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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24

TT seems to me that it is high time
 the public be informed through the A only medium by which all may be reached, viz: the daily press, that typhoid fever is now under absolute control; that it can be absolutely eliminated. This has been stated in an indirect way in news paper articles from time to time, but sufficient emphasis has not been placed upon the fact Anyone who reads this article and subsequently, contracts typhoid fever must lay the blame where it prop erly belongs-upon his or her own shoul- ders.
 Typhoid has been one of the greatest and most consistent destroyers of life with which we have had to contend in the shape of disease. This is especial ly true of the southern states and that a large number of cases of typhoid fe- yer will occur in Birmingham this year is just as certain as that the mercury will rise above 70 degrees in July and August. If you, the reader of this ar- ticIe, have not had typhoid fever you stand just as good chance of being one of the victims as anyone else. No race. no sex and no age enjoys an immunity to the disease, though it is, of course, rarer after than before 40 years of age.
 An attack of typhoid fever is always a serious thing-serious because about 10 per cent of those attacked die, and se- rious because of hospital and nurses fees
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marches and maneuver camps have been held
 Now, what has been done in the army can be done right here in Birmingham. and what a wonderful thing it would be for Birmingham, which according to the latest report of the bureau of census of the department of commerce and la bor, is already one of the healthiest cities in the United States if we could advertise to the world that during a space of IF months not a single case of this dis ease originated In our town,
 In the last available complete report of the census bureau Q91D Birmingham reported 62 deaths from typhoid fever; Atlanta 106. Memphis s6 Nashville 6o-3l4 lives lost in single year in four south ern cities from one disease, and all could have been saved
 Let us go a little deeper into this anti typhoid vaccination, and see if there Is any reason why it should not be generally adopted.
 The vaccine itself is made about as fol- lows, avoiding technical terms and de- tails:
 Pure cultures of typhoid bacilli are grown in glass test tubes. These cultures are washed off into other tubes containing a dilute solution of common table salt and the tubes are then exposed for a sufficient time to a heat great enough to kill all the germs. Mark that-to kill all the germs. This solution of dead
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one occasion he asked Swift, a large, dignified man what the opinion of the Irish was of himself Popel IL was in circle of literary spirits and Swift attempted some with at Popes expense by saying: They think you are very small man, but very great poet" Somewhat nettled by the banter Pope replied: Well. the opinion of the Eng fish of you, Is precisely the reverse"
 Pope's favorite haunts in his early years were the picturesque woodland retreat near his fathers home. Here he would sit in rapt study for hours ensconced in warm woolens and furs. and drink in the atmosphere of his sur roundings. Before he was 12 years old. he wrote his Ode to Solitude. He could not remember when he began to write verse, or. 10 put It in his own way, "I lisped in numbers. for the num- bers came"
 In London there were two trysting places of the eminent literati, one of which was Will's Coffee house, and the other. Buttons. The former was the more popular resort. and here, at cer- tain hours of the day. men of letters would meet in congenial abandon In
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So that on the grounds of safety from injury you will not be justified in neg lecting this means of protection
 As to the expense, the cost of the vac cine is BPS for the three doses and phy- sicians should make their charges for it's administration as reasonable as possible.
 So that on the grounds of expense you will not be justified in neglecting this means of protection.
 What then shall be your excuse? You haven't any. You simply have not real ized it's value and have not yet become accustomed to thinking of being vac cinated against typhoid fever as you would be against smallpox.
 In this article l have referred only to the statistics in the army because I did not wish to weary the reader with a long array of figures. l would state, how ever, that in many of the eastern cities the people are beginning to realize the value of the protection and large num- bers of private citizens are calling on their family physicians to vaccinate them Also in many of the large hospitals vac cination of the nurses and orderlies and other hospital attendants is now compul- sorry and the results have been universal iy as favorable as those l have quoted for the army.
 Health officers. physicians and lecturers on subjects pertaining to the public well fare should begin a ceaseless agitation of this question, and bring 1t continuously before the people. Not only that, but the
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and his whims were indulged in every way. In the strictest sense, then, Alex ander Pope was self-educated
 Left alone at any time, if he attempted any Independent self-movement, his little frame looked as though it would fall to pieces. When he got up each morning he had to be sewed into thick canvas stays, as without these he could not stand erect. His thin body was wrapped in fur and flannel, and his meagre legs required three pairs of stockings to make them look like legs at all with the addi- tional purpose of preserving adequate warmth. To add to his forbdding ap- pearance, he became bald early in life, and at all times had to wear a velvet cap. He was whimsical from the begin ming, and in compliance with his tastes. he wore a little black velvet jacket and always carried at his side little sword. He would insist on visiting the neighbors and would spend sometimes several days at home, and at night would often awake. call for his coffee or for paper. pen and ink. that he might iot down a thought that had cor.e to him. His whms were laughed at, and his wishes
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and doctors bills and druggists bills; serious because of loss of time from bus mess, and serious because of the menace to others in the same house or com munity.
