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Belletonte, Pa., August 18,1916
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DIPHTHERIA TRACED TO CATS
Absolute Proof That Domestic Pets
Can Be Carriers of Most Dan-
gerous Disease.
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The relationship between the dis
eases of men and of animals has been
as much neglected in this country as
it has been studied in the tropics. For
this reason we are profoundly ignor-
ant of the role which animals play—if
they play any role at all—in the dis-
semination of epidemics.
Special interest attaches, therefore,
to a communication to the National
Medical Journal, which describes how
- an outbreak of diphtheria in an or-
phanage was traced back to some cats
in the building. Sixty-nine cases of
diphtheria out of a total of 71 came, it
was found, from the boys’ house. Af-
ter many investigations and precau-
tions such factors in the production
of the disease as sanitary defects, con-
taminated water supply and food were
eliminated. Realizing that there must
be a carrier of the bacillus, the phy-
sician in charge decided to turn his at-
tention to the cats and took swabs
from all their throats.
On bacteriological examination it
was found that the four cats from the
boys’ side of the orphanage were suffer-
ing from diphtheria; the four cats
from the girls’ side, although showing
other microorganisms in profusion, did
not prove .to have the true diphtheria
bacillus. The cats were destroyed,
and after that only ten more cases of
diphtheria occurred. They occurred
within a few days, showing that they
had already become infected when the
cats were destroyed. There have been
no cases since. This tends to show
that cats are, or can be, carriers of
diphtheria.
GOES SOUTH OF THE YANGTSE
Expedition From the American Muse-
um of Natural History Is to Ex-
plore Strange Lands.
|
According to Roy Chapman An- |
drews, leader of the zoological expedi-
tion of the American Museum of Nat-
ural History, “the vast Tibetan region, |
north of the Himalaya mountains,” is |
the region where remains of the early !
mammals, including man, may be!
found. The scope of the expedition is |
primarily zoological rather than an- |!
thropological. however. i
Little is known of the large terri- |
tory lying south of the Yangtse river,
and the expedition, which will ap- |
proach Central Asia by way of China, °
will spend much of its time in that ;
neighborhood, and particularly in the
wild and mountainous province of
Kweichau, which, says Mr. Andrews, |
“is probably the most interesting of |
all, and is certainly one of the least
known.” .
One thing that makes this province
interesting is the presence of the in-
dependent tribe called the Miaotse, of
which little is known.
Among other places, the expedition
will visit Foochow, on the coast be- |
tween Shanghai and Hongkong, where |
an effort will be made to get a speci- !
men of a tiger hitherto uncatalogued '
by science. This animal, according to
amateur naturalists, is “a handsome |
beast, with a Maltese ground color.” |
The Rodin Collection.
France has at last accepted the col-
lection offered by the great sculptor,
Rodin. It took her three years to de-
cide. She always hesitates when au-
thentic riches are offered her, remarks
Cri de Paris. If it is a question
of horrors, like those amassed by the
late Chauchard, she jumps at them.
Rodin has collected many antique mar-
bles, but he has not admitted the terra
cottas of Tanagra or Myrrhina into
his gallery. “One may be easily de-
ceived,” he said. “It is so easy to
mold an ancient original in clay. And
how are you to detect the fraud?
Henri Rochefort had two glass cases
filled with Tanagras which were false.
The fraud was discovered by analyzing
the earth of which these statuettes
were made. This substance, said the
geologists, was found in the suburbs
of Paris. So it was not certain that
the Greek decorators would have gone
there for their clay.” Among other
antique fragments Rodin possesses the
marvelous hand of a statue. “This is
signed Phidias,” he said one day to an
American who had come to visit him.
The American turned the hand over to
discover the precious stamp. He could
not find it. “Ah,” said Rodin, “the sig-
nature is only visible to the eye of the
artist.”
The Idea!
