H O M E A N D F A R M M AO A ZTN E SE PT T O N
Home and Farm Magazine Section Editorial Pasre
Suggestions From Our Associate Editors, Allowing For an Interchange of Views W ritten hv
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT CANCER.
kN CEB is a dreaded disease.
E veryone shoutd know about
it.
H ere is th e very latest
inf(.rm ation on the sub-
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°P" ‘ Wi“ '
places it out of reach o f the g re a t
but seldom, and then relu ctan tly ,
ind ividu al investors everyw here.
m ajo rity of p atients.
add tw en ty five. Tell her th a t she
Added to thia, there has been a
M ENACE TO T H E IN D IV ID U A L .
must keep w ithin this lim it
grow ing confidence in th e modern
1 ancer is of g re a te r frequency a t
L et h er have it m onthly o r qnar
methods o f m aking loans, adopted
ages over 40 th an tuberculosis,
terly , as is most convenient fo r yon
I’.v scores of responsible associa
(
pneumonia, typhoid fev er or diges-
both. I f a t all possible, p u t th e
tions and dealers throughout tho
tivo diseases.
money in th e bank for her an d let
e o n n t r y . who xre careful to discrim
I l ' s LOCAL B EG IN N IN G .
A t ages over 40, one person in 11
her have her own check book. B y
in a te betw eea the borrow er who
C ancer is alm ost in v ariab ly a t
dies o f cancer.
th is plan she w ill learn to keep ac
nsks fo r alt his laud wiU sta n d and
*irst a local disease.
One woman in eight and one man
counts, to do business by cheek, to
the b o m w e r who m akes his propo
I t is easily cured i f prom ptly
in 14 over 40 y ears of age is a t
plan and shop fo r herself, and to
r t i o n oa a business basis, ask in g
Recognized and a t once removed by
tack ed by th e disease w ith fa ta l
live w ithin h er income.
only fo r a ¿efin ite sum of money
com petent treatm en t.
results.
1 here is a special ad v a n ta g e in
fo
r which he has a d e fin ite two.
I t « p ractically alw ays incurable
L argely because o f public ignor
such a plan for th e girl who often
The principal eriticism of tho
in its la te r stages.
ance and neglect, cancer now
goes w ith o u t because she h ates to
old fa siio a c d • ■ s t r a i g h t ” firs t
proves fa ta l in o v er 90 per cent of
t h e danger signs
ask fo r money. I t is th ere all ready
M ortgage en farm land as an in v est-
the attack s.
The disease usually begins in
for her, and th a t peculiar self re
cicol w as based wpon its non cun.-
«one unhealth y spot or some point
spect o f bers is th ereb y saved.
A M EN ACE TO T H E NATION.
v rr ti b ility .
o f local irritatio n .
*
No doubt Ibero arc some f a th
O f th e 75,000 d eath s from this
I t eriaas «jxite possible t.fiat eo-
In ex tern al ean ce, there is some
disease in the U nited S tates in
ers who will say : ‘ A g re a t fusa
o pnraiica in th is field o f b an k in g
th in g to be seen or felt, such as a
about nothing? The old fashioned
1913 about 30,000 were d eaths from
n a y recall in a su fficien t broaden
w a rt, a mole, a lum p or scab, or an
w ay o f handing it out is good
cancer o f the stom ach and liver,
ing o f th e m arket fo r these m ort
unhealed wound or sore. P ain is
12,000 from cancer o f the uterus’
enough fo r m e !’ L et me tell you,
gage« to take aw ay much of tho
ra re ly present.
many a g irl ( i t may bo yours) is
and other or-a n s of generation,
fare« c f th a t eriticism .
