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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
More on the 11U;light Sleep
"a c. Hutchins NJ D. in Register and Leaderl

| Since the text of the paper. "Twi-
light Sleep" by DR.. Van Hooscn or
Chicago has been given so much pub
/ licity in the lay press of the city
/ without the limitations OF its use.
thus giving to the public an erfo-
! neous idea that their family physician
| was not doing all that was possible
to allay suffering-giving out the
opinion that there Is but one "twi-
light baby" in the great state OF
Iowa, when in reality there are thou
| sands OF them, / feel 1t the duty of
every practitioner Of medicine to
give at least some facts concerning
4 the use of this drug. which was well
! known to physicians and to the medi-
cal student ten years ago.
! / had hoped to see in the press of
the city something from the pen of
more experienced physicians than
myself that would vindicate the medi-
cal profession from the apparent
charge of cruelty in not doing all in
their power to alleviate suffering-or
that OF ignorance in not knowing that
there was such a drug as scopolanlin.
feel 1t duty to vindicate it's non
use. at least promiscuously, and if
possible to continue 1, discussion OF
it in the lay press where. in reality 1t
does not belong, until the public is
more fully informed with reference to
the drug.
1t is most amusing for the doctor
to see in almost every issue of the
daily paper bulletin giving the con-
ditions OF the twilight baby" when
he knows that there are hundreds of
them in the city of Des Moines--not
ha in
third and fourth grades of our public
schools---children that were born when
scopolamin had It's inning here eight TO
ten years ago. when the doctors were
as enthusiastic in it's use as DR.. Van
Hoosen has been since she read of 1t
in McClures Magazine. Why was its
use discontinued? Because it was found
unsafe both to the mother and the un-
born child. Babies born under it's in
fluence were more or less asphyxiateu.
according to the quantity of the drug
used. The writer never mad a case OF
death either in the mother of the in
FAINT due to its use. but the efforts nee
essary to resuscitate many of the "twi-
light babies was such as to make me
feel that my desire to give comfort
to the mother, did not take into con-
sideration the rights of the unborn
babe. and what / considered. at that
time q boon to the suffering mother
like other uncertain preparations that
have been injected into the practice
OF medicine and surgery was almost
entirely discontinued by myself and
/ dare say that there Is not one ply
stefan in q hundred who use II in a
general way. We emphatically deny
that it gives the child a better oppor-
turity for living. such as was stated
in the paper read before the associa-
ton and we believe, in this state
ment. we voice the sentiment of
ninety nine ont of every hundred
members of the medical profession.
no, no: the universal sentiment. for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
THE TOWN GOSSIP.


Perhaps the greatest menace to any
community Is aelf-appointed gossip.
Such person constructs every move Of
his neiglfbors and townspeople az
something that ought to be investi-
gated by a Hawkshaw detective. To
him, or her, as the case may be. the
fact that a married man leaves town
on matters of business, can have but
one interpretation--he has deserted
his wife and children. the brute!
Sometimes these gossips get bunch
that so-and-so is paying court to a
young lady. Should II happen that the
innocent so-and- SO does not marry the
girl just at the time they had mapped
out for him-well, there must be
something wrong. They know what
Is wrong of course. those wise heads
with wagging tongues! And to dem
onstrate their superior knowledge they
get busy talking. Not only do thes
talk about what they think they know
during the day bit they talk about II
| in their dreams at night. They are SC
| busy talking and surmising that quite
often Ine cat iIas 10 So 49,
md the dog leaves home with broker
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

