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RUSHING THE SCRAP HERO.
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CONSUMPTION COSTS
Startling Statistic! Brought Out at the Tutftrculosls Congress by Professor
Fisher, of Vale.
Washington, D. C. Professor Irv
ing risner, 01 xaie 1 untrsiij, itnu a
paper before the International Con
grwis on Tuberculosis which created a
decided sensation. Professor Fisher's
paper was on "The Cost of Tubercu
losis," and he made the startling an
nouncement that fhe great white
plague costs In hard cash over one
billion dollars a year.
He estimated that consumption
kills 138,000 persons every year In
the t'oited States. This Is equal, he
eaM, to the deaths from typhoid
fever, diphtheria, appendicitis, men
ingitis, diabetes, smallpox and cancer
all put together. Then again, he said,'
It generally takes three years to die,
during which time thepoor victim can
earn little or nothing.
"Five million reople now living In
the United States are doomed to fill
onBumptlves' graves unless some
thing can be done to prevent It," de
clared Professor Fisher. "As each
death means anxiety and grief for a
whole family, I estimate that there
will be over twenty million persons
rendered miserable by these deaths."
The scourge, he said, picks out l's
victims when they are young men and
.young women, at the very time of life '
3125 COAL MINERS LOST LIVES.
R;cords Show 1907 Was th: ' Worst Year in History of Industry.
Washington, D. C. Accidents In 1 S:,533 tons for each life lost. Mis
oal mine3 of the United States dur- 1 souri had the lowest death rate, head
ing the last calendar year resulted in j In? the roll of honor with .95 and
the death of 3125 men, and injury to , 459,742 tons ot coal mined for each
6S16 more, according to ptv'-.tlcs ' llf lost.
lust made nubile by the Ges'.uslral Statistics do not bear out the non-
Survey. The death record among the
eoal miners during the year was
greater by 1033 than In 1900, and Is
eald to have been the worst year in
the history of the coal mining Indus-
try. The figures do not represent the !
full extent of the disasters, as re-!
ports were not received from certain
States having no mine inspectors. !
West Virginia reported the heaviest
death rate in 1907, 1 2.35 per thou
sand employes, and this State also
showed the lowest production for
each life lost 65,969 tons. New
Mexico stood next on the list with a
death rate of 11.45 and a production
of 77,332 tons for each life lost. Al
bama was third, with a death rate of
T.i per thousand and a production of 1 cldents each year.
DIVER FIGHTS DEVIL, FISH.
'Thirty Teet Under Water In
San Francisco. Cal. Wrapped in
the tentacles of a giant devil fish,
Martin Lund, a diver employed by
the Coast Wrecking Company, foug'it
for his life In the hold of the wr.-ckf l
steamer Pomona, which lies In thirty
feet of water In Fort Ross Cove off
vur main, muni.
The devil fish had evidently entered
the vessel's hold during the night.
Lund had been at work some time
before he was attacked. A giant ten
tacle four Inches In diameter first
gripped one leg. Before Lund real
ized wViat was happening another en
circled his thigh.
The diver began to chop at the rubber-like
bonds and at the same lnie
gave the hoisting siunal to the barge
above. Two more tentacles squirmed
MERCURY FOUND BY SURGEON TO CURE TUBERCULOSIS '
Washington. D. C. Physicians and
the laity will be greatly Interested in
the result Ci furies of experiment
made bv the navy surgeons rec-ntlv,
through whlrU&ey M WVe WieY'traTe'
3pttonstrttf d-.Ahut iaerrmr 3c-au
el tie for traiercHlosjs Thu.yvir,,
went Bureau or Medicine and Sure
r JiaiTllrtTfTHfnWtbe r'eiorts 'bt
Jil ffMrgctor '.j; TWitiwt ! Siif - )1 -
g cob Marion i.egn irignt: j -
Surgeon Wright, who Is the origin-(
tor' of the treatment, sayc he dlsmv-i
ered the effirney of the drug by acM-1
cent. lie was treating a case wmcu
required mercury. The patient ws
tubertilur as well. To the surgeon s
astonishment the tubercular lesions !
began to heal.
Tlie mercury Is administered by la-1
From tlia Indinnspoli" News.
US A BILLION A YEAR.
when they are beginning to earn
money. The minimum cost or aoc
tors' bills, nursing, medicines and loss .
of earnings amount to over $2400 In
each case, while the earning power
which might have been If dsath had
not come brings the total cost to at
least $S00O for each Individual.
If this sum Is multiplied by the
138,000 deaths, the cost, It is seen.
