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Bellefonte, Pa, November 27, 1931.
Your Health
TRANSMISSION OF SYPHILIS
From Good Health Magazine.
Question: Can a child inherit
syphilis from its mother? If so,
how can this be reconciled with the
general statement that germ dis-
eases are not inherited?
Answer: The transmission of
syphilitic infection from mother to
child might better be called passive
transmission. It is not true in-
heritance, since the hereditary fac-
tors, located in the chromosomes in
the nucleus of the egg cell are in
no way involved. The disease is of
course due to a micro-organism,
specifically a spirochaete, designated
in medical literature as Spirochaeta
pallida (sometimes Tryponema pal-
lida.) This organism may be re-
covered in large numbers from
spyhilitic lesions, and is present in
many tissues of a person suffering
from the disease. The germs are
very small and several of them may
sometimes exist in a single cell of
the ‘body. The human egg-cell,
though small as egg-cells go (about
.2 mm. in diameter), is in reality
very large as compared to other tis-
sue cells and therefore offers ex-
cellent opportunity for the tiny
spirochaetes to invade its substance.
An egg-cell, therefore, even before
it is rertilizea by 1rusion with a
sperm, may bear syphilitic infection,
which will later involve the tissues
of the embryo. Of course, since
the embryo lies many months sur-
rounded by maternal tissues which
may themselves harbor the infection,
there is ample opportunity for the
spirochaetes to gain access to its
tissues any time during gestation,
or even during birth. Any case of
syphilitic infection present in a child
from birth is termed ‘congenital,”
and implies infection from the ma-
ternal organism either in the egg-
cell stage, or any time during preg-
nancy. We therefore see consider-
able of a distinction between condi-
tions which are truly hereditary and
those which are more properly,
merely congenital.
in case the congenital syphilis ac-
tually goes back to the one-cell
(egg-cell) stage, it is interesting to |
note that only in the cytoplasm of
the egg is there sumcient room
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on in a patient after the usual
tests
indicate that he is cured.
| 2. The infection remains hidden in
the sinuses.
3. Scarlatina.
5. Milk.
6. The period of incubation in
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for scarlet fever,
or two days, and in most instances er,”
it is less than a week.
7. Toxic or ataxic
(scarlatina maligna.)
VENT SCARLET FEVER
By R. S. Copeland, M. D.
Much has been accomplizhed in
the prevention and treatment of
scarlet fever. Our new knowledge
dates back to 1923 and 1924. It
was at this time that the “Dick
test” was first announced. It's use
is believed to have caused a great
reduction in the occurrence of scar-
let fever.
The test is simple. It consists
of injecting underneath the skin a
certain toxin. If a child is sus-
ceptible to scarlet fever, a definite
rash is produced.
When the Dick test is positive, it
means that the child should receive
the injection treatment to guard
against ccarlet fever. These in-
jections are simple and they con-
tribute to the safety of the child.
Please remember that this treat-
ment is not intended to be a remedy
for scarlet fever. It is used as a
means of preventing it. For this
reason it has a high place in guard-
ing the schools and communities.
The serum is given in five injec-
tions at intervals of seven days.
This is the same for children and
for adults. It is a simple treat-
ment and no ill effects result from
it. It is said to give definite pro-
tection against scarlet fever for a
period of at least five years.
It would mark a great advance
in public health if all children were
immunized against scarlet fever.
The importance of this test cannot
be overestimated. We pray it may
meet with the same success that has
attended the
THE ETERNAL MICROBE
(Continued from page 2, Col. 6.)
Nancy rose swiftly.
mother had. “Why,
isn't what Mr. Noyes read to
this
If her mother |
had discovered the ad— |
4. Klein first isolated a germ in Her
meme | 1885. your ed Pat with a
(those funny things about,” was
| another that day.
Few had any intention of buying.
“But coming to scuff they remain-
ed to—well, you finish it,” suggest-
that evening
| POINTS THAT HUNTERS
| what ‘one woman was saying to
SHOULD" KEEP IN MIND.
In connection with the deer sea-
son which will open next Tuesday
at which time both sexes may be
. hunted in the entire State from De-
father,” she protested as sae glimps- “The word ‘Pray’ comes in too pat.” | cember 1 to December 15, inclusive,
ed Nancy.
