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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21
MALARIA PREVENTION EASY

AT a meeting of the Illinois Central
and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley sur
geons two physicians old the follow
ing experiences, illustrating the ease
with which malaria can be prevented.
DR.. johnson for years had taken care
OF the employees on a certain plantation.
n steady negro had a small family
consisting of a wife and nine children.
HIS annual doctors bill averaged $40.
Dr. johnson wanted Uncle Henry to
get his cabin screened.
"Lor', Doctah Johnson, dey amt no
use talkin' to Mr.. Willis bout SCREEN
In no cabins. He doan keer 'abou
moth but de rent" Uncle Henry replied.
You do it. 1t won't cost much. If it
doesn't cut your doctors bill half in
two l will throw off half of it," the
doctor replied.
Uncle Henry told the doctor it was a
trade. He screened the windows and
doors of his cabin with No. 16 mos
quito bar or netting. Wherever there
was a crack in the walls he covered it
with netting. He put mosquito nets
over the beds. He himself took and
gave each embe OF the family 10
grains Of quinine twice a day during
January and February. Between the
first of June and the last of October
the family were made to stay at home
from shutdown to sunup.
Inc pan WORKED. uncle Henry'S
doctors bill for himself, wife, and nine
children was 81. The family worked
better than they had ever done. Why
not? None of them had chills or dumb
chills or que cake.
What were the reasons for giving
quinine in January and February? In
that section Of the country about one
person in 10 a malarial parasites in
his blood at that season of the year. AS
there are no mosquitoes in January
and February, one the parasites in the
blood were killed the persons would
remain free. There is not much work
tor farm hands in these months. Prob
ably seven grains twice a day would
have been ample.
The reasons for using No. 16 mos
quito bal is that 1t will keep out mos
quttoes about as well as metal screen
lng and 1t costs but a trifle. He kent
the family at home at night because
malartal mosquitoes are night biters and
Uncle Henry's cabin was about the only
screened place In the neighborhood.
The plan worked so well that every
negro WIZ knew Uncle Henry decided
to follow b same plan.
: ID. Miller 10 the attending physician
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21

Adams. knight" He was a sheriff of
the city of London in 1914, Lord Mayor
in 1913, suffered in the royal ca11se nv
imprisonment in the tower of London.
and, having further evinced his fidelity
to his eXiled sovereign by RENTING to
MS majesty in his hour of need 100000
was ennobled after the restoration. His
meal descendant, Sir Thomas Adams,
OF the Royal navy, died on the Virginia
station April IL, 1910, whereupon the
~baronetcy became extinct.
one branch of the Adams family had
estates in counties Warwick and North
ampton, and trace descent from Simon
Adams, merchant and vintner who died
In l44S, leaving several houses and other
property in the city of London to the
WINNERS company to found two chan
laincies and distribute the surplus TO
the poor. His descendants, Simon
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21

on a large plantation. On this planta-
ton there are 5000 negroes. A few
years ago the managers decided on a
malaria policy. A certain amount Of
drainage was done. Ample drainage
was out Of the question.
The negro cabins We're screened. For
this purpose mosquito bar renewed
once a year is satisfactory. Every
negro was supplied with castor oil.
salts, and quinine capsules at a mini
mum price. The company is willing to
lose some money on these. Whenever
a man gets malaria he takes a dose of
salts or Oil and follows with ~ grains
of quinine each day for four days. The
quinine is kept up for six weeks-12
grains a day for four days out of the
week. ~
The result is that the Doctors bills
have fallen off 40 per cent, the eff
cheney Of the hands has increased IS
per cent. the use OF chill tones has
been stopped. Malarial hematuria has
disappeared.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21
Preserving Old Manuscripts.
University Of Wisconsin P1

