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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-19

For instance, Menthol is derivative
Of the Oil of Peppermint, which was
produced in Egypt 5000 years ago. and
is mentioned in the Icelandic ilcdics'
books of the Thirteenth Century.
Several OF the ingredients of ICES
-Camphor, Menthol, Eucalyptus, ly"t
Oil Of Turpentine-are given ( d. y
the United States Dispensatory, OF hi. L
est authority on drugs and their actions
for the very effects that are most desirot
in all kinds Of cold troubles.
How Vicks should
be used
For Spasmodic Group, Children
Colds-RubVi cks overthe throat and chess
until thedifficult breathing is relieved thet
spread on thiclzly and cover with hot
flannel cloth. One application at bed
time usually prevents night attack
Group.
For Deep Chest Colds, Sorsi Throat,
Tonsilitis, Bronchitis, Coughs1-Viclis
should be applied over the throat and
chest--H necessary. first using hot wet
cloths to open the pores Of the skin then
rubbed in well until the skin is red: spread
thickneSSes of hot flannel cloths. If the
cough is annoying, small piece the size
of pea can be swallowed every f5H
hours.
For Head Colds, Asthma, Catarrh,
Hay Fever-Vicks should be melted in a
spoon and the vapors inhaled. or little
can be applied up the nostrils and snulIsd
up the head.
Vapors
important
Remember that half the effect OF Vicks
is in the inhalation OF its vapors. So
when applied over throat and chest leave
bed-coverings and night clothing looss
at the neck SO that these vapors can bt
freely inhaled.
\ Three Sizes-35c. Use. s1.50
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CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

is often caused by an inhamed condition
of the mucous lining of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube is infiamed you
have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing. Unless the inflammation can
be reduced, your hearing may be de-
stroyed forever.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
do what we claim for it--rid your system
of Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
has been successful in the treatment Of
Catarrh for over Forty Years.
Sold by all druggists.
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o.
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HESTANDARD
SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY


At $1.25. Choice of twelve styles
Misses Bingham Dresses, fresh,
just from the maker.
At SOC. New Imported White DIM
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At $4.95. New Black Satin Slip
pers for ladies; turned soles; reg
ularly $3.50.
At ice. White Linene; good stand
ard quality; full Sc inches wide.
At % lie. Curtain Marquisette,
Sc inches wide, white ana ecru.
At 25c. Choice of twenty patterns,
SO inch Cretonnes; values up to
soc.
At 25c. Plain Colored Chambray
Zephyr, guaranteed fast colors;
s. full width.
At SOC. Imported Tissue; great va
riety of new patterns, checks and
stripes.
At 35c. Fancy Voiles, SO and 40
inches wide; light and dark pat
terms.
AT 48c. Beautiful Imported Voiles
in about fifty patterns; 38 inches
wide.
AT 29c Belfast Linen, White and
all colors, SO inches wide, regu-
larly soc.
At CSC. New Ratine in Plaids and
stripes; SO inches wide; value
SIPS.
At $1.00 So Yard. Printed Limo
leum$ in pretty tile pattern;
value $3.50.
At 85c Choice of twenty patterns
of Congoleum, cut in any size.
At % LIE. Choice of one big lot
of Curtain Marquisitte, white
and ecru; yard wide.
At 25c. Over twenty patterns of
Children's Mercerized Socks;
! SOC to 50r values.
! At soc. Misses and Children's
Pure Silk Socks, mercerized
heels and toes; all sizes.
At CSC to $1.98. Ladies' Seal Pax
Union Suits; samples, regularly
$3.50 to $3.50.
At $1.00. Ladies' Pure Thread Silk
Stockings, black, white and
brown; value $3.50.
AT 25c. Solid Color Chambray;
colors guaranteed; full width.
At Toe. Yard. All colors Cham,
+, bray; full width, fast colors.
At Ace Yard. Highly Mercerized
Table Damask, "a incres wide;
value 85c.
At 98c. Mercerized Table Damask,
full, two yards wids, beautiful
patterns.
At SC, SC and Toe. New patterns
Round Thread Laces, Edges an
Insertings,
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Rub Away
ChiIdren;s Colds
Let them breathe in
I healing vapors all night

''vapor lamp in salve FORM" Vicks is the
DIRECT treatment for all cold troubles.
Absorbed, like a liniment, and at the same
1 time, Inhaled as a vapor, the medication
reaches Immediately the congested air pas
sages.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time.)

