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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06
Public Health Department
BY DR. J. C. MAHR. STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH

diabetis run in certain families
These ailments are due to peculiar
tiles of body functions; but this
does not mean that gout, rheuma-
tism, is inherited. for careful atten-
tion to personal hygiene, outdoor
life, and exercise. and proper diet
would ward off ailments of this
kind.
While we inherit features, physia-
ue, temperament, etc, yet you new
er heard of anyone inheriting q
wooden leg even IL both of the par
ents have been unfortunate enough
to lose their leg; and IL proper at
tention is given to the subject, par
ents can give to their children
strong healthy bodies with a strong
resistance to disease.
Now consumption is one of the in
fectious diseases that cannot be in
herited. That is, mother who is
consumptive cannot transmit the
germ of consumption to her child in
birth. This is so well known now
that is seems a waste of time to ex-
plot it. Yet there are a number of
people who still believe that the
child is doomed because the mother
or father was consumptive.
The only inheritance that con.
sumptive mother can leave her child
is constitution so weakened, or en-
feebled, because of the mothers
weakness, that it cannot combat the
germ as successfully as the constitu-
tion of a child born under more IA
vorable circumstances.
With the proper care and super
vision the child of consumptive
parent may go through life without
taint of the disease. But the care
and supervision always must be Wig
liant and the child must be trained
to live with the end in view of safe
guarding the particular organ in
which the weakness lies.
A great percentage of deaths from
consumption, before the time when
it became known to medical science
that tuberculosis was caused by a
specific germ. were due to the fact
that the theory that the disease pass
ed from mother to child was gener
ally believed by physicians as vel
as laymen. The infectiousness oI
the disease did not command atten
tion, even from medical men, unit
the latter half of the nineteenth
century.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06
WE DO NOT INHERIT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.


Much has been said of the inheri-
stance of degeneracy, and in the past
IL was supposed that certain diseases
we're inherited. While it is true that
degeneracy can be Inherited. il is not
true that infectious diseases such as
tuberculosis can be inherited; but 1t
is true that heridity does bring down
to us high degree of vital resist
ance, and this proved to be great
benefit to the race for there is more
good than bad carried from genera
tion TO generation. If this were not
true in families who are weak and
unable to resist disease, their de-
cendants would soon die out for the
germs that cause infectious diseases
are very numerous and found in
most every place.
It is true that we inherit stature,
eye color. temperament, etc, and as
has been stated. there was time
when we believed that such diseases
as consumption were inherited; but
with the progress made by science
during recent years. this belief has
steadily lost ground until at the
present time all authorities agree
that infectious diseases are not in
heritable. At times it may seem as II
they were; but usually a careful an
alysis will show that it isn't the dis
ease itself but merely a tendency to
il which is inherited. 1t is well
known that narrow chests are much
more likely to develop consumption
than those who have well developed
chests Now if one or both parents
have narrow chests, the children
could inherit a narrow chest just as
easily as they inherit brown eyes,
blue eyes, black eyes, or a peculiar
shaped nose or peculiar shaped
hands or feet Now if these parents
are tubercular and attempt to raise
their children, it is more than like
ly that these children will later de-
velop consumption or tuberculosis
but If on the other hand, these child
rem are taken at the time of birth
placed and brought up in another
home free from tuberculosis, they
are not apt to develop this disease
even though they have inherited q
tendency to same and have a mar
row chest. This has been frequent
ly proven to be true.
Now Gout, rheumatism, goitre anC
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06
Community Coz Operation
oPYRICHTED FARM AND NcFf-H0LLAND'S MAcAznl

es and not by the culture OF tine \
favored few. There are only few
years in the formative period OF
boy or girl when he or she may be
taught in our public schools. Every
hour spent in public school should
be a golden hour withopportunities
for culture and improvement that
should leave lasting impression
throughout life.
Texas today lauds education to
the skies and yet large part OF the
teaching in our schools is done by
half baked youths just out of the
high schools themselves and who too
often have no thought on any sub
ject higher than that OF drawing
their pay. There is need and urg-
ent need for law which will put
our schools on a more permanent
basis and attract higher grade OF
teachers and allow them to teafh
one school for more than a single
term. One way to do this is to AZ
low the teacher to contract for a
number of years, or until a change
was deemed desirable. Let the
teacher become a part OF the COM
munity life. Let the pupils know
that the teacher of this year will be
the teacher OF next year. In this
way a continuity could be given to
studies which is impossible with
conditions as they are at present.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06
Northern and Southern Yields.


