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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

stefan recognized Doctor Longs claim
to the honor.
Doctor Long was the son of James
and Elizabeth Ware Long, and was
born In Danielsville, Ca, November 1,
1915. He was graduated from Frank
lin college, now the University OF
Georgia, in 1885. standing second In
his class, and went from there to the
University Of Pennsylvania, to study
medicine. He was graduated from
that university in 1889 and for a year
was employed In a New York hospital.
This work did not appeal to him and
he returned to Georgia to take up the
practice of medicine. He settled In
Jefferson, Jackson county.
After he began the practice of medl-
cine in Jefferson as a young man, Doc
tor Long became popular. He was
companionable, and his Office was
made the rendezvous for the younger
people of the community, who fire.
quented it for what they termed 1ether
frolics." They would inhale nitrous
oxide gas and while under it's infu-
ence do many ridiculous things. These
parties became quite a fad. Doctor
Long wished to encourage his young
friends in their fun, but he found 1t
difficult to supply them with sufficient
nitrous oxide to meet their demands.
With the inadequate laboratory equip
ment he possessed he found it fmpos-
sible to prepare this element in guam
titles.
So he permitted them to use sui
phuric ether, and "ether parties" be-
came the rage in the winter Of 1S41-42.
The young doctor observed that ether
seemed to make those who partook of
it insensible to pain. One night at a
frolic a youth slipped and fell. He
dislocated his ankle, but suffered no
pain. Then the young practitioner
concluded hat If ether inhaled in fun
! could make a person oblivious to pain,
it could be employed In a scientific
way to stop pain in operations.
Among the young men of Doctor
Longs acquaintance was James M.
| Venable, who suffered from tumors In
his neck. Doctor Long suggested he
could put him under the influence of
sulphuric ether and remove the tumors
without pain. The young patient was
game he consented to let Long do the
Job. Doctor Long administered the
anesthetic, and when Venable awoke
he would not believe that he had re
ceived relief. This operation was
performed on March 80, 1912. It was
followed by another as shown by the
bill rendered for the service. This
bill was as follows:
James venable to DR.. C. W. Long. DR..
1912:
Jan. 18th, Suffuric Ether. %
March Both, Ether and Ex-
secting Tumor .......... 200
May 18th, Sulfuric Ether -. %
June 9th, Exsecting Tumor.. 200
1t Is recorded that within a few
months time Doctor Long performed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Vary White Sauce Used
in Serving Many Dishes

To vary the white sauce used in
serving such dishes as creamed pota-
toes, eggs, toast or vegetables, or in
making scalloped dishes, try adding
half a cupful of cottage cheese to
each pint of sauce. Cool the sauce
slightly before adding it to the cheese,
say the United States Department of
Agriculture. Stir till well blended,
and then reheat in a double boiler.
Avoid boiling the sauce after the
cheese is added.
If the cheese is strongly acid it
may be necessary to add a small
amount of baking soda to it before
mixing with the sauce. If a half a
cupful of cheese is to be used dis
solve a quarter Of a teaspoonful of
soda in a little hot milk or water and
blend with the cheese, then combine
the latter with the sauce.
Variations in the flavor Of the
sauce may be made by seasoning with
cayenne pepper; by mixing a dash
Of curry powder with the flour used
to thicken the sauce and adding a
few drops of onion juice; by adding
a little worcestershire sauce and
some finely chopped parsley; or by
adding chopped parsley and pimen-
toes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
:!
CAUSES
FOR POOR MATCHES

