are disappearing, show.
ing condition of 55 per cent.
Bluegrass Ga and Alfalfa 65 pei
cent. Cow peas and soy beans
are resisting the drouth better
than any other of the forage
crops. Again we would like tC
call attention to the possibilities
of these two legumes, and the
farmer who has sowed a few
acres of either of these plants
in all probability will have hay fol
the winter. as well as improving
his land. Fruits are dropping
off of the trees on account oi
the drouth conditions. The con.
dition of apples is given at 6;
pears at 66 and peaches at u
per cent. Live stock conditions
are given: Horses 92, cattle 80
hogs SO and sheep 80 per cent
Poultry as rule is doing well
Garden conditions are given al
|
81 per cent.
While rain would not do the
corn any good, vet it would be
of great help to the man who
has sown late maturing forage
crops. There has been but little
summer plowing done on ac
count of the ground being too
much packed to break W ir
good condition. Farmers are
urged to sow rye, barley OF
wheat as early as possible ir
order to have winter pastures.
Winter or Hairy Vetch is fas,
becoming an important part ol
The record., 1914-08-20

oNE Laihirg beech keeper has
figured il out as a result of his per
sonal observations that 1t takes the
women longer 10 dress than men.
Some folks never believe thing
even when II is a thing of universal
knowledge until they prove 1t for
themselves.
The record., 1914-08-20

NGNilCi- ltuiHdi.
That the citizens of Muhlenberg
county are Interested in conserving
their health has been demonstrated
to the satisfaction of everyone by
the success met with by DIR. NJ. w.
Steele, chief inspector of the State
Board of Health, and his assistants
in conducting the health campaign
h,Ic the last six weeks. The State
BOARD of Health WAS asked by the
Woman's Book Club of Grcenvillc
10 send a representative here to lee
tufe on health conditions, and DR..
Steele came. The Muhlenbcrg Fis-
cal Court happened 10 be in session
and DIR. Steele went before it and
asked that it appropriate $500 to-
ward financing a health campaign.
The court promptly responded with
the appropriation with the rcsul,
that Or. Steele and two assistants
have been conducting clinics and
giving lectures IN all parts of the
county ever since.
about $500 persons have been
examined as to hookworm, and il
bss been found that about : per
cent. of those examined are affected
with hookworm, and about ! per
cent. are also affected with other
intestina! parasites. While the per
centage of infection is not nearly
so great as in other counties visited
in the State, II is sufficiently large
to arouse a widespread effort for
its eradication.
DIR. Steele and his assistants have
also definitely located $50 cases of
active tuberculosis in the county
Miss Marion Williamson, of the
State Board of Health, was here for
one week and after asccrtaining the
conditions, asked the Fiscal Court
for an appropriation of 5000 to as
s;sI in employing a visiting nurse IN
the county for one year to combat
the "whi,e plague 4"
The sum was appropriated and /,
is now said that an effort will be
made 10 secure enough money by
public subscription and with the
operation of the various coal
operators of the county to secure
the services of two visiting nurses
for tha, period of time.
DIR. Steele is appreciative of the
CO operation he has met with on the
part of citizens of the county, and
attributes the success of the cam
paIgn largely 10 that fact. He at,
,nbutes the prevalence of hook
worm and kindred troubles to un-
sanitary conditions found in all
parts of the county. Mr.. Abbott,
of Louisville, also connected with
the State Board of Health, was here
Saturday and demonstrated the
construction of sanitary outbuild-
ings at meeting of teachers al
Hillside.
One of the remarkable cases dis
covered by DIR. Steele In his cam.
paign was that of a middle aged wo-
man who had been suffering, her
physicians thought, with tubercu.
losis. She had been treated fol
that trouble for months without ef
feet and was examined by DIR. Steele
and found to be suffering from hook
worm. One treatment was given
her a few days ago, resulting in hel
immediate relief. At the county
poor farm one case of pellsgra ano
seven cases of trachoma were found
DIR. Steele is making arrangement:
to have Government expert her,
to treat the cases of trachoma.
The record., 1914-08-20

y. arc alnias, IS bad Oft as the
Euparsaa nations, for We are IN
fsat az ins; tbs high cost OF living,
which threatens to eN,crminlte even
worse than war.
The record., 1914-08-20

CONTESTANTS in The war did not
need To prove their bravery. which
no nac ever doubted, but nobody
wi! bc convinced of their Intelll
gcrcc until they quit fighting.
The record., 1914-08-20

II some one had only interested
the crowned heads of Europe in
baseball or something equally peace
full but On crossing perhaps the
map makers would not now be so
ioyous.
The record., 1914-08-20

All lue warning rulers prayed tor
the destruction of their enemies ana
that part of all their prayers Is be
ing answered.
The record., 1914-08-20

