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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
Abundance of Fresh Air and
Sunlight Do Much to Check
Ravages of tuberculosis.
DANGER IN CLOSED WINDOWS.
National tuberculosis Association
Which Sponsors the Annual Sale
Of Red Cross Christmas Seals,
Reports 10000 Deaths
=. Each Year From the
Disease.

People who live in the smaller towns
and on farms have a great health ad'
vantage over the city dwellers In that
they have ever an abundant supply OF
fresh air and sunlight.
These two gifts Of nature, 50 lavish
ly bestowed, are not always appreciate
ed to their fullest extent. They are
two of the strongest weapons against
the menace of tuberculosis, or con-
sumption, as it is sometimes called.
But consumption is not unknown In
the rural districts. The death rate Is
sometimes as great in these sections as
in the more crowded localities, chiefly
because Of carelessness or indifference
to laws Of health.
Few. indeed, are the farm houses
or the homes in the smaller cities and
villages that cannot have an outdoor
sleeping porch. On the contrary, we
often find that the windows OF sleep
ing rooms in the home are shut tight
in the mistaken belief that night air
Is harmful.
This paves the way for disease. espe'
.eially tuberculosis, which generally At
tacks the lungs.
white plague Kills 10000 Year.
The white plague claimed 10000
lives last year in the United States.
More than 1000, 600 Americans are SUI
nering from it today. These figures
are compiled from reports Of experts
all over the country and sent to the
National Tuberculosis Association. the
leading agency In the country to COM
bat this disease. This organization is
sponsor for the Red Cross Christmas
Seal sale, from which its financial sup
pert is chiefly derived.
As medical science has proved con-
sumption is both preventable and cura-
BILE, the suffering caused by this dis
ease Is largely unnecessary. Most tu-
berculosis victims are between the
ages of eighteen and forty-fve.
Causes Half Billion Loss Annually.
! These are the years when people
are most active, the years Of their
greatest production. The shutting out
Of these lives just when they are at
the height Of their usefulness means
an annual loss to the country Of near
ly half billion dollars.
Fresh air is the cheapest Of medi-
Sines. Outdoor sleeping porches are
not only for the sick. They help well
folks to keep well, and the country
dweller can have this aid to healthy
living at far less Inconvenience than
his city neighb0r.
You can help directly by seeing that
you and your family are living under
the most healthful conditions possible.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
JACK DEMPSEY IS COMING
TO TOWN.

And all you folks who did no.
have the privilege of going to To-
ledo, July 9TH, when the big fight
was pulled off in which Jess Viii
lard joined the ex-champion lis
in heavy weight circles, will be
given an opportunity to witness q
reproduction of the fight during
the Sells-Floto circus performance
here, for Jack is one of the many
feature attractions.
The circus management has en-
gagged Dempsey to appear at each
performance for the remainder Of
the season, and he will be seen un.
der the big tops both at the after
noon and the evening performan-
ces.
Better get your seats early a.
the down town sale on circus day
which is Friday, October Oath.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11

We have been willing to sacri-
fee life and wealth to overcome
the foe which so recently threat
ened us. But the greatest foe OF
all, the foe which attacks us all
and must eventually be overcome,
is in our midst, and that foe is sin.
Ought we not to be willing to sac
rifice everything in order to over
come this greatest enemy Of man
kind? Yet many of us are neg
ligent in this regard. Perhaps
we are not committing any Of the
crimes vigorously denounced by
mankind. We do not kill or
steal. we do not, perhaps, even
swear or smoke. And yet we let
evil thoughts dwell in our minds.
We criticise our neighbors and
think evil concerning them. We
consider their faults instead Of
their virtues, and fasten upon
them evil beliefs which have no
foundation in fact. We cannot
hope to overcome the serpent of
evil until we painstakingly cast it
out from all our thoughts.
The ideal life for woman, and
for a man as WELL, is the closest
supreme love Of one, true and
tender affection for many, and
kindly. active, good will to ALL
Avoyelles Enterprise.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
4T,N cow" FOR FRENCH sAslEs

