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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28

hand. The cracking may be observed to a distance
Of as much as foot above and below the actual gan.
grenous area SO rapid is the extension of the gan
creme that the whole OF the lower extremity OF leg
often becomes completely mortified before the end OF
the third day after the iniction Of the wound When
this stage has been reached the only thing to am
putate the limb Of the patient but this not
likely to save his life. for the disease would already
have extended to other parts Of the body.
Provided the wound itself is not Of very painful
character, the gas gangrene does not cause much
distress Temperature is only slightly above normal
about 80 to 100, and headache Is not complained Of
The mind Is perfectly clear till the end. The
pulse not greatly quickened but rapidly loses power
that It hardly be perceived at the wrist The
hearts action becomes difficult to feel.
I'm the worst have examined" says DR..
Bowlby "the gangrene may spread with rapidity
that the whole limb may be cold. Of purple black
color immensely swollen and quite devoid OF all sense
of touch and power Of motion within thrtysix hours
Of the onset of the gangrene.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28

hands completely and. In many c
lives. The left wrist 10 the pa
arm most exposed when a sol,
from the trench. These men /
struck by bullets in the left
fragments Of watch. wheels and /
been driven into and sometime
the wrist. completely destroying
whereas II the watch had not be,
clean bullet hole might have bee
result
DR. darcy Power described
esting case Of an officer who wa
by a large shell which burst
yards OF him. An X-ray photogrs
the presence OF foreign bodies d
muscles Of the spine Subsequ
ination proved that two OF these
were English gold sovereigns.
been driven, out OF money bt
wearing, straight down into Il
joint OF the back bone. which We
to pieces.
The coins were twisted and co!
One OF them. strange to say
impression Of the milled edge
the design OF the other coin
In anothe! case described by
doctor par, OF the patients
been driven into his thigh. and
days afterward he shed pieces OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28

IL arrived Bal6ly ana QleQ within q
few hours Of Its arrival, thus afford
ing abundant fresh material for Q
more detailed examination than
was possible under field conditions,
An examination OF the culture was
meanwhile made In the Field Lab.
oratory, and the conclusion arrived
at that 1t was probably the specific
organism of the disease. Further
examination made at the Lister In.
stitute by DR.. c. ]. Martin, F. r. g.,
and DR.. Arkwright lead to the same
conclusion"
A great many bullet wounds have
caused an enormous destruction OF
bone and tissue. In some CAGES an
entire leg bone has been blown
away by bullet, SO that II was i'm.
possible for the surgeons to attempt
any restoration Of the limb. It was
easy to prove that the wound was
caused by machine gun or rifle
bullet and not by a shell, because
the small hole made by the bullet
at the point Of entrance could be
plainly observed. After making It's
entrance the bullet caused q con.
stantly increasing hole until at the
point OF exit this became enormous.
These wounds have given rise to a
belief among the soldiers on each
side that explosive OF dum.dum bull.
let's were being used by their oppo.
nents. 1t now seems fairly certain
that these injuries are caused by
bullets which turn over after strik.
ing q body or which have developed
soma frrapv)a rffy In fhair Riof,t II
is said that In some Of the bullets
the base, owing to its great weight
compared to the light pointed tip,
describes q large wobbly circle In
flight. instead Of revolving ON it's
long axis.
A peculiar fact In connection
with the wounds In this war Is that
the size Of the skin wound may.
bear no relation to the severity OF
the injury. A mere hole the size
of a pencil point on the skin may
by the entrance wound of an enor.
nous internal injury. DR.. darcy
Power. a surgeon attached to the
first London War Hospital, de.
scribes the case Of q soldier whose
lower jaw showed skin wound so
small that it would hardly admit
probe. The patient himself said
that he thought his Jaw was broken
In two places, but he really had
no idea OF the severity OF his in.
jury,
On examination the surgeon found
that his jaw was so fractured that
It had to be removed in little pieceB
with Volkmann's spoon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28
Strange Objects Driven Into Won