FROM the University of Wisconsin Press
Bulletin.
There are not so persons in the United
states who are skilled in the preserva.
ton and repairing of old manuscripts.
one of them may be found working on
the third floor of the Wisconsin historical
library building at Madison, one Of the
six or seven institutions in the country
that carry on such work scientifically.
ABOUT a generation or two ago a priest
IN the vatican library at Rome originated
ana developed the process now in use
IN the taking care of old papers. Until
iaSt year there was none of this work
which was high grade and scientific. done
in this country west of the A%lleehenies
All work that the university had done
was sent to Massachusetts. Last .Juiv
the process was introduced to the state
historical library. ~
The first thing done in the process OF
preserving the letters is to place them
anu leave them for five or six hours. This
removes the creases and the dirt. Then
they are put between woodpulp boards
and left "a hours and then between blot
ters to complete the drying process. The
hext step Is to repair the paper. The
paper OF some OF these letters is so old
struck. This is strengthened by a layer
OF crepoline. a transparent cloth. on both
sides OF the piece Of paper. Other letters
need mcnding along the edges with
parchment paper. To cover holes a piece
OF paper Is glued over the edges and IL
then cut down to the proper size And
the 3 are sand .papered until smooth.
ters are mounted on large Whita SheSt.
prepared for binding.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21

= JAPAN is THE MOST !
misunderstood LAND \

hamilton W. Mabie. in the outlook.

Hamilton w. Mabie, in the outlook.
p is probably today the most
misunderstood country in the world. Its
achievements are matters of history;
but its spirit, its aims. and its char
acter nave been as variously inter-
Nfeted as II 1T had never expressed itself
In religion. in art, or in action. Its
most dogmatic interpreters are those
who have never seen it. They seem to
have OWNED it's secret purposes and
uncovered its most subtle plots. In
theT o~VerWrought imaginations it is a
group of islands in whose harbors vast
fleets are being secretly constructed,
WIN almost s~uperhuman rapidity and
Skill. for the conquest of distant CONT
nents.
The fact that it has fought only twice
with foreign nations in nearly three
c~enturles. while the lists Of wars in the
west IN the same period ill pages of
history, and that both these wars were
iouSht TO preserve what it believd TO
be its national integrity: that it is
heavily burdened With debt and stag
serlng under the weight of a aNation
winch It's splendid patriotism alone
makes bearable; that the one policy ON
winch the people as a whole insist with
increasing vehemence is the reduction
or the expenses of government; that it
lies exposed to attack from a power
which fights without money and waits
ana watches with Asiatic patience
While it advances like a glacier: tina
thc Japanese people are eager for the
opportunity of commercial DEVELOPMENT
and are persuaded that peace is vitality
related to that development. that they
are facing problems more difficult than
those which confront any other people
these facts have no weight with those
valiant journalists and politicians who
cry loud and spare not, n whose
prophecies of approaching war fill the
Japanese with amazed incredulity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21
Tho Yankees In Battle.

For courage and dash there is no
parallel in history to this action of the
Spanish admiral. He came, as he knew.
to absolute destruction. There was one
single hope. That was that the Span
lsh ship Cristobal Colon would steam
faster than the American ship Brook
Ign. The spectacle of two torpedo
boat d~estroyers, paper shells at best,
deliberately steaming out in broad day
light in the face of the fire of battle
ships, can only be described in one
way 1t was Spanish, and it was ord
cred by the Spanish Genera Blanco.
The same may be said of the entire
movement.
In contrast to the Spanish fashion
was the cool. deliberate Yankee work.
The American squadron was without
sentiment apparently. The ships went
at their Spanish opponents and liter
ally tore them TO pieces. Admiral Ger
vera was taken aboard the Iowa from
the Gloucester, which had rescued him,
and he was received win a full admir-
ais guard. The crew of the Iowa
crowded aft over the turrets. half naked
and black with powder. as Cervera
stepped over the side b~areheaded. The
crew cheered vociferously. The admir-
al submitted to the fortunes of wal
with a grace that proclaimed him a
thoroughbred.
The officers of the Spanish ship Viz
caya said they simply could not hold
their crews at the guns on account of
the rapid fire poured upon them. The
decks were flooded with water from
the fire hose, and the blood from the
made this a dark red. Frag-
ments of bodies floated In this along
the gun deck. Every instant the crack
of exploding shells told of new havoc.
The torpedo boat Ericsson was sent by
the flagship to the help Of the Iowa in
the rescue of the Viscaya's crew. Her
men saw a terrible sight. The flames,
leaping out from the huge shot holes IN
the Viscaya's sides, licked up the decks.
sizzling the flesh of the und who
were lying there shrieking for help.
Between the frequent explosions there
came awful cries and groans from the
men pinned below. This carnage was
chiefly due to the rapidity of the Amer
lean fire.
qand r e%re-day:-l A, atwk
From two ~six-pounders 400 shells
We're fired in so minutes. Up in the
tops the marines banged away with
~one-pounders, too excited to step back
to duck as the shells whistled over
tenn. One gunner of a secondary bat
terry under a 12-inch gun was blinded
by smoke and ~saltpetre from the tur-
ret. and his crew We're driven off, but
sticking a wet handkerchief over his
face, with holes cut for his eyes, he
stuck to his gun
Finally. as the ~siX-pounders were so
close to the eight-inch turret as to
make it impossible to stay there with
safety. h men were ordered away be-
fore the big gun was fired, but they re-
fused to leave. When the %three-inch
gun was fired, the conclusion blew
two men OF the smaller guns crew 10
feet from their guns and threw them to
the deck as deaf Is posts. Back they
went again. however. and were again
blown away from their stations. Such
bravery and such logged determine
ton under the heavy fire were of fire.
quent occurrence on all the ships en-
gagged.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21

