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Trichinosis.

Trichin0sis.
Trichina or trichinella spiralis is
small round worm that passes
it's whole life cycle in man, the rat
and the hog, although several other
animals are occasionally infested,
such as mice, dogs, rabbits, cats,
foxes and guinea pigs. Unlike the
common or beef tapeworm, this
parasite passes both its larval and
adult stages in one host, the host
man, rat, hog or other animal. The
host eats the flesh of the infested
animal in which the larvae are
present, in little capsules embed
ded in the muscle The capsule is
digested in the hosts stomach and
the larva set free It enters the in
testine and in a few days grows
large enough to be visible to the
naked eye as a fine thread which
grows into the mature worm. The
female produces about 500 young,
and these embryos pierce the bowel
wall and get into the blood stream,
which carries them to the muscles
and other parts of the body. About
a week is taken for all this to hap
pen.
When man is infested with tri-
china worms, by eating raw ham,
insufficiently cooked pork, tongue,
head-cheese, worst, and possibly
other meats from butcher shops or
slaughter houses where rats are
permitted to thrive Ohe rat is the
common host of trichinella) there
is first a stage of week or 10 days
of mere stomach or intestinal dis
turbance or perhaps not even that,
and then the stage of general in
lection (when the embryos are
spreading through the muscles and
the organs) This second stage is
characterized by agonizing pains in
the muscles, swelling and tender
ness of the muscles, pain on move
ment, and puffiness or edema OF
the skin over the sore muscles.
The muscles of mastication are
commonly involved, as well as
those of swallowing. One sugges-
tive sign is puffiness or edema of
the eyes. Profuse sweating, fever
ishness, and hives often accom-
pany the general symptoms. Blood
examination shows a remarkable
increase in the type of white cor
ppscles or Scavenger cells that
take a peculiar stain-eosinophiles
and this is rather characteristic
of parasitic infestations. Positive
diagnosis is made by the removal
and microscopic examination of a
bit of muscle from the biceps or
elsewhere and the finding therein
of the trichinas.
BY the way, there are well nigh
human beings who have the temer-
ity to deny that any such thing as
parasitic infestation ever occurs.
That ought to be comforting kind
of faith for fellow equipped with
a flock of coolies.
In most cases of trichinosis re-
covery follows. A few prove fatal.
Children~a are more likely to recover
than adults, probably because they
eat less of the infected meat If
there is active diarrhea in the first
stage, that is favorable to recovery.
1t also suggests the wisdom of TAX
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Taking the Smile Out of Sunday.

q Just now Iowa is having round with the
Sunday blue law advocates. They would close
the moving picture theatres and ban all amuse-
ments now patronized by the masses on Sun
day. In several towns over the country the
campaigns have been waged so successfully
that Sunday amusements have been Iegslated
against by vote of the people, The same
suits may be accomplished in certain parts of
Iowa, but it is doubtful if the enforcement will
be made general in the state. Iowa certainly
would be disappointment to other sections of
the nation if its people went on record in favor
of such tyranical restrictions.
e There is denying that Sunday is abused
by some of the people. The same people de-
part from the straight pathway on other days
also. Suppressing amusements on Sunday
isn't going TO reform people who don't want to
be good, but it would compel sacrifices on the
part of upright citizens who make of Sunday a
day of combined spiritual and recreational
benefit. We fail TO see where man who goes
10, church in the morning and in the evening
takes his family to movie show is guilty of
SHINING. You might as well say that he would
be equally at variance with divine rules were
he to take his family for an outing in the
country.
The average American citizen is a worker
Six days week he is with his fanny only in
the evenings. 1t may be argued that during the
six evenings he ought to find time enough for
recreation such as he gets Sunday. That
argument is not without soundness, yet there are
many who regard Sunday as period in which
they are to have enjoyment of the benefits of a
full holiday. and they like to make the most of
it. and in making the most of it they don't want
to be denied harmless diversions to which they
have always been accustomed.
The blue law agitators are trying to force
people to attend church. People can't be driven
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Idealisn1 of Dawson.

