The Sentinel
Entered at the Coquille 1’oatoffl
Second Class Mail Matter.
What Eversi Mother Wants
to Know About Her Baby.
SUMMER COMPLAINT
I plaint T
Thu is the general term used by
mothers and others outside the medi-
cal profession to describe all forma of
diarrhoea] diseaaea in infants during
hot weather. It indicates poinson in
the digestive organa hnd the intes­
tines.
It ia generality divided by
physicians into three classes or de
gross o f seriousness; milk diarrhoea,
acute diarrhoea, and cholera infan­
tum.
Fully two thirds o f the 800,-
000 brides under 1 yeer o f age which
die annually In the United States die
from diarrbocal diseases or compli-
1 A— Is it caused by heat?
days. And during those days whoa 1 Not by heat directly, but by the ef-
the life o f Mr. Benson hung in the 1 feet o f heat on food, particularly milk.
’ Bacterial poison develops quickly ia
hot weather.
i federal in ^ — waiting— waiting. Just three 1 A— Is it infectious?
■'0 0,i eoun** days after Mr. Benson’s death Ben 1 Yes, it can be carried by flies. Ba­
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Olcott became secretory o f state,
bies should be protected from flies the
tg more to
jn
otnee there ia no gatasay- year round, but especially ia summer.
r *** Mult-
the fact that Ben Olcott blade 1 Diapers worn by babies suffering
>, who paid (00g
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been a bank clerk for 1 from diarrhoea should be plunged in-
second with yM n A s secretory o f state he fitted 1 to a pail o f water to which carbolic
888; Clatsop admirably into the scheme o f things 1 acid has been added, and left there for
mmas fifth ^ far ss thk stats government was 1 twelve hours. Better still, old linen
with 1757; concerned.
or cheesecloth cab be used And bunted.
M4; Union - A t the next general election he
4.— Is it caused by tee thing T
with 1168; V|| alcctod to that office, and four
No, but it often appears when a
Baker elev- yaart later was re-elected. The poo- child ia teething, because some o f the
Washington ^ ^
were entirely satisfied largest sad meat troublesome teeth
with his regime.
appear during the baby's second sum­
tax to Ore-
But Ben O lcott, naturally became mer. A im because the child being
to regard to ambitious.
He wanted to become partially or wholly weaaed at this
rhen it was rovarnori in 1918 he ran against time; is given food which it should not
gsst was to jam ss Wtthycomhe, then governor of have.
1921 it was Oregon, and was defeated by a d e­
6.— What ia the commonest cense?
cisive vote.
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Impure milk. A fter that, milk or
o f pereocal
Then>
ta 1919, James W ithy- nay other food improperly prepared;
raa in 1920, C0Drbe became stricken with a fatal overfeeding, unsanitary surround­
heir papers, jHnaas. Even while the legislature ings; lack o f earn.
yly *'"1
was to session, ha lay upon a sick
A— What are the symptoms of
high years. ^
just a few blocks from the capi- summer com plaint?
✓
rage tax per tol> and signed bills and attended to
Restlessness; sharp, piercing cries;
*■ to 1918, otber duties o f his office On March fallowed by frequent movements o f
i to 8188 to 3 h# died. On the folk)wing day, Ben the bowels, increasing from four to
LM to 198L w Olcott, erstwhile bank clerk, re- twelve a day, and changing from yel­
“ * whoU- alised hie ambitions.
He became low to greenish-yellow, then to
d 8411,000,- gaVernas o f Oregon. Hg served until bright green, with perhaps a frothy
h >696,000,- the first o f this pear. A gain last
9 same two fa ll, after nearly four yuan as gov-
irorn >478,-, am or, be once more went before the
TW* ,ndl‘ people end asked to become governor,
holding its Although he served four yours as
Other wooderspote that are -des­
evasion by chiaf executive, he was defeated far
cribed include Mr. Jefferson, Upper
investment ^ s office on the only two occasions
W illamette River, Diamond Peak, Mc-
Thors was, ^ sought ths vote o f the people.
