The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-07-09
D. A. DONOVAN.
Special Columbus Correspondent.
Coluunhua- Ohio.

Ue prevented ITOu lduuluS, dCCUTulue
to orders just issued by the Ohio
board of health. The orders are
the result Of the suggestion of the
federal government and are for the
purpose of preventing any possible
spread, through carrying boats, of the
dread bubonic plague, which has
broken out in New Orleans. The
greatest source OF the spread of the
plague is the ordinary rat or squirrel
The rats and squirrels become infest
ed with the fleas that carry the
plague. But squirrels are compare
lively rare and do not frequent the
wharves and other places whence they
could carry the germ.laden fleas, and
hence are not a serious consideration
1t is the rat that causes greatest fear
among the officials that are trying to
prevent the bubonic plague from get
ting a foothold in Ohio or elsewhere
Hence the order for the quarantining
Of boats is to be accompanied by q
crusade against rats on the part OF
the state board of health and local
boards throughout the state. II is the
idea OF the health authorities to pre-
vent the landing of any boats which
do not desire to be subjected to quar-.
antine. Such boats would move on to
Pittsburgh, where they would be
Quarantined under the Jurisdiction OF
the Pennsylvania government.
HeaIthers Confer.
Health officers from 300 cities
and villages representative of more
than 1000 township health boards
in the northern half of Ohio
state board of health at Cedar Point
on July 10 and II on questions relat'
ing to rural health and sanitation
The conference in point of interest to
rural communities and of breadth OF
territory involved promises to be OF
singular importance in the recent his
tory of Ohio. The prime purpose in
the minds of the state health officials
who first conceived the idea of bring
ing together all the health officials in
one-half Of the state was to demon
strate the close interrelation of health
problems as between cities and rural
communities. The idea has prevailed
in many sections of the state that
rural and city health questions had
little in common and that there was
low the city or vice versa in health
propaganda. The state officials insist
that the relation between city and
country Is strikingly intimate ir
health matters, and they illustrate by
showing how, If the bubonic plague
were ever to reach Ohio, 1t would be
vitality important that farmers joined
hands with city folk in destroying
rats, the spreaders of this disease
The Cedar Point conference will be
addressed by several health experts
and various phases of rural health and
sanitation will be discussed. The con
ference is primarily for the country
districts and for villages of less thar
5000 population.
Cupid Is Robber.
Cupid is depicting the ranks
of the domestic science teachers
of the state to such an extent
that call has been sent out for more
such instructors by Frank w. Miller
state superintendent of public instruc
tion. From all parts of the state
come reports that the "home makers
are winning husbands and so are re
signing their positions. That they are
attracting the attention of bachelors
is indicated by the fact that in one
community three domestic science
teachers have lately entered matri
nony. The teachers who instruct il
Latin and other high brow" stuff are
not subject to nearly as many attacks
by Cupid as those who teach home
making, the records show.
Urges Efficiency First.
The fact that man may have gone
to the front to serve his country il
time Of war should not entitle him t
any special consideration If he Is al
applicant for public position, accord
ing to Richard Henry Dana, presiden
of the National Civil Service Reform
league, who spoke at a meeting hell
in Columbus to form an organization
for the protection Of the new stat'
civil service laws. He denounced thu
favoring of veterans of the Civil anC
Spanish wars in the filling of posi-
tions. Men have been picked because
they have served in these wars ant
not for efficiency, and such procedure
does tremendous injury to the serv
ice," said Dana. Men may call MI
unpatriotic because l would not favo
the man who risked his life for hi
country. I say he should not b.
rewarded in this manner"
Plague Of Locusts Is Over.
Ohio will not suffer from anothe
visitation Of locusts for II years. Re
ports received by State Nursery an,
Orchard Inspector N. E. Shaw indicat
that the plague of locusts, which be
gan in the state some six weeks age
is over. These pests caused no littl
damage to fruit trees. especially Il
young orchards. but the full exten
Of the damage will not be known unit
detailed reports are sent in by In
spectors of the state department
These locustS do not survive muc
more than a month.
Has Some Odd Visitors.
Secretary George F. Burba Of tn
governors office has some odd Wis
itors occasionally. Recently a ratt
er good looking young man calle
on the secretary and Iaid that h
wanted the governor I'd help him t
stop some enemies from changing tn
color of his hair. He aaid that the