Is bigger than the immense sum of
$1,000,000,000. Professor Kisher es
timated that over half this cost falls
upon
'.Bhlimthi!,mnM
t to others than the consumptive. .
cos
Is over $ 4 40 000,000 a year. '
1
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As a matter of self-defense, n i
averred. It would be worth' while t j
the community In order to save mere-
ly a, quarter of the lives now lost -by j
consumption to Invest Jo.oOO.OBB.- :
000. At present only a fraction
tation Ot ,
one per cent, of this sum Is being !
used to fight the disease.
Professor Fisher expressed his be- 1
lief that Isolation hospitals for In- faclured from Louisiana molasses, or ; exert in all possible forms of planta
curable consumptives are the best in- ! gasoline extracted from Louisiana pe--1 tion work where tnules might be re
vestment of all, because in this w ay troleuui fleldK, and trains the horseless t tired, to be devoted to more advant
the most dangerous consumptives aw , -R-agous xiei wlth harvested cane ageous .labor is worthv ot careful con-
niiAiinnfaH f rnni o n ro a t i ti cr Tnrt nlCAflCA ... . .' '
by careless spitting in their homes
d j ' v H . 1 1 ' i i. v .
and neighborhood
ular Idea that most mine disasters I
result from explosions. Of the total
n , .It frr, cvMlr.eir.na rflf t h a tni t
number reported during the last year, I
94 7 deaths and 343 Injuries resulted j
from gas and dust explosions, and 201 :
deaths and 416 Injuries were caused
by powder explosions. The chief
cause of death among the miners, the
report explains, was duo to the falling
of mine roofs and coal, such disas
ters caused 1122 deaths and 2141
injuries.
K. W. Parker, chief statistician of
the survey, asserts that much benefit
will result from the action of Con
gress In appropriating $150,000 to ln
vesticate mine disasters and take
steps to decrease the number of ac-
Hold cf Wreck When AttackeJ.
out of the darkne?s and one twlneu
about his neck. As the effot-tB of the
men on the surface to comply with
his si.-nal threatened to pull his hel
met off, Lund was forced to signal
them to slop.
With only his left Crm free be
hacked at the tentacles until they I
were partially crippled, but he was
being drawn toward the fish when he !
aw the outline of the boiy. Plung- j
ing toward it he drove- his knife with '
nil his force into the bead, repeating j
the blow until he had slashed It into
sections. In Its death throes the no
tnpus tightened its tentacles until the ,
diver was almost crushed in its em- 1
brace. '
Lund finally rut himself free and I
was brought to the surfaca fainting, !
Jectloji into the muscular tissue In
order to aV614 tilges'ttVe 'derangement.' j
Dr. .U'DitiiH J'4( n.'--.-- -.l'.(
h:tnt slarittg -.tbe admioiBiratjo-of
'( the 4ruB-tM3pep air,, rt,propvr fiiodcj
. in .IninHnnf. ..itr.'lir.'n ..crnnr v- '
,. -i lH..SVH.",,eq-k- nPi.aoaJ- 1 If al.J iai-Tim:-oF'tt)ffaeoDa4.torr' window
Itt fnercury we Kave a specific for tn ' Jreslng work. , ! 0kl his balance, md -cii in... , 1
.berculos... tM HHV fMT ! K h e .oWl?,'ad'SSrr4.'wHl
4v' H 'and. fllline Is necessary, but onlv a friend. - n ri..n..Mj .1... .,
in: abundance, fa:u;ation, perionaT iy-,,; "to lift fhe
giene ftna iif-liin'n 'of c'flnlaTe."'' Sur- "a'lily 6x;pt
eon-rOenierBl Ttixey-ileclirreB to' corn--r i,(. i,.'
ment on the tests. . , !. .
Of course It Is not claimed bv Dr
Wright that the new treatment will
rfs'ore the lost lung tissue, but where
there in enough lung tissue to support f
life hebellevcs thevictlmcan be saved. ,
In our sugai region, to liK' Itnnil
grant mule that to.'uit u.- m Ins uu
sUspectlng youth no.J iu' j... lures of
i 1 ....... 1 1. . L- hnnie.
iniuuun ut UIS UlU jl.-u.i. .
we pay a prko iuufci-b 10 points where sucii material ... u..
