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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

oil on marshes to kill mosquitoes be-
came clear when the larva Of mos
quito was seen under the micro
scope. The mosquito takes this
form before it gets its wings and
sallies forth to nibblc on the hard
working Jersey commutcr The
larva dwells in the water and hangs
suspended, with the tip of his tail
resting slightly above the surface
Of the water. This tip is the outlet
Of tube that conveys air to his
breathing apparatus. BY spreading
oil on the water the tube becomes
cloggcd and the mosquito, unable to
get air, speedily dies.
Under the heading Of botany came
series of exhibits that outnum-
bercd any other single group in the
exhibition. These are the diatoms,
u, as they are often called, "the
,ewels of nature" These tiny plants
occur in ali parts of the globe, from
the Polar seas to the tropics, in both
fresh and salt water.
Under the microscope the diatom
is indeed a jewel. Occurring in an
inhnitude of designs and shapes they
present q picture of minute lowell
ness that is seen nowhere else in
nature. These little plants, many
times smaller than the point Of
needle, have thousands of dots anG
lines, laid out in regular patterns on
the surface Of the shcll-like body.
IN several varieties the lines run
100000 to the inch. Each Of these
Zines is clearly seen under the micro
scope though the diatom Itself is in
visible to the naked eye.
Many Of the members Of the
Mcroscopical Society study nothing
else but dlatoms. One member has
perhaps the finest library in the
country on the subject, numbering
several thousand volumes; and in his
exhibit were photographs made
under the microscope of some Of the !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

family physician, who will be the
lest Judge OF your general condition
and probable susceptibility.
Such a consultation should be
made promptly, in any event, should
any symptoms suggestive of influ-
onza develop. One lesson of the cpl
demic is that no layman who is at
tackled with influenza should attempt
&c treat himself. Medical science
has at present no cure for the
malady, but the physician is surely
the best judge as to what hygienic
and other measures are calculated TO
aid Nature in fighting the original
invasion, and-what is even more
lmportant--in minimizing the proba-
hility Of the development of pneu-
monia as disastrous sequel.
Perhaps We are justified in as
sumlng that practically all individu-
MS who escape during such d pan
-slnlc as that Of last winter have
measure Of immunity, inasmuch as
he virus is obviously very widely
nd generally disseminated. That
Yould be equivalent to saying that
bout three persons out of four in
he average community are insus-
eptible to an average invasion of
ae germs of influenza.
Making application Of our
0owledge of contagious maladies
General, we may fairly assume. /
ink, that such immunity, partial
complete, is somewhat closely
rrelated with the individuals gen
al condition Of bodily health. 1t
probable that a measure of spe-
ic immunization results from an
tack of the malady. But quite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

vaccine it is possible to rob nflu-
enza of some of it's perils.' More
over he believes that by the use of
a newer type of vaccine, in which
the germs are suspended in oil $50
called lipo-vaccine), it will be pos
slble to increase materially both the
degree Of protection and the dura-
ton of immunity.
ut is true that other observers
take 81 less optimistic view OF the
probable benefits Of the preventive
vaccine as ut present developed.
1t must be recalled, however, that
it is always peculiarly difficult to
prove the value Of a preventive
measure.
"Of course it must be admitted
that the endeavor to make ii vaccine
against influenza is complicated by
lack of precise knowledge as to the
causal agent. The material used
for making cultures must contaia
this -gent, we may well suppose; but
we have no way of proving that the
culture medium is one in which thi
particular germ can grow; so the
vaccine ultimately used may no.
contain the influenza virus.
1T is not to BE- expected, unde:
existing conditions, that the grea
mass of the population will seek III,
opportunity to be vaccinated agains
influenza. even should another eD
demic be Imminent. Nor is it neces
sary, in my opinion, that the aveirag
individual should do so. Each cas-,
would be more or less law unt
itself, and decision in the matt
may advantageously be deferred
til you have consulted with yv.fa
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4 ne tongue of a fly

