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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28

scientists aver that so4cailed germ
diseases are IN reality worm dis
eases and already the lengthy list
of yegetable bacteria is paralleledl
by q replacer set Of animal worms.
There would seem 10 be sma1l
choice between being consumed by
germs or eaten by worms, but this
innovation in medical theories
presents another realignment Of
the medical kaleidoscope.
"The facts are that Just as the
atomic theory gave place to chang
ing thought, embodied in the
theory that matter Is electricity,
or holes in the ether. and thus
prehgured further and more near
,ly final theories. so has the germ
theory OF disease begun to disin-
tegrate. under the restiYeness OF
the material scientists thirst for
ultimate knowledge. A short time
ago. 1t was considered folly to
challenge the germ theory. Today,
we have actually arrived at It's
breaking up. There are large and
growing numbers OF the medical
faculty who boldly disclaim that
bacteria have anything more than
possibly a helpful role to play in
disease. By these authorities dis
ease germs are regarded as sincerely
scavengers, which are usually
present for a wholly benign pur-
pose. Writing recently in The
Medical Record, one Of the most
prominent surgeons in America
announced: with regard to the
germ and the theory Of its action
in disease and the transmission of
disease Except as secondary in
yaders) all the facts OF my exper-
fence are in opposition to the
present teaching. The ancient
belief that the sick man was pos
.sessed with a demon which must
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28

with the leayen Of spirlk Chriss
aan Science is i~iiustrating the
inevitable reunion OF religion and
medicine that must come 10 pass
as both advance into more spIri-
Itual ATTITUDES. There will come
day when the unity Of health and.
holiness will appear. Then reit-
Igion at the sick bedSwill no longer
be helpless: then the pastor max
ing his rounds will no longed'dele.
gate half his office to the medical
practitioner. Then Christ will be
seen to be not only the head Of
the church. as Paul declares, but
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28

BE driven out hasgits modernpars
.allelst IN the belief that the starting
'pointio Of disease g In the introduce
ton OF q foreign agent into the
body. The germ Is the modern
demon. You have but to substl-
.tute the idea OF the germ for the
idea of the demon and the medical
practice Of today IL but a kind Of
exorcism. He continues, AS
Lloyd George has said, "The.
whole world must be re-made,"
and in the reconstruction. medical
and surgical practice must be re-
formed. His conclusion, from ex-
.haustiye experiments, are that dis.
eases are caused by poisons pro-
duced by necrosis and decay of.
cellular tissues. 4 have found, he
says. that mans greatest enemy
is his own decaYing tissue,
Mote that In this newest theory
OF disease, a man Is made Ill, not
from without but from within.
Another Encouragement OF the
kaleldoscopei For here, as always,
material medicine consistently
looks to matter as the cause OF its
own diseases, and to remove the
offending tissues, lays hands
rudely upon the helpless body.
Anticipates Change
Jesus said: "A mans foes shall
be they Of his own household and
Mrs. Eddy has shown that a mans
household is his mentality. Meta
physically viewed, this new medt-
cal theory reveals that mortal man
is made Ill by his own false be-
.llefs. Mrs. Eddy said that fifty
years ago. The proper, the scien-
.tiic way, to get rid of disease is
not to excise the effect, but rather.
to correct the cause. Christian
Science heals and prevents disease
Just as It abolishes all other in
. .. .a"H .|.u.
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~harmunies. through tie dsstrnc-
ton Of false beliefs ~ the apriis
cation e them o. spiritual truth
The abandonment Of the germ
theory will mark the end Of the
fear Of %contagion and preventive
medicine and public health will be
.established to be cleanliness Of
thought and action. the only way
to health and holiness. The hour
will come for all, even, as It Is now
come with many, when the divine
Mind will supplant matter in the
OF the sick. Even now,
the healing art is impregnated
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
CONTINUE INVESTIGATION

SHEFFIELD. Ala, March Is
Members of the Senate agriculture
and house military affairs commit
tees inspecting government pro-
perty at Muscle Shoals spent to-
day In a tour OF nitrate plants Nos
/ and 2. The party reached here
late last night and are spending
the first day OF the tour studying
the government owned Gorgas-
Warrior plant.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
2ss,ooo,ooo PIECES OF
LITERATURE