Washington.-Over in the Aisne,
eomme and Ardennes districts Of
France. there are thousands and thou
sands Of babies who will grow up In
the belief that milk grows in little tin
cans, for in those districts the babies
60 out to lunch daily with their moth
ers, and are fed by the big 'tin COW"
which the Red Cross maintains there.
It IL virtually impossible to obtain
fresh milk there, for this area with
stood two invasions and two retreats
by the Germans. and there are no COWS
for them.
In this emergency the Red Cross not
only promptly shipped in three car
loads Of condensed milk, but agreed to
furnish an adequate supply of con.
densed milk for these districts during
the next six months With Laon and
81. Quentin % the distributing cen
tres, local French committees supply
from twenty to thirty ruined villages.
each with more than it, share Of un-
demonstrated infants. The mothers
bring their babies to milk station,
whore they are daily fed, weighed and
given medical attention II required.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11

NeadorsvillA Ky-Mfs. Cynthia
Higginbotham. Of this town. says: al
my age, which II IS, the liver does
not act 70 well a. when young. A few
years ago. my stomach was all out Of
fix. was constipatsd, nv liver
didn't act Ny digestion was bad. and
It took 70 little to upset me- Ny up.
petite was gone. was very weak. :.
I decided I wonld give Black
Draught . thorough trial a. knew It
was highly recommended for this
trouble. I began taking T. ! felt
better after . few doses. Ny appetite
improved and I became stronger. Ny
bowels acted naturally and 0e least
tgeahlo Was eooa risAAed vttA . ~
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
CITIZEN OF DRY PRONG
GIVEN OFFICIAL BATH

Citizens OF the Village OF Dry
Prong, La, in Grant Parish. went
on record in favor Of personal
cleanliness recently when they
sent the following communication
to DR.. Earl Jones, parish health
officer, at Colfax, La.
"This is to certify that one w
A. Deem has been found imam un.
sanitary condition by the citizens
Of Ward 2. Grant Parish, and is
recommended to the Parish Board
of Heath for hair clipping, a good
bath, and suit Of clothes. -
DR.. Jones sent to DR.. Oscar
Bowling, president Of the State
Board Of Health a photograph Of
the sheriff playing a hose on the
lore w. A. Deem while his
clothes lay soaking in a nearby
tub. The picture was taken in the
iailhouse yard, so that Deems
Lady Godiha-like costume might
not shock the neighborhood. How
the hair clipping was admins
tered, or whether the suit o.
clothes was procured. DIR. Jones
did not mention.
eff dirt were trumps, the pris
oner would have held an invincl
BILE hand. - DR.. Bowling wrote DR.
Jones after reading the descrip
ton Of Deems condition.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
THE BODY AND THE EMO.
TIONS.

The official pessimist of a small
Western city, who had wrestled
with chronic dyspepsia for years
stood in front Of the post office
as the noon whistles sounded.
"Twelve o'clock. eh?" he said
half to an acquaintance. "Well
I'm going home to dinner. If din
ner amt ready, I'm going to raise
hell; and if it is ready, l ain t 90
ing to eat bite. Exchange.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
CLEANLINESS.

Munsingwear is clean. sanitary
and fit to wear next the skin. 1t
is made under ideal working con-
ditions and by makers whose rep
utation backs every garment that
leaves the factory. 1t is quality.
wear. first, last and all the time
Quality means service. Service
means true economy any way you
figure it.-Schwing & Carstens.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
liver DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says IS year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How Sic Was Relieved
After Few Doses Of HackDzaush
doses Of Black Draught"

doses Of Black-Draught"
Seventy years Of successful use hal
made Thedford's Black.Draught q
standard. household remedy. Every
member. Of every family. at times.
need the help that Black-Draught can
give In cleansing tho system and 70.
lieving the troubles that come from
constipation. indigestion. lazy liver,
etc. You cannot keep we'll unless your
stomach. liver and bowels are In good
working order. Keep them that way.
Try ack-Draught II acts promptly,
gently and in q natural way. II you
feel sluggish. take . dose tonight
You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price
sc. . psckaSs-ooe can't . dose
An dTugg1stA Ia
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
"A Beautiful Woman.