to many other branches of science a.
well.
The microscope can detect adulter
aticns in food products that are un-
discoverable by other methods. Ii
connection with this an interesting
story was told about the ground
g.ass" scare that developed during
the war. There We're reports from
different sections Of the country thai
certain canned foods contained
ground glass. 1t was suspected tina
TINS was the work Of German agents
and samples of the foods were sen
to Washington. The usual analytical
methods throwing no light on the
sub. ect, some one suggested thac
they be examined microscopically.
This was done and the ground
glass" turned out to be a harmless
hard crystalline potash salt that
sometimes forms in canned foods.
OF course, tie part that the micro
scope has p aged in the medical fielG
is well known. At the exhibition
were numerous exhibits of microbes
and germs. The Board of Hea IT,
showed the spinal meningitis germ
and this attracted crowd through.
out the evening.
The New York Microscopical So
cicty has been in existence for more
than forty years and tie annual ex
hibition held last night was the
twenty-sixth. This year the number
Of exhibitors was Wei over one hun
dred and many of them haa two or
more microscopes in their exhibit.
Most of the members use the
misoroscope as hobby. As rue.
each is interested in one particula,
branch Of microscop:cal stu iy, ana
the exhibits were grouped ACCORDING
to plan that took in the principal
lines OF microscopical Investigation
Botany, entomology, zoology, miner
logy and pathology were the prin-
clpal sciences represented.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

aside from this, it is obvious--in
view of the transmission expert
ments-that the defensive mecha-
nlsm Of the body may be developed
so as to present practically I'M
pregnable front to the influenza
germ. Contrariwise, anything that
lowers the vitality tends to increase
susceptibility.
THE problem for every indi-
vidual is to develop his own de-
ferslve mechanism to the highest
stage Of efficiency. Obviously |
cannot here discuss at length the
methods by which this may be
accomplished. They may be sum-
married in the sadmonition to live
hygienically, giving such attention
to diet, exercise and the main
tenance of mental equilibrium as
shall! tend to promote a condition
of bodily and mental health.
Here the old Greek maxim
Nothing too much has full appii-
cation. In particular, making a
specific application, let me ad
mon;sh you not to give too mucs.
attention to the subject Of inhu
enza, even with the thought OF
avoiding the malady. If you chance
to be near some one who sneezes.
do not let that worry you. Rather
reflect that, inasmuch as you are
0aying just enough attention to
proper hygiene--diet, exercise.
work, recreation, sleeping-your
bodily defences are in good work
ng order, and that, therefore, like
ii men in the experiments above
recounted, you probably could not
get the influenza if you tried"
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will be less severe than it was last
winter. And as yet no analysis has
demonstrated either cause or cure
for the scourge.
No one, says Henry Smith Will
Jams, I'D, LID, needs to be re-
minded that the influenza epidemic
OF last winter was very dreadful
visitation. 1t swept across the coun-
try IN successive waves, and, ac-
cording to the best estimates avail
able, caused something like four hum
dred and fifty thousand deaths, or
more than four for every thousand
of the population.
A very important and timely ar
tlcle by this scientist appears in the
October issue of physical Culture"
In it he goes on to say:
Every one knows that the great
danger in influenza is the develop
ment of pneumonia. 1t is reported
that the ratio of pneumonia cases
to the total population varied from
5.3 cases per thousand in Spartan
burg to 24.6 per thousand in the
smaller towns of Maryland. There
was, however, no close. correspond
ence between the pneumonia rate
and the influenza attack rates. AS
10 the mortality, there was also
great variation, deaths amounting
20 only 10 per thousand in Spar
tanburg and rising to 6.S in Mary
land towns. The deaths were closely
correlated with the pneumonia rate.
In general, about 80 per cent of the
patients that developed pneumonia
failed - recover; although in San
Antonio, where influenza was most
prevalent, the pneumonia death rate
was only 1875 per cent. The death
rate was notably high III children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

