Belefonte, Pa., March 1, 1929.
Your Health,
The First Concern.
About the question of sleeping and
keeping children warm and covered
in cold winter nights, there is much
to be said.
Like everything else, it is up to
our own good judgment, for homés
are different, children are different,
weather is different—and climate,
too, plays a great part.
There exists a certain popular idea
about hardening children. That is,
not allowing them to become accus-
tomed to too many bedclothes at
night, and shoving up all the win-
dows regardless of cold and wind.
I've seen parents do this who
‘wouldn't have thought of sleeping in
such rooms themselves. I have gone
into bedrooms at night where there
were sleeping children, when it was
all I could do to endure the cold with
my street wraps on.
The coldest days and nights of the
year are ahead of us now. We face
one or two months of our bitterest
‘weather.
A wise mother
‘this thing out now.
First of all, there should be plenty
of warm, light bed-clothes. This is
important. Heavy bed-clothes are not
always warm, and they are never
healthful. Blankets should be made
of wool. Comforts may be cotton
filled, but cotton is likely to lump in
Places, leaving other parts thin or
entirely empty between the chintz
covers. The ideal comfort is wool, or
fleeced filled. Eiderdown is ideal but
very expensive.
Nightgowns should be loose and
warm. For winter they should be
.made of soft, fleecy material, such as
outing flannel or the flexible knitted
fabrics made for the purpose. Ready
made sleeping garments with feet,
for children, cannot well be improved
upon.
For little babies, sleeping bags are
very practical. These can be made
of small blankets folded double and
sewed up the sides. Snappers can be
put at the top, covering the shoul-
ders, allowing enough space for the
head. This is better than a draw-
string. There should be plenty of
room to kick about inside the bag.
Blenkets should be fastened to the
bed if children toss. Tapes can be
sewed on the corners and tied to the
bars at the side.
The air of the room should be fresh
and cold, but never bitter and never
blowing on the bed or around the
the head. Attractive bedroom screens
may be cheaply made by covering a
clothes horse with cretonne. The sides
and head of open beds should be lined.
There is something else to be re-
membered, however. Not all winter
nights are bitter. You can’t fix up a
child for below-zero weather and ex-
pect him to be comfortable on a
night registering 40 above. Don’t
keep him too hot on such nights.
This is where the question of judg-
ment comes in. Consider your house,
rooms, location of beds, and your
climate. If you want your child to be
well, give special attention to the
way he sleeps.
Just because the wounds in the
mouth heal so rapidly, people have
come to take stock in the myth that
after tooth extraction there need be
is going to think
no great amount of care, or indeed
any thought, of the wound.
Any open place in the body tissues
is an invitation to infection and any
invitation to infection is a risky
thing to permit. One can never be
sure which kind of germ may be
around to invade it.
other germs do not advertise their
presence and they are sometimes in
the offing waiting for an opportunity
to find a good place to multiply.
When a tooth is extracted, there is
left a bleeding point in a more or less
injured tissue. This is in a place too,
in Which there are naturallly many
germs. And if the infection, which
makes it necessary to extract that
tooth, has been of long standing, the
tissues which have been built up to
wall off the infection are broken and
thus are not in condition to resist a
violent onslaught of microbes. Great
care should be taken to see that the
mouth is kept clean after any tooth
extraction. When a tooth has been
extracted nature tries to close the
wound with a blood clot and this
blood clot should not be disturbed in
cleaning the mouth for that would al-
low the germs to more easily gain en-
trance into the tissues.
If the tissues about a tooth have
been swollen before the extraction,
the swelling usually remains for a
while after the operation. Cold ap-
plications, at half-hour intervals, re-
duce the swelling.
For excessive bleeding after ex-
traction one can use astringent
{puckering) mouth washes and pres-
sure of tightly rolled cotton (the size
of walnut) applied to the bleeding
spot. Biting down on the roll of cot-
‘ton applies the excess pressure neces-
sary. Pressure should be applied for
10 minutes at a time and repeated if
required. If this fails see the dentist.
