Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-03
The Country Home
AMERICA AND IMMIGRATION
BY MRS. w. I'll. FELTON,

trodden and oppressed peoples of
the old world. Those who were per-
secuted for their religion or their
allegiance to kings who lost their
thrones, or who like the Irish, came
here to get bread to eat-and pay
for their labor-were welcomed to
our shores.
AS the years rolled on, this open
door became a subject Of dispute
and of political contention. In 1855
the Know-Nothing party came into
existence with the slogan: America
for Americans" I have in my pos
session an old set of documents
which were used in organizing
chapter or khan, with this idea of
having Americans kept in author
ity, in lieu of foreigners who were
crowding into our country, and who
were ignorant, not only of our
laws and traditions, but Of our Ian
guage. I have the names of the
men who composed that particular
organization in the community. 1t
was a political issue in>the state
of Georgia. Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens was the recognized leader
of the "open door" immigration, and
Hon. Benjamin H. Hill was the ora
tor on the other side.
The newspaper files of that era
would furnish interesting data, and
the young people Of the state know
next to nothing of the heat and
fury of that gubernatorial campaign.
Hon. Herschel V. Johnson was
elected governor in 1858, and he,
with Mr.. Stephens, were the leaders
in the politics of that era.
I wish some of our fine reporters
for the present-day newspapers
would take up this subject, and let
the flashlight shine on the political
excitement Of that stormy time in
Georgia history.
This was before the Civil war
which became the vital issue-based
on the retention Of the institution
of domestic slavery in the southern
states. The slavery que s t n
drowned out the immigration ques-
| ton completely.
Foreigners residing in the United
States took sides for and against
| slavery. Foreigners entered both
Federal and Confederate armies.
| There was no time to consider who
came over from the kingdoms and
empires of the old world
After the Civil war, these immi-
grafton questions were almost COM
pletely sidetracked. President Hayes
| placed Carl Schurz in his cabinet
and Schurz had been forced to flee
from his native Germany-to save
his neck.
This immigration question looms
up now. 1t is a vital issue. On it's
| solution depends the probable ex-
! istence of our own republic.
For Consumption
The following preparation FOR
| treating consumption is reprinted by
| request.
The distinguished DR.. Hoff, Of
Vienna, has made public remedy
| for consumption. 1t is the result
| of years of practical investigation
and is fortified by his experience in
the treatment of the disease accord
| ing to the formula he has recently
| proclaimed. We here give this for
mula, or prescription, as he has
communicated it to the world
through the medium Of the Central
| News agency:
Acid, arsenic, i.
"Kal. carbon, dep, 2.
"Acid cinnamylic, B.
| aqua destill., s..
"Coque usque ad perfectam solu-
tionem; deinde adde cognac, 2.5.
"Extr, laudan. aqua, 3.
"Quod in aqua destill., 2.5.
"Solutum ct deinde filtratum fuft."
Converted into plain English the
formula runs as follows:
arsenic acid 1 part, carbonate OF
,tc oiVa Will In x
parts, and distilled water parts
heat until a perfect solution is OBJ
tanned, then add 25 parts of cognac
and parts of 'watery extract of
opium which has been dissolved in
rs parts of water and filtered"
And next comes DR.. Hoff's state
ments and specifications:
CDR. Hoff's directions are: AT
first take six drops after dinner and
supper, gradually increasing to
twenty-five drops
"He states that he has tried the
remedy on 200 patients from the low
est classes, who had been long I'M
der observation.
"Mild cases were quickly cured,
and partial cures were soon brought
about in severer cases. The appe-
tite and weight were increased
steadily, the fever lowered, night
sweats, insomnia, and asthmatic
symptoms lessened, cough decreased,
and rattle stopped. The patients are
asked only to keep the kidneys in
order.
"The duration of the treatment de-
ponds entirely upon the condition
of the patient. Mild cases are cured
in two months, bu the more severe
require year or two.
'Dr. Hoff says he does not claim
for the solution the power OF a
magic wand, which cures at touch;
but he can state this-that one OF
his patients had cavities in the
| lungs big enough to put ones fist
into, yet he was cured in about two
years. 1t is absolutely necessary
that the solution should be taken
after eating, when the stomach is
full.
"The treatment must not be forced
by increasing the doses. AS long as
the patient. shows signs of improve
ment the dose should not be in
creased. It is sometimes beneficial
to reduce the DOSE"
Evidently, DR.. Hoff is not quack
with q nostrum to sell or prophy-
Tactic to exploit. He is a professor
of medicine, recognized as high au-
thority in the scientific world, but
he submits his remedy on it's mer-
it's. without money and without
price. solely in the interestsSef man
kind and for the honor of the benef-
icent profession he represents. At
least it is worthy Of thoughtful con-