The Monmouth herald., April 01, 1921, Image 4

Hospital Room
No. 14
Padget refused each time: that
on your mutual half day out you
m il Nurse Bourdette discussed Nurse
Padget and your interest in room
14; that Nurse Bourdette declared she
did not like Nurse Padget because she
was ‘too fussy nnd stralt-luced,' und
would like to help you get her out
of room 14’s service and get you
in; that Nurse Bourdette finally an- MITES CAUSE OF SCALY LEG
counced thut she had long been
determined on an extra vacation and A p p lic a tio n o f C ru d e Petroleu m to
L e g s W ith B ru sh o r D ip p in g Is
that she might 9s well go now as Inter,
B e st T reatm en t.
inasmuch as there was a shortage of
grudunte nurses and Nurse Padget
Ttvo species of Iteji »>ltes attack
would be sure to be assigned to her
place In the women’s free ward and fowls, one of which Is the cause of
the regular routine of assignments scaly leg. While tills mite commonly
would give you room 14 and the rest remains on the feet, burrowing
of Padget's patients. Have I stated through the scales and causing tlielr
enlargement. It also attacks the comb
the case correctly?”
Tearfully a very penitent trainer ad­ and the neck. A c.-ust of loose tissue
Is formed above the burrows, and in­
mitted the truth of the Indictment.
"Very well. Go to the dormitory, I tense Itching results from this mining
will submit your case to the su|»‘rln- habit. When scaly leg is left untreut
tendent. Ask Nurse Padget to cotne to ed the feet of the birds often become
badly distorted, and In some cases
me. please.”
Miss McCIIntock was military nnd the fowl can scarcely walk or get to
businesslike and could be cold nnd the perch. Sometimes terminal Joints
stern, but she had a magnificent sense of the toes are lost.
As the mites are transferred from
of Justly.
To Evelyn she said:
"Ymir su-mise was correct, nurse. one bird to another, scaly-leg fowls
Conspiracies among the personnel can­ should he treated promptly and should
not be permitted to regulate the course not he Introduced among clean birds,
o f events In this Institution. For that Investigations made under the super­
reason you will resume your former vision of the United States Depart
detail at once.
Other arrangements meat of Agriculture show that car-
bolineum or crude petroleum used on
will be made for the women’s free.'
Nurse Bourdette’s week off was II- the roosts doubtless will aid In pre­
limitably extended, so far as that hos­ venting the spread of the scaly-leg
pital was concerned. Nurse Hallibur­ mite from one fowl to another. Ap­
ton's half days off were spent within plying crude petroleum to the legs
the Institution's limits for the rest of with a brush or dipping the legs Into
her training service— and she regarded this oil Is very effective. One appli
cation usually is sulttcleut, but if the
herself as a lucky girl.
And as for Nurse Padget and Room scales are not largely shed off after
Fourteen—why, what In the perfectly a lapse of 30 days the treatment should
natural, nnlnterfered-wlth order of be repeated. Kerosene oil is applied
events would occur to a man who sol­ by some farmers In the same way, but
emnly compared a little, rather snub­ is less effective than crude oil. In
nosed brunette to a stately, aquiline using either, care should be taken not
blonde mother, finding them alike— nnd to get the oil on the upper part of
a girl who secretly kissed the napkin the leg or on the feathers. A less se­
his lips hud touched? If there Is any vere but more laborious treatment con­
scintilla of doubt, he It known that the sists of soaking the feet in warm soap­
wedding announcements bore the date suds until the scales are loosened and
of the day following that year's nurses’ then greasing the feet and legs with
sulphur and lard, or lard containing
graduation.
6 per cent crude carbolic acid.
other Itch mite, commonly called
FRUIT’S WEIRD BLOOD STAIN the The depluming
mite. Is a very small
creature which burrows Into the skin
P e c u lia rity of the “ M ik e A p p le " W h ic h
near the base of the feathers. The
Is G ro w n O n ly In O n e S p o t In
Intense Itching sometimes causes the
C on n ecticu t.
fowls to pull their feathers until they
are almost naked.