The big prize in the boys corn
contests went to the South as usual.
1t was won by alker Leen Dunston
of Alabama, with a yield from an
acre of 1921 bushels. This beats
the former record of 22S.75 which
went to Jerry Moore of South Caro-
lima. And it beats it in two ways;
for while the former high yield cost
in the growing So cents a busael.
young Mr.. Dunston secured his great
yield at a cost of only 1919 cents a
hashel. This is a wonderful tri-
umph. And it may well be studied
by cotton planters in the South and
corn growers in the North. Thcre
IL the future corn belt to be oat-
cl. anyhow?
1he Southern girls carried tff
the prizes, too. in canning and to-
mato work Miss Clyde Sullivan
of Georgia put up 2,464 cans from
the 1884 pounds she grew from an
acre. But the Northern girls did
almost as we'll, though the seocr
prize. too, went to Dixie. However
the matter is not quite settled as be-
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

in the control of the producer. BY
proper housing and balancing the
rations of the hen, the egg produc-
ing season can be more evenly dis
tributed throughout the entire year.
and the importance of using cold
storage plants minimized. The egg
crop is one of the very few har.
vests than can be made to extend
throughout the entire year. Science
and enterprise should follow closely
in the wake OF the receding stream
of swollen prices and strengthen
the weak places which have develop
ed under the strain.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06
oh You Middleman:

The farmer did not get the mon
ey. 1t may be that some of the
farmers living near the large cities
who sold their eggs to the consumer
direct, profited by the increase. but
in the community where farm, the
peddler who bought our eggs never
paid us more than 20 cents per do5-
sn and from such Investigations as
7 nave been able to make, believe
- cents was the.highest water mark
in average farm prices of any one
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

tween Miss Lizzie Kelley of South
Carolina, whose record seems to be
4,375 pounds, and Miss Lucy Bale
of New Jersey. who grew $3.50
pounds.
The best record of Northern bog
was made by Arthur W. Runft Of
Grundy County. Iowa. His yield
was 1867 bushels. His cost Of
growing is not given, but II is safe
to say that the record is not bet
ter in this respect than that of the
Southern boy with his record yield
grown for 10 cents bushel. These
contests are of enormous import
ance. The children are showing the
older people what can be done.
In a coming issue, Southern
man, one who has been closely in
touch with contest work, will give
some other interesting facts.
CARRIAGES FOR WINTER USE.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

mo man liveth to himself and
no man dieth to himself" is truth
that is as eternal as the ages, as ev-
erlasting as the book of life. We
are bound together so that our ev-
cry act has a constantly widening
circle of influence over the lives of
those around us.
In this great country every citi-
zen is an Integral part Of the gov
ernment, and IL is only as the in
dividual citizen acts rightly and
thinks rightly that we accomplish
anything in making self-government
successful. OF course a dominant
majority of good men may triumph
over minority of evil men, but the
reverse is true also. as has been
demonstrated in our political life
time and time again.
Educated, enlightened, intelligent
voters are among our greatest needs
today, and these are bound to come
from the public schools. Not only
from the public schools, but also
largely from the schools OF the
smaller towns and the rural schools.
Perhaps our great leaders in mod
ern thought may be trained in the
universities and colleges but the
army which they must lead comes
direct from the public schools. An
advance in civilization is marked by
the average intelligence of the mass
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

Fort Worth. Texas,-The queen
of the American barnyard has had
more revolts among her subjects
during the past few weeks than per-
haps at any time during her rule on
the Western hemisphere, and lest
the historian of the nations poultry
yard do her an injustice in record
ing the insurrection, want to make
few observations in her behalf.
The Consumer not the Whole Thing
The consumer should not be TAX
en- too seriously; he is always COM
planning. Many times he has call
ed King Cotton a tyrant, has rebell-
ed to eat bread, but his seditions
do not last long. Responding to
the wall of the consumer, the Fed
eral department. of justice investi-
gated the hen as unceremoniously-
as though she were Wall Street
millionaire; the housewife has rail-
ed at her and passed resolutions
questioning her business integrity,
and the press has carried sensation
al stories accusing her majesty of
dlsloyalty to her subjects, until the
friends of the hen have cried out,
God Save the Cleen." When the
consumer raises a howl. the entire
machinery of government is set In
motion and the power of the pres.
rushes to the rescue. The consum.
er is a great talker, but he is MOI
the whole thing. and what he ha'
to say should be taken with Z
grain of salt
Whose Ok is Gored?
If patriotism and justice were the
motives that actuated the investiga-
tions and resolutions which the her
has been subjected to on account oi
the high price of eggs. why is it the
low price of eggs has never receiv'
ed the attention of these public
spirited citizens? Should not the
farm housewife feel as deeply out
ragged when she is compelled to sci
eggs DIT low price as the city house
wife when she is compelled to pa,
high price? Is it not question
of whose OK is gored?
1t would be interesting to know
when and where the hen entered in
to an agreement with the consume
to furnish eggs on demand at price
fixed by the city housewife. Cal
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06
Farm Notes of Interest to All

