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does not bring bacilli deeply into the lung:
and the congestion which is present In
most of these cases prevents the develop
ment of tuberculosis because OF the pres
ence of many white blood corpuscles
(phagocytosis).
Enlargement Of the heart associated
with valvular disease protects against the
development Of tuberculosis. AS long ago
as 1914 Rokitansky asserted that diseases
of the heart and blood vessels producing
congestion of the lungs prevented tuber-
cuoss. Fagge and Traube established
that form OF valvular disease known as
mitral stcnosis Is almost a complete bar
to tuberculosis. Autopsies upon thousands
OF cases in which valvular disease existed
during life reveal but few instances Of
LESSONS due to tuberculosis. and both elm
ically and post-mortem 1t is but rarely
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unfavorable soil for the development Of
tuberculosis. Emphysema is a disease
characterized by abnormal distcntion OF
the lungs with air. Fishbcrg states that
when emphysematous patient does con-
tract tuberculosis the latter disease, as q
rule, pursues an exceedingly mild course
and is very difficult TO diagnose. Empty
soma has been frequently encountered In
patients with healed tuberculosis. and has
been noted i'm the unaffected lung or parts
of the lung in patients with active tubercu-
loss. just as though Nature were endeavor-
ing. through this means, to stay the prog
ress Of the tuberculosis
Emphysema is thought to protect against
tuberculosis in three ways. The wasting
OF the tissues induced by 1t is unfavorable
for the growth of the bacilli; the inspira-
tory current is slow and Inadequate. and
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OF disease. and the individual who by vir.
tue OF the very fact that he has suffered
greatly from disease has acquired excep.
tional resistance.
The defensive mechanisms of the body
may be described roughly as leukocytosis.
by which the blood drafts additional "po.
licemen' in the shape OF white bloodcor-
puscles; phagocytosis, by which destruc.
ton of invading bacteria is effected
through white corpuscles specially dele.
gated 10 cope with the enemy: bacterioly.
Isis. by which dissolution OF germs is
brought about by Substances possessing
1erment-like qualities. these substances
being elaborated by tho body cells in re.
Spouse TO the special challenge OF the in.
vaders; and the elaboration of anti.toxins.
by which The poisonous products of bac.
terial growth are neutrali2Cd
Now. while ii is fact that the immunitv
developed against particular disease is
specific for that disease /, is wholly rea
Sonable to suppose that one who has sue.
: cessiuiiy resisted many diseases must
: possess experienced and seasoned tissues
and battalions Of educated corpuscles, as
they have been called. which would not
act altogether stupidity even in Tho pres
ence OF an unfamiliar foe; and it is quite
conceivable that where an extraordinary
variety of these specially trained veteran
policemen patrol the blood stream some
sort OF combination defense would be
put up by these forces
How else can be explained some OF tho
remarkable facts which have been oh
served in connection with the recent epl.
dcmic OF influenza?
IL was observed in Cane Town. South
Africa. that influenza patients with pre.
vlous history OF chronic catarrhal condi.
tons or the lungs bore tho disease better
than people who had never suffered from
respiratory ailments Of chronic character
In certain English tuberculosis hospitals
INC influenza wave left almos. all the oc.
cupants of beds nnscathcd. while their
healthy attendants. medical and other.
wise. were stricken down
Or. ID. B. Armstrong. writing in n recent
issue OF tho Boston Medical and Surgical
Journal. emphasizes the fact tina, innu.
cn2a attacks with special vir,i!ence and
causes high mortality among those in
the prime Of life, in tho be It physical con.
d'tion, and most free from previous dis.
ease. lie believes that those whom VIC
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method its name: the infectious organisms
in the blood migrate toward the artificial
lesion and become fixed" in the abscess.
That such migration toward the fxation
actually takes place has been proved by.
Cole and Duyergey.
The classical example. Of course, OF In.
ducing one disease in order to offset an.
other is ordinary vaccination. In this
case we induce a general disease, cow.pox.
in order to defeat smallpox.
We have cited the foregoing instances
OF how disease may be utilized to combat
disease in order to show that 1t may vet
be possible to initiate on wide scale the
methods Of Nature herself that most ral
sourceful of all physicians. who seems
whimsically to hint. with a humor Of ane
Hlbernian flavor, that in order to be really
healthy you must be unhealthy.
