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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
Why DIRT IS DIRT Only When It's OUT OF PLACE

THERE is no such thing as dirt in the
ordinary conception of the term Yet
everything is made of dirt. We our
selves are dirt and when we die We return to the
dirt from which were made The earth is
dirt, our food is dirt and it grows in the dirt.
According to science ali dirt is clean. Why.
then. are we always fighting dirt attributing
diseases and death to dirt, passing sanitary laws
against dirt if there'is no such thing as dirt and
if all so-Caled dirt is clean?
The answer is given by science Dirt is mat
ter and matter is everywhere the same. There
is no such thing as dirt as long as it is in place
Dirt exists only when it is out of place because
dirt is matter out of place.
For example, layer of dirt oneSixtcenth Of
an inch thick ON the body of a wild man of the
forest is not dirt. But the same coating ON
white man under his $500 suit would be dirt
because it is matter out of place, On an Indian
this coating is in place and is therefore not dirt
1t serves a suit and is quite as comfortable as
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

the finest hroadcoth The wild man is far too
wise to scrub it off even once week. Suppose
he did scrub once in decade he wouldn't apply
the brush very hard, for it would be fatal to ex-
pose himself to the inclemenceS of climate minus
any covering But the broadcoth citizen must
scrub every day or he will bear upon him matter
out of place which in common parlance is dirt
Germs in place are not dirt But when scat
tered in the street or in the by Sneezing or by
the vulgar habit of splitting, they become dirt by
being out of place. They often seek to get in
place and lodge in your throat and mine where
being out of place again. these perfectly clean
germs which may have been helpless in the other
persons mouth, becauSe they were in place cause
our death.
Garbage is not dirt as long as it is in place
viz: in incinerator which ought to be in
stalled in every house in the community In its
proper place garbage is a very clean and neces-
Sary article. 1t goes to fertize the soil in which
our food grows. But garbage out of place in our
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

alleys and back yards is indeed one of the vilest
forms of dirt -
When we are dead are ont of place and
hence are dirt. We are not even in place when
under six feet of ground for bodies in our pres
ent burial places often contaminate the drinking
supply of living bodies in place and hence are
dirt. This suggests to our minds that dead bod
les should be burned in order not to be out of
place or dirt.
Even living bodies who are called human
belngS-defectives. drunkardS beggars, criminals
of all sorts, rich parasites roaming our cities are
just as much matter out of place as garbage and
flies. They are dirt in the true scientific sense
of the word
We destroy dirt when we recognize it, but we
cannot destroy recognized human matter out of
place because we have too much Sentimentality
and not enough Spartan stability. But in Justice
to normal humanity should see to it that
human matter out of place be sent to farms pro
vded by thinking beings where it may work and
be self disappearing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
How to Tell WHEN A PERSON is REALLY De

There are numberless so-caed tests of the eye-its
shrinkage in size, the thinning and Jogging of the
transparent part and other signs These signs
sufficient proof is the test of flashing bright light
in the eye to see if the pupil contracts.
Even atropne dropped the eyeball brings ev
1t has been proved that the drug will dilae tie
eye some time after death.
Many persons think electricity applied in the form
of shocks is a test. 1t is of avail the muscles
usually respond the for three hours
after death.
Proof beyond question is supplied when the stten.
ing known "rigor mortis' sets in Hysteria, cata-
Rgor mortis begins in part of the body usually the
muscles of throat gradually extends throughout
the body while the various living forms of muscle
stiffness come on instantly and belong to all the
muscles.
The so-called "diaphanous unreliable If you
the fingers show certain rosy translucency the bones
appearing dim shadows After death the fingers
usually become opaque if made of marble But
exceptions frequent enough to make the test worth
less.
A harmless but very powerful dye called iuoresceln
will settle all doubts very quickly. If hypodermc
syringe is used to inject little of this dye under the
skin it has result dead person. But IL this be
done whom there is the slightest trace of cir
cuation there follows at unmistakable ana
startling result The entire skin becomes golden vel
low and the whites of the eyes turn emerald green
The effects away after the pulse ana predh-
ing This and the test of opening an artery
probably the only infalible death tests.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