An interesting story from which many SER
mons on idealism and patriotism and Ameri-
canism could be>preached is revealed by the
will of Henry Dawson, the fniancier of the
Morgan firm in New York. The great financier
The fact that he did not multiply his fortune
many times was due, not to an inability to do
so, but to indifference. He had other ideals
in life. He was not a mere gold digger. His
life was in sense, disappointment That will
surprise the type that confuses wealth with
success and happiness They do not always 90
together. Dawson did not crave wealth: he
sought rather opportunity to serve mankind
He had different ideal-a bigger one
Unbale to realize it himself Dawson hoped
to realize his hfes ambition through his son.
Not long ago he told this boy that he should
choose his course in life-to do what his IA
Their had done and enter the Morgan firm To
make money, or, with enough to maintain him
provided, do what has father had hoped to do
and enter public life to serve mankind. And
here is something that ought to interest those
who have been preaching that most of our
great statesmen are failures because not money
in politics Dawson, the business man. told his
son that if he decided to enter public life he
must put money-making behind him-because
politics and money do not mix. The boy has
decided to initiate the ideaistic side of his
father. He is now a member of the New York
assembly Here is subject for sermon. 1t
is worth thousand sermons against radical
ism.
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The Daily Short Story

Forgive me-" he said. There was
a sob in his throat as he spoke.
''For what?" she asked, and as
she spoke she put her hand on his
brown hair as a mother might have
done. Her voice was infinitely sad
and tender. Forgive you for car
ing?" she asked.
ooh, but you do not understand
This is the end for US"
She grew suddenly pale. and her
lips parted as she sat with eyes
fastened upon him. waiting for him
to go on.
81 wanted you to love me- he
continued, "I wanted it from the
first, but I knew that when I left
here everything would be over for
US. 1 knew I was a contemplate
cad to encourage your friendship,
but as time passed 1 learned to
care so much that l thought of
nothing else"
The little nurse looked into his
eyes. 81 believe you" she said
slowly, land it makes me happy.
Please do not pity me. I have
known all along. 1 recognized you
the first day when you were
brought in so very ill., She stop
ped suddenly and sat very still.
The great womanliness of her.
the ability to suffer in silence and
the dignity of such a silence touch
ed him strangely.
He reached his arms toward her,
but she drew back.
Its such a wonderful thing to
live simply as I have done during
this war he went on finally;
such a wonderful thing to be loved
for oneself alone. l can never real
Iy live again-it will be like act
ing part in a play-rising in my
fathers kingdom, marrying one
whom the family selects, no doubt,
and always dreaming of you. Helen,
and that life and love 1 might have
had"
"Ah, DON'T" she cried, putting
out her hand as though to ward off
a blow. Don't say it; don't even
think it. Sorrow is no new thing
to me, though l am young, but 1
do not question it. l shall never
regret having known and loved
you" She paused a moment.
When there is some terrible thing
in life to do. it is best to do it
quickly. Good-by," She sad, putting
out her hand.
81 could not touch your hand If
l did, 1 could not let you CO." she
heard him saying softly.
The little nurse turned and left
him. She walked quickly along
the narrow halls. The feeling of
death was upon her. She hurried
on to her room in the house oppo-
site. She had given him a great
honesty always, she would give it
to him until the end. He knew that
she suffered, but she desired him
to know as we'll that she was
brave, hat her spirit was uncon-
quered, that she would do some
thing rather than weakly suffer in
Intellectual rebellion
She lighted small candle, as
she had done for many weeks and,
holding il in the window, with head
held high, waved her good-by, and
across the distance she had covered
she knew that their eyes met
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Q. How many games does each
team in the big league play?
A D. J.
A. There are II games sched-
uled for each team.
Q. Whis is more important to
the diet, mineral salts or vita,
mines? c. H. R.
a. Vitamines are necessary to
bring about the proper metabolism
and to help disseminate the min
eral salts. Many authorities insist
that a lack of vitamines is more
dangerous to health than a lack of
mineral salts.
@. Are more chickens raised and
more eggs laid than there were 10
years ago?
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that in 1921 there were
$50, 100000 head of poultry and L.
$40, 100000 dozens of eggs. In 1916
poultry totaled 567, 100000, and
eggs 1,S48,0OO,000 dozen. Before
this time only estimates were made,
but comparison with these shows
little change since 1900.
Q. Who trained Frank Gotch?
T. H. P.
A. The famous heavyweight
wrestler was trained by Tom Jen-
kins.
Q. What does a busheI of wheat
represent in labor? G.. NJ.
A. Statisticians estimate that a
bushel of wheat can now be raised
with the expenditure of but 10
minutes of the farmers time, as
compared with 3 hours and 3 min
utes in 1850
@. Why are hides tanned? Sc.
A. The American Chemical So
ciety says that if left untanned a
hide like the meat decays. In the
untanned state the fibers of the
hide are glued or matted together.
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NURSE AND PATIENT.
By Rose Davidson.

Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
The more Leon Ashley looked in
to the lights opposite the more like
grinning face they seemed, until
the whole thing got on his nerves.
He pressed his hands to his burn
ing forehead. "Why did they move
me out here?" he muttered.
One by one the white-garbed
nurses rose from the benches
where they had been sitting, all
taking what they believed to be a
last look at the strange man whose
identity was still unknown to
them, yet whom they had all learn
ed to reverence. They were leaY-
ing him alone to stare out at the
city lights, the city that belonged
TO his people and to him.
Once he had held himself erect
at the thought of the royal blood he
possessed, but now, somehow, after
living close to his fellow-men in
bitches and dugouts, he felt that he
was going to share that pulsing
life, that an ordered existence was
going to make him what he had
been, just a puppet of the people,
who must act, year in and year
out, as his royal family had done,
and the nerves of his face ached
with intolerable agony as he
thought of the happiness within
his reach, the love that might have
been part of his life.
From the room opposite there
came the faint strains of a song,
which stopped altogether as the
singer pushed the door open wide
and crossed the balcony to where
the stranger was sitting Come,
come, is this the way you celebrate
your release?'' the little nurse ex-
claimed.
The man continued to gaze
straight out before him-not at her,
for he felt that if he looked at her
all his fortitude would give way.
She drew a chair close to his. "I
didn't mean to make light of your
departure" she said softly.
And still the soldier sat, moody
and taciturn. He was handsome,
as the men of the royal family had
always been, with a bearing which
caused men and women to follow
him with their eyes. Certain fam
lily characteristics were markedly
his, the brown hair and the wide
gray eyes, which seemed to brood
over a woman; the shape of the
head. with its broad brow; the
short upper lip and appealing
smile-these had belonged to the
men of the royal family for gener-
atoms.
The little nurse was a flower of
girl, with delicate features, nose
and eyes bright with the
wonder of him. There seems
nothing to say except 'Good-by,"
she said softly.
Leon Ashley turned quickly.
Helen, l don't want to leave you"
he exclaimed. His face was illum-
ined as he spoke her name. The
peculiar ability to express more
than he felt was always his, but
at the instant he felt more than he
was able to express.
A flush suffused her face to his
vords.
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FROM THE se2s- PSALM.