Do you know that a beautiful
woman always has good diges-
toni If your digestion is faulty,
eat lightly Of meats, and take an
occasional dose Of Chamberlain y
Tablets t strengthen your diges.
ton.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
CARDINAL MERCER PRAISES THE
r. RED CROSS.

Washington, d. C.-"Consumption-
worse and more serious than Boil
shevism, because it is undermining
the state by weakening our peo-
ple-is among u like a plague" de-
clared Cardinal MERCER, Primate Of
Belgium, and spiritual hero of the war
in a statement made at National Red
Gross headquarters here. The Card
inal had called at the Red Cross head
quarters to thank that organization
in person for what the Red Coss had
done for stricken Belgium. .-s,1ssas-
fF Two American agencies were espe.
Cially singled out for enthusiastic
praise by His Emminence for what
they had done in Belgium-Hr. Hoov-
er's Committee for the Relief OF Bel
gium, and the American Red Cross.
His Eminence also spoke cordially OF
the work now being done in Brussels
by the unit under the direction Of the
National Catholic War Council.
"Your American Red Cross is mag
rificent," said Cardinal MERCER, land
the extent of its work and its mem
bership is simply marvellous. am told
that your Red Cross has over twenty
million members! OF course without
support from the whole American peo-
pie It would have been obviously i'm
possible to accomplish the wonderful
things your Red Cross did during the
war. Such a national inspiration should
be captured and held for the benefit of
society. 1t IL extraordinary what can
be accomplished where a free people
all unite and work together for their
common good and for the good Of hu-
manity.
1.-THE mothers and little children Of
Belgium are utterly worn out from the
long strain" continued Cardinal Mer-
cier, discussing the four years Of oc-
cupation of Belgium by the Germans.
''They must rest and play as much %
possible, for . while, IL the next gen.
Grafton is to be equal to the tasks that
await it."
1T was hardest of all to watch the
little children 30 without milk, espe-
cially the babies. For four years l saw
them with my own eyes grow wan,
and thin for lack Of milk to make
them strong and healthy. 1t was hard,
80 hard, to know that I was helpless
to aid them.
Consumption, tuberculosis, is among
Ms like a plague. 1t is danger far
more serious than Bolshevism, because
1t is undermining the state by weak |
ening our people and reducing the pro-
duction OF necessary goods. We need
machinery in Belgium for our fac !
tories, in order to make our people !
self-supporting and to resume indus
try. l now also say that We need
health among our workers and their |
families even more. We are already /,
beginning . national health work Tor
the mothers and young babies Of Bel
gium, and are establishing kind Of
centre in the larger cities and towns.
where mothers and their babies can
receive advice and attention, and their |
welfare be promoted In every possible
way"
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11

!, The large sum of $126.SS9.10 has
been spent BY the Red Cross In help
ing families of service men in Ala
hama, Mississippi and louisiana. This
help has been extended through the
Home Service Stations Of the local
chapters. In this division 155. 160 TAM
Ties have been aided. For the different
states the figures are as follows: Ala
hama, 66,354 families. s37.664.26; Lou
isiana, 63.164 families. SIS. 451.24; and
Mississippi. 35.642 families, $19, 773.62
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11

M 0uinlao That Does Not Affect the Heso
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA.
TIVE BROMO DUMMIES better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
look fog the Signature OF f. W. GROVE. SOC.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-10-11
corns Tween Toes I
Use Easy ''eets-lt'
Any Corn or Callus Comes OF Peace
fully, Gloriously. Never Fails.