the profession was never . unit on
any one thing. even in tho immuniz-
ing power OF Jenner's vaccine, or the
merits Of diphtheria antitoxin.
Morphine was known by tho an
clients to produce soothing sensa-
ton to quiet pain and to relax the
muscles, and at present its legitimate
use needs no defense. Its sphere Of
usefulness Is broad, II used by one
who knows, It's effects and can coun-
teract danger symptoms when they APP
pear. 1t is comparatively an easy thing
for the doctor to overcome the danger
systems as they appear in the mother,
but what account can we take OF the
condition of the unborn child or to re-
lieve the depressing effect OF a deadly
drug? What natural mother In this
christian land would submit to the use
of so actice drug, to give her RELIEF, or
to entirely emancipate her from the
pains of child birth If she knew. or
even thought there was hazard to the
life of her child. in its use? If this "twl-
light sleep" is panacea for all pain,
why is it not in general use as an an
aesthetic in all surg ical operations? We
will admit that there was q time when
the leading surgeons administered one
general anaesthetic for major surgical
operations. but 1t was soon learned
that the combined depression. both
cardiac and respiratory, were too
marked either for the comfort OF the
operation or of the anaestheist. as the
danger symptoms from ether or chlor-
oform were so masked that 1t was diff
ffcult to determine the exact condition
of the patient, and we confidently be-
lieve there Is not one surgeon in num-
dred who will operate under the de-
pressing influence OF scopolamin nor
an anaestheist that will assume the re-
sponsibility when 1t has been USED
prior to the general anaesthetic.
The faithful and painstaking doctors
will take into account the safety of his
patient first, last and all the time. He
will seek the safest means to secure
the best results He will carefully in
vestigate every new theory that pro.
poses to aid him in the relief OF SUI
fering but he will not use II after 1t
has been clearly shown that there Is A
hazard TO the life of the patient. we
will admit that there Is much salts
faction, both to the patient and his
friends to see him quietly go under an
anaesthetic without a struggle or the
slightes. resistance and we will also
admit that it Is most gratifying TO the
doctor to see his labor patient quiet ana
accomplishing and perfectly resigned
to her task-and 1t is likewise gratify-
ing to her friends and relatives TO see
her giving no expression OF feelings OF
pain and misery. but different picture
presents itself. on the one hand If these
friends or relatives actually knew how
much farther down into the valley OF
the shadows their friends went during
surgical operation or the extreme
hazard to the life of the child and.
maybe TO the mother on whom these
pleasant and pacifying. but deadl..
drugs had been used.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
Topics of the Times

Charles p Taft seems to t'e having
as much trouble with Roger Bresnahan
as Teddy had with Charley's brother.
One Of the worst of the known and
proved atrocities of this war is the
press censorship.
Villa must have managed 10 get
things fixed UP TO suit. He says ne
will support the convention nominee
for president.
The president OF the Iowa bar as
socation was right. The supreme court
should not be degraded" AZ matters
stand ii is up 20 the voters TO defend
the court.
NOBODY seems to be Worrying any
more over Colonel Roosevei;'s throat,
one industry flourishes in Germany.
krupp's works are driving 5000 men
night and day turning out war wea-
pons.
1t doesn't follow that The man who is
close wi:h his own money is careful in
expenditure of public money Mr..
Hamilton's record for Economy" on
the control board is a case in point.
Nothing SO popularizes q presiden:
in the south as liberal appropriations
for the Improvement of the navigable
hat Saxl.o,- .,x,y
ure had gone thru on schedule sew
eral southern streams would be nav
igable to cells and catfish next year.
Kenyon says that business expendi-
ture Of public money had it been the
rule would have left no excuse for the
so-called war tax. And Iowa is listen
adays.
Of course there's difference be.
tween business and war, but when the
kings and grand dukes Of the Rocl
Island manipulated the road arbitraril!
the stockholders were in similar po
sition to the citizen whose king order!
| him out to wounds and destruction
don't you think?
Talk is being made tina, the govern
ment should set minimum price 70
which cotton shall be sold during tn
waiting period. Huh! Don't recall tina
anybody spoke of minimum for cor
a few years ago when II was sellin
at 10 cents and you couldn't get 81
bid on mare with a colt by her'sidt
do you?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
The Man He Killed.


Had he and I but met
BY some old ancient inn.
We should have set us down to wet
Right many a pipperkin.
But ranged as infantry
And staring face TO face.
shot a him. as he at me.
And killed him in his place.
shot him dead because
Because he was my foe.
Just so; my foe, of course. he was
That's clear enough. altno
He thought he'd list, perhaps,
Offhand like-just as L
Was out of work-had sold his traps
No other reason why.
Yet: quaint and curious war is.
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat IL met where any bar is
Or help to half a crown
Thomas Hardy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
Masonic Meetings.

" SPECIAL COMMUNICATION
Marshall Lodge. No. los A. F. & A. M.
Friday, October %. 1880 p. M
FOR work. first degree. John W. Wehs'
secretary l. T. Forbes, w. NJ
STATED ccNvocATioN. Signet
Chanter No IS. A. A. NJ. Monday.
Oct. 10. 7:3o p. m. Regular business
John ". Wells. secretary, A. d. Meeker'
E. II. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King solomon
Council No. 90, r. & S. NJ Aonday
after the third Sunday. Regular ousl-
ness. l. T. Forbes, recorder; A. ~
Meeker. T. L n.
STATED coNcLAVE Tuesday, oct
% Rag,ia- business. F NJ. Wilbur,
e. C.: NJ. S. Mcfarland. Rec.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81. O. E. S, Wednesday NoVeih-
Der II. 7:so p. n. Anna Downing. sec
retary: Mary Black Collins, w. M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
IOWA OPINION AND NorEs.

