Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Keeping Well in August: How to Prevent Typhoid and Malaria. Frcm August to November typhoid fever is usually more prevalent than ?during any other time of the year and should be especially guarded against. The best means of preven tion are home sanitation and vacci nation. Sanitary, fly-prcof privies, safe wtaer supplies, and clean food will prevent the spread of the dis ease in the home and community, but everyone should be vaccinated in order to be protected against ty phoid carriers and the danger of catching the disease while away from home. Typhoid vaccination is safe and simple. It is given by a hy podermic (beneath the skin) and does not produce a sore. Three dos es of the vacine taken at intervals of a week or ten days are necessary for protection; the protection lasts from two to five years. Many state boards of health supply the vaccine free of cost, though it is not expen sive when bought. The family physi cian should be consulted in regard to having every member of the fam ily, from the youngest to /the oldest vaccinated against typhoid fever. Malana is also more prevalent du ring tho late summer and the au tumn months. In malarious communi ties protection can be secured by small d:ses of quinine taken daily Drainag} and the destruction of the breeding places of mosquitoes (al ways standing water) should not be overlooked as a means of perma nently ridding a district from chills and fever. Personal hygiene during the hot months will do much to lessen the disagreeable effects of the heat aside from eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and a decreased amount of meat and the wearing of suitable clothing, a clean body is the best means of keeping fit and cool Bathing with soap and water after the day's work to remove perspira tion and dirt, the lodging places of germs, is important. Keeping clean should be made a habit. The hair and scalp should also be washed at regular intervals at least once a week during the summer; and the hair should be brushed thoroughly every day to remove any excess scales of dandruff.-Progressive Farmer. Favoring the Farmers. . Seal estate in South Carolina was assessed for taxation in 1918. At that time property values had great ly increased, a smeasured in dollars The State Tax Commission is not the assessing agency. Its duty is to equalize the assessments of all prop erty so that each county should make, in proportion to its value, the contribution in taxes to the state that other counties make. The assessments of cotton mills, packing houses, power companies and of most corporations have been subjected to larger increases than have lands and houses. The bulk of the income and gasoline taxes will not be paid by farmers. That every one knows. The state tax levy has been reduced from 12 mills to 7 1-2 mills. In substance, attack on the State Tax Commission and policies advised by it, together with the policy pur sued by the last legislatura, is equivalent to attack on the policy of relieving farmers of as much of the burden of taxation as possible. The state tax levy is but a mill or a mill and a half higher now than it was in 1914, notwithstanding the general increase in prices and costs and notwithstanding that millions of dollars have been expended on the stats hospital and on numerous edu cational and charitable institutions. The plain truth is that the policy pursued by the state at the last ses sion of the legislature greatly fav ored the farmers as a class and the danger is that departure from it would necessarily throw back upon the farmers a larger share of the burden than they are now bearing. Never in the history of South Caro lina has the disposition to help the farmers been so strong and never be fore has so much been accomplish ed in this direction. It is not short of astounding that any farmer in the state imagines the contrary.-The State. Painting and Stenciling. Place cards, tally cards and invi tations made of good quality of pa per and decorated with simple or elaborate designs. Luncheon sets stencil?a* in oils on best quality of sanitas. All orders will be promptly filled and appreciated. Write me for further information. SUSAN ADAMS, Edgefield, S. C. The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESSchil! 2X)NIC ? .iridies tl blood, bu ibis up ?U2-whole sy3te*J?f id will wc derfully -trengt" j and fortify j ou io withstai *he depressing effect of the hot summer. 