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Bellefonte, Pa., August 6, 1920.
HEALTH SGHOOL
Pennsylvania State Department
of Health.
Questions.
1. How may hands convey dis-
ease?
2. Why should people wash their
hands before meals?
3. What possible danger is there
in the practice of picking at the
lips or fingering the mouth?
HANDS
A pale, thin man entered the office,
coughed, expectorated into his hand-
kerchief ‘which he crumpled together
and returned to his pocket, and sank
wearily into a chair.
> » ve iv 1 .
Dr. Porter, who was giving a health | a seythe. A few hours later—it was In
lesson to a class of Little Mothers,
said: “Now I can show you what we
have been talking about. This man, a
patient of mine, has tuberculosis.”
“Iet me see your hand.” The pa-
tient’s thin and wasted hand was quite
clean,
“This hand looks as clean as your
own. But is it really? He has just
handled a handkerchief into which he
has been coughing and spitting.”
Under direction, the patient soaked ! }-
and rubbed his hand in a small bowl ! possible to pull tHe tap rent ta
This water the doctor put : most to 15 bottom :
of water.
into a glass vessel which, in turn, he
‘CAN GET RID OF BURDOCK
Pest Is Hard to Kill, but One Farmer
Tells of Finding the Plant's
Vulnerable Spot.
A weed pest of wide distribution,
particularly obnoxious because of its
| numerous prickly burrs, is the burdock. |
Cutting it down doesn’t do any good,
for burdock develops a root system pos-
sessing wonderful vital tenacity, and
promptly “comes up” again.
Like the well-known hero of an-
| tiquity whose only vulnerable spot was
on his heel, the charmed life which the
burdock seems to bear really is only a
semblance. The burdock has its vulner-
able spot, but few know where it is.
An eastern farmer, living in a rural
district where the worthless burdock
had brazenly lived its parasitic life for
years, happened on to the bur-
dock’s weakness—and burdock ceased
straightway to be a bad pest on that
farm.
This farmer cut, using a bush scythe,
the burdocks infesting a fence corner.
| They were flourishing, arrogant bur-
| docks—the kind that grew as tall as a
placed in a small whirling machine. .
In a few moments the sediment in the
water was whirled to the bottom of
the container. A drop of this sedi-
ment was drawn into a fine tube and
placed carefully upon a glass micro-
scope slide. The slide was passed
through a gas flame until it was dry.
“This is to drive off the water; and
now for the staining.”
He dipped the slide into some col-
ored mixtures, explaining that germs
of tuberculosis would absorb the stain
and appear bright red under the mi-
croscope. Every one moved nearer as
the doctor placed the slide under tho
Inicroscope and began moving it slow. scientific editor of the Illustrated Lon-
. don News writes:
man nearly and for a brief period in
the summer, when the green burrs
make elegant balls and cushions. are
a delight to the children.
This farmer cut them all down with
hot, dry weather—it occurred to him
te try to pull up the roots. Thus he
stumbled on the peculiar weakness of
the burdock.
It has a long tap root which shrinks
when the plant is first cut. If the
plants have been cut off about four
inches above the ground, leaving a hilt
which can be readily grasped. and if
the pulling is attended to while the tap
root is still in the shrunken state, it is
RACIAL VIGOR WILL RETURN
English Writer of Opinion That Matter
May Safely Be Left to Mother
Nature.
ee.
Many writers have laid stress upon
_ the fact that Europe, in losing the
ly back and forth as he looked |
through the eye piece.
“Good luck!” he exclaimed, “you
can’t always find them, but here they |
are.”
After the class had examined them,
the doctor told them that the germs
they had just seen caused tuberculo-
gis, and were always present when the
disease existed, were coughed up and
spit out by the billions by one in the
active stages of the disease, and came
only from a person or an animal who
had the disease.
“Now,” said the doctor, “suppose
the patient buys a box of matches
which he pays for with a nickel, just
after having coughed into his hand.
