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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

of disease are vastly increased.
Remember this In particular remember it when
any epidemic is raging.
Don't give way to panic. Don't let your mind
be filled with the idea that you certain to be
infected Keep COOL keep confident, keep smiling
Take all necessary physical precautions against
Infection. But also take the important mental pre-
caution Of remaining serene and courageous.
And it, after all, you actually are infected,
and the results of the infection become painfully
evident make it point still to keep your courage
up.
This may mean to you all the difference between
a rapid recovery and prolonged, perhaps fatal,
illness.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18
Germs and the Mind.
BY H. ADDINGTON BRUCE.

BY H. ARLINGTON BRUCE.
THERE are some diseases which are best treat
ed by mental instead of medical means.
There are others which mental treatment is
powerless to cure. Conspicuous among these are
diseases like typhoid fever and pneumonia, dis
eases caused by noxious germs.
But if such diseases cannot be cured by mental
means alone it does not follow that the mind has
nothing whatever to do with either their cure or
their prevention.
On the contrary, if person is suffering from
germ disease, his ability to from it is to
considerable extent determined by the state of his
mind.
And similarly the likelihood of his contracting
the disease is affected by his mental attitude.
OF course, there must always be actual infection
for such disease to develop. But let the infection
he has a chance of throwing it off without untoward
symptoms developing.
striking proof of this is found in the case of
tuberculosis of the most serious of all germ
caused diseases.
From careful autopsy records it appears that
practically all adults at some time infected by
the germ of tuberculosis. Or, in the words of
competent medical authority, DR.. James ]. Walsh:
IF there are not active LESSONS, then there are
always healed LESSONS of tuberculosis in the body of
almost every human being who has passed the age
of thirty"
Yet most of those thus attacked by this dread
disease go through life without suSpecting that
they suffered from it. The explanation is that
they had sufficient resstive vitality for their bodies
to take care of the tuberculosis germ.
Now, human vitality is always affected by the
state of the mind. Such mental states feal,
worry, jealousy, lower vitality The opposite
states of hope, JOY, confidence, etc. raise it.
Let the former type of mental states be habitual
with you and thereby increase your liability to be
severely affected by any germ disease you may con-
tract.
But if you make joy, hope and confidence the
dominant moods of your life, your chances of keep
ing in good physical condition to resist the nroads
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

gardening is not included in the pub
lie school curriculum
A Chicago school teacher, displaying symptoms of
tuberculosis, advised by her physician to adopt
form of outdoor employment The teacher had
heard of the special training in gardening work
ried on upon the large estates of England and she
decided to spend there. attending of the
castle schools Her profession learned she returned
to this country and set establishment in small
country place CHICAGO From here she travels
suburb of city, nstructng classes in
gardening and discussing the horticultural possibilities
of that particular community.
Farming any kind ideal occupation for
tubercular the majority of the working routine being
the open, and, If handled properly, is
remuneratve than most other outdoor professions.
sisters, who had running a
graphic office in middle western city, began to dis
tuberculosis which in their family
they determined to invest their savings in
they knew nothing about agriculture, so in order to
outskirts of the city, picking fruit gathering
tables raking hay, milking and attending pou-
try in return for their board. In year they had
learned the business themselves able to buy
up-to-date farm which is making them pros
porous One sister has specialized in stock breeding
capturing many prizes for her excellent specimens of
cattle and pigs; while the other course soil
analysis in agricultural college now leading
her masculine neighbors with her heavy of wheat
and
Another girl who exhibited symptoms OF the disease
while in Chicago unsuccessful in her TO
find outdoor employment farm but finally secured
a secretarial position large stock farm in New
England Here she made it point to study bust
learning all the scientific principles of cat
tie raising and agriculture At the two years
she invested her earnings in thirty-acre farm and
started raising cattle, poultry and garden The
venture has been successful both monetary receipts
and the fact that the young woman is enjoying
the robust health which life in the open
1t is evident from this that there many outdoor
pursuits open to the tubercular patient of
selfsupport Running a delivery truck or wagon and
taking houseto-nouse orders concerns keep
men in the open air. does also professional guiding
At Gettysburg there numerous with conspicu-
coughs showing tourists battle field Thew
ride the outer step of the touring cars and motor
vehicles, and the only physical entaed is an
hours constant talking. Tree surgery and forestry
also provide outdoor work. although these require
certain amount of scientific training
With various opportunities for outdoor employment
home, it rather impractical for won-
en- delicate health to spend their small earnings
crossing the continent if they have'no clear idea
they going to do when they get there Besides
they actually nave not got the disease but merely
tendency be susceptible it, worst thing they
do is to seek place where unusually fine cli-
has attracted great numbers tuberculosis pa
tients. and thereby thousands of germs. Physicians
diet in the of tuberculosis, irrespective climate
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18
"A Sectional Party"