soy beans. oats, corn and many 9TH
ers may under certain conditions be
profitable when produced for cash
income. Usually it is far better to
feed the forage, hay and grain crops
to animals rather than sell these
crops, as this reduces expense in
marketing and conserves fertility.
The time is passed when cotton is
the only money crop. In fact, most
crops have greater money value
than cotton.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

There are several crops that may
he grown for a cash income besides
cotton. Peanuts. tobacco. hay peas.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

We need more milking machines
more manure spreaders, more trac-
tors, more motor trucks and more
automobiles on our farms. Why
drag out miserable existence"
without labor-saving, money-making
pleasure-seeking implements?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06
CARRIAGES FOR WINTER USE.

Cabbages in winter storage are
endangered in two directions--from
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

Work horses must have suffici-
~ent protein to enable them to do
efficient work. Corn and hay is
not sufficient, unles the hay be al
flafa. peas. peanuts or other legum-
es. If concentrates are needed cot
ton seed meal will be economical
fed with grain and hay.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

Give the calves and lambs the best
possible attention. Young animals
once stunted seldom make desirable
animals Skinned milk, a little
grain and a good pasture will give
properly. They will need shelter
in bad weather.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

Common machine oil is one
fourth the price of paint and much
easier to apply. Try oiling the ends
of your whiffletrees and see how
snug and tight the clips will fit and
how well the wood is preserved. Oil
the holes in the wooden whiffle-
trees. Oil the eye of the hammer
handle. Oil the ak handle where
the strain comes. Oil the buggy
felloes. In short, oil any wood
which you wish to keep from shrink
ing and swelling with the weather.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

Let us make it unanimous this
year for the use of labor-saving i'm
plements. We can not afford to
compete with improved implements
and mahcines with our hands. Mex
leans and Filipinos may try it. but
we had as we'll give it up.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-02-06

Plant an early grazing crop for
your swine. Rye. oats or barley
sown now will soon furnish green
food for the animals. Then by
breaking the land and sowing it
early it will be in better condition
for planting late crop on it after
the grain crop has been grazed.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-08
D. McMillan.
 199-2O1-2O3 Main Street.

off, which spoiled his constitution. Crew-Away haul away boys, haul
 away Joe"
 This is sung to quick tune and in quick time, the effect being very spirited. There are countless of these songs and chantries. but little used at sea today.
 The jibs are soon given up to turn the ships head as the topsails are mastheaded. The melody, rhythm and cadence of the music float out over the still waters of the bay. The hum of the evening gaiety stills, the band on shore ceases it's playing. for the moment everyone is listening to the strains of the rhythmic melody from the throats of the crew, and when they cease, IS the ship quietly passes out there is hand d-clapping from the shore and shouts of Bravo, Bravo! Americana; Gooda luck. faira windl''
 AS the land breeze freshens we quickly pass out of the harbor into the blue and limpid waters of the Mediterranean.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-08
TO BE SHORT WAR.

IS the reports of the war continue
 come in the feeling increases that
 as the immediate result would be
 would be much better for all if
 nations involved could meet, ht and have the war over with.
 matters stand now the entire Fld is disturbed. sympathizers are
 Ing up for their respective coun- ks. business is being interfered with
 l while all know what the outcome
 l be it would be better all around
 he big battle was fought, the ques-
 of European supremacy settled,
 dead buried and business resumed
 a peace basis. It is very desirable
 t the, seas be opened to commerce, Zt merchandise and food supplies
 shipped to every country and this Anot be done with safety while the is in progress.
 Element of the difficulties of the terent nations even at this stage the trouble, the question of |ether Germany, or the other coun- es of Europe are to rule must be kled on the field of battle and the |ner 1t is done the better. It will |course mean a terrible loss of life 1t will mean that in any event h until the last engagement Is at end the world will continue to be |turbed and all because of the atti- le of few monarchs who seem de- mined to drive their people to their Ath in their effort to secure some |nmercial advantage. It Is war khout any reason and as 1t must .bc aght out until majority of the |rticipants are killed or disabled sooner the slaughter Is over the kcker will the remainder of man. Id be permitted to continue their h in life urldisturbed. .
New Britain herald., 1914-08-08
England's Justification. (New York Evening Post. )