Remember that tooth extraction is
a surgical operation. There is always
danger of infection. Due care should
be taken that the injured part is kept
clean and that one does not take cold.
If the operation has been severe one
should be quiet and rest for the next
24 hours.
Go back for inspection and for ad-
vice, particularly if unsual symptoms
appear.
Tetanus and !
CITES LAWS FOR CARE
OF CRIPPLED WARDS.
Dr. John A. Keith, superintendent of
public instruction, urges school offi-
cials in all parts of the State to co-
operate in caring for and educating
crippled children in accordance with
the program which has been outlined
by previous Legislature.
The majority of such cases, Dr.
Keith said, need special care and edu-
cational training to make them useful
citizens.
The requirements as cited in the
school code were summed up by Dr.
Keith as follows:
1. Reporting to the district or
county superintendent of all children
between the ages of 8 and 16 who,
because of apparent exceptional
physical condition, are not being prop-
erly educated and trained.
Teachers, attendance officers, enum-
erators and secretaries of school
boards are charged with the responsi-
bility of reporting all such children.
2. County and district superinten-
dents are required to submit to their
several boards of school directors
plans for establishing and maintain-
ing special classes in the pubilc
school for the proper education and
training of all such children.
3. It is made the duty of boards of
directors of any district having such
children “to provide and maintain, or
to jointly provide and maintain with
neighboring districts, such special
classes or schools.” If there are less
than ten such children in any district,
or if for any other reason it is not
feasible to provide special classes lo-
cally, the board of school directors
shall secure proper education and
training for such children outside the
public schools of the district, or in
special institutions, or by providing
for teaching the children in their
homes by a legally certified teacher,
unless approved provision for the
education of such child is made by
the parents or guardian.
4. Reimbursement by the State is
provided.
The State Council of Education is
authorized to set up standards for
such classes, and reports are requir-
ed annually. The State Council of Edu-
cation has set up standards for ortho-
pedic classes—and for teachers of or-
thopedic classes.
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Proof that Forests have Hygienic
Value.
We hear much of the importance of
the conservation of forests from an
economic standpoint, but little is said
of the hygienic value of forests.
Forests contribute to the general
health by breaking the force of stead-
ily blowing winds. They mitigate
the heat of summer by the vast
amount of evaporation from their
leaves that occur by day. They al-
so promote rainfalls. Thus they check
the tendency of the earth to desi-
cate, which is almost as injurious to
health as it is to vegetation.
Cholera often passes a wooded dis-
trict and revels in a treeless one. A
certain road in India leads for 60
miles through a dense forest. Far-
ther on it runs for 90 miles through a
barren plain. Hundreds of persons
travel the entire road daily. Now,
in the first or wooded section cases
of cholera seldom occur, while with-
in the latter it has been a frequent
occurence. One year cholera raged
in Allahbad. Soldiers whose bar-
racks were in the hill suffered most
from the epidemic; those in barracks
surrounded by four rows of trees
much less; but not a single case was
reported among the soldiers whose
barracks were in the thicket. It was
the same the next year.
Disabled Vets Numbers
Increasing.
Steadily
Need for assistance to ex-service
men suffering mental disability as the
result of war service will gradually
increase for the next 18 years, when
the peak is expected to be reached.
This esimate was made recently by '
Brigadier General Frank T. Hines,
director of the Veterans’ Bureau, who
emphasized the necessity for the con-
tinuation, and in fact the increase, in
relief activities for this class of dis-
abled veterans’ who present one of
the most difficult problems facing the
Bureau.
The American Red Cross and other
organizations co-operating with the
Bureau are anticipating increased de-
‘mands on them for help each year un-
til 1947, after which it is thought
that the number of cases of this type
will gradually decrease.
With its 3,000 chapters in the Unit-
ed States and its insular and foreign
possessions, and through close co-
operation from the State Department
when the soldier’s claims for assist-
ance involve international problems
the American Red Cross is already
handling an everage of more than
56,000 service and ex-service men’s
cases each month.