Many small factors In the manage
ment Of the flock can often affect the
results which are attained In Matching
eggs. With the present development
of the incubators the expert operator
Is usually able to secure good results
If the original Matching quality of the
eggs is satisfactory. In the large
~hatcheries 1t is often observed that
different trays of eggs run side by side
will show a marked difference in the
number of chicks Matched. The rea-
son for this difference lies In the orig
inal eggs.
Some of the factors that help to
secure satisfactory eggs for Matching
are as follows:
Mature breeding stock. The usual
age agreed upon Is nine months. Many
prefer females in their second year.
Plenty of male birds. Many sup
ply one cockerel to ten hens, but the
majority agree that one cockerel to
fifteen hens is sufficient with the light
breeds.
Remove diseased birds from the
flock.
Birds which are otherwise confined
should be given an outside runway
when 1t is possible to do so without
endangering the health of the birds.
Direct sunlight should strike the
birds.
Birds should be comfortably housed.
Floors should be covered with a lit
ter of straw and changed whenever 1t
shows any indication of dampness,
mustiness or filth.
Artificial light should not be used
to stimulate laying for 60 days pre-
vious to date of saving first eggs for
Matching.
A balanced ration of approximately
equal portions of scratch feed and
mash should be furnished.
The hens should be supplied with
some type of green feed such as man
gels or sprouted oats as well as hop
pers filled with oyster shell and grit.
Regularity and good care for a
month or six weeks prior to saving
Of eggs as well as during the period
Of saving of eggs for Matching, COM
bined with the above essentials,
should produce eggs which will hatch
q high per cent of live chicks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

permits. Notice the convenient posi-
ton this cabinet occupies with respect
to the sink, which is just to the left Of
the cook. Used bowls and mixing
tools can be laid on the drain board
without an extra step, and the work
ing surface of the cabinet is thus
easily kept clear. The United States
Department Of Agriculture suggested
this particular arrangement.
~lmprovised Cabinet.
If you do not wish to buy a cabinet
it is quite possible for the "handy
man" of the house to improvise one
which will fulfill the main require
ments: a place to keep the supplies
and a counter to work with them
easily. If this is a built-in feature it
should be located so as to save steps
in moving about the kitchen from sink
to cabinet and cabinet to stove.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
There Is no need to demonstrate to
the modern housewife the value of
having most of her supplies grouped
les together, so that she can pre-
pare foods with the fewest possible
motions and steps. A kitchen cabi-
net, either bought in a store or home
made, answers this need perfectly,
although its usefulness is not always
realized until work with it has actu-
ally begun. A glance at the illustra-
ton, which shows how easily mate
rails and utensils for cake making are
assembled when one has a cabinet,
will suggest many other ways of using
this very convenient piece Of equip
ment.
Convenient Position of Cabinet.
You have, of course, a stool in your
kitchen, to sit on as often as work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

as many as eight painless operations
through the employment of the new
anesthetic. 1t was generally accepted
in the neighborhood hat he could do
1t. No great stir was made over 1t, and
the practitioner exerted no effort to
acquaint the medical world with his
achievement.
In the meantime w. T. G.. Morton
was experimenting in the Boston of
flee and laboratory of DR.. @. T. Jack
son. He became interested In den
tistry, and made several contributions
to that science. First trying ether on
animals, he extended the experiments.
Alcohol, laudanum and galvanic shocks
had hitherto been used as anodynes
In dentistry.
Being a dentist, he could not per-
form surgical operations, but on Oeto-
Der 16, 1916, In the Massachusetts, Cen
eral hospital, in Boston, DR.. J. G. War
ZEN, acting upon the idea of Doctor
Morton, did perform a public opera
ton upon a person a~nesthetiZed with
ether, and the medical world of the
East was advised of 1t.
This was more than four years after
the Venable operation. There were
four witnesses to the removal Of the
Venable tumor-young students In
Doctor Longs Office, but they seem to
have kept as quiet about 1t as he did.
Eventually the dispute as to the
right of discovery and the honor Of
having performed the first operation
reached congress. In 1849 Doctor
Morton asked congress to recognize
his claim, but Senator William G.
Dawson of Georgia, fought SO effective-
ly for Doctor Long that Morton's am
bition was defeated. No action IA
taken.
1t must be said, in justice to Doctor
Jackson, that before he died he ad-
mitted in full the justice Of the claim
Of Doctor Long.
DR.. ]. Marion Sims Of New York,
In 1877, after a complete inquiry into
the controversy, declared that Doctor
Longs right to the honor was unmis-
taxable and so reported to the Virginia
Medical society.
The unwilling of the memorial I'm
Statuary hall at Washington has
placed in imperishable marble the
story of this great achievement.
It is curious that every rival of Doc
tor Long for this honor came to a dra-
matte end. DR.. Horace Wells, over
come by the rejection Of his claim by
the French academy, committed sui
eide; Morton died from congestion of
the brain, induced by excitement over
an article seeking to deprive him Of his
honors, and Jackson, like Wells, be-
came insane from the contention over
the disputed honors and died In an
asylum. Doctor Long himself, 'In the
fullness of service" was stricken with
apoplexy at the bedside of a patient.
The discovery alleviating mans suf-
fering came, not only from a scientist,
but from a man Of large sympathies.
Doctor Long loved people and horses /;
enjoyed cards and the theater. In his
reading, of which he was very fond,
he shared his pleasure with the family
circle.
Doctor Long died In attendance on
an obstetrical case, his last words be-
ing directions for the recovery of the
patient.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Some Children Need IRON