Dipping of all
Science haring failed to explain the
fowls of an Infested flock In a tub of
“ why” of the "Mike npple,” local
water containing about two ounces
superstltfou and legend have under­
of flowers of sulphur and one-half
taken the task. The Mike apple if
grown only In Connecticut, and was ounce of laundry soap to each gallon
M A E G IR A C I
11
By W IL L T. AMES
arms thut they tickled Mrs. Earth
worm, and over she Hopped.
UTSIDE above the ground It was
“ What was that?” she said, wig
1)20, by M cC lu rs N e w » p » p « r S y n d ica te.)
beginning to be warm and sunny, gling and stretching herself. “ Well,
Miss McCIIntock. the businesslike
but under tlie earth, where lived Mr. if I haven't overslept; here It is time
Canadian supervisor, found Nurse Pud-
Mole, it was still chilly and dark.
I was up ami eating; come, come,''
get coming out of the diet kitchen with
Old Mrs. Euwhwonn was Just be­ she called to her fam ily; “ get up, the
a breakfast tray destiued for room 14.
ginning to stretch herself, for she was Seedlings ure almost ready to go out
"N'urse," said the supervisor lu her
hungry, but thinking that it must be and there you are all sleeping.”
Impersonal mllitury manner, “ you ure
rather early for the young Seedlings
In a few minutes ull of Mrs. Earth
relieved.
Go to the dormitory now
to be In condition for her to enjoy she worm's family were nipping the legs
und at seven report to Night Super­
turned over to take another nap.
and arms of the young Seedlings who
visor Ileury. You ure to take Nurse
Ifut the Seedlings were nearer ready now were really frightened and call
lJourdette’s place lu the women's free
than Mrs. Earthworm thought—al­ lug for help.
ward; she is called home by the sud­
ready their little legs and arms were
Old Mr. ltoot could not help them;
den Illness of her mother. I will tuke
reaching out and above to get to the there was only one who could and
the tray—-who Is It for?”
light and old Mi. Rout, w h o had that was Sir. Mole nnd Mr. Root knew
"Room 14. Very well, superv'sor.
weathered many a summer ami win­ where he lived; It was not fur from
Superfluous
conversation
between
ter, was warning them to lie careful. his home, and lie iiinnnged to semi
nurses and superiors was diseouruged
him a wireless message telling him
lu the hospital, particularly any dis-
of the floor Seedlings’ troubles.
I cushion of explicit orders. So Nurse
Mr. Mole jumped out o f bed nnd
I'udget, surrendering the napkin-cov­
run through his tunnel, for he had
ered tray, marched like a soldier down
known about the family of Mrs. Earth­
the long corridor und the long stair­
worm and Intended to get them as
way and straight to her tiny room
soon ns they awoke; but he, too, had
In the detached dormitory.
overslept that morning.
W s c ^ s .
O f all the kid d ie s w ho are p la y in g
Evelyn Padget was In the last year
In n few minutes he was on the
before the cam e ra little ten-year-old
of her training course. As she silt at
scene and not many of the Earth­
M ae G ira ci is believed to be one of
her window abstractedly gazing out
worms escaped, for Mr. Mole Is quick
the m ost fortunate, fo r th is screen la s s
and sure und very fund of Earth­ over the city, spread clean In the morn­
is “d o u b lin g " fo r P r is c illa D ea n in a
ing light on three, sides of Hospital
worms.
ch aracterizatio n th at sh o w s M is s D ean
Hill, It occurred to her that her new
When
the
last
of
their
enemies
hart
4 * *
a s she looked at the age o f ten. L i t ­
disappeared the Seedlings thanked Mr. detail carried with It something very
tle M ae starte d w o rk in the “m o v ie i”
like
an
honor,
for
Mulda
Bourdette
was
Mole nnd told him thut they never
at the age o f six.
Sh e w a s born in
would have had a chance to see the head nurse In the woman's free ward,
L o s A n g e le s an d is of Ita lia n p aren t­
and a two-year graduate— and never
light
If
he
hud
not
come
to
their
res­
“The first thing you know you
age.
before since Evelyn had been In the
cue.