Mr. Hughes is peeved because the chairman
ships of most of the important committees in Con-
gress are held by Southern Democrats. This proves
he declares, that the Democratic party is distinctly
sectional party and, therefore, unfit for the broad
responsibilities of the nation.
1t is true that Southern Democrats head most
of the important committees in the Senate and the
House Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, is
chairman of the Finance committee, Senator
Smith, of Georgia. is chairman of the committee
on Education and Labor, Senator Martin, of Vir-
gfnia, is chairman of the Appropriations commit
tee In the House. Mr.. Kitchin, of North Carolina,
heads the Ways and Means committee; Mr.. Spark
man. of Florida, the Rivers and Harbors commit
tee: and so the record runs, the examples here
given being only few among many.
But this in no wise indicates that the Democratic
party is sectional Southern Democrats are at the
head of these committees, not because they are
from the South. but because, the New York
World observes, southern Democrats are usually
men of longer service than northern Democrats"
eff the Republicans were to gain control
of the House of Representatives by majority
of five, every committee would have Re-
publican Chairman and practically every one
of the honored would be from a
district north of the Ohio river. In all the
vast region south of Mason and Dxon's line
and south of Iowa and Kansas the Repub-
lican representation in the present House
does not exceed fifteen. There one hun
dred Democratic Congressman from the States
north of this territory, and like Mr.. Fitz-
gerald of Brooklyn, who is Chairman of the
great Committee Appropriations most of
them might have chairmanships if it were not
the habit of Northern constituencies to
change their Representatives much oftener
than is the case at the South"
The fact is the Democratic party is the one
great national party, because while it draws it's
strength from both the North and the South the
Republican party is virtually without a standing
in the South.
The allies illustrating a variety of
shell game.
The is blamed for everything from hard
times to rain.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18
Why not Hyphenated Hughes?
A Wise and Courageous Veto.

In vetoing the Primary Election bill Governor
Harris showed a wise and courageous patriotism
which should be, and will be, applauded through
out the State. In sustaining the Governors veto
by an overwhelming majority the House of Repre-
sentatives indicated his position and served the
cause of free and honest government.
Though this measure had some merits scattered
among its numerous ills. it was essentially per-
nicious. Had ii become a law, It would have been
possible for candidate having only minority of
the popular vote to be nominated over the ma
jority's will 1t would have been possible, more
over for handful of voters in one county to null
lily the ballots of tens of thousands of voters in
other counties and in the State at large 1t would
have blotted out the great bulwark and tradition
of Democracy. that every citizens vote should
count the
Aside from these basic evils the bill was pecu-
liarly unfair at this time in that it proposed to
change established rules in the midst of a cam
paign which had been laid out by all the candi-
dates in accordance with regulations prescribed by
the State Democratic Executive committee last
spring. On this point alone, had it been other
wise praseworthy, the bill deserved condemnation
as a piece of political chicanery.
The fairness and courage of the Governors
course is shown by the fact that he did not delay
his veto until the Legislature adjourned, as he
promptly in order that the House might have the
opportunity of sustaining reversing him. He
was sustained by vote of eighty-one to forty-six
Thus popular rights have been protected and the
principles of Democracy preserved.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