ICentraI Tlme.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
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Little Stomachs. Rebel
Against Dosing

Anxious mothers are too apt
to dose their children con.
tinually.
This upsets their delicate
stomachs-lays the founda-
ton for indigestion and i'll
health in later life.
Fresh air and exercise are the
best medicines for the little ones.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
SCIENCE
Medicine IN Infancy.
Guess Work for Ages.
Change Came in 1919.
Mogendie Was Pioneer.

Formerly there wsre schools Of
medicine. that II. there were def.
mite ideas promulgated by teachers
which differed just ss there are
schools OF painting.
An medicine was in those days
a matter OF opinion Just as litsra~
turs or painting. no each teacher
had a right 10 teach his particular
views. Cullen and Brown and Fam
Hahnemann represented heavy dos
ing with drugs and free bleeding
and excessively minute doses re-
spectiveiy. They all had a feeble
portion OF the truth and have all
passed with their schoois. Modern
medicine has no place for schools
or creeds In its ranks.
Tho first dose OF medicine 20 be
givon scientifically was In 1882.
when DR.. Magendie flint admins
tered a dose OF strychnia. knowing
just where II was going and what
part Of the spinal cord II was going
10 effect Since that time all efn.
pir1c or guess medicine has given
way TO that proved by experiments
mostly performed on animals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
LAZERCt tho To ENIUR
Urges Passage of Referendum Is

BY tho only method that IL prae; = u.
This snme pamphlet states fhat
this bill IL sponsored by group Of
persons who deny the existence Of
disease. The fact II that many
thousands who believe Ia all hyelenic
and sanitary measures. who realize
the danger Of germs and arc anxious
20 have rigid auarsntin. enforced.
wherever necessary. favor this bill
The present Law makes the method
of treatment optional with the par.
ent May u never be otherwise. but
n the very group who secured sign
erH for this referendum under false
prctennss. had not met with opposi.
ton In Olympia AZ tie last isgisia.
ture. even now the people would be
asked 60 give their children over not
only TO examination. but treatment.
controlled absolutely by tho state.
subject 20 one school Of medicine.
dominated BY ono school Tho ma
chino is working sabtiy. mona the
less surely.
Referendum 10 stands for the
rights u the people al against en-.
ploitAtion BY tho medical association.
vots YES on referendum 10 IL you
wish protection. but not TO bow down
70 tho dictates ~ the American
Medical Association.
A LICENSED osTEorATHfc
PHYSICIAN.
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Editor Tho star;

Editor The Star;
A pamphlet concerning referendum
~. put out by the Public Health
League. purports 20 be most altruis.
tic. Statements made In tina, pafnph'
let are misleading.
Why r. the clause referring 20 con.
tagious and infectious diseases omit.
tedf Tho law specifically states.
Whenever such prac;iciug physician
or graduate nurse shall In good faith
have reason 60 believe that such
child IL suffering from a contagious
or infectious disease. such child may
Do examined for such contagious or
infected. shall be sent home and
Infected. shall be sent home and
such parent OF guardian shall be no
titled Of the reason therefor. and
then such child shall no, b. permit.
ted 20 return TO school until the
school authorities arc satisfied that
such child Ia not suffering from such
contagious or infectious disease"
Children have germs In their syn'
TENS before any sign az disease 10
present. before even tho most compe.
tent doctor could tell that the child
IL going 10 bc ~. much less name the
disease. since any child may be en-.
arnined wh.never such child shows
symptoms Of any contagious or In.
fecflous disease and may DO sent
home. protection is furnished to all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
Steam, From Electricity

We have acquired the habit of calling water power
white Coal" We spoke wisely than we knew Two
paper and pulp companies 400 of coal day in
the province of Quebec by the of electricity from
Quebecs hydrelecrc plants for the purpose-astonish
ing to most of us-of generating seaml This is really
making il take the place Of coal with vengence We
have already thought Of steam calling mperavely
coal but these industries hydoelectricity
generator.
It will not work for all purposes-yet. One thing it
will do; it win use, II utilized the electricity of the so
called "ofpeak hours" in making steam These are the
hours when the ordinary electric plant is partly wholly
idle. Steam thus generated would the white Coal"
which otherwise would flow away wasted.
A Quebec statesman the other day spoke in favor Of
exporting electricity She has some 100000 horse
power undeveloped The Quebec hydroelecric plants in
existence, and to be developed within transmitting
distance of New England And New England has coal
We electricity for cooking sometimes for heating.
Wonder If this electric steam generator be used to
generate steam for heating purposes? No doubt 1t
If with New Engand's water power developed
and she has lots of itand with Quebec exporting IT,
every house might have steam heat while the owner
laughs at the hard-coal profteers.
But, OF course statesmen of the McCumber and
Fordney school, would put tariff electricity Ought
not infant hardcoa and hydroelecrc industries to
be protected? And If they oughtnt that's why
they won't be- But electricity from steam is interest
ing topic, tariff tariff.
In Chicago mediums sprk messages
TO collect"
The Turks Sunday Friday putting them
In their golf
The dollars that the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
A Farmers View of the Hunters