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awake your enemy, Mrs. Earthworm,”
“That Is all right,” replied Mr. Mole; hospital hud a trainer been left In
be told them; "keep quiet and do not
charge of any ward, even In any emer­
“
It
was
no
trouble
at
all,
and
any
klek out with your little libers or she
gency.
time you see one of those fellows Just
will be upon you with her whole fam­
"I suppose I ought to be grateful to
call on me."
ily and you never will see the light.”
“ How did you know where to find old McCIIntock." soliloquized the girl.
Hut the Seedlings were young; this
him?” the Seedlings nsked Mr. Root, Then she proceeded to demonstrate
was their first season nnd they did
for they knew he had sent the mes­ her delight by doing something thut
not know Mrs. Earthworm, nor did
three-year trainers ure supposed to
sage that brought help to them.
they fenr anything, for, of course,
Oh! I know all about his habits be all through with—she began to cry,
they did not know os mueh ns old Mr.
nnd he makes his fortress near me. quietly but earnestly.
Root, so they paid no attention to his
For ten days Nurse Padget had been
so
all I had to do was to send him
warning.
word he was w anted.” said Mr. R ooi; taking care of Hugh Norris, otherwise
If Mrs. Earthworm had not made
"you tnke my advice and don't let and professionally designated as room
her bed so close lo that of the Seed­
Hugh had brought back from
your logs and arms reach out so far; 14.
lings It might not have happened, hut
you nre sure to tickle one of that France, a sliver of shrapnel mixed up
she did, and by and by the Seedlings
Earthworm family and you see what with the muscles o f his neck.
got so squirmy and readied out so
Lately the sliver hud been acting
happens when you do.”
far with their little filler legs and
queerly, nnd Norris' doctor had decid­
(C opyrigh t.)
t x t ELL, I beeu deesa place louga
ed that It had best come out of that
V V time notv and I gotta pienta
before It made serious trouble for the
deesgust for lasta me twenty-flva
ex-soldier's vertebrae.
So there had
year. For longa time I wanta see
been an operation, with much subse­
H O W D O Y O U S A Y IT?
“ W h a t ’ s in a N a m e ? ”
itfltm Waabtowa, Dal tad s. A., but
quent fussing with bandages, etc., nnd
I
By C. N. LURIE
|
By M IL D R E D M A R S H A L L
now I no wanta see any more. So I
with the collateral hunger for cod­
first noted In 1716 on a farm near
feegnre I lenva town nexa week and
dling which every big hoy marooned
F s c ts a b o u t y o u r n a m e ; Its h is r o r v ; m e a n ­
Norwich. At that date It was discov­
. Common Errors in English and ]
no come back.
in g w h e n c e It w a s d e r iv e d ; s ig n ific a n c e ;
on
a
bed
of
convalescence
experiences.
•
How to Avoid Them
ered that all the apples In a certain
y o u t lu c k y d a y a n d lu c k y je w e l
But I wanta tella you somatlng. Een
Ten days Is not long In the view­ orchard had, somewhere in their heart,
deesa place ecs too moocha Job and
point of n geologist or of an antl-
a red fleck as brightly crimson as a
no moocha work. Everybody gotta
qunrlnn society. But In the St. Ml- drop of blood.
’AGGRAVATED’ AND ’PROVOKED’.
Chemical nnalysis
DOROTHY
posish but no ainbish. I meeta pienta
liiel salient, or In the life o f a lad failed to show nny difference between
people and nska where he work. Mosta
( i f W AS so aggravated that l almost
NE of the quaintest nnd most and n lass. It can work stupendous the red spot nnd the rest of the npple.
da hunch tella me he works for Uncle
Yesterday Room Fourteen Ever since, trees planted from the
i became III,” said a woman to
whimsical o f origins is Mint from changes.
