_—= THE FIRST CONCERN. Dr. Samuel J. Fogeison, of North- western University, is attracting wide attention among medical scien- tists by experiments which indicate that ulcers of the stomach are re- lieved and permitted to heal by the mucin from the gastric mucous membrane of swine. It may be taken in tablet or food form. NEW SERUM FOR IMMUNIZATION AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS The development of a serum that is effective against infantile paral- | ysis has recently been announced by | two Manhattan scientists. They have proved that the serum im- munizes monkeys against infantile | paralysis. The discovery was not reported until the serum had been | tried in the treatment of about sixty children having the disease, some in the early stages of paralysis, all of | whom have recovered. The best! treatment hitherto tried in infantile paralysis was the use of serum ob- ‘tained from the blood of a patient ‘who had recently recovered from the disease. ‘lnis serum was obtainable | only in limited quantity. The new serum, which is produced in the horse, is now available in quantity. GERM ISOLATION FEAT DESCRIBED Dr. Arnold I. Kendall, professor ‘of bacteriology at the Northwestern University Medical school for 20 odd years, has made a discovery ex- pected to have a far reaching effect on the treatment of human ills as the processes evolved by the fa- mous Louis Pasteur. His discovery consists of a process of making visible under the micro- scope bacteria so tiny that research workers heretofore have been un- able to identify it. “The discovery is as startling to the scientific world as the discov- eries of Pasteur,” said Dean Irvin ‘Cutter, of the Medical school. Dr. Kendall only smiled and con- ‘tinued his work in developing what he calls his “K Medium,” a soupy | solution in which the invisible bac- | teria now may be isolated. Practi- cal use of his discovery is yet to ‘come. | A small intestine of a rabbit, dog, | Wine or Jan, chemically treated, is! e essen ingredient of th - tion, he said. So | Isolation of the infinitesimal germs means that such diseases as | sleeping sickness, paralysis, influ-| _enza, cancer and rheumatism, may | be traced to their primary causes | and Ihat Zhysicians hereafter will | able r to devise speci ‘cures for them. By} | DIET OF OX BRAIN ADVISED IN PERNICIOUS ANEMIA CASES A diet of ox brain is a treatment oi pesnicioks Filenna, and most probably, » for nervous syste -diseases. : » This has been discovered and an- nounced by Dr. Charles C. Ungley, “medical registrar of the Royal Vie- toria Infirmary, New Castle-upon- Tyne, Scotland, and a Rockefeller Rareh Fellow at Durham Univer- Prof. Ungley fed a number of pernicious anemia patients measured amounts of ox brain. The results were benefical. The same treat- ment was given to cases in which the patients suffered from disease of the nervous system, involving sub- acute degeneration of the spinal cord. Encouraging esults followed. nce the overy by Minot and Murphy that feeding oF liver cures pernicious anemia, many other body substances have been found to have 4 similar beneficial effect. Kidneys, hog Hoh and other internal or- | ns’ diet restore de i on pleted blood | L According to Dr. Ungley, these organs merely store up the potent ‘substance which really cures anemia. | _And this substance is manufactured | in the digestive tract. | Liver feeding has not so certain a curative effect in cases of degen- eration of spinal cord and related iv By am | 1 oe : , Dr. Ungley experimented with ox brain. His results show that in pernicious anemia itself the beneficial effect of brain-feeding is less potent than of liver feeding. But in cases of the nervous sys- tem disease, cord degeneration, brain ‘diet appears to be even better than liver diet, although further experi- ments are necessary to settle this point beyond doubt. The loaded gun you keep to pro- tect yourself from burglars is more apt to endanger your life than to save “it. Little children frequently find “these weapons and kill their parents, “or each other. The coal gas coming from a wide- ly opened stove door is deadly, and “if the door is closed or nearly closed ‘the gases go up the chimney. There- fore, the draft should be kept on for - awhile after fresh coal is added. Running the automobile engine only a few minutes in a closed gar- age will generate enough carbon monoxide to kill you. Open the door first before starting the engine. To wait until your child becomes of school age before having him vac- cinated may make him a smallpox victim and he may die from it. No child is too young to be vaccl- mated. Precoc ity Frowaed On by This African Tribe When a child in the Bahanga tribe, of southeast Africa, says the equiva- tent of “mamma” or “papa” before what authorities of the community de- | cide is the normal time, or if its tiny | upper incisors peep through the guns when they still should be out of sight, it Is just too bad. Such a tragedy ranks next to having twins, the Catholic Anthropological so- ciety Is told. evil strikes can save the parents, Is now