lIaken from real estate blurb organ1
l. My wife is my boss, I shall not denv if
2. She maketh lie down behind the he'd
when swell company comes and she leadeth mo
behind her up Main street -Ae
3. She restoreth my pocketbook after she
mas spent all its contents for hobbIe skirts and
tneatre tickets, and she leadeth me nm the
main aisle of the church for her new hats
sake. lat
4. Yea, though I walk more than half the
night through dark room with CRYING bahv
Will get no rest, for she is behind me- her
oroomsuck and her hatpin; they do everything
else but comfort me.
D. She prepareth cold snack for me then
maketh bee line for an Aid Society simmer
she anolneth my head with rolling pin occa-
slonally My arms runneth over with bundles
before she is half done with her shopping
g. Surely her dressmaker and millinery hill
snaI follow me all the days of her life and 7
VIII dwell In the house of my wife forever
DOUBTLESS we shall be banned for n-;,,-
ing the foregoing atrocity. No matter. thougb
We were criticized when we printed nara-
phrases of the Twenty-third psalm which were
nothing worse than renditions of the original in
rime. -
NOW, IL you'll excuse us we're going tn
Davenport to take dinner with jay Sig. who
blew into town today from the wilde of Cedar
AApaoss R E. MIG.
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When tanned the strings or fbers
are ''individuaIized, so that they
move separately without tearing
apart. This process also swelIs or
thickens the skin
Q. Is there any article in the
charter of statehood Of Texas that
grants privileges not given to other
states? J. B. T.
A. The special privileges which
are accorded to Texas by its con-
stitutiOn are the reserved right 10
all public lands of the state, and
the right to subdivide into not
more than five states.
Q. How can sealing wax be
made at home? X. c. b
A. Melting together equal paris
OF shoemaker wax and resin pro
duces an acceptable wax This
should be done in a pan over hot
water to prevent scorching.
Q. When brokers speak Of car
tying charges" what do they
mean? J. E. 3.
A. Carrying charges are the in
terest, paid by those buying stocks
Ou HldI SIly Oh the ulueI6 ALe NC
tween the market price at which
the stock was bought and the
amount of margin deposited by the
purchaser. Thus, if 10 shares OF
stock are purchased at 500
share and 5000 deposited as mar
gin, the carrying charge would be
the interest on $500.
Q. What is Sapsago cheese fla
yored with? n s.
A. Sapsago is a kind of Swiss
cheese favored with maIilOt.
Q. Is it true that rivers wash
their western banks to a greater
extent than the eastern? D. 7.
a. Rivers do not wash western
banks more than eastern banks as
a general rule Other factors de-
termine what land is washed away.
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s If we are to believe all the promises of the
promoters, and we haven't any reason to doubt
Them, the Trans-M Mississippi Exposition and Pa
ssgeant of Progress, to be staged in Rock Island
.lnext month is to be the biggest undertaking OF
its kind ever witnessed in this section of the
Tountry Make it a point to be home during the
4Bhow, and to tell your friends in other cities
! To visit Rock Island during the time of the ex-
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ing very OILen IuOIOuSR dOSSS VI
physic when stomach or intestinal
disturbances follow indulgences in
some questionable hog meat, espe-
cially if it has not been thoroughly
cooked.
Questions and Answers.
Can't Sleep in Peace = What
would you suggest causes me to
toss about and think of my bust
ness cares ad troubles after / get
into bed nights? l believe | am a
healthy specimen, aged At. and my
affairs are all right. l smoke about
four cigars daily, sometimes one or
two late in the evening. Would
that prevent sleep? W. F. NJ.
Answer-Take out more life ip-
surance. 1t IS a good preventive
of bad nights. agents please re-
member l don't smoke cigars.)
Maybe a little work would bring
you earned sleep-use your mus
cles and sweat, you son-of-a-gun.
This sitting around the office or
strolling about the store and riding
to and from business is enough to
unbalance any nervous system I'M
less you get the habit of working
some every day. Smoking late at
night keeps some smokers awake,
even the beloved old pipe. 1t is
just possible that you do not give
enough consideration to sleeping
eQuipment-that is, a comfortable
single bed, good springs and mat
tress, light coverings eight but
warm enough, as cold air as the
season affords.
Incipient TrucklingI am %
years of. age and anxious to join
the Y. W. C. A. and enter the gym
class, but my future husband in
sists 1 get sufficient exercise every
day in the office and that gym work
and so forth is very unladylike.
Will you please give me your opin-
ion? H L. A.
Answer-You1l have plenty of
time to truckle to his lordship after
you're tied up, young lady. Mean
while l should advise you to
go in and get what physical educa-
ton you can't may help you to
handle your husband later on.
Bacillus Pfodigiosus-Can you
tell me why the Precipitation from
one armpit stains the clothing red,
while the other does not?
j. ". T.
Answer-Quick, Watson, the 18th
volume of the Encyclopedia Bacter-
iologica! AS, yes, very simple. The
case presents few interesting fea-
lures. Growth of a harmless mi
cro-organism, bacillus glorying
in the name of bacillus prodigiosus,
owing to its gigantic size as COM
pared with other bacilli. Remedy,
application of any antiseptic or
germicide which will not irritate
tie skin, such as a hopping or bath
ing once a day for a week or more
with a solution of mercuric iodid,
one to one thousand, which would
be approximately seven grains in a
pint of water. Perhaps sponging
with a solution of as much boric
acid as pint of water will take up,
will accomplish the same result.
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Chr Tnn1hHtnttp
-EPITAPH:
HKRE LIES MANS ANCIENT KNMMr.
| DULL CARE
WHO p1s.srERs THE UNIOvED cUsA
| BEWAREt