{
“He thought it might bother Fath. was late, because he had had his following regulations:
A hunter may kill only 1 deer,
explained Nancy. “It's—it's
They were again in his car. It
confession to make to her father.
it might be well to remember the
| rather unusual for Slogan City, you The way the latter had taken that either a buck or a doe.
scarlatina see.”
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prevention of Aiph-
theria. |
Please do not confuse the two
procedures. The test for deter-
mining the susceptibility to dipth-
theria is the “Schick test.” The
test for determining the susceptibil-
ity to scarlet fever is the “Dick
test.”
Three important things can be
done by the mother for the protec-
tion of her child. They are small-
pox vaccination, scarlet fever im-
munization and dipththeria immuni-
zation.
Consult with your physician or
the local Board of Health about
these matters. Much unnecessary
suffering and worry will be escaped
by attention to them.
In addition to the prevention of
tremendous strides
the pathogenic organisms to reside. have been made in the treatment of
The tiny nucleus (which bears all
hereditary characteristics, or is sup-
to do so), is far too small to
accommodate the parasites.
er instance of passive transmission
of a disease organism by way of the
cytoplasm of an egg-cell is that of
the transmission of “Texas fever” of
cattle by the common cattle tick of
the south, Boophilous annulatus.
The tick remains all her life upon
one host animal, moulting from
larva to nymph and from nymph to
adult without dropping to the ground.
Only after mating do the female
ticks drop from the cattle to the
ground to lay their eggs.
therefore have no opportunity to
the infection from one cow to
another except by Lay of their off-
. The tiny Piroplasma germs,
pring. are called, are present in
the tick eggs when these are laid,
and the larvae or “seed ticks” which
emerge from them are capable of
infecting new cattle with the dis-
ease. The youngsters climb up on
grasses and fence boards and at-
tach themselves to any animals
which may happen to brush past.
In former days, when it was com-
mon practice to drive huge herds of
southern cattle north to market, the
dairy cattle along the route usually
suffered annually from outbreaks of |
Texas or “red-water” fever. The
parent ticks had dropped from the
ng beef cattle, and their off-
spring had transmitted the
zoan infection to the local herds.
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this disease. -. This has been ac-
Her mother
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Her) et Jas agai studying
black letters at the
AUGUST AGAIN—AND GOSH
HOW WE HATE IT!
Beneath that, in smaller type,
was:
Another annual furniture sale!
But stop yawning--this is serious.
To us, anyway. We don't know
who said autumn was the
choly season but we'll bet it wasn't |
a furniture dealer.
August is his Black Friday: the
time when he must check up his jug of that as Pat drove through a public boarding
stock and try to sell you something
—anything.
takes. We all
know.
i
! hovered around his wan lips.
(had surprised Nancy. He had al-
/ways seemed a serious,
‘man. But as he listened, a smile
“I've often felt like saying some-
thing like that myself,” he had con- |
fessed. “But I never dared to. I!
only wish there were some way of
keeping you here.”
Pat had taken Nancy's breath
away. “I'll stay on one condition,”
he promised. “That is, that you ge!
“But I can't imagine you content in
Nor could Nancy. She was think-
the praire night. Just as they had |
had hardly known Pat then; she |
| horns, and weigh at
A legal deer must either have
humorless | two or more points to one antler;
or he without visible antlers or
least 40
with entrails removed.
It is unlawful for any body of
men, either together or hunting in
unison, or in any manner co-operat-
ing with each other, to kill or be
possessed of, in one season, more
than six legal deer.
It is not legal for a hunter to hire
melan- to California and take a real rest.” a hunting camp or other headquar-
ters for the purpose of hunting
‘Slogan City,” her father had said | deer, with the assumption that such
headquarters would be regarded as
house or hotel,
and that each individual hunter re-
Particularly his mis- griven through the Long Island siding at such headquarters would be
make them, you pight less than a week before. She permitted to kill one deer.
A party of men boarding at a pri-
Perhaps you think you know just wondered if she knew him now. vate camp, cabin, or other headquar-
what we have to offer. But do you He had grown swiftly in her esti- ters established for the purpose of
know about our historic relics? We
The list below is only
a fraction of what we have to show
you.
Every piece has a history, you see.
We know it all by heart. Some of
them almost break our hearts too.
Then came the lisi——an eye-arrest-
ing list.
“It seems so unusual,” murmured
Nancy's mother. “This thing about
the iron coffee stand, for instance.”