The legislature figured that Georgans had
better learn the counties they have before Guilt
waiting new ones
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

Having been a lender most of his life, JOIN
Bull now becomes borrower
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

The man who gave his wife so cents month
probably audited her accounts to boot.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

No, those reports about Tybee being under
water seem to be entirely wrong.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

The is blamed for everything from hard
lines to rain.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18

The allies are illustrating a new variety G
shell game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
|ExTRA GOODIES N PEN
TO BRIGHTEN CHRISTMAS
Big Pork Dinner Will Be Followed
by Movies and MusiC-Rabbit
Fesasts In Two Jails.

The cheer of the merry Christmas
season will be felt this season within
prison walls and those unfortunates
who are inmates of the penal institu-
tons In this city will have some cause
to be thankful they are yet in the
land Of the living, though their living
Ia under restraint provided by law.
AT the State penitent!ary, in the city
Jail and in Henrico jail there Will be
Christmas dinners for the prisoners.
These dinners will be quite elaborate
for the surroundings in which they
are to be served, but they will not be
of a nature calculated to induce any
one on the outside to break in.
The heavy part OF the meal. the
Christmas dinner to be served Mon
day afternoon will be pig meat. roast
ed or barbecued. in the penitenttary.
and rabbit, stewed or barbecued. in
the city and the Henrico jails. With
the prison turkey" will be served the
customary f1xings and the side dishes
that go well under brown gravy. There
will be fruit and nuts and candy and
cake for tho prisoners and the dinner
will stand out as magnificent among
prison Dinners
In addition to the special dinner at
the penitentiary. to be served at l
o'clock Monday afternoon. there will
be an entertainment for the 7s0 con-
victs beginning about 3 O'Clock. Nov
ing pictures and music will feature
the program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
Huge Gold Movement. Both
Inward and Outward, VIII
Strengthen Nations Trade
TOTAL ELEVEN MONTHS
EXPORTS 81, s6l, 200, 600
Large Trade Balance Main
tanned. Although Imports
This Year Have Never Been
Exceeded in Value

New York. Dec. 22.-The United
States will enter upon the year 1917
with the most favorable world trade
in history.
This forecast IL the essence of a
report by the government Department
OF Commerce yesterday. setting forth
export figures never before paralleied
by this country. In this report also.
together with other developments. 1t
Is shown that the huge gold move
ments. both inward and outward. are
being directed toward making the
position OF America all the more pow
erful In International commerce.
Exports for November were the
largest on trecord-$5f7,s00.0 900. or
100000 more than In September.
the previous high record month.
The total exports for eleven months
TO December !. were $4,a61. 200, 600,
an increase of sl,765, 900 for the
same period of 1918, and s2,710.400.-
600 more than In 1918. which was the
highest total for pre-war years.
Stag gering Figures.
The United States entered upon the
last month of the year with a for
GlkH tfhd4 lWppItS anu
exports) OF 37.l4s.o0o.000 for eleven
months and. the Department of Com
merce states. with prospects that the
years trade will approximate $780,
100000. This estimate Is based on
actual results for November
November imports were s177.000,-
600. compared with $l7S.700,000 In
October, but $21.500.000 more than
November. 1915. Eleven months i'm
ports were valued at $2,1S6.800, 900
as against $1,606.800.000 In 1915. and
a.s74. 100000 in 1914. the former
high record year in imports.
Great Trade Balance
These figures are responsible for
ne big trade balance with which this
country will start the new year. The
favorable trade balance for Novem-
Der was $340.900,0O0, nearly twice
that for the previous November.
II 10 in the maintenance of this
favorable trade balance that the gold
movements figure. According to the
report t527, 100000 In gold was inn
ported and 127.s00.000 was exported
Tho latter was sent principally TO
South America. one of the few coun-
tries on the globe from whom we
are buying more than we sell to them
The large imports OF gold are due
, principally to receipts by ]. p. Nor.
gan and Company for account of the
British government to finance wal
debts here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
TWO BIG DINNERS ARE
COMING FOR VETERANS
Christmas Feast of Turkey and All
the Rest VIII BE At Soldiers'
Home Monday at . r. IL.