Whatever may be the real and deeply underlying reasons for Eng lands going to war with Germany, 1t cannot be denied that she had a sound reason, under l. international law. By invading Belgium Germany was violating a treaty to which all the' European powers had set their hand and seal, and in the observance or Wnlch England had a peculiar and even vital interest. She was thus well within her legal rights in asking potn france and Germany whether they. would respect the guaranteed neutrality of Belgium But the rnili- tary plans of Germany could not then be changed. She admitted throuph
 her chancellor, that she was coinp counter to the law of nations and made anxious profession of her nuru pose to "rectify the injustice" as the German chancellor phrased it, after the war was over; and in her natur- al desire to keep England neutral un- dertook to give the most formal promise never to annex any portion of Belgium. This promise. coming from an avowed treaty-breaker was re- ceived for what 1t was worth by the house of commons--that is, received with jeers. Thus Germany, in order to snatch. the. military advantage of march on France through Belgian territory. brought uopn herself the immense military disadvantage of adding England to the countries with which she is at war. a.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-08

down about o'clock. Darkness has suddenly fallen, for there is no twi- light in the tropics. The pilot, who is to take us out, comes on board, the crew is called mp to weigh anchor, and as they man the windlass the follow ing chanty is selected, for no Ameri- can or English crew would think of heaving up the anchor without sing ing. The leader. one with a good strong baritone or tenor voice, takes his place in the center. The mate says: Already" The breaks begin to gu up and down. The leader or solo ist catches the up and down time and starts:
 Leader-"In Amsterdam there dwelt Crew--Mark well what I do say. Leader-In Amsterdam there dwelt
 maid.
 Crew-And. I'll go no more a-roving
 With you, fair maid
 A-roving, a-roving Since roving's been my ruin, I'll go no more a-roving with you,
 fair maid.''
 The above is sung to an old Eliza bethan tune which stirs the blood like a drum-tap is stirring the blood of the armies of Europe today.
 The mate. who has voice like q gale of wind, calls out, Hay along here and get hold of these halliards"'
 The leader again steps to the head of the men as they fall in line with the halliards in their hands, and be- gins: Leader-"Louis was the King of
 France afore the Revolution. Crew-Away, haul away, haul away
 together.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-08

there is any slate in preparation the names of delegates are being kept under cover, although there does not appear to be any good reason for It. Sentiment is changing on the republi
 can side so far as it relates to the republican senatorial nomination. Elk Representative Towers, 1t is believed now, will be renominated. He was the only local candidate on the re- publican side who was defeated two years ago, Mir. Landers, his opponent carrying the city by about 200, while MT. McMillan as the progressive nominee boiled almost 400 votes. It is understood that Mr. Towers Is de-
 sirous of making another try for the office and republicans are willing that he should have the opportunity. 1t is impossible to say now how much of a, figure the progressives will cut in the New Britain election this fall. 1t seems to be pretty generally ad- mitted and it is not denied by the progressives themselves, that they will not poll as large a vote this year as they did two years ago. The sentiment is not as strong although it might not be impossible for them to poll a heavy vote with a popular candidate. They put their best foot forward a he did In 1912, when they nominated MT. McMillan for sena tor who received such support that it placed him well up with the leading candidates on the progressive ticket. The republicans do not appear to have anyone especially in view for representatives, except that there is some talk of renominating the two candidates who won at the last cleo ton, MT. Mueller and Mr. Crona, and there is still less interest on the democratic side, the general trend of the conversation being that Senator Landers Is likely to be nominated for governor and the places for senator and representatives will be open to everyone. If the dem ocrats expect to carry New Britain for these offices they will need to put forward their best men. They have several and while they may not show any en- thusiasm for the nominations at present the party may be compelled to draft them into service. There is apathy on both sides just now, but there is ample time for all hands to pick up interest. The conditions arc likely to be such as large vote should be polled on election day.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-08
Could Spare Sugar Barons.
Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Taking seriously the defection of few democrats in Louisiana is pleasant pastime for anti-administra- tion leaders and an innocent diver sion for independents, but most of us refuse to get excited. In fact, little else than incredulity has greeted the news of the new movement. and that only when indifference has been sufficiently overcome to allow even disbelief. Tn the first place, the seces- sion of Louisiana from the demo- cratic party to the progressive party would not be a really serious blow, because it would mean that the party would be rid of the sugar barons, long an element of trouble. In the second place, the sugar industry of Louisiana. as important as it is, affects a very small minority of the people of the state, and the grouch of a few will not extent to all or even to a large proportion. The opposition has made the most of the incident, and now everybody else has about for gotten 1t.