her kin, have been of the best stock
and habits, secretly takes to drink.
She becomes uncomfortable. Some
day the public is astounded by scan
dal-the young woman has gone
wrong through drink. And right here
| wish to say that our cursed prudery
and hypocrisy have preventd our girls
knowing the real truth about the
danger of taking the smallest sort
of alcoholic drink. Nothing on this
earth. and probably nothing off it,
will so quickly stimulate young wO-
man or girl to wrong impulses so
powerfully paralyZe good moral in
stincts, as alcohol. Especially true is
this in the girl from fourteen to TWEEN
ty years old Ninety per cent. of the
girls who go wrong win tell you that
they fell before the teasing effects of
drink.
In tracing the early life of most of
thsee cases of habitual drunkenness,
incompetency and drug habits, we
find the child was, during its nursing
period, kept on alcohol or drugs.
IL the past two or three genera
ti0ns-and in the country to-day
it was the custom to give the infant
some kind of soothing syrup, cough
medicine or Jamaica ginger for the
"tummy ache" Now, it is well
known, or should be made well
known, that all of these household
and patent remedies contain alcohol
or drugs in some form-some of
them as much alcohol as whis-
key The worst form of "drunks"
the doctors have to deal with are
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
Children with Alcohol Opium

the cry-that old cradle cry for relief Alcohol give.
them such false power that it is tried again. In the
woman it is generally morphine We all know the end
of these pathetic cases.
1t is not only the poor well-to-do mothers that
resort to these criminal practices of keeping baby
quet-the rich have been equally not bamable
The society who has time to devote to her
baby if accidentally she gives birth to one generally
turns it to wet nurse Many of these drink on
the sly Some frankly admit that they take some form
of tonic malt liquors. The social engagements and
charity bazaars take of the time of these mothers
and they ignorant of the absolute necessity of
baby's milk not being saturated with alcohol
So the baby nurses, taking in with each meal guam
tty of alcohol The result, when it comes to manhood
womanhood is just the is in the other
kinds of infant drunkenness.
When those opposed through ignorance the real
facts in nature to all eugenic teachings regua
tions commence to quote children of perfectly straight
parentage who have turned out drunkards and Grim
nals, let them understand that it has been account
of the educational unness of the parents that so many
unfit have been thrown out onto the world.
Pure food and drug laws will be of little avail in
stopping this wicked drugging of children unless a
strong and plainspeaking campaign is started in the
country towns Go into any general store in the
try-North East, West or Southland look upon the
upper shelves. Soothing syrups collie stomach
regulators all sorts children's medicines containing
poisons what will meet your eye.
That the labels state in small type that they contain
certain per cent of alcohol opium nothing to
the women. They do not really know the significance
of these statements, even if they read them-and
few do.
Unless these conditions stopped through
form of educational campaign, it is useless to try to
prevent drunkards imbeciles denquents and incompe
tents from flooding the land. Better men and
must have Eugenics will bring them just
teach the girls that when baby is born with
every and tissue perfect and normal there only
kind of soothing syrup for 1.-THE loving and
gentle hands of their mothers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

live on these useful bacteria and thus leave the
latter free to carry on the work of producing
ammonia.
1t is also probable that the suns beneficial
effect upon the soil is produced in a similar way
by killing off the enemies of the fertizing
bacteria
For long time it was matter of doubt as
to just how nitrogen was assimilated directly
from the air by certain plants Now, however
it is believed that this is accomplished by means
of minute organisms which attach themselves to
the plants roots.
In the future when the earth has become
crowded intense cultivation will demand the ut
termost yield from every arabic acre. 1t is
probable that the farmer of that day will Steril-
ize his fields carefully in favor of microbes as
the surgeon does his operating room to guard
lganst them
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

ing with microbes foes results in immediate
AntiseDtic treatment of the soil greatly in
cretlses its fertility, but the antiseptics must be
of a kind that kills not the microbes but their
tiny animal enemies.
If soil is heated to Il temperature Just below
that of boiling water for two hours it will yield
twice as large crop of peas or beans as ordinary
soil Choroform ana the yapor from other VIOLA
tile substances acts in the same way.
Turning up the soil with the pillow and harrow
is believed to act in the same way by allowing
the sun to kill the micro-organisms and leave
the tougher microbes to multiply freely.
The fertility of the soil, it has been found,
depends upon the number of its ammonia-pro-
ducing bacteria. Heating the SOIL choroform
and other things destroy certain microbes which
mpany Great Britain Rights Reserved
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

