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WONDERS OF MEDICAL SCIENCEv I Patients Clint aa Surgeons Operate Bjr New Anesthetic. (New York Dispatch to Philadelphia North American.) A little boy, less than 5 years old, lay on the operating table at the hos pital of the New York Sooiety for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, to-day. Around the table were fifty physicians and surgeons, among them the best known of their profession. Dr. Thomas Jonnesco, the Rouma nian surgeon, stepped up to tho ta ble, -nilled reassuringly at the little chap, patted him on the shoulder, and gently turned him on h' . nack. The boy smiled bravely back at tho surgeon, and the New York medi cal men leaued forward a trifle, watching intently. The slim needle of a hypodermic syringe glittered for a moment in the Roumanian's hund. Ile pressed the point of lt Into the boy's back, low down on the spinal (column, and injected his new anesthetic, a solu tion of stovalne and strychnine. The boy flinched and the medical men looked at each other. Jonnesco waited less than two minutes, then bowed to Dr. Virgil P. Gibney, retir ing to give him elbow room. Dr. Gibney, a celebrated orthoped ic specialist, took hold of the boy's right foot and began to cut away the flesh with the knife, lt was a case of infantile paralysis. The boy's light leg .was crippled and uaeless. lt was necessary to make Incisions around the Achilles tendon and stretch it. In such cases ether is used customarily as an anesthetic, for the operation ls so delicate and painful that complete analgesia, or Insensibility to pain, must he obtaln * ed to prevent movement on the part of the patient, and to do away with suffering. Hoy Feels No Pain. While Dr. Glbney's hands moved swiftly and surely, the medical men talked among themselves, watching the boy, who lay perfectly conscious, his face covered with a towel. Prof. Jonnesco spoke rapidly In French, ex plaining this or that phase of the ope ration aH lt was connected with the uses of lils anesthetics. Occasionally some one, Dr. Gibney, or Mr. Soutzo, Prof. Jonnesco's associate, spoke to the hoy. Once he was asked: "How do you feel?" There was perfect stillness In the big operating room. The surgeons waited intently for the boy's answer. It was so quiet that the cries of the newsboys on t e street came uproar iously through the windows. "All right," said the boy, his treble muffled a blt by the towel over lils eyes ?nd face. "Do you feel any pain?" "lt doesn't hurt at all," said the boy. "I feel flue." Jonnesco smiled quietly, trium phantly. The medical men glanced around at each other again. Some of them, as was to be seen easily, were enthusiastic. Others shook their heads as If still In doubt. Twenty-live Minute Operation. After about twenty-five minutes the operation was completed and the wound bandaged. The little boy was carried back to his cot. They took the towel off his face. The surgeons looked to see If there were traces of pain there or signs of nausea. There wasn't the slightest indication of suffering or sickness. Tho child was smiling at Dr. Dennett, tho house sur geon. He ?seemed to be quite at bis ease and In the full possession of all lils senses. That was the first'of four cases at the hospital lu which Prof. Jonnesco. who discovered how a combination of strychnine and stovalne may be used as a local anesthetic safely and pain lessly while the patient remains per fectly conscious, demonstrated the uses ot' his application. Ills demonstration was regarded as a brilliant success by most of the surgeons present. They hesitated generally to express opinions for pub lication nt this time, but the major ity were evidently of the Idea that Jonnesco has made good. Dr. William J. Mayo, ol' Rochester, Minn., attended the demonstration as the special guest of Prof. Jonnesco. Dr. Mayo was so impressed that he invited the Roumanian scientist to visit the West and demonstrate his discovery, and Dr. Jonnesco accepted tho Invitation Couldn't Feel Touch of Knife. The little boy with the paralyzed leg was followed on tho operating fable by another boy who was eleven yeahs old. The operation was to cor rect a clubfoot. Jonnesco Injected Into his spinal cord, betwoen the twelfth dorsal and the first lumbnr vertebra, a combina tion of five centigrams of stovalne and