The new restaurant inspection
squad from the department of health
had penetrated into the dirtiest sub-
cellar restaurant kitchen in the day's
round. They found focd without cov-
ers exposed to the dust-swirls of air-
shafts, and lamb chops riding up and
down on the dirtiest dumb-waiter ever
lifted. In the midst of the scurrying
of kitchen maids to find the mislaid
covers and to broom out the caked
dumb-waiter dirt, a little Slavic maid
sidled up to one of the inspectors.
“Say, will you blease do the homes,
too?” she said in a low undertone of
broken English. “You know, where
I board they don’t care whether they
clean any at all. When will you be
there?”
All of which opened a heavier ques-
tion than she thought.—New York
Evening Post.
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
(Zamelodia ludoviciana)
Length, eight inches.
Range: Breeds from Kansas, Ohio,
Georgia (mountains), and New Jer
sey, north to southern Canada; win-
ters from Mexico to South America.
Habits and economic status: This
beautiful grosbeak is noted for its
clear, melodious notes, which are
poured forth in generous measure. The
rosebreast sings even at midday dur
ing summer, when the intense heat
has silenced almost every other song-
ster. Its beautiful plumage and
sweet song are not its sole claim on
our favor, for few birds are more
beneficial to agriculture. The rose-
breast eats some green peas and does
some damage to fruit. But this mis-
chief is much more than balanced by
the destruction of insect pests. The
bird is so fond of the Colorado potato
beetle that it has earned the name of
“potato-bug bird,” and no less than a
tenth of the total food of the rose
breasts examined consists of potato
beetles—evidence that the bird is one
of the most important enemies of the
pest. It vigorously attacks cucumber
beetles and many of the scale insects
It proved an active enemy of the
Rocky mountain locust during that
insect’s ruinous invasions, and among
the other pests it consumes are the
spring and fall cankerworms, orchard
. and forest tent caterpillars, tussock,
i gipsy, and brown-tail moths, plum cur-
culio, army worm, and chinch bug. In
fact, not one ot our birds has a better
record.
SEEK TO AVOID THE BLUES
: One’s Troubles Frequently Will Be
Found to Exist Only in the
Imagination.
There are a lot of people in this
| world who seem to take a fiendish de
: light in being miserable and in mak:
ing others feel that way, too, remarks
the Brockton (Mass.) Times.
Some men, and some women, too,
: surround themselves with an atmos:
: phere of gloom that eternal sunshir:
| couldn’t dispel and through this dis
torting medium molehills grow to
mountains and there are tears and
groans where there should be smiles.
They wake up in the morning with a
face that looks like a sodden dough:
nut, and perhaps the sun is bright and
' the birds are singing. They will grum:
. ble and say, “O, well, this won't last;
we'll have bad weather yet before
night.” And should the sky grow
clouded and a refreshing rain moisten
the thirsty earth they shout in glee, *']
told you so.”
When they sit down to breakfast
they almost sour the cream they put
in the coffee, and the most tempting
breakfast does them about as much |
good as a carpet tack sandwich would.
They grow dyspeptic, morose, pessi:
mistic, cynical, hypochondriacal and
get to be downright nuisances.
If you ever get to feeling blue about
things stop and think what it will
mean if you keep it up and then pin
your mind so hard on your daily task
that there isn’t room for another thing
in your head. That’s the way to keep
the haunting spirit of pessimism and
despondency out of your heart.
And remember the world has no
time to listen to your troubles, for ev:
ery one has troubles of his own, and
the chances are a good many have a
great deal heavier burden to bear
than you have.
Shakespearean Humor.
McKean Buchanan, a Californis
tragedian in the olden days, was note¢
for the roaring style in which he
played Shakespearean characters, alsc
for his fondness for litigation, and
for never paying his lawyers.” J. Gor
don Eastman was posted as to this
last peculiarity of the “great Shake
spearean delineator,” as he styled him
self, and when Buchanan, filled with
wrath at an adverse criticism in a city
paper, determined to sue the editor
burst into the lawyer's office and said:
“Sir, I wish to retain you,” the mar
of the law replied: ‘“Awfully sorry,
Mr. Buchanan, but I am retained on
the other side.” Buchanan replied:
“The other side; what other side? Whe
has retained you against me?” The
attorney replied, “Shakespeare's
ghost,” and the interview closed. —
TPF
No Dry Days in His.