VyYT HEN the doctor pronOunces the patient dead, is
M he sure? And if not, what tests
all doubt? This question: though not often
spoken is probably present in the minds of friends and
relations at every death bed.
AS death is the worst of all disasters and no mistake
could be more awful than premature burial it is not
merely interesting but important for people to know
what tests are conclusive and what are not.
When the breathing stops and no sound of heart
beat pulse be detected there is little doubt of
DEATH But the little doubt is in itself dreadful
that these common signs not enough If the body
grows slowly but steadily cool the doubt essened but
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

A BONE the ground man and all the animal
~ kingdom is hunted to death by microbes
Underground it is the reverse, for the
microbes are relentessly pursued ana deyoured
by amoebae and other tiny representatives of
the animal kingdom.
1t is as important for man to encourage the
microbes beneath the surface as it is for him to
discourage those above the soil.
Man lives directly or indirectly by eating vege
tables. Vegetables depend on the activities of
the nitrogen-tXing the ammonia-producing ana
other fertizing bacteria. If these germs are
killed or kept out of the soil the plant anguisheS
and in the end dies.
In Nature everything has its enemies and the
germ has his. 1t has been found that interior
growth X the fruit and vegetables in the soil
Copyright, 1914, by the Star
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
Where the Eye Can SEE 200 MILES

County Wicklow, a distance OF no
less than eighty-five miles. SnoWdon
can also be seen from Waterloo,
Liverpool, a distance of fifty-two
miles.
In the Fens, where the ground is
perfectly fiat for miles, any lorty
object can 'be seen a long way on.
Boston Stump, the tower OF the line
old church at Boston, Lincolnshire.
is visible from the Leicestershire
Hills, quite forty miles away.
From the top of the famous Black
pool tower you can on clear day
catch a glimpse of the Mountain OF
Snaefell, in the Isle of Man. Inc
distance is a good sixty miles.
In Mexico the air is said to De
clearer than anywhere else IN the
world. At any rate, it is the only
country where a view extending to
200 miles can be obtained. by
climbing to the top of the Sierra
Mountains the lonely peak of Mt
Sparta can be seen. 1t would take
four hours by express train to
reach it.
Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas, is
the tallest mountain in the world.
From Darjeeling the gigantic cone
of Everest is seen rising in snowy
grandeur among its mighty neigh
bors, and any stranger would vow
that it was not more than thirty or
forty miles away. AS matter of
fact the distance is 107 miles as the
crow flies.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

~ONTRARY to the general belief
1 that the heliograph is an in
~-% strument for signaling short
distances, it has been used success
fully over a distance as great as
seventy miles. But this necessarily
was on an exceptionally clear day
with an intense sunlight.
This instrument, which for more
than half century has been found
of benefit in army tactics, is destined
to pass in the near future to oblivion
as the result of the invasion of the
wireless telegraph.
The heliograph is nothing more
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

than mirror on which the suns
rays are caught and by which they
are reflected. The flashes can be
thrown in any desired direction and
the telegraphic Morse code generally
is used
The distance at which flashes from
the heliograph and other objects can
be discerned by the eye depends on
two things-the height and the clear
ness of the air
The most conspicuous object in
the British Isles is Mt. Snowdon, in
Wales, which on clear day can be
distinctly seen from Bray Head
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

culosis, which is laid to certain kinds
of singing flies.
Now comes Dr. Seymour Hadwen.
who has been studying certain dis
eases of sheep in British Columbia,
with the discovery of poison
needle tick. This tick probably in
jects microbes incidentally. but it
causes paralysis by forcing into the
blood an unknown poison which
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

causes six days of paralysis.
The tick bites near the spine and
the poison acts primarily on the
spinal cord, resulting in sort of To-
comotor ataXia followed by complete
helpleSSneSs. The same tick, known
scientifically as "Dermadentor Venus
tus." has caused death in several
cases among the children of shep-
herds. 1t is fatal to guinea pigs and
para lives dogs for five days
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
How Many
MOTHERS Make
DRUNKARDS
of Their BABIES
By WILLIAM LEE HOWARD, MD.