The nickel, moist from his germ lad-
ened hand, has scarcely settled in the
cash register when a child comes into
the store, buys a box of tacks, hurries
home—in one hand her purchase, the
other tightly clutching the nickel
which was her change, and sits down
to supper without washing her hands
—what of it?”
“She would be in danger of getting
the germs into her mouth,” answered
the girls in unison.
“In the meantime, the tuberculous
man walks down the street, sees a
movie sign, goes in and settles him-
self comfortably with his hands on the
arm rest of the chair.
result?” asks Dr. Porter.
What is the |
“He leaves germs which other per-
sons may pick up,” replied one of the
girls.
“Going home from the movie on a
crowded car, the patient hangs by a
strap—what happens?”
flower of its youth upon the battle-
field, has left only the least fit and
most unhealthy to become the progeni-
tors of future races. And they cite
the effect of the Napoleonic wars on
the physique and stamina of the
French.
In answer to these pessimists the
“Against this it may be urged that
the recuperative power of nature soon
reasserts itself, and no one who has
watched year by year up to 1914 (as
did the present writer) the yearly re-
views on July 14 could doubt that. at
the outbreak of the present war, the
Frenchman had more than recovered
the fall stature and the high muscular
and nervous energy of his forefathers.
While, therefore, we must expect a
certain falling off in the physique of the
children born between, say, 1914 and
thirty years hence, we may be fairly
confident that, given the maintenance
of the present standard of living and
the absence of any great epidemic, at
the end of that time the English race
will return to its prewar standard of
physical fitness.”
Just Occurred to Her.
A child's prayer has long been cele-
brated in song and story. Prayers
from the youthful lips of faith have
ever appealed to mankind. There are
few so hardened as not to be moved
by such prayers, or remember with
awe their own lisping of “Now I lay
me down to sleep.”
Children also, in their innocence,
sometimes say prayers which are not
without their “humorous side, and
these, too, have been handed down to
posterity. In this latter class belongs
the following true account of the
prayer of a little girl who lives just
on the other side of the District line
in Maryland.
Little Lois was completing her eve-
. ning prayer at her mother’s knee.
“He leaves the germs upon the
strap,” said a Little Mother.
The patient interrupted: ‘Doctor, !
how can I keep from passing my dis- '
ease to others?”
“By using paper napkins into which
you cough and spit—a fresh one each
time; by spitting in a paper cup; by
burning these napkins and cups after |
they have been used; by having your !
|
own dishes and table utensils, which
are boiled after being used; by sleep- |
ing in a room or porch by yourself ;
by repeatedly and thoroughly washing |
your hands.”
“Can other diseases be carried by
the hands?” asked one of the class.
“Yes, common colds, typhoid fever,
and diphtheria are frequently so car- .
ried; also probably scarlet
measles, and many other diseases.”
“It is a good rule to wash your
hands frequently—always before eat-
fever, |
ing anything which you handle, and to '
. careful drying in a Kiln.
keep your hands and fingers away
from your mouth.” !
“Disease germs are not on all!
hands; they are on some—nearly al-
ways on the hands of those who have
the disease; often on those of the ones
who have been in close contact with
the disease.” '
150 Cars of Raisins at Public Auction.
New York, August 2.—One hundred
and fifty carloads of raisins, owned
by the California Associated Raising
Mercantile Exchange here his noon.
Prices ranged from twenty-two to
twenty-four cents a pound.
The raisins, which are for October
delivery, were sold at auction as a re-
sult of contentions by the Federal
Trade Commission “that the company
has been charging more than a fair
and reasonable price for its raisins.” |
The company expects soon to establish
a price for the remainder of its crop.
“Amen,” finished Lois,
without a pause:
“Mamma, has the Lord got a bald
head like daddy?”’—Washington Star.
and then,
Electrification of Seeds.