n TANY strange wounds have been
N caused by the accidental carrying
OF coins. watches and other for.
eign objects by tho bullet into the wound
A few cases have been reported in which
soldiers were marvelously saved from In.
Jury by the providential interpositIon OF
these. objects. For instance, in one case
German bullet struck clip OF cartridges
carried in the pouch OF British soldier
on his back and denied some Of the cart.
ridges, but without exploding them or in.
turing the soldier. These cartridges ard
credited with having saved the mans lie
Such cases sound good deal like the
old story OF the young soldier whose HE
was saved by the Bible his mother had
given to him.
AS a matter Of fact, In the great major.
ity OF cases the objects opposed to the
bullets have seriously complicated the
wounds.
Most OF the British officers wear wrist
watches on the left wrist-a custom which
originally arose because the fuldress uni.
form OF the British Army has no pockets
outside. Many OF the soldiers have fol.
lowed the fashion. wrist watches can be
purchased for about fifty cents. Now, these
watches have been the means OF causing
many hundreds of soldiers to lose their left
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28
Rheumatism an Inject

A VERY curious. but really important.
~ medical discovery OF the war Is the
relation between rheumatism and
body vermin. It now appears certain that
inflammatory rheumatism OF the joints 10
an infectious disease and that 1t is carried
by vermn from sufferer to the person who
is next infected.
Among tho English soldiers lying In the
wet and waterlogged trenches OF France and
Belgium hundreds have been incapacftated
by the moot severe kind of inflammatory
rheumatism. which In many cases has even
caused death. They were generally vigorous
young men who would not ordinarily be ex.
pected to fall victims of rheumatism
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28

Now II was noted by the doct
large proportion Of the sufferers
AFFLICTED with vermin while they Vi
trenches, Owing to the fact that
not battle or change their clothes
trenches. they had become ind
filthy. and even officers, who wereI
OF the most fastidious and clean
were infested with vermin. 81
Brunton. O very distinguished
physician. was one OF the first
call attention 10 the connection
vermin and inf1ammatory rheur
The most striking evidence on [
was furnished by company OF
Surrey Regiment Out OF 100
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28
Hoo the Germ Of the Ne,o
Disease Was Isolated

The smell Of such limb Is overpowerlng and al.
most precludes careful post.mortem examination
II incstons are made before after death gas and
sanious fluid bubble up Pus Is confined to the edges
OF the wound and is little in proportion the
sanlous discharge"
Even in the stress Of war conditions the surgeons
and medical scientists have endeavored to find the
specific bacillus causing this terrible disease.
I'm typical case affecting the hand bacillus WAS
found and isolated for examination in the Mobile
Field Laboratory" writes DR.. Bowlby. 1.-THE culture
of this when lnocuated into q guinea pig caused its
death in eighteen hours After death there found
gangrenoue cellultis inflammation Of cell It's
sue), from which the inoculated organism was
recovered second guinea pig inocuated from this
culture was sent to the Lister Institute in London.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
Care of the Hair
And Other Beauty Secrets

Switches will be unknown among
women when they give as much care
and attention to the hair as they do
to the face and hands. Women trou-
bled with dandruff and falling, thln
scraggly hair will do well to sham
teaspoonful of eggol dissolved in
cup of hot water. This will remove
ali excess oil. dirt and dandruff. A
simple and delightful hair tonic to be
easily by mixing half a pint of wa,
ter with half a pint of alcohol and
adding one ounce of beta-quinol, mas
saying this simple tonic into the scalp
nightly will soon stop the hair from
falling. kill all the dandruff germs
and soon produce hne, glossy ana
luxuriant growth.
Not so much the big wrinkles, but
the little ones are what rob the face
of it's youthful appearance. No mat
massage the face. there will be no per-
ceptible result unless the proper ar
ticle is used. If you will get from your
druggist about two ounces of powder
ed eptol. dissolve. 1t in half pint OF
hot water, you will have remarkable
wrinkle remover that will in short
time produce a startling change, maxi
ing the face plump and youthful to a
marked degree.
Fashions decree that arms and neck
should be entirely devoid of those ugly
hairs. Using pastes, powders and raz-
ors only strengthens the roots so the
hairs grow thicker and stronger than
before. Next to the electric needle, the
dissolve the hair. Get from your drug
gst one ounce of simple sulfo solu-
tion; apply freely to the hairs and in
about three minutes they will be dis
soft and white without any irritation
whatever.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
Captain David Wills
Is Oldest Army Officer

