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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-18
MISSOURTS HEALTH
NEEDS URGENT

The annual death rate from tuber-
%culosis, as shown by a recent survey,
is 10000, which is a sacrifice of twice
as many men as the American army
lost in tho year it was actively en-
gagged in the World War. According to
reports from the surgeon generals
Office, 100, 900 of the men called to the
colors were afflicted with tuberculosis.
It is such facts as these that have de-
termined the National tuberculosis
Association to increase its efforts to
stamp out this arch enemy to mankind,
Each state throughout the country will
conduct the fight at home and bear the
expense of its individual activities.
Some states have more funds at their
command than others.
The legislature Of New York State
appropriates 81, O0O, 600 for public
health work annually; Massachusetts,
1894, 900, and North Carolina spends
annually $144,991. The general o
sensus of opinion" according to a
United States Public Health Survey,
places the expenditure necessary
for satisfactory public health activities
in a community at about so cents per
capita"
In Missouri, but $4,000 was appro-
priated by the last Legislature for con.
trolling diseases of the human family
and, through a tnch1icality, this small
sum seems unavailable. Yet Missouri
stands thirty-fcurth among the states
in point Of health. 1t is necessary,
thcreco-e. eor 4 ro'-a'ccr body such as
the Missouri Tui erculosis Association
to step in and do the health work.
This it plans to do through a con
structive standardization program
that contemplates, among other things,
cooperation with the State Board Of
Health and with The State Department
Of Education; Public Health instruc-
ton and training Of health workers;
encouraging of clinical, ~dispensary ana
life extension service; conducting Of
rural health surveys; establishment Of
| school and visiting nurse service; and
the direction of physical education and
| playground activities. In the coun-
ties there will be formed health coun.
ellis with working chairmen; super
vision of school and visiting nurse
service will be undertaken; and care
will be provided for tuberculous sol.
diers.
The work of this organization is
financed chiefly through the sale Of
the Red Cross Christmas Seals during
holiday season. These seals will 60
on sale in Missouri December l. The
proceeds will be spent in Missouri,
Every seal bought is for the better
ment Of health standards of the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-18
CHRISTMAS A
BRING HEALTH
TO MISSOURI

The little Red Cross Christmas Seal
began its career in 1907. These seals
were issued under the prestige of the
American Red Cross, but the money
was raised and used by the National
tuberculosis Association and its affili-
ated state and local societies in con-
Quoting the fight against tuberculosis
in this country.
One of these affiliated societies is
the Missouri tuberculosis Association.
With the proceeds from the sale Of
the seal the Missouri Association and
affiliated local tuberculosis societies
have kept up a steady fight against
this enemy to the good health and citi.
zenship of the state. In the four years
from 1911 to 1915 the number of lives
saved in Missouri from tuberculosis
numbered 1863.
But the work is at yet hardly begun,
Out of the men examined for the draft
in Missouri, 4,S91 were rejected for
pulmonary tuberculosis, commonly
known as Consumption" Only three
states showed more reflections, and
these were the tuberculosis resort
states of Colorado, New Mexico and
,r;yono In 1a1Q tbere uera 4 g
aootbs from tuborcu1oeie IN Ni,sour,
II 10 known that tbara are many uore
incipient cases. A survey of one county
showed 500 cases.
Wodicoi scienc. hoe nrovo3 that
,,horn,7,e.s !. rr,vc,tab1o and cr,.
obIo Tho Rod r,,., Chrfetmas Sal
,,okoe n---.h,a ,aien IN COX ont
he rosor no,.i.-rar ,v amono tAa
,aio.,oa 1roftld NON tn saoch than,
tho nro,ar c-ra If .hemsa1yes TO mako
~rrotrart oroir,rra o,I 20 educate the
rrhrn ~ tba nronar ,.,ntbods If huild.
,ng mn rosistan-a IN this disease
Nv r,oare IF Il moro clinics more com-
,,,rri+. n,rsoe nav, ia rroyide5
The ercp1csis germ readily finds
Iodoir- r.f>h tbo obildren II is we'll
established thgt "a ner cent Of ALL in.
c.otiou +ot,on rro,a bofora tbo pa+innt
rooobos IN yoors ~ aya twelve
,Lo,eora obi1drap in tbie country IN.
aor fra ,.oors ~ goo died IN one wear
- +his aisoaso 1f child is we'll nour.
;rhad ona hos GOOD health habits he
,,.in+oi,a bis rosis+once preventing
+ho aoroIonuor+ 40 tho dfsaaee This
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-18
HEALTH BONDS.