EyEN the man who prefers winter
acknoSloGses that green corn and
cantsloupe are vital helps IN max
ing summer worth while.
The record., 1914-08-20

Every member of Muhlenberg
Lodge No. 81 is requested to be
present Saturday night Aug. 20, as
an amendment to the By Laws will
be voted on at that time.
The record., 1914-08-20

If you have, or will subscribe to
Chautauqua course, attend the meet
at court house Friday night.
The record., 1914-08-20
Leslie Hale, Creepville. Ky.
Te1ephOne 1z5

School Supplies such Tablets Pencils Ink Pens Note
books Composition Books Rules Lunch Baskets Drink
ing Cups, Scissors Compass Easers Fountain Pens Book
Sachels and Straps, Coored Pencils and Crayons Paint
Brushes and Water Colors, ETC.
ASK FOR FREE TWELVE INCH RULE
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Leslie HaIe's List Of Kentucky
State Adoption Of Text Books

Showing retail and exchange price, also showing the books that
exchangeabe Only like books of the grade be excne
ed Second Reader for Second Reader Spee Speer,
ETC. No book subject to exchange unless in good condition 1.-TWO
covers all leaves and not mutlated in any way).
ALL SCHOOL BOOKS ARE SOLD FOR CASH ONLY.
The record., 1914-08-20

Peach wagons are plentiful, but
apples are scarce.
The record., 1914-08-20

''s;.' ss:. s;s. :s.
Potter's Common School Spelling Book k-..12 1S
Modern Pronounins SpeneD
Easy Road to Reading Primer -.18 Is
BLACKS sPachcalP
Baldwin & Benders First Reader -.B IS
New McCuaey FistR
Baldwin & Benders Second Reader 30
New McGuaey Second ReadeD
Baldwin & Benders Third Reader 38
QNew McCuaey Third
Halliburton & Norvells Fourth Reader .-------.H 35
New McCuaey FourhRe Reader
Halliburton & Norvell's Fifth Reader .l7 IS
New McCuaey Fifth Reader)
Rays Modern Intellectual Arithmetic 20
Ire adopted No Exchnge
Lyons Carnahan's Modern Ele. Arithmetic al 30
Q2ays Modern Elementary Aithmed)
Lyons & Carnahan's Modern Adv Arithmetic 8 so
rays Modern Practical Arihmeic)
Natural Primary Geography ------------ 40
IRE adopted No Exchanse
Natural Complete Geography 80
Kitridse & Arnolds The Mother Tongue lis 80
Steps in English PatI.
I n Part Hor
Harvey Book
Kitdridge Arnolds The Mother Tongue Book II 20 40
Steps n English 1T III.
Steps n Eng Parts l. II and iii Combined. or
fiarey New English Grammar
Guick's Good Health ------------15 IS 30
Willis Essentials Of fHeath)
Gulicks The Body and Its Defences 50
Willis Elementary Physiology
Evans First Lessons in American History -----2 As
Eclectic Primary History Of the United Saies
Dcksons American History for Grammer Schools 30 IS
New Eclectic History of the United Staes)
Kinkeads History Of Kentucky IS
Ire adopted No Exchanse)
Foreman's Essentials Of Civil Government --.30 81
Petermans Civil
Writing Books, Numbers 1 to .05
The books indicated by the old books and be exchanged ONLY for
above it, Exchange privilege expires July 18th. 1915
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s, C;T!S PR lEaN. TX kDTAECt.
THURSDAY. AUGUST %. lf;l.

trr.., 81 ;ae Grg.uvi.',. Ky, pos,oiiies as
s~cn0a risSs matter.
Newark post., 1914-02-25
Anagrams From Delaware

Miss Elizabeth Smithson, of Del
aware College, Newark, Del, writes
The Sun:
Il am very much interested in
the palindromes. anagrams and
verse you have been publishing in
The Sun. May | send in a few
specimens Of anagrams?
Astronomers-No more stars.
Matrimony-Into my arm.
Old England-Golden land.
Parishoners-I hire parsons.
Parliament-Partial men.
Presbyterians-Best in prayer.
Methodist-His method.
Sweethearts-There we sat.
Telegraph-Great helps.
Take the word meats" and you
can get out Of that word of five let
ters what the Cinnamon says: me
eat steam meats BALTIC. Sun
Newark post., 1914-02-25

