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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION .
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
i . ABOUT CANCER.
ffcANCER is a dreaded disease.
V Everyone should - know about
, it Here is the very lateBt.
scientific information on the sub
Ject: ITS LOCAL BEGINNING.
Cancer is almost invariably at
first a local disease.
I It is easily cured if promptly
recognized and at once removed by
competent treatment.
It is practically always incurable
in its later stages.
" THE DANGER SIGNS.
,; The disease usually begins in
some unhealthy spot or some point
of local irritation.
.' In external cancer there is somo
, thing to be seen or folt, snch as a
, wart, a mole, a lump or scab, or an
unhealed wound or sore. Pain is
rarely present.
' Cancer inside tho body is often
recognized by symptoms before a
lump can be seen or felt. Persist
, ent indigestion, with loss of weight
and chango of color, is always espe
cially suspicious.
Persistent abnormal discharge
from the body should arouse the
suspicion of cancer, particularly if
the discharge is bloody.
The early and hopeful stages of
cancer are usually painless,
t WHAT YOU STOULD DO.
, Pear the beginning of cancer.
Never be afraid to know the
truth.
Any painless lump or sore appear
ing upon your body should be ex
j "mined by your physician.
By the time a cancer has become
painful the best chance for its cure
has passed.
! But even a painful cancer can be
removed permanently if it has not
' extended too far beyond the place
where it began.
j SEEK EARLY EXAMINATION.
j 11 yon notice that a wart, mole
or othor "mark" begins to chango
in appearance or to Bhow sign3 of
irritation go to a physician and
("have it completely removed. Do not
wait until you are sure it is cancer
ous. All lumps in the breast should be
examined.
MEDICINE USELESS.
Medicine which relieves pain does
. not have any effect upon the dis
ease itself; it simply produces a
. period of freedom from discomfort
and therefore dolaya tho proper
treatment.
i LIMITATIONS OF RADIUM.
According to the most authori
tative opinion the i-urative effects
of radium are practically limited to
day to, superficial cancers of the
skin, and to superficial growths of
mucous membranes and certain
deeporlying tumors of bone, etc.,
which are not very malignant. Ra
dium has probably ben shown to
exert a definitely ourntive eftect on
certain of these cases, while the
disease is still local and in the early
stages.
Radium definitely reVcves suf
fering when used in tho advanced
stages of deoper scatpd cancers; but
in those cai.es it improves only the
visible or tangible manifestations
and exerts no effect unon the dis
sominatcd disease as a whole. It
is believed that thero is as yet no
-"roof that radium has finally cured
,iny case of advanced and dissemi
nated cancer.
I RADIUM FAKES.
The public should ta'ke warning
against dishonest and fake, money
getting tadium-cure establishments,
conductod by individuals who pos
sess little or no radium, and have
no knowledge of its use. These
people promise cures, but are, in
roality, unable to obtain even those
; palliative effects which are possi-
. bio from radium.
The best results of radium
therapy can be secured only when
I comparatively large amouuts are
; available for use, and the present
limited world 's supply of this metal
places it out of reach of the great
majority of patients.
MENACE TO THE INDIVIDUAL.
Cancer is of greater frequency at
ages over 40 than tuberculosis,
pneumonia, typhoid fever or diges
tive diseases.
At ages over 40, one person in 11
dies of cancer.
One woman in eight and one man
in 14 over 40 years of age is at
tacked by the disease with fatal
results.
Largely because of public ignor
ance and negloct, cancer now
proves fatal in over 90 per cent of
the attacks.
A MENACE TO THE NATION.
Of the 75,000 deaths from this
disease in the United States in
1913 about 30,000 were deaths from
cancer of the stomach and liverfc
12,000 from cancer of the uterus
and other organs of generation,
7500 from cancer of the breast and
about 25,500 from cancer of other
organs and parts.
. A MENACE TO SOCIETY.
Cancer respects neither race,
creed nor social position.
It is tho common enemy of all
mankind, attacking rich and poor
alike.