making motion pictures than any
enc else" said Mr. BlaisaeIl.
But we shook our head. we
only want to know abou. their PAST
and, thanks TO you ana ii few Others
with good memories, we have
learned considerable about that in
the last week. When we want 10
kno" about their future we shall go
to Mr.. Griffith, for he has prom sd
to surpass Broken Blossoms some
-ay. Of course, we don't b~l-e eve no
can do it, but we should love to. bo
shown
And here is food for THOUGHT. :.
IS Only twenty-five years between
The Nay Irwin Kiss" and Broken
Blossoms" Can it be thet in q score
Of years some la iy who writes
pieces fer the newspaper will be in
.erv ewing Mr.. Griffith and asking
him to tell her about that funny old
picture he made in 1919?
or perhaps there won't be any
newspapers then. Samuel Ro-
1hapfel says that it will be onlv a
short time before we will buy our
news IN reels instead of in papers
and go home ard put it in the
machine and run it off. Ard RIGHT
mere we put in bid to be The
Tribune's first camera man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

parts, and he gave rs "still" of it.
This is the first time it ever ha.
been done and, while it ought to be
fine from the producers standpoint
1t seems TO keep TWO perfectly good
actors out CT Jobs.
He also got out a picture which
he only loaned to us-a picture of
the old Biograph company where
Mary Pickford has a funny dress
with epaulets and a rose pinned on
her bosom. Brother Jack is about
ten years old and is sitting On the
floor. Owen Moore sits next to
Mary, That was the time when
hey had just become acquainted
and every one was talking about
their charming little romance.
They did not dream then that
Mary would be the HIGHEST salarieJ
actress IN the world and that every
lngenue under thirty would one day
be wearing curls in emulation Of
her. Why, Mary herself did not
wear cur1S in thnsa Iavc
why don't ;,ou go to see D. W.
Griffith? He KNOWS more about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

versational titles. They followed
the rules laid down in the primer
pretty closely ike 'Oh, See the
Boy Willie Decides to Run Away, >
etc. Only, as l remember them,
they were not written in the past
tense"
"In that they were more advanced
than in the present day" we an
swered; for we never can mention
those past tense titles without be.
coming wrought up over it, and
even the fatigue attendant on a
quest for the first motion picture
could not break our spirit.
When we went to see George
Blaisdell he told us a lot Of things
which interested us strangely at the
time Of the telling--things which we
never should forget, but when we
come to set it down none of it re.
mains. One thing we do remember.
He told US that he had just seen a
picture called Crimson Shoals, y
where Francis Ford plays three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09
hidden Wonders Under the Micr0sc0pe

last winter was such as to make it
more than doubtful whether the
Pfeiffer bacillus is the cause of in
fiuenza.
'This bacillus was, indeed, pres
ent, particularly at the early stage
of the epidemic; but subsequently
1t was much less in evidence, and
the attention of the pathologists
centered on several other groups of
mlcro-organisms, including the four
types of pneumococci pneumonia
germs) and various streptococci
and staphylococci of i'll repute.
'The germ that thus breaks down
the bodily defences, producing the
symptoms Of the initial influenza,
Is for the moment effectively hidden
from the searching eye of the micro
scope, as the cannon that tore down
the barbed wire entanglements and
weakened the morale of the enemy
were hidden from the searching
fieldglasses Of the air scouts. E.
1T becomes very practical
question as to what the average indi-
vidual can do to guard against the
probability of being attacked by the
malady. Science, it appears, cannot
as vet tell us just what the influenza
germ is, nor precisely how it is
transmitted. Can it tell US any
thing definite as to methods of de-
veloping individual immunity?
This is the age of preventive
medicine. Every one knows, at least
IN general terms, the story of the
virtual conquest of typhoid fever
that was effected through applica-
ton Of SIR Almroth Wright's vac
cine method of prevention. This
consists Of inoculating the subject
with a culture containing dead
typhoid bacilli. These germs con-
vey the typhoid toxin in limited
quantity, and they stimulate the
organism to produce the so-called
anti-bod:es thatgive defense against
this particular invasion. Presently
the body is charged with typhoid
antidotes in such quantity that
should living typhoid germs be ulti-
mately ingested they are promptly
destroyed, instead Of developing
and producing the disease Of typhoid
fever, as they otherwise would do.
at is well known that this prin-
ciple Of preventive incubation with
disease germs has been applied to
various other ma,adies, though no.
where else with results quite so
spectacular as in typhoid. Naturally
an attempt was made to produce a
vaccine that would give immunity
against influenza. In point of fact,
many such vaccines were developed |!
At the outset, when it was supposed
that the influenza bacillus caused
the malady, this germ was utilized
Subsequently, it being fairly demon
strated that the presence of this
germ is only incidental, the micro
organisms already referred to as
associated with later DEVELOPMENTS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