Horse trading ID like trading oil
friends. Better keep the old standby.
advises the Mason CITY Globe Gazette
Yet If one has either a horse or a
friend who can't stand hitched, trade
might not be unwise or impolitic."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

Overlooking the Carroll Herald the
Boone News Republican says AS Tar
as we have noticed the Denison Review
is the only paper to come in for b. l.
Salinger for the office Of judge"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

The Osceola Democrat says the res
ignation of NJ. J. Wade and DR.. j. w.
Reynolds would be Very acceptable
now before more damage is done t. our
ticket"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
Iona Newspapers
BILLY ROBINSON.
tIoWa City CitiZen.l

Here's to Billy Robinson, the plucky
Grinnell. aviator. who made the
long distance fight from Des Moines TO
Chicago. For Mr.. Robinson is
not daring youth who has learned 10
manipulate an aeroplane, he is ma
ture man who has invented and built a
very effective ai- machine of the mono
plane type. and has esta blished fac
torn in Grinnell. his home town, for the
manufacture of monoplanes.
This means that the fight is
the result Of Iowa brains and capital.
il il becomes a good advertisement for
the Robinson monoplane it will be to
Icwa's advantage as a manufacturing
state. All Iowa can rejoice in the
breaking of records.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
RURAL DELIVERY BY CONTRACT.
burlington EaXkeNe

RURAL DELIVERY BY CONTRACT.
burlington Hawkeye.l
Postmaster General Burleson has a
hobby. He wants 20 change the rural
free delivery system so that carriers
viii have TO bid for the work and OBJ
tain il by bidding less than anyone
else. In other words, it is the vicious
contract method the old star route
system revised. = To make il inviting
TO bidders they are TO be allowed to
take on as many contracts as each
person or firm can handle. Every
rural carrier would then become an
employe of the contractor. The wages
Of the employees would be ground
down by reason Of the sharp COMPETE
ton among bidders which would make
IL necessary to cut expenses. The
morale Of the service would be de-
stroyed and thp service inevitably de@
Perforated The contractor would own
the horses, wagons and automobiles.
and the carrier would become a mere
driver. I; is unbelievable that con-
gress viii seriously undertake such a
radical change in the rural free deiiv-
cry system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

that Mr.. Hamilton for governor and
Mr.. Connolly for United States soma
tor, are the products of the Reed
Wade Murphy party machine says
the Burlington Hawkeye. BY the cleo
ton OF these two candidates, this ma
chine would become the iowa Tam
many. Is it just a square deal for a
congressman who is candidate for
United States senator, 20 circulate his
campaign letters under The frank of
the government? The law specifically
requires that the frank shall be used
for official business"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

Cleveland contains land sold at 40
cents an acre in 1892, now valued at
$40 a square foot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22
And Wiser

Ana wiser.
Mrs. Youngwedd tproudly)) This is
my first pie
Youngwedd-"Er-d you think.
!cse II would be nicer to keep It than
to eat it?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

There may be some objection to
taxing the horsepower Of an automo-
bile and letting the horsepower of the
horse himself go unmolestei,' suggests
the Clinton Advertiser
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

1t will all depend on NOV. 5 whether
that handshake the genial candidate
is giving you means how doyou do or
goodby," says the Sioux City Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

Of 33,4e5.24. The cattle hstted Il Chi
cage 3A,ssi.4o. showing : profit on the
deal OF @l.ASS.1S.
Jan. ~, lS14--
Bought sixty head black calves.
Omena cost ...............$1,S5S $500
Freight ................... 20.55
Expense trip ................ 5000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-22

Charles p. Taft seems to te having
as much trouble with Roger Bresnahan
as Teddy had with Charleys brother,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22

sect poets to be fought. One emit
mologist classes them as foreign
luxuries." since many of them are UNI
doubtedly brought into this country
from other lands either by immi-
grants or in the packings upon linz
ported goods. The German, Austria
lian and English cockroaches, the
Persian beetle and the European
feas are those most frequently en-
countered.
The changed condition of heat In
houses also has much to do with the
varied insect life now present
Throughout the country. Pests
which formerly were encountered in
the southern or semi-tropical states
are nom numerous in the midle states
and are often met with even in cold
New England. The house centipede
is one of these. Within the last ten
years 1t has become quite numerous
in northern homes. Timid persons
have been frightened by one darting
suddenly across floor from dark
corner. This creature is not really
an insect, but belongs to the family
OF myriacopia, commonly known a.
Thousand legs" 1t is also called the
"skein' centipede. because its num-
erous legs and small body giveiit the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22
THE HAsKIN LETTER
Household Insect Pests
The University of Wisconsin ha
By Frederick j. Haskin.