«'ancer inside th e body is often
7500 from cancer o f th e breast and
using her earn in g cap acity on the
Recognized by sym ptom s before a
housework, by (his m eans saving
about 25,500 from caneer o f other
r-GNTTNUB TUB C L E A N U P .
lum p can be seen or felt. P e rs ist
organs and parts.
you the expense r f outside labor. If
IYG a cleaning up of th e
e n t indigestion, w ith loss o f weight
she gave Ihe sam e amount o f tim e
A M ENACE TO SOCIETY.
j
-rent mnd back y ards, and w ith
an d change o f color, is alw ays espe-
and atte n tio n lo an y business or
C ancer respects n eith er race,
»he flow er mid vegetable gard en s
CJ.’ilIy suspicious.
profession aw ay from home, she
creed nor social position.
s ta rte d , in v estig ate the cellars and
P e rsisten t a b n o r m a l discharge
would
draw
a
salary
and
enjoy
her
I t is th e common enem y of all
sttic a . These places am fav o rite
from the body should arouse the
personal independence on it. Then
m ankind, a tta c k in g rich and poor
stort booses fo r all kinds of cast-o ff
euspieion of cancer, p articu larly if
w hy sh o u ld n ’t she enjoy a sim ilar
alike.
elothing, oM new spapers am i m aga
th e discharge is bloody.
independence w ith a stip u lated in
Its insidious onset occurs at the
zines and xarwms o th er inflam e
The early and hopeful stages of
COUJO a t home? F inancial depend
most useful period of life ; and
jn J d e eaiieriala, and while th e y
cancer are usually painless.
ence a t home is d riv in g out into tho
death is most common a t tho age
neeum elate said grow germ s th e y
world many a g irl who really does
,
W H AT YOU SHOULD DO.
when tho care and guidance of
increase the fire risk.
not
need
to
go,
and
whose
p
aren
ts
, P e a r the beginning o f cancer.
children and th e continuance of
F requent and complete v en tilatio n
would be glad to have her stay w ith
N ever be a fra id to know the
business responsibilities make the
coupled wish the liberal use o f
them.
tru th .
m other and fa th e r the most useful
w hitew ash a n d limo will make tho
“ If you have done yo u r share to
A ny painless lum p or sore ap p ear
m em bers of society.
cellar« sw eet and clean. These
w
ard
tra
in
in
g
y
o
u
r
d
au
g
h
ter
to
in g upon yo u r body should bo ex
A MESSAGE O F HOPE.
m easures a him Id be employed anil
spend w isely w hat money she has,
am ined by your physician.
The only cure fo r cancer is to
[W rticalarty in cellars. If th ere has
you are privilege 1 to com plcin of
By the tim e a cancer has become
rem ove every vestige of the dis
been iso n ite-ap t a t v en tilatio n , foul
w
o
m
an
’s
ex
trav
ag
an
ce—
bu
t
not
be
pain fu l tho best chance fo r its cure
ease.
odors aeeam ulxte an d these odors
fo re 1 ”
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has passed.
The only sure w ay to do this is
by co n tam in atin g the a ir of tho
A QUESTION FOE THE FARMER.
B ut even a painful cancer can be
by a surgical operation.
rooms above, reduce the resistance
OW
can
a
farm
er
feed
his
rem oved perm anently if it has not
I f tak en a t the beginning, the
o f th e oeeaponts thereof, and in
crew when a eook can work
extended too fa r beyond th e place
m ajo rity of cases o f cancer are cur
th a t m anner become a menace to
only eig h t hoars a day, six
w here it began.
able.
health.
days
in
the
w
eek?
When
Sunday
| S E E K EAKLY EX A M IN A TIO N ,
All cases will end in d eath if let
E m pty cans, bo ttles and broken
comes and the en tire crew and tho
alone.
i I f you notice th a t a w art, mole
• rockery are both un sig h tly and
cook have w orked the maximum
Records of our bpst hospitals
or other “ m a rk ” begins to change
in sa n ita ry . When th e y
become
fo r the six days o f th e week and
prove th a t the chances o f cure are
in appearance or to show signs of
p a rtia lly filled w ith w a te r th e y
are
th
ereb
y
disqualified
from
lift
very high w ith early operation,
irrita tio n go to a physician and
forniah an ideal breeding place fo r
in g a hand on Sunday, how aro
and th a t these chances decrease
h av e it com pletely removed. Do not
mosquitoes.
