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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23
WILLIE IN II.

Now. Willie. suPposing YOU ac-
cidentally stepped on a gentleman :
foot. what would YOU say
FL would say. Beg your pardon.
sir"
And II the gentleman gave YOU
a dime for being polite, what would
YOU do"
II would step on the other and
say. Beg pardon again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23
The Public Pulse

Comm un1ca tons for this column
may be signed anonymously but must
be acconeS MED by the name OF the
writer 20 insure good faith. No re
spon sihility for facts or sentiments
expressed wT1l be assumed Honest
discussion OF pubdic questions 10 in
vtted. but with the right reserved to
eliminate vicious and objections biz
matter. INe column IL free. But, be
reasonable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23

Usually at least two sets and
sometimes three and even four
sets of stitches are used "a deep
one of silkWOrm or wire. 10 draw
the deepest parts of the wound to
gether: one or two intermediate
LAYERS of stitches 10 draw together
the muscles and the fatty and con-
rective tissues under the skin, FIN
ally a row of very fine catgut or silk
10 bring the skin together almost
as smoothly and accurately as a
e3ove-maker would stitch seam
i'm glove. In fact, one Of the most
popular skin stitches is known as
the glove makers" stitch.
Some surgeons would deity put
in this last row of stitches from be
low. catching only the unGer surface
of the skin. without piercing IL at
all so that when this underground
2ig-zag was drawn tight. the lips Of
the wound came smoothly together
without any sign of stitch. And as
all the other rows of stitches were
buried deep IN the wound. there was
nothing whatever 10 be seen but a
thin red line along the skin where
the wound had been These buried
stitches or sutures were OF catgut
or silkwormgUt, because these beln-
animal tissues would be melted anu
absorbed by the fluids Of the body
fu the course OF a week or so.
But with the outbreak OF this war
all this had to be thrown 20 the
winds. Just imagine the change,
the humiliating descent from this
scientific accuracy. this faultless
handiwork and kid-glove embroid-
erv finish, TO the unartstic, wide
open. free drainage methods. which
were the only ones applicable or
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23
NAVY RULE FOR EVERYBODY

These great days for the promugation Of bright
ideas the pronouncement and practical appica-
ton Of what We have long known but have allowed to
pass without mach serious consideration.
this ore of Admiral sims rules of the game of war,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23

To send L. troops to the Russ-Austrian front
would be OF rudeness. We're not
with Austria. Let be polite
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23
DO not ct the state of your liver influence
your attitude toward your men"

a the navy also for the office, the fac
tory and the home circle. The liver is the cause Of
general ccssedness any other integral part
the human lody. especially the official human body
In ancient times in Rome. used be the custom
the Caesar keep behind his chair a fellow fire.
quenty remind him that Caesars had To die. II pre-
vented old Caesar from forgetting that ne like
other folks and wasn't the whole thing every re-
spect What a lot of trouble would be avoided if the
Ct our time, upon starting the day would say 10
themselves Il have lver,' Their second thought
would that the annoyanoes Of the day would not
be real but largely due To mere liver. and their
attitude toward their and toward day =
propositions would be different
When Sec'y Daniels liquor on
GERS he indirectly operated upon official livers.
alcoholic liver the OF a commandment
over men. IL means arrogance, reckessness and sell
hshness, indeed attitude o downright bru-
tally. The same is true in large degree. of lvers
gagged in business domestic affairs they liver
myself and youu get along more comfortably
with the world.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23

The tetanus bacillus caused the
lock-jaw. and the other germ. with
a name like a Spanish hidalg"
known for short as the gas-oaci.-
lus. caused the gas gangrene. both
came from stable manure. So the
mystery was solved-the Ethiop-
ian i'm the wood pile stood revealed.
why had not we got similar re-
suits from our shell wounds in the
Boer war and the Russc-Japane~
campaigns A little further iuVes-
tigation and reelection quickly told
us The Boer war had been fought
chiefly over barren naked Neldt Co.,
rocky hills. with scarce trace CO.
cultivation about them and the
Russo-Japanese war had been
fought over 2 roughly and closely
cultivated country but one Ut
which little or no horse manur
had been used as r. fertilizer. for
the reason that there were eN-
tremeIy few horses
The battles of the western front
are on the most intensively Guilt
waited and heavily fortified land bon
the world. enriched chiefly bE stable
manure. and as the normal haoitet
of both the tetaHus bacillus and the
s-bacilus is the .ntestines of the
horse the soil was simply swarmin-
with them botn
once we had seen the enemy Il
wasn't long tll ne was ours. We
already had antitoxin against the
tetanus. or lock-iaV. germ and f.
message flashed 10 the Laboratories
ON both sides OF the Atlantic set
them turning il ont literally 6y rhe
gallon. The laboratory of ,he
health department % New Nor>
city alone for instance supplied
over $4,000 worth in one wear
Every severely wounded soldier
was given "a preventive injection.
and lock-iaw swiftly went down 20
the vanishing point where D. has
been held ever since. only a rare
and occasional case Is ever seen.
/ Cas-gaugrene was a longer stOrl,
which requires more -i-ne 20 tell
but it. TOO. has now been prac:i-
cally vanQuished.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23
Mine and Counter-Mine in Surgery
Germs that Work in the Dark
By WOOD HUToHINsoN. VI. ID.

