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j 1st. We form is 2ncl. W leachec | in this 3rd. Ge [exports 4th. Mi per tor ton. 5th. Tt increas last se; ABI * I RETALIATORY Blockade Against German Coast.? Protest Looked For. > London, March 15.?England issued a ^retaliatory order against GerTnariTT tnrfnv The British government has declared a blockade against the German North Sea Coast and prohibits imports or exports to Germany through Holland and the Scandinavian countries- The order )?> now declared in effect. Vessels to and from Germany must land their car- . goes at an English or neutral port before they will be permitted to pro- 1 ced on their voyage. The British government acknowledges Uhat it expects a protest from the United States, Holland and the Scandinavian countries. To Starve Them Out. London, March 15.?Announce- ! ment today that the British government had actually put into effect retaliatory measures against Germany on account of the latter country's war zone edict is believed to have come to a head on account of the destruction of a number of English vessels by the German submarine U-29, which has been operating off the Scilly Islands. Four British and one French steamer have fallen victims to this under sea vessel. General opinion is that the English proclamation will mean the "starving out" of Germany and the early ending of the war. A farmer engaged Pat to mow a small field of hay, and on giving him a new scythe told him it was such a good one that he need only put the point of it in the hay and it would cut by itself. Pat set off to his work and about midday, when the farmer came to see how Pat was getting on, he found him sitting in a corner of the field, with one end of the scythe in the hay. This so enraged the farmer that he went for Pat, who, on seeing him, immediately shouted: "Keep back, keep back! Ye don't , know the minute she's going to start." crfeivrtr T; k3 VJ^ jLYJL JLJJ JL know theoretically and practically i necessary to make a successful cro e are sure that the heavy rains du; i out a great amount of soluble Pot valuable plant food. jrmany, our only source of supply ; of Potash Salts. jriate of Potash is selling this seaso * ' *- - T i, cash in large lots, port. Lasi se: \ lis is an increase of from $1.50 to ed our price in mixed goods for Pol ison's prices. As if Y< SEVILLE OIL Ml Mr. Taf t, Big American. j t (Asheville Citizen.) jl "Former President Taft appears j ? a much bigger man in private lite " "than he did as president. Before j s he became president he impressed ' ^ the country as a big enough man T for president in his conduct as sec- ^ retary of war and even before he j * held that office, and since he has ! * stepped down and out of the fierce ^ light that beats upon the occupant ; * of the high office of president he has ! d measured up to the high standard ! for ex-presidents in a most satisfac- i tory way, much more nearly than i ^ Mr. Roosevelt, who has disgusted r many former admirers by his small j 0 and unjust criticisms of the present j " administration. Somehow or other : Mr. Taft could not shake off his ad- * risers while president long enough i to assert his own broad-guaged self, J but he is showing now that there is ; nothing small about his make-up. In the caption of this article, The j Citizen does not refer to William j Howard Taft, former president, in a physical sense, but weighs him on nis mental equipment and broad-minded intelligence which does not allow him to do a little thing. In brief, Mr Taft is one of the biggest Americans j a living today, and The Citizen heart- ; a ily concurs in the foregoing tribute ; ^ of a democi'atic paper, the Robes- ^ onian, of Lum'oerton, N. C. ^ Well is it stated that as president rr Mr. Taft gave every indication of ti that largeness of character which v stood him to good purpose while in c; the White House. It may be true tl that as chief executive Mr. Taft it was badly advised on some occasions b and allowed his good nature to run n away with his better judgment, but fi taken as a whole the republican g party was by no means discredited a or injured by the presence of Mr. o Taft at the White House. His ad- ri ministration was forever under the t< handicap of a former friend's dis- ! b loyalty and intrigues, but some of h Mr. Taft's actions in office stand out ji in prominent relief, and rank him as is one of the American patriots who vi placed his country's welfare above it personal considerations. So it is is today even the more partisan demo- g cratic papers of the country are willing to give Mr. Taft credit for tl 'ACTS Al that Potash in an available Pring the past winter have ash and left he soil lacking , has prohibited any further n for about $125 to $150 ason it was about $40 per $2.00 per unit. We have tash only 50c. per unit over our Dealei LL, Branch of eing a """bag American." But, as orur Lumberton contem >orary states, Mr. Taft's course o Lcticm since he left the White Hous _x_ ?