RURAL ENTERPRISE Cost of Health Bureaus Is Small was a constant danger In spreading disease. Is rep o rte d to have v ir tu a lly disappeared fro m th e p u b lic schools. It was discovered in o n ly 13 o u t o f SMM) schools visite d . Eighteen c itie s a d m itte d h a vin g had epidem ics o f co m m u n ica b le disease tra it-d to th e m ilk s u p p ly In the la st five years. T he re p o rt stresses the need fo r m ore p ra c tic a l m ethods o f e ducating the p u b lic In health. "T h e la y m a n s conception o f the present-day Job o f the h e a lth d e p artm en t Is th a t ut nuisance Inspection an«l garbage col- le e tlo ii,” w hich 1« q u ite erroneous ac­ co rd in g to the report. I t Is recom­ mended th a t the Inspection o f n u l- san>-es S ii'h ns mdse, u n s ig h tly litte r , rubbish, ashes, u n tid y y a rd s a n il cel­ lars, vacant lo ts am i dum ps, w hich P is said have little , i f any. e ffe ct upon the p u b lic he a lth, should he «lelegated to the p ro p e r c ity d e p artm en ts, fire, police o r stree t cleaning. Jn tfie ® Dorothy Devore JUNGLE With Cheerup5 and die Quixies ¿ / G r a c e P lisj S tew art D epartm ent« T hat C onserve o f a case o f disease was found p ra c tlce d in a th ird o f to e cities, a lthough L ife C h eap as H a lf th is m ethod wus abandoned years ag "M a y b e m y Q u lx ie S o ftfo o t can JERRY JERBOA’S JOKE in the la rg e r c itie s In fa v o r o f more Pound o f C andy. help you, J e rry , If he h a s n 't ru n aw ay m oilern m ethods o f cleansing. «MT* E E hee hee, tee hee hee,” to d a y ,” said Cheerups. T he re|H»rt looks fa v o ra b ly on th< N pw Y o rk .— Is y o u r h e a lth w o rth "H e re I am, s ir — d id I h e n r m y chuckled a ve ry s m a ll voice progressiveness o f -1 1 1 c itie s w h ich are th e prii-e o f H h a lf pound o f ra n d y? name, sir? A nd you w o u ld n 't be rig h t at C lie e ru p's elbow. " I ’ve Just using to x in -a n tito x in to im m unize *1 bin 1« about the annual cost to each w a n tin g th e M a g ic S lipp e rs by any [ th o u g h t o f th e fu n n ie s t t h in g " ’ c h ild re n against d ip h th e ria . In one person o f o u r c ity h e a lth «lepartinei is. T th in k you m ig h t te ll a fe llo w , so chance, w ould you, s ir? " piped S oft- I c ity 4,!ss) c h ild re n w ere thus protected a cco rd in g to a re p o rt Issued by the he could laugh too,” said Cheerups. fo o t, ru n n in g up and tu g g in g a t a I «luring 1923 and 1!«24. A m e ric a n C h ild H e u llli association, of ca tch in g s ig h t o f a sm all sand-colored la rge p a ir o f s lip p e rs as he came. T he re p o rtin g o f tu b e rcu lo sis to the w h ich H e rb e rt H oover is president. a n im a l on the gro u n d close beside “ Ju st In tim e, S o ftfo o t,” shouted h e a lth a u th o ritie s is stated to he In T h e re p o rt Is e n title d "A H e a lth Kr.r him . “ I t Is n 't f u lr to keep good jo ke s Cheerups. “ Now, J e rry , p u t on these e xcusably lax. T he re were 17 cities vey o f E ig b ty -K lx C itie s ." and deals to one's s e lf.” M agic s lip p e r» and 1 th in k y o u r i w here th e num ber o f deaths reported w ith an exte nsive In v e -tlg a tio n imide “ .Mercy, n o ; I d id n ’t rnenn to ,” «aid tro u b le s w ill he over.” a c tu a lly exceeded the num ber o f «uses, In 1924 c o ve rin g n il the c itie s In the the sm all a n im a l. “ I'm J e rry Jerboa, “ O v e r! W e ll, I guess th e y w o u ld ,” a lth o ug h , as a m a tte r o f fa ct, then* c o u n try w ith p o p ulatio n s ran g in g from s ir. and I ask you, as m an to man; laughed J e rry , lo o k in g up a t the g reat are p ro b a b ly fro m five to fen cases to P olice D o g G uards W ell, 4 p , is « i to Tii.tss), a ccording to the 192«» w h ich tow ered above him . every death. "T h e social m id economic but P ick s W ron g A uto don’t I look lik e a b ird ? .In st w atch slippers, census. Each c ity was visite d by n advantage o f tre a tin g cases e a rly in " E v e ry th in g w o u ld be o ve r w ith me If F o rtu n a . C a l.— J. 11. S tru b n 's dog p u b lic health e xp e rt to le a rn o f the I once got lo s t In those slippers. B u t childhood, o r In the e a rly stages o f w o rk being done to Im prove the health the diseuse. Is s t ill fre q u e n tly d isre ­ hopped In to an au tom o b ile on Essex i f you ure re a lly serious, M r. Cheer- street. near W a sh in g ton street, o f ch ild re n The re p o rt 1« unique In ups. l ,1 fr y th e m — here g o e s !” and g a rd e d .” Is one o f the conclusions of perched on th e fro n t seat and defied H int it Is the firs t to lie published g iv ­ the study. w ith one hound J e rry Jerboa ju m p e d e ffo rts o f th re e police officers nm l an in g n resume o f the health w o rk, pub­ in to th e s lip p e rs and was lo st to view. Special Facilities. a n g ry ca r o w n e r to coax o r dislodge lic a n il p riv a te , o f th e sm a lle r c itie s o f O n ly a fa in t ch u ckle was heard, and These special fa c ilitie s to combat him from Ids p o s itio n . T he dog was iu th e country. Popular Dorothy Devore, “movie- a voice fro m th e ir depths s a id ; "W e ll, are reconi mended lo r the w rong au tom o b ile , hut refused to T he average cost o f the h ealth de- tu h e rcu lo sis th is is the g re a te st Joke o f a ll. T h e «tar, in her most recent picture I. partniprifH in tli«**e* c í í I pm Is 42 cpntn every c it y : (a ) classes fo r substand­ ta ke anyone's w ord fo r it e xcept th a t w hole o f me Is in one s lip p e r.” wearing jew elry which she advises is p e r rn p ittt. In th e th ird o f citie s a rd ch ild re n w ith special rooms, m o ,li­ o f Ids owner, who came a lo n g a fte r "N o w come out, q u ic k ," ca lle d S o ft­ fashionable fo r evening occasions. b e l w ork program s, rest and e xtra h a lf an hour. T he a n im a l Impped fro m Hpendinir the moat, the average Is H3 fo o t, and out leaped J e rry , s m ilin g h u t She says, "Jew elry itself is always fo o d ; (b ) sum m er ca/upa fo r u n d e r-I j Die auto w ith o u t a m u rm u r and accom- cents, w h ile In the lo w e r th ird but 21 - t i l l d o u b tfu l a b o ut th is stran g e p e r­ beautiful but it is an asset only when Weight ch ild re n am i co n tacts o f cu e s; j ' panic«! his o w n e r down Essex stree t cents Is expended. form ance. it ncips bring out your good point«.” (c ) h o s p ita l fa c ilitie s fo r In cip ie n t * a short dlstaiKs*, w here the o w n e r’s Things Left Undone. " I f you w ill ta k e a look a t y o u r feet eases, c h ild o r a d u lt ; (d ) h o sp ital fa ­ ca r h ail been parked. . “ T he sm a lle r c ity o f the C n lte d c ilitie s fo r advanced «uses; (e) pro- now, J e rry , you w ill fin d th a t v o u r O w n e r and a n im a l