illegal to leave the child in the grass to die, so in recent years an elaborate system of sacrifices has heen devised, but the natives look on it as | of doubtful efficiency. Parents who have twins are consid- ered accursed. They may not leave the hut for two months for fear of bringing disaster on the entire coun. tryside, If they do, sickness and death will come wherever they go; crops in the fields along which they walk wiil dry up and wells they use will be poisoned, At the end of the two months the | women of the tribe, by suitable incan- tations, expel the evil spirits from the house and all Is well again. Generous Allowance of Wine for Royal Infants In 1552 milk was not considered an important item in a child's dlet, and, If the household account of the chatean of Amboise is anything to go by, the younger generation in those days could not complain that wine was scarce, The six royal children living in the chateau were supplied dally with 23 pints of red wine and a similar quan- | tity of white wine, while for their at- tendants of gentle birth a further 25 pints of a cheaper red wine was pro- vided. Their staff had to be content with 33 pints of cheap claret. { The daily account also shows that 75 dozen loaves of bread were paid | for. Pike, roach, carp, gudgeon, craw- | fish, a sea turtle, oysters, sole, cod. white and red herrings also are listed, | 'neluding, oddly enough, four vipers. What the vipers were used for is not stated.—London Mail. The Fan in History “Customs of Mankind,” says that | ‘Fans have an interesting history. The | first fan was probably a palm leaf or | some other natural device appropri- | ated by man to keep away files or | gnats, perhaps even to cool the fe- | vered brow In tropical climates. We | know that in Egypt, 2,000 years ago, | fashionable hosts had special servants | to stand behind dinner guests and fan | them with huge papyrus fans. In | | France the fan reached the height of | its development under Louls XIV. We | read that ‘fans are invariable accom- | paniment of feminine costume and are | of rare beauty, exquisitely painted | and mounted on sticks of carved or | painted wood, mother-of-pearl, carved Ivory or gold. There are over 500 makers of fans In Paris and they en- Joy special privileges accorded to them by the king.'"” Another Chinese Wall Another huge Chinese wall has been discovered by the Dr, Suen Hedin ex- pedition. An article by the leader, published in a Stockholm newspaper says: They followed the route over the Mongolian highlands and the Gobi desert. This was the first time that a motor car had been driven from Peiping to Maomo without, at any | point of the route, encroaching on the territory of the Mongolian republic. The most remarkable discovery from an archeological point of view was a wall of earth and stone, which they could trace for several hundred meters. It was very well preserved In parts, and it perhaps corresponds with the discovery which Mr, Bergman made some time ago of a fortress of the | early Han dynasty. i i Liar good There Is at least one judge in Kan- | 4a8 City who knows his birds. | First off, they brought a blackbira | Into court on the charge of chicken | stealing. “What made you steal that chick | en?” demanded the learned Judge. | “Was it because you were really hun- gry?” ‘No, suh,” replied the blackbird, “Ah caln't say as I was hungry. Ah done stole dat chicken fo' a lark.” “There is no resemblance whatever, snapped the judge and meted out a ten-day sentence with the advice that the darky spend It reading a bird book. Those Good Old Days It Is the feeble and Iill-nourished mind that shrinks from knowledge of what has been, and guffers from pessi- mistic dread of what is yet to be. It is only the mentally and spiritually hampered—prophesying of evil to come —who believe that all change in our own day must be for the worse, and who long for the “good old days” of thelr grandparents.—Albert Shaw In Review of Reviews, Wrote Hymn on Window Pane From a window pane in a little Eng lish village to the pages of millions of hyma books, printed in many lan- guagay, is the experionce that befell one writer, Harriet Auber. Confined one day to her home, she composed the words of “Our Blest Redeemer,” afterwards amusing herself by scratch: ing them on the window of her roo, In the case of the pre- | cocious infant, only its death befora | It | Last Mile the Longest | A nurse sat at a desk at the end of | a hospital hall, apparently engaged | in making a drawing of some sort. An | inquisitive fellow-soother of suffering | humanity approached. Both had been | assigned to the floor used exclusively by the stork. The two talked general- ities for a moment, then smilingly ob- served two men pacing up and down the hall. There were echoes of baby cries from the nearby nursery. Finally the Inquisitive one, noting the draw: ing, sald: “What are you doing, Madge? Mak- ing plans for a new home?” “No,” came the reply, “I'm trying to figure out a new hospital contain- ing a race track for prospective fa- thers!” World's Fair Weather Voyage The sea