Anemfc children need iron. Egg
yolk is unusually rich in iron and Is
very valuable in such cases, accord
ing to the United States Department
Of Agriculture. Prunes, raisins, Or
ange juice, green vegetables, espe-
cially spinach, are valuable sources
of this important constituent. Liver
has been shown to be especially valu-
able in such a condition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Poultry Notes

Teach birds to roost early-prevents
crowding.
Put young chicks in clean house on
fresh ground.
Rest chicks in boxes for a few hours
before putting into brooder.
Have brooder house ready before
the chicks arrive.
Segregate cockerels from pullets as
soon as possible. Keep forcing pull
lets along with mash, ven when on
range.
Look out for overheated brooders
and brooder house fires. Make an In
spection Of all apparatus regularly
and take no chances.
Do you know why big dressed chick
ems will not sell readily? The city
man is a frugal buyer-he has to be-
and chicken soon runs up the price
when heavy.
If disease is in your flock, there is
a cause. Hunt for it; and burn or
bury all dead chicks without a sec
ond's delay.
If you have "a good old mother hen
for chickens" don't kill or sell her.
Even If she only lays FIVE eggs a year,
she earns her feed in brooding.
To throw away the added eggs at
nesting or Matching time is to teach
some animal bad habits, or pollute the
air. Bury them deep or burn them
at once.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
TURKEYS With Diarrhea

Diarrhea is one of the prominent
symptoms of blackhead in turkeys,
though it may also occur from other
cause 1t is a pretty safe guess that
blackhead is present when diarrhea
appears and the turkeys begin to drop
dead, one by one, as the disease pro-
crosses. No remedy Of any consider
able value has yet been found for this
trouble. Each turkey may be given
a dose of castor oil, n to two tea
spoonfuis, when any looseness of the
bowels appear. This will clear out any
Irritating matter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
of Flock

One Of the most economical methods
of Improvement of the poultry flock Is
by the purchase Of a few settings of
Matching eggs. From these may be
raised a few females and enough
breeding males to head the flock dur
ing the succeeding year. Care should
be taken to make sure that the stock
from which one is purchasing eggs Is
superior to his own.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Using His Talent

The psychoanalyst had been called
In to address the Wednesday evening
pet meeting of the statesmen. He
related many incidents Of men and
women who wasted" their lives by
doing work to them uncongenial. 9th
ers, he said, were halfway successful,
enjoying their work but not using
their ability in a line that gave them
the highest rewards. Then he told the
story:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Peeyed at Short Skirts

A wedding dress that was said to
be too short evoked from Judge Sir
Alfred Tobin some terse comments
on fashion at Westminster (Eng.)
county court. A new Bond street firm
was suing for payment Of the gar
ment.
do grown-up married women wear
their dresses above the knee?" Sir
Alfred asked a witness. Eyes,
II they are Slim" was the reply.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

Murdoch used to amuse himself by
filling bladders with the gas and car
rying them with him at night so that
he could find his way about the u
tryside in the dark.
We can well understand, says a
writer In the Journal Of the London
Society, how frightened were country
people, and they came to imagine him
to be some kind Of ghost.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Has LUNCHEON IN Peace

John d. Rockefeller, Jr., often lunches
alone in the woman's dining room of a
downtown New York club. Few wives
of the members journey as far as the
Battery at nOontime, with the result
that the younger Rockefeller many
times has the room to himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

1.-The clown missed the company of
the ven%triloquist and asked the circus
manager what had become Of his
friend.
"'Oh,' explained the circus manager,
he found he could make more money
selling parrots"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Condensed MIL