Kensie River, Three Sisters and Ump­
1 128 to «8
If prank Benson’, untimely death
qua Country, the W illamette Valley,
Mt incomes had not occurred buck to 1811, it is
Portland and vicinity, Oswego Lake
md the “ big mora than possible that Ben Olcott
and Oregon’s Miners) Sprmga.
vm dropped narar w ^dd have risen to the state's
I political life, and if Jamm W lthy-
Almoat a Tragedy
d over M ,- com b« had not died to 1919, he never
n total in- wooki have become governor,
The shadow o f a lover 66 years ago,
th an a w -
Politics has been morn than kind now dead, fel across the half-century
urn of 8A- to B «i Olcott. Through the death o f martial happiness o f Mr. and Mrs.
x of >78.84. u aloctod secretary o f state he first Asa W alton, o f Chicago, when the
above the re,* to public view, and through the husband to helping with the spring
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¿««th of an elected governor ho ae- housecleaning discovered a
note
quired legal title to the office o f gov- written to Mrs. Walton to 1868 by
perhape the
Had not the angel o f death John Wales.
prosperity twit* hovered about the capital dome
Asa hastened with the note to the
Idaho, hard wa might never have heard o f Bee court o f domestic relations.
year, ranks Olcott as a public man during these
“ Judge,” he said, stroking hia long,
an average ^
u yMra.
snow-white beard, “ I*ve always loved
k is highest
y .U , indeed, has been kind to Ben Minnie and always will. I am willing
_____ Olcott. And now after 12 years to
to support her, but since finding that
, „ * °“ * office— 12 years o f recognition as letter from John Wales asking her to
to Multno- cem etery o f state and governor—he meet him Thursday afternoon, 1 —
“That letter was written 66 years
heat. The bank clerk o f 12 years age ago, your honor,” Minnie broken ta
again returns to the bank. He has to explain. “ John used to g o with
just accepted a position with the me before Asa aad I got married.
Bank o f Italy at San Francisco, and
will leave Oregon for good within the got to burn this one-."
next few weeks. Political fortunes
“ But she kept that letter to her
have smiled kindly upon Ben Olcott,
trunk al 1 these 66 years, Judge,” Asa
but now, when the voice o f the people
Th* law providing for the- regis­
interposed, “ aad eh* said that John
has shunted him back to private life,
tration o f outside motorist* visiting
waa one o f the handsomest men she
he quite the state that has treated
Oregon, which was passed at the last
ever know.”
him so well.
session, went into effect last month
“ I was only teasing him, your hon
W * venture th* prediction that th*
and from now on all m otorists coming
name o f Ben Olcott will fa st fade or,” Minnie hastened to explain. I
into the state will be required to
haven’t sedh John fo r 60 years.”
register within 72 hours o f the time
“ Case dismissed,” the court ruled.
o f entrance and to carry stickers of
“ You two children run along home.”
Oregon
the
Beautiful
registration upon the windshields o f
Hand in hand the aged couple
their cars fo r the period o f their visit
A new 40-png* illustrated booklet
in the state.
containing detailed description of started for the door, and Minnie
The law provides, briefly, that all Oregon, the summeriand beautiful; snuggled close to her husband as the
non-resident owners driving into the its sandy beaches, mountain resorts did 60 years ago, when she prefer­
state shall, within 72 bourn, register and camping places, and information red him to handsome John Wales.—
Chicago News Story.
with the secretary o f state or au­ about hotels and cottages, has joat
thorised agen t Such regiaatrstion is been issued by the Southern Pacific
Harold Savage to Be Cadet
valid fo r a period o f three months, at Company. Thirty-five thousand cop­
the end o f which time the driver ta re­ ies have been printed for free distri­
Harold G. Savage, of Marshfield,
quired again to register. There is bution and are being widely^ distri­ received his appointment as a cadet
no ehargs fo r registration.
buted throughout th* United Citato*. at the United States military ——d
The cover aad reproduction o f Crat- emy at W est P oint Savage was one
o f eleven members o f the Oregon
national guard who entered a eompe
titive examination fo r th* place. It
was necessary to go through several
examinations before he finally wen.
Ia the pnet three y ea n he ha* keen
employed to the Bank o f frnthwust-
era Oregon.
“ WHERE
THE
PAYEMENT
ENDS,” Rex Ingram’s refreshing pic­
ture o f th* South Sene nt th* Liberty
R ich , rip e, h ea lth fu l cra p es,
grown in the famous vineyards
o f Southern E urope— produce
the cream o f tartar from which
R oyal Baking Pow der is made.
The most eminent authorities
in the world say cream o f tartar
makes the best and most health­
ful baking powder.