For the some ESQ wearers OF tho
gray OF the Confederacy now living
at the Soldiers Home there will be
two big dinners within tho next ten
days. The first will be the usual
Christmas feast on Monday afternoon
at o'clock and the other will be the
annual dinner to be served the vet
Grams on January 4. by the members
Of the United Daughters OF the Con-
fe~eracy of this city.
Plans for the Christmas dinner
have been practically completed and
those for the dinner early in the COM
ing year are rapidly being perfected
by the committee OF ladies in charge
of the Daughters dinner The Christ
mas dinner is served by the Home It
self; the second. by the Daughters OF
the Confederacy. who in preparing the
feast virtually take possession of the
institution. entering the kitchen. pre-
pairing the food and serving it.
The Christmas dinner will be one
OF the finest ever served the veterans
On the menu will be turkey and all
that goes with a turkey dinner. with
AN alternative Of roast pig for those
who prefer it, There will be ice
cream. given by the Purity Company
and candies. cakes and other sweets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
GERMANS GRATIFTED
BY WILSON'S NOTE

Berlin. December 22.--Jubilant ap-
plause is the most accurate way to
describe the reception which Presi-
dent wilson's note to the belligerents
found at the hands of the German
press and public.
The German people had virtually
become resigned TO the view that the
central powers peace proposal had
fallen upon deaf ears, in the entente
countries They had been led to this
view by the defiant speeches OF the
British French, Russian and Italian
statesmen The American note. how
ever. revived peace hopes over night.
The concensus IN that the allies can
not fail to heed the impressive and
earnest words of the American Presi-
dent.
At the foreign Office strict silence
was observed "a TO the effect the
American message may have upon
the international situation. 1t was
evident. however, that officials greet
ed 1t with qualification and that It re-
awakened optimism with regard to
the possibilities of an early end OF
the war The American ambassador.
James w Gerard. who has just re-
turned to Berlin from his vacation
in America, refused TO comment on
the note
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
KINGS SPEECH
Continued From First Page.)

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lines such as President Wilson'S
Stranre psace Essayu "pr.s,dont
uyu,o.. 49,,
'"'o" eace feeier' amazing
Note, indicate In slight measure the
astonishment caused by the commu-
n,eat,on
Much snec,,at,or =. ,rar,r.s n -
IA the rotivss -. ca,sas ,,,hioh T.,
sn,rod ~ pra.,aa,,.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
EXPRESS COMPANIES
BAN QUART" SHIPMENT

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Baltimore. Md, Dec. 22.-Deputy
Internal Revenue Commissioner MIL
burne said today that the receipts Of
his office for December shows a sub
stantial gain over previous months.
The amount collected rs largely on
stamps from distilled liquors.
SO great has been tho demand for
quarts" from territory recently gone
dry that one OF the express COM
panies has, 1t is said, refused to ac-
cept for shipments any more pack
ages of the quart variety. The con-
gestion became too great.
In several States. notably Virginia,
the allowance for one individual can
not exceed O quart" Hence pack
ages containing this amount of dis
titled spirits increased by leaps and
bounds.
1t is assumed therefore that some
homo In Virginia will be dry from
causes that were not taken count when
the 'Old Dominion" voted out the man
ufacture and sale OF fntoxicants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
CONGRESSMAN WOOD

