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TREE PULLS OWN STUMP.
schools and fresh a ir classes. F resh
NEW INVENTIONS.
TUBERCULOSIS.
EM OVING a big tree is a d i f f i - ¡ p BED BRISTOL, a telephone line-1 T H E ENORM OUS num ber of per- air, nourishing food low in protein,
eu lt job and pulling the stum p | f
man of Des Plnlnes, UL,
111., has in- I sons who die of tuberculosis is and proporly regulated exercise are the
by ordinary m eans is harder. A
vented an electrical ap p aratu s th a t
hardly appreciated axeept when chief curative agencies required These
system by which th e tree is made to will re g iste r in tho box office of a 'h e bold sta tistic s stan d in fro n t of ean be obtained alm ost anywhere, and
pull its own stump as it falls to tho th e a te r all the seats th a t are sold and one- From K entucky comes the re ­ if a person havo tho op p o rtu n ity to
ground has recently been p aten ted and occupied by m eans of m iniature lights po rt from the S tate B oard of H ealth separate him self from the surround­
I on the board in fro n t of th e tic k e t for three y ears proceeding Ja n u a ry ings th a t m ake for illness rath e r th an
seller. The ap p aratu s is so arranged 1, 1914, which shows th a t one out of health, a successful com bat ean be
th a t as soon as a person Bits down i every th ree d eaths occaring in th a t waged against th e disease. Tho peo­
in a seat a lig h t on th e board in th e »tato during those years was from ple who need help the most are thosa
; box office is sw itched on. Thus t h e } tuberculosis.
This is certa in ly an who are compelled to toil alm ost un­
¡tick et seller knows in sta n tly w hat aw ful record, and appears to be out of ceasingly in surroundings th a t p revent
seats are still availablo to customers ' proportion w ith th e rest of th e coun- the enjoym ent of pure air. For these
| as they como to the window,
try. Tho report o f the Census O ffice people a month spent a t a sanatorium ,
A b arb er in Denison, la., has in -^o f the num ber of d eath s in a regis- w ith a mind free from tho corroding
' vented a p air *0f ball bearing b arb er tratio n area to r 1909 shows th a t about sense of expense and loss o f tim e from
j shears, which promise to revolutionize one-tenth were from tuberculosis, and employment, will many tim es m ake a
the scissors industry. They are said th a t this disease led all others in the world of differenco in th e ir health.
I t is not alw ays possible for works
I to bo fa r superior to the old sort of number of its victim s.
shears, will work much easier, cut bet-
S ir W illiam Osler, professor of medi- shops to be so constructed as to p ro '
te r and will never w ear out.
cine a t O xford U n iv ersity , recently vide the proper am ount of pure air,
In a new type school desk both the told his London audience th a t 90 per hut If any laws aro to be enacted"
seat and tho desk iu fro n t of it are cent of those present possessed a small for the medical regulation
of th e
m ounted on a single pedestal a n - both 1 focus or area of tuberculosis. Such a health of a com m unity the} should bS
aro ad ju stab le for height on the same statem en t would, of course, havo to for tho proper san itatio n of workshop«
¡principle ns a b a rb e r’s chair.
be taken w ith some explanation. In- rath e r than a restriction of tho in-
An alarm clock, operated by elec- ! v estigations have shown in a m ulti­ dividual rig h t of choice as to toe
tric ity , will ring its bell one or more tude of eases th a t w here a person inedicai agencies one may employ, and
I tim es a day, only once per day or only died in ap p aren tly p e rfe c t health, so yet the la tte r lias been a more prom i­
on designated days, according to the fa r bb his lungs are concerned, e v i­ nent feature of tho m edical legisla­
ls shown above. A fte r th e tru n k of way it is “ s e t ” by its owner.
denee existed th a t a t some tim e there tion in the past than has an y th in g els«
the tree has been n early severed w ith j To enable a person to find a key- I liud been tuberculous areas, b u t—they supposed to m ake for th e h ealth o f
tho com m unity or the sta te . Tho rea­
th e ax, a connection is mado a t the hole in th e d ark or under any condi- had healed because of im proved health
son for th is is obvious. Selfishnes«
tioii,
thero
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conditions,
and
had
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lin e o f cut and an o th er connection of
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chain
and _______,
braces, _______
as shown, ____
the _____
braces ring, easily located, and so shaped e ffect upon the health. These evi- can he covered up for a whilo b u t not
,
being fasten ed both to tho b u tt and th a t it guides a key info tho opening, donees of healing show w hat may be forever.
tru n k . W hen the tree falls the braces
A la th e r m aking m achine for barber done if the m a tte r be tak en hold of at
N ATURO PATHS SAY:
and chain a c t as a pow erful lever and shops th a t operates w ith a small mo the early appearance of the disease,
T8EA8E is an e ffo rt of n atu re to
tho w eight of tbo descending tru n k is tor and keeps lath er ready for use all There is abu n d an t evidence that tuber
remove poisonous or m orbid m at­
su ffic ie n t to pull tho stum p from the th e tim e is the invention of Hugo culosis is curable, b u t it must be
G ottschalk, a b arber of Lew istow n, done by diet and by sueh treatm en t
te r from the system , and to re­
ground.