It IL easy for "Gets-It" to reach
'hard-to-get-at" corns. and better
yet, It il easy to remove them. be-
cause "Gets-1t" makes them come
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

| here post haste to see if / would be
best man. Well, ! hated to turn
them down, so spruced up and
went up and stood up with them.
All the time / was doing it, however,
| couldn't help thinking of what 4
'tarnal fool she was to give up 4
good little home like she had down
there in the Peckham and go GALL
wanting off to Maine with an old
chap she hadn't seen till few days
before. But then there's plenty just
like her
Catching the Burglar.
"Then that time | had with a bur-
glar was kinder hair-raising. That
happened right here in this house
about two years ago. 1t was during
the summer and l was down here
when | heard footsteps soft-like in
the apartment above. | knew right
off that something was wrong, for
the Keatings,> who lived there, had
gone off. on their vacation. ] had
master key and pulled that out
and went up there as quickly as l
could, not thinking anything about
calling to anyone to go i'll with me-
/ opened the door quiet-like and
went there, all the time keeping as
still as l could. had heard the
footsteps in the bedroom on the
court and SO l made for that room
and sure enough there was burglar
there.
"He hadn't heard me coming and
when | got to the doorway he was
having a fine time pulling out the
bureau drawers. l yelled at him and
the minute / did he pulled out
revolver and poked it in my face.
| don't know how / did it but some
way l managed to swing my arm up
there and knock the pistol from his
hand Then we had it hot and heavy
and for a time it looked as if he was
going to get me down. But small as
| am, ! guess | am kinder wiry, and
] managed to keep my end up until
George Brown, who roomed across
the court, heard the rumpus and
came to my aid. We kept the Teller
down until the police got there and
took him on to the station. My, but
he was a tough looking piece. I'll
never forget his face"
you sure have had some time"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
Bank Cashier Worked
Too Fast, Offers Apology

Reading, Mass, Dec. 6.-Three
plainly dressed men walked into the
First National bank here together.
With the looting of the Randolph
Savings bank fresh in his mind,
Cashier Clarence c. White drew a
revolver. Throw up your hands y
he shouted. Three pairs Of hands
went up.
The cashier then placed his foot
On button, sounding the burglar
alarm. The situation became so
tense that one of the men tainted.
A big crowd gathered as the po-
lice answered the call of the burglar
alarm. But it was up to the cashier
to make all apology, for one of the
men proved to be a prominent citiS
zen Of Gloucester, Edward Ingersoll,
who had come to make deposit.
The other two men were patients Of
the North Reading sanitarium
named Michevitz and Bolgen, who
had also come to the bank to trans
act business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
School Vacation
Has Certain Advantages
Teachers and Pupils Make the Most Of Their Extra
Time-Some Continue Their Studes-Many
"Clerk" for Extra Money-Few Are Idle.

faces of such pupils surely brighten
the corner"
Janitors OF the high schools are
kept busy allowing students into the
building to get their books. Many
of the teachers assign lessons in
books that are at. the schools. OF
course over the telephone the stu
dent does not tell the teacher this,
but merrily boards the car for the
old school house. Gotten they board
the Walk.
Has Many AdvantageS
The vacation is an advantage in
many ways. Extra earnings for
Christmas shopping, experience i'll
other things than books, and knowl-
edge of the pupil in certain cases.
are the inevitable results. Pupils may
chew gum, eat candy, play the talk
ing machine and even entertain COM
pany while talking over the wire to
teachers without the teachers know
ing it.
Last year during the influenza
epidemic when schools were forced
to close, the same type of communi-
cation was adopted. Results could
easily be seen after the regular ses-
sions of school had taken up. Per-
sonnet attention to the pupils also
shows up. A little inside dope on
the subject appears.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
Alleged Still and
Barrels Of Mash Are
Seized In u. S. Raid

Joe Bogoglev, 65lS South Thirty
first street. was placed in custody by
Internal Revenue Officers Larry
Flynn and B. F. Lynch and Police
Officers Samardick and Buford, after
a search Of the premises was made.
in which the officers say they found
a complete stifl with seven barrels
of raisin and grape mash.
Bogoglev was taken to the South
Side police station and yesterday
morning a complaint was filed be-
fore Acting United States Commits
sioner Robert D. Nicely, charging
him with running an illici: dist;llery.
He is held to await the action Of the
federal grand, Jury.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
HE KEEPS HOME
FIRES BURNING
At Least, One of His Jobs
Is to Keep Radiators
Hot.