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HClENTlSTS are still very much In the
dark ABOUT the recent worldwide
epidemic -af -infuenza-but some sur.
orising things developed which have at.
'Fac'ed wide attention. And perhaps the
one most curious discovery was the fact
nat robust, vigorously healthy victims OF
ne "hu' often went quickly to their
graves while feeble patients took the dis.
ease lightly and survived
The Influenza epidemic has taught us
an unquestionable truth, that which a
medical writer calls the disadvantage OF
being healthy"
here are some very curious facts:
IN large London hospital for disease
81 the throat and lungs the patients in the
beds escaped the influenza almost un.
scathed while the big, healthy nurses we're
severely stricken and many died
In our American Army camps the boys
VINO were In the pink Of physical condition
were attacked with special yirnlencn and
The death rate was very high. vet only 4
per cent o! the tuberculosis patients were
attacked in district where NC have STA,
tstics
Here we have the strange anomaly that
men NTH perfect lungs could not with.
stand the attack of the pneumonia bacil.
lus. while those whose lungs we're SCARED
damaged and patched with tuberculosis
LESSONS either failed to develop pneu.
monia al all or had 1t very mildly.
And this is not the first time medical
science has been confronted with tho
strange phenomenon that perfect health
Is sometimes disadvantage. In typhoid
epidemics It has been noted that the biz
strong. healthy individual, falls the readi.
est victim to the fatal disease.
The explanation o. this is that ho who
has been most diseased "a the most ra.
sistant to disease, since his survival, even
though MS experiences have left many
evidences or damage means that he has
acquired various kinds Of immunity which
ois healthy" contemporaries lack
If TO be healthy is 10 he resistant - i,
.ectious disease We have paradox nra.
'ented by the vigorous individual who nos.
iesses but little resistance &c the menace
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ordinarily regard as more or less I'm.
healthy are in some way protected against
influential infec ion
Medical observers In Framingham.
Mass, have reported that during the re.
cept epidemic OF influenza about Is per
cent Of the entire population we're at.
tackled, while only per cent of those
suffering from tuberculosis contracted in.
fuenza. Moreover. most Of these subjects
OF tuberculosis had this disease in an ar.
rested form and were going about and
working. and therefore were as much ey.
posed to infection as the remaining part
OF the population. Indeed. only per cent
of the arrested cases were attacked by
influenza.
Recent Chicago statistics confirm the
birmingham experience, and the fatality
rate among the previously healthy was all
out OF proportion to that among the pre-.
viously sickly. :.
Negroes are much more frequently
afflicted by tuberculosis than are whites.
and 1t is therefore not surprising that in
Washington and ST. Louis influenza pre-
vailed to far less extent among tt +, ne
groes than among the whites.
American army medical officers have
frequently said that in the camps the
Northern boy lived while the Southern boy
died, and that the city boy lived Will the
country boy died. The explanation would
seem to lie in the fact that the one was
more frequently tubercularized than the
other.
This greater susceptibility Of the healthy
is true for all types of acute infection.
Thus in typhoid epidemics 1t has been
observed that the big, strong healthy ndi.
vidual falls the readiest victim to fatal dis
ease.
We may say that kind OF vaccination
against acute respiratory disease results
from chronic respiratory disease. and DR.
Armstrong, already quoted. thinks that
practical advantage will yet be taken of
this fact as by some form of artificial
immuniZation.
1t is now in order to amplify and extend
our argument as to the advantage Of being
unhealthy" Certain aspects Of our pres
ent knowledge permit US to elaborate
some what upon this theme.
Brugelman declares that as long as one
has asthma he Is immune to tuberculosis,
and s. West Ia of the opinion that the
subjects Of tuberculosis very rarely suffer
from asthma and that If an asthmatic
patient does contract tuberculosis, an
event which is by no means common, tho
asthma usually disappears.
f. a. Hoffman says that when asthma
and tuberculosis combine each gives up
part of Its pecnliarities. The asthma gives
up Its characteristic paroxysmal charac ter.
the attacks becoming weak and indistinct;
the tuberculosis gives up it's progressive
character, assuming n chronic and fbroid
type.