Times change. and We must
change with them or become
back numbers" 1t is difficult TO
conceive what a radical revolution
in field surgery this war has made.
But the revolution has been as sue
cessful as il was sudden. like the
Russian. and the doctor can point
with pride" 10 the superb result
that along the whole length OF the
western front out of every hundred
men carried into the held hospital
90 TO 95 recover Not the least tri-
umph in this war has been that OF
medicine.
Surgery for the last 80 years has
been singularly open and above
board game. With all the cards on
the table. and clear definite rules.
III YOU played according TO the rules
YOU won. in the sense of swift heal
ing. union by first intention" as Il
was called. no fever and no pus. If
YOU lost, by SO much as a single drop
of pus or a degree of superduous
temperature. il was because YOU had
used bad judgment or overlooked
something.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-23

The tissues OF ii healthy body con-
tain no pus germs, the skin has only
few feeble types occasionally in
habiting it, hence II the patients
skin was well washed and steriIized
and the surgeons and nurses kept
their hands and gloves and dress
inss surgically clean and sterile.
there would be no bugs in the wouEd
and consequently no pus and no
fever.
SO confident and so conscientious
were some great operators that they
actually had printed and HUNG Up
in their hospital wards cards with
the motto Every patient whose
wound suppurates has @ right 20
demand the reason Of his surgeon"
Feeling sure that There were no
germs anywhere f. the Wolud ard
that therefore there wouic De no
matter or pus. 10 provide for,
draining BIZ rubber tube or gaUze
strip was unnecessary The wound
was closed at once, its sides brought
carefully together and stitched al
most as tight and smooth as a tailor
would patch a rent in a coat.
In most operations, which had
not been done on account of some
intlammatory or infected condition,
the deliberate aim was TO leave no
gap or cavity anywhere even in the
deepest part of the wound, but TO
bring both walls or lips of II firmly
together from bottom TO top. And
Gevising ingenious forms and com
binations Of stitches which would
produce perfect cOaptaion."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

passed up all opportunities to enlist as
volunteers. A selective draft, such as
is proposed by the government, would
be complimentary to the men chosen.
They would be picked as the most de-
sirablc men from the various localities
for military service. There are many
thousands of men ready to come for
ward as volunteers, but the nation by
this system would not get the quality
which would be found by a selective
draft.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
ROunania

Roumania is large, Illuminated
grease spot which teaches us that we
should look before we leap and then
take. another look.
y few months ago Roumania was a
prosperous, contented country, full Of
happy peasants and milch cows. 1t had
railroads, electric lights, meter rates,
special sewer assessments and all of
the evidences of an advanced civiliza-
ton. 1t also had an ermine-ciad king
and q tall, imposing public debt which
did not annoy anybody but England
During the first two wears Of the war
Roumania made money faster than q
motordomc at a street carnival She
| sold her live stock to Germany and hel
bonds to Great Britain, and if She haG
not become eaten up with ambition anC
pride she would have been able by thi,
time to retire from active business pur
| suits and live on her income
In an evil hour, Roumania decid
ed to enter the war and grab off lit
tie territory which belonged to some
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
DDISEvENDN(
AR TALL IL
PIGS AND AIRS.
ny MARY GRAHAM bonner

"Goodmorrow, Pinky Pig" said his
cousin, Brother Bacon.
''What do you mean by good-mor-
row. asked Pinky Pig, granting
rudely.
well, | mean something like Good
day, or 'Good-morning,' or Good to-
morrow'-anything at all that is pleas
ant by way of a greeting
"Oh, oh, OH" squealed pinky Pig.
what is the trouble:' asked Broth
er Bacon. Did you get something in
your foot?"
mo, there is nothing in my foot OF
course, not. How absurd! What
makes you think anything so silIy?"
Because you were squealing, and
l thought something might be hurting
you"
something is" said Pinky Pig.
WHAT" asked Brother Bacon.
'You, and the way you have of talk
ing" grunted Pinky very bluntly.
whats the matter with me? Didn't
you like it because | said, 'Good-mor-
row. l was trying to be most cheer
full"
No, l didn't like it." said Pinky
Pig. You We're putting on airs-and
then when you talked of a greeting
Who wants to be greeted with words
Words-what are they? Goodness
only knows. / like to be greeted with
food. Food is far finer than words. 7
Il like food myself" said Brother
Bacon, but at the same time / car
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