Hungry Higgins —If youse could live
yore life over agin’ wot would youse
cut out?
Thirsty Thompson—I'd cut out all
de days wot wuz boozeless.
How It Happened.
First Woman (angrily)—Your John.
ny gave my Willie the measles.
Second Woman—No such thing! Your
Willie came over where my Johnny
was and took ‘em.
Rules for Tennis Players.
1 Clothes should fit loosely and
comfortably, but the shoes should be
snug in fit.
| 2 The racket should be light and
have a small handle.
|" 3 Hold the racket by the extreme
end and grip it tightly.
| 4 The feet should be far apart and
iin line with the play, the side of the
body toward the net.
and let the momentum of the racket
do the work.
6 Keep your eyes everlastingly on
the ball.
7 Keep away from the ball
give it plenty of room.
8 Swing the body with the play,
and “follow through” after the ball
with the weight.
9 Don’t try to hit the ball too hard
at first; it is better to be sure of not
missing and learn speed a little later.
—J. Parmly Paret, in the St. Nicholas.
and
5 Give the arm a full, long swing
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The Fauble
Reduction
Sale
Positively Closes
Saturday the 26th
Don’t Miss This, You can
Buy Your Next
Summer’s Clothes
For Less Than Half
Their Present Value.
FAUBLE’S,
BELLEFONTE, PENNA.
58-4
Shoes.
Shoe-s.
Dry Goods, Etc.
$2.98
LAD
regardless of cost.
out of style.
$2.
On account of the backwardness of the season I have decided to
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Prices on
Shoes Reduced
98 $2.98
dispose of my full line of
ES LOW SHOES
Nothing reserved, every pair and kind will
be sold. These shoes are All New Spring Styles, nothing old or
I give you my personal guarantee, that not one
pair of these shoes sold for less than $4.00 and the most of them
at $4.50 and $5.00.
Your Choice of Any Pair for $2.98
shoddy Shoes at
Bush Arcade Bldg,
This sale is for CASH and CASH ONLY. All shoes must be
fitted at the store as they cannot be exchanged. No shoes
sent out on approval. |
This is an opportunity to purchase your needs in Summer Low
Shoes for less than the cost to manufacture.
These Shoes are Now on Sale,
in all sizes and widths. Vou had better come at once in order to
be fitted.
These Shoes are the best that can be purchased, as high grade as
Shoes can be made, and the price is less than you can purchase
the cheap stores.
H. C. YEAGER,
THE SHOE MAN,
58-27
BELLEFONTE, PA.
LYON ®& COMPANY.
New Corsets
!
We have received the largest and newest models
in Bon Ton and Royal Worcester, new low bust
styles, with just the right curve at the waist line
and charming flat back effect. The Boning, fa-
mous wundabohn, is carefully placed to give sup-
port at the proper points. Royal Worcester from
$1.00 to $3.00. Bon Ton from $3.00 up.
See Our Window Display.
We can fit the tall full figure. We can fit the
short full figure. We can fit the slender figure.
Some Specials for Hot Weather
All our White Pique and Garbardine Skirts, while
they last 75 cents. Another new lot of Shirt
Waists at g8 cents. There is plenty of good dress
patterns at 8 and 15 cents a yard.
New Fall Silks
We are showing all the latest styles in plaid and
striped Taffetas in the new light French effects.
Also the dark combinations, 36 inches wide, $2.00
per yard up.
LaVogue Coats and Suits
All this season’s stock of Coats and Suits of
LaVogue make at less than cost of manufacture.
First choice always the best. Only a small line,
but all sizes. It will pay you to see them.
Lyon & Co. ... Bellefonte.