 The only way to be absolutely sure that you will not have typhoid fever is to be vaccinated against the disease. And right here I want to emphasize the fact that If you are father or mother, and one of your children should fall a victim to typhoid fever this summer or any other summer you will be to blame
 In thus strongly advocating antityphoid vaccination 1t Is not intended to minimize the importance of the usual hygienic measures of prevention. The fact that vaccination is an efficient preventive does not detract from the importance of these measures. but the two should go hand in hand. By hygienic measures alone the mortality from typhoid has been re- duced in England, Wales, Prussia and the Netherlands to only in 100. 900 of popula- tion but in the United States army the two measures working together have ab- solutely eliminated 1t, SO that during 1913 in an army of 90000 men not a single death occurred among those who had been vaccinated. This showing is made in the face of the fact that large part of the army has practically been living in the field for much of the time-12OOO men have been in camp on the Mexican from tier the entire time and many practice
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people should be urged to avail thenn~ selves of the protection, This Is esps- cially important to those who contem- plate going away for the summer and those going on camping trips.
 The general use of antityphoid vaccin- ation is boInd to come and tho sooner the better for all concerned. However, if the discussion be limited to medical jour, nals the people will never learn 10 cos operate as they have learned to do in smallpox and yellow fever prevention. They must have the thing eternally drummed into them so as to get them accustomed to hearing of it and talking of 1t and thinking of 1t before it's general use will he possible
 It is to be hoped that but few mora years will elapse before vaccination against typhoid fever will be compul- sory; that the vaccine will be furnished free by the state and municipal health boards, and that the health officers will Naccinate against typhoid fever without charge, just as they do against small pox.
 Then, and not till then. will this an- nually recurring curse become thing of the past and thousands of young men and young women, who would or-s-wise i'll untimely graves, will be spared to live lives of happiness and of usefulness to their respective communities.
 Swat the fly!
 Boil the water,
 Get vaccinatedi
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of sorts after the vaccination the symp- toms are transient, the time of discom- fort varying from one to "A hours. tho average being about four to eight hours. It should be remembered that If this re- action does occur it is not so severe after the second dose as after the first. and not so severe after the third as after the second. Frequently patients will show slight reaction after the first dose, and none at all after the second and third.
 As proof of the very slight inconveni- ence experienced after vaccination against typhoid fever witness the following:
 In the United States army it is GUS tomary to vaccinate against smallpox on one arm and against typhoid fever on the other, bath vaccinations being car ried on at the same time, and the troops are returned to duty"
 In 6690 men thus receiving the double simultaneous vaccination only 223 men (about one man in every 90) felt suffi- cient inconvenience from the procedure to ask to be relieved temporarily from their regular duties.
 So you see that on the grounds of per sonal inconvenience you will not be jus titled in neglecting this means of pro- lection.
 As to the safety of the procedure, not a single fatality and not a single case of serious or permanent injury has been reported from the hundreds of thousands of vaccinations that have been done in this country and abroad.
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compiled with How much truth is in the story is not known, but it is said that the Queen once invited him to visit her ,as she wished to meet the greatest prodigy of current literature. Pope com piled. wearing his jaunty little jacket with its buttons of brass, and his tiny sword. A pet poodle of the Queen hap pened to be in the reception room at the time, and the little dog was so stirred by the presence of an object so unique sprang toward him with such fierceness as small dog could summon, and in his testiness Pope so far forgot the proprie- ties of the occasion. that he drew his sword and proposed to do battle with the pet canine of the Queen.
 An omniverous reader. of a rambling nature. with his soul set toward poetry. he chanced on some of the best produc- tions of Dryden, fell into the same strain. and in the end eclipsed his master in his own peculiar orbit U. literature. Dry den had quit the beaten paths of poetry, and through thicket of difficulty had hewed out path of his own. which came to be known as the artificial school of poetry. Pope was passionately fond of
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WOMEN-By George Eaves, D. D.