1276. A four muie p.o teaui of this an(1 mime!OUs other plantation joos
Imported aniwai costs the : Louisiana wl)ere 60 much more expensive muie
planters trow .ouo to SliuO. A lour pc(Wer s wasted,
mule wagon team to Uuiii iaue to the ,n Cu!)a and almost every other
mill In winter me tame ' wur man s j r(.a, calle produ Ir.s land on earth the
fortune," ,-a ib.ee-nm.e 'Car. team lu 1 uovlne animal his the call over the
proportion; and lu pull taieut cul- agInce beiu;l in the transportation of
tlvators, that tick.e uie (5io.ua m the )he eno,nious quantities of cane to the
spring to nour.sli .he .u. . , caue tIaIllviayS, plantation railways, or dl
eboots they have ou.iaiu lui , ;ect to the sug.if f.utortes. In Cuba
double team concerned j-J'J .0 000 I" ,hrv h prPat ci::tle ranges wher.
cold cash or Interest iKa.n.t; p. onus
sory notes, 'itien .u let J mis ani
mated adjunct of eaii .u. u.e the
have to use about half a buu,l ol vj
cents'coiu a day, or about the tame
amount of tiO-cents oaia lor a daily
diet with a libe.al rill. 11.; of hay and
gallon of molasses thrown 111 lor lie.-,-sen
at nie;ils. w.ilch loiiij ve-teniaji
should be wonh aijout 20 ct-uts a gal
lon, but as a by-product, commands
about 10 cents or loss In our leading
mercantile exchangts.
Since the Bocr-Uritish war in South
Africa the market price for American
mules has advanced so much us to
make investments !n their purcha.-e
one of the heaviest Items In the ex
pense account of our Louisiana sugar
planting Industry, and to th. eaten the i5nt.ll!& Were sent to market, there was
possibility of a movement toward gen- a stf ady procession of nx-carts trans
eral mule-enancipui.cn from a pievl- jr:i!; iiu-m. which extended from La
ous condition of se. uuide by any hum-
her of fanatical asmcpliolistj wh.i
have recently had their attention ca.l
ed, by the enormous increase In the
money value of muli s. to their labori
ous performance In adding to tho agri
cultural productiveness of the eoun
try In general and of the South la par
ticular. X'flll' tl'hfln nir on f n!nntor run.
not "Tordw present 10 dispose with
,. .,,,.', i.,.,1.,,
"'ye uu 111s n.osi nunnute yai
ucr our iqcai agricultural puituiis
they might diminish his1 labors aha
mitigate his cost to a ceftafrt extent In
conducting their Important .industry,
in a few more years they may hope
--j -00 l,a tiniL.Tctd ' riirtw Inrnino ita
ZJ 'l , , , . , ' v I "
deep' and straight loaniy furrows, pro-
nelled bv denatured ' al.'ohol. maiiu-
peuea Dy aenaturea alc'onoi, maiiu-
roiitne alone un to the carriers of our
w - - - -
central sugar factories, pushed or
drawn by the tame marvelous explo-
slve power controlled to economical
employment by Inventive m?n. But
in the mean time the growers of cane
and the manufacturers of Bugar 1u our
Pelican state must for a few years,
or, may be, a decade more pay their
big money and depend lipon the hybrid
animal power of distant Missouri and
Kentucky to plow tnelr fields, culti-
vate tneir crop3 ana nam tneir cane
0 he mills although ihev mar have
. " " .
recently risen to the progressive eml
ence of getting it loaded on their wug
ons by gasoline machine power.
In these times wlure practical econ
emy counts for so much in the cost
of cane culture and sugar manufacture
something might bv saved In several
lines by tho substitution of the cheap
er work of oxen for expensive mule
power on the Louisiana sugar planta
tions. A pair of well broken oxen
coEts inside of $100 against $5u0 for a 1 ,he animal economy In proper condl
pair of gool "sugar mules." The ra- j tlon- For similar reasons ft would
tions of the working ox cost probably also appear plausible that should this
one-fouith the amount of the varied quantity In any way be greatly rj
and comparatively sumptuous diet of 1 duced or diminished, either throuch
the mule.' We may "muzzle not the I normal processes, this lost quantity
ox that treadeth out the corn" and re- I must Immediately be resupplied.
ward him for his toil In the rolling j Should such a withdrawal of water
teason with cane-tops as his chief sus- I be permitted to be unduly prolonged,
tenance with an extra bait f molasses
be-sprinkled hay at night. On this
provender which would quickly lead a
mule to the bone yard the ruminative
ox would remain strong and grow fat.