IA SeUCeU TO Cne VISITOR VINO
strolled into the American
Museum Of Natural History
last night. Row after row of shin
ing brass Instruments and a crowd
of people passing from one to the
other, taking a short look down a
short brass tube and then moving on
to the next one.
whats this I'm looking at?"
queries the visitor.
THAT'S the slipper animalcule.
One of the more common forms of
life found in fresh water" answers
the keeper of the young menagerie.
"Well, it's so common, then, that
I've never seen it before"
ooh, you wouldn't be apt to an
less you saw it through g compound
microscope like this" quoth the
cwner Of the instrument. ut hap
pens that you can put couple Of
thousand Of them in a square inch.
They're magnihed five hundred
times"
1t was the annual exhibition of
the New York Microscopical Society.
The entire west wing Of the Muse
UNI Of Natural History was crowded
with microscopes capable of magni-
flying objects up to several thousand
times their original size. Under
each instrument was a slip of glass
on which was placed the object to
be magnifed.
One of these little slips held the
wing of a dragon fly. Magniticd only
q very few times, this looked like a
network of cables straining tight an
extremely fine fabric. Another eX-
hibit showed human blood magnilied
thousand times. In this were seen
thousands Of round, flattcned objects
which on inquiry were found to be
the red corpuscles Of the blood and
the cause of the red color in the
life fluid.
One member was showing the nea
Of a cat under his microscope, and
q fearsome object it was. 1t looked
as big as an elephant and carried
a kit of tools in its head that looked
very businesslike.
The reason for spreading heavy
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ency and the tincness of their mark
lngs they tax the power of the finest
lenses.
In the mineral department were
seen many sections of rock, ground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

more beautiful diatoms, two of which
are illustrated on this page. They
are very difficult to photograph. On
account of their extreme transpar-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

various parts of
the country, al
though the cases
are not so nu-
merous as to war
rant the assertion
that the disease
re ally has at
tanned to the pro-
portions Of an
epidemic. Never
theless, slender
hope is held out
that the plague,
should it come,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

so thin that light could be projected
through them. Under the micro
scope the constituent parts of the
mineral were revealed with startling
clearness. Fine layers Of the pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

cious metals were detected in some
Of them and inquiry revealed the
fact that the microscope is playing
greater part every day in the metal
lurgical world. In fact, this applies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

~ UR medical scientists have
issued warnings that sec.
ond epidemic of influenza is
about due. Scattered re-
ports dating for several weeks back
already testify to its presence in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-09

N UNUSUAL sight was pre-
sented to the visitor who
strolled into the American
Museum of Natural History
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08
MANY JAPS SETTLE
IN SOUTH AMERICA

HONOLULU, T. H.-Nearly TO-
900 japanese are leaving Japan each
year to settle in South American
republics, according TO the Nippr
Jill, a local japanese newspaper,
which says the immigrants are en-
gaging in rice and coffee growing
with considerable success. The pa
per adds that reports from Toxic
show that 1000 japanese have al
ready booked passage for South
America during the present year.
According to the Nippu Jill, Brazil
is paying each japanese immigrant
a bonus of $40 upon arrival.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant to an act of the territorial
legislature, there is hereby made,
imposed and levied upon each male
person, except soldiers, sailors in
the navy or revenue cutter service,
volunteer fremen, paupers, insane
persons, or territorial charges, with
in the Terriotry of Alaska or the
waters thereof, over the age OF
twenty-one years and under the age
of fifty years, an annual tax in the
sum of five (S5.00) dollars, to be
paid and collected in the manner
provided by law, and deposited by
the treasurer of the Territory OF
Alaska in a separate fund called the
ssschool fund" and used for no
other than school purposes.
Said tax is now due and payable
and becomes delinquent 10 days aft
er demand by the tax collector OF
on the first Monday in the month
of August of each year.
All persons subject to this tax are
hereby notified to pay said tax to
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08
MORRISON HAS REACHED
FAIRBANKS FROM COAST