Any mosquito is a
th ey to he f e d ? ”
w ith every day of delay.
w a it u n til you are sure it is cancer-
pc«t, and th e y m ay eonvey di»,
1 his in q u iry shows the concern
OUJL
eases.
A NATIO NA L CAM PAIG N.
of some W ashington farm ers over
All lumps in the b reast should be
The American Society for the
IVemisew upon w hich k itch en
th e possib ility th a t th e sta te may
ttuuniued.
Control o f Caneer is stu d y in g these
w aste w ater is drained to the g u t
adopt the universal eight hour law,
hospital records and will spre-.d n a
te r or o at in to the y ard fu rn ish
M E D IC IN E U SELESS.
proposed through th e in itiativ e. It
tion wide the message o f courage
breeding grounds fo r flies.
If
M edicine which relieves pain does
is contained in an argum ent ag ain st
and hope in early recognition and
w
w
rr
connections
cannot
be
m
ade,
n o t have any effe c t upon th e dis
th e bill sub m itted by the fa rm e rs’
prom pt operation.
these p laers <an be rendered more
ease itself; it sim ply produces a
union of W alla W alla, G arfield and
By
publishing
circulars
and
a
rti
o* Hilary by tbe use of a sm all
period of freedom from discom fort
Columbia counties, subm itted fo r
cles in new spapers and m agazines,
rm m m t o f lime each w eek.
an d therefore delays tho proper
p rin tin g in th e s t a t e ’s pam phlet
and by organizing lectures and
Fool »tables and open v a u lts
treatm en t.
to be circulated am ong all voters.
public meetings, th is society is
(old sty le ) a re a positive menaco
4 L IM IT A T IO N S OF RADIUM.
The union has p u t up $200 to pay
conducting a general cam paign of
Io health r.ni life , and d e tra c t
tho cost o f p rin tin g and circ u la t
A ccording to th e m ost a u th o ri
education based on th e latest
enorm ously from the com fort o f
in
g
the
argum
ent.
ta tiv e opinion the cu rativ e effe c ts
know ledge o f the disease.
your fam ily.
Septi* ta n k s aro
o f radium are p ractically lim ited to
W ho will fe d the livestock,
T houghtful and in flu en tial people
w ithin th e reach of all and san i
d ay to superficial cancers o f the
milk th e cows and do tho thousand
tary .
can help th is work by jo in in g the
skin, and to superficial grow ths of
and one o th er chores required on a
society. W rite to the office, 2S9
lio n ’t fo rg et o u r o ft rep eated
farm
on
S
u
n
d
a
y
?
”
is
another
mucous m em branes a i d certain
F o u rth avenue, New York C ity, for
w arn in g to keep garbage in fly -
d e e p e rly in g turners of bone, etc.,
query
contained
in
the
argum
ent,
fu rth e r inform ation.
proof m etal e ia ta in a re . C ontinue
which goes on:
w hich are not very m alignant. R a
to clean up all th e above m entioned
dium has probably been shown to
Tho in te n t o f th e measure is
nuisances.
You w ill p ro fit in th a
DO
YOU
GIVE
YOUR
DAUGH
clearly ,n re stric t field operations
e x e rt a d efin itely cu rativ e e fte c t on
se e o rity you feci and th a satiafaa-
TER A MONTHLY ALLOW
c e rta in o f these eases, while the
to eig h t hoars a day, six days of
tion th a t follow s from n eat, e le a s
ANCE?
disease is still local and in the early
th e week, and wo contend th a t
burrouadtngs.
stages.
7
farm
in
g
o
perations
cannot
be
eon
N (he A ugust W om an’s Home
ducted suc-essfully under sue’i a
Companion appears a page en
Radium d efin itely re fe v e s su f
ENTITLED TO RESPECT.
handi ip.
titled “ Good Ideas fo r G irls.”
fe rin g when used in the advanced
E H A V E a g reat deal o f n*.