Continued From First PaEe.)
$4,000, brought the total up to ave
the others being the legislative. exec
utive and judiciary. the Indian, the
urgent deficiency and District of Col
umbia bills
The agricultural appropriations bill
carrying s25,sai.ssj. was reported tc
the House this afternoon, the sum
asked being sl.745.s33, less than the
amount voted last year. This wall
be one of the first measures up for
consideration when Congress- recon
venes.
Secretary Baker this afternoon sub
mitted an urgent deficiency estimate
of $2S.43o,1l7 for the War Department
The principal items in this estimate
are s1s,051.sT2 for clothing and camp
equipment, sll,4i5.T70 for transport n
ton and supplies. and 32,40l.sss for
regular supplies,
The House spent the last two hours
of today's session considering the
Hughes vocational educational train
Ing bill. but was unable to bring the
measure TO vote. Ma jority Leader
Kitchn announced that consideration
OF the bill would be the first thing
taken up after the holidays.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
BALTIMORE SUFFERS
CROOK INVASION

Especial to The Richmond Virginian. }
Baltimore, Md. Dec. PA wave
OF crime is sweeping over Baltimore.
Tho Police Department Is deluged
with complaints Of holdups shooting
cases. disturbance Of the peace and
general violations Of law and order
Under the direct supervision of the
marshal of police every effort Is be-
ing made-to prevent crime and to ar
rest eviIdbers, Hundreds OF undesir-
ables have recently come to this city
from Virginia and the South. Deputy
Marshal House has information at
hand to the effect that over six hun
dred came to Baltimore from dry ter
ritory.
In the recent past number Of ar
rests have been made and In many
cases the prisoners have given their
homes as located somewhere in vir-
ginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-23
FIVE lose LIVES N
MASONIC HOME FIRE
Quilted BY Flames Early
Yesterday.
MANY HAD NARROW ESCAPES
Ninety-two Persons In Building When
IL Took F7rc-Sno& Aids In Check
ing Flamcs--Children and Aged
Women Suffer.

Wichita, Kan, Dec 23.--At least nve
lives and several are suffering from
injuries as the result OF a ffre that de-
stroyed tho main building of the Kan
sas Masonic Home here early today.
Scores Of old men and women and
children suffered from smoke or ex-
posture in d temperature Of above
zero.
Several. made unconscious by smoke
or overcome by cold as they fed from
the burning structure In their night
clothes, were taken to hospitals.
Two bodies 80 badly burned that
identification was impossible were
taken from the ruins before noon.
The home was the property OF the
Masonic Lodge OF Kansas. The chapel
and the hospital were the only build
ings saved. The loss was estimated at
$3.50, 900.
The fire started in the boiler room
and had gained great Roadway before
being discovered by a passerby.
Eine-two persons were In the build
ing when the FIRE broke out and the
nremen directed their efforts to res
CulHR tAGUI. lie III Q. whtSh
in the furnace room. got beyond con-
troll before water could be turned on
II, due to frozen water mains. the tenn
perature being 8 above zero.
The homo was thrown in darkness
when tho Are was frst discovered by
a boy sleeping in the basement. who
pulled a switch to shut of the supply
of fuel oil to the furnace.
On the third floor of the structure.
built in the form Of key. the chill
dren were sleeping. Their rooms were
filled with smoke and hremen found
many unconscious. The rescuers were
driven out by flames and they fear
several little children were left in the
building.
Snow Check. Spread of he Flames
The Are started under one OF the
wings and worked it's way forward
to the main building. leaping across
the court and taking the other wing
Flying sparks settled on number OF
adjoining houses, the roofs OF which
were covered by snow. 1t was due to
this, firemen believe. that two other
buildings were saved from burning.
The main building was OF three
! stories and the two wings that ex-
tended to the west were two stories
The north wing was the women's de-
partment and II was under this that
| the fire started. Two crippled women
have not been accounted for. Their
room was directly under a stairway
that fell. All the men were saved.
Rescued mon. women and children
were taken to nearby homes for the
night The children and aged women,
some Of whom were past ninety. SUI
fered the most.
necorda DESTROYED
The records Of the home were de-
stroyed and D. p .Burdtck. superin-
| tendent, stated he had no way OF
checking the list OF survivors with the
register of inmates. Ten OF the In
| mates were taken to a hospital suf-
fering from exposure. burns and the
effects of inhaling smoke.