Attractive booklets and pamphlets
insEreat variety. dealing with the I'm.
pcrtant phases Of health and disease.
audpsepared by leading experts. are
distributed broadcast. SO far. 23s.-
Ooo0ooeopies have been distributed
spoo.0ooin 1921.
IN addition. 100000 copies Of
ss Metropolitan, a health magazine,
ateissued annually.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
s4oTeY RooMsH

spfTTsBURGH, Maseh Open
Ing the door, OF her house carly
day In answer TO 0 n1o u
Rose Ruby was confronted by
man whogshok her In the leg She
slammed the door and fel 70 the
floor as another shot tore rs way
through aIpanel. Mrs Ruby told;
police that her assailant was a.
man "a years old who roonaed at
her house.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
GREAT DECLINE m
DEATH RATES

The death rate among industrial
policy.holders reached its lowest point
in lO2l-3l.o% lower than in 1911.
The rate from typhoid decreased ~;
tuberculosis. 40%; Bhght's disease.
nearly 500; infectious diseases Of chill
dren nearly $40. The Expectation
Of Life" Of white males (reckoned from
age 10y increased 4 years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
HELPING THE EMPLOYER
70 HELP

Employers insuring their employees
under Group policies are advised re-
garding health conditions and accident
prevention, while the employees re.
eefse thsbenetits Of nursing service and
welfare literature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
100000 VISITS BY TRAINED
NURSES,

Free nursing service Is given to In
dastTial policy-hoiders in 1880 cities
and towns. Trained nurses not only
heal the sick but teach right living.
About 100000 visits have been
made-2,i16,s7s In 1921 alone. Num-
ercus letters tell Of lives saved.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
A~erTYTHAr1s WATCHED

m Birmingham, Mass. the Metro
potitan g leading the way in a great
experiment, watched by health author
ties Throughout the country, to DEM
onstrate what proper municipal health
reEniationcan do. Deaths from tuber-
eplosis have dropped from III per
io000oto4o per annuu.
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nIscnuRprnG DISEASE IN TIME

DISCOVERING DISEASE IN TIME
Free medical examinations often dis
dostns inspient disease in time to cure
4, are granted to Ordinary annual
premipfn) poliey.holdess. subject to
seasonabls conditions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
HOMES FOR l7,744 FAMILIES

In the investment Of its funds. the
Metropolitan is now giving preference
to loans which will aid housing. During
1920 and 1921. the Company made aud
pledged loans Of sos. o8o.ol7. on new
dwellings and new apartment houses.
providing homes LOT 1874 families.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28
HEIpTNG io.ooo,ooo PEOPLE

About 100000 people are insured
in die Metropolitan-oyer 100000
under weetdy premium policies. The
weekly calls Of Agents at the policy
holders homes! provide a wonderful
Opportunity for health and welfare
work.
The Company has accepted thelop-
portttnity and to-day Is at the fore
iront d public health work in America.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28

Also. al ne goes on 10 say. The
SAVIOR 81 ths body
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-28

IA health exhibits and emergency
hospitals at county fairs last year; 29s
"clean.up' campaigns; agitation by
Agents for health legislation; nation
wide campaigns against special dis
eases; sickness and sanitary surveys:
a study Of municipal health depart
ments; leadership Of practically ali
American research work relating to
inlueuza-thse are some instances Of
the Metropolitan's activity in the
interest Of public health.
, 1922-01-22

suspect that each and every one OF
the Steel tanks. which you can see by
tho hundred around the welding
shops. and on sides OF trucks that
Use Presto-Lite headlights, contain
asbestos7 But they do. A~cetyfgnc
gas is made from IN acetone COM
bined with hydrogen. This acetone Is
distilled from the turpentins that IA
made from the longleaved yellow
pine tree OF Georgia. and the acetone
is distilled from tho turpentsne in a
distillery built for that purpose A.
Jacksonville. Fla. Acetone IS a col
orless volatile liquid that is very hard
to hold. and It was found that a tank
could not be charged with a suffi-
cielst amount oil seetone 70 pay to shin
until II was discovered that Il could
be charged pl.Ser heavy pressure and
held in place by frat filling the tank
with a mass OF carefully combcd as.
bestos- The nberous mass of ashes
tos takes up the gas in such proper
tions that n tank will hold mauy
many times the amount of gns by
being thus FIRST filled with asbestos.
and so a new market was
for asbestos. and thousands OF tons
OF asbestos r now sold to the man
ufacturers OF acetyiene gas. For this
use. only h finest quality CT ashes
tos can be used n the price for the
quality needed has ranged during h
last seven years from $3.50 per ton
to $4,000 Ter ton.
Tho cheaper grades OF asbestos are
used in many different commercial
forms. We nre using tho asbestos
s~erpentine rock here in Casper for
chimney blocks. patents have been al.
lowed on these b.. the United States
patent office at Washington, and
many other patents arc now penoine
for the use of this rock In asbestos
shingles and roofing tile. We arc CIV
ing employment in Casper to from
seven to nine men at this time. and
when the single plant is started this
coming spring. this number VIII be
Increased to from so to SO. Negora.
ions are pending for the ma
chinery for this plant. and one of the
officers of the company Is now In the
east interviewing the different man.
ufacturers of the necessary machin
cry, for the installation Of n complete
shingle plant. for the manufacture OF
shingles in Casper. The as
bestos ~serpentine rock stand a much
higher fire test than will the ashes
tos hber. It is no generally known
but this is a fact. Tests as hir.i MS
6.z62 degrees F. have failed to phase
It. while manganese steel which
, 1922-01-22