Sam. And only ting gotta do here for
whom something vexatious had hap­ which Dorothy sprang. Tliens and had snhl:
seed of the Norwich orchard have re­
holda some da job ees sect down and
pened. She was guilty of an error of Zeus, father o f the gods, were identical
“ Nurse, do you know whom you re­ tained the spot.
wnlta for da payday.
speech which Is quite common, nnd terms in ancient Greece. From Theos mind me of? Well, It's my mother—
Legend declares that Mlcnh Rood,
Uncle Sam gotta greata heega fam­
which Is condemned by all authorities came many masculine names nnd one her picture when she was a girl." And
the owner of the orclmrd, suddenly
ily but he gotta wronga idee. One my
on English. The word "aggravate" Is feminine, Theodora, which signified he had been very serious nnd enrnest
changed from a happy-go-lucky young
frien gotta beega family, too. But
derived from a I.atlu word meaning "gift or God" or “ living gift." Carton
about It, too, though ns a matter of
farmer to a sour, suspicious, tmplens-
when some bees keed gettu beeg he
“ to Increase In weight,” nnd In English enough, the reversal of the name or fact Evelyn resembled thut long-gone
ant chap. History proves that he died
go out and mnka da leeving.
usage should he employed only to mean Dorothea was speedily accomplished mother not at all.
in an asylum in 1728. At the time he
But Uncle Sum gotta pienta keed
“ lo Increase In gravity or severity, to nnd, though absolutely Incorrect,
Evelyn's heart had Jumped right tip
changed In his attitude toward the
wot seem Ilka never getta beeg. Da
become worse." Therefore, It Is cor­ gained more prevalence In the Western Into her throat when Room Fourteen
world on apple tree in his orchard
Uncle he gotta keepn dat hunch so
rect to say that a disease or a misfor­ world
tlinu
Theodora
has ever said tlint, for the girl doesn't live who bore red blossoms instead of white.
longa he leete. Kef he no niaka some
tune may he aggravated, but not the achieved.
can’t analyze the meaning of this par­
This, taken in connection with his at­
go to work preety queeck mebbe he
person who has the disease or Is sub­
The beautiful legend of St. Dorothea ticular compliment. She had laughed titude, aroused the suspicion of hl9
ees broke before ees ohla man.
ject to the misfortune.
helped to give her name widespread lightly and replied: “ Does that mean neighbors, who remembered the dis­ C o n tin u o u s Selectio n fo r H e a lth and
You know wot'8 matter here ees too
Hut this is drifting somewhat from fame. It Is the story of the Cappado­ you want sugar on your bread and but­
V ig o r W ill In su re F lo c k T h a t W ill
appearance of a young peddler follow­
moocha seet down nnd no moocha
our subject. It Is to he home In mind cian maiden who sent the roses of Par­ ter? Well, you can’t have It unless
Prod
u
ce
F
e
rtile
E
g
g
s
and
S
tro
n
g
ing his stopping all night at Rood's
work. Eef deesa bunch could inaka
that “aggravated" does not mean nnd adise by angelic hands ns testimony of the doctor says so !"
C h ic k s C a p a b le of M a k in g Q u ick
home. The orchard was dug up. but
da egg every time he lay round Ilka
should never he used In the «^""e of the Joy she was reaping. Dorothea be­
And she got herself quickly out of
Grow th.
nothing discovered. When the apples
de cheecken we could buy da eggs
“ angry," "vexed." "exasperated," “ Irri­ came n patron saint In Germany nnd the room with the luncheon things—
ripened that fall the red spot ap­ of water will give complete control. feefateen cents a dozen.
tated," etc. In the sentence with which England straightway adopted her name hut In the long, deserted corridor she
peared, and the passing years have The fowls should he completely sub­
And eef all da sweevel chair een
this article began any o f these four because of Massinger's powerful dra­ hastily kissed the corner of the nap
fulled to eradicate It from the f'uit.
dees town gottn broke samn time
merged
and
the
feathers
ruffled
so
all
words, or a word of similar meaning, ma. Dorothy was the next step In her kin he had wiped his lips with.
parts o f the body will be reached by Uncle Sam losa da wholu family.
should be substituted for "uggruvuted." evolution nnd Dolly became a |>opulnr
And now Room Fourteen would he
In g e n io u s S m u g g lin g Device.