Year in Pictures, a book that
covers with artistic Photographic
reproductions all the big evnts OF
1918 that could be treated success
fully in such way. The book, l2O
pages in board covers, costs 20
cents, and is faithful reminder OF
the year.
Nearly 500 finely printed half
tones are made use OF in telling the
story of the year. The events SO
treated will surprise the busy man,
who would find himself stumped II
called upon to name a score OF the
great occurrences Of the year. The
plague in Manchuria, the world s
great inventions, the Inauguration,
the war in the Balkans, the compile
ton Of the Panama canal, naval
advances, the conquest OF the air,
the succession Of great rulers, wo-
men and the vote, fighting disease,
labor troubles, the western floods,
the Gettysburg celebration and
numbers of other events are fully
and faithfully pictured and photo
graphed.
The North American book is a
faithful book Of reference for
young and old students of current
events. 1t is surprisingly good and
surprisingly cheap.
Price. 25 cents; by mail, 10 cents
extra ADV.
Newark post., 1914-02-25

over large landscapes, than such a
fatness of CHEEKY slaves, taking or
ders from their betters. Better a
petty race should strive valnly,
than accept it's own littleness. IL
it is doomed to futility, let 1t at
least live as if all the roads to VIC
tory were open.
So when we face the push and
thrust of life in each generation,
let us be glad that youth is claim
ing it's right to live. 1t is wiser to
tear down the temples than to ac-
cept defeat. Effort is finer than
resignation, and peril is safer than
despair in routine. And by that
high courage and fresh experiment
they defeat confusion, and lift
their heads above despond. So
the world is full Of homes. OBJ
scure men deal manfully with
their stint Of work. Countless un-
known women suffer and love. Or
der gains on chaos. A will is at
work upon the welter.
Newark post., 1914-02-25
Colonial Danes
Purchase Headquarters

The Delaware Society of Colonial
Danes, which had purposed some
time ago purchasing the Tatnall
house, 1903 Market street, Will
mington, for its headquarters, has
secured 1905 Market street, built
in 1898 on Colonial lines, which
will be renovated and adapted to
the uses of the society. 1t is un-
derstood that the purchase price of
the property was $4,000.
Newark post., 1914-02-25
The Worlds Fighters

Norman Hapgood, IN Harper's
Weekly.
Better the sorriest citizen think
ing he can take hold of life, and
that his faint sparks Of free will
can burn holes through the thicket.
than a worldful of orderly persons
OF regular habit and contented
mein. Rather wildness, than thar
men should find this a locked
world, where all the returns are in.
Better absurd mites, strutting
Newark post., 1914-02-25
EXCITING BASKET
BALL GAMES
Laurels To The Visiting
Teams

The Washington College basket
ball team on Friday night defeated
Delaware, at Newark, by the score
of % to IA.
The large number Of fouls call
ed by Referee Speer featured the
game. There were 35 fouls, 20 on
Delaware, and Is on the visitors.
The first half ended II to I in fav-
or of Washington. At the begin
ming Of the second half Delaware
braced and tied the score. From
this time until the finish of the
game, however, the Maryland boys
outplayed the Blue and Gold. Mad
den did some good shooting for
Washington and the defense work
Of the visitors was especially strong.
The lineup:
Delaware Washington
Weimer. -. forward ..... Lewis
Lacklen. . forward -. Madden
Wills. ..... center ..... .Pierson
Cam ... guard ...... Pfitsch
Doherty j.. guard ..... Garrett
Field goals-Lacklen, 3; Wei
mer, 1; Madden, 4; Pierson, 3;
Lewis, 2. Foul goals-Wills, 5;
Doherty, l; Garrett, 4. Time Of
halves-20 minutes. Referee-Dr.
Speer.
The Wilmington Y. M. G. A.
team defeated the Delaware Col
lege scrubs in the preliminary game
by the score q to Is. The shooting
of Mink and Horsey featured the
game. The lineup:
Delaware Scrubs Y. M. G.. A.
Bounds. .. forward >. Mink |
Horsey. -. forward -. .Mearns
Geoghegan. .. center . :. Thompson
Wilson. -. guard =. Walther
Brockson. -. guard ..... .Munda
Jones
Goals from field-Horsey, 4;
Geoghegan, |; Mink, 4; Walther, 3
Mearns, l. Foul goals-Bounds, 5
5. Time of halves-15
minutes. Referee-Dr Speer
Newark post., 1914-02-25
STORY OF A YEAR
TOLD IN PICTURES
The North American Offers To
Readrs An Unusual Record

A very unusual publication,
along entirely new lines, is The
North American s History Of the
Newark post., 1914-02-25

Goals from field-HOrsey, 4;
Geoghegan, l; Mink, 4; Walther, 3 !;
Mearns, /. Foul goals-Bounds, 5 :;
Thompson, 5. Time of halves-15
minutes. Referee-Dr Speer.
Newark post., 1914-02-25

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
CLEAN UP AND SAVE BABIES
LIVES