Fine 30 Who Sold Cold Storage Eggs.
Prosecutions
sylvania food, fertilizer and feeding
stuffs laws totaled 89 for January,
40 less than during the corresponding
month a year ago, according to a re-
port from the State Bureau of Foods
and Chemistry. :
Thirty prosecutions, more than
one-third of the total for the month
resulted from dealers selling cold
storage eggs in violation of the law.
Most of these violations occurred in
Allegheny and Westmoreland coun-
ties.
Oysters sold by measure instead of
by numerical count brought six other
dealers into conflict with the law in
the western and northern sections of
the Commonwealth.
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Fuel system of the new Ford
| has been
designed for reliability
and long service
THE practical value of Ford
simplicity of design is es-
pecially apparent in the fuel
system.
The gasoline tank is built
integral with the cowl and is
unusually sturdy because it
is made of heavy sheet steel,
terne plated to prevent rust
or corrosion. An additional
factor of strength is the fact
that it is composed of only
two pieces, instead of three
or four, and is electrically
welded—not soldered.
Because of the location of
the tank, the entire flow of
gasoline is an even, natural
fiow——following the natural
| law of gravity. This is the
simplest and most direct
way of supplying gasoline to
the carburetor without vari-
ations in pressure. The gaso-
line feed pipe of the new
Ford is only 18 inches long
and is easily accessible all
the way.
The gasoline passes from
the tank to the carburetor
through a filter or sediment
bulb mounted on the steel
dash which separates the
gasoline tank from the
engine.
The carburetor is specially
designed and has been built
to deliver many
thousands of miles
of good service.
Since all adjustments are
fixed éxcept the needle valve
and idler, there is practi-
cally nothing te get out of
order.’
The choke rod on the
dash acts as a primer and
also as a regulator of your
gasoline mixture. The new
hot spot manifold insures
complete vaporization of the
gasoline before it enters the
combustion chamber of the
engine.
As a matter of fact, the
fuel system of the new Ford
is so simple in design and
so carefully made that it
requires very little service
attention.
The filter or sediment
bulb should be cleaned at
regular intervals and the
carburetor screen removed
and washed in gasoline. Oc-
casionally the drain plug at
the bottom of the carburetor
should be removed and the
carburetor drained for a
few seconds,
Have your Ford dealer
look after these important
little details for you when
you have the car oiled and
greased. A thorough, peri-
odic checking-up costs little,
but it has a great deal to do
with long life and
continuously good
performance.
Airplanes Aid Alaska Travel.
The airplane is revolutionizing
travel in Alaska, according to Gover-
nor George A. Parks of the territory.
The Governor, during a brief stop-
‘over in Seattle before continuing
| north, said that Alaskan prospectors
are fast forsaking the long trails,
| snowshoes and dog sledges in favor
! of the speedy and direct air course.
“Sourdoughs” who went out last
(fall in planes to search for treasure
‘are preparing to return by the same
{route with reports of their discov-
eries.
Last year Alaskan pilots flew 250,-
i000 miles without a fatal accident,
i Park said. One pilot has brought 70
| people from outlying camps to the
Fairbanks hospital for treatment.
The plane he declared, is out-dis-
tancing communications in the terri-
tory.
Radio transmitting systems |
are now needed at outlying points |
‘to call planes on emergency cases.
Trapping and prospecting have
been stimulated by the new means
of transportation. According to Park,
the greater part of last year’s trap
will be shipped by plane from the in-
terior to the coast.
Prospectors, who previously re-
fused to venture into the northern
wilderness, took advantage of the
$20,000 appropriation made by the
Legislature to pay traveling expenses
with a limit of $150 to each man and
used the stake to go out by plane
from cities in all parts of the terri-
tory.
As it is, many natives who have
nver seen automobiles or trains are
now acustomed to the sight of planes
and are rapidly becoming ‘‘air-mind-
ed.” A long jump from the dog team
to the modern air craft.
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Dunning Cards Ruling is Given.