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of the body as will put all the forces store normal conditions.
A com plete cam ping o u tfit, contain- o f n ature a t work for health,
Drugs tak en into th e stom ach, and
ing a te n t and other equipm ent, which
Here is w here the doctors disagree, filth y anim al m a tte r in jected in to the
WASHSTAND COLLAPSES.
packs into a box th a t can be carried The drtig doctors will tre a t such cases blood, interfere w ith theso healing pro­
• H IS w ashstand is, as m ight be
behind a wagon seat or on an auto w ith w hat is called preventive medi cesses of nature, suppressing sym ptom s
I supposed, the in v en tio n of a plum mot,ile running board, has been in -lc in e , serums, an tito x in s, etc., thus fill of disease, whilo never effectin g a
ber. Tho arran g em en t «
ven ted .
in(, the body w ith m aterial th at must cure.
an
i can
» pact« on near \ anv t p or sp rinkling clothes a Pennsyl combine w ith elem ents alread y exist
The germ theory is a superstition.
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v an ,a woman has invented a d e v ic e ' ing in th e blood, or be repudiated and Germs are not tho cause b u t an e ffe e l
e.
e
asm is . uppor e< on a
attach ed to a kitchen sink fau be elim inated through the lungs, the ot disease, ju s t ns m aggots are not the
cet by ru b b er tubing.
kidneys and the bowels. In any event cause of ro ttin g m eat. M any germ a
W illiam II. Thomas, 93 years old, • an ex tra load is placed npon an al- are not only h arn jess, b u t are bene­
of Los Angeles, Cal., has ju st obtained ready w eakened system. The drug ficial and necessary. A t an y tim e you
p a te n t rig h t upon a new lock, “ the less healers go a t the situ atio n in an may find in tho th ro a ts of many peo­
cham p io n ,” w hich he says defies the opposite m anner. They place no load ple who will never get thoso diseases,
skill of any lock picker.
upon the syXtPm. T heir m ethods show the germs of d iphtheria, cholera, tu ­
A solid rubber tire has been invent th a t co tu b ercle ever is developed in berculosis, and o th er so-called “ in fec­
ed to be placed over an autom obile the lungs u n til a fte r an inflam ed or tio u s ” diseases.
tiro th a t has been punctured this do- c a ta rrh a l condition has been developed
There is no such th in g as “ in fe c ­
ing service un til rep airs can be made, as a resu lt of an interference with tion ” or “ co n tag io n ,” as g enerally
To avoid fire d anger in places the supply of v ital force passing from understood. S kin diseases or blood
where gasoline must be used, an in- th e brain to th e lungs. At the point diseases may be passed from one per­
ventor has paten ted a sw inging brack w here th is iirtereference exists is found son to another by direct contact, w here
ct to hold a tan k outside a window, th e nerve pressure which is the ex- there is an abrasion of the skin.
y et bring it w ithin reach when need citin g cause o f tuberculosis. In every T herefore, all q u aran tin e is useless an ­
cd.
case of serious lung trouble this point noyance.
Shears w ith one blade saw edged and of in terfe ren ce w ill be found by any
T here are no superfluous organs. A
tho o th er knife-edged,, have been in person who knows any th in g about g reat m ajority of surgical operations
¡vented to enable an inexperienced per sjrinal diagnosis in the upper dorsal perform ed now adays are not only un­
son to carve poultry neatly.
region. T his interference w ith the necessary, b u t dangerous and harm ­
An Illinois man has p aten ted clamps nerve supply perm its a cold to settle ful, and should be forbidden by law.
to hold p ain t brushes on the ends of at the point o f inflam m ation, which
There are ratio n al m eans of sid in g
poles at any angle, to save p a in te rs * may be succeeded by a c a ta rrh a l con n atu re to p u rify tho system and re ­
hinged b rack et, and when it is raised
the need of ladders. dition, and then by the form ation of store health. Among these are diet,
• g a in s t th e wall it covers the faucet.