WV HIIE the study of eugenics is glorious start
w in getting better men and women for the
worlds future work, there some immediate
matters of vital importance that should be given pub
lcity and attention if to reduce the deplorable
increase of drunkards dipsomanacs drug victims and
all their accompanying immoralities.
child born of parents eugencay fit can be started
on a career of drunkenness in the cradle. Many are
so started. The physician who has had much to do
with the failures in life, the mental and nervous wrecks
the drug fend periodical drunkard the dpsomaniac
lost to all Of morality, will always look
carefully into the early history Of his patient He will
seek to find how, a baby the unfortunate
fed, soothed, and nursed
Friends and relatives frequently puzzled and
shocked to find young man of excellent parentage
unable conform to the conyentonalities of life He
goes sprees lies is unable to hold business
social position, and as a rule ends his disgraceful
career in a sanaorum Jail young woman whose
family has been known for its moral and physical
balance whose mother grandmother, father and all
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
How Nature Spreads Disease with 'POISON NEEDI ESP

WY IILE the poison needle" as an
MAJ adjunct to the white slave"
w business has been proved
a myth there is no doubt that it is
a frequent cause of disease ana death.
Mosquitoes. tieas, bedbugs ana even
flies are equipped with a wonderfully
contrived hypodermic syringe which
not only iniects chemical poison
into the blood but deposits filth and
the microbes Of disease.
Every ou& knows that we have the
mosquito TO thank for yellow fever
and malaria. The flea brings Ms the
plague by transferring its germs from
rats, squirrels ana other fur-bearing
creatures to men.
The skin affords a barrier 10 all
microbes When a scratch or a wound
breaks ii there is cleansing gush Of
blood and any dangerous germs are
likely to be carried away. But the
stinging insect acts as au inoculatiug
needle, carrying infection from crea-
ture to creature.
Scientists believe that a great num-
Der of the obscure ailments which un-
set US from time 70 time are the re-
suit of insect infection Among the
well-known diseases now believed n
be transmitted by parasites is uber-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

when baby cries the foolish mother gives it a
desc of alcohol opium AS the drugging con-
tinues, larger and more frequent doses become nee
essary until at last the childs system is thoroughly
poisoned"
more opium or alcohol Just the infantile mania
we see exaggerated in the drug alcohol victims of
full growth when denied their poisons.
Does not such treatment kill the babies? Certainly
Many many cases iof deaths through manutrition
anaemia, intestinal troubles and commissions in
reality due to this treatment by poisons.
AS the child reaches the play age its wonderful
recuperative powers fresh air and complete freedom
from brain and worry enable it for the time TO
get along without the drug alcohol But its brain
and cells not strong they have lost forever
those elements which childhood to nourish them
They never, get back these destroyed vital
elements.
Now comes the time in life when nerve balance
brain power all the God-given forces in man are
needed. Many of these unfortunates ambitious,
moral determined to succeed in lifes struggle. They
try try They fail fail 1t is not possible for them to
stand the strainhe forces not there Then comes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08

WY lille the poison needle" as an
A/ adjunct to the white slave"
w business has been proved
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-21
NOTICE on LIVESTOCK SALE.


Whereas, or the 2ist day of DeCem
ber, 1913, l.. II. Letner was the oRne'
of and X. Kikum1to was In the pos
session of "A certain hay horse, weigh
ing about 1900 pounds. branded. with
a cut on it's right hind leg, and
Whereas, said X. Kikumoto delivered
said horse into the possession Of Dr
Cram for care, treatment and opera
tion, and
Whereas, said horse was on the 15tl
day of February 1914, declared TO De
sound and cured, aud said X. Kiku
nroto and l.. +. Letner were both no
tilted thereof, and to remove saic
horse. and left same in the possession
of said DIR. Cram, and
Whereas, said Or. Cram has treated
operated on and taken care Of. and
kept said horse up to the present time
and
whereas, said L. II. Letnor or X
Kikumoto have not paid any portion
Of the sum duo for such care. opera
ton and treatment, namely the sun
of $1,000,
Now, Therefore, by virture of Sec
tions 3O51 and 3O52, Civil Code of tn
state of California, notice Is hcreb,
given that on the 10Th day of March
1914, at 10 a. m. at my hospital. ~;
Main street, City of Ell Centre, COUNTY
Of Imperial, state of California. I vii
sell at public auction for cash TO the
highest bidder. said horse for the pur
nose of paying my said claim. to wit
the sum of $9700, and also for tn
purpose of paying all expenses of sale
to $1,000. " r CRAM
Dated this 7th day of March, 1914.2Ti
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-21
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORK.