1oRNaA- oApoEoNa NJ the 1oOt OF the
mountain. at The bottom OF the cy
canyon. where I have been mining It
FOR the last ten years. This vein Is
plainly traceabis up to the heart of
the property Of the Wyoming Asbes-
tos Producing company IN sections
II. Is and 20 IN township "a. range
70 west on top OF tho mountain.
George. H Heaiey. nn engineer who
vas employed by the Johns-Atanviile
company for IS years. says Tat we
have enough asbestos IN this one de.
posit TO ship 1000 cars every FAY for
$50 years. And DR.. ]. 8. Dill er, chiof
geologist of the United stftes Co..
logical survey. in tho nsbsstos de-
partment. says that TN op.nlns tho
vein at tho foot OF the mouitain we
have proved the deposit to be 1900
feet deep" an6 he adds. There is
nothing to show that It is not 1900
feet deep"
Starting at thu ouscrop In the CT
canyon and running In a southeastern
~ direction. the vein 4, about four
miles in length. and Is not less than
5000 feet wide at the widest part. IN
sections II and is. Then II tapers on
and disappears In section 20. But 1t
comes out again 1e or II miles fur
Their to southeast. on Smith creek. and
(. that ncighborhood there nre nu-
nervous outcrops and some very nne
asbestos has been mined in this To-
cality. II Is very generally admitted
by all mining engineers and biologists
who have made examinations OF this
property on top OF Carper mountain.
and In the immediate neighborhood OF
Casper. tina there must exist n very
large deposit of spinning fiber. ind
with the view Of locating that body
of ore. We have kept a mining force
continually at work on our property
for the last two years We arc sure
that wo have located the exact posi-
ton of this lode ana we expect to
open the spinning nber within the
year. Spinning hber has been
selling during the war and up to the
present time for around $4,000 per
ton. A cubic yard VIII weigh about
2 800 pounds. SO II will be seen at a
glance hat II a deposit OF any size is
opened up II will mean many thou
sands Of dollars and Just like gold. It
is sold Just ne II is mined, without
any refining operation of any kind or
Asbestos is used In many ways that
are not even suspected by the per-
sons who handle and use It. for In
stance there is the Pres.to-Lite tanks. |
containing acetyiene gas. Who would
, 1922-01-22

ming MISUNDERSTANDING enterprises dur
Ing the last yea were notable on-s in
the Big Horn basin gas region. where
h manufacture OF carbon black, the
basic ingredient OF printers ink and
many other pigments, was restricted
by legal limitations. and the only glass
factory in the state. located at Lowell
was compelled &c shut down because OF
financial difficulties. During the last
month Of the year a receiver was ap.
pointed for the latter enterprise and
foreclosure by creditors probably viii
precede a resumption of activity.
Large quantities OF tile n pipe
were manufactured in the state during
tho last year. both from clay and ce.
ment. The output OF the plaster in.
dastry vas restricted by economic
c nditions but during the letter months
Of the year wnx speeding up. Several
million railroad ties md mino props
wero produced. chiefly In Lincoln. ca.
bon and Fremont counties. The two
beet sugar factories IN the state, ct
Sheridan and Lowell. made virtually
normal runs and output neariy &c.
600. 900 pounds The dairy industry,
which is spreading throughout the
state. produced during the year. these
figures being official. 1.s54.ooo pounds
Of butter. 1.2oo-o 900 pounds OF cheese
and <51 Q o gallons OF ice cream. More
than 1000. 900 pounds OF butter stock
was exported during the year. The
output of he Touring mills was almost
There was q large produc-
ton OF alfalfa meal ard other stock
foods. With few exceptions smaller
manufacturing enterprises produced
virtually normal outputs. The cleo
trical production increaed during the
year. chiefly from development CT
hydro-electric projects.
, 1922-01-22