voyage te South Africa Is the fair weather voyage of the world. Capetown, once a remote outpost of civilization, is today one of the world’s fairest cities. It Is not only beautiful and delightfully situated, but the Cape is historical as well, for it was here in 1487 that Dias saw the sea route to India and this Incited Columbus, who in his search for India found America instead. Drake describes it as “the fairest Cape in the whole cir cumference in the world.” Few dis- coveries have Influenced the affairs of nations more than the discoveries be- tween 1487 and 1407. This era was truly the dawn after the Dark ages and the first rays lit the Cape when Dias discovered his way around. He Got His Price Jimmy's mother stored all the win. ter bed clothing in a small shed at | the back of the house. One day, on returning from downtown, she found that all the bed clothing had disap- peared. Without a delay she sought out Jimmy and asked him where they | were, “Do you mean those old mattresses and things?" he asked. “Why, I sold those old th'ngs to the rag man!” His mother, aghast, asked him how auch he had received for them. “Well,” replied Jimmy with grea. | aatisfaction, “after a lot of arguing I finally got him to give me six cents.” —Indlanapolis News. Couldn't Understand Fire Inhabitants of the Marian islands, when they were discovered by Magel- | lan In 1521, had till that time never seen fire, and expressed the utmost astonishment at it. They believed ft to be an animal which fixed Itself | upon wood and fed upon it, and when approaching so near as to be burned, they thought they had been bitten by it was established In Derby by a London merchant named John Lombe, had a secret process ‘of manufacture from Pledmont, where he obtained employment as a work his life, had of the machinery | used by his employers.—Detroit News. To Cement Brokem China A housewife says: “Dissolve a lt tle gum arablc In a little water so that it Is rather thick, put enough | they cannot be broken In the same BENEFIT OF FARM LIFE CALLED PART OF “INCOME” The farm still Offers 8 Sova eva. t for making a comfortable living, De Professor O. R. Johnson of .the University of Missouri, summarizing a series of articles on “The Agricul- tural Situation.” 4 But that comfortable living, he says, probably will not include a college education for the children, nor a great many vacations. However, he says, it should mean: food and plenty of it; a reason- ably good home; plain but sufficient clothing; high school for the young- er generation. A large part of the farmer's “wage” must come from such intangibles as a more satisfy- ing, cleaner, more wholesome living. POINTER ON CRANKING In cranking his engine the exper- ienced motrist will a er as sparingly as e, e also will on mistake of mea- suring the amount of choking by the time required in the cranking process. When a battery is weak it will take longer to crank the This does not mean that the owner will be choking the carburetor more, for the engine is not turning any more revolutions than if the battery were up to par. If battery and starter are particularly active it often is true that what would seem to be a little choking is ex- cessive. TREE MAKES CAR OF LUMBER. A cypress tree, probably 1,300 years old, cut on the Amite river swamp, in Louisiana, produced a carload of lumber, 16,175 board feet. The swamp giant had a total length of 80 feet and the stump diameter was 92 inches. “That dog of Coogler's will be the death of me, barking at me every time I pass.” “But barking dogs don’t bite.” “I know, but I'd rather he bitten at once than kept in suspense.” Teacher—Now, in getting a meal since when they have been sung by | countless voices all over the world, | what is the first and most important 2? Embryo Cooks (in chorus)—Find the can opener! | SIMPLE FACTS OF | DOG FEEDING TOLD | If the feeding of your dog presents i |itself as a weighty problem, take | heart! | | According to the pel Kennel | Foundation, Rockford, is, here 'is all that you need to know about ‘his feeding: 1. Feed one heavy meal a day, preferably in the evening. Feed the light meal in the morning. Puppies | require three to five meals a day, depending on their ages. Feed at the same hours each day. 2. Meat is the dog's natural diet. If you feed your dog a prepared, well-balanced meat food, with dog biscuits for variety's sake, he will need nothing else. 3. Don't feed table scraps, pota- ‘toes, boiled eggs or pork, and don't serve soupy foods. Beware of chick- en and fish bones. s care noth- ing for sweets until taught to like them. 4. Provide plenty of water. 