There appears to be much interest in
the electrification of seeds and the ap-
plication of electricity to growing
plants. A recent account of work along
these lines tells of a new method of
aiding plant growth. The seeds, ten
or twenty sacks, are placed in tanks
provided with iron electrodes at both
ends; the electrolyte is a solution of
sodium nitrate or some other fertiliz-
er. Particularly with cereals—wheat,
barley and oats—the yields of both
grain and straw are said to be in-
creased. Some five hundred farmers
have taken up the treatment of the
seeds, which is followed by a very
The treat-
ment is applied about a month or two
before sowing.—Scientific American.
Papuan Oil.
Australia and Great Britain have
each undertaken to spend up to $250,
000 in connection with Papuan oil de-
velopment and two British geologists
will probably begin work in the imme-
diate future, pursuing the experiments
R : | alread ad mmonwealth.
Co., were sold at public auction at the | ready made by the commonweali
Papua and the Pacific islands general
ly are interesting the universities of
Australia which are considering the
need for the study of anthropology
and of native customs and languages,
As a groundwork for such an investi
ration there exist an interesting series
of governmental reports by patrol of:
Ranpa
new Pacific,
and other official pioneers of the |
Coal Supply for Centuries.
Colonel J. S. Dennis, chief commis-
| sioner of Colonization and Develop-
ment of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
| gave some interesting figures in an
| address before the Alberta Industrial
Development Association during its
convention at Calary, Alberta.
“The question of fuel available for
domestic and industrial use is a vital
matter in the development of any
new country,” said Colonel Dennis,
“and is of primary importance in
western Canada where such a large
[part of our agricultural areas con-
sists of open prairies. Fortunately
in this matter nature has been exceed-
ingly kind to us. The provinces of
Saskatchewan, Alberta and British
Columbia contain about seventeen
per cent. of the known coal resources
of the globe and these coals cover all
the different qualities from lignite to
bituminous, bituminous cooking and
anthracite. The Province of Albeita
alone contains known coal resources
of one thousand and seventy-five bii-
lion tons. These facts indicate that
| without depending upon the fuel ob-
| tainable from its wonderful supplies
of timber and natural gas, western
| Canada has enough coal for domestic
{'and industrial needs to take care of
i the requirements for many centuries
‘to come.”
em lel. ee.
The Reason.
Wife—It’s great to be a man. One
| dress suit lasts for years and years,
while a woman must have a new dress
for every party.
Hub—Yes, that’s why one dress
suit lasts a man for years and years.
—Answers, London.
many times to the
are opportunities
the possession of
other desirable
knocks.
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OMMISSIONERS’
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the County Commissioners will
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the Court House, at Bellefonte,
Terms of sale are as follows, viz:
when the land is stricken off, otherwise
sale.
103 acres
Lot
House & Lot
Taylor Township,
Taylor Township,
Walker Township, Lizzi
Attest: RASH W.
Bellefonte, Pa.
IRWIN, Clerk.
July 20, 1920.
SALE OF SEATED AND UNSEATED !
UNTY, PA.—By virtue of the several Acts of Assembly relative to the sale
of seated and unseated lands in the. County
sale will be adjourned from time to time until all
The purchase
Daniel Moore
Harry Moore
LANDS IN CENTRE
of Centre, for taxes due and un-
offer the following tracts at Public Sale at
1920, at 10 o'clock a, m. The
the tracts have been sold. :
price and costs must be paid
and sold at an adjourned
gust 30th,
will be put up
Acres Per. Warrantee Name Supposed Owner Taxes & Costs
BOGGS TOWNSHIP
24 8 Cottinger, G.... o0000n J. WW. Saxton... ui nS 310
BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP
433 163 Bell, William......... BR. BR. Watson... .
433 153 Davidson, W. Jr....... H. 8. Taylor....... 3.7
433 153 Davidson, W. Jr R., BR. WatSON... coivesdeeinarraress 2.24
— CURTIN TOWNSEEE.
200 120 Carscadden, D......... R. R. Watson
300 Leech, Martha........ Ignotz Martin. .
158 93 Packer, Job W........ R. R. Watson..
158 93 Packer, Job W........ R. R. Watson..