_n_^ _ 11 - J x- xl i.:.^ las materially aauea to uie iwuun il esteem wherein he is held. Un ike the roaring Lion Tamer, he ha lot gone up and down the countr; [enouncing President Wilson an lis administration. On the con rary, Mr. Taft commends Woodro-v Vilson's policies, and declares hir o be a "splendid American." Th verage reader noting this tribut rom a former republican presiden o his democratic successor will in !eed say that the compliment can b eturned, and that in whatever pat] f life he may walk William Taft i ne of the country's big Americans. ELLAGRA? IT'S TREATMENT oscph Goldburger, Surgeon 11 Charge of Pellagra Investiga tions of the United States, Pub lie Heart Service, Has Issued > Pamphlet on "The Treatmen and Prevention of Pellagra, fron Which the Following is Taken: Treatment. Diet.?The experience of reli ble observers hr.s over and ovei gain shown that we have no speci c medicinal treatment for pellagn d the same time, we find that ever he earliest students of the diseas< lake mention of the value of nutri IA11M TUa AnvllT AI>COWOV( [UUd iUUU. X I1C CUUJ u wowi ? vi i -ere led to feed their patients be ause they found that, as a genera! ling, the disease occurred then, a: ; does now, mainly in the poor anc adly nourished. It was not and is ot a rare observation, however, tc nd individuals suffering from pellara who, to all outward appearance re perfectly well nourished. Such bservations, naturally enough, gave ise to doubts and to skepticism as ) any essential causative relation Qfufoon nnrlomAnrlcVimonf nol. igra Indeed, such observations astify the inference that pellagra ; not a disease of malnutrition, proided that by undernourishment or lalnutrition we mean no more than : ordinarily understood, as some deree of starvation. The comparatively recent studies lat have definitely established be BOUT PO' * 6th. Our average increased cost of Potash is only about ing table : \ 200 lbs. Fertilizer per acre?( irirv Ike FT/artilivor r^r arrp ( """ * r-- "? 400 lbs. Fertilizer per acre? 500 lbs. Fertilizer per acre?( 7th. After considering the a dertake to make a crop thii PLY OF -POTASH IN THE GOODS and our pri - for Our Bi IIIA (kAiiilkarn AA IIIW WVUIIIIUI VI vv riberi as a "deficiency" disease, a i- disease of "undernourishment" or f starvation in a sense hardly dreamed e of before, have given a new and I- | auu^u ojgiiiiivaiivv w vuv ^nvi. v? * v i- cent studies of nutrition and have s I opened a practically virgin field to y the student of epidemiclogy and d therapy. - If novr -we consider peLagra as a v fault of nutrition ("undernourisha ment" or "starvation") in this new e and special sense jthat is, as in e some way analogous to beriberi or t iscurvy), we at once get a new and - more sympathetic tolerancii for the e reports of beneficial results not only h from the use of "nourishing" food s alone but from those reports of unusually favorable results following the administration of this, that, r or the other form of arsenic or other medicine. For on closer inquiry it , will be found that in those instances . where there seems to be reason for believing that the favorable results ^ claimed for this or that drug appear l to have a substantial basis in fact, , the credit usually claimed for the medicine alone must, to say the least be shared by the modification in the diet that is invariably found to have been made. Recurrences in such instances are not rare and not hard to understand when one reflects that, having gotten well, the 1 natural tendency is to go back to 1 one's ordinary diet, and this usually the winter diet, to some of the characters of which we will again refer. On the basis of the foregoing I conclusions and in the light of the general considerations presented we , | would recommend that as long as . j clinical evidences of pellagra are ( manifest the patient should be given and urged to take (if necessary tube fed) an abundance of fresh milk, | eggs, fresh lean meat, beans, and peas, fresh or dried, not canned. ; We are not to be understood as t sc.ying that all cases will, or can, in . this way or in that way, be saved. . Wp fear that, there will alwavs be , patients who even in their nrst at. tacks are, and will be, beyond hope . ol recovery. i