The name of Simpson. the arms Of
which family are shown above. is de-
rived from the old Morse word Sim
ba,' which is a diminutive of Sig
mundr." The Danish form of the name
is "Simeson' and the Swedish form
"Simson.' The name of Symonds' is al
lied With that of ~"Simpson,' or, as
some spell it. "Simson," having its
source in the same original name of
"Si&mundr.' Many different families
of the name have settled in England
for centuries. About 20 different
grants of coat armor confirmed to this
family are of record. one of the most
ancient of which heads this weeks
article. y genealogical Investigation
is necessary TO determine from which
branch Of the Simpsons n one indi-
Nldtlal is descended before it is possible
TO determine which. if any, coat of
arms should be borne. The records of
various parishes in the different coun-
ties of England show many Simpsons
as far back as a. D.. 1901. The family
hSures prominently mong the landed
gentry of Great Britain. and was set
tied in Warwickshire, England, in the
lath YEAR of the reign of Henry w
CA. y. 1419).
Thomas Simpson. an immigrant
probably from the county of Warwick,
Is recorded as being in Maryland july
2, l649. was evidently a man of means,
settled i'm St. Mary's county. Mary
land, and received, in 1862, a grant
from Lord Baltimore of $50 acres of
land, the estat being called .Simp-
son. The Simpsons of st. Louis claim
descent from the above mentioned
THOMAS the immigrant.
Adams.
rms is a personal name, the Anglo
saxon n French form of which being
,Adam' and the Flemish Adams. This
family is especially distinguished in
that many branches of the family claim
royal descent. They are included among
the landed gentry of Great Britain. and
settled in the counties of Lincoln, York
ana IN the principality of Wales, al
lhoush several of the branches have
seats in the historic county of Norfo1k
IN the beautiful county of Devon. on
June IL, 1860, one of the descendants of
his family was created Sir Thomas
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21
"Je.t Her way."

Eyes? Well no. her eyes amt much.
Guess you've seen a lot q such
Sort o. small. and blue gray,
'Taint her eyes-it's jest her way.
Hair amt black. nor even brown,
Got no gold upon her crown.
Sort o. ashy, I should say:
'Taint her hair-it's Jest her way.
'Taint her mouth. her mouth is wide,
Sort o. runs from side to side,
Seen 'em better every day;
'Ta.nt her mouth-it's jest her way.
Nose I reckon's nothing great.
Couldn't even swear Its straight!
Fact, / feel I'm free to Say.
'Taint her nose-it's Jest her way.
Figger's plain. complexion's red.
Got no style. I've heard It said.
Never learnt to sing or play
Or parfey French-it's Jest her way.
Love her we'll? I guess I do!
Love her mighty fond and true,
Love her better every day.
Duane why-lt's test her way!
-Efisabeth 4Ylyssts,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21