body else. Her standing army, how
it will he one of the most expensive
ever staged on the Balkan
thcatcr.
ever, refused to stand as agreed upon
Germany bore down upon her with its
well-known boring apparatus, and the
Roumanian army began to retreat to-
ward the Russian frontier with every
appearance of moving backward. 1t is
sad to relate that AT the present time
what is left Of the Roumanian army is
cultivating saucrkraut for the proud
Tcutonic conqucror.
Before the Roumanians withdrew
they committed q base act which will
forfeit them the sympathy Of every
right minded citizen. They spiked the
oil wells Of their native land an5
caused gasoline in this country t.
jump two cents gallon. 4 great many
Americans who were inclined to shec
tears over Roumania 5 plight have re
considered the matter since learning o
this act
Ronmania hopes to come back, bu
NC NavcDonar CerviNa1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

have pleasant talk. And you're quite
wrong when you say l put on airs
don't"
"Oh, yes, you do" snapped Pinky
Pig.
No, Pinky, you are wrong" said
Brother Bacon, "and | will explain to
you how l know you are wrong. ]
can't put on airs because | am no re-
htion TO the Winds
Now, what under the sun and moon
and stars and clouds has the fact that
You put on airs anything to do with
being relation of the winds?"
Everything" said Brother Bacon
Il don't understand" said Pinkv Pig
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

called upon have answered on the blanks
furnished them bv the Windham coun-
ty committee of physicians in charge
of this portion of the general prepared
ness program.
OF the number who replied y are
willing to enter the service, but few
of them are untitled by age or condi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

ton Of health TO do 50. Seven are IN
willing.
The same committee is gathering in
lentorics Of stocks needed in war serv-
ice from drug stores and hospitals in
the county The two local hospitals
and three drug stores have so far com
piled with the request.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II IS the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
OF the paper each night and It solicits
the cooperation OF subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given of
each failure TO receive the paper on the
morning following the omission. in per-
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause OF the error 10 be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
u is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

Il really don't believe you know what
YOU are talking about"
II will prove to you that l do" said
Brother Bacon.
Very we'll" agreed Pinky Pig. HAs{
YOU didn't bring me anything to eat
by way of greeting, l suppose l might
as we'll hear you talk until something
better turns up"
You're not so very polite" said
Brother Bacon.
Perfect nuisance to be polite" said
Pinky. But l shall be polite enough
To say | would like to have you explain
Yourself. That's true, 100; | would
like to hear you explain some of that
nonsense"
In the first place." said Brother
Bacon, you say it is quite impossible
for me to explain that in order to
put on airs l must be a relation to the
Winds"
1T is perfectly true. There is the
north wind. which makes cold air;
there is the south wind, which makes
warm air. There are other winds that
make snowy air, rainy air, damp air.
dry air. Isn't that true?'
Yes" grunted Pinky Pig.
well, l can't put on any of those
airs. No. 1 can't put on any airs at
all. Only those who are relations of
the different winds can do that. Did
you ever in your life hear of Pig Air?"
No" agreed Pinky Pig.
'People talk about the fine air. the
good cold air, the warm spring air. but
never, never, never do they talk about
the Pig Air. Why don't they? l will
answer my own question-because
there is no such thing. And as for
putting on airs-it's quite, quite i'm
possible
Il didn't mean those kinds of airs"
said Pinky. II meant YOU were proud
and naughty, and tried TO say grand
things | meant you had an airy man
ner.'
Poor Pinky," said Brother Bacon,
"you just talked for the sake of talk
ing. | haven't even an airy manner
| couldn't be breezy! Neither could
YOU! It's not in the nature of a pig
to he breezy"
"Oh, very WE'LL said Pinky; only
don't talk that fine way to me- It's
a waste of time, and l don't care bit
, about it. There are only few words
| care about. They will do for me.
| don't need any more. Just let me
grunt or squeal, Food, Pen, Mud,
| Weeds, and l am quite, quite happy !"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
PHYSICIANS WOULD ENLIST.
Twenty seven in Windham County
Ready to Go if Wanted, According
to Returns Thus Far Received.

Thirty-four Of the 4S physicians of
county to whom the question
IF whether they would be willing to
erve- i'll the medical or surgical de
artments of the army or navy if
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
TO ADNERPISERS.

