Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-22
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For over eighty-five weeks DIR.
samuel q. Dixon, the State Commis-
sloner OF Health, has been giving
| practical advice on matters of every
day life In the form of a week-end
article, embodying such excellent COM
| mon sense and well put medical
knowledge that they have been print
ed as feature by over so daily news
papers in Pennsylvania and comment :.
eu upon by newspapers outside of the
state. Beyond a doubt the newspapers
| nave unloaded on them many, many
articles which they have not the space
TO publish and which while contain
ing matters of high Importance to the
writers or the person affected or some
branches of the State government
frankly do not interest the great read
ing public Many articles of this
class are part of publicity schemes
pure and simple and designed to
! BOOST How differently the average
man and woman regards DR.. DiXon's
comments upon health matters is
| demonstrated by the number of
papers printing them regularly because
after all, the editor does not put, into
type news matter or articles in which
his readers are not interested. Some
of the advertisements of the stores
are read religiously every morning or
evening by unknown thousands and
While many a person would turn up
MS nose at such matter when classed
as news 1T interests just the same.
Hence 1t has been that every week
newspapers print something from the
states commissioner of health be-
cause he not only speaks with author
lty, but enlivenS the articles with apt
illustration or striking smile and but
tresses them with such plain speak
ing that they carry home a useful les
HfNFs fVNet TO-. ~.
lished to-day the Commissioner talks
about the importance of keeping
thoroughly informed about ones body
and suggests that it is Just as vital TO
know whether every part of the won
derful human mechanism is work
ing properly, so that one may know
where to make repairs or to brace up,
as it is to be sure that the machinery
of an automobile is in order for q trip.
DR.. Dixon came to write these articles
nearly two years ago in response to
requests for advice or guidance which
used to reach him in every mall. He
picked out the subjects in which the
people appeared to be concerned and
the public did the rest.
That Ex-Governor John X. Tener is
a prime favorite in Harrisburg was
pretty we'll demonstrated on Saturday
and yesterday. He was the guest of
Wlllle mere anu ne was as DuSN
shaking hands as he was when he was
holding office. The former governor
was welcomed at every turn while on
a walk about the city on SATURDAY.
morning and in the afternoon while
on an automobile ride he was sur
prised at the greetings for him. While
in the city Mr.. and Mrs. Tener were
showered with invitations. They may
visit the city again during the holiday
season.
The coal pile in the ruins of the
Country Club of Harrisburg was still
burning away yesterday and the men,
bers of the club who visited the site
or who played golf on Saturday could
see real money going up in smoke.
The winter stock of coal had just been
laid in the club fortnight before the
fire of last week and the heat still
thrown off by the huge pile was -
great yesterday that one could not go
within several feet of ii. 1t will bS
several days before the fire burns out.
Speaking of golf it was notable the
| number of people who played on
| courses about the city on Saturday in
spite of the high winds. Each one of
the three courses had it's devotees and
| they appeared to be playing with as
much vim as in the middle of sum-
: mer. The courses hereabouts have
laid out their winter green's and the
g number of players is commentary
S on the popularity of the game.
couple of men walked up Market
T street the other evening wearing large
: grins and bearing large turkeys. 1t
d was hardly the time of the evening for
Il poultry stores to be open and yet the
!. birds were much alive and while uncer-
:; tain whittier they were bound took an
e interest in the bright lights and the
h passing throngs. The men did not
# advertise where they had bought the
d birds. but the Kidding" to which
l. they were subjected raised some doubts
e in the minds of passers-by. Rumors
o of rafting were in the air.
). DR.. ]. T. Rothrock, former head
d of the State Department of Forestry,
o who was here last week, says that
II there are some splendid tracts of for
Il est land in sight of the State Capitol
e dome and that some of them ought to
e be secured for posterity's sake.
Thomas d. Taylor, who was 7d-
e vertising manager of the New York
is Times for several years and is known
n to a humber of Harrisburgers, has
e become the publisher of the Phila-
d delphia Evening Telegraph. He was
d appointed to the place on Saturday by
e Rodman Wanamaker the owner.