Advices received from Fairbanks
today announce the arrival there,
late last night, of Major
Morrison, commander of the West
ern department, who is making the
rounds of the army posts in Alaska
1t is expected that he viii take the
steamer Yukon when that boat re-
turns down river.
The commander is accompanied
by Captain Faust and Lieutenant
Smith, his aide
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08
TWO LAUNCHES LEAVE
FOR FAIRBANKS TRIP

Both the 0ouse launch Victor
and the Peerless left for Fairbanks
this morning, each with several pass
engers. The victory carried J. Fl.
Russell and son, J. H, Jr., and Har-
ley Rutherford, and way passenger
awaited the boat at Wood river.
The Peerless had Mrs. Joe Fisher
and a couple of others.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08
MARINE BULLETIN

Davis, up Holy Cross, 1890 a. m,
7th.
Seattle No. 3, down Holy Cross,
1O:40 a. m, 7th.
Julia B, at Gibbon.
Benchley, at Melozi.
Kelly, at Millers.
Reliance, down Kokrines, II a. m.
Sibilla, up Rampant, 8 a. m.
Alaska, up Circle, 7th.
Yukon, up Hot Springs, a. m.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08
STRAY DOGS.

Three stray dogs have come to
nv place, two miles below town,
within the last few days-two on
July and one on July Sand are
being cared for by me pending the
appearance of their owners, who can
recover the dogs by paying for their
board. One is a small white bobtail
dog, one a black dog with long tail,
and the other a bobtail malamute,
with gray and white spots.
NELS STOL,
Fish Camp, Two Miles Below Town.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08

the school tax collector, and IN case
of failure to do so, the penalties
provided in Sections and 6 of
Chapter % of the session laws of
Alaska will be imposed.
J. A. SLIPPERN,
School Tax Collector.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08
MONEY MAY Be
AVAILABLE FOR
RAILROAD SOON

1t is generally believed in Com
mission circles that considerable
money for the liquidation of obliga-
tions incurred during the present
season will be available for the use
Of the Commission at an early date,
as a result of the passage of the
sundry civil bill carrying an appro-
priation of slightly more than two
million dollars for railroad purposes
in Alaska How much OF the money
can be obtained for this division is
not known here at present, nor is it
known exactly when the money will
become available; but the fact that
the bill has been finally approved
by Congress and is now awaiting
the signature of the President en-
courages the belief that the depleted
Commission treasury will be replen-
ished within very short time.
There is a possibility that the bill
will be signed by President Wilson
tonight.
The usual procedure is for the
engineer in charge 10 make a re-
quest for money, when funds are
needed, but it is not certain just
what action will be taken in the
present case, much depending upon
advices received from Washington
during the next few days
/ Nothing is known locally regard,
ing the appropriation contained in
the deficiency bill, mention of which
was made in press dispatches re.
ceived from the national capita,
some time ago, and to which refer.
ence was made by Chairman EIDE:
as having been approved by Con
gress. 1t is presumed, however, tina
this bill, with an appropriation Of
nearly two million for the Alaska
railroad, is also awaiting the sigma
ture of the President and will be
come available at an early date
The money provided in both thes,
bills represents the total remainde
of the thirty-five million dollars orig
inally provided for by the Alask;
railroad act, beyond which the lowe
house of Congress has refused to &c
apparently, until steps have beel
taken TO remove the thirty-five mill
ion dollar limit, as suggested b
Wickersham when last he represent
ed Alaska at Washington.
Those who have watched the prog
ress of railroad legislation arg.
that Congress will grant funds sui
fcient to complete the railroad vhe
proper action is taken to secur
the money. The fact that SON
money has been appropriated dul
ing the present session, it is pointe
out, is proof that the lawmaker
are friendly to the project, fol
without funds to complete the roa
at an early date, the bulk of tn
money appropriated thus far wi
be wasted.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-08

J. H. Russell, who has been in
Nenana for some little time, left
for Fairbanks on the Douse launch
this morning to look after his min
ing interests at the head of Fox
gulch.