the hsrd lay until starvation put an
end 20 itn suffering. Upon rcmon.
strnting with them on such eruelti1n.
they grew indignant and tried 20 mako
"a. believe they bad perfect right 20
kilt and cripple all that happened 20
come within range. being that they
had been Instrumental 81 having the
birds planted here and they had paid
for q hunting license. but they were
given 20 understand that we farm
ers had b~~n feeding them our grain
and therefore. Intended to have some
thing TO sAy In tho matter.
Another srif.nsyicd sportsman. Mr..
Atkins. II holding up Roosevelt, a.
an example 10 he followed BY the ria
ing generation and there ~. sEr.s
with him. for Mr. Roosevelt, did not
content himself With going Into a
farmers backyard killing or main.
ing birds that are almost as tame a.
the farmers chickens No. he went
hunting where there was some risk
20 be taken and some dangers TO be
encountered
! presume Mfr. Atkins win say this
u written BY an aggreived crank
May Be 30. but viii have the salts.
faction 81 knowing that have plea
~ % company 10 which fact the nu-
unerous mo Hunting" signs displayed
along tho highways win testify. and
II Mr.. Atkins cole object IN hunting
birds n 10 be In the woods Why then
not take himself up IN the foothills
where he would not be menace TO
people that do not desire anything
better than be at peace with all ma
ture7
,. A. NAGSrsov.
Enufnciaw.
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back 20 be injected inro the blood Of
your healthy child In an attempt 70
immunize him from a disease that
few people in this country have.
The paper mentions some diseascs
the child In liable 20 contract, such
as diphtheria. scarlet fever. infantiie
paralysis. smallpox. whooping cough.
no one well informed on the
symptematoIogy OF tbesc or kindred
diseases would venture 20 make
such a statement. FOR the Fremont
tory symptoms OF these diseases are
all the same. and n tbere 10 a nurse
or doctor In existence who can tell
what disease the symptoms Will de.
velop into. from two 10 five days
before the symptoms arc indicative
OF any disease other than cold. let
she or he step forward.
y. w. WINTER. ID. q.
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Takes Issue With Evening Paper

fdifur The STAR
Monday. October ~. an evening
ncwspa per carrie. leading editorial
ON Referendum ~ that l can hardly
below IL inspired by n careful per.
usal Of Senate Bili $50 on which tho
referendum In asked.
lie states. 1T provides that parents
may forbid the physical examination
Of their children" which IL tho
truth. hut not the whole truth. ~ 10
"a fasorite paatlme Of special inter.
entn 20 resort 10 half truths which
are an misleading an actual I'M
truths.
In addition 10 the above truth the
law further provides that when.
ever such practicinx physician or
graduate nurse shall IN good faith
have reason 20 believe that such
child IL suffering from a contagious
or Infectious disease. such child may
10 examined for such CONTAGIOUS or
Infectious disease and n found no In.
fectsi shall be nent home and such
rarent or guardian shall b. notified
OF the reason therefor. and tlwn
such child shals not be permitted 90
return 20 school until the rchcoi nu.
thos4tlcs are satisfied that such child
IL not suffering from such con.
iagious or Infectious disease"
This leaves the way open for all
that possibly can be done n prevent
the spread ~ contagious disease IN
the schools. fus the special interests
do not want II 10 stop there. They
want the right to 70 into tho schools
with their innocent narcotics tT1.
hcnsficsnt poirons en- immunirinx
sersims tTl that kIli or leave organic
dis~ase In their wake.
These special interests are this
manufacturers Of s@rums and vac.
eine.. probably spending millions all
over the United States 20 accomplish
this end. and holding out rich 70
wards 20 any organization tina, can
help tiwm. and these rewards being
grabbed at by the League for the
Conservation Of Health.
The paper anks what does n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
Vote "YeS" on 1910