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 10th day of March, 1914,
the Board of Trustees of the City of
FL Centre, California, did, at its reg
ular meeting held on said day, adopt
resolution, numbered 81, declaring
the intention of said board to order
the following street work to be done,
to-wit: That the alley extending east
and west between Lots 20 and 30 of
Second Addition to FL Centre, from
the east line of Third street to the
westerly line of the right of way of
the Inter- California Railway Com
pany, be closed up.
Reference is hereby made to said
resolution for further particulars.
Dated this 1ith day of March, 1914
CHAS. II. FIELD,
Superintendent of Streets of the City
Of I'll Centre, California. Mch21
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-21
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORK.

Notice is hereby given that ON
Tuesday, the 10th day of March, 1911,
the Board of Trustees of the City oil
Ell Certro. California, did, at its regu-
lar meeting held on said day, adopt n
resolution, numbered 53, declaring the
intention of said board to order the
following street work to be done, to-
wit: That that part of the alley run
ming east and west in Block 8 of the
City of Ell Centre, according to the
official map thereof, extending from
the west line of Fifth street to line
which is the southerly prolonga-
tion of the boundary line be-
tween Lots II and 13 and the
northerly prolongation of the boun-
Diary line between Lots 36 and 81 in
said Block 3, be closed up.
Reference is hereby made to said
resolution for further particulars.
Dated this 18th day of March, 1914.
CHAS. H. FIELD,
Superintendent of Streets of the CITY
of FL Centro, California. Mch2i
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-21
CHINA TO SUPPLY COAST
STATES WITH IT'S PRODUCE
Omitted Press Day Service)

San Francisco, March 21.-A re-
frigerator steamship line to Northern
China to provide cheaper beef, butter
and eggs for the Pacific coast was the
plan under consideration today by the
San Francisco chamber of commerce.
Negotiations with this end in view
already have been started by COM
mittee of wealthy business men ap-
pointed by the organization. The pres
ent plan is to import eggs from the
northern parts of China. These eggs,
it was said, do not come in for the
criticisms recently made on eggs
brought 10 California ports from the
southern parts of the country. Cham
Der of Commerce officials declare the
northern China eggs average four TO
six to the pound and are raised under
the best sanitary conditions.
The plan also provides for import
ing beef from cattle raised in the
provinces of Honan and Stantung,
which contain many hundreds of miles
# the finest pasture. The Russians,
it is said, prefer this beef to the Aus
tralian variety and it is probable,
according to reports. '''"' &
States troops in the Philippines will
be proyided from this source during
the coming year. Butter of the best
quality, It is said, also may be Sc
cured from the Honan and Stantung
provinces. A Tientsin firm keeps the
refrigerating steamer Guthrie plying
constantly between that port and
Vladivostok with produce.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-21
KAO2O12O
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DeDn ri meut of the Iuterfar

U. S. Land office at Los Angeles. Cal,
Feb. 21, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Perry
x. Bowman. assignee of Arnold veliin-
ga, of Ell Centre. California, who, on
February 27. 1912, made desert land
entry No. 020120, for Sc Y NE u Sec
tion 7, Township Is south, Range Is
east, S. b. meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final desert PROOF,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before clerk OF the Superior
court. at El Centre, California, on the
Sth day of April, 1914 at 300 O'clock
p. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: viii
son X. shannon. Robert S. Allendcr,
Fred w. Waterman, Jasper w. Tripp,
all of Ell Centre, California.
Non-coal FRANK BJJREN
ElCehtfoPressMar27 Register.