~ - - taA aIKQ1AA4
The coal measures OF the state contain
roughly LOTS. $50. 600. 900 short tons OF
workable coal. The royalty value OF
this In comprehensive amount OF coal
at 10 cents per ton is ,io7. $50 ole. 900.
1t viii be hundreds OF years. however.
before the hulk OF this Goa IL mined.
With petroleum and gas It is some
what different. The oil VIII be largely
exhausted IN the United Stste- inside
OF 30 years and that Is also probably
true OF the oil fieida OF Wyoming. In
that time wyoming win undoubtedly
produce 500 million and possibly 500
million barrels OF crude oil. The Salt
Creek field None appears to be good
for $50. o0o. 900 barrels. Tho gas fields
OF this state apprar TO 10 practically
lnexhaustible. but OF course they are
not. They r capable OF producing
about 1000. 0oo. 000. 900 cubic feet OF
gas annually. whflo actual production
is only ! per cent OF that amoun
Much OF this gas contains a high gas
oline content. Ten to twelve million
gallons of c~asinghead gasoline are pro-
luced yearly, and this can be multi.
)lied many times II Industrial utiliza.
ton OF the resultant dry gas can be
obtained.
Another vast undeveloped source Of
rude oil. gas and ~by-products is the
oil shale. The formation In which our
oil shaie is found covers approx
mately $500 square miles OF territory
In southwestern Wyoming. Some of
the deposits are rich In oil and assay
one barrel or more Of oil, and consid-
cradle gas and some ammonium sui.
phate to the ton OF shaic. 1t was csti-
mated by the United States geological
survey that the shale bed of north
western Colorado. which are similar
TO those Of Wyoming. are capable of
20 billion barrels of crude
oil. II that is the case. undoubtedly
Wyoming shaies are capable of pro
ducing at least one-half hat amount,
we consider hat the shale area
in Colorado is only 1900 square miles
as compared to $500 square miles In
Wyoming. although Colorado shales
may be somewhat richer in OIL.
The state has also many other rich
and undeveioped mineral depoaits
which include those of iron. copper,
gold. silver and other precious metals,
asbestos. asphalt. brntonits. clay, ce-
ment materials. epsomite, Fulier's
, 1922-01-22
MOUNTAIN OF ASBESTOS AWAITS
DEVELOPMENT ADJOINING CASPER

stands tho highest IRE test Of n
knovn metal. Is melted at 5000 de-
erees =. Asbestos shingles made from
this material win not only Be aro-
proof but wfnd-proof and weather.
proof The great body OF this ore on
top Casper mountain VIII make Cas-
Per one Of the greatest nanuf.ctur-
Ing points for asbestos building units
In h entire world Asbestos shin
giles can be mado in Casper. shipped
to n point IN the east and Laid down
At the doorstep OF any other factory
where a similar article II made IN the
United States for less than one-haif
OF what II viii cost tn, eastern man
ufacturer 10 make It. Therefore Cas-
per VIII have absolutely no competf-
ton. And the asbestos business In
Casper win grow TO very large pro-
portions
, 1922-01-22

HaINn+ gas Ahus EruEite and other
building stones, graphite. gypsum
manganese. mica. mineral waters
phosphate. potash. salt. soda, and sui.
phur.
In h cafaiog of the mineral as
given above. there must DO some
thing of strong appeal to manufsc-
turers and capitalists. For instance.
why not use the gas and oil in wyo-
ming to smeit h iron ores that are
nows berg shipped to Colorado. An
Immense gas deposit in the LancS
Greek field IS located within forty
miles OF the great iron deposit OF the
Sunrise district. The use OF gas or
oil IN smelling is practicable and.
when the time comes hat these fuels
arc exhaustive. we have wonderful
water power possibilities along the
Platte river in the same district and
our immense coal can be
drawn ON for, fuel. although up to the
present time there has been little or
no coking coal discovered IN wyo.
ming. The combination OF natural
gas with other raw materials. such as
clay for brick and tile and sand for
glass. has already been worked out
In the industries at Lowell, wyo., and
1t may be predicted with certainty
that there will be many industries
coming into this state within the next
few years on account OF our gas and
other natural resources.
, 1922-01-22
Dolls and Animal Toys
From Old Inner Tubes

One day a New Orleans business
man was looking at a pile of worn
out inner tubes. but he was thinking
Of his baby and an idea occurred to-
him. with a pair Of scissors. a bot
tie OF rubber cement. and a pen and
ink. he soon converted the old tubes
into dolls and animals. The baby
thought they were the finest toys he
had ever seer. n all the neighbors'
babies agreed with him. 3efore long
n small factory had to DO built to sup
ply the demand for the rubber toys,
and the designs were copyrighted.
Microbes in connection with dis
ease were first written about by a
German scientist In the seventeenth
century.
, 1922-01-22

