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Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-05

One contractor Monday lost five
Of his s workmen. who left him for
government work Mt Nashville.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

formerly not noticed by the patient.
Less sound sleep than the patient
formerly enjoyed. A more Or less
constant slight bronchial trouble"
with only little nervous cough and
no expectoration to speak of.
Such symptoms are meat" for the
patent medicine vender. His alcoholic
tonic, his acetanilide containing
nerve tablet his narcotic-laden
cough remedy" will make the patient
forget, for a while, the unpleasant
symptoms.
With this type Of heart failure, so
gradual and unalarming in onset,
there is no "murmur,' no valvular
leakage to be detected. Indeed. no
doctor can tell by merely listening to
the heart whether it is perfectly nor
NAL. No longer is the ancient distinc-
ton between "Organic" and "func-
tional' distinction; it is just CANON
f1age or in other words a sorry effort
| to conceal the doctors knowledge or
lack of knowledge. All heart disease
| is ''functional' at first-and it may
never cause more than mere 'func
tional disturbance if the patient Is in
| telligent enough to consult his doctor
and follow his advice from the begin
ming. A doctor must study his pa
tent observe the blood pressure
watch the behavior of the circulation
under varying conditions, in order t.
know the real state of the heart.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
iSchoolroom Air and Adenoids

It is a constant source of anxiety to
parents nowadays that children of
school age seem so susceptible to
coryza (so-called head coldsO, sore
throat, tonsilitis, enlarged tonsils and
,adenoids. They wonder why doctors
are always discovering enlarged ton
sis and adenoid growths and urging
the need of operations.
One definite cause for this tendency
of children to develop chronic disease
OF the nose and throat or unduly fire.
quent acute nose and throat troubles,
is unquestionably the foul air in the
school room.
A great deal of study and observa-
ton in recent years has produced at
least one very positive conclusion,
namely, that excessive warmth is the
principal feature which distinguishes
foul or "vitiated' air in a room from
fresh or pure air. AS soon as the
temperature of the air in a room rises
above 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and oft
en- when it rises above 6S degrees, the
symptoms caused by dad air" mani
fest themselves in the occupants Of
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
EAT LESS AND TAKE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Take glass Of Salts before breakfast
if your Back hurts OF Bladder
bothers you.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trouble,
because we eat too much and all our food
is rich. Our blood is filled with uric
acid which the kidneys strive to filter
out, they weaken from overwork, become
sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog and
the result is kidney trouble, bladder
weakness and general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like Jumps of
lead; your back hurts or the urine is
cloudy, full of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three times
during the night; if you suffer with sick
headache or dizzy, nervous spells, acid
stomach, or you have rheumatism when
the weather is bad, get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the acid
Of grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for generations
to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys;
to reutraiize the acids in the urine so it
40 longer is q source of irritation, thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; ca rot in
jure, makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water beverage, and belongs in
every home. because nobody can make
mistake by having good kidney flush
ing any time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Not Very Progressive.

x Not Very Progressive.
w. G.. Penn We are contemplat-
ing locating one of our ---- plants
in x, your state. VIII you please
tell me if it is considered a healthy
town, if they have an active heal h
department, any supervision over the
milk supply, regular medical inspec-
ton of schools and if you consider it
safe, from a health standpoint, to
brings such an organization into North
Carolina?
Answer: x is an excellent town in
ought to be located there. But we re-
greet to say that the death rate from pre-
ventable diseases is much higher than
it ought to be. They have no organized
health department. The only sign OF q
health department is the stub record
showing a physician is paid a small sal
airy as city physician, but who makes his
life insurance companies and the ladies OF
the WOmans Club each employ a nurse
few dollars was spent last spring TO
purchase fly poison for the stables. They
have nice little milk inspection service,
but if the bacterial count doesn't lnd!-
delivery bottle, a dairy is not closed. The
medical inspection of school children Will
conform to the State law; SO you need
have no fear on that score.
1t will be easy to make the town safe
for your organization. But be sure and
specify before you move. All that will
be necessary will be to make known the
size Of your proposed payroll The
business men, will Immediately take
notice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
The Sign OF Heart Failure

