The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-05-06

Mink and Meat Supplies and Better
Hcalth---Rcmarks by DIR. Howell
Delightfal Music Rendered.
Reciprocity day was observed Tues
day afternoon by the various women's
clubs Of the city. the members of
which gathered in the Elks lodge
rooms and listened to a most delight
ful musical program and two instruc-
tive health talks. Reciprocity day has
comets be big event to the women.s
clubs and that yesterday was no ex-
lception in Sumter. Refreshments and
. social hour was the closing feature
lof the program. 81
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Nina solomons. president Of the
Civic League, who presided. In a few
well chosen words she stated the OBJ
|jcct Of Reciprocity Day and welcomed
the members OF the various clubs rep
Presented. These clubs were: Win
throp Daughters. Daughters OF the
Americap Revolution. United Daugh-
tiers eS the Confederacy. woman's Lit
terary Club. the sumter Music Club
andssle CIVIC League
x1lcai 'prosrain I was then rend-
|srs4 md proved most enjoyable, the
various numbers being. 4:
0peniAg chorus. Music club; vocal
sole. Miss Eileen Hurst; ohorus. Mu-
&c Club; vocal soio, Mrs. Julius
sshwsrin; chorus. Music club.
Or. J. a. Hayns. state health ofH-
Ger and secretary OF tine Sta3s board
|oz health. was then introducsd and
rade = short pointsd health talk. 1e
tpld Of the orsanisation Of the State
bsari ef health Ia 1sos ana the work
u had been doing since that time. ,,,..
: He stated that there was great
ds<l Of misinfornation spread
coacSrpins the dissase Of rabies. In
|tks examinations 81 the heads Of AMI.
snAaS ftem donksysI to mohkey;A thsfe
|wsaNp Ssfmin test and about forty
per - tks heads had been found
|iAal ~ 6tfh 4sBisS he showsd now
|ths Sia had isvsd many lives by III
|sss1 1nstieh and sindins out Of the
ssrtim treatment, as'thers was no, cure
Tor the disease once it sst in. II any
|dcSfsOt sick ana did not die in 'dSs
| dayx ne said. then there was ino
d1xStr 81 the animal having rabasx
|scsSN eStld not rsSovss. aaF' a.''s
He stAtsa thst ih''ths providins Of
anti-tcxin for diphtkefia the state
board had saved nearly eight hundred
lives. as before the general use Of the
|anti-toxin. about sixty per cent. OF
those affected died. and since 1t had
bean brought into use. comparatively
few die OF the disease.
Dr.. Hayne stated that doctors
worked to avoid epidemics. a. they all
ways lost by them. They wanted to
see the community keep in good
health.
There are two main subjects upon
which I suppose that All Of you are in
terestsd. your meat supply and your
milk supply" said DR.. Hayne. II
visited the slaushtsr house here
three years ago upon my visit TO
sumter and Il was In a deplorable
condition. Today visited It again
and there has becn marked improve
mont. but therc Is still room for u
great deal more improvement. Your
mest markets have also improved" he
stated. DR.. Hayne then went on tn
tell how Greenwood. q city smaller
than this. had installed an abattoir.
where II was under the health officers
supervision and direction and the Inn
proved condition brought about as far
as the cleanliness Of the meat supply
was concerned. He stressed the val
Ne Of such an abattoir to any city,
saying that Sumter should certainly
have one.
He then went into the milk supply
question. saying that there was not a
singe licensed dairy in the city. The
dairy he had visited was good one.
bus # was not under the supervision
ana inspected by the city health Of
f,cer. He advised that the city should
not allow any but licensed dairies to
do business In It's limits and that
these dairies should be inspected daily
by the health officer. who should
keep record score card Of the dairies
and prohibit them from doing busi-
ness. Il they fell below nifty per cent,
which, he said. was q very low aver
age. "You do not know what kind OF
milk vor ara eating" ho aaid "aud