‘ ‘ The increased cost o f the
One of the suggestions on th is page
stag es of deeper seated cancers; b u t
R|wet fo r H . Ox Cox, of th a
w ages and board fo r the e x tra men
has to Jo w ith m onthly allowances
in those cases it im proves only the
Irc to a fr u it ranch, strath o f
would
p
rev
en
t
th
e
em
ploym
ent
o
f
fo
r
girls.
The
w
riter
says
th
a
t
the
.visible or tangible m an ifestatio n s
Salem , Or.
tw o sh ifts o f eig h t hours e a c h .”
charge is o ften made by men th a t
and exerts no e ffe c t unon th e d is
In stead o f howling about hard
»
—
women are ex tra v a g a n t, b u t she
sem inated disease as a whole. I t
tu n e s
he
got bnsy and raised
asks w hether th e men have never
FARM MORTOAOES GOOD IN
is believed th a t there is as y et no
straw!«-Tries.
realized
th
a
t
th
e
rem
edy
lies
in
■»roof th a t radium has fin ally cured
VESTMENT,
The o th er d ay he paid I b ig p a r t
th e ir own h a n d s - t h a t if th ey d„
•buy case o f advanced and dissem i
>RLD '8 W ORK, in answ er
of
ho m ortgage on hia farm .
th e ir share in tra in in g th e ir own
n a te d cancer.
ing a W estern investor who
N inety nine erates o f rtra w b e rn e a
d aughters, th e women o f th e next
had asked advice about d i
K AD IUM FA K ES.
w ere grown by him on a s trip s f
g eneration will have some know l
v ersify in g his investm ents, says
The public should tak e w arning
land 117 feet wide an d DM fe e t
edge of adm in isterin g money. The
only
the
old
fogeyish
critic
will
long.
ag ain st dishonest and fake, m oney
w rite r goes on with her suggestion:
advise in d iscrim in ately against all
g e ttin g ladium -cure establishm ents,
A few y ears ago M r. Cox p a r
‘ ‘ N o; th e real solution is more
farm m ortgages except those which
conducted by in dividuals who pos
ch used 10 acre«, p ay in g $5<? cash
inclusive. I f your d au g h ter is ever
m ay be found in the in v e sto r's own
sess little or no radium , and have
and prom ising to pay the balance
to know th e value of money, you
com m unity.
as he eonld.
no know ledge o f its use. These
m ust teach h er to keep accounts
The w rite r cites th e exj rtenee
people prom ise cures, b u t are, ia
Ho dried more th an tw o tons of
and to live w ithin w h atev er sum is
o f the life insurance companies,
re a lity , unable to o btain even those
loganberries la s t year.
allo tted her.
who
have
continu
d
to
reach
out,
p a llia tiv e e ffects which are possi
He says if his crops are good
“ F igu re np a p p tjx im a te ly th e
y e a r a fte r y ear, fo r m ortgage loans
ble from radium .
n ext y e a r he will liq u id ate ti»q
en tire am ount yon have given her
into p ra ctically e v e r y
section
m ortgage.
The best results o f radium
fo r clothes during the p ast y ear. If
where th e in d u stry o f agriculture
th e ra p y can be secured only when
O th -r . ean do as well as Mr. Cox
she is tho sort of g irl who asks
flourishes,
and
th
e
im
pressive
re
if they g et in and dig.
, com paratively large am ounts are
frequently, or fo r large sums a t a
su its o f th e ir experiences have
av ailab le fo r use, and th e present
L e t's bear of others who got
tim e, knock o ff ten or fifte e n d o l
served slowly bu t surely to remove
lim ited world ’• supply of this m etal
th e best of th e ir m ortgages and
lars from the lum p sum ; if she asks
«U prejudices from the mi mis of
how they did it.
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