Altho it is of the most wdeydscussed Of all the
which will up at the election next month";
the so-caed SOTO plan is probably not understood with
any degree OF certainty by than out Of twenty
voters
The reason for this is that Initiative Measure No
46'-as it will appear the ballots densely
cloaked in legal verbiage that but corporation
lawyer would be able to digest it.
The plan is however. quite simple.
Under existing laws. the state contributes $50 year
toward the schooling Of each child the county and dis
trict contributing the Under the 1910 plan the
state would contribute $50 year instead of $50.
Opponents of the plan claim that this would increase
school expenses but there seems to be little basis for
this argument. There is nothing in the to
make the schools spend more money; all 1t would do
would be to place education costs more equitable
basis.
That Is the measure would simply make the state
tribute more, and the county and district ess-thus
making it possible for children in the poorer and less
popuous sections to get better education than they
can
In view Of all this The Stars advice is to vote Yes"
on Initiative Measure No. As.
ago they buggy sparkling
and parking.
divorce why
on onions?
Gkis college pistol May Be domestic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
Farm Problem
Reaches Crisis

Editor The Star;
noticed In your publication Of
October 10 you had an editorial per
tanning 10 hogs and beef csstic--why
the farmer does not raise them
whom the whole country 10 30 short
OF them These are some reasons.
First. these so-caliet agents figure
u all out on paper for you. bu, II
never works out that way. bu, this
10 tho way II works out; You 90
out and buy 100 shoa,s as feeder
prices which are ii2 and Ga per
cwt. Then you feed them for three
or four months and turn them on
the market
You get ~ 10 ~ per cwt- How
much have you made for your labor
and the grain you work 10 raise
all summer You get iess than
nothing. It's not alone this way
with tho hos market but with every.
thing you raise. They allow the
railroad company 20 get all the
profit on everything a man raises.
and n therc II anything left the
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fsditor Inc StaFf
Tn your issue % OCT. isth. two Of
your correspondents take ono l.. NJ.
Clarke TO task for his humane views
on blrdhunfing. Hurrahi for Mr..
Clarke. and may his tribe prosper
and increase We have now seen the
hunters side Of X. and tho hufnafii-
iarian's side OF Il. and here goes for
the farmers aide Of H.
IL there IA any class Of citizens that
arc q constant source Of aEKrava-
ton and q nuisance 20 the farmers. II
In this .o-caIIcd "nportsrnen" running
az largo during hunting s-ason.
breaking down fences opening gates
and pcpperlng the farmers stock
With bsrdshot. 6inregnrdInx all the
NO Hunting signs one may ~; M.
One correspondent asked Mr.. Clarke
~ he ha. ever tramped thru the
weeds and brush and winfsails over
his head for eight or ten hours. COM
ing homo tired and empty handed
Now the writer asks Mr.. Monroe n
he has ever gone thru the same per-
Torrance with an eight or ten-foo;
crosscut saw and double. hitted an. re-
6hc.ng tho same logs and brush 20
merchandise wood and lumber. pro
partory 10 clearing the lind 20 that
hc could raise wheat he needed. with
out making nuisance Of himself.
The writer had occasion 20 inter
cept a couple Of -sportsmen" recent
iy who had shot the legs Off Chi
nese pheasant. but he flew away and
they were unable 10 ina II In spite
Of the fact that they had tho "yaiu-
able assistance Of two highly bred"
settlers. and consequently had 20 let
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27

group. and his attempt 10 prove that
his mother has no soul IL rather
puzziinE. Harvey might be n relative
Of Darwin.
Tho people Of the United States
who conferred tho honor OF am.
bannadorahip on Mr.. Harvey win ~
reminded Of the proverb OF Solomon;
AS he that bindeth n stone In a
sling. 40 In he that give'h honor 20 a
fool" A. any rate. the women OF the
United States viii we'll recall another
proyerb which seems 10 ri this 90.
casion.
a wise son mhke,h a glad father.
hut a foolish son ~ tho heaviness OF
his mother" Shame on Ambassador
Harvey. y. A. KLEIN.
Pastor. Dunlap Baptist Church.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
T.. R..