A new feature of the annual Red
Cross Christmas Seal Sale will be
the issuance Of Health Bonds. More
than 35, 900, 900 seals, at a penny each,
will be offered for sale In Missouri.
AS the proceeds of the sale Of these
seals go to stamp out tuberculosis IN
Missouri, many people will wish to buy
more seals than they will be able to
use. They may accept Health Bonds
as a substitute. The Health Bonds
are in denominations Of S., $40 and up,
The Health Bonds go Oh sale the same
day as the aeals, December /,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-18
lust WHAT SHE WANTS

For the girl who likes the best candy
You a do no better than send her
one of our gift boxes. We offer you
the best Christmas candy to be bought.
See our candy first. Fine assortment
Of n and nuts. d2w1t
McKINLEY'S BAKERY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-18

Now is the time to have your car
painted. Our expert will make your
machine look like new. d&w1t
SMITH BROS. AUTO co.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
NEEDED IN BUSINESS WORLD
Urgent Reasons for Transpianting Re-
turned Soldiers From Army to
Civil Life Without Delay.

Your cosmopolitan doughboy who
has shaken hands with the king of
England, danced with the princess of
Reumania learned the slang of a doz-
en- nations and cooked knowing eve
at all the choicest sights of the Con-
unent, may sound extremely sophisti-
Gated by cable but wait until he
strikes the United States and see what
Turin travel has done for himl II
has made him love, not Europe less,
but home more. and he hardly tries
TO conceal his grand passion under
poker face, either. For he has been
homesick and weary for months. and
the Goddess of Liberty looks like an
angel, and New York harbor like heav-
en-, to his fond eyes.
AS national asset, then. the soldier
is perhaps our best citizen and be-
cause the A. e. F. as a whole is ram
PANTY enthusiastic about its homeland
and her interests, America may look
to her soldiers for real inspiration in
citizenship. These are the men to put
into our business life as rapidly as
they can be transplanted from army
TO civil jobs.
To make the transposition more SIM
pie and effective, the war department
through Col. Arthur Woods. assistant
to the secretary of war. has set up
the wheels of giant machine, which
is working night and day to cooper
ate with all employment agencies for
the sake of the returned soldier who
has no job But more than that, this
great employment system operates for
the good of America Colonel Woods
and his thousands of assisting COM
mittees believe in the doughboy and in
his power of real achievement in the
future national life of the United
States.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
FIT, 2z.,y.,-A
Big Demand for Skirts.

The great retail demand for summer
skirts has cleaned out retail stocks and
showered the manufacturers with du-
plicate orders. Flannels and gabardines
are among the leaders, although linens
and erepes are getting their usual
heavy demand. White is most desired,
more slan the usual amount of atten-
ton given to colored skirts for the sum-
mer. The scarcity of silks and the
high prices quoted by jobbers of such
material, will turn to other fabrics, 1t
is said, some of the business that would
otherwise go to silk numbers.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
difficulties the Bureau Experiences in Answering Letters and
Maintaining the Correct Addresses of Demobfized Men
Many Become Transients and Others Give ONLY Fran-
mentary information

washington Ecce homoI Behold
the man!
acpt me this mans name so that 1
an report definitely on the status Of
mis- insurance
That together with a slip bearing
4.o memo. James Hall, (3,721,505)
wccan South Carolina. Beneficiaries ::
Mrs Ella Stalks (wife), Mrs. Fannie
stalks mother),' was handed to a file
soarcher in the bureau of war risk in
surance.
The mans name was given as Hall,
while those of his wife and his mother
wore given as Stalks. Patiently,
something was wrong somewhere. Just
what was wrong, however, was not SO
evident. TO find out what and where
tbe error was. was the job
Finding the error somebody else
made is always the job of the war
risk index file searchers. and it's a
tough Job if they fail to get at the
bottom of it.
Going into the index files section
where are listed the names of nearly
five million men who were indicted
into military service, the young wom-
un made a complete inventory of all
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
Famed Rest of Noted Men.