1t was cherries November
night. A bitter snowstorm was rag
ing and the street was almost de-
serted save for occasional pede-
strains, who, with coat collar turned
high or warmly wrapped in furs
laboriously forced their way through
the binding storm.
Great scott, but this is certainly
some blizzard and | will sure have
to keep the fires a-humping tonight,
said Uncle Joe Ward, the janitor of a
fine and fancy apartment house, as
he stood looking out of the window
of the boiler room. Uncle Joe, who
was short, spare, kindly old man
with thin, gray hair and close
cropped beard, we'll knew what it
meant to keep the fires going at top
notch, for he had been an apartment
house janitor for 10 years.
Il guess you'll have to keep 'em
a-humpin,' all right" gruff1y called a
small dried up old man, who came
slowly limping into the boiler room.
Hello, there, l though you'd he
in tonight" cheerily called Uncle
Joe.
II like to have froze gettin' here,
though" curtly answered the old
man. 1t was Bill Benton, crony
of Uncle Joe's who always sought
the comfort of his friends boiler
room on pitiless night like this.
Looking Out for the Meek.
"Sit down and I will be in with
you in minute" said Uncle Joe as
he went and took look at his steam
gauge to see if he had pressure
enough to keep comfortable the little
fifth floor apartment of meek Miss
Singleton. This apartment was the
hardest in the building to heat and
Uncle Joe always tried to make sure
it was warm, for, as he often said,
Miss Singleton was one of the rare
souls, "a meek apartment house
dwellcr" who wouldn't peep if it
was freezing in her apartment, or if
the piazza was piled high with I'M
collected rubbish. Satisfied that all
was we'll with Miss Singleton. Uncle
Joe came down and drawing a chair
up beside his friend, sat down in
front of the big heater.
Uncle Joe took great pride in his
furnace room and it was always kept
as free from coal dust and ashes as
was humanity possible. The great
heater itself showed signs of good
care. Its cast-iron body glowed. its
doors were black and shining and its
metal trimmings were bright with
many polishings. The boiler room
led into a great catacomb cellar.
about two sides of which, locker
rooms for tenants had been parti-
toned off. At one end of the cellar
was an ash room, where the ashes
and rubbish we're kept in barrels
awaiting the visit of city ash COL
lectors. Uncle Joe's little apartment
of three rooms was nestled in a
corner of the basement at the side
of the locker rooms.
Ten Years of "Janit'ring"
did you konw, Bill, that yester-
day was my 10th anniversary as jan
itor," said Uncle Joe as he lighted
his clay pipe. II told Annie 1 cele-
brated by giving the heater good
cleaning up. Looks pretty spiffy
today, eh?"
Looks pretty fair" said Bill. be-
tween puffs at his pipe, but l didn't
have no idee you'd been janit'ring so
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
Had Visions Of Reward
For Arrest Of Hayden
Robbers for a Moment

For a few moments Detectives
Frank and Heller believed they
we're on the trail of the robbers Of
the Hayden Brothers store Sat-
urday afternoon, when telephone
call was received at the South Side
police station that young man was
peddling diamonds in the Exchange
building at the stock yards.
The detectives made haste to
reach the stock yards and after
waiting a few minutes young man
was pointed out as having diamonds
for sale. Visions of grabbing the
big reward doomed on the horizon.
and the young man was placed
under arrest.
At the police station he gave his
name as Warren L. Reeder, laborer,
and his address as 220l IL Farnam
street. He said the diamonds were
the property Of his wife and that
he was trying to raise some ready
money. He was booked for investi-
CATION and sent to central police
station, where it is said Chief of Dc
tectiyes Dunn wanted to quiz him.