Transient advertIsing-Run OF paper.
80 cents on inch for first insertion: 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion,
without change of copy.
Reading Notices Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

The draft in the days of the Civil
war was something Of a stigma. II
called to the colors mon who had
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

The Meddler is as anxious as any
one to see this town cooperate TO the
extent Of its ability in the nation wide
movement to utilize every available
acre for crop raising, and with that
idea in mind he feels like warning a
lot of now enthusiastic but inexperi-
cneed gardeners that in order to be of
actual assistance in this all-important
project they must resolve to take care
of every square yard of ground they
plant. To sow seeds and then neglect
them would be worse than useless, for
it would be a waste of both seed and
soil. Don t be an agricultural Stacker.
If you have any doubt about your de-
termination to cultivate your garden
after you have planted it, turn it over
to someone who isn't lacking in that
quality.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
Roars Like a Lion.

Teacher-Which little boy can tell
me what it is that comes in like a
lion and goes out like Il lamb?
Scholar-Please, miss, it's our land
lord when he gets the back rent
Puck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

Now that the IIolstein- Friesian
building has reached stage of com
pletion which ensures its occupancy
within two months at the outside, the
need of Improvement of the streets in
that locality is subject that may
well he given consideration by the
town authorities. Granite block paw
ing ought to be laid from Main street
bridge to the junction Of Canal and
South Main streets. and the last named
street ought to be regarded where it
joins Canal The cement sidewalk
which partially surrounds the old Brat
tleboro House site ought to be extend
ed until it joins the walk in front of
the Holstein building,
Brattleboro's new highway engineer
might be glad to know of the exist
ence of law which requires persons
and corporations to get written permits
/ sion from the selectmen before dig
sing up any public highway. The law
also provides that the excavation must
/ be filled to the satisfaction of the Sc
/ lectmen, who have the right to do it
at the expense of the digger in ease
they are not satisfied with the way
the street is left This law does not
apply to excayating for repairs on
water pipes in so far as getting per
NIT is concerned but it does give the
selectmen the authority to say whether
or not the fill has been made properly
and to have it done over if they sec
fit. The late John Calvin was instru
mental i'll getting this law passed, and
a more rigid enforcement of it locally
would tend to reduce the numb3r" Of
unnecessary depressions in tic streets
throughout the village.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

And 50 if it should turn out that
this season S efforts at driving pulp
wood down the West river valley
streams (Which The Meddler has been
told are in the nature of an expert
ment) proved to be disheartening the
result would be more beneficial to the
valley in the long run than as if the
work was attended with such success
as to encourage more extensive opera
tions in the future. This will no
doubt be called a selfish view to take
of the matter, and it Is selfish in that
it takes into consideration the future
welfare of those whose prosperity de-
ponds upon an intelligent conserva-
/ ton Of the natural resources of this
section.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13
The MeddIer
81 The coat fits you. put Il on"

Somehow The Meddler cannot find it |
III him to feel sorry over the report
that the American Realty Co., is not
meeting with great success i'll trying
to drive pulpwood down the streams
tributary to West River. In the first
place he is convinced that a concern
of this kind taking vast quantities Of
raw material away without spending
any appreciate amount of money in
the process, is not a good thing for
the permanent residents of the region
in which it operates. 1t is true, of
course, that the small mill men are al
50 using up the timber supply, but
they are doing il so much more slowly
that nature has a far better chance to
get in her work of replacement. Fur
thermore, the industries which they
represent afford regular employment to
considerable number of men who
have homes IN the towns where they
work, buy supplies of the local trades
men, pay local taxes and in other
ways help bear the burden of Local
government, whereas outside corpora
tions such as that mentioned not only
import all supplies and labor but gen
orally operate without a thought TO,
the future OF the lands on which they
have .stumpage rights. One has onl,
to see certain tracts that have beer
cut over by pulpwood concerns to b
convinced of the permanent damag
which they do
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-13

PRICES:-50c 75c, $780, S1.50
Bargain Matinee Tuesday-Best Seats Only S1.O0
SEATS NOW ON SALE
Get Them immediately or Y on May Miss 1t
Sharp-Performance p. NJ
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-10
NORTHWESTERN is
TO CLOSE SUNDAY

Spokane. July 9.--Directors OF the
Northwestern baseball league after q
meeting lasting AL day. tonight voted
to end the season OF tine league next
Sunday. The six teams Of the league
will play out this weeks games, Spo-
kane at Butte. Tacoma at Great Fails
and Seattle at Vancouver. -
The directors of the league made no
comment on the result Of tho meeting
but issued the following statement for
publication:
On account of the heavy financial
losses already sustained, brought on by
reason of war conditions and the fact
that the Northwestern league will lose
a certain percentage OF its players in
the sclective draft to be drawn and
from the experience had by the Van
couver club since tho war opened in
1914, the directors believe that condi-
tons In baseball will grow worse In
stead of better until the close Of the
war and the fans interest seems to be
conferred in the war instead Of our ma
tional game.