The Penn's Grove record., 1916-11-24
Good Health Continues. Nc Ma.
tive Has Been Injured in
the Powder Mills

The general health of the people in
Penns Grove CONTINUES good and Tree from
bacterial contagious diseases. Tie Lam
hing pond, which snnie were 80 concerned
"bont, has been ~ dry a. upland Tor sew
erhi weeks. Direct sunshine aud open
air killed the microbes many lie 81.
No epidemics OF contagious diseases,
neither diphihelia, typhoid fever nor in
ianllle paralysis, nave occurred in renns
Grove this year, as expected by many.
There has heen only Il lew isolated cases
no unusual in all localities.
The Mayor and Cnupc,I have had pines
put into The surface drains at a cost of
about $4,000. rti- wYs lone to Fife ct 4
mind cure on new residents and the State
Board OF Health rather than from fear in
the minds OF old residents.
The drying Of the ponds and bitches
and the direct sunshine on places is not
only the giver Of life, but death to malip-
ant bacteria, the evil spirits which DE-
stroy mankind. The German scientist
ri ,ege has found by experiment that ty-
phoid bacteria do not survive complete
drying longer than 10 days. Gaertner
found That bacilli t, pt,oid and cholera
were destroyed in u week under ordinary
heating IN conupostS. Direct sunshine
kills ~ pl,oid bacilla lour feet below the
surface.
The strata oil clay from one 10 two leet
nnder thu surface IN tins region holds Tie
visible impure water for some day from
flowing immediately into tile wells, most
al which are not niure ihan sixteen lept
deep. The powerful effect of thp sunshine
~ fatal to malignant bacteria. Under the
strata Of clay is q natural filter bed OF sand
and gravel. DO x \
While inhabitants in other towns, altllo
high and dry, have tieelf afflicted and
deaths have occurred, there is not nor has
there been any serious cases OF typhoid
nor contagious diseases in Penus Grove
during the past lou months, ~Iotwltl,-
standing some living quarters are congest-
Ell aud water IRON many wells not more
than III feet deep is constantly used
Persons who have come from other
towns during this year have improved IN
l'eailf and prosperity. Inc most difficult
problem Is that SO many cannon stand the
prosperity. Instead ol settling down, iiv-
ing frugal, industrious, temperate and
virtuous lives, the number who are so uu-
stable, tickle and lack discipline and stick
tnltiveness III powder making is amazing.
NOT ONE KILLED
Alter two years nj rush work & at powder
making, the greatest thing TO he thankful
Tor is that not one old resident powder
maker has been killed nor has one been
seriously injured All the accidents have
been 10 new corners because oil Their Care
lessness. The number killed by accidents
will not equal the general average death
rate, " To 1000. More die in bed than al
powder making, YET people do not fear TO
20 to bed.
VERIrABLE PARADISE
Rev. Alfred Goodman came from Eng
land. Alter pieachiiIg~seve:aI sermons
at camp meetings III Newell's woods, W
miles nom FenIIs grove, he wrote 90 years
ago to his vile, 'Ienns Grove is the very
vestibuIe OF Paradise" Old residents
who live to good old ages here believe lie
told tile truth. Others are getting the
same opinion after seeing Tint neither
malignant bacteria nW powder making
shorten life and that Penns Grove contin-
Ties to be a health resort as il has been,
Tor 10 years, Notwithstanding evil olnens
winch have proven ialce.
Penns Grove citizens are living under
special dlspensatiOn in Il democratic way
While making powder to spread democia-
cy IN Europe and to kill Gernlan king
craft. Many Of our ancestors came to this
country for the benefit Of their health for
advocating or aiding in the killing oil
Nkingcrait. Pierre Samuel DUPONT was NOT
Ap exception. lie told Louis XVI, who
lost his head THE cause oil all your
difficulty is that your realm has no con-
stitution and You have to decide every
thing yourself"
Germany now aim 10 crust, France, a
Republic, hut will never do it while the
old French republican spirit lives in Il Q
skillful minds OF tile duPonts and the
democratic spirit continues in the arms
of their helpers.