Its insidious onset occurs at the
most useful period of life; and
death is most common at tho age
when the care and guidance of
children and tho continuance of
business responsibilities make the
mother and father the most useful
members of society.
A MESSAGE OP HOPE.
The only cure for eancer is to
remove every vestige of the dis
ease. The only sure way to do this is
by a surgical operation.
If taken at the beginning, the
majority of cases of cancer are cur
able. All cases will end in death if let
alone.
Records of our best hospitals
prove that tho chances of cure are
very high with early operation,
and that these chances decrease
with evory day of delay.
A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
The American Society for the
Control of Cancer is studying these
hospital records and will sprod nation-wide
tho message of courage
and hopo in early recognition and
prompt operation.
By publishing circulars and arti
cles in nowspapers and magazines,
and by organizing lectures and
public meetings, this society is
conducting a general campaign of
education based on the latest
knowledge of tho disease.
Thoughtful and influential people
can help this work by joining tho
society. Write to the office, 289
Fourth avenue, New York City, for
further information.
DO YOU GIVE YOUR DAUGH
TER A MONTHLY ALLOW
ANCE? IN the August Woman's Home
Companion appears a pnge en
titled "Good Ideas for Girls."
One of the suggestions on this page
has to Jo with monthly allowances
for girls, Tho writer says that the
charge is often made by men that
women are extravagant, but she
asks whether the men have never
realized that the remedy lies in
thoir own hands that if they do
their share in training their own
daughters, the womon of the next
generation will have some knowl
edge of administering money. The
writer goes on with her suggestion:
"No; the real solution is more
inclusive. If your daughter is ever
to know tho value of money, you
must teach her to keep accounts
and to live within whatever sum is
allotted her.
"Figure up approximately the
entire amount you have given her
for clothes during the past year. If
she is the sort of girl who asks
frequently, or for large sums at a
time, knock off ten or fifteen dol
lars from tho lump sum; if she aski
but seldom, and then reluctantly,
add twenty-five. Tell her that she
must keep within this limit.
"Let her have it monthly or quar
terly, as is most convenient for yon
both. If at all possible, pnt the
money in the bank for her and let
her have her own check book. By
this plan she will learn to keep ac
counts, tO do business by check, to
plan and fchop for herself, and to
live wUhin her income.
"There is a special advantage in
snch a plan for the girl who often
gocB without because she hates to
ask for money. It is there all ready
for her, and that peculiar self-respect
of hers is thereby saved.
"No doubt there are some fath
ers who will say: 'A great fuss
about nolhingf The old-fashioned
way of handing it out is good
enough for me!' Let me tell yoo,
many a girl (it may be yonrs) is
using her earning capacity on the
housework, by this means saving
you tho expense of outside labor. If
she gave tho same amount of timo
and attention. lo any business nr
profession away from home, she
would draw a salary and enjoy her
personal independence on it. Then
why shouldn't she enjoy a similar
independence with a stipulated in
come at hornet Financial depend
ence at home is driving out into the
world many a girl who really docs
not need to go, and whoso parents
would be glad to have her stay with
them.
"If yon havo done your sharo to
ward training your daughter to
spend wisely .what money she has,
you are privilege! to complain of
woman 's extravagance but not be
fore!" $
A QUESTION FOR THE FARMER.
HOW can a farmer feed his
crew when a cook can work
only eight hours a day, six
dayB in the weckt When Sunday
comes and the entire crew and the
cook have worked the maximum
for the six days of the week and
are thereby disqualified from lift
ing a hand on Sunday, how aro
they to be fedt".
This inquiry shows tho concern
of some Washington farmers over
the possibility that the Btato may
adopt tho universal eight-hour law,
proposed through the initiative. It
is contained in an argument against
the bill submitted by the farmers'
union of Walla Walla, Garfield and
Columbia counties, submitted for
printing in the state's pamphlet
to be circulated among all voters.
The union has put up $200 to pay
the cost of printing and circulat
ing the argument.