50c Snake Bites: What to Do. "What snakes in the Southern Jnited States are poisonous and vhat are the symptoms and especial y the treament of bites from such makes?" asks another subscriber. The bites of copperheads, water moccasins, coral snakes and rattle makes are poisonous; the bite from i small snake is not as poisonous as i bite from a large snake of the ?ame species. Snake venom, which :ontains the poison, is a thin, green sh yellow fluid of characteristic )dor. The deaths from bites of pois >nous snakes vary from 5 per cent n the case of copperheads to about IO per cent for the large rattlers. The symptoms of snake bite are ntense pain, discolored swelling of ;he bitten part and profound distur jances of the circulatory and and lervous system. There is great weak ness and prostration, nausea, and a profuse flow of saliva. Muscular pa ralysis may occur in from three to jour hours. Unconsciousness is rare, jut the patients often fall into a stupor. As soon as possible after the bite las occurred, a band made of a landkerchief or some similar article mould be applied a few inches above ;he wound, between it and the heart, ind twisted with a stick to prevent ;he poison being carried into the sys ?em by the circulating blood. The oites of most snakes consist of but ;wo punctures; these should be free ,y incised with a knife and then suck ed. There is no danger in sucking she wound if there are no cracks or sores in the mouth or on the tongue. After the would has been sucked it should be cauterized by applying carbolic or nitric acid on the end of i stick, such as a match. Or cauter ization may be done by heating a ?ail, knife blade, or some such ar ;icle and freely burning all parts of ;he wound. After the wound has been sucked md cauterized, the bandage may be .oosened. It should be allowed to re nain loose for one minute and then se tightened up again. If no alarm ng symptoms have developed within 20 minutes it may be loosened again, ;his time for two minutes, after which it should be tightened again. After another period of 20 minutes ;he bandage should be loosened for :hree minutes. This procedure should De kept up for several hours, grad lally increasing the time the ban iage if off; the object is, of course, [1 ;o allow only small quantities of the poison to get into the system at one \ ;ime. If in spite of the local measures md the use of the bandage general i symptoms of weakness develop, the ] patient must be given stimulants. It 1 s commonly believed that large dos- i ?S of whiskey or alcohol in some 1 :orm should be administered. This is 1 i serious mistake, as the alcohol will lo harm by addinng another depres sant to that which is already in the 1 system. ( Instead of whiskey it is better to rive aromatic spirits of amonia, one lalf teaspoonful in water every hour, j md half a cupful of very strong t loffee every two hours. Of recent years serums have been )roduced which are very effective in ;ertain kinds of snake bites, butjt hey are rarely obtainable when most ?eeded.-Dr. Washburn, in The .'rogressive Farmer. People Who Flout the Law. This is a record taken on the eventy-eight miles of road betwe?n Jpindale and Charlotte on a recent ifternoon and night, and in it is es ablished a graphic illustration of I ^ h.3 general indifference to the law, * he rules of the road and the safety c >f people who us the highways: a Failures to blow horns at curves, s sight out of ten; failures to dim 1 ights, nine out of ten; without lights intirely, trucks 4, autos 12; autos vith one headlight, 9; road hogs, t orcing people into ditch, overtaken \ ?r passed, 7. t It was found by experimentation c hat most drivers bowling along t vould dim their lights in response to r he approaching auto, but in no case s vas the rule observed except when e he example was set. The increasing f lisposition to bounce along the V lighways at night with only one i leadlight flashing is a circumstance a lard to explain. Why the use of one "v ight only? There is no economy in e t and it is a source of danger not t >nly to the driver of the single-shot c :ar, but to all travelers meeting it. ( Zare was taken to observe whether a he light was invariably used on the eft side, and it was found that no i itandard obtains. The right hand a ight was dark as frequently as the \ eft. The only explanation of the c pringing up of this dangerous and p ibominable custom is that people do I i just because it is against the law. p rhe one-light automobile was fre ?uent in town3, which fast indicates r tow dilligent the officers are in pro- \ noting observance of the law. The nan reckless of rules of the road eems to be doing pretty much as he ?leases not alone on the highways ?ut in the streets of cities and towns. -Charlotte Observer. tanagers and Clerks for Pri mary Election for Edge field County, August 29th, 1922. Bacon: J. B. Yonce, Cole Berry, 3. N. Smith, W. H. Smith, Clerk, 'oiling place, Store of J. M. Yonce. Cleveland: S. T. Pettigrew, T. L. Talbert, D. W. Smith, Charlie Jones, 21erk. At Pettigrew's Store. Colliers: Joe Hammond, Crafton lammond, John Mathis, Murphey Hiller, Clerk. Store of Tuck Mathis. Calhoun: J. G. Halford, J. H. ?Vhite, Joe Clark, J. L. Walker, :ierk. Store of A. S. Rhoden. Edgefield No. 1.: W. J. Duncan, ?V. L. Dunovant, Jr., D. J. La Grone, ?. H. Nicholson, Clerk. Evans' Of ice. Edgefield No. 2: J. W. Kemp, T. \. Hightower, W. W. Adems, S. B. Vlays, Clerk. Court House. Lee: J. W. Cox, Elsie LaGrone, Mike W. Crouch, John Wright, :ierk. Lott-Walker Store. Long Branch: L. C. Clark, W. L. Rutland, D. G. Derrick, L. S. Yonce, Dleik. L. C. Clark's Store. Meeing Street: W. M. Ransom, E. 3. Lewis, J. M. Bell, J. K. Allen, Slerk. T. A. Owdom's Store. Meriwether: F. B. Barker, T. B. aarley, Dr. J. T. Reese, J. H. Mathis, Slerk. Meriwether Hall. Moss: T. P. Morgan, W. A. Reel, R. C. Griffis, D. D. Brunson, Clerk. West and Williams Store. Pleasant Lane: N. F. Manly, E. M. rimmerman, Whit Harling, M. B. Byrd, Clerk. F. L. Timmerman's 3tore. Red Hill: C. F. Mathis, 0. 