one milligram of strychnine, doublo what he' had given tho younger child. Dr. Jonnesco explain ed that tho older tho patient the stronger tho InJocMon must be, gene rally speaking. Dr. Homer Gibney operated. The boy could not see the surgeon at work, but he lay comfortable and re TO FIGHT DRHAD CANCER. A New York Man Leaves Over a Mil? Hons Dollars to Check Disease. George Crocker, who die* recently in New York, after years of suffer ing from cancer, of which his wife also died, has left a large fund for the prosecution of medical and surgi cal research regarding cancer. His bequest is even larger than $1,000, 000, although Its exact total cannot be stilted, owing to thc form of the bequest. But it is more than $1, 000,000, and stands, therefore, as the largest single bequest for the purposes of cancer research yet made by any individual, or any gov ernment. Mr. Crocker gives his Fifth Ave nue home and his country home to Columbia University for the prosecu tion of the cancer inquiry, providing further that at any future period cancer research shall become unnec essary the fund shall be used for other medical or surgical inquiry, no part of it to be used for buildings. The $50,000 which he gave while living to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, a branch of Columbia, was only a part of bis general scheme and Intent. The property which he bequeaths to Columbia ls to be turn ed into cash by his executors, and paid over in that form to the univer sity. Mr. Crocker was a great sufferer. His wife died of cancer In January, 1904. About tho same time he be gan to develop symptoms of the mal ady. He underwent two operations on h's jaw In London, and was ope rated upon twice In 1908 by Dr. Bull. Besides the Cornoll and Columbia laboratories, the Stale and the Rocke feller Institute are conducting origi nal research with cancerous growth. If you are suffering from bilious ness, constipation, indigestion, chron ic headache, * Invest one cent in a postal card, scud to Chamberlain Medicine Co., Des Moines, Iowa, with your name and address plainly on the back, and they will forward you a free sample of Chamberlain's Sto mach and Liver Tablets. Sold by J. W. Pell, Walhalla; C. W. Wick liffe, West i nion. CAROLINA WHEAT COSTLY. This Stalte at Top in Value Per Bushel-Acreage Increase Large. Columbia, Dec. 20.-The wheat acreage for the year has shown an Increase of 158,000 acres over the past year, and the value of the crop was the greatest In many years. This State shows also the highest value per bushel for wheat of all the States in the Union. "It begins to look like home bread," said Commissioner Watson in summing up the showing made. The production in bushels is :i,810,000, as against 2,835,000 bushels for 19 09. The acreages by years since 19 00 and for 1909 were: 1900. 174,2 15 1907 ..314,000 1908 .315,000 1909 .473,000 The value of the wheat in this State per bushel on December 1 was $1.4(5, which was above that of any other State, the next highest being Georgia and Arizona. plied to questions from time to time. He salt) that be felt no pain. He could not feel the touch of the knife. The lower part of his body was par alyzed Tor the time being by the an esthotic. Dr. W. R. Coley performed the third operation. A boy of ll was suffering from double inguinal her nia. Jonnesco administered the an esthetic, the same amount ns he had injected In the previous case, and Dr. Coley went to work. Tho boy could not see because of the towel over his face, bul he talked cheerfully when ever Dr. Coloy permitted him to, and was obviously not in pain. Dr. Coley cut through (he flesh on the right side of (lie abdomen, push ed back the rupture, stitched to gether the walls of the abdomen and (dosed the skin over the incision. He repeated the operation on the left side. "One could hardly ask for a better anestbelie," said Dr. Coley. Woman is Operated Upon. The last case was thal of a woman who suffered from fracture of the hip. Dr. Jonnesco gave her the maximum injection for lesser analgesia-ten milligrams of stovniue and a milli gram of strychnine, lt appeared as if the woman, who was 38 years old. fell some nausea, hut it seemed to pass away rapidly. Alter the opera tion the patient said that she did not feel sick. Af (er the demonstration there was very lillie but praise for Jonnesco