And concerning her support. the worn- ems clubs of the county, the farmers unions the churches. na less than other and larger organizations, can be enlisted. These are getting ready faster than the supply of trained nurses Is ready to meet the demand
 Such a woman must be taetfuL In A southern state she should be of southern birth and training, with all the advan- tages to be had by wide preliminary ex- perience. Everywhere she needs 10 be capable of deserving and nliing the posf of leadership. In every instance she will be the greatest ally of religious workers. bringing down to date the old command. Heal the sick .: freely ye nave ie- ceived. freely give"
 Other doors may be closed This door is open, and within it's portals an op- portunity such as angels might desire.
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qualities which made their ancsstors . masterful, conquering race.
 There's personal application in all this.
 As the cotton worm and the wheat weevil and the aphis devastate our fields, so do the habits of sloth and lack of con-, centration and procrastination eat up the produce of the field of life.
 All good farmers know that careful cultivation keeps the fields in good tilth. and reduces the insect plague In the field of life the came effect is produced by habits of industry and carefuiness and assduity.
 To parents of children who are passI the babyhood stage
 Let them alone more. Let them do, things for themselves. Doing things for oneself is the greatest developer of ability that is known to man. This ap- plies to children as we'll as to adults.
 To learn by doing-that is one of the prime principles of modern education The teacher is the director not the per- former So should be the parent, who is the best instructor.
 Do not be afraid of the youngest max. ing mistakes. You do the same. you know, in spite of your longer experience. And you are there to prevent the little feet from continuing long on the wrone, path. That Is your duty and privilege.
 Give the children the opportunity of developing the spirit of initiative. which Is a possession not to be purchased in the market place or in schools. 1t must be acquired by test. by experiment. by- action. not by precept and instruction. The latter are good, of course, as they represent the accumulated wisdom of heredity. The former Is better. for 1t represents the will and ability to carry on the life of the ages.
 Children are naturally initiative and gregarous-that is. they possess the in- stinet of Hooking together The soli- tary child Is the exception. Boys want to get together in games of ball or fol- low my leader or prisoners base or other pastimes in which many can join. Girls love to play house and school
 The young of the species nope if they are segregated. That is a natural in- stinct. Yet it may be overstimulated, for the invaluable spirit of initiative and leadership is often developed by solitary thinking away from the crowd. Bona fparte probably the greatest exsmple of command of others the world has ever known. was solitary boy. If your child shows any signs at all of thinking out things for himself and by himself. encourage him in it. It is splendid mental exercise
 Here Is the testimony of an expert on this point;
 The group of activities of the young today are vastly more inclusive and elab- crate then they were formerly" says Prof. NJ V. O'Shea of the University of Wisconsin Parents testify that their children are often not alone at al These changes in social life have all ready produced a pronounced influences upon our people. The tendency of this new life is to make young people more alert. more self-reiant in the presence of others. perhaps even more smart than was true in the old order. 5 But at the same time young people do not have training outside of the school in long continued application to any task. They are not trained in working inder pently and in isolation
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dren. Ky personal contact with stu pidity and unbelief she can do immense good, converting the sinner from the error of his ways. saving numbers of bodies from death, covering a multitude of physical transgressions.
 Let woman consider how she can put her life out at interest for humanity and then think of the opportunity here indicated In the one particular of tuber- cnlosis. what may she nos do to encourage the victims To a winning fight under wisely established conditionsg Sleeping porches, care of the sputum and food preparation, are precisely the things about which the doctor may advise but only a woman can ordinarily bring result to pass. She would become the long arm of the county health officer, and she could easily start into existence score of activities in church and school and lodge for the saving of the imperiled lives of the people
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his big arm chair. Dryden would sit, near n large window in the summer. and when the weather was cold. before a wide-open fireplace. the lion of tho group. Into this mighty circle of liter- ary leaders of the world. the little pale- faced hunch- backed Pope strode at tho age of Is, then just blossoming Into notice. His Ode to Solitude and his Pastorals had pricked up the ears of the leaders, but when they saw him. they freely predicted that hts career would be a brief one. To them he was mere meteor. an evanescent glare that would soon subside
 As Pope came better to he known. he was named. partly In envy. The Wicked Wasp of Twickenham." and be- cause of his hunch. The Interroga- ton Point Dryden regarded him with; somewhat of a patronizing air, but lived to respect if not to honor the man whose increasing brightness dimmed his own. Within a few yeara after this dwarf made his appsarancel at Wills Coffee house. he was wheedied, and petted. courted and made obsesi-1 ance to as the greatest leader of lettera in the realm.