Miss Mary Wills and Miss Ada
Wills. of Second and Cumberland
streets, are spending two weeks with
their grandfather, the Rev. David
Wills in Washington, d. c.
Among the great many retired ofti-
GERS of the army and navy who make
the city of Washington their home
there is probably not one of them who
is pointed out so frequently and to
whom greater respect and attention is
shown than Captain David Wills, re-
tired chaplain. and who has the honor
of being the oldest officer of the United
States Army.
DR.. Wills was born January Z, 1922,
and is a native of Pennsylvania.
During the Civil War he was a pas
tor of a Presbyterian church in Ma
con, Ga, and ministered indiscrimi-
nately to the sick, wounded and dying
of the Federal and Confederate ar
mics. Afterward he was president of
the Oglethorpe University, in Atlanta
and during his life in the South he be-
came the intimate friend of many of
the prominent men, among them
Alexander H. Stephens, Thomas f.
Eayard, L. Q. c. Lamar, John 3. Cor
don and r. b. Vance.
June 3, 1879. he was appointed a
post chaplain and during his service
he was stationed at Fort McHenry,
Mcpherson barracks, Walla Walla,
Eenicia barracks and Huachuca.
Chaplain Wills was retired January
Z, 1885, having attained the age of
siXty-four.
Notwithstanding that he is over
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
Invitations Are Issued
For Brown-Scott Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Mayberry Fl. Scott is
sued invitations this morning for the
marriage reception of their daughter,
Miss Mary Emma Scott. to Theodore
Edward Brown, Saturday evening, Oc-
tober 2S. from 7,30 to 10 o'clock. at
904 North Eighteenth street.
The ceremony will be a quiet one,
performed at o'clock by the Rev.
Stewart Winfield Herman, pastor of
the Zion Lutheran Church. in the
presence of the immediate relatives.
The young couple will make their
home at LeWistown. where Mr.. Brown,
a native of Virginia, is connected with
the Standard Steel Company.
Mrs. w. r. Wolff returned to her
home at Fort Pierce, Fla, to-day after
spending the summer months with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wise, at
Lemoyne.
Mrs Mahlon Wells Hole, of Buffalo,
who has been quite i'll, is recuperating
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Myers, $40 PETER street.
DR.. and Mrs. V. Hummel Eager are
at their home. 410 North .Secand
street after spending several weeks at
the Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Gage have
gone home to Brooklyn after a short
visit among old friends in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
MRS. MAURICE E. FINNEY

The Authors Club always begins the
season with social session at the
home of the president, talking over
plans for the years work and enjoy
ing goodfellowship.
This eevning the ladies will be
guests of Mrs. Maurice e. Finney. oi
1907 North Front street, the regular
club work on Modern Dramatists,
commencing with the next regular
meeting. The officers are: President
Mrs. Maurice f. Finney; first vice
president, Mrs. Casper S. Shaak; sec
ond vice-president, Mrs. Lewis NJ
Neiffer; secretary, Mrs. John K
Royal; treasurer, Miss Anna V,
Crowl. On the program committee
are Mrs. Shaak, Mrs. ]. E. Garner,
Miss Anne U. Vert, Miss Mary Orth
and Mrs. Finney.
The roll of membership includes:
Mrs. J. Thornton Balsley, Mrs. Harry
Nelson Bassler, Miss Anna V. Crowl,
Finney, Mrs. ]. f. Garner, Miss Lille
George Mrs f. A. Gibson. Miss Fannie
L. Johnson, Mrs. w. r. Jones and
Mrs. Joseph Kalbfus Mrs. Herman P.
Miller Mrs. Howard r. Omwake, Mrs.
L. NJ. Neiffer, Miss Carrie Orth, Miss
Mary c. Orth, Mrs II. F. Quickel, Mrs.
J. K. Royal. Mrs. E. l.. Rinkenbach,
Mrs. c. S. Shaak, Mrs. A. E. Shirey,
Mrs. M. II. Thomas, Miss Anne u.
Vert, Mrs. H. B. Wilson and Mrs.
Willard Young.
Miss Sara Houser of 10 South Six
teenth street is spending ten days
with friends in York and Mount JOY.
Mrs George Wetherell Scott and
small son of Mount Carmel are visit
ing her mother, Mrs. William G.
Ferguson of North Second street.
Mrs. william Dunbar and little
daughter Elizabeth Dunbar, of st.
Mary's are spending several weeks
with relatives in Green street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luman Danner have
gone home to Tioga county after a
short visit in town with relatives.
Mrs. William BENDING and small
daughter, Helen, of Chicago, ILL.,, ar
rived Monday to spend a month with
relatives and friends in this city and
Steelton.
Mrs ]. Ritchie Smith, of Princeton.
is visiting Mrs. Herman P. Miller, of
Cottage Ridge. who will give an infor-
NAL tea for her on Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. H. Murray Graydon and MISS
Julia f. Graydon, of 1903 North Sec
ond street, are home from Werners-
Vile, where they spent the summer
at the Grand View
Mrs. Herman Clyde Wendell and
daughter Margaret, of Wayne, are
guests of Miss Caroline Mcfarland.
15S Sylvan Terrace
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Gunther have
gone home to Pittsburgh after a brief
visit with old friends here.
Miss Harriet Kessler has returned
to her home in Sunbury after spend
ing a week with her aunt, Mrs. T. B.
Strain, III Royal Terrace.
Miss Harriet Nauman, of Lancaster,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Spencer c..
Gilbert, at her country place. Summer
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Surprise, of
Hammond. Ind, are visiting H. c..
Bomberger, 26 South Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Surprise was Miss Susan Bonn
herger before her marriage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05