No treatment can compare In value
with prevention. But If preventive
measures fa ll and your baby la at­
tacked with diarrhoea, send at once
for your physician. Until he arrives,
•top all fdBd- If the coming o f the
doctor ie delayed, start cleaning the
poison from the system with cathar­
tics. Castor oil ia beet. Doeo—3 to
6 moe., 1 teaspoonful; 6- to • mo».,
1 1-2 toaapoonfuls; 9 to 12 moe., 2 to
4 teaspoonsfuls; 1 year to 2, one
tables poonful.
If the baby cannot retain castor oil,
give calomel in doeee o f one tenth of
a grain (1-10 grain) every half hour
until ten dose* o r oce fu ll grain have
been taken. Inject one quart o f w arn
water in which one teaspoonful of
salt is dissolved, into the lower in Us
tine or colon to wash out the poison.
If temperature causes thirst, give
plenty o f cool, boiled water if the
baby is not vom iting. Do -hot give
Costa to Send Lumber East
paregoric, soothing syrup or patent
Principal lumber producing abd
medicine o f any sort.
consuming centers, the three north
8. — How soon afton.the attack sub­ Pacific state* and the territory east
sides can a child be given regular o f the M ississippi and north o f the
feedings T
Ohio Irad Potomac rivers, are so fa r
Not for at least two weeks after removed th at an annual freight bill
the attack subsides. In the mean­ o f >260,000,000 is paid to get the
time, begin feeding ia very small manufactured product where it h
quantities. A breast-fed baby should needed. Since to the past timber has
be allowed to nurse only a few min­ been regarded ■ f' a mine and not as
utes, instead o f the fu ll twenty min­ a crop to be harvested, a bulletin re­
utes. A bottle-fed baby is given rice cently published by the forest service
water or albumen water first, then ■totes that the original stand o f 6,200,
boiled skimmed milk with rice water 000 billion feet o f virgin tim ber to
Gradually increase the milk and re­
duce the water until the regular
schedule o f feediag la resumed.
9. — How can I protect my baby
iplaint?
There Is no infallible rule. Keep
th* food and all utensils to which It is
prepared immaculately dean. Keep
the baby cool and dean. If he ia old
enough to drink water, giv e him only
water which has been boiled and then
cooled to a stoppered bottle.
His Name Was Changed
Spero Strathara, a Greek, thought
hit name cumbereonme fo r a man liv­
ing to America and so applied to the
circuit court to have it changed to
Peter Thedoe when he came up Sat­
urday before Judge John Kendall and
Agent Tomlinson fo r eitteenship pa­
pers, say* the Marshfield News.
Thedoe was a well posted man on
In the questioning, Agent Tomlin­
son wanted Thedoe to explain how
the United States could get rid o f n
president before hi* term expired.
Thedoe was stumped.
“ Can’t you impeach h im ?“
sug­
gested Tomlinson, to refresh the mind
of the candidate.
y —
The Greek hadn’t caught the word
cortrctoly aad replied:
“ No, I don’t think you can pinch
th* president.”
The otstending feature o f Thedoe’
answers was a poeer fo r the honor­
able* who make our tows.
“ Now,” said Mr. Tomlinson, “ yen
know we have men who go to Salem
and make the laws fo r ns; what are
they?”
Thedoe was not posed this time,
although he did not speak up
promptly.
“ I ll put it another way,” said the
•gent. “ What would you call a man
who makes th* laws fo r the state?”
Thedoe was still reluctant and hes­
itated, although -the gleam on his
countenance indicated he had an an-
the United States has been reduced to
1,600 billion feet o f virgin and 6U<)
billion feet o f culled and second
growth stands. Seventy-five per cent
o f the remaining virgin timber is
weat o f ,the Mississippi river, and
more than 60 per-cent o f all remain­
ing merchantable timber is in three
Pacific Coast states.
W hat 9A16 W ill Do
F or 82.16 you can have the weekly
visits o f the Coquille Sentinel and
the Oregon Farm er— 62 of each—for
a year.
YOU a n invited to come into this
bank and start a bank account.
You
can, START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT
with a dollar or more.
Farmers & Merchants
o f Coquille« Oregon
“ You must know what th ey call
the*« men,” the agent urged. “Now
tell the Judge.”
“ I don’t like to teU,’ ’said Thedoe,
“there are ladies around here.”
Thedos was passed with flying col­
ors.
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wttfe LOCAL APPLICATIONS, aa tees
o u m reach tee seat o f tee etnas*.
Catarrh Ie a local lle m »i. arraatir 4a-
Gardner’s C
Where you can
kinds o f Machine
Automobile repairini
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