0. Tim merman, Lewis Eubanks, R. M. Fohnson, Clerk. Red Hill Store. Ropers: W. D. Lanham, F. F. Rainsford, W. J. Lanham, J. D. Bos well, Clerk. Boswell's Store. Rock Hill: R. D. Seigler, E. C. ?Vinn, John Press Sullivan, J. D. Elughey, Clerk. Residence of J. C. C. 3eigler. Trenton: T. P. Salter, J. R. Smith, Ed Harrison, James D. Mathis, Sr., 31erk. Store of J. D. Mathis, Sr. 30. The managers shall open the polls at 8 o'clock a. m., and close ;hem at 4 o'clock. The managers mall then proceed publicly to count ;he votes. After tabulating the result ;he managers shall certify the same ind forward the ballot box, contain ng the ballots, poll list and all other papers, except the club roll, relating ;o such election, by one of their lumber to the chairman of the coun ;y committee within 36 hours after ;he close of the polls. 35. The county committees shall issemble at their respective court louses on the morning of the second lay after the election on or before L2 o'clock noon to tabulate the re ;urns and declaro the results of the j ri mary so far as the same relates ;o members of the general assambly ind county offices, and shall forward inmediately to the chairman of the ?tate cpmmitte at Columbia, S. C., ;he result of the election in their re ?pective counties for United States lenator, State officers, congressmen, : ind solicitors. The State committee >hall proceed to canvass the vote ' md declare the result. 36. The protests and contests for :ounty officers and members of the reneral assembly shall be filed with ' n two days after the day of the dec- : aration by the county committee of 1 he result of the election with the ihairman of the county committee 1 md said county committee shall hear 1 ind determine the same at its first . neeting thereafter. Rule 45. ( Section 1. In every primary elec ion in this State there shall be'pro- . rided at each polling precinct one ^ looth for every 100 enrolled voters, tr majority fraction thereof. The tooths shall be made of wood, cheap netal, or any other suitable sub ^ tance, shall not be less than 32 inch is wide and 32 inches deep, and 6 eet 6 inches high, shall be provided 1 nth a curtain hanging from the top n front to within 3 feet of the floor, ;nd shall have a suitable shelf on vhich the voter can prepare his tick it. Provided, That the provisions of his Act shall not apply to any pre- 1 :inct where there are less than fifty J ;50) voters enrolled on the'club roll 1 t such precinct. Section 2. The polling places shall 1 te provided with a table for the man igers. The polls shall be provided vith a guard rail, so that no one ex ept as hereinafter provided shall ap- ' troach nearer than 5 feet of the tooth in which the voters are pre taring their ballots. . i Section 4. The managers shall be ' esponsible for all ballots furnished. ? Vhen a voter presents himself he I shall be given a ballot. The manager ; in charge of the poll lists shall enter :he number of the ballot next the aame of the voter. The voter shall forthwith retire alone to one of the booths, and without undue delay pre pare his ballot by scratching out the aame of the candidate for whom he ioes not care to vote. No voter shall remain in the booth longer than 5 minutes. After preparing his ballot, the voter shall present himself to the manager. His ballot must be folded in such a way that the num ber can be seen and the coupon can be readily detached by the manager without in any way revealing the printed portion of the ballot. If the voter is not challenged, and takes the prescribed oath, the manager shall tear off the coupon, put it on file, stamp the ballot, and the voter shall deposit his ticket in the box, and shall immediately leave the poll ing place. If a voter shall mar or de face his ballot, he may obtain one additional ballot upon returning to the manager in charge of the ballots, the ballot so marred or defaced, with the coupon attached. The manager in charge of the poll list shall change the number of the ballot on his poll list ,and place the defaced ballot on file. No voter shall be given a second ballot until he has returned the first one with coupon attached. Section 5. No person shall be al lowed within the guard rail except as hereinafter provided. If a voter can not read or write, or is physically disabled, and by reason thereof did not sign the enrollment book, he may appeal, to the managers for assist ance, and the chairman or the man agers shall appoint one of the man agers and a by-stander to be desig nated by the voter, to assist him in preparing his ballot: Provided. After the voter's ballot has been prepared, the by-stannder so appointed shall immediately go behind the guard rail. Provided further, That in cities containing 55,000 inhabitants or more, the chairman of the managers shall appoint two of the watchers representing different factions to assist him in preparing the ballot; after the voter's ballot has been pre pared, the watchers so appointed shall immediately go behind the guard rail. Provided further, That if there be no