Hoffman also considers a lung which ia
the seat of emphysema to be distinctly
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caSlonally attained ny
this heroic measure.
The me result has
been achieved by inocu-
lation OF the lids with
pus taken from q case
of mild purulent oph-
thalmia inflammation
Of the eye).
Fochier. a French
physician, introduced a
method OF treating
grave septic conditions
by causing what he
called a fixation alb.
scess. Spirit of turpen-I
tine IS injected into the!
outside OF the thigh
and In a few days an
abscess forms. which,
the physician evacuates!
before rupture. CuresI
of desperate cases have;
been claimed in behalf,
of this method. The ex-l
PLANTATION appears to be-
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shli' frequently latal winch appears soLe-
what like carbuncle at first but then
spreads rapidly. 1t Is primarily an infec.
tious disease OF cattle and sheep, but is
occas ionally transmitted to man through
the handling OF wool. the use OF infected
shaving brushes. etc. The course OF this
disease Is restrained by an associated in.
lection with the pus.formng bacteria.
Attacks of erys!pelas have been observed
TO influence very favorably the course OF
lupus tuberculosis OF the skim and also
that of sarcoma. which may be regarded as
n variety OF cancer OF very malignant tyne
Or William b Coley has turned this fact
to practica! account by using the toxin OF
the erysipclas germ In the treatment Of
sa-coma. with notable results
The healthy seem more liable 10 the oc-
currence OF the skin disease known as
psoriasis than the unhealthy This is
chronic infammatory disease OF the skin
characterized by thick. adherent scales. OF
lustrous whitish color. situated upon a
reddish. slightly elevated and sharply de-
fined base.
There can be no doubt that high blood
pressure is advantageous in certain cir
cumstances. Thus il may at times rep
resent an effort on the part OF the organ
ism to meet circulatory requirements In
vital organs. High blood pressure Is very
generally regarded today as conserya-
tive phenomenon not to be lightly inter-
fered with. Where a high blood pressure
is really needed one would regret to see
a patient remain so obstinate!y healthy as
10 present normal reading OF tho pres.
sure scale.
There are circumstances In which ply
sic!ans have actually induced pathological
conditions in order to combat certain dis
eases Thus Forlanini injected nitrogen
gas into the pleural cavity in cases OF
tuberculosis in order to obliterate, by pres.
sure. cavities in the diseased lungs and
force evacuation of their contents. This
procedure has been carried on, with fair
amount of success by many others. notably
the late DR.. Murphy OF Chicago.
In the course OF the contagious disease
of the lids known as trachoma granular
lids), complication known as pannus
sometimes occurs which results in the
formation of kind of membrane over the
upper part Of the eyeball, with marked in
reference with vision. This has been
dealt with at times by setting up very
violent inflammation by means OF an rri-
tating drug called jequrity. Cure Is &C.
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Miss Josephine Howard,
Young, Husky, Never Ill
Day in Her Life, a Perfect
Specimen of Physical Vigor,
Caught Influenza, Developed
Double Pneumonia and Died
in Two Days. She Had the
disadvantage of Never Hav-
ing Had a Severe Illness to
Develop the Disease Resist
ing White Corpuscles of the
blood-She Was Caught Un-
prepared and Succumbed.
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Col. H. M. House, President
Wilson's Personal Counsel,
Who Is of Advanced Years
and Delicate Health and Yet
He Has Had Influenza with
Pneumonia Involvement Twice
and Rapidly Recovered. His
Previous Attacks, Although
Apparently Weakening His
General Health, Have Served
as a Protection Against a
Fatal Attack.
And
Jim Stewart, the Well-known
Boxer and Athlete-This Man
IN the Pink of Perfect Physi.
cal Condition Was Stricken
by the Same Germs Which
Attacked Col. House. Col.
House Fought Them OFF
Twice; Young Stewart Died
at the First Attack.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-09-19
WARNING.