became separated " e l l , I d o n 't go o u t very often In S ta te s," the re p o rt says, "Is beginning vis,on fo r the assistance o f the post- on B e d fo rd street. T h e dog h a il no Jo lly good ta ll Is n 't the o n ly th in g th e d a y tim e , M r. Cheerups. f „ r the w h ich has long h a irs on It. Y o u r fe d to recognize h e a lth y c h ild re n ns a s a n ita riu m case who s till m ust l«*ad a tro u b le In fin d in g Ills w ay hack to Es­ da rkn e ss seems safer. I made a spe­ are covered w illi them , and th e re w ill co m m u n ity ns-et. However, Im p o rta n t pro te cte d life hut who can under such sex street, hut Ids scent was a b it de­ c ia l e xce p tion o f th is, so not to th in g s are s t ill le ft undone. II does co n d itio n s he s. I f su p p ortin g . he no m ore s lip p in g on th e su n d ," said fe c tiv e In se le ctin g the p ro p e r a u to ­ d is tu rb y o u r sleep. B u t I don't know Cheerups k in d ly . not equip the o fficia l health depnrt- In the p ro te c tio n o f m others, 40 m obile. "Now, T ell Me, W ouldn’t You Take when I ’ve had such a good time. I "W e ll, I m ust say th a t's nice,” cried i e n ts w ith people who are tra in e d fo r c itie s have established p re n a ta l c lin ic s A crow d o f several hundred persons Me for a Bird?’’ J e rry , “ and I am m ost g ra te fu l to w ish you w o u ld come out to the Crest th e w o rk and who are paid enough to u n ile r (he guidance o f p h ysicia n s am i g iillie r i‘il am i w itnessed the dog's v ic ­ D esert some evening, I would Invite g ive th e ir e n tire tim e to the position, live c ille s have m oth e rs’ co n fere m es to ry over the m in io n s o f th e law . me hopping iiro u n d here on my long you both, und th e s lip p e r as w e ll. I in a fe w frie n d s and we’d have a m anaged to get In to o n ly one." n o r does It a p p ro p ria te funds th a t are w ith n u rs in g supervision. hind legs and look at m y tw o fo re T h e Im ­ lo v e ly tim e ," ch irp e d m erry little adequate fo r the serious d u ty o f pro­ portance o f th is ed u catio n a l w o rk a n il , "R em em ber, too. th u t th e h a irs on feet, so sh o rt and tu cke d up ag a in st J e rr y Jerboa, as he hopped aw»y J u d ge U p h o ld s H usband m o tin g the p u b lic health. T in b rig h t p rofessional care Is In d ica te d by the my breast th a t you w o u ld h a rd ly y o u r fe e t w ill keep th e hot sands th ro u g h th e Jungle. spot Is th a t most co m m u n itie s rea lize fa ct th a t a p p ro x im a te ly ten m others in L eavin g C row ded F lat notice them . Now, te ll me. w o u ld n 't fro m b u rn in g th e m ,” said Cheerups. i © b y L i t t le . B ro w n & Co.) th e ir shortcom ing«, and Mime hnve a l­ die a n n u a lly fro m causes due to c h ild ­ you ta k e me fo r u b ird , M r. Cheer- N ew Y o rk.— T h e story o f a husband ups?” rea d y progressed very fa r In th e ir b irth In the average c ity o f bo.iXMi who trie d to liv e w ith his w ife In a h e a lth advancem ent e ffo rts .” It is population. " W e ll," sa id C lie e ru ps d o u b tfu lly , six-room a p a rtm e n t occupied by seven fu r th e r stated th a t sta n d a rd iza tio n In “ m aybe I w o u ld a t u lit t le distance, S i/ H. IRVING T he in fa n t Is said to he th e best o th e r persons was to ld when Suprem e h e a lth w o rk Is g re a tly needed and looked a fte