The Diamond bar, famous for nearly
so years as part of the old Auzerats
house, of San Jose, Cal. is being fitted
up for a grocery store. The Auzerais
house, on West Santa Clara street,
housed five presidents of the United
States and was for time the abode of
a king. 1t was built in 1868, accord
ing to John e. Auzerais OF San JOSE
and the barroom was the meeting
place for many of the men whose
names have been written into the his
tory of California.
President Grant was entertained at
a banquet in the Auzerais house in
1879. The following spring King Ka-
lakau of Hawaii was a guest, and In
September of the same year President
Hayes delivered an address from the
balcony. President Harrison was a
guest in 1891 and both Mckinley and
Roosevelt visited the famous old hotel
on their tours of the United States.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29

nered cap of rose eolored rubber clotA
puts a pretty finishing touch to the
outfit. AS no one aspires to deep
coat of tan this year, black and
white striped parasol lends Its aid to
face creams to keep the face and neck
from too much sunburn.
Rubberzed silks in brilliant eolors
have been used in much more elabor-
ate beach clothes than this very SEN
sible suit, and even for those who pre-
fer silk or wool in their swimming
clothes, mantles and capes of rubber
lied silk prove slightly for wear on the
beach and for the walk to and from it
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
How to Wash coIored Embroidery.

How to Wash Colored Embroidery.
The best way to bleach white goods
having colored embroidery (such as
doilies and other articles which can
not be boiled for fear the color will
fade) is to wash them and then dry
them In the shade. Put them in an
old pillow-case which has been dipped
in very strong bluing water and thor
oughly dried Then hang the case,
with the embroidered articles inside,
in the light for several days They
will be perfectly white and the col
ored embroidery will not he one bit
faded.
Look After the Smoothing iron.
After the temper of a smoothing
iron is spoiled 1t will never retain the
heat so well again. Therefore never
let irons stand on the stove when
there is a hot fire unless they are
in constant use, and do not allow them
to become over-heated.
When Heating Irons.
Turn an old pan or kettle over irons
which are being heated and they will
get hot much quicker This also keeps
the room cooler.
How to Press Black Lace.
To press black lace, sponge with
clear water on the right side until
quite wet, lay right side down on a
black pad, cover with black cloth
and press with hot iron. When this
Is done it will be found that the lace
Is like new.
A New Scheme for ironing Ribbon.
If the ribbon has been washed In
gasoline let it get thoroughly aired be-
fore pressing. If washed in soap and
water, roll in dry cloth before press
ing. Lay several thicknesses of pa
per on the ironing board, then place
one end Of the ribbon on the paper,
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29

Checking Names of Soldier Survivors.
fectly legible, but the signature will
prove to be one of those nonforgeable
iumbles of pen strokes which are the
delight and pet hobby of the writer
and the despair of every hopeful
reader.
Silent letters in names must always
he taken into consideration. The name
of Hlynack is a good example where
the silent letter is the key letter for
searching. but at the same time it is
particularly dead in pronunciation.
This name is pronounced Lynack, and
in the hurry of writing, often names
are misspelled, when on the surface
they appear very simple and correct,
Foreign names are often typed In
correctly because the soldier at the
time of making application for insur-
ance may have been unfamiliar with
English and made mistake In re-
peating the spelling to the army or
navy clerk. This is a great source OF
worry to searchers.
Names Spelled Many Ways.
Frequently one mans name may be
enelled in four or five ways. If rela-
tives. parents or someone interested
IN his welfare inquiries about his insur-
once. each will spell it in their way.
Girl searchers must determine which
Is the correct spelling and. then YER
ifv it from the mans original sigma
ture.
A clever piece Of deduction was that
in the case Of Andrew Good OF North
Dakota. His name could not be found
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
Pile Fabrics Popular