50 Packer, Job & W. C...R. R. Watson....
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
83 Dunean, Samuel...... W. GQ Runkle... ....c.o0neeeinesee 52.12
HAINES TOWNSHIP
181 Fees, Jacob......c..:» Earl MOUZ. ci iisiieisiisrenss 16.74
kel INKNOWH ..4iuis.. veninie J. Thomas Mitchell..............0nt 7.84
125 Unknown .......eeer. R. B. Watson......coererrvrssnrsens 10.48
HOWARD TOWNSHIP
217 3onham, Sarah....... Edw. Schumacher................... 29.62
415 Godfrey, Martha...... R. RB. Watson.........0uceecivieiess 39.18
HUSTON TOWNSHIP
40 Burley,: Jacob......... J. Thomas Mitchell.................. 14.92
70 Seeley, Isaac.......... Centre Lumber Co..........ccovvvnnns 46.63
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
400 Leech, Martha........ BR. BB. Watson. .......-cs::210:10v0es- 37.52
MARION TOWNSHIP
J Harris, James........ H. 8S, Taylor... is isis 12.05
18 120 Lamb, David.......... H 8 TaYlor........cicioiiisasinvass 4.31
41 Lingle, J. Jivesrvsreen H. S Maylor.....ccireesrssrrsrneses 7.88
1% of 199 Zantzinger, Paul...... H. 8S. Taylor........cocteteensnnrnns 8.07
MILES TOWNSHIP
123 Barton, Wnl........... W. G. Runkle........oooovennneennns 16.79
156 60 Dehr, S. & Stahl, J....J. M. Heinle...........coviennnennne 14.42
400 Lake, Richard........ R. R. Watson......oooenevnenecnnnns 48.32
wo Toner, Thomas.......J. M. Heinle............ccocvneennnnn 8.77
PATTON TOWNSHIP
3 Burton, Robest....... J. Thomas Mitchell................. 6.36
10 Grover, Robert........ F. P. Blair.......ocooueeiinanecnens 13.92
9 O’Brien, JohRli.......- J. Thomas Mitchell...........cco0vnen 4.04
RUSH TOWNSHIP
153 153 Turner, James........Realty BEstates................cc..0n 29.38
200 Burg, Johmn...... CR. OB. WalSoN....cvvesesvniveessenes 27.52
434 Grant, Thomas. oR RO OWatson....ciiiiiiiiiiieanee 56.61
367 190 Irwin. Jos, Pi... ..5... J. M Heinle,......convsrerarsosnssive 48.57
SPRING TOWNSHIP
100 Harris, J. Decciecensis ss w. 1. Miller.........
419 Johnson, John........ J. M. Heinle..
15 Kurtz, J. L........... H. 8S. Taylor..
250 Toole, Henry.........J. M. Heinle. .
SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP
412 44 Carscadden, D......... J. M. Heinle........coovievvninnnenns 55.05
433 Deviing, JO%...... cc." TP. BlalP........... cited 76.95
21 Lucas,” D. Sr......v... J. J. Lucas:....... 9.42
12 Lucas, D.. Sr.......... J. I. Lucas...... 7.31
400 Martin, Alex..........J. M. Heinle... 53.52
360 160 Pim, Hugh..... «J. M.: Heinle...., 71.16
433 Parker, Geo.. ..Leonard N. Vaughn................. 150.43
360 Pim, John. Elizabeth KE. File.........i.c0de0ive. 64.36
300 Riley, Job. LW. CG. Bunkle....ccovvrviirsnrngnnens 57.82
325 Rogers, Fred. iviiBD B. WatS0n.. o..c.vsvenscrssmrenes 44.08
400 Rogers, Kate A....... R. RB. WatSON..c.orcsvvrsrvrrsnerves 17.92
433 153 Spear, Margaret....... J. Thomas Mitchell............c...et 71.16
27 36 Wharton, Mary....... TT. DP. Blair. ....co00ereieniscsaranss 46.71
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP
43+ 153 McCommond, Thos....F. P. Blair........coooiviiiiinenee 108.42
400 Bell, Wm..... icicles R. BR, Watson... .......ccavassvainsin den 53.92
309 Bush, James.......... R. R. Watson.....ocovvinininenenes 71.10