No other important disease is SO
much misunderstood by the general
run of folks as is heart failure.
In the first place, people generally
imagine that heart failure is a sudden
calamity coming unheralded out of
clear sky. People are like the fairy
tale version of the ostrich; when dan
ger threatens they refuse to see it..
Heart failure is always a very slow,
insidious process, taking years to de-
velop, as a rule, and giving ample
warning signals to the victim, if he
will only heed them. If a victim sue
cumbs to any sudden effect of failing
heart it is not because he hae no
warning. 1t is because he preferred to
play the part of his own doctor, or
perhaps to let some persuasive drug
manufacturer serve in that capacity.
Neither palpitation, nor distress
about the region of the heart, nor
pain in the heart can be considered
characteristic signs of approaching
heart failure. We are speaking now
of the common, everyday kind of heart
disease which vies with apoplexy
Bright's disease, cancer, pneumonia
and tuberculosis in the vital statistics
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
liver DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says IS year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was Relieved
After Few Doses Of Black-Draught.

Meadorsvi11e, Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham, Of this town, says: cat
my age. which is 63, the liver does
not act so we'll as when young. A few
years ago, my stomach was all out Of
fix. I was constipated, TT liver
didn't act. My digestion was had, and
1t took so little to upset me. My ap-
petite WAS gone. was very weak.
decided would give Black
Draught q thorough trial as knew it
was highly recommended for this
trouble. began taking it. I felt
better after a few doses. Ny appetite
improved and l became stronger. My
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon rlghted with a few
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

The familiar effects of foul air on
instances, are nervousness, worn out
feeling, anemia, poor appetite and I'M
refreshing sleep.
Open air schoolrooms are not for
the rabble, but only for the more in
telligent communities. 1t is going to
take years of effort yet to impress
upon school boards in the remote and
unenlightened sections the value Of
open air instruction, both physically
and mentally, and especially for deli
cate children. Yet fresh air is cheap
enough everywhere, and the use of the
cloth window screens for the windows
of any schoolroom will keep the air
fresh and sweet, yet not too cold for
comfort, and at the same time ex-
clude dust, rain, wind and snow. The
muslin screen simply takes the place
OF the wire screens used in summer
time. 1t admits plenty of soft light
and is very cheap way to insure
fresh air in any schoolroom. Teachers
in schools where it has be en- tried out
at first opposed, then end.:red, and fl
nally became enthusiastic about the
screens, for the children showed bet
ter general department., better schol
arship and far less frequent "colds'
and other Illnesses
A schoolroom may be fitted with
cloth screens at a cost of about 81. Sc
per window, and the fresh air itsel
keeps the circulation active and keen:
the children and teacher comfortabl.
with considerably less cold.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
NOSTRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Once.

If your nostrils are clogged and your
get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply a little of
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostrils and let it penetrate
through every air passage of your head,
soothing and healing the infamed, swol-
len mucous membrane and you get in
slant relief.
Ah how good it feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snuffling, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is just
what sufferers from head colds and ca
arrh need. It's a delight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
Not a Bite Of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
Says a glass Of hot water and
phosphate prevents illness
and keeps US fit.

Just as coal, when it burns, leaves
behind a certain amount of incom-
bustible material in the form of ashes,
so the food and drink taken day after
day leaves in the alimentary canal a
certain amount Of indigestible ma
terial, which if not completely climina-
ted from the system each day, be-
comes food for the millions OF bacteria
which infest the bowels. From this
mass of leftover waste, toxins and
ptOmain-like pOisons are formed and
sucked into the blood.
Men and women who can't get feel
ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink a glass Of real hot
water with a teaspoonful Of lime
stone phosphate in it to wash out of
the thirty feet Of bowels the previous
days accumulation of poisons and
toxins and to keep the entire alimen-
tary canal clean, pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick head
ache, colds, biliousness, constipation,
others who wake UP with bad taste,
soul breath, backache, rheumatic stiff
aess, or have sour, gassy stomach
after meals, are urged to get quarter
BOUND of limestone phosphate from
he drug store, and begin practicing
internal sanitation. This will cost
very little, but is sufficient to make
anyone an enthusiast Oh the subject.
Remember inside bathing is more
important than outside bathing, be-
cause the skin pores do not absorb
impurities into the blood, causing poor
health, while the bowel pores. do.
Just as soap and hot water cleanses,
sweetens and freshens the skin, so
hot water and limestone phosphate
act on the stomach, liver, kidneys and
hOwa1c
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
$1OO Reward, 500