A Dcw air riflp of biCh
if ‘” b « " le s , degeneration of the lung fastin g , active and passive exercise,
The d rain connection is autom atically
equipped w ith a safety device to pre tissu e, and settled tuberculosis. Tho hydrotherapy, tth e ad ju stm en t of th s
made and broken w ith tho raising and vont ‘ he trigger ^ i n g pulled until it* drugless healer sta rts at the point of Bpine (osteopathy, chiropractic, e tc .),
low ering of tho basin. W ith a little nser wi9hes t0 dt) *°-
interference,
and
by relieving
the deep b reath in g o f fresh air, sun and
In gen u ity the basin m ay bo sunk
into
Folding rods, w ith wheels a t th eir situ atio n th ere perm tis the vital force air baths, rest, sleep and m ental sug­
tho wail, so th a t when it is
out of lower endfl- hnve
becn paten ted
to to reach th e diseased
spot. C areful gestion.
use it is also out o f
sight
help hear the burden of
hand bag
atten tio n to
th e diet, prom otion
of
N ext to air, food is th e most v ita l
| gage.
the general n erve condition o f the en- of all subjects relatin g to the ra re
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i tire body, im proved circulation of tho of the body. Food is th e m aterial of
D A Y LIG H T SPECTA CLES.
PROTECTS AUTO T IR ES.
blood, proper breathing and suitable which tho body is formed. You c an ­
E. IV E S , a w idely known doctor « CLEV ER scheme to prolong the -xerciso will e ffect a cure unless the not m ake a good suit o f clothes out
. and scientist, b re invented some A
life of autom obile tires has re-
b« become too fa r »¿vaneed of bad wool. As a m an e ate th so
spectacles which ann.hU ate d ark-I
eently been invented. This little before th e case was presented More is he.
aess and make the w earer see in lig h t wheel is m ounted on th e running gear ,!ure» Wll> result from tho < g
Honey is as wholesome and nourish­
aim iiar to th a t given by the sun. For in such a m anner th a t no m a tte r w hat m ethod o f treatm en t tia n
rim a y- ing as concentrated refined e a se sugar
y ears screens have been employed in i the size of the auto wheel the sm aller tb ,n K
th a t has been present
y is unwholesome and lacking in nourish­
m e n t I alw ays advise my consultants
some in d u stries in fro n t of electric one may bo ad justed to move over ,he medical profession.
or gas lights, th e filtered rays b e in g ! -------------------------------------------------------- l l
Thfl num ber o f agencies established to su b stitu te honey for sugar. Honey
in th is country fo r fig h tin g tubercu is s medieine its well as a food. Giva
v irtu a lly th e same as d aylight, but
losia is evidence th a t the d ay of talk it to the ehildren in place of candy.
much of th e lig h t is lost by this
Has passed and th e time fo r action has Glucose is more I arm ful th a n sugar.
m ethod. Dr. Ives uses colored glasses,
arrived. T h at tuberculosis, taken in There are im p o rtan t d ifferen ces even
w hich screen o ff th e unw anted rays
its early stages, can be eared has becn in pure honey according to the condi­
so th a t the eye appears to see only
a m a tte r of eommon know ledge for tions nnder w hieb it is m ade, ju s t as
In daylight.
m any years, b u t until com paratively th ere is a g reat diferenee in fru it, ac­
recent tim es th e sanatoria have been cording to th e soil on which it is
under p riv a te m anagem ent, w ith lim ­ grown. D ark red honey is mueh tho
The C anadian governm ent has pur
ited facilities, and w ith term s to pa b e s t although the people dem and lig h t
•based a large num ber of th e best rams
tie n ts th a t have been p ractically pro­ yellow honey, ju st as th ey insist on
In tho cou n try and has employed agents
h ibitory to a very large proportion of lig h t colored dried fru it, because they
to care fo r them , an d loan th e rams
the people who have needed treatm en t. eat w ith th eir eyes and do not th in k ,
to farm er associations throughout the
A t the p resen t tim t it is reported
country. These agents will, during the
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Tho eantaJoupe crop around G rand­
wool season, prepare in a m arketable the ground directly in fro n t of it. th a t there are ever «,500 agencies
condition the d ip o f th e m utual aaeo This wdl eith er brush aside or pick up w orking ag ain st consum ption, lnclud view and Prosser, W ash., and in fact
c a tio n s of sheep raisers, and when not any frag m en t or article which is like ing over 560 h o sp ta ls and s a n a ta n a , in the entire Y akim a valley, is re p o rt­
otherw ise busy will lectu re and demon- ly to dam age the more sensitive tire 410 dispensarles, 1.Í0Q an ti tu b ercu ­ ed as very go-x1 and a larger aer- ugo
« trate the lin e r points in wool grow ing, ¡w hich supports tb s w eight of the ear. losis aaaoeiatíons asd «60 open air than over before has boon planted.
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