Dirt fattens flies and kills babies.
Dirt in itself, such as rubbish and
other waste, does not directly cause
disease unless it contains organisms
impregnated with contagion. But dirt
of any kind is breeding spot for flies
and other, vermin which act as direct
carriers of contagion from sick to
healthful persons.
A great majority of the deaths of the
young, particularly during the summer,
are due Ito infection by bacteria. In
order for these great enemies Of man
kind to thrive there must be means
for their growth, and dirt is the culture
field or breeding place.
The germs which enter milk or other
food are Deposited by flies through
the means of circulating dust or other
wise. Sunlight, the removal of garbage
and the use of plenty of soap and hot
water are the best means of reducing
this source of danger.
Now, everybody get on the job and
clean up this town.
Be life saver and preserve the
health of the babies
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
6AeY's LITTLE DEFECTS AND
HOW TO CURE THEM.

| This baby was three years old. Its
head should have measured 20 inches
in circumference its chest 81 and its
abdomen TO- Instead it's head meas.
ured 10, its chest 10 IL and its abdO.
men 21 10. In a wee baby the abdomen
! is prOteuberant but from two years on
the chest should be larger than the alb.
domen. This indicates two things-that
the child's respiratory organs are in
good condition, with fine chest devel-
opment, and that the food Is properly
digested
II took considerable questioning to
find out why this pretty child was not
in good condition, but in time we got
at the truth. The little girl loved
candy She inherited the taste from
her father and they had INDUCED her
because they thought she could not
help it,. The discolored, decaying
teeth and the protuberant abdomen
both resulted from over Indulgence in
sweets. The mother was urged to re-
duce the amount of candy given to
the child, not suddenly, but by gradual
ly substituting sweetened fresh or
stewed fruit, and then as gradually re-
ducing the amount of sugar served
with the fruit. This was seven months
ago, and now the mother writes that
the abdomen is smaller, the teeth in
better shape and the child much less
fretful.
+. is shocking to see the number OF
children brought to contests who at
three, four and five years have discol-
orec. decaying teeth. The condition OF
the teeth is sure indication OF ma
ternal care-or lack of it, Just as soon
as the little teeth appear, they should
be ceansed. Baby size tooth brushes
very soft indeed, can now be purchas-
ed At first, the teeth should be brush
ed night and morning, not with tooth
paste or powder but very mild anti
septic like glyco-thymoline may be
dropped into the water The tiny
teeth must be brushed up and down as
well as back and forth and special at
tention should be given to brushing
the gums.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-14
Little Benny's Note Book
By LEE pAPE

y dimes. WITCH haven't got them vet
and may be nevvir will avn akkount
;of Gladdis keeping avn saying thare
was sumthing funny about 1t. Wich
:thare was
!, watts the mattir with you, yyiliyLE.,
now is 1t yure so kwiet, ma sed to
pop aftir suppir last mite. don't you
feal we'll
y, ] feal as we'll as Good be ixpeckt-
ed undir the circumstances, sed pop,
Wat do you NEE, the circumstances,
sed ma, wat happined.
Nuthing happined that's jest 1t, sed
pop, wen ! think ovir the condishins
undir witch the modern bizniss man
has to live l wundir we don't awl die
at 30, or yungir.
Wy. the ideer, nevvir herd of eny
condishins, sed ma, was awlways
undir the impresshin that the averidge
bizniss man has pritty eezy time OF
! it.
Well yure impresshni was correckt,
ne has a darn site to eezy time of
1t. fizzickly speaking, sed pop, If he
mad littel exercize wunts in vile
insted of beeing cooped up in a stuffy
orfiss. he wood be a helthier animal
Animil, sutch an ixpresshin, sed ma.
Well wat are we, vegertabils, sed
pop, tho | must confess. cooped up in
our stuffy orfisses, we do live like
vegertabils. wy, II Id of had even q
moderit amount of exercize today I'd
feel cheerful and brite rite now, insted
of like q vegertabil, as you Express 1t.
dident Express enything of the
kind, sed ma. and enyhow, II you
wunt q littel exercize, don't see watts
to pervent you frum having it.
Izent that wat I've bin ixplaneinx.
sed pop, soshil condishins, my deer,
soshil condishins, IL men conducktid
thare affares out in the open fields,
as they ust to, in the fresh air and
with the warmth of the sun upon them,
things wood be different.
Yes. you'd anvil freeze to deth. sed
ma, but goodniss. as | sed befoar, IL
don't see watts to pervent yure hav-
ing it.
Don't you, sed pop, we'll let me tell
you Id give haff days SALARY for sum
good helthy inviggerating exercize
rite now.
Then wy don't you 60 down and
eileen the sno awf the pavement, that's
wat I bin thinking of. sed ma.
Wat the mischiff has that got to do
with 1t, sed pop.
Wy, 1t wood be elegant exersize out
in the open air, and besides, 1t RELY
awt to be dun, sed ma.
II you cant stick to the argewmint,
lets drop 1t awltogethir. sed pop.
| WITCH they did.