YVot you tink?
the liquid. Care should be taken to
diminutive. Indeed, so common was it going out, certainly Inside o f a week—
There Is a gentleman.In Toronto, for­
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In usage that It became the generic and what chance was there of Bour- merly associated with the United keep the dip stirred during treatment
term for wooden children or puppels In dette's returning within that time? States secret service, who wears a so as to keep the sulphur In suspen­
l^o time of Kllznlteth Stuart, nnd hence None, of course, She would not he curious ring that figured In many a sion. In ease a flock has lice as well
our own "dolly,” or doll, beloved of eble to see him again. The rigid hos­ smuggling exploit. It is in the form of as the depluming mite, three-fourths
tile small girl.
i pltnl discipline would prevent that— a scarab, but opens and reveals a cavi­ ounce or one heaping tablespoonful of
Dorothy became n Puritan name at mid even if this were not so, how ty Just large enough to curry a one- sodium fluorld should he udded to
the height of the reign of the house of could a self respecting girl go throw- carat diamond. It was worn by a each gallon o f water In the foregoing
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Hanovcr, and was used by Mrs. Porn- lug herself In n pntlent’a way without ; purser on an Atlantic liner, who smug­ mixture.
TOUCHING GLASSES.
thy Cromwell nnd oilier Roundhead genuine reasons In the line of duty? gled In n valuable diamond on every
daughters. France called her Poro- If only Mnldn Bourdette'3 mother had trip.
GIVE CHICKENS EARLY FEED
N THE duys of thè "code of honor," thee, while Germany preferred the taken some other time to be i l l !
He was content to carry Just the one'
when duelllng was as formai as original Dorothea, ami Italy omitted
At this thought Evelyn sat up very
E x ce lle n t P la n to H a v e Som e G rain
lite openlng of a ponce conferme*, It the aspirate and made her Dorotea. suddenly nnd very straight. Maidn had stone nnd In the course of years built
Scatte red in L itte r R e a d y for
up a modest fortune as a result of his
wa» thè castoni tu drink a glnss of England and America favor Dorothy, no mother!
T h e ir B re akfast.
She was an orphan and | operations. The band of the ring
wlue beforo flghtlng. To malto suro with Its Huffy diminutive Dolly, Rns-
herself had told Evelyn that she had springs apart so that the smuggler I
thè wlne was not polsoned (Thoae rla, by some mysterious translation,
If there Is a reasonable amount of
werc thè good old days!) each ron- claiming that the patroness of Darlja not been on speaking terms with her , estuld divest himself of It on a sec-!
stepmother for two years. There was onds notice If he feared arrest. Thus litter on the floor and the house is rat-
testant poured a little of bis wlue luto was an Athenian lady martyred with
something queer, then, about this sud- . ;u, would escape tlte smuggling penalty, proof. It Is a practical plan to feed so
thè gtnss of thè otlier. The custom sor­ her husband Chrysnnthus nt Rome
den absence of Nurse Bourdette.
for the American law provides that tt that there will he some grain left In
t it i" In Ilio forni o f toiicliing glusses and hurled In a catacomb which was
Nurse Budget's little head all nt onoe {« necessary before a conviction can the litter overnight. This will he an
bifore drlnklng.
opened In the reign of Constantine the became a perfect whirl of netting be made to find the smuggled givsls Inducement to the hens to get to work
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Great. The modern Greek rendition of speculations, a« the result of which, actually on the person of the accused. ns soon ns It Is daylight. That's one
— — t)----- —
Hie aama is Thoratbeo.
altar ska had thought and thought till
practical nnd Inexpensive method of
—Toronto Mail nnd Empire.
Dorothy’s tiillsmnnle gent Is the din almost noon. Evelyn took her courage
prolonging the day. As a rule, hens
A LINE O' CHEER
moiid. It is said to afford her protec- In Iter hand and went to see the super-
like to go to the perches rather early |
A Humming Bird in a Garden.
tion front evil nnd bring her great hap- ; visor.
Have you pleasure in a garden? All In the evening on cold days, but they I
pines.«. As the old legend gov
By John Kendrick Bank*.
If they . know |
At one o'clock Miss McCIIntock wired things thrive In It m»«t surprisingly; will he down at
„ dawn
.
"The Evil Etc shall have no power to a certain Mrs. Georgians Bourdette in you can't walk by a bed of flowers, hut
»hey will find something to eat.
harm
n neighboring state: "Is your Illness besides the entertainment of their See to It that some grain is there In I
Him that shall wear a diamond ss a serious enough to require presence of beauty, your eyes will he saluted with the litter ready for them. This Is an !
