Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-04-17

arc causing far more serious ccono-
mic loss to the American people than
n the dangerous ailment which Affects
the pork supply OF the country
This question occurred to Senator
J. q. Ransdell OF Louisiana few days
ago, and the introduction OF bill pro
viding for the appropriation OF $500
600 for the encouragement OF rural
sanitation. with special reference to
the eradication of malaria and typhoid.
II the result OF the southern members
inquiry. When the introduction Of the
bill was announced briefly many per
sons wondered how the government
would spend . half million dollars In
work to eradicate typhoid and malaria.
Senator RansdelI's bill provides for the
work to be done under the authority of
the United States public health serv.
ice because, through this bureau, the
government is already carrying on re-
stricted Investigations having the
same object rs the legislation which is
now proposed. The work Is now being
pushed as fast Is funds will allow. In
a few states; the new legislation will
permit II to be intensified and extend
Fed into every state where the diseases
are prevalent.
For several years the federal govern
ment has been represented in malarial
Investigations by DR.. r. II. Won Ezdorf,
who has been detailed by Surgeon Cen
eral Rupert Blue to work in number
Of southern states In cooperation with
municipal and state health authorities
Headquarters for the work were estab-
lished in Mobile, and investigations
have been carried on In various sec
tons of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida.
South Carolina, and at the present
time q malaria survey IL being made
in North Carolina.
The public health service has also
carried on various typhoid studies, and
1t is planned to continue these investi-
cations so long as the amount OF
money available will permit the work
to go on. The governments health
authorities are particularly anxious to
lend aid and cooperate with state and
municipal health authorities In all
parts of the country in the work OF
Graduating both malaria and typhoid.
Although these two diseases are
caused by two entirely different germs
and have no relation, the work for
their eradication Is similar and makes
for the improvement OF public health
MN 6itionc ceneral1y
To guard against malaria 1t Is nee
essary to drain swamps and clean up
other places where Misunderstanding
mosquitoes breed, and to prevent ty'
phoid it is necessary to purify water,
milk and food supplies in which the
typhoid bacillus may be carried, and
to improved system OF sewage dis-
posal. The screening of houses Is ao'
yised In the work to prevent both dis
eases keeping out mosquitoes to
guard against malaria and the germ
carrying house fly to prevent the
spread Of typhoid. According to health
authorities. II every community IN the
country did everything possible to
guard its people against the two dis
eases. malaria and typhoid, the United
States would have an almost perfect
system of sanitation and . greatly I'M
proved condition OF the public health.
Representative O'shaughnessy Of
Rhode Island, dropped into the capital
post once the 9th.
Writes to 3d. er day $1,000 let.
90 c,rnare tiers addressed to
wv - '''~' his constituents in
Little Rhody. Each letter contained
a frank slip which, being returned to
the congressman properly addressed
will be good for one package OF vege'
table and garden seeds furnished by
Uncle Sam to the people through thelr
representatives in congress. g.
Mr.. OShaughnessy recommends IN
his letter to the farmers wives the Sc
ries of farmers bulletins issued by the
agricultural department, and oners TO
send them under congressional frank
to all who may apply.
One hundred and twenty-five thou
sand packets is Representative
O'Shaughnessy's quota OF seeds this
wear and he expresses the opinion
that as q result Of his campaign on
behalf OF the back to the farm
movement, every seed in every packet
will be planted this year in Rhode Is
land. However successful his seed
campaign may be Mr.. O'shaughnessy
cannot be elected president Of the
United States, as according to the
congressional directory he was born
in Ireland on May !, 1868. g..
Senator James P. Clarke OF Ar
kansas enjoys the distinction OF DO
! ~ = ing the only mem.
This Senator Der Of the senate
Went II Alone. who has taken the
S'S"~ - ' oath of Office with
out being escorted thither by another
senator. Usually the sitting state
colleague performs the service for the
4 new man. .3,E, -.-,. s, ~.
Mr.. Clarke was elected to succeed
the late James X. Jones. The strug
4 Gle was OF the character that leaves
scars. Senator James H. Berry dead
within the past few weeks-hadserved
4 for many years with Mr.. Jones, and
! IN the campaign between Jones and
Clarke was so partial to the former
!, that when Mr.. Clarke cane into the
senate to begin his services he did
not ask to allow Mr.. Berry TO !ntro
duce him. eg
When some one suggested tnaA q
Il ,ooant tha escort OF some other sen