Henana, Alaska's Interior -Fuel Depot
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be landed in Seattle at present at
a total cost Of between 81 and SIS.
and bring an average OF about $50
each, leaving a clear profit os about
S22 for each animal"
At present a large amount of
reindeer meat from the Seward pen
insula section of Northwestern Ala
ka is being sold in Minnesota. The
meat retails at a price a bit higher
than beef, but it is expected to
drop in price as the supply in
creases.
Investigations are being made by
Stefansson for the Canadian govern
ment regarding the feasibility of
transplanting reindeer into North
eastern Canada for raising for Out
side markets.
Over one million acres of North
ern Canada lie ready for the herds,
Stefansson has estimated. These
lands are rich with Northern vege-
tation, which it is said will support
the animals the year round, regard
less of good or bad weather con-
ditions
According TO one scheme suggest
ed, the reindeer would be brought
across the Atlantic from Scandinavia
an countries for transplanting in
Northeastern Canada, The North
eastern section would be selected be-
cause of the fact that il is closer
than other parts of Northern Canada
to the markets Of Europe. 1t is
said that il costs more to transport
reindeer meat from Northwestern
Alaska to Seattle than from North
eastern Canada to England.
Nome people who recently formed
a company to raise and ship rein
deer have four large herds and are
considering taking an airplane North
for use in herding the animals
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MARINE BULLETIN

+ Davis and Relief, at Gibbon.
Jacobs, at Whitehorse today
Alaska, at Dawson.
Yukon, up Rampant, $50 p. m,
18th.
Tanana, at Hot Springs on bar
this a. m.
Shusana, at Tolovana this a. m,
loading wood.
Carl White, up Tolovana river.
10th.
Kelly, up Hot Springs with Col.
Lewis, $50 a m.
Benchley, expected at Gibbon this
a. m.
Seattle No. 8, up Melozi 3:45 p.
m, 18th; expected to leave Ruby
this a. m.
Louise, down Holy Cross, l p. m,
18th.
Reliance, still up Koyukuk river
possibly in trouble.
Townsend, at Nulato.
Sibilla, down Gibbon this a. m.
Washburn, up Kotlik 8 80 a. m,
10th.
Kotlik, up St. Michael last night
to get Louise mail.
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ARCTIC MEAT SUPPLY.

New fortunes still lie in the Far
North for adventures who will go
into the Arctic sections of Alaska
and Canada and raise reindeer for
the Outside world markets, accord
ing 10 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Can
adam Arctic explorer.
With the meat supply of the Out
side world decreasing annually, some
day the bulk of the meat used in
Europe and America will be brought
down from the tundry plains lying
along the Northern edge of the
world, the explorer predicted in the
States recently.
Reindeer carcasses," he said, ''can
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Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE

Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south Of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
building. Alaskan Engineering COM
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be-
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot Of
"A street on Wednesdays and Satur-
days at a. m.
On and after july 18th the freight
on the North side of the river at
Camp Ais dock will be shipped out
Tuesday and Friday of each week,
leaving at 8 a. m. until further
notice
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S. o. S.

While the people of Anchorage
apparently fail to realize the ne
cessity of an early development of
the Chickaloon coal fields, the in
terests which are testing the coal
fields in the Bering River distract
have a keen appreciation of the
great advantages to be gained by an
early opening Of producing mines,
warns the Anchorage Times.
With this end in view, the people
backing the enterprise already have
appropriated 100000 to be used in
the prospecting Of the coal show
ings, and have assured the men in
charge of the work that an equal
sum, or more, is forthcoming if re-
quired.
The people who are behind the
OcNS4StillSlIL % s4Ic oSl ing SSd4 -iC2OS
know that at least 100000 will
be expended yearly by the navy for
the coal supply of the Pacific feet.
They know that the first mine
which is in operation and has the
capacity 10 furnish suitable coal in
quantities, will be given a contract
which will assure the future both of
the mine and the community ad-
jacent thereto.
Many coal experts can be found
who will assert that the coal in the
Bering River fields is equal in quail
ity TO that of the Chickaloon. Pro-
vided it is, and that the develop
ment work now under way demon
strates that the coal is there in
quantities, the plans of the men
backing me enterprise provide for
the immediate building of a railroad
10 the mine and the construction
Of suitable bunkers at Cordova. All
this work can be done and the ship
ment Of coal commenced before the
expiration Of another year.