yond middle life have infected gan
bladderso
Ga!lstones are found in a large per
centage of fat. easy living people past
middle age. Can bladder roubl some-
times causes gladstone colo, pain and
tenderness in the gall bladder. Rut
these are the occasional. the once
every-so-often symptoms. The every
day. d~ay-by-dav symptoms of tronbla
in the gall bladder are those of dsvpep-
STA.
Take the symptoms of nervous belch-
ing. We say that the gas belched is
first swallowed. In other words. it is
air. We say thai such belcbing is A
nervous symptom. a habit. and q bad
habit at that. ana one thai can be con-
trolled and should be controlled by viii
power. Which is correct MS far as il
goes. Blu back of the belching to re-
iieve himself of this discomfort the pa
tient does not belch because he likes TO
hear himself BEECH. There is a feeling
Of discomfort in the stomach. In order
10 relieve himself OF this discomfort the
latlent tries TO bclch. In trying to
hc!ca in order to relieve a discomfort
moi due to gas the patient unconscious-
iy swallows air. This is belched. This
Is repeated a few times and the habit is
established.
Very often the cause of SO called
dyspepsia is chronic appendicitis. Usu-
ally the violent pain and great tender
ness DI acute apDtnIlCltlS Is felt over
the appendix. While this is USUALLY
the case, il is not ALWAYS 50. some
times The pain may he fnlt i'm tbo ,it
OF the stomach. 1t is chronic Appendix
clt1s, however, which causes symptoms
of dyspepsia.
We do not know much about the
symptoms of disease of the pancreas.
The probability is that most of the
symptoms of chronic disease of the
lancreas pass for dyspepsia.
1t is more than possible that adhe-
sions around the intestines cause
symptoms of dyspepsia.
Stomach symptoms may be dine tn
disease in the chest. Every now and
then there is a case of pneumonia in
which the only pain is a pain in the
pit of the stomach.
Dyspepsia is a prominent
be even farther away.
Som of the earliest symptoms of To-
comotor ataXia are in the stomach.
patients starting locomotor atax-
la have periodic attacks of violent pain
may be accompanied by vomiting.
These attacks are much more violent
than the symptoms of an ordinary dys-
pepsia, but they are so similar to dys-
pepsia, accompanied by neuralgia, that
mistake in diagnosis for a few months
tween these attacks of pain the ataxia
patient may have symptoms of ordin-
airy dyspepsia.
Disease of the upper part of the spine
in the earlier stages is characterized by
pains in the pit of the stomach. The
pain is ve-y much like that of neural
gia of the stomach with dyspepsia, ul-
Ger of the stomach, ulcer of the duo
denum or gall bladder trouble. Mis-
taking tuberculosis of the spine for
dyspepsia would be a frequent occur
of the spine is generally a disease of
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21
4 Eailun.

How 10 that boy Of yours getting ON
at college?'
Tn afraid an education II wasted
on that boy. Hes been playine on IN
college baseball team Tor three q
he hasn't had . single oRer from
the big league manAgosA.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-21

Leonard Wilson.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

THE FIRE at Selbyville should be les
son of benefit to that thriving town.
That the loss was not greater only the
weather conditions and a blanket OF
snow, can be credited as an obstacle. To
build and equip a water supply system
would have cost them less tnan the loss
of property over and above the insur-
ance, and the fact must always be kept
in mind, that no fire engine, or fire-fgh-
ing force, can be effective against eXtin-
gushing fire, or preventing the spread
of a conAagration, unless there is sup
ply of water with which to fight the
flames. Aside from the fire protection,
water in the homes of the people of
Selbyville will bring better civic condi-
tons, and the general health Of thetown
be helped. This lesson should be also
needed by other towns where supply
of water has as yet not been provided
for either domestic or fire purposes. 1t
pays to be prepared in many things
besides repelling invasion of our country.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

THE trees of Milford are already undei
the direct control of the Street Committed
of Town Council, who have the power tC
remove, trim, plant or locate where any
tree shall be planted along the curb line,
but back twelve inches from the inside oi
the curb. This is matter which should
be more generally controlled by Town
Council. Every tree should be set by the
town, and every year the Street Commit
tee should trim the trees into symetrical
shape, and in the proper way to produce
well-shaped trees, and so grow as to beau
tify the streets. Then when trees have
began to decay and obstruct the view, or
be dangerous to person or property, the
Street Committee of Town Council should
at once cause them to be removed. Re-
motal of the old and useless trees will
benefit in every way. The matter is re-
spectfully referred to the Town Council
of Milford for action.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25
TESTING DELAWARE CATTLE