SOME time ago we said Hearst was fas
,akine a tramp of the worlds greatest (s--c.
ewspaper. But when Old Dick Little begin
paragraph with I'VE are beginning I
hrewdly suspect, and Trib editorial write
pouts about 1.-The real facts, we conclude tina
Learst is not wholly to blame,
IN WHICH THE W. X. WHEELS OF
PROGRESS ARE BLOCKED.
Dear Mac:
One day
out in East Moline,
Where anything may happen,
(And often doeS),
l beheld
An Armenian who was moving
His place of business.
He had put
A load of shelving
On a push cart
You know the kind
With a single high wheel
On either side;
And the Armenian
Saw
That the boards were not secure;
So, with the delightful
righteousness
OF his kind,
He placed a rope across the top,
And examined the sides of the cart
Trusting that he would find place
To secure the rope.
But his trust
Was misplaced,
For there was mt any
And he ended
BY attaching it, on each side,
TO THE RIM OF THE WHEEL
Then he tried to
Push the cart
With what success
You can readily imagine.
And
Had thought such
Priceless
Things did not occur
Except
In the comedy films
But then,
Is it SO unusual
After all,
To see a SC. business man
Cumming up the wheels
OF success
In a manner
Very little less ridiculous?
Some of them should be
Making
Crocheted yokes.
LIE MOO.
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THURSDAY, MAY %, 1922.

III Henry Ford as a candidate for president OF
the United States should not be added to the
Dist of fifvver jokes If the Detroit manufac-
tnrer decides to enter the race he will make it
Interesting for his rivals whoever they may
a.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-25

WHAT word do you mispronounce most fire.
quently? Ours is archbishop. We have
weakness for calling it archbishop. We know
several persons who invariably pronounce
alternating, "a-leen'-i-at-ing". What's yours?
Nothing Is More InvigOrating Than a Few
Limitations OF Gas Fumes.
From The Argus.
Carl Scheline, snuff-maker, at the J.
T. Young cigar factory, 1928 Fifth ave-
nue. saved from death by inhaling
gas fumes last evening.
THE pinnacle cor the depth of satire is
reached by Arthur Sears Henning in comment
ing on William Randolph Hearst's statement
that he will not be a candidate for governor
of New York This conviction was deepened"
writes Henning, when, on the Lupercala-I
mean the hurricane deck of the Aquitania-he
put aside the proffered crown for the third
time ~
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An American Would Have Replied: @Naw
Never Heard of I'm. Musta Ben
RuSh TeapunrS


70. o. Mcintyre, New York Day by Day"l
Agnes Repplier was addressing the
English Speaking union at the Biltmore
Her point was that the humblest citizens
of other nations possess the glories of
their literatures, whereas the American
and English proletariats are Indifferent
to the best that has been written in their
native tongues.
one of the audience decided upon a
little experiment after the meeting He
saw man at peanut stand and think
ing he must be Italian spoke to him
pleasantly in his native tongue. The pea
nut vender looked gravely at the stran-
ger and said: 81 am not Italian am
Greek"
oh said the stranger And do you
read the plays of Euripides?"
Il read them.' said the Greek "But
prefer Aeschylus."
ASIDE to Walter: Going Home" is an ex
cellent idea riding in a bum vehicle If needs
a bit OF r1ming oil; its metricaI axles squeak.
Aw, Nuts!
ltrom the Hancock County Cll) Journa11
A peanut sat on the railroad track
Its heart was all a1utter:
The 3:45 came rambling past
loot! loot! Peanut butter
WILL some professor of Journalism please
explain why few newspaper people insist on
Wrlung ReV. Mr.. Brown but refuse to write
Dr. MT Brown? The error, we note is quite
common among those reporters who keen On
Press. iue
We're not a professor of journalism. but we
can answer that It's because they don't Enox,
any better, sir. A-o~
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*The rope, not his trust.
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HEALTH TALKS
Bv William Brady. NJ. =.
Noted Physician and Aurnor.

ing very often thorough doses OF
physic when stomach or intestinal
disturbances follow indulgences in
some questionable hog meat, espe-
cially il it has not been thoroughly
cooked.