Nancy had seen that too. It
read:
$49.50 Wrought-iron Coffee Stand,
genuine onyx top. This was import-
ed from Italy, We wish the
Italians had it back! We thought
it choice once—perhaps you will
now. If so, that's your hard luck.
it will cost you just $19.85.
“And those Provencal dressers,”
added her mother. ‘They were in
last year's sale—remember? Your
father said they were a rare bar-
gain, but—" !
But what Pat had said was:
$37.50 Provencal Oak Dressers. thrill of a lifetime? To see all those legal deer, but will
Two only-—and, oh, why did we buy
them? Take a look at them. If
you can stand them you can have know this game yet; there's a lot to think twice and look
one or both for $21.50 each.
There was item after item
that.
$11.75 Mahogany-finished Fernery.
We loved it once but it's an eyesore
to us now. You take it and look
like
‘at it for $5.95.
$10.50 Mahogany-finished Maga-
zine Holder. At least that's what
we thought it was. But perhaps
it's a poultry feeder. If so, class
| complished by the development of a’
scarlet fever antitoxin. This is be-
Anoth- |
lieved to have
many children.
saved the lives of
EDISON WILL AID WORLD
BY MENTAL TELEPATHY
The brilliant mind of Thomas A.
Edison will continue to aid man-
kind, possibly through “some kind
of mental telepathy,” Sir Oliver
Lodge, scientist and spiritualist, de-
They |
clared, in commenting on the death
of the American inventor. Sir
Oliver, who recently announced his
own intention of communicating
with the world after death, said
that he believes it certain that such
men as Edison and the late Senator
Dwight W. Morrow continue after
death to exert influence on the af-
fairs of men.
“The dead,” he declared, ‘take
| themselves and their characters and
i
ist said that
proto- |
influence the minds of his
came to be common practice to
x : Pp ‘was primarily with material things.
speak of the disease as hereditary
in the tick, though, as we have
just seen, the term is scarcely cor-
rect.
any condition from mother to off-
spring by way of the cytoplasm of
the egg-cell, is interesting, since it
defines a type of inheritance which is
peculiar to the female parent and in
which the male can take no part.
For the male germ-cell, or sperm,
consists almost entirely of nucleus,
its cytoplasmic portion being entire-
ly confined to the minute tail or
locomotor organ, which ordinarily
takes no part in the final process of
fertilization.
SCARLET FEVER
A discovery that X-Rays may be
used to protect the public and par-
ticularly children against spread of
their histories along with them. The
stages through which they have
passed on earth have had an effect
which lasts into the beyond.”
The noted white-haired spiritual-
Edison and Morrow
will influence people of earth from
beyond as they did during their
lives.
“But the task of Mr. Morrow,”
he declared, “is easier, because as a
politician he dealt with ideals.
“His earthly training fitted him to
fellow
men, whereas Edison's work
Mr.
These material things are not as
easily influenced from beyond as
(are the minds of men.”
The possibility of transmission of
LINEN “TEXTBOOKS” USED
IN EARLY SCHOOLROOMS
“Your lesson for tomorrow will be
on the blue handkerchief.”
car.
for the chickens and
worth $2.98.
$165 Two-piece Bed Davenport
set in Jacquard velvet. A custom-
er once said, “It's lovely but more
than I want to pay.” Where is she?
She can hgve it for $119, ;
$100 Wardrobe, Canopy Top, wal-
nut veneer. If you don't need a
wardrobe, this is big enough for a
garage. Think of it-—combination
wardrobe and garage for $44.50!
This was the beginning. But be-
fore Nancy and her mother got fur-'
ther, Pat appeared.
“Mr. Pray seems to think my ef-
forts aren't original enough,” he re-
marked.
“Original enough,” breathed Nan-
cy. “If he could see this!"
“Let's wait till we can tell him
how it works out. The truth is
that I'd have followed his copy if
results in other years had been sat-
isfactory, but they haven't been.”
“Oh, I'm sure you know your
business,” said Nancy's mother.
Nancy was not so optimistic about
that, naturally. But she couldn't
discuss it until they were in Pat's
it must be
“
“Of course I'm no expert,” ad-
mitted Pat, then. “But do you
think that ad won't be read?” i
“It's amusing,” Nancy granted. |
“But it just pokes fun at every-
thing. And if you want to sell
things—"
“I certainly do,” he told her fer-
vently. “But have you ever con-
sidered the psychology of under-ad-
vertising 7"
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Nancy hadn't.