The leaders Of this paper will be
~ ased to learn that there is at least
CT dreaded disease that science has
beAl able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken Internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The pToprietors have so much
faith in the curative powers Of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. ). CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Drrreist. 75c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
MIXTURE
FOR APPENDICITIS

Scotland Neck people can prevent
appendicitis with simple buckhorn
bark, glycerine, etc, as mixed in Ad-
ler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL fushes
the ENTIRE bowel tract so completely
it relieves ANY CASE sour stomach,
gas or constipation and prevents APP
pendicitis. The INSTANT, pleasant
action of Adler-i-ka surprises both
doctors and patients. Leaves stomach
clean and strong.
For sale by NORTH END DRUG
STORE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee at any
pharmacy. Take tablespoonful of the
tea, put cup of boiling water upon
it, pour through a sieve and drink a
teacup full at any time during the
day or before retiring. 1t is the most
effective way to break a cold and cure
grip, as it opens the pores of the skin,
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus driving a cold from the
system.
Try it the next time you suffer from
cold or the grip. 1t is Inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
OLD-TIME COLD CURE
DRINK HOT TEA!
p..s..s..s..s..s.. do -. - >. "a. .....

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Rrust Thee" at any
pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the
tea, put a cup of boiling water upon
it, pour through a sieve and drink a
teacup full at any time during the
day or before retiring. It is the moot
effective way to break cold and cure
grip, as it opens the pores of the skin,
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus breaking up d cold.
Try it the next time you suffer from
a cold or the grip. It is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
STIFF, Aching JOINTS
Rub Soreness from joints and muscles
with small trial bottle Of
old St. Jacobs Oil
Stop 'sdosing" Rheumatism.

Stop "dosing' rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub soot!i
ing, penet1 ating est. Jacobs Oil' rirll:
on the tender spot" and by the tim.
you say Jack Robinson-out comes the
rheumatic pain. est. Jacobs Oii'' is
a harmless rheumatism cure which never
disappoints and doesn't burn the skin. It
takes pain, soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and bones; stops
sciatica, lumbago, backache, neuralgia.
Timber up! Get a 25 cent bottle
of old-time, honest est. Jacobs Oil''
from any drug store, and in a moment
you'll be free from pains, aches and
stiffness. Don't suffer! Rub rheuma-
tism away.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
RUB BACKACHE AND
lUNBAGO RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
a small bottle Of old honest
St. Jacobs Oil

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbag go, sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiffened up, don't suffer! Get a
Is cent bottle of old, honest est.
Jacobs Oil' st any drug store, pour
little in your hand and rub it right
into the pain or ache, and by the time
you count fifty, the soreness and lame
ness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. It takes the ache and pain right
out of your back and ends the misery.
It is magical yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin
Nothing else stops iumbago. sciatica
ard lame hack misery 50 promptly!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
doses Of Black-Draught."

doses OF Black-Draught.s
Seventy years of successful use has
made Thedford's Black-DraughG
standard, household remedy. Every
member. of every family, at times,
need the help that Black-Draught can
give in cleansing the system and re-
lieving the troubles that come from
constipation, indigestion, lazy liver,
etc. You cannot keep we'll unless your
stoma cn, liver and bowels are in good
working order. Keep them that way.
Try Black-Draught It acts promptly,
gently and in a natural way. If you
feel sluggish. take a dose tonight.
You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price
25c. package---One cent a dose
All druggists ]. 60
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
An Old Trick.

G. L. Brokshire: Upon leaving a
bottle of urine stand for a few days
. "brick-dust" loking substance settles
to the bottom of the bottle. What is
wrong with my kidneys?
Answer: The DEPOSIT you see settling
to the bottom of the bottle of urine on
standing is probably what is known as
phosphateS and urates." This sediment
is an indication of trouble in the alimen-
tary tract. Again old Doctor Diet must
come to the rescue. bringing along plenty
OF good drinking water and laxative
foods. Warning: The only way to be
sure that this is the condition is to have
a good physician make at least four or
hve careful examinations of morning
urine on separate days.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

department The real warning. symp
toms of heart failure are not such as
would lead the average layman to sus
pect his heart. Rather they cause him
to suspect his stomach, his liver, his
nerves, anything but his heart. And
right here is where he makes his
serious mistake. 1t is SO easy to try
a few bottles of some worthless nos
trum which happens to be ADVERTISED
mistakenly as a remedy for the stom-
ach, liver or nerves.
Among the more frequent early
signs noted in the histories of large
number of cases of heart disease are
the following:
A falling Off in mental efficiency, as
compared with the patients previous
standard A loss Of pep" in physical
capacity rendering it more difficult
than formerly for the patient to cope
with moderate physical strains, al
though not yet old enough to expect
such loss of strength. A little breath
lessness on slight exertion. which was
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
Bad Teeth VS.. rheumatism.
Allan T. Is it true that bad teeth