W. H. Savin, of Cheswold, a student
in the agricultural department of Del
aware College and A. Bailey Thomas
of Philadelphia, are acting as super
visors for the Experimental Station in
conducting advanced registry tests for
the HOlstein-Friesian Association. Mr..
Savin is supervising tests in the herd
Of St. JOseph's Industrial School, at
Clayton, Del, and Mr.. Thomas is at
Winterthur Farms, Winterthur, Del.
Two other students, N. W. Taylor, of
Dover, and ]. F. Davis, recently super
vised tests in the interests of the Ex-
perimental Station for the American
Guernsey Cattle Club n the herds of
PencOyd Farm. Bala, Pa. and in that
Of S. r. Missleys, Mannheim, Pa.
Hugh Fergus, extension worker in
dairying for Delaware College, work
ing in cooperation with the Dairy
Divisin of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry Of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, has resigned his
position, the resignation to take effect
March /. Mr.. Fergus has been sue
cessful in his work throughout the
State, and has organized two cow
testing associations. II is not known
who will take up Mr.. Fergus work
after March 1st. s- Z, ~
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

IN Maryland the Democratic party
pledged that many changes should bs
made, if their party was again intrusted
with control of the government, and
among the many, was that the financial
affairs of Maryland shonld be run upon
a budget system, which would show the
proposed expenditures any where, and
also show the income and resources OF
the State treasury. Now that the legis-
iature is in session, the Democrats are
baking, or a part of their party is OBJ.
jecting to adopting the budget system
for Maryland. They fear that il sys-
tenn of real business economy is adopted,
that there will be fewer Offices for their
henchmen to fill. The people will not
be deluded by specious objections raised
against a plan suggested by men who
are competent. if given the opportunity
and decent support, to revise the fi1an-
cial system of the State which would do
away with heavy taxation and deficits
and the wasteful use OF the money of
the taxpayers. When any reasonable
reform is suggested opponents spring up
and attempt to befog the situation.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

RECKLESS driving of automobiles has
caused more deaths than the present
revolution in Mexico, and reckless driv-
ers will exist so long as there are auto
mobiles to be driven; but, it is the duty
OF all citizens wherever dispersed, to see
that the laws and regulations of the
movements of automobiles over the roads
and the streets Of the towns shall be at
least safe to the public who happen to be
on the highways of travel. Young men,
aud sometimes older men as we'll as
women, desire to show their ability to
perform stunts with their powerful
motors regardless of law, and when the
law pinches, cryout against its enforce
ment in their case. That is cowardly
and is the plea of a weakling. There
are those who drive reckless through the
streets of Milford as we'll as in other
towns, or on the country roads, and that
there has not been a life snuffed out is
no fault of their actions, but it is up to
4he Town Council of Milford and the
vested power in all other towns, and
especially the duty Of all constables ap-
pointed by the county, to see that the
law is observed. Just remember this
warning, for the laws must be respected.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

OUR representative in congress, Hon.
Thomas W. Miller, is actively on the job
all the time at Washington. HeisyOung,
he is versatile, he is well trained for the
work Of congressman, and he is making
good. In several things he has saved
congress from letting things slip through
IN legislation, which would have compli-
Gated matters from legal standpoint.
In the migratory bird law he has asked
for certain exemptions for Delaware,
which the last legislature enacted into
form Of a joint t'resolution, ,(bpt which
should not be needed by the -congress)
and he has looked well after the Della
ware matters which can benefit bgehaFing
one well skilled in the way to get things
done to look after them. The opening
Of the inlet at Indian River, the inser-
tion OF appropriations for projects along
the Delaware Bay shore and in Whining
ton ali tell of the work of Congressman
Miller, whose energetic nature fits him
20 get results. as well as to inauRufate1
efforts. For new man land for q youpg
man in his first session in Congress,
Yhorhas w. Miller has done much for the
country. for the state and for his repnta-
ion As a public official. You may be op-
Dosed to kim in your political views, but
q Be fair you must admit he is a hustler
or Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

NOTHING that President Wilson has
done has been more irritating to the
members of his own party than his fire.
quent reversal of attitude upon important
issues. Business men who are accustomed
to think carefully and act deliberately
find it embarrassing to follow leader
whose opinions change so frequently that
no man can tell what day or an hour
may bring forth.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

Let us meet the question with manly
fortitude to uphold the efforts to safe
guard our home and our lives, by providing
adequate defense and preparation to in
sure against having a war Let us be
strong in our might to protect the weak
and bring happiness and peace to our
country.
Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25

Now is the time to clean up the back
yard.
IT PATS TO ADVERTISE.