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Typhoid Fever. Cause of tne Disease?How it May be Transmitted, and How it May be Prevented. Progressive Farmer. Typhoid or enteric fever is a iliaaasu rvf tlia am nil infaaH lip Mill] VI 1UVUOVI VI V1IV auii?>i ?? v wu v .. w ? is caused by a germ known as the bacilius typhosus, which attacks certain glands in the walls o( of the bowel and causes their ulceration. The condition here beiug favorable to their growth, they increase with marvelous rapidity. * To produce the disease, the germs must be swallowed. Now how does it come about? First?aud chiefly?through the drinking water, typhoid fever being one of the water-borne diseases. The bowel discharges are thrown out on the ground. The rain comes and washes the germs directly into the well or spring, or, most commonly, in the case of wells they seep through the soil and find an entrance in that way. Sometimes they are introduced by handling the well bucket with dirty hands. A pump is safer than open well. Second, through milk. The well at the dairy is infected and the oans washed in that water get some of the germs in them and they grow luxuriantly in the milk with which they are afterwards tilled. Or the milker, having what is known as a "walking case," or nursing a case of fever, gets his hands soiled and the germs are transmitted to the milk in that way. Third, by flies, which having orawled over the bowel discharg es fly iuto the kitchen or dining room and plant the germs Btick ing to their feet on the food. It the investigation of the greal outbreak among our troops during the Spanish War, this method of transmission was demonstrat ed. Fourth, by dust infected witl germs getting into the food 01 water, or on the clotheB, then or the hands, theu in the mouth. Fifth, by careless nursing a case,eating with unwashed hands And in other less common ways Typhoid fever is more preval etu in tne country than in citie? having a public water suppl> and a sewerage system. The reas. on for this is that the well 01 spring is more apt to become contaminated from carelessnesf in permitting accumulations ol tilth of various kinds, which fur ntsh breeding places for the germs, too near the well, and neglect of the surface privy. The surface of the ground all around the well for a distance of nol less than three times its deptl should be kept scrupulously clean of house and kitchen slops stable manurn, etc. More eHpecially should thr pnvv be carefully looked after A plentiful supply of dry eartli or dust should be kept on hand and each evacuation covered therewith. If used in sufficient quantities this would not only prevent the infection of flies, bill would destroy the odors. Not less often than once a week the excrement should be removed and buried or thrown on the ground sufficiently far from the houpo. This care should be exercised not only when typhoid is present, but at all times. It is an established fact not only that the germs con Agricultural An Editor's Experience Raising Cabbage. Our Home, Marphville, N. r> Tlio aiUtnr r?f tlllR ntlficr raised something like 12,000 pounds of cabbage this year on an acre of unimproved land. We ate cabbage, sold cabbage, ship ped cabbage on order and on consignment, and still they stood in the patch and rotted for want of customers to take them away 1 at one cent a pound ! We fed our hogs and cows on cabbage, gave 1 cabbage away to the neighbors aud still we couldn't clear that patch of them. On one shipment i of a half thousand pounds to a commission merchant we got nothing?not even pay for mak ing the crates. We felt relieved when informed rhat the five crates of cabbage had been sold i for just enough to pay the express charges on them, for that meant that we wouldn't be called upon to pay any of the express charges in addition to losing the i cabbage and the crates ! If some other fellow in this vicinity should have had an acre in cab bage, we might have been forced > to hire people to take them off i our hands. That's one way the trucking business "beats cotton." I tinue in the discharge from the i bowels and kidneys for weeks, ; and months after recovery, but they are likewise sometimes i present in the bowels of perfectly healthy persons who are what is known as immune to the dis ease. But ordinary decency, to ( f>ay nothing of health, requires , this work to be done. > The most important thing of all is, however, the disinfection ,1 of the body discharges of a case. ]| Every case of typhoid fever comes from another case directly, or in some round-about way. If ( the germs in the first case were t destroyed while in reach they could not start another case. I Hence the necessity for the disinfection referred to. The bedpan should be covered imme( diately to protect it from flies, a . suitable disinfectant, to be pre( soribed by the attending physician, in sufficient quantity should be buried. The nurse, after