AIIdu I u CCCCl5
cause rheumatism?
Answer: Bad teeth are recognized as
one Of the gateways by which rheumatic
infection gains entrance to the body. The
rheumatism may not appear until years
after the first decay of the teeth So,
that extracting the teeth will often fail
to help the patient. The thing to do is to
visit the dentist often and prevent infec-
ton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

the room. These symptoms are fami-
liar to evory one who has to sit
through a performance in the average
city theater or hall: Drowsiness, dull
ness Of intellect, yawning or desire to
yawn, dull headache, fatigue, some
time nausea or fainting.
In school children, especially the
children between the ages of five and
ten. wandering of attention and appa-
rent unwillingness to study, are no.
ticeable when the air becomes foul
(too warm. Teachers, forgetting the
regulations of temperature, are likely
to attribute this to pure mischlevous-
mess or poor department.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
HEALTH DON'TS.

DON'T sleep in a room with the win
dows closed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

DON'T overeat or become consti-
pated.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08
THINK 1T OVER.

Premature Loss Of "Pep" Mentally and
Physically, Breath'essness, "Bron-
chiai Trouble" and Nervous Cough
Call for a Real Physical Examina-
ton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

DON'T expose yourself to the cold
Improperly clad.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-01-08

DON'T work in a room that is NOT
ventilated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
CATHOLICS ARE LOYAL
Knights of Columbus Pledge Support
to War Work Campaign.

The knights of Columbus are de-
termined to stay close behind their
leaders in all efforts at war work, ac-
cording to a resolution passed at the
annual meeting held in Wichita Tues
day The resolution in part says
BE it still further resolved, That
we do hereby pledge the order in
Kansas to lend our every effort to-
wards the assistance of our govern
ment in the sale of liberty bonds of
any succeeding issue; and be it still
further resolved, that We consider the
American Red Cross as one of the
greatest and most far-reaching hu-
manitarian agencies that is in exist
ence today for the alienation of hui
man suffering among allied nations,
fighting in defense of our freedom, and
we do hereby unreservedly commend
il to the Knights of Columbus in Kan
sas and we urge a most Liberal sup
port in the appeals which it may make
upon the public from time to time"
The knights went on record as IA
voring prohibition. but ask that some
arrangements may be made whereby
sacra entail wine may be shipped into
dry states for religious purposes.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year were: James Sheehy, Paola,
state deputy; w. E. McNab, EN-
poria, state secretary; ]. T. Murphy,
Hanover. state treasurer; ]. SIMMER.
Hays City. state advocate, and J. d.
Hurley, Leavenworth, state warden.
The delegates to the national conven-
ton will be the Rev. Father O'Reillv
Esbon; J. Arch Lewis, Wichita. and
Senator j. Malone, Herndon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-16
THRESHERS IN COMBINE
New Profiteering Effort According to
Assistant Attorney General.

In an effort to protect the Kansas
wheat grower. S. n. Hawkes., assistant
attorney general, has launched an in
vestigation of charges of a combina-
uon by owners of threshing outfits 1t
IS charged that prices ranging from
TO p cents a bushel have been
nereeo upon as the price for thresh-
ing the 1918 wheat crop. IN short. it
is asserted that the threshermen are
trying - separate the Kansas farmers
from n large percentage of the war
time crop prices
Judge Hawkes. has suggested that a
campaign to secure evidence be taken
up thru the Farmers union. The
state Will Immediately start an in
vestigat!on and If evidence is pro-
duced, prosecutions will be filed
against the men who are alleged to
have directed the price fixing agree
ment. The action as outlined to
Judge Hawkes. is in violation of the
state antitrust laws.
Last year threshing in Kansas was
done for prices ranging as low as 5
cents a bushel- In only rare cases
was the price charged as high as 10
cents bushel. Now with a threat