The University of Wisconsin has
this year established course in ento-
nnology in Connection with its depart
ment OF household economics. The
new course deals especially with the
insect pests which are to be encount-
cred in the modern home. These are
not confined so much to the summer
months as formerly, so their exter1Ai-
nation is Of greater Importance in
administering to the comfort of the
home. The even temperature main
tained In the modern house and
apartment makes them comfortable
for insect life all the year around,
Other causes also exist for the in
creased number and varieties of in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22

The new London Gaiety produc-
tion. Tonight's the Night. will be
produced by the Shuberts in New
York on Christmas Eve.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22

Paul Ker, who played the eccent-
ric musician in 1.-THE Million has
been engaged for the cast of Twin
BEDS"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22
FOR RE-

FOR RENT January 9Th, new seven
room house. near New High School
on Lee street Sturm g Wilson,
. 40 West Main s..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
NO SAFE PLACE ID
 LIVE YET FOUND
Staying at Home or Walking Abroad Equally Dangerous
RAILWAY AND WATER
Much Fewer Accidents in Steamship Travel-In England, However. the Trains Are Unusually
 Safe-Home Accidents

Based upon the returns of companies which pay accident claims, it appears that home is the most unsafe place in the world. while the ocean steamship IS the safest says the New York World. This conclusion, however, must not be taken without analysing the statistics and con sidering the fact that home is the place where most persons spend the greater part of their time.
 One of the accident insurance compa- nies operating throughout the United States reports that in 1912 the number oi claims paid for accidents happening tc policy holders at their homes was 263o Claims paid to pedestrians totaled 24S6 the next highest number on the list which would indicate that it Is almost as dangerous to go walking as to stay al home. The same year 1873 persons in Jured when travelling drew accident in surance from this company. Railroad travel was responsible for nearly all these being comparatively few.
 Years ago somebody remarked that il was much safer to crosp the Atlantic ocean in a steamship than to walk across Broadway in New York when street traf. fic is lively Casualty statistics are said to attest the truth of this statement Several long-experienced agents of cas. ualty companies or accident insurance concerns, declared without hesitation that ocean voyages is by far the safest mod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
IF BACKACHY OR
 KIDNEYS BOTHER
EAT LESS MEAT. ALSO TAKE GLASS OF SALTS BEFORE EAT
 ING BREAKFAST

Uric acid in meat eXcites the kidneys they become overworked; get sluggish ache, and feel like Jumps of lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is is ritated. and you may be obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night. When the kidneys clog you must help them flush off the bodys urinous waste or you'll be a real sick person shortly. At first you feel a dull misery in the kidney region, you suffer from backache, sick headache dizziness, stomach gets sour, tongue coated and you feel rheumatic twinges when the weather is bad
 Eat less meat, drink lots of water also get from any pharmacist four ,'ounces of lad Salts; take a tablespoon full in a glass of water before breakfast for few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to clean clog ged kidneys and stimulate them to nor nal activity, also to neutralize the acids In urine so it no longer Is a source of irritatioA. thus ending bladder weak ness.
 lad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in iure; makes delightful effe >rescent lithia- water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active Druggists here say they sell lots of lad Salts to folks who believe in overcoming kid ney trouble while it is only trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
Food Supply on the Increase

From Leslie's.
 In recent years we have been alarmed by the oft-repeated statement that popu- lation in this country is increasing faster than the food supply. It Is reassurng to be told by the committee on statistics and standards of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States that exactly the opposite is the case. This commit tee shows that the popular belief as to the declining food supply was based on an erroneous use of statistics in the dec- ade from 1899 to 1909. In this period the population increased 21 per cent, while the yield of cereals in 1909 was only 1.7 per
 cent greater than in 1899. The population
 statistics are easily gained and are pretty
 accurate. The figures for cereal produc-
 tion are much subject to bad years The year 1909 was poor year for corn, registering a drop of 114,0000 GOO bushels as compared with 1899. All other cereals in 1909 showed increases over 1899. ranging from per cent to 142 per cent, but since corn Is much the largest crop we have it pulled down the cereal class as a whole
 to very small net increase. If the corn production of 1899 were compared with that of 1912 1t would show an increase of
 IS per cent, or over 49,, O0O bushels.
 The fruit crop shows somewhat similar
 conditions to that noted in cereals, due to great Varlatlon m the apple crop. The
 apple crop of 1909 was 20 per cent less than that of 1899. but that of 1912 was 50 per cent greater than that of 1899. The census bureau shows an increase in acre. age of vegetables of 27.s per cent from 1899 to 1909 Another fallacy attacked by the committee is the belief that the land is being impoverished by constant and unintelingent cultivation. Government statistics show a steady. although slow
 incraac in scientific and mi ei l.
 vation. The committee concludes that the outlook seems to be for a greater variety. increasing abundance and more reasonable price of foods