“Dunning” postal cards, billing the
addressee for payment of an’ account
past due are unmailable under Ameri-
can postal laws, unless they are en-
| closed in envelopes, says John F. Ken-
| nedy, assistant postmaster. The rul-
ing is based on the following provi-
sions:
All matter otherwise mailable by
law, upon the envelopes or outside
cover or wrapper of which, are any
delineations, ephithets, terms or las-
civious, obscene, libelous, scurrilous,
defamatory, or threatening character,
{or calculated by the terms or manner
“or style of display and obviously in-
tended to reflect injuriously upon the
character or conduct of another, may
| be written or printed, otherwise im-
pressed or apparent, are hereby de-
clared non-mailable matter and shall
not be conveyed in the mails nor de-
| livered from any post-office nor by
any letter carrier, and shall be with-
drawn from the mails under such reg-
‘ulation as the Postmaster General
shall prescribe.
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ForD MOTOR COMPANY
Hints to Drivers.
When parking on a slippery spot
where difficulty in getting away may
be anticipated, get the right rear
wheel close on the curb so the ball
of the tire will obtain traction
against the curb itself.
In cranking with the choke out be-
fore using the ignition be sure to
press the choke button in again when
ready to start the engine, otherwise
the cylinders will flood with raw fuel.
A little dry snow on top of iceis
especially hazardous, because it fills
up the depressions in the tire treads
and makes the tires less effective on
the ice.
If you use salt to keep ice from
forming on the windshield, be sure to
wash off the hood and cowl carefully
and watch for rust at joints and
hinges.
A car is always more apt to skid
on a curve if the brakes are applied
or the engine accelerated.
The wheels of some of the newer
cars spin if the streets are slippery
because of increased power under
the hood. Keep the brakes partly on
if you have trouble starting.
When the streets are slippery there
will be no strain on the steering gear
if the wheels are cut all the way to
the left before pulling out of a park-
ing space.
If the car doesn’t tend to roll for-
ward or backward when the brakes
are released and it is standing on a
slight grade, the indications are that
the brakes drag.
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Game Protectors Distribute Food.
Despite an unusually mild winter in
many parts of the State, game pro-
tectors have found it necessary to
distribute food for birds and animals
because of the heavy sleet which re-
mained unbroken. Special attention
was paid to sections where there are
wild turkeys.
Unless there are heavy snows as
spring approaches, the protectors re-
port that the present winter will be
unusually mild because of the avail-
ability of game food.
A special bulletin on winter feeding
of game has been prepared and dis-
tributed.
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Connecticut Favors 835-Mile
Law,
A minimum speed limit of thirty-
five miles an hour for all users of
state highways is expected to be set
early in the spring by the Connecticut
state legislature. A bill compelling
drivers to keep moving on the busy
roads has been receiving favorable
attention from the legislators.
Other highway safety devices in-
clude a bill compelling the State to
paint all poles, fences and sheds bor-
dering on the highways with white
paint, and keep the paint renewed;
and placing signal lights at every in-
tersectional road along the highways.
Speed
MANY BEAR CUBS
DESERTED BY MOTHERS.
i
! Recent finding of numerous baby
: bears, seemingly only a few days old, ,
!in small depressions in the ground in
i open country in Pennsylvania moun-
. tains is puzzling game officials. Game |
refuge keppers have found a number
of whimpering cubs in such situaticas
lately, and only a few days ago a lit- |
ter of three were found starved to
! death in a hollow in the ground in |
| open country near the Pike-Monroe
i county line. Two of these were sent
| to headquarters for examination. In
| each case the cubs appeared to be on-
' ly a few days or possibly a week or
| two old. All were approximately ten !
inches long and weighed from a !
pound to a pound and a half. Their |
| bodies seemed to be well furred. |
One of the cubs, weghing only
| twelve ounces, is being reared on a |
i bottle by Game Refuge Keeper :
| Jeorge H. Hunt, of Wyoming coun-
ty, and has aroused considerable in-
terest in that section. Nearly three
| hundred people have been to see the |
| baby, some of them having traveled
i over fifty miles.
| Abnormal food or weather condi-
tions, or an instinctive ability of the
i mothers in anticipating danger of
some sort may have led them to re-
move their young from the home den
| where the cubs are supposedly born |
during the mothers’ winter sleep, |
| game officials believe.