such watchers available, the chairman may appoint two by standers who are qualified to vote in such primary to assist the voter in the preparation of his ballot. Section 6. From the time of the opening of the polls until the an nouncement of the result and the signing of the official returns, no person shall be admitted to the poll ing place except the managers, duly authorized watchers and challengers, the chairman of the executive com mittee or member of the executive committee appointed in his stead to supervise the polling place, persons duly admitted for the purpose of vot ing, police officers admitted by the managers to preserve order or en force the law, Provided, however, That candidates for public office vot ed for at such polling place may be present at the canvass of the votes. Provided, Canvass of the votes shall be open to the public. Section 7. If the watchers or iffi cers of the law who are admitted to the polling place by the managers shall interfere with the managers or obstruct the voting, it shall _be the duty of the managers to suspend the election until order is restored, or as may be provided by the rules of the party. No persons shall be allowed to approach polling places within 25 feet while polls are open, other than the persons herein provided for. Section 8. Upon the close of the election, managers shall account to the executive committee for all bal lots delivered to them, and make the following return: (a) The number of official ballots furnished to each polling precinct, (b) The number of official ballots spoiled and returned by voters, (c) The number of official ballots actually voted. Copy of rules will be mailed to managers of each club with tickets. Each executive committeeman is hereby notified that he will be re quired to furnish the managers of slection with two suitable boxes, one for tickets for candidates for State offices and one for candidates for 3ongressional and County offices. (Ordinary cigar boxes will do.) Any ballot deposited in the wrong bax shall not be counted. That in :ase the managers find more ballots n the ballot box than names on the I poll list the managers shall draw out j ihe excess ballots and destroy them, j J. H. CANTELOU, County Chairman. Whenever You Need a Genera! Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININB j and IRON. . It acts on the Liver, Drives Dut Malaria, Enriches the Blood and ? Builds ap the Wholr System, 50 cents ? State Flag Must be Placed inj Every Public School Building. One of the acts of the last legis lature now on the statute books of local and general interest in these days when there is considerable dis cussion and agitation of having the United States flag placed over every school building relates to the dis play of the state flag of South Caro lina, the banner on which is emblaz oned the old Palmetto tree and the coats of arms of the commonwealth. In the acts and resolutions just is sued from the state printer, section 1843 of the civil code of 1912, vol ume 1, is amended to read as fol lows: "The state flag shall be displayed daily, except in rainy weather, from a. staff upon the state house, and j every courthouse, one building of' the state university and of each state college, and upon the inside of every public school building, so that all school children shall be in structed in proper respect for the flag, except when the school is clos ed during vacation." In conforminng with this law the flag of South Carolina must be placed in every school building. Spartanburg Herald. For Sale: One fifty-gallon oil tank with pump suitable for kerosene or motor oil, cost $15.00 will sell for $7.50, practically new. Also one well made ice box with zinc sides and bot tom for $5.00. Mrs. Mallie Dorn. 8-2-22. C. D. BARR'S FLOUR MILL OFFERS TO THE WHEAT GROWERS SELF-RISING FLOUR PLAIN FLOUR Of the highest quality and all the returns obtainable from their wheat by modern custom milling. Special Attention Given To Out-of-Town Orders LEESVILLE MILLING CO. LEESVILLE, S. Cl! We Can Give You Prompt Service on Mill Work and Interior F inish Large stock of Rough and Dressed Lumber on hand for Immediate Delivery. Woodward Lumber Co. QUALITY-SERVICE Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts., Augusta, Ga, ????nHBHHHBHHHMHI Spend Next Sunday on Delightful Isle of Palms (t* 9 tt A R0?ND TRIP FR0M JpO.OU EDGEFIELD, S. C. Good Only on Train Leaving Edgefield 7:30 P. M. Saturdays via Columbia. Arrive at Charleston 7:55 A. M. Returning leave Charleston 5:15 P. M. Sundays; also, good on train leaving Charleston 3:00 A. M. No baggage checked. Not good in par lor or sleeping cars. ENTIRE DAY OF FUN AND FROLIC AT THE SEASHORE Excellent Sailing, Bathing, Fishing and Water Sports. See Historical Charleston, Fort Moultrie and Sullivan's Island. WEEKEND Oil OR TICKETS *p\)*AO Sold for trains Saturdays and Sundays, with final limit returning to reach original starting point prior to midnight Tuesday following date of sale. Summer Excursion tickets bearing final limit October 31, 1922, now on sale to Mountain and Seashore Rfsorts. Stopovers. For particulars communicate with Ticket Agents Southern Railway System ^????????????????Bin