“Put it this way,” he suggested
“You heard about somebody who is
wonderful. Then you meet him.
At first you agree. Then, as time
goes on, aren't you apt to find lit-
tle flaws—things that you wouldn't
Children in the primary schools of |
Wisconsin, during the days of a cen-
tury ago, fully realized the signifi-
| cance of the schoolmarm’'s words.
scarlet fever was reported to the
American Public Health Association.
QUESTIONS.
1. In what way do X-rays prevent
the spread of infection?
2. Where does the infection re-
main hidden?
3. What is the other name applied
to scarlet fever?
4. When and by whom was
germ first isolated?
5. Through what food is the in-
fection sometimes carried?
6. What is the period of
tion for this germ?
7. What form of scarlet fever is
fatal before the symptoms manifest
themselves ?
the
incuba-
ANSWERS.
1. X-rays sometimes reveal infec.
In the absence of textbooks, linen
handkerchiefs, full of prints depict-
ing the great moments and the
great men of history, were used to
instruct the youngsters. This meth-
od was to teach children how to
read and to spell. Different lessons
required different handkerchiefs.
Fortunately, little Mary and little
Johnny did not have to tote a pocket-
ful of references.
a day made schooling pay.
In a shaded corridor of the His-
torical museum, on the University of
Wisconsin campus, one may see the
faded linen, once the pride of a stu-
dious child. George Washington is
the lesson text. A full-length print
of George in characveristic Napole-
ever have thought of if the person
wasn't supposed to be so wonder-
ful?”
“Y.yes,” admitted Nancy. !
“On the other hand, suppose you
have been told that So-and-so was |
simply awful. Or just homely, let's
say. You may agree to that, too,
at first meeting. But in time
haven't you found that So-and-so|
wasn't so bad, after all?” i
“Of course. But—"
“Think it over,” he interrupted.
“Human beings are contrary and
they are apt to form their own
opinions, no matter what you tell
| them.”
“You mean that you think"
“I hope!” he corrected. “Call me
up at tefi o'clock tomorrow and I'll
| know."
A handkerchief |
Instead, Nancy went to the store
herself a little after nine. She had
never in her life seen so many peo- |
ple there. But were they custom-|
ers, or just curious?
Two women stood in front of the
wrought-iron coffee stand. Nancy
loitered, deliberately eavesdropping. |
“T don't think it's bad at all”
lone was saying. “T saw one just
like it in New York last spring.
onic pose fills the center of the foot-
square of goods.
large type, still legible, are the birth,
death and other vital facts.
Farmers in the Regina, Sask., dis-
trict, unable to get more than ten
cents a pound for butter are using
the product as axle grease on their
farm implements. The hutter is
working efficiently.
To the right, in|
It would just fit between the dining-|
room windows—and it is a great]
| bargain.”
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And that was a sample of the hu.
man psychology that, before the
day was ended, was to give Henry
Prav and Son the biggest single
dav's sales total in its history. In|
Aurust, at that.
“Tet's just drop into Prav’'s a sec-
ond and look at the things they said |
mation.
She felt humble; she had had so’
little faith in him. And now —
“I think you're wonderful!” -she
announced impulsively. “I do. Oh,'
Pat, how did I ever get you?” i
“Get me? It was my impression |
I got you--with considerable effort.” |
“Not so very much. I fell fast. |
But I'm scared now, Pat. I never
expected you to stay here. Won't
you miss Long Island and all your
friends ?"
“But I've got you.”
“I know, but I didn't mean for
you to give up everything.” |
“What do you mean, everything?"
“Well, tennis, for instance.”
“I should worry about tennis!” |
‘That's what you say now. But
after a while—" |
Four-wheel brakes did their stuff; |
the car stopped with a jolt. |
“Good Lord!" exploded Pat. “Is
that worrying you? If so, figure it!
out from another angle. Can't you |
realize that today has given me the
people come trooping
tennis compared to that?
to it and I'm like a tiger that has
tasted blcod. I begin to see why!
men refer to their business as a |
game. Tennis? Say, this e—"
Nancy found her voice. “Oh, Pat!