The time that has lapsed since the death of Theodore
Roosevelt is too brief to furnish the perspective
sary in determining the real position that he will hold
in permanent history.
As president his most farreachng public service was
the "trust-bustng movement he fathered to demon
strate that the people of the United States thru their
ernment powerful than any possible combina-
ton of dollars individuals The demonstration is not
yet complete.
AS Roosevelt Memorial day rolls round this year. how
ever, T. r. the looms above T. r. the politician.
That is he would have preferred ii.
With virity and explosive energy that made
him the typical American. T. R. at the height of his in
uence had the greatest popular following Of any presi
dent except Jackson and jefferson.
AS personality he looms monumentaly, and his In
fuence still is exerng itself in America scale per
haps greater than his most ardent enthusiast would
claim.
The life and of T. r. demonstrated that per-
sonality is the most powerful of all human forces.
miners either forks shoveis"Hadinc They need Of
these etiquette books
father his wallet Not TO be opened
before Christmas"
Fashion notes Coal dealers wearing diamonds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
ROOSEVELT
BY BERTON BRALEY

LIE looked ut life a game 70 play
IL With all Of his glorious rest
And he played Il manfnlly. day by day.
while the heart beat high IN his breast
He never whined when the play was spilled
OR the surging limo thrown back,
But his soul thrilled
Az he ieaped 20 a fresh attack
LIE loved the and the good brown earth.
IL And horfes and dogs and men,
And Joyous labor and bravo eican mirth.
And and ever again
He'd turn with n smile from the cares Of state
To romp with ha kids span;
A bully Father a knightiy Mate.
And yardwide. Atwood Mani
A ND tho he stood with his feet the ground.
a Ills eyes not blind 20 stars.
He fought for the visions his soul had found
Nor WINGED at his tattlsscars.
In the hearts Of men IL his monument.
Tho Greatheart himself In gone.
Who lived his life 10 the top OF his bent
And died with his harness oni
Copyright. isza. NEA Service,
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BINYON OPTICAL co.

middiemsn gets that
Tho farmer works 10 20 10 hours
per day ali summer and gets moth
ing for his labor. In my own per-
sonai case I grew q large acreage
Of sweet corn. ! shipped 20 Seattle.
first two shipments. DID Pretty
fsir-about Is cents per dozen clear
but on the third shipment I got
bill back that ] owed 30 cents
charges.
The farmer was the very flint 70
be struck by this reconstruction.
and Is being struck every day the
same way. What we want. and
need. f. action In place OF promises
Look at the fruit question this year.
The frultgrowcr cannot even get an
offer on his crop OF any kind
There must be something done.
and no more hot air" nor prom
ises. or the farm and farmer must
quit.
He cannot get by this way snoth-
or year. In my district alone this
year there are dozens Of farmers
going 20 walk out and leave every.
thing. and dozens have already
Gone 90. High taxes and high
water rentals and no money for
what they raise have put them ~on
the bum
They must ind employment some.
where 70 live. This farm problem is
no mere thing 10 play with. but is
a real issue. and must be met and
dealt with wisely. Otherwise this
country will be ruined forever. But
all you can hear 10 promises and .
lot Of advice. which Is OF no value
whatever to the farmer or fruit
grower.
What they want ana need 10 ac-
ton. II seems 90 be the hobby Of
business man 20 SEQ how far be
can crowd the farmer. Now n the
farmer docs quit who is going 10
take up his burdenT who Is going
20 feed and ciothe him and his
famslyr But II seems a. tho no
body cares
A READER OF THE STAR
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mean 10 your childy" This In what q,
means 20 your perfectly healthy
child He or she can 70 and sit In
tn~ schoolroom and his presence
there IL not contingent on having
death-dcsling serums or pus running
from tho sores OF diseased calf be.
ins injected into his blood.
Your child starts on, In life with
the pure blood formed IN IN.
laboratory Of Mature circulating
thru his arteries. no one has n
right 10 dsfIie II with smallpox mat.
ter taken from tho sors Of q human
being and passed thru the monkey.
ana tho calf. and finally brought
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son and daughter.

son and daughter.
II Mr.. Harvey read the Com.
mandments carefully he would read
one like this: Honor thy father and
thy mother" II tho women were in
need OF st OF Comma ndments. they
would certainly want them 20 come
from someone who was above max.
Ing "icst" Of a thing no sacred ms tho
haiiowed honor OF our motiNrr.
Mr.. Harvey does not seem 20 lie
aware that the Bible tells us that.
Eight souls were saved In the ark"
Noah. his wife. their TIRES sons and
their wives.
His rejection Of tho 'rib story"
would lead ono TO think that his an.
crnfors wcfo not Included In that