Gifts, flowers and greetings from
relatives and friends far and near,
were showered to-day on Mrs. Elmer
Nell, of 149 Paxton street, in cele-
bration of her S2nd birthday. There
was a family dinner, too, and many
callers for the aged lady who is as
bright and well as can be.
Mrs. Sarah B. Wolf Nell was born
near Locust Grove, Lancaster county,
the daughter of the late Samuel Wolf
of this city and his wife, Elizabeth
Spicer Wolf of Taylor's Island, East
ern Shore, Md. The family went to
Duncannon to live and when quite a
young girl, Sarah married Harvey
Nell of that place, coming later TO
this city where her husband had a
position with the Central Iron Works.
Mrs Nell has lived heer for over
forty years and has much of interest
to tell of the early days in the county,
for her memory is clear and brimful
of events.
Mrs. Nell has a sister living, Mrs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05

Hamer of Paxton street, with whom
MRS. Nell resides. She has twenty
seven grandchildren and thirteen
great grandchildren.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
Thin Men and Women

meals and mixing with the digesting
food, tends to prepare its fat, flesh
and muscle building elements so that
the blood can readily accept and carry
them to the starved portions of the
body. You can readily picture the
transformation that additional and
previously lacking flesh making ma
terial should bring with your cheeks
filling out, hollows about your neqk
shoulders and bust disappearing and
your taking on from 10 to 20 pounds
of solid healthy flesh. Sargol is harm
less, inexpensive, efficient. Geo. A.
Gorgas and other leading druggists of
this vicinity have it and are authorized
to refund your money If weight in
crease is not obtained as per the guar
antee found in each large package.
NOTE:-Sargol is recommended
only as a flesh builder and while ex-
cellent results in cases of nervous in
digestion, etc, have been reported
care should be taken about using it
unless a gain of weight is desired
Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
DO YOU WANT TO GET
FAT AND BE STRONG?

The trouble with most thin folks
who wish to gain weight is that they
insist on drugging their stomach or
stuffing it with greasy foods; rubbing
on useless flesh creams" or follow
ing some foolish physical culture
stunt, while the real cause of thinness
goes untouched. You cannot get fat
until your digestive tract properly as
similates the food you eat
There is a preparation known to re-
liable druggists almost everywhere,
which seemingly embodies the miss
ing elements needed by the digestive
organs to help them convert food into
rich, fat-laden blood. This prepara-
ton is called Sargol and much re-
markable testimony is given as to its
successful use in flesh building. Sar-
small non-injurious tablet, taken at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
GUESTS AT sToUFFER HOME

GUESTS AT STOUFFER HOME
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Jefferies
and daughter, Gwen, Miss Caroline
Jefferies, Miss Florence Hoax, of Lam
caster and Miss Elizabeth Plumly of
Chester, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sydney l. Stouffer, 1929 Green
street on an automobile trip.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05