The prophecy that, when the price
of a pile fabric clashes with that of a
fair quality fur, the latter Is preferred,
does not seem to be borne out in the
operations of the cloak manufacturers
for fall Pile fabrics in the most ex-
pensiye makes are proving SO popular
with the buyers that it. is estimated
the supply is going to fall far short of
the demand. The pile fabric makers
believe that the most important rea-
son for this successful competition of
their product with fur Is that the
imitation has reached a stage where
it is difficult to tell the difference be-
tween it and the real thing. Another
reason ascribed is the better wearing
quality of the artificial fur
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29

Looking over the newest things in
bathing suits one might easily con-
clude that fair bathers object to get
ting wet and only go into the water to
get cool, or to be "in the SWIM with
their sister bathers. What they really
object to (unless they possess Venus
de Medici figures) is the way in which
bathing togs cling and stick and the
somewhat bedraggled appearance they
are likely to make when they come
out of the water. Nothing escapes the
notice of the keen manufacturers of
bathing togs and they have met this
situation with suits on the order of
that one shown in the picture.
Rubberized silk in rose color Is used
to make the shapely and modest over
dress in this suit and it is trimmed
with black and white checllerboard
bands that give it q lot of snap The
long-waisted body is gathered into a
brought to the sides and the skirt is
managed in the same way, so that even
bathing suits take note of the wider
hips that are Indicated in styles for
fall
The Knockers for this suit are made
of black satin and vestee of the
same material in the overdress bears
them company. Black silk stockings
and black sateen slippers take care Of
the feet in an effective but inconspicu-
GUS fashion, while gay little four-cor-
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29

with a piece of brown or white paper
on each side. Now press hard with a
warm flatiron on the ribbon under the
paper, and pull the ribbon all under.
the fiatiron. Then reverse the ends. It
requires two persons to successfully
press ribbons in this way. The proc
ess is very simple, and the ribbon will
look as good as when new, and will
not lose its stiffness or look glossy,
as those ironed the old way.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
U. s. LOSES 4,48o CAPTURED
Eighth Army Division Makes Low Rec
ord With Only One Man
Captured.

Washington, D. CA rechecking by
the war department of the figures up
to June 3 shows the total number of
Americans captured by the enemy in
France was 4,480, of whom 316 were
officers. The Twenty-eighth division
was the heaviest loser with 18 off,
GERS and ia men, and the Twenty
sixth next with 10 officers and 438
men. The Eighth division reported one
man captured.
OF the divisions earliest In line, the
First lost no officers and 1852 men and
the Second division five officers and
152 men.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
TASTING With the Nose.

The sensation of taste, while of COM
mon and constant experience, is highly
complicated in its nature. What is
commonly called taste is not simple
sensation at all, but rather complex.
In addition to the actual functioning
of the apparatus properly pertaining
to the sense of taste, the tongue re-
ceives impressions of various other
sorts, all of which go to make up this
complex. AS finally recorded in the
consciousness, the taste of any sub
stance has to do with its heat or cool
ness, perhaps with a mild amount of
pain, certainly with astringency or
acridity-which are in themselves fur
Their completes of thermie and tactile
sensations-and above all with smell.
The reader will probably agree that
ice cream and coffee are entirely diff
ferent from their true selves when
served at inappropriate temperatures
and it is a matter of record that a per-
son of the keenest taste may make the
most ludicrous errors if asked, blind
folded and with his nose stopped to
identify substances placed in his
mouth
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
Her Part.