r o f any age g ro u p In the C o u rt Ju stic e S trong. |n B ro o k ly n , d«*- may he I w ould. You do lo o k some­ KING g re a te r efficiency Is possible a t no co m m u n ity. In fa n t w e lfa re clin ic s nled the a p p lic a tio n o f M rs. M ay K ie r ­ th in g lik e one.” g re a t Increase In cost. " T h e r e !" c rie d J e rry g le e fu lly . “ I were found In 8» o f th e Sil cities, o n nan fo r a lim o n y n m l fees. pending T he average s a la ry o f the fu ll-tim e tile o th e r hand the preschool ch ild Is t r ia l told you I looked lik e a b ird , and the o f her s u it fo r se p a ra tio n h e a lth officer In the s m a lle r c itie s was the most neglected o f any age group. against R aym ond K ie rn a n , a c h a u ffe u r. jo k e Is th a t I ’m not o n e ! No, s ir, not fo u n d to he $3,-KM. Sixteen c itie s have at a ll, as you w o u ld kn o w I f yon M rs. K ie rn a n alleged In h um a n I lie re p o rt emphasizes the im portance YOUR EARS I w h ich connects them w ith th e ir origin no board o f h e a lth, the c ity com m is­ o f h e a lth care fo r ch ild re n In the years tre a tm e n t. noticed m y long ta il w ith Its jo lly t u f t has been lost and ca n n ot be recovered- sioner« o r council a ctin g as a board before e n te rin g school. "T h e re Is m e rit In th is a p p lic a ­ , o f h a ir on the end. A g re a t blessing. ' p i I E researches o f the A m e ric a n when the s ig n ific a n c e wus first aie In m ost o f these Instances. O n ly 45 tio n .” w ro te J u s tic e Strong. ‘‘T h e pa­ Unit ta il, I can te ll you. W hen I am F o lk -L o re society show th u t It is signed to th e c h a ra c te ris tic there was a Physical Examination. leaping about, I Just s tre tc h It o u t Cities have a fu ll tim e h ealth officer. pers show th a t th e w ife decided to a general s u p e rs titio n In th is c o u n try reason f o r th a t assignm ent which has P hysical e xa m in a tio n s o f school F u ll-d tn e em ployees were fo u nd to am i keep m y balance b e a u tifu lly .” have her own w ay and th a t she le ft th a t sm all ears In d ic a te th a t a person been fo rg o tte n by the ages. c h ild re n a re q u ite u n ive rsa l, hut th is "Y o u are v e ry lu c k y to have such a v a ry In num ber fro m one In one him to liv e w ith a m other, who Is liv ­ Is s tin g y ; la rg e ears th a t lie Is gener­ T he o th e r class o f physical char­ c ity to tw e n ty am i o ve r In live. One w ork Is g re a tly In need o f Im prove­ ing a p a rt fro m h e r h u sb a n d ; h e r aunt, good rud d e r, M r. J e rb o a ," said Cheer- ous. T h is is one o f the m any su p e r­ a c te ris tic s u p e rs titio n s are those which m ent and sta n d a rd iza tio n . T h e schools E a ste rn c ity has not n single fu ll- lim e ups, "a n d I see th a t you are Just the s titio n s — some o f them trace a b le who Is liv in g a p a rt fro m her h u s b a n d ; are fo u nd e d upon analogica—the to co lo r o f sand. too. I«o you liv e in the employe«* In Its health departm ent, in - o th e r va lu a b le m in e ra l depoalta In re ­ to the ills o ve ry o f o il In regions not H e r ra th e r s h o rt b u t fa s c in a tin g up- L a k o ta . gions w here the te llta le ro i k s tru c tu re s now se riou sly considered, and y ie ld per lip c u rle d aneeroualy. Those re la tio n s h ip s suggest. Mr A L IN E O 9 CHEER now lie h u rle d fa r below the su rfa ce , enough evidence to J u s tify w ild c a t test “ D o .vou th in k it Is ve ry sporta- T hom said, th a t they may he used to Ing o f the o il p o s s ib ilitie s o f deeply and random d rillin g is Im p ra ctica b le , m a n llk e ," she asked c o ld lv . “ to run locate concealed u p lifts and hurled A - m ay he discovered a t a re la tiv e ly low «•overe.1 r.