"Who will fo d the livestock,
milk the cows and do the thousand
and one other chores required on a
farm on Sunday!" is another
query contained in tho argument,
which goes on:
"The intent of tho measure is
clearly lo restrict field operations
to eight hours a day, six days of
the week, and we contend that
farming operations cannot be con
ducted suc-essfully under such a
handi ip.
"The increased cost of the
wages and board for the cxtrj men
would prevent the employment of
two shifts of eight hours each."
FARM MORTGAGES GOOD IK
VESTMENT. fJORLD'S "WORK, in answer
lf ing a Western investor who
had asked advice about di
versifying his investments, says
only the old fogeyish critic will
advise indiscriminately against all
farm mortgages except those which
may be found in the investor's own
community.
The writer cites the ex-nonce
of. the life insurance companies,
who have continued to reach out,
year after year, for mortgage loans
into practically every section
where the industry of agriculture
flourishes, and the impressive re
sults of their experiences have
served slowly but surely to remove
old prejudices from the minds of
Added to this, there has been a
growing confidence in the modern
ft bods of najting loans, adopted
by Korea cf responsible associa
tions aad dealers throughout the
country, who are careful to discrim
inate between the borrower who
asks for all lis land will stand and
the borrower who makes hia propo
sition en a business basis, asking1
only for a 5efinite sum of money
for which he has a definite use.
The principal criticism ef the
old fashioned "straight" first
rortgage on farm land as an mvest
SBTut was based upon its non-ean-TOrfibtKly.
It sxaa tjmte possible that co
operztifn in tluf field of banking
may ranlt in a sufficient broaden-'
ing cf the arariet for these mort
gagrs to take away much, of tho
faree cf that criticism.
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COHTTKXTE TfTB CLEAIT-UP.
FLLOWEMJ a cleaning- np of the
front jnd buck yards, and with
the fiovxT saA regetahle gardens
Everted, investigate the cellars and
r.tlira. Tfccse places are farvurito
storehouses far all kinds of ast-af
clothing, old rewspapers and nragar
zincs and variant other rnflami
ruablo nsfcrizis, and while they
aieamolaie ami grow germs they
increase the fire risk.
Frequent and complete ventilation
coapled with the liberal use of
whitewash and Emo will make the
cellars sweet and clean. These
measure should be cm ployed and
particularly in cellars. If there ho3
been no sttespt at ventilation fonl
odors arerrmidate and these odors
by contaminating the air of the)
rooms above, reduce the resistance
of the occupants thereof, and in.
that manner become a menace to
health.
Empty ram, bottles and broken
crockery are bath unsightly and
insanitary. When they becoma
partially filled with water they
furnish an ideal breeding place far
mosquitoes. Any mosquito is a.
pest, and they may convey dis
eases. Premises upon which Ktcheis
waste-water is drained to the gut
ter or oat into the yard furnish
breeding grounds for flies. If
setrer connections cannot be made,
these places can be rendered mora
sanitary by the use of a small
amount of lime each week.
Fonl stables and open, vaults
(old style) are a positive menace)
to health and life, and detract I
enormously Cram tie comfort of
your family. Septic tanks are)
.within the reach of all and sani
tary. Don't forget oar oft-repeated
warning lo keep garbage in fly
proof metal containers. Cajitlmia
to clean np all the above mentioned
nuisances. Vera will profit in thai
security yen feel and the satiafao
tion that follows from neat, clean
surroundings.
ENTITLED TO RESPECT.
WK HATE a great deal of rs
spcet for IL O. Cox, of tho
Ire ton fruit ranch, sooth of
Salem, Or.
Instead of howling about hard
tinres he got busy and raised
strawberries.
The other day he paid i big part
of 'he mortgage on his farm.
Ninety-nine crates of strawberries
were grown by him on a strip ef
land 117 feet wide and 163 feet
long.
A few years ago Mr. Cox pur
chased 10 acres, paying J50 cash
and promising to puj the balanea
as ho could.
Ho dried more than two tans of
loganberries last year.
lie says if his crops are good
next year he will liquidate the,
mortgage.
Olhr. can do m well as Mr. Cox
if they get in and dig.
Let's hear of others who got
tho best of their mortgages and
how they did it, 4