When milk is heated the water in
1t is readily driven off, and if the
heating is continued long enough, the
milk becomes thick and creamy. Adj
vantage is taken of this fact in the
manufacture of condensed and evap-
Grated milk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Wisdonn's Thoynv Path

There is no short cut, no patent
tramway to wisdom. After ala the
centuries Of invention the souls path
lies through the thorny wilderness
which must still be trodden in soil
tude, with bleeding feet and sobs for
help as it was trodden BY them Of old
tme.-George Eliot
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

1--WE Ol pain.
Doctor Long is the first of Georgia's
distinguished sons to be honored with
a memorial In the Hall Of Fame. Each
state is permitted to honor two Of its
native sons with statues, and on
March 80 a group Of Georgians, head
ed by Gov. Clifford Walker, journeyed
to Washington to unveil the statue cut
from marble by ]. Massey Rhind, and
accepted by congress under a resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Harris.
This is the second memorial, how
ever, placed In the Hall Of Fame TO
the "~discoverer" of anesthesia. Mas
sachusetts already has put one there
to the memory Of William I. G.. Nor
ton, a dentist of Boston, who for a
long time disputed with Doctor Long
the right to be known as the first to
use ether In deadening pain in a sur
gical operation. But various authori-
ties have acknowledged Doctor Longs
claim to the honor, and 1t seems to
have been established thoroughly
that the Georgia physician as early
as March 30, 1912, performed a pain
less operation with the aid of sui
phuric ether. The monument, there
fore, was unveiled On the anniversary
of that date.
This newest memorial is only one
of several erected to Doctor Long In
this connection. In the state capitol
at Atlanta, there Is a life-size por-
trait of Doctor Long placed there by
a friend to honor him for his great
discovery. AS early as March 30,
1912, the University of Pennsylvania
unveiled a bronze medallion In the
Georgian's honor. Two years before
that date at Jefferson, In Jackson
county, Georgia, where Doctor Long
had lived and where his first use of
ether in a surgical operation took
place, his friends and old neighbors
and admirers had erected a marble
shaft In his memory.
On the campus of the Georgia State
university at Athens there is also a
marble tablet telling of Doctor Longs
discovery, and the Republic of France
has paid tribute to this country doc
tor of the South for the part he played
in making surgery painless. They tell
the story, too, of the late King Edward
VII, who, when he awakened following
an operation for appendicitis, asked
who had discovered anesthesia. Those
in attendance replied. "Dr. Crawford
Long, your majesty" The kings ply
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
First Told Hotchet Story

One of the first biographies of
George Washington. published as a
pamphlet in 1900 by Mason Locke
Weems, who was Washington's pas
tor, is responsible for the popular an
ecdote of the cherry tree and the
Ratchet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Nests Easily Cleaned

Nests for laying hens can be easily
cleaned If they are built in sections, or
tiers, of three or more nests, without
bottoms, and set On shelves. When
the nests are pulled from the shelf all
the straw and dirt will fall to the
floor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
SoIiloquy

Life is a string of many colored
beads:
Transparent glass ones,
Hard heavy agates,
Mixed and strung together.
Growing with years
Bead by bead,
The lovely glass ones
Joy,
The agate
Sorrow.
Death comes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A thick slice of ham baked in grape
Juice is highly commended.
To remove chewing gum from rug
or carpet moisten well with kerosene
or gasoline and it will come out
readily.
Milk will remove ink from linen or
colored muslins. when acids would be
ruinous.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
The Gas "Ghosf',

One of the first to discover coal-gas
was William Murdoch, who, about 40
years ago, made it by heating coal In
a closed vessel with an open pipe con-
nected 30 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
When Run Down

In other days when a person was
run down he took a tonic; but now
he takes an ambulance.-St. Joseph
News-Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

Judge-Do you mean to say ones
grandmother would wear such a
short skirt? What ridiculous non,
sense!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
The lightness of pancakes depend.