You mean it? You really do!” |
“A funny taste for Pat Noyes,”
he admitted, “but I do. And"-—his’
‘arms tightened about her; he tilted der special seasons, this is the first
her head back—“even if I didn't,
I'd do it for you.” i
Love is like that. A disease, per-
haps; possibly contagious. Per-
haps something should be done period
about it.
On the other hand, what price a
serum for it, even if one could be
discovered ?—Hearst’'s International
‘Cosmopolitan. iy i
WHAT CONSTITUTES
A REAL SILVER FOX.
The name silver fox as commonly
used by furriers, includes the dark
phases of the ordinary red fox, vari-
ously called silver, silver-gray, sil-
ver-black or black. The color of
the red fox of the northeastern |
States and of the colder parts of
North America varies from red to!
black, and these extremes, with the’
graduation between them, form four
more or less distinct phases, known, |
respectively, as red, cross or patch,
silver and black. The silver fox,!
therefore, is a color phase of the
red fox. It is dark all over, with
silver hairs intermixed, but not red,
and the tip of the tail is generally, |
but not always, white. The guard :
hairs which give the silver appear- |
ance to the pelage are not entirely
white, but are black with a white |
band, and some guard hairs are en- |
tirely black. |
sprayer |
—Before putting the
(away for the winter it should be
cleaned and all working and adjust- |
ment parts thoroughly oiled. |
What a Bladder Physic
Should do. Work on the bladder as
castor oil on the bowels. Drive out im-
purities and excess acids that cause ir-
ritation which results in getting up
nights, frequent desire, burning, leg
pains or backache. BU-KETS (5 gr.
tablets) is a pleasant blaader physic.
Get a 25¢ test box from your druggist.
After four days if not relieved go back
and get your money. You will feel
good after this cleansing and you get,
your regular sleep. At Widmann &
Teah Inc., and C. M. Parrish, drugsiny. |
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tives or customers as far
actions. And after 8:30
for only 50 cents!
don’t know and “hol
it)
do not ask the operator
specific person --and are
S-minute connection.
SO:
For 80 cents you can telephone to friends, rela-
friendly chats, family reunions, business trans-
Just give the number to the op-
erator (ask Information if you
line.” These low rates apply on
Calls for a Number — when you
ELEPHONE |
hunting and not recognized as a
public boarding house or hotel where
travelers are accommodated the
year round, may not lawfully kill
more than six deer in one season
regardless of how many hunters are
boarded at the camp.
No special license is needed to
hunt deer. Both resident and non-
resident hunters's licenses permits
the killing of both sexes. The 1931
Legislature removed the special deer
license feature from the game laws.
A license issued in one county will
be good in all other eounties.
Hunters will need to exercise more
caution in selecting legal quarry
this year than ever before, because
they will have to be just as certain
that an antlerless deer has no spikes
or horns, and is of proper weight,
as they are that a buck has two or
more points, or a “%¥~”, to one ant-
ler. Commission officials are of the
opinion that this added necessity for
caution will not only decrease the
number of violations for killing il-
be one of the
in—what i¢ | greatest safety provisions of the
I don’t game laws. Hunters will be forced
carefully
before shooting.
Sportsmen are urged to co-operate’
to the fullest extent with officials of
the Commission this year in an ef-
fort to make the deer season one
of the best in the history of the
Commonwealth. Although antler.
less deer were hunted previously un-
since the enactment of the “Buck
Law,” a quarter of a century ago,
that both sexes of deer were de-
clared legal prey during the same
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every day except Saturday, Beta:
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the Court House, Wednesday afternoons
from 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 9. a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Bell Phone 68-40
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FEEDS!
We have taken on the line of
Purina Feeds
We also carry the line of
Wayne Feeds
per 100lb.
Wagner's 16% Dairy Feed - 140
Wagner's 209% Dairy Feed 145
Wagner's 32% Dairy Feed - 1.60
Ww s Pig Meal - = «- 178
Wagner's Egg Mash - - - 1.80
Wagner's Scratch Feed - = 150
Wagner's Horse Feed - . - 1.40
Wagner's Winter Bran Bulk - 1.10
Wagner's Winter Midds Bulk - 1.20
Blatchford Calf Meal 25lbs - 1.25
| Wayne Calf Meal Per H - - 3.50
Wayne Egg Mash - - - - 2.10
Oil Meal 34%
Cotton Seed Meal
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time.
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