Elizabeth Miller of 9O7 North Front
street, who is S5 years old; three
brothers, John S. Wolf of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, aged 96; Henry z. Wolf,
of Ebert, Colo, 70 years old and
Hiram G.. Wolf of Memphis, Tenn,
aged II. Mr.. Nell died many years
ago and of their five children. four
are living: Mrs. Agnes Shurtleff, of
Youngstown, o.; Mrs. Ada Thompson,
Scottdale, Pa. Samuel S. Nell of
Crescent street and Mrs. William X.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
Gymnasium Will Open at
the Y. w. c. A. on Monday

The gymnasium of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association opens Mon
day. October II. There were 800
women and girls in this department
last year and it seems that there will
be greater number this year Miss
MarJore Bolles, the physical director,
has returned and will be glad to fur
nish full particulars to those inter-
ested. Now is the time to register.
additional Personals Page 141
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05
MARRIED AT HAGERsToWN
Special to TIE TeIegrobh

Hawerstown, Md. Oct 5. - Miss
Helen M. Wells and Charles Edward
Crown, both of Harrisburg, were mar
ried here last Saturday at the parson-
age of the First Baptist Church by the
Rev. E. K. Thomas.
MarriS;e licenses were issued here
to the folIowing Pennsylvania couples:
Oren Mike and Mary M. Trout, both
OF Harrisburg: Charles r. Trimmer
and Ruth B. Talhelm, both of Car
1iala
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-05

ninety-threc years of age. Chaplain
Wills is still active. an excellent racon-
teur and a man of great culture and
large talent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19

King. They expect to put in asbig
well and other improvements.
Mr.. Marx OF San Francisco is WIS.,
itor here this week.
Everett Beeson left Wednesday af-
ternoon for San Francisco for an in
definite stay.
Mrs. Wilcox of Aberdeen, Wash,
was the guest of her brother, H. S.
Glenn, and family.
Mrs. C. w. Holdridge visited
friends in Ashland Wednesday.
Mrs. j. z. Luke visited Mrs. King
at Frederick Friday.
Willard Bonham of California is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Louis
Brown.
William Houston has suffered a
relapse and is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. D. Stedman of Ayers Spur is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Work, on the Pacific highway.
F. p. Froman made business trip
to Medford Monday.
Mrs. Peter Vandersluis spent Tues
day afternoon in Ashland on business.
Invitations for dancing party are
out, to take place at the Taylor home
on Bear creek.
!
Mrs John Budgeon is able to be
out after a severe illness of several
weeks
Mrs J. H. Bailey and son Everett
returned Monday from two months
visit with relatives at Clark, S. D.
They had delightful visit, but were
glad to get back to Anderson Creek,
in sunny Oregon.
Rev. Adams is able to be around
again, but was very i'll for several
days and could not attend services at
the church last Sunday.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
The Big Gray Car
PLENTY OF PROOF
From People You Know-From Ash.
land Citizens.

The greatest skeptic can hardly fail
to be convinced in the face of evil
dence like this. 1t is impossible to
produce better proof of merit than
the testimony of residents of Ashland,
of people who can be seen at any
time. Read the following case of it.:
M. Powell, 263 Oak street, Ash
land, Ore, says: 81 suffered a great
deal from backache. Sometimes it
bothered me so badly l could hardly
get around. In the morning l was
stiff and lame. The kidney secretions
were very irregular in passage. AS
soon as l commenced using Doan's
Kidney Pills felt better and before
long l was in good health. l will
ingly confirm the endorsement l gave
Doan's Kidney Pills some years ago.
| generally use box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills in the spring and fall as a
kidney tonic"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Powell had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-19
Obituary..

Thornton Smith, son of T. +. Smith
of Talent, died at the home OF his
parents April IL, 1915, after a three
weeks struggle with complications of
pneumonia. He was born in Mound
City, Kan, May 23, 1892. With the
family he came to Ashland, Ore, in
1900, where he lived until two years
ago, when the family moved to Tai
ent. He Joined the Methodist church
at Ashland in 1908.
Thornton was a boy Of clean and
noble character of whom no one
could speak aught but good. He be-
came a member of the Talent chapter
of the Bpworth League few months
previous to his illness, from which
he never recovered. The deceased
leaves father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. Smith, and two brothers
Harold and Forest, of Talent, and
one sister, Miss Virginia, of Sar
Jose, Cal.