The physician had diagnosed the
young woman's case and was COM
pounding for her bottle Of medicine.
He put two or three drugs into the
bottle and then took up Jar of pep
sin. The jar was almost empty and
there was not enough pepsin to finish
filing the patients bottle. The ply
stefan looked around for another jar.
He didn't find one. however For
minute he was frankly perplexed. and
then came sudden relief. He turned
to the faucet and finished filling the
bottle with water.
''Oh." the young woman's voice was
very cool. you needn't have done that.
l can put In the water myself"
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
the bureau from an army camp. and
ended as follows:
Respectfully,
Private Divfs Spruce


Respectfully.
Private Divis Spruce,
Hastings, Pa"
Miss Blue Sweater was ASSIGNED to
lhe letter with instructions to secure
the mans policy number that certain
information requested as to the stand
ms of his insurance might be furnish
ed him.
The name of Divis Spruce could NOT
be found in the files. Then came the
time for Imagination and deduction.
NO matter how the name was split to
make some other plausible name, the
files could not produce results.
Finally the young woman decided
to address letter to the man at Hast
lngs, Pa, requesting him to furnish in
formation about himself. In due time
the letter was returned to the bureau
as unclaimed.
This did not put an end to the
search by any means. Imagination
and deduction again were brought into
the case, and further study of the
original letter was made.
Divis Spruce,
Spruce Division.
OF course! The Spruce Division!
The Spruce division was a part of
the American army.
Miss Blue Sweater secured a roster
of the Spruce division from the war
department and searched through the
nearly 10000 names for a man who
lived at Hastings, Pa.
In this she was rewarded. The list
showed only one man from that town.
He was Herman Miller With this in
formation the young woman had no
difficulty in finding the card of Her
man Miller, (policy number 1,877,155;
serial number $685. 55) of Hastings
Pa. This man was furnished the In
formation he desired, and in thanking
the bureau he admitted he had forgot
ten to sign his name to the letter.
Searehers From All Sections.
Girls from every part of the coun-
try are employed as searehers. If a
complex case arises involving a mans
identification, and his home is in
Maine, a girl from that state is assigned
to run down the mystery and she near
ly always does. Should the state be
California girl hailing from the
Coast" soon has the correct data care
fully listed in the files.
There are innumerable wonderful"
cases under investigation every day.
but these girls are not unlike the he
roes from France who never exploit
the wonderful" things they them
selves did in line of duty.
Handwriting experts are employed
to determine the identity of many sig
natures, since every conceivable form
of handwriting reaches the bureau.
Often the body of a letter will be per-
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
Fine Memorial to Edith cavell.


In quarry. midway between Bod
win and Camelford. on the moors of
North Cornwall, England, a memorial
is being fashioned out of granite in
memory Of Nurse Cavell. One of the
huge pieces is nearing completion I'M
der the guidance of Sir George Tramp
ton, who is giving his services free.
This figure represents a. woman with
arms half appraised, holding little
child on her lap, while underneath, on
the base of the monument, is carved a
cross. The group is symbolical of the
stronger nations protecting the smaller
and weaker ones, while the cross is the
emblem of mercy. The whole group is
carved in the form of cross, giving
special significance to the order to
which Nurse Cavell belonged. Another
huge block of granite near by has big
lion carved on it, with head erect and
name bristling. Trampled beneath it's
feet is serpent. writhing, but defeat
ed. The total weight of the memorial,
when finished, will be about ITO tons,
with a height of about 40 feet. The
group probably will be erected near
the British National gallery.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
Georgian Too Tired to
Crank Up His Auto

Atlanta, Ga.-And now the
LATEST man!
Lawson Collier, an autoist,
was coming into Atlanta, when
he overlook an old car stopped
by the roadside. The occupants
were in animated conversation.
Thinking he might be of assist
ance, Collier stopped and asked
If he could help.
'You might pull us down the
road a piece to start my auto"
said the tired-looking owner.
Collier backed up, pulled out
a piece of rope, and pulled the
auto about so yards, and then
asked what the trouble was.
"Oh, nothing at ALL" said his
neighbor. 81 just didn't want
to take the trouble to crank it."
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-29
If a Ruo curIs.

Rugs that curl on edge or wrinkle
In middle have lost their Sizing"
Place the rug face down on the floor.
Make very thin cooked starch and add
small quantity of powdered gum
arabic dissolved in little water. APP
ply to back of rug with paintbrush
or paper hangers brush. When the
rug Is dry it will be quite stiff and Will
lie without curling.