If the coal once begins to flow
cut Of Cordova, and the navy is
assured of a constant supply from
that source, it is evident that the
departments interest in the Chicka-
loon field viii wane All the navy
wants is good fuel 1t does not
care whence il comes. ....". -.
Judging from the progress now
being made in the mining of coal
in the Chickaloon field, it is ap-
parent that coal in quantities will
be shipped from Cordova before An
chorage is ready. If such is the
case, this field will suffer a setback
from which il will take years to
recover
The lesson to be derived from the
above statement of facts is that il
behooves the people of Anchorage
to move, and move fast, if they
want to see this district attain its
maximum development in the short
est possible time.
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The town of Cordova was all
worked up recently over the arrest
of a prominent man of the town
for selling cider at his place of
business. The analysis of the cider
showed that it contained less than
one-half of one percent of alcohol
The man was cleared.
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COMMUNICATION
- sssssxsEsHHHHsH y
iitor Nenana News-Sir:

The News. of date OF September Is,
because of the gross injustice done
Sergeant Dayton, formerly in charge
of, U. S. soldiers doing duty on
Alaskan Engineering commission
docks and grounds. "Sourdough''
sets forth the fact that he has been
in the North for % years. This
may be the prime reason to assign
why his brain is not working prop
cry. Maybe it is frozen. Or could
It be he is identified with the fol-
lowing incident?:
On board one Of the steamers
the past summer, one of the pass
engers was the proud possessor of
a bottle of Dawson's Best, which he
was willing to share with his friends
here, but. on account of the mill
tary guard maintained, the friends
were unable to get aboard the
steamer. Could the identity OF the
one signing himself "Sourdough" be
determined, it would likely be found
to be one of the thirsty ones, and
if so, then l regret the incident has
caused "Sourdough" to become so
Sour"
The White Pass steamers are at
the Commission dock for only q
short time, do not need guarding,
and have never requested to be
guarded; but the Government has a
good dock and warehouses filled
with supplies which can only be
brought here during the summer
season, and which must be guarded
as a matter of first Importance in
connection with the work being car
ried on by the Alaskan Engineering
commission, in order that careless
persons or those with malicious in
tent can do no harm to the property
or supplies, through fires or other
wise So why should the Alaskan
commission fail to guard
the property and stores entrusted
to them? They are doing here ex-
actly what they have been doing,
are now doing, and will continue to
do al al Government docks and all
Government property everywhere in
the United States.
If the writer will take some of
the Sour" out of him and use some
of the Dough" and take a trip
Outside" he will learn that these
conditions prevail and that he can
not board a steamer al Seattle with
out a ticket.
When the White Pass steamers
are at any other landing than the
Commission dock, the public are al
liberty to go aboard at will, and if
it will add to their amusement they
can even climb the smokestack if
they so wish.
Now, with reference to Sergeant
Dayton l have this to say: that the
criticism of him by "Sourdough" Is
unfair and vicious, inasmuch as he
was obeying an order CT his superior
that he had no power 10 change,
and in the exercise of bis authority
here he has always shown good judg-
ment and soldierly bearing. Sour
dough's" language is decidedly rep
rehensible in so far as he presumes
to reflect upon the honor and dig
nifty of United States soldiers in
the discharge of their duty.
1 reiterate what 1 said before
in conversation, that the White Pass
or its agents did not ask for the
guard. but now that they were on.
it was a blessing, because the dock
was not crowded with people in the
way and interfering with the truck
ers handling freight.
Did it ever occur TO the kicker,
whose name he evidently is ashamed
to sign To the article. that the en-
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OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
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Gateway TO u
National Park.
The Holbrook news., 1919-10-03
U. s. TIRE MEN
 CAREFULLY TRAINED

A conference of the service men of the United States Tire Company was held recently at the company's Hartford factory. |. The gathering included men from every state. The service men form that part of the com pany's staff which advises the consumer of the best means of getting the most miles out of his tires. The purpose of the con- ference was to acquaint the ser vice men fully with the latest developments in tire manufac- ture and the best means of avoiding tire trouble.