every handling of the patient, should wash and disinfect his or her hands. When a case of fever occurs in r a family, the first thing to do is to boil all drinking water, at least until an analysis of it can r J ^ be made in the State Laboratory 5 of Hygiene, which will be made r free of charge upon application to the Secretary of the State Board of Health by theattending I nhUkiiMtiti A o u muttar nf fonf I this laboratory was begun by the I Stake Board of Agriculture for t the very purpose of helping the farmers in this way, and it is still II . . _ r contributing to its support. By this liberal and enlightened action on their part many a case of typhoid fever has been prevented, and we doubt if any expenditure ' of the same amount of money I has been productive of an equal amount of good. The drinking ' water of a family in which occurs - typhoid fever should always be ' analyzed as ?oo* as possible. Kc membering that the germs are ( found in dust, it follows that 1 after the recovery or death of the patient the room occupied bv him should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. The prevention of typhoid fever is summed up in one word? Cleanliness. Kicard H. Lewis, M 1)., Secretary North Carolina Board of Health, Raleigh. Department When to Sow Oats, lTall 01 Spring ? Southern Cultivator : (I) t want to sow about fiv< acres of bottom land in oats thif fall or next spring; which woul< be the best, fall or spring, am what kind would be best to how The land is sandy, and doean' overflow. A. E. M. Woodstock, Ua., Rte. 2. Comment by the Editor : Always sow oats in the fall, i possible. Sow them in the "open furrow" and manure them, ant you will never fail to make i pood yield. It is better to sow ii the spring than not at all, bu fall is the time to sow oats, ant during the month of October il possible. How to Preserve Figs. Please publish in the Oultiva tor a receipt for preserving figs. H. G. G. Folkston, Ga. Comment by the Editor: Gather fruit when fully ripe but not cracked open; plac< them in a perforated tin bucke or wire basket, an * dip for i moment into a deep kettle of ho moderately strong lye, or yoi can let them soak an hour ii lime water. Take three quarter of a pound of sugar to a pounc of the figs and make your syrup Put the figs in this syrup am boil until well cooked. Put ii glass or earthern jars, while hoi cover with this syrup and sea them up.?Southern Cultivator. Digestibility of Eggs. At a test at the Minnesoli station regarding (he digestibility of hard and soft boiled eggs, i was found that eggs boiled fiv or ten minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees were completely digested in a solution of pepsii in five hours' time, while egg cooked but three minutes at 21! degrees showed 8.3 per cent, un digested protein at the end o that time; cooked tive minutes a the same time, 3.9 per cent, un digested protein,and when cookei twenty minutes, 4.1 percent, un digested protein at tne end oi liv hours. This would indicate t!;a a hard-boiled egg is as easy t digest as one that is soft boiled. ? ? Hot Water Remedy. A woman of experience wi11 sick people says: Headache almost always yield to the simultaneous appiicatioi of hot water to the feet and bad of the neck. A towel folded, dip ped in hot water, wrung ou quickly and applied over tin 'stomach, acts like magic in casoi of colic. A towel folded severa times and dipped in hot water quickly wrung out and appliet over the seat of pain, will in mos cases promptly relievo toothache and neuralgia. A strip of llanne or towel folded several time lengthwise and dipped in ho water then slightly wrung ou ttml applied about the neck of t child Buffering with an ncut< attack of croup, will URUally re lieve the sufferer in the course of ten minutes, if the llannel ii kept hot. There is no domestic remedy that so promptly cute short congestion of the lungs wore throat or rheumatism as wil hot water when applied promptly and thoroughly. ' A m "The Old ? * THE BANK OF LANGJ Sfc CAPITAL jI SURPLUS s |2 } Loans made on Real Estat ] 11 Collections given prompt i \ N Interest allowed on time d ? ^ Your business solicited. t lj the strongest Bank in Lane? Carolina & North=West ' A> i 1 Caldwell ?3, Nort i > TIME T t . SOUTIIHOUNI). No. No. No. No. No. r ft? 61 63 St 7 Ed gen 12 00 Morti 1 00 Collett.< 5 00 2 40 3 05 ft 1ft Lenci 6 20 3 4ft 3 33 ft 29 Hudft 7 10 .... 4 05 8 83 5 23 Granitt S 30 r> 40 3 57 <5 00 Hick* * 5 40 3 23 6 26 Newi 0 (Hi 4 53 6 58 I.incol 1 30 ? (H) 8 30 Gasti .... 3 05 .... 