It is generally conceded by most
j authorities that the cubs are born
i during the mother’s hibernation. It
{ is possible that during certain sea-
i sons, however, or due to causes of
! which we know nothing, they give
i birth to their young after they have
emerged from their winter den.
The young bears found this winter
apparently had been deliberately de- |
| serted by their mothers. There is the |
possibility that the mothers had been !
badly frightened by fire or other dan-
gers and feared to return. The game
; commission has asked that an im-
| mediate report be made to their offi-
ces at Harrisburg by anyone finding |
bear cubs during the coming months..
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| Crossing Toll in State 198 in Year.
{ Fatalities at steam railroad grade- |
| crossings in Pennsylvania increased i
1in 1928 despite the elimination of 100 |
| crossings by the Public Service Com-
| mission, the Commission’s bureau of
accidents reported Saturday. !
There was one less accident at |
grade crossings last year than 1n |
1927, but thirty-four more persons
were killed, the injury list bore forty-
three fewer names. Accidents num-
based 1109, fatalities 198, and injuries
624.
In 91 per cent of the accidents,
automobiles were involved. Motor
cars were driven into the side of
| trains in 187 cases. Twenty-one pe-
destrians were killed in crawling un-
der gates closed at crossings. In six
collisions between street cars and
trains, only injuries were reported.
All classes of steam railway acci-
dents were reported to-the bureau in
1928 showed decreases over the pre-
ceding year. Only eight deaths are
recorded as a result of purely rail-
road accidents, and three of these
were pedestrians who stepped in
front of trains from station plat-
forms.
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Advises Special Care for
Driving.
Newly licensed operators, or those
driving in winter for the first time,
should exercise extreme care in brak-
ing on icy pavements, Wilson C.
Price, superintendent of the state
highway patrol, warned today.
“Patrolmen have noted that many
drivers, when compelled to stop or
slow down suddenly on icy pave-
ments, show a tendency to push the
clutch pedal as well as the brake,
with a resultant skid and often a
smash-up. It is far better to forget
the clutch and let the engine stall
rather than chance a skid. Drivers,
experienced or inexperienced, should
touch their brakes as lightly as pos-
sible, putting them off and on, until
the car is brought to a stop. By so
doing they may avoid serious colli-
sions and tragic accidents,” Super-
intendent Price said. “Whether you
step on the gas or step on the brakes,
watch your step.”
Winter
Cars Would Reach to California or
Tags to Carolina.
All motor vehicles licensed in Penn-
sylvania during 1928 placed end to
end would reach 4875 miles, the
equivalent of an endless line from
the Capitol to the Rose Bowl in Pas-
adena, Calif., and back again.
Compared with the total improved
| mileage in the State, this gives each
| vehicle a cruising radius of less than
(a half mile, although each is entitled
to a quarter-mile of dirt road on the
system, in addition.
Pennsylvania issued 1,714,306 sets
of license plates for motor vehicles
in 1928. Tag manufacture consumed
1288 tons of special steel, requiring
fifty-seven freight cars for transpor-
tation. Piling these tags in column
form would create a stack 4.7 miles
high, while end to end the tags would
form an enameled steel ribbon linking
the Capitol at Harrisburg with Ra-
leigh, N. C.
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Help Constipation
One glass of water is not enough—
take three glasses one hour before
breakfast. Much better results are
obtained by adding a teaspoon of
simple glycerin, saline compound
(known as Adlerika) to each glass.
Adlerika acts on BOTH upper and
lower bowel and removes old waste
matter you never thought was in
your system. Stops gas and sour
stomach in TEN minutes! Relieves
constipation in two hours. Zeller’'s
Drug Store.
why risk
a fall down
dark cellar
steps when
the price of
a nickel tab-
let will light
them for a
month
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