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literary diversion. and at once took up the strain of Dryden, and carried 1t to such a pitch of perfection that he came to be recognized as the founder or ere ator of this particular school. rather than Dryden. Popes keen sense of melody his responsiveness to the shifting moods of nature, his acuteness of discrimina- ion, his rasp of satire and his love of the hurlesque, blend and combine in a masterly way in his productions, and flow in liquid measure m his verse He had the peculiar power of saving in the best words that which others know and feel. but cannot express. and of giving a classical cast to the whole which in weaker hands, would he the barest com monplace.
 Though a great wit Pope was never known to laugh. His palld. crimpcd features from which his eyes glittered like stars between dark clouds, would now and then light up in conversation, and from off his tongue and from the point of his quill would flow sentiments of wit, which while they would convulse others, elicited not the slightest change of expression on his mobile face. On
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science or the most daring devotion can desire.
 Briefly stated the career awaiting eul- tured young women in these states is that of community nurse. Florence Nightingale died a few weeks ago For S9 years her name has been sweet in the ears of men because she. woman of cul- ture, gave herself to the care of the Eng fish wounded in the Crimean war. Since then the nursing profession has mad honor such as Dickens put into high relief by his portrayal of the absolute ''Sairey Camp. type of the sort of female vampire that used to prey upon the sick while pretending to nurse them. But even to this day the idea of becoming nurse is repellent to women who have come to the eud of their senior year with no definite plan except-that they vaguely desire to do something for human welfare and their own independence. Nursing
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BY-PATHs oF HISTORY-AIEXANDER POPE-By B. F Riey D

nowned contemporaries. The name of Pope is a star that glitters in the loftiest Armament of English literature.
 Pope was the only son of his father, who was successful London merchant. A cripple from his cradle. Pope was never well. He alludes to his own life with a tang of pathos. when he speaks of it as "a long disease His father seems to have retired from business wealthy man. soon after the birth of his son. and settled at Enfield, nine miles from Windsor castle, where were spent 27 years of the poets life. His father being a Catholic the doors of the English universities were closed against the son. and even though this barrier had not been, the condition of the sons health would have prevented his entrance on these exalted schools of learning. Alex ander was privately taught by a priest, and for short time attended on school with others, but he had to be attended constantly by a nurse, so that the idea of procuring an education by the ordinary processes was given up. and he was fur nished books to read, writing material. with which to scribble as he might wish.
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boys and girls. College is the land of visions. of splendid and heroic impulses and ideals. Generous the hearts of youths and maidens facing the possibilities Of life and conscious of a debt to society that they must needs payi It is not sur
 prising that Dr. John R. Mott can tell of thousands of students all over the world who have agreed to go as missionaries
 to China. India. Africa. South America. or elsewhitner whenever the call shall come. Hundreds more than can by any means find missionary societies to send them have offered themselves The move ment seems wholesome and noble. pro- phetic of infinite good in the days to come. Nevertheless there are other duties and a call from the home folks. l would reverently submit to the splendid young women of southern colleges an opportun- ity for work and a career as well worth their while as the most exacting con
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graduates. The American Red Cross
 Rural Nursing Service is undertaking new and splendid forward ster in placing educated and thoroughly trai,fed women at the service of rural communities that to every home in ev- cry county they may carry the good
 news of health and the laws of effect i've hygiene and of community sanita- ton. X nurse so situated becomes the friend and adviser of every man, wom- a1 ard child in her district. She is able to indefinitely enlarge the com munity spirit, the sense of community life the individuals conscience of debt to the whole community. She becomes an expression of the modern insistence upon health as religious factor in daily life She drives home the more or less generalized doctrines oft the school teacher and becomes her most effective ally in care of defective chill
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The very last thing that an educated woman would think of! Such is the feel ing But is 1t based on fact?
 In the current number of McClure's Magazine is a most striking illustra- tion of the value to humanity at large Of the work of a single consecrated and cultivated woman. Defying the con ventional horror of her class toward the nursing profession. she gave her self to the work under Professor Gauss of the Freiburg Frauenklinik. and made possible the marvellous success or that institution.
 Indeed it must be said that no profes- sion in the world offers a nobler oppor- tunity than this to refined Christian women.
 It is not, however, the mere appeal of the actually sick. nor Is it the de- mand for strictly nursing skill that now Is sounding in the ears of college