Now oxen cannot navigate our up-
to-date agricultural implements neces-
Eary to the rapid cultivation of our
cane crops; nor can they ba used ad
vantageously In hauling cano to the
shed of the active central factory
where enough backing and filling and
"geeing" and "hawing" are necessary
for the close Ceiivery of the cane to
distract any other animal In the world I ly by the drink we nre dally consum
than the understanding mule and the Ing. An over-Indulgence In the ukp
expert darkey driver. But the horned
beasts can do a big lot of work which
Is now allotted to the more expensive
IfLtot ZZeT'Zl 'and
largely cloven head.
Oxen n'it. be economically, ped fo.
fall . and.. viuter plowing In' plate 'of
straight run with tho loW auif'lhe
empty, and a stoppage long enough
"4a lift lltd l?Wlt UllF rfrWd UHVrt 'nr,,l..
powep' wfild be fhoaporln
the long' fun thaa fninle f or. Kiot
kldc-rirg the relative cost and rela
tions of the different work animals.
Oxen could do cheaper work haul-
ins tne central factory wood supply
to the baaasse furnaces, railroad and
river freights to the plantation com
missaries, bam. aua warehouses,
.ertli.-sem In bulk to the fields, logs,
timber ar.a lumber In iarge lots to
iticuci - .
the plantation work cxen are reared
r.nd broken for i-p-cl il use on the sug
ar estates. Tin re the fifty-dollar ox
Is cnr.Mdor'd mor essential to the
sutar i:iriu.-t ry than 'he two hundred
and fif'.v dollar mule.
In LouMan, the small farmers of
the rice Industry mainly use 'le ox
hs the plow haulms animal. In every
niie of our Gulf fates oxen are the
r ain dependence for long and heavy
hauling, such as tiamportatlon of
Hied cotton, cottonseed In bulks, grain
acked or In the shuck!", and logs and
lumber.
Ia the halcyon days of the prosper
ity of S;. Bernard parish, when the
p-oducts of tho ripened canefield and
aromatic gatlic gardens of Terre Atix
cinclie to the liver banks, the pro
: ssive creaks of which. like tne
Hr:i:.-h i!n m-lieat. might have been
li'iv.ii around the world. The noted
cxui of that prosprrous "land of
beeves" were in training and travel
ing speed equal to the average claas of
Eiiafr plantation nv.t'.cs.
Xw this article we mean no disre-
. tno.it t r tha tiki In n:iH nn HnnrPCiatlOTl
.whatever of his ' admirable trnlt. of
, ,,,,.,,,. i,,,.
,,uiuusi.ry nna general iciinuin',
. wuen ,,m? -.is costing. our ,uiu.ii.wm uujhv
; four or five dollars for every vertical
' inch of him, It seemeth that he Is
coming very' high proportionate' to the
-. annralKement of his utllltv in the pres
: . r . 1. ....... AO fn a rtn.
, ; '" "! "
, glderable part of his labor,
' ' Th'a: cmnMiL.n' nhnu) 1
' This suggestion about the use or
;ci,ia-otinn . w ninura nf
Biucmuuii 1 11c BU6ai , -
this state While we cannot grow
j mules of quadrupedal construction In
our SUgar region cr feed them below
, the cost of reasonable human board,
we can rcar lhe besl breeds of oxen
, an,i ilave thpm fllinish their own
steam on wasted eane tops and the
cheapest forms of rough forage. Then
while the discarded mule goes to a
final banquet for the buzards, we may
fatten the reured ox for a feast for
i ourselves, or sell him to the Beef
I Tr,,
. uo,.
to be embalmed, perhaps, tar
our posterity. Louisiana Planter aurt
Sugar Manufacturer.
Our Need of Water.
Physiologists tell us that the animal
body consists of almost 80 percent of
water. Admitting this to be true, it
would seem plausible that this quan
tity Is necessary in order to carry on
the normal physiological processes of
I the disorders win r.?sume such vpry
grave dimensions thi'.t life itself mny
ultimately be terniirated by such
cause. Elasticity a::d pliability of
muscles, nerve, ca.tllnge, tendons,
and even bones, di rem! maintv r,,, ,il
1 " iuc
j amount of water thiy contain. Water
also serves as a distributor of bodily
heat, and regulates the body temper
ature by the physical process of ab
sorption and elimination. Vnder nor
mal conditions, and in a proper degree
nf hoblth this c. n.,1.. i-
I ""ii".' is uruinarny
, furnished rartly by the food and tiart.
, of water provided It Is not carried to
excess w-ill seldom. If -ver, produc
tive ot any deleterious consequences.
Medical Record.
It Paid.
A UUla.ppy pf ;five years, nlavlns
with hi slsJe one ary, leaned too
pave him (JVttt'a iluiubtr cTf' pennies,
HIChflB mm uiiu.es.