433 153 McCommond, Thos....F. P. Blair.......oooiviiiiiinennen 83.84
424 McEwen, Henry....... RB. RB, Watson. ......icd. icin 57.48
433 Pruner, B, J.iceeneess BR. B. WatSON.. vce. cconvviivnrvnreen 58.11
100 Bell, J. Cocicatioimins W. G. Runkle............c..venennen 15.82
129 160 Norris, Marion........ RB. B. WatSON...cvcvevvsvssniiennees 28.52
UNION TOWNSHIP
100 Blake, James.......... M, GC. CIONOVEr....vcicivsevvviuanses 13.25
WALKER TOWNSHIP
88 Wickersham, Amos... Jas. H. Long.........coovvenininennes 8.60
3 Lingle, J. Jevsarciees.. H. S. TaVlOT.c.aoreinsrersrenssrsees 6.65
12 Wilson, Robert....... HH. OS. Taylor... .......cooernnrenen, 3.70
WORTH TOWNSHIP
100 Unknown i...:.. 00. BR. RB, Watson......../....... 00iveee 11.72
SEATED LANDS RETURNED FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES
Acres District Supposed Owner Taxes and Cosis
Lot Bellefonte, Borough, Susan Fogelman Est...........o.ovvee $ 44.76
Lot Bellefonte Borough, James BUIDS........ccvviiiiiiieneenes 2 45
Lot Bellefonte Borough, Wm. P. Brown..........ccoovevvicvene 14.32
Lot Milesburg Borough, J. P. Harper, Est. ......ocoviiniineeeen 30.76
Lot Philipsburg Borough, Foster Nelson «ea: 15:00
House & Lot Philipsburg Borough, Wm. Laws............. .
Lots No. 171-172 South Philipsburg Borough, Mrs. Geo. Foutz :
Lots No. 200-201 South Philipsburg Borough, Helen Mayes Est
Lots No. 7S- 79 South Philipsburg Borough, S. T Williams 0.08
Lot South Philipsburg Borough, Foster Nelson rida ade nls 17.43
Lots No. .1- 2 South Philipsburg Borough, Ellen NelSoB. ous .oid buddies 10.08
2 acres Boggs Township, Harry Quick..........cociiiviiiiinnienns 5.73
64 acres Curtin Township, Mrs. J. W. Fye..oo.oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinenes 11.66
Lot Huston Township, M.D. Crothers......cccooiiiiiiiannenes 4.20
House & Lot Tush Township, Emma Fisher .....c..occoviiviiiiiiien: 41.61
2 acres Rush Township, Fred Gressa ......... §
Lot Rush Township, G. L. Whitchead
Lot Rush Township, Mrs. J. Robins
Lot Spring Township, Elmer Musser
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reduction is on all Ladies’,
Misses’ and Children’s Low
Shoes. There is plenty of time
to wear low shoes this season
and if you are in need of low
shoes, look our prices over be-
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AUGUST The...
Money Saving Month
This month we are determined to sell
all Summer stuff at greater reductions.
We must have the room for early Fall
goods.
COATS and SUITS
We have all sizes and colors, including black; in full length
andgSport Coats at greatly reduced prices. Coat Suits at prices
less than wholesale. All extra sized Ladies’ Suits are in this
big reduction sale, in black and navy blue only.
SUMMER DRESS GOODS
Voiles, Flaxons, Silk Plaids, Silk Checks, Foulards, Georg-
ettes, Taffetas, at pre-war prices.
Georgette and Voile Waist Sale
A large assortment, all sizes, including extra large; Voile
Waists now $1.98.
Georgette Waists in light and dark, long and short sleeves,
now $4.98.
New Fall Dress Goods
have arrived. We are showing the ad-
vance styles in Wool Plaids.
LaVogue Coats and Suits
Come in and see our new Fall line of LaVogue
Coats and Suits.
Lyon & Co. «» Lyon & Co.