Estimated total OF 5000. 0OO- mo
manufacturing industry IN this state.
as ELSEWHERE. during the year was
affected by the economic MS OF h re
adjustment period. but the decrease In
the market value OF he states factory
output. rs compared with that Of this
output for the preceding yea-. was
rrafify1nriy small amounting, II is
estimated to only 81. 0o0. 900. a d~ecreaRe
comparadvely light IN view OF the
stsrruring reverses sustained by tho
manufacturing industries OF states
where the Transformation of raw ma
tsrials into finished products Is an
economic mainstay.
wyum,ng,s manufactures include
building plaster and b finer plasters.
glass, tDo. brick. Gu ston-. clothing.
coal gas. lumber products, machine
shop products. printed matter chemi-
cal d~isinfectants oarbonated waters
ana other soft drinks. packing house
products. cement building materials
and Pipe, electricity. art goods. stock
foods, dairy product. bakery products.
confectionery. mill work. leather prod
ucts Touring mills. alfalfa mills. sugar
medicinal compounds, souvenirs and
many others. on refinery products are
not in this article considered as manu-
factory output
Natural Gas Possibilities Large.
Rapid Development Of the natural
gas OF the state is attracting
Increasing attention TO the manufacur-
ing possibilities of Wyoming and the
feasibility here Of securing cheap fuel
Will result In very great additions to
h manufacturing Industry within the
next few years-somc Of them within
the coming year. Lowell, Basin. Cas-
per. Rawlins and other cities ada
cent to prolific gas fields and abundant
sources of water and ray materials
appear destined to become mnnufac-
turing centers OF more than mere TO
gional Importance. and many other To-
~calities in the state win develop manu-
featuring enterprises of perhaps less
Importance but sufficient In the aggre
gate to make the manufacturing In
dustry eventually one OF the chief
sources OF Wyoming commercial reve-
nue..
Among e experienced by wyo
, 1922-01-22
RABBITS PROTECT FROM
MOSQUITOES. is REPORT

Careful observations have been
made, in France. Of the extent to
which mosquitoes arc attracted to do
nestle animals in preference to hui
man beings. 1t was proved expert
mentally that mosquitoes have
strong prediction for the blood Of
rabbits. stronger than for that of any
other domestic animal.
, 1922-01-22
Manufacture Already Started on Small Scale and In
crease Is Assured When Full Benefits of
Mammoth Deposit Are Realized
BIZ FRED PArEE.

The big deposit of asbestos on Casper mountain, eight
miles south OF Casper, is said to be one of the three largest
deposits in the world. Wyoming, Province of Quebec, Can
ada, and Russia are named by the United States Geological
and the Wyoming deposit is right here at our very door TIT
, 1922-01-22
FACTORIES ADD
LARGE SUM TO
STATE OUTPUT.
All Industries Opershadowed by Huge
' Refinery Production but Small Plants
Produce $I3,OOO,O 900

Wyominss manufacturing industry is, with a few nota-
BILE exceptions, confined to small establishments employing
each less than half a dozen people but the value of the COM
bined outputs of these small establishments annually runs
into millions of dollars and, with that of the output of the
larger manufacturing enterprises. during 1921 reached the
, 1922-01-22
M RICHES
DEFY ESTIMATE
OF ALL EXPERTS
State Expected to Produce 600 Million
Barrels of Oil Before Resources Are
Exhausted; Coal Is Next
By @. b. MORGAN.
Wyoming State GeologistJ

Wyomings undeveloped natural resources are scarcely
exceeded by those of any other state of the union and of these
the mineral resources are by far the most striking. EST
mates of the intrinsic value of our great mineral resources
would indeed be very crude and probably misleading, for IN
the present state of undevelopment there is no market for a
, 1922-01-22

Phoasaph showing a secHon Of the Lower Columbia diver highway, showing adwsy
OF reinforced bridge paved with twonch warenheB tuMtnr and tho eightenfmt road
way IN background which was paved with twonch warenteB atuthc on furInch
crushed stone hao
Inc Columbia River Highway, from Hood River to Astoria. Oregon.
a continuous stretch of PIG miles, is paved with warrenHe Btuhthc,
either o n crushed stone base n ON bituminous concrete base. The or.
mer type of base was more largely used on this worldfamous highway.
The highway has been under traffic from two to seven and
the pavement is giving excellent satisfaction. There has been little. if
any, expenditures for repairs to the pavement over the entire PIG miles
concentrating the claims we make for Warrenfte- Btuithic of dura-
bnty and low maintenance cost.