*eks In th e g re a t p la in s 'R-wn a riv a l, no m a tte r how success- By John Kendrick Bangs h ills such as co n tro l o il p ro itu c tlo n ’« wtnten. lx cost hy means o f m easurem ent« o f the south c e n tra l O klahom a and C a lifo r ­ heat In deep wells, W. T. Thom , Jr., I his m ethod w ould serve as an effec- ' I l s b it his Up. then le t It go „ g „ | n nia A s in g le w e ll sh o w in g an abnor­ tlv e supplem ent to o th e r m ethials now 1 geologist In charge o f th e d iv is io n o f lo r It was his Up, he ren'lzed, a fte r AN A P P R E C IA T IV E V IS IT O R m a lly sh a rp rise In a series o f meas­ being need. M r. T ho m stated, and fu e ls o f the I n ite il S tates g e o lo g iin i urem ents e.t d iffe re n t depths w o u ld In ­ w o u ld In no sense s u p p la n t them Mr survey, suggested here. " t accept th e reb u ke ." he said — ................ ....... d ica te ttie existence o f an u p lif t in fr o m . D o n 't k n o w w h e re T ho m 's th e o ry is th a t the n w k s tra ta Series o f te m p e ra tu re m easurem ents nearby rock stra ta . m eekly. “ I — 1 apologize. G la d y s not I'm K o ln ’. ta ke n a t d iffe re n t de p th s in w e lls o f on v to you. hut to th a t unspeakable L o t« o f thing-« In th l» w o rld T w o W ells w o u ld give a possible were firs t fo ld e d u p ; then. In the ' th e H alt Creek dome h i W yom ing, lie p o ltro o n F riv o l H.,ssnon. A n d — and— course o f geological tim e, th e top w e 'v e no w a y o f k n n w ln . «■lew US to th e ir re la tiv e p o sitio n on B u t I ' l l t e ll y o u one t h i n g — tie the fo ld was cut o ff by w eathering, ex ! said, show th a t th e re Is a d ire c t re la ­ ¡ladys. I f e v e r he fa lls to pay y o „ the u p lift, and th re e w e lls w ould g b e a w o r ld o f b e a u ty . posing the deep-lying and h o tte r tio n Iietween these te iiq ie ra tu re s snd v o u r wages (as he s u re ly w ill, th e In ­ F u l l o' g la d a u rp ria e s . m ig h ty a suggestive guide as to th e general th e Bha|>e o f the fo ld s In th e rocks corks a t the crest o f th e rid g e or ! describable c ro o k ) say you w ill c „ m e ric h a n d f r u it y . d ire c tio n in w h ich the crest o f th e con­ dome. •s s ia la te il w ith o il deposits. A n d I f e e r I le a v e It f o r some and cook fo r me and M rs. Paddock !" cealed u p lif t w o u ld lie. M t* o th e r t r a c k , 1 he sharpest rise In te m p e ra tu re M in e d m ore th a n she cared to ssv -Not o n ly w o u ld th is, m many places. I f th e F a te a 'U le t m e I'm a -c o m ln by his em otion, she nodded g e n tly and Lhlna haa 2U7 s.eaui « pinging mills ! back! v t f i by M c C lu re N e w s p a p e r ty a d ic a te ) swept aw ay Snssoonward. i«, »» M exia,. A , . . w p . t * dp by Oser*. M stih.w Ad.ma.) W f « B n B 0 a I » H E W HY «f _ SUPERSTITIONS Says His New Kind of Corn Is Better oAniong the OTABLES "C! HHAT’S IN A NAME Q 1 1 / --------- HEAT OF EARTH IS CLEW TO OIL WELLS, IS THEORY ) z D