The lightness of pancakes depends
on their beating.
In making tomato salad with gela-
tin add celery cut into very fine
pieces and the flavor of your salad
will be very much improved.
Don't have your house so mice"
the, your child cannot use it in a
chiid's way. Furniture should be SIM
pie, honey, serviceable. Home is a
good home only as it is good for the
child.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

Twelve per cent Of all people on
the earth take their laws of life from
Mecca.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
BY PRoEHL HALLER JAkLoN


DID to the galaxy Of sol
diers and statesmen hon.
ored with places in Stat
uary hall at the nations
capital, the Hall Of Fame,
a country doctor. He Is
DR.. Crawford Williamson
Long of Georgia, declared
by many authorities to
have discovered the value
of anesthesia In surgical
operations as a proven
The Washington times., 1926-07-12
D. {. GIRL GAVE
BLAST NEWS

Miss Helene Philibert, clerk Id
the press section cf the Navy De.
partInent. is receiving the congratu.
lations of Navy Department off,
cials and newspaper men today for
her timely and intelligent work
when news OF the New Jersey
arsenal explosions reached Wash.
ington Saturday evening.
The news of the explosions
reached Washington Saturday eve-
ming when the Navy Department
was practically vacated Of ell off
cials. Miss Phfliber't went to the
department, opened the press room
and was almost acting Secretary OF
the Navy until late into the night.
Miss Philihert and q house guest
had Just reached home Saturday
evening when a telephone call in.
formed her Of the disaster. SHE
rushed to the department with her
friend. Miss Mildred Olson, Of st
Louis, and got busy getting out the
official news OF the catastrophe.
Because OF the Intense heat most
officials OF the department were
out OF town Tor the weekend. Miss
Philibert. however, summoned those
she could ret IN touch with ana set
them to work on compiling the
names and home addresses Of the
men stationed at the Lake Denmark
ammuhition depot.
Miss philibert and Miss Olsen
worked until 2 o'clock yesterday
morning, went, home to sleep.
worked all day yesterday ana Miss
Philibert was back ct work again
today
The Washington times., 1926-07-12

siderable amount Of INT and other
Thousands Of curious sought to
get close to the scene, but were
forced back by State troopers.
Traffic Ia all directions two miles
from the scene was being diverted.
A field hospital has been estab.
iished outside the zone OF fire. Doc.
tors and nurses from nearby cities
and towns and from New York are
busy taking care OF the wounded
Victims Members Of Detail
The IA men whose bodies were
found were members Of q detail Of
26 who came here last Tuesday
for rifle practice. OF the remaining
90 OF the detail 8 are missing and
IL are all In the Naval Hospital,
slightly wounded.
The entire company OF marines
hurried from their barracks in the
arsenal grounds at the first caIl
Of fire on Saturday.
Some were picked up by pass
Ing automobile and had Travelled
but q fews feet toward safety when
the first of the heavy explosions
turned the machine over, killing or
injuring Its occupants ana Wouuu-
ing those who had remained on
foot.
All troop units in the metropolis
tan area, which had been held "un'
der arms" ready to move for the
scene Of disaster at moment 9
notice, were ordered to return 20
their regular routine by General
Eumnerall, commanding.
First Funeral Is Officers
If the bodies were badly charred
or torn by shells no attempt would
be made to identify them here, but
they would be shipped to the Brook
lyn Navy Yard hospital where the
work OF Identifying the bodies from
the submarine S-51 also was car
ried on.
The first funeral Of a victim Of
the explosion will take place this
afternoon when military services
will be held over the body Of Lieu:.
George w. Bott, Of Richmond, Va
who was killed when q house col
lapsed and buried his automobile.
Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur
and Rear Admiral Plunkett are ex'
The Washington times., 1926-07-12
Army Loss $1,OOO,OOO;
Will Cost $4,5OO,OOO
To Build New Arsenal

The Army suffered 81 .000, 900 dam
ages In the Dover, N. J.. arsenal dis.
The Washington times., 1926-07-12
Mount Hope Is Like
Deserted Village on
Front In World War

MOUNT HOPE. N. j., July 12.--
This village, which Hes in the
shadow OF Lake Denmark, N. j.,
scene Of the terrific arsenal ex-
plosion, is as deserted as town
on the western front after an in
Vasion.
The entire populace has departed.
All that are here are newcomer
those on duty.
From q distance newspaper men
and army officers peer cautiously
over the edge OF hills, below which
lies a stretch of valley, pitted with
shell holes exactly like those that
flecked the. battlefields Of France.
Some Of the holes are deep
enough to allow four or five per.
sons to stand without crowding.
Now and then shells were burst.
ing upon this valley this morning.
Smoke from q hundred burning