M O T H E R H O O D .
charm.”
daughter?" At four came this reply: the charming colors and curiosity of easier and pleasanter method than j
Saturday Is Iter lucky day nnd 2 her "lla ve no daughter. Wouldn't let Ida the humming bird, which revels among getting aronnd to do the feeding hi>- j
of
W F
A T -t*
th e
w o rld
w ere
y cld
£ fo o d
lucky number, while the flower as­ II. touch me If I was dying.”
the flowers, nnd licks off the dew nnd fore daylight. If the hens loaf on the j
fo r
I'd
still
be
fu ll
of
gratttuil e
signed to her Is the daisy, signifying
honey from their tender leaves, on perches until broad daylight one of '
At
4:30
Miss
McClintock,
stern
nnd
M oth erh ood —
Innocence.
Either the j
which
It only feeds. Its size Is not two things Is wrong:
inquisitorial,
sat
in
her
office
with
T h e
lo v in g rye,
the smiling lips.
(C o p y r t B h t )
T h e tou ch o f tender fin g e r-tp *
Nurse Hnllhurton, the prettiest girl half so large ns an English wren, and house Is too dark or the hens are over- |
T h e
sacrifice o f self th at wt
In the training personnel and the most its color Is a glorious shining mixture fed. Either condition Is rendily cor |
T h e S o n * o f K n r t h m a y s t r o n g ter be
troublesome that had ever managed to of scarlet, green and gold.—Robert rected and It will he dollars In your
T h e
conetent
cere,
the
co n s t u t u
HOW IT HAP-
Can You Beat It?
pocket to do so.
th ou gh t
_ f~ A
I'FN'ED
remain for a third year in that Instl- Revcrley.
J’ F-NEP "
F o r h e l p l c s s n e s * In t r i a l c a u g h t
Customer—That pound of evaporat­
^ /f ¿A
I
.
*
tntloa.
They had been closeted for
W h i l e M o t h e r h o o d r e m a i n * t! e r i n g
W h y didn't
I
j;< minutes, and now Miss McCIIntock
SORT OF PULLET TO RETAIN ed peaches you sold me did not weigh
Carefully Explained.
O f Joy s h a l l t h r i l l t h e s o n g s
etng
you niorrv
marry o
that
over 14 ounces.
’ sou
»t
vt as summing up, like a Judge.
She
She—
How
do
you
mean,
she
Is
burn­
(C o p y rig h t.)
girl?
Grocer—Well, mum. I didn't guar
said:
‘So
you
admit,
nurse,
that
you
ing
the
candle
nt
both
ends?
F
o
w
l
T
h
a
t
Is
W
e
ll
M
ature
d,
H
a
s
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Another wom­
antee ’em not to go on evaporatin’.—
know the patient In room 14 by sight,
S tr o n g C o n stitu tio n and L a y s
Ht*— She Is running her high pow­
an cams be-
Boston Transcript.
nnd— with your usual susceptibility— ered car on dividends she expects from
E a r ly la V alu ab le .
*en u i
Chlne*e City Up to Date.
O
were, as your kind o f girl calls it. her wildcat oil stocks.—Life.
Huh.
Trucks o f the Shanghai (Chinn) Are
A n d L e sso n s A r e Expe n sive .
I'eraxy'
about
him;
that
on
thrta»
d
if­
No
matter
what
the
breed.
If
the
J
uet
a
s
I
department are noon to he equipped
ferent occasions you slighted your own
pullet Is well matured, has a strong i "Can you recommend a good book
Su ite d to the Job.
started to pro­
with wireless telephone«.
The im­
pose the tele­ I work and tried to induce Nurse Pad-
“ What Is the man you Just era- I constitution, begins to lay early and for a beginner at hridge?"
provement Is expected to enable the
phone girl cut
"Certainly. I don't know of any
get to let you substitute temporarily
department at all times to keep In
ployed doing In the hose department?“ Is of ^
7 n L m *M t oMhe
I bw>k ,hat w‘ " ^ “ »re useful to you
me off!
for her so that you might become ac­
^ - Mhlnk It la very likely be l. etoeff- |
£ £
1 than . checkbook."-New York Sun.
touch with Its men while lighting Area
quainted with this patient; that
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