" tlie 'next d'ay'nVter 'hereovVreil
Vbin'.theAslfopk oil the'' falt riPlWa8
rolinting.'hVs'iiioiiey.'artd on iaeiug his
little slsjer enter the room, exclaim
ed, "Gee. Gladys, look at all the mon
ey I got for fulllnz nt.r Of tha u l..
Why don't you try It?" ThA n.n'
cator.
acts gentlyet prompt,
ly onthe bowels, cleanses
he system ejectual)y
assists one in overcoming
habitual constipation
permanently. To get
Ocncjiciat ejjects buy
the i ermine.
Manufactured by the
California
JacSxiuJPCo.
SOLD BYtfADINO DPU&GISTS-60f EOTTU
TOWERS FISH BRAND
WATERPROOF y
OILED CLOTHING
look betrer -wears longer
and give s more
bodily comfort rvi
because cur on -v!
lorge par.erns. yer
costs no more than
the "just os good Kinds
Mm 5LICKEITO
SOLO EVERVWHERt
.;n of TM tlh j ?!- f
waivpraol ''JftRXP -.uuios Wl
Spicy conversation should be haa.t'
ed gingrlv.
Jim. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Oiildrw
tscthing. soft ens the nuiin. reduce inflamm
tion. alldVM'n'n. cures wind colic,2oc a bouil
llau n. ck uuc.-n t bother tne mat
who makes the best of It.j
nirka' Oapudfne Cures "Women'c
Montnly Puns, Backache, Nenromnaat,
and Iieadiipha. It'a Liquid. Effect imic
diately. Prain-ibed by'phyaici&tu with heal
multa. 10c.. 2.1c.. and 30c.. at drug atoraa
The Housekeeper's Error.
A young married woman w lie
Into a grocery store the other daj
ingry to the roots of her hair. Throw
ing a piece of yellow substance on
the counter she shrieked forth, to th
grocer's clerk who had taken refug
behind the counter:
"Here, you swindler. Is the soap
that does the washing alone; tin
oap that makes wash day a thiol
of Joy, when the housewife may tit
in her easy chair and receive callers;
the soap that makes a lather fine
enough for a man to shave with, but
which takes out every stain no mat
ter of what nature from the linen.
Here is the soap "
"I beg your pardon, ma'am," to
gan the clerk.
"Never mind, sir; don't Interrnpt
tne." broke In the Irate bride.
"But, ma'am," Insisted the clerk,
Ticking up the piece of yellow . stuff
the woman lmd thrown upon the coun
ter, "this isn't soap, this is cheese."
"Chrea?!'' exclaimed the astonished
woman. "Cheese?"
"Yes, ma'am, your husband bought
thrfe pounds of soap yesterday, and
also three pounds of cheese. Th!i
Is the ehee? ma'am."
"Well, that accounts for the oth
er thing also." said the young house,
keeper, becoming milder In temper,
"That's why I couldn't got a st'ds
today, and why the welsh rabbit
tasted so qucerlv la.t nleht.
M (il'jHKB
But Tell Facts About I'ostum.
"Vi'e have used Postum for the
past eight years." writes a Wis. lady,
"and drink it three times a day. W
never tire of It.
'Tor several years I could scarcely
eat anything on account,of dyspepsia,
bloating after meals, pniutatlon. sick
headache in fact was In such misery
and distress I tried living on hot wat
er and toast for nearly a year.
"I had quit coffee, the cause of my
trouble, and was using hot water, but
this was r.ot nourishing.
"Hearing of Postum I began drink
ing It and my ailments disappeared,
and now I can eat anything I want
without trouble. -.
"My parents, and husband had
HO OUt tha enma AVHA.,a ifnthor
!P.u,d Often sjjffer.ftfter-.p.VinK- 1ll!f
Jet drinking coffee. My hueband wal
great coffee drink , nd auffrred
Trif.i I .1 1 ... t . f ' ... . i -j .
T-, , my i ,i .ft. h n ( -f aft- ft Mp j, . .n i
5i"iat-.4.rlPH !U'.JiXoi ;Jj.npW-.''i
rwftre more', lrit am no giisher onl;
olncti.tv. wnL -i,. ..... ,1.
Binirpiain rrrffs-.""" - ;
: Name'RlVe' by osfurn'ro.. Bnit'lf
Creek-. MlCh. Read ' "Tlie' ndad tt .
Wellvllle," In pkgs;: 'There's: Re
. t
Eer read Iheauove letter? A 'W I
one appear, from time 0 Wine. il
re KenuUie, true, and full of buin
InUrcsl,
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