Milk.?Fresh milk alone or in al ternation with buttermilk should be given freely. It is probably the ; most valuable single food, and adults should be urged to take not less than IASII price of fertilizer, due to the i ioc. per sack. Please note the 3ost of Potash ioc. more than las Zost of Potash i 5c. more than las Cost of Potash 20c. more thau las 3ost of Potash 2 sc. more than las bove facts, we feel sure you will 5 season without AN ADEQUA1 YOUR FERTILIZERS. WE Ices are ver> little higher than las nands Hon Oil Compan \ 4. a pint and a half to two pints in 2< hours. Eggs.?Fresh eggs should be al lowed freely. In addition to th< milk and meat, an adult should tak< not less than four eggs a day. Ir certain of the severer forms it maj be necessary to give the eggs in the form of albumin water, preferablj with lemon or orange juice. Meat.?The meat should be fresh lean meat. Whether all fresh meat; are equally valuable in treatmenl we do not know; future studies will have to determine this. Our experience has been with beef alone I This may be served as scraped beef as a roast, or as steak. Where mastication is painful, meat juice may be given instead. An adull should be urged to take at least a half pound of lean meat a day in addition to the milk, eggs, and legumes. It may be necessary in some instances to work up gradually to the point where these quanj tities can be taken. Legumes.?We have been much impressed with the favorable results ! following the use of beans and peas j alone. The beans and peas: should be fresh or dried, not canned. A palatable pea or bean soup should be prepared and should be given freely. In addition to or in alternation with the soup, the beans or peas should be served and eaten in any one of the other well-known forms. In cases presenting marked gastrointestinal symptoms, the diet of the patient may be limited to the foregoing articles. It may here be emphasized that diarrhea is no contraindication to the full feeding. In cases presenting only moderate or no gastrointestinal symptoms there may be added, in restricted amounts, oatmeal, rice, and barley as cereals, potatoes and onions as fresh vegetables, fresh or dried, (not canned) fruits, and wheat or rye bread or biscuits. As long as symptoms of pellagra are perceptable we prefer to exclude all corn products; not that corn is not a wholesome and nutritious food, but because the occurrence of pellagra is commonly though by no means exclusively associated with the consumption of a diet in which corn forms a disproportionately t ncreased r ! follow- i f t year. \ t year. >t year. t year. A not un- t 'E SUP- " { HAVE 1 f t season. iy 1 large part. Similarly, a reducfcttcs in the amount of other carbohTtfesa, ceous articles, such as the ucwksc?. cereal breakfast foods, molassesr,. ? jams, or starch, should, we thmfc, i ordered, if on analysis of the paSxasCL'. r prepellagrinous dietary some.- xbe&z. ; articles or combination of artirfes j appear to have formed a very ?nre? spicious portion of the diet. x After all symptoms of peLTa^FEsa , have disappeared corn and atfearstarchy foods in moderation- aaat2l. [ guarded with an abundance of na'-fc .?. meat, or legumes and preferairfsT"' with all of these, may unhesitntfegr? ly be allowed. Medication.?As has already &e?ac^? sufficiently indicated, we have'. rac:\ medicine that has any specific vaJfxze- . Tonics may of coursc be used srari 2 I i at times be helpful, but as a rs?krv L they are not needed. Speciat t turbir.g symptoms, particularly na.or.2 and insomnia, should be. treated nr:-*. general principles. For the gastrointestinal symptom*-; fU a lwicf it? t\ r\!nf cuv ucol tl taiilitllt 10 tuc ulclw. It is of vital importance to <.0333-? serve the appetite. Anything- ticrC. interferes with this must be regajsfI ed as injurious. Rest and nursing.?We constat ! rest in both body and mind as: ice? i portant, if not essential, in all cas^:? j but particularly in the severer forari.. I The patient should be caret jtOTv.r from fatigue and depressing msla:? ences of all kinds. Specific-, -xni:' detailed instructions should be as to the diet. In the sever?^ | forms food should be ordered, lik^i.medicine, to be given at stateo as:? tervals. This requires careful ara_C intelligent nursing. Climate.?In the acute stage fr. i~advantageous to protect the Dautirx ; from the sun. A change of clini?.i~.. I is valuable in proportion to the ife ? gree and character of the change-tri* diet it involves. It is not essenrjtK.1' for the correction in the diet ma*.:/ equally well be made at home. 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