5. Never allow violent exercise di-| rectly after feeding. If a dog does not take readily to biscuits, which are essential to keep- | ing his gums hard and teeth clean, it is suggested that kibbled or broken biscuits be gradually incor- porated into his regular ration until he gets used to eating them. SPIDER’'S INGENIOUS WEB WOVEN AFRESH NIGHTLY Master of geometrical and skillful artisan, the fastidious orangetan orb spider presents a mystery in her arrival at a certain identical moment every evening when with amazing ingenuity she | constructs or weaves a new web (over the framework of her perma- | nent dwelling, states an article in | Better Homes and Gardens. Although the framework of the simple structure, which consists of three spokes radiating from a single point, is constantly under repair, the finished web is never repaired no matter how damaged it may be. Guy wires are anchored to leaves, | blades of grass, with a crow’'s foot | fastening. Then follow radial lines | which retrace the original spokes |of the permanent frame. The dainty | tatting wheel in the center serves as a feast hall. The last stroke is biting out the floss constituting the | hub, which leaves an aperture for |the unwary insect to crawl through | and be emmeshed. Then follows the | fastidiously chosen feast, continues Better Homes and Gardens, after which the web is carefully removed |and, if no longer of service, devour- | led to make more silk and be respun | | later. | 1 | | COUNTY FAIRS ARE ON | DATES OF THOSE NEARBY. ! | | County fairs and other long-estab- | lished gatherings of an educational |and amusement nature will begin to ‘attract the masses within the month. | In order that Watchman readers may have at hand the dates of those | nearby we publish the following | schedule: | Grange Encampment and Centre | | | precision | Souiity Fai, at Centre Hall, August to 28. Huntingdon, August 25 to 28. Lewistown, Sept. 1 to 5. Clearfield, Sept., 8 to 11. | Allentown, Sept., 22 to 26. Bloomsburg, Sept., 28 to Oct. 3. Hughesville, Oct., 7 to 10. | The Ebensburg fair will not be held this year | During 1930, approximately seven- ty county fairs were held in the Commonwealth. Almost two mil- lion people were in attendance and a total of $225,000 was paid in prem- inms to exhibitors. | PROSECUTE 38158 i OWNERS OF DOGS | Three thousand one hundred and i 1 | | fifty-three dog owners representing a | every county in the Commonwealth excepting Cameron and Pike, been prosecuted so far this year for dis the provisions of the State dog law, ac to the | latest report from the bureau of animal industry, vania De- partment of Agriculture. This number is 320 more than during the ding period in 1930. of licensed dogs now approximately the same as on the corresponding date a year ago. The number of uncontrolled dogs killed is running higher than last year, while the amount of damages reported is approximately $3000 less. 36,000 DAIRY COWS | IMPORTED ANNUALLY Thirty-six thousand turberculosis- free dairy cattle have been imported into Pennsylvania annually during the past five years, according to tu- berculosis test records in the bureau of animal industry, Pennsylvania De- partment of Agriculture. uring the same period have averag- ed six thousand annually. as dairy nsin, The principal sources of the cattle officials say, are: Wisco Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Mis- souri and There are now on Pennsylvania farms, approximately 900,000 milk cows and heifers two years old and over, the highest number since 1923, according to the bureau of statistics. EXCESS STORMS TAKING HEAVY TOLL OF BIRDS Bird mortality in Massachusetts this summer has been “exceedingly high,” due to abnormally heavy rains, according to Dr John B. May, state ornithologist. Dr. May reported that damage has not been limited to ground-nest- ing or low-buil birds. Nests of other birds, built high in trees, also have been destroyed by rain or wind, he said. Crabifiake--S0 Crankshaft has two cars now Codplece—Yes, he couldn't get his accessories all in one. have ihe A blow-outisan inconvenience under the best of condi- tions but when it occurs just as your trip has started and you have no spare tire it becomes a tragedy. The careful driver, knowing this; never ventures very far on the road without the safeguard of a spare tire. Your electric company knows the value of a spare also. With a small isolated plant storms and lightning may cause interrup- tions in your service. With interconnected generating stations—the spare tires of the electric industry—your service is main- tained at any time, day or night. WEST PENN POWER CO. $610,000,000 OLD BILLS STILL IN CIRCULATION When the small size paper money was put into circulation in July, 1929, ‘a total of $4,997,840,000 worth of the large ‘‘greenbacks” were still outstanding. In the nineteen months since then, 721,000,000 have been turned into the treasury at Washington to be’ redeemed and then destroyed. This leaves $610,000,000 of the old bills still in circulation. In the first year the new bills were in use, Uncle Sam saved about $2,000,000 in the use of the smaller, tougher paper. And the small bills are handier too. the voters as ex maries to be held on’ Tuesday, 15th, 1931. mee - " — REPUBLICAN FOR SHERIFF. We are authorized to announce L. yt held - w3 g l. 7, 2 | i ! ai | £. fF : h | g 8 i ; bf i | 1 5 g 5 § | i | gd $ I i my: Y ¢ i shfs j of £5 R : ; g g | fk Hugh M. Quigley Temple Gourt, Bellefonte, Pa. ALL FORMS OF Dependable Insurance
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