6 50 0 10 Yorkt 5 10 7 40 9 50 Ches CONNEC Chester?Southern Railway, Heabo '? Yorkville?Southern Railway. P Gastonia?Southern Railway Lincolnton?Seaboard Air Line. * Newton?Southern Railway. D Hickory?Southern Railway. J E. F. RE i I)o You Open Your Mouth s Like a young bird and gulp down what. ever food or medicine may be offered you? Or, do you want to know something of the >. composition and character of that which , you take into your stomach whether as ^ food or medicine ? II Most Intelligent and sensible peopls now-a-days insist on knowing what they '? employ whether as food or as medicine. J Dr. Pierce believes they have a perfect right to insist upon such knowledge. So he publishes, broadcast and on each bottlewrapper, what his medicines are made of and verifies it under oath. This ho feels he can well afford to do because the more the Ingredients of which his medicines are made are studied and understood the it more will their superior curative virtues v be appreciated. For the cure of woman's peculiar weakt nessos, irregularities and derangements, giving rise to frequent headaches, backe ache, dragging-dowu pain or distress in p lower abdominal or pelvic region, accompanied, ofttimes, with a debilitating, y pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symptoms of weakness, Dr. Pierce's Favorite ^ Prescription is a most efficient remedy. It is equally effective in curing painful periods, in giving strength to nursing 2 mothers and in preparing the system of the expectant mother for baby's coming, thus rendering childbirth safe and comparatively painless. The "Favorite Pro,| scription" is a most potent, strengthening tonic to the general system and to the 1 organs distinctly feminine in particular. It is also a soothing and invigilating nervine and cures nervous exhalation. . nervous nrostration, neuralgia, hysteria, I spasms, chorea or St. Vltus's tlanco, and other distressing nervous symptoms at" tendant upon functional ami organic dis< eases of the distinctly feminine organs. B A host of medical authorities of all the . several schools of practice, recommend each of the several ingredients of which r, "Favorite Prescription" is made for the cure of the diseases for which it is claimed to ls? a cure. You may read what they say tor //ot/rxrff by sending a postal card request for a free Ixioklet of extracts from the leading authorities, to Doctor l{. V. Pierce Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Itutlalo. X. V., and u will coiue to you by return post, t I *. Boy Injured by Explosion of II Bottle of Ale. k Chester Lantern : Albert Samt pie, son of Mr. A. N. Sample, 9 experienced a right. serious acci? dent at MofFtll's bottling works, I n-ar I lie Southern depot, yester day afternoon. He was standing ' in tbo room ot the bottling works * wlien tin over charged bottle ol | ginuer ale exploded and a piece H ol ulasfl struck liis right eye, inflint.itw# n varif nainfnl if ??'\1 i -'"""b ' *~*j !?? ?? ?'? ii !""m f ous, blow. The boy whs taken , to Charlotte on the early alter 5 j noon train to receive treatment I by Dr. Russel. An operation was > performed and the patient is said ' to be ^eltinn along vory nicely, , but it is not yet known for sure , that the sight can be retained. 1 r Take The News. Reliable." U . lSTER, Lancaster, S. C. ^ $50,000.00. A $50,000.00. ? e, at reasonable rates. A and careful attention. ^ leposits.. ^ rhe oldest, the largest and |1 ister county. tern Railway Company ID hern Railroad Co. VAB La El. NORTH BOUND. No. No. No. No. No. loot 8 10 02 00 50 rnor 11 05 * v i I le 11 05 ir 0 05 2 12 9 00 2 30 on 8 49 1 54 7 4 5 145 a Falls 8 89 1 32 7 00 1 00 ory 7 53 12 57 0 00 3 00 11 50 ton 7 28 12 28 1 00 lllton 0 55 11 40 10 45 mift 5 60 10 38 7 50 Mile 5 10 9 48 5 57 ter 3 30 S 50 4 30 TIONS. anl Air Line, ami L. A C. ID. Gen. rasa. Agent. Chester, 8.C. Livery, Livery, Livery! Though doing a rattling good livery business, we are determined to do even better. Our present stocks of Vehicles and Horses are being supplemented by handsome new carriages and buggies and stylish Driving and Saddle Horses. Our livery establishment is S . going to be second to none in the State, and don't you forget it! Come or send to us when you want the best, up-to-date livery service. HEATH-ELLIOTT MULE CO. I DRINK I Hire's Root Beer J for your health. At all II grocery stores; 5c bottle. I Lancaster Bottling Wks Due West Female College 4Mth year begins Sept. 12th. With full Faculty of Five Men ami Nine Women 145 pupils?25 per cent ini crease over last, year New Carnegie Dormitory with all modern comforts, ready for occupancy in the fall. II-ual extras. Hoard and Tuition $150 per year Rev. .IAMK8 BOYCK, I'res., Abbeville I o. Due West, S. C. i Woff'ord College , HKNKY N. SNYDER, LL. !>., I'reat Two degrees, A 1$ ami A M Four noursea leading to the A It Degree. V Nine Professor*. A Library and Librarian. The W. K. p llnrnett gymnasiuin under a competent director. .1. 1$. Cleveland Science r Hall. Athletic ground* Course of lecture* by the ablest men on the platform. Next session begins Sept. 1!> Hoard from $12 to $!?> a month. For catalog or other information, address .1. A. (JAMKWKLL, Sec'y., W Spartanburg, S. C. * Tho WOWC *)ooh Job Printing 1I1C Iiunu for others. Why Cttu't we do yours? ?|? ? ? ? ? /