from nearly all the medical men pres ent. They shook hands with the Rou manian scientist and congratulated him heartily. Slovalne as an anesthetic has been known for years, but has never been used successfully lu major operations because of Its depressive effect upon the heart. A sufficient amount of Btovalne to produce analgesia would tend to stop the heart action. But Dr. Jonnesco has discovered that a solution of stovniue and strychnine will permit operations upon conscious patients ?md yet not effect the heart. One European surgeon has oven ope rated upon himself In illustrating Its uso. Torturing eczema spreads its burn ing area overy day. Donn's Ointment quickly stops its spreading, instantly relloves the Itching, euros lt perma nently. At any drug store. 226 2-3 BUSHELS ON ONE ACHE Hood Seed, Fertilization ?nd I>eep Plowing Bid the Work. (J. F. Batts In Progressive Farmei\) As I am receiving many inquiries concerning my acre on which I pro duced 225 2-3 bushels of corn, I gladly accepi your Invitation to write a short article about it. In the Hist place, as many seem to doubt that ? made so much, iet me say that the acre and the yield were measured under the rules of the Wake county corn contest by dis interested and well-known free-hold ers, and that the evidence was heard under oath before the judges, name ly: Major W. A. Graham, Commis sioner of Agriculture; T. B. Parker, and Col. Fred A. Olds. These judges, after hearing the evidence, confirmed the report of the local judges who measured the land and the yield. This will settle the doubts of some, I think. Now, as to how I made the yield: I did all I could do with tho land an ' the cultivation. I cultivated as m h as 1 thought the land would stand I manured ns generously as 1 thought necessary. I have made a full report lo the State Board of Ag riculture on the details of cultiva tion and fertilizing, and I under stand that this report will be printed In the Bulletin. 1 thought I had the seed corn that would win, If I gave lt a fal.' chance, and I spared noth ing to give it that chance. The acre was not all that I could have wished for. Eight years ago it produced only . five bushels. Last year lt produced eight bushels of wheat. But I began preparing lt last year by planting peas, from which I cut tho hay. On the 12th of March. 2") 2-horse loads of cow manure were applied. It was then plowed 12 In ches deep and subsoiled 6 Inches deeper. On the 9th of April 20 more loads of manure *v re spread, and the field was plowed and subsoiled again-this time 20 Inches deep. Three days later 800 pounds of acid phosphate and 2,000 pounds of cot ton seed meal were spread and har rowed In. The corn was planted 8 inches apart, with the rows 41 In ches apart, and 600 pounds of an 8-3-3 fertilizer put in the row. May 20th 400 pounds of cotton seed meal, 400 pounds of acid phos phate, 800 pounds katnlt and 200 pounds nitrate of soda were put along the rows. On the 27th 200 pounds cotton seed meal, 200 pounds acid phosphate. 4 00 pounds kainit and 200 pounds nitrate of soad were broadcasted and harrowed In. .lune 9th, 200 pounds cotton seed meal. 200 pounds acid phosphate, 400 pounds kainit and 200 pounds nitrate of soda were applied. The manure applied was worth $5 6.'J ii; the fer tilizer cost $.r>8.S0. and the total cost of the crop was $1 30.02. The yield was 2 26 2-3 bushels. I attribute much of my success to seed selection. I have kept a seed patch seven years, and on this patch I have, year by year, planted my best seed, selecting the seed from Hiebest ears with a view to good size and quality,and prolific type. I do not believe that more than four ears cnn be safely made on a stalk, and this can be done only under the most favorable condition. But If we make four ears tn the seed patch, and breed the seed to that type, the aver age !n the main field will tend to run above two ears. This was the plan I worked on, and lt. has come out all right. I believe 1 had the benefit of the most prolific seed to be had. And I know the seed had all the chance that I could give. T am now making plans to show what can be done profitably on 20 acres. 1 will make no promises, but next year I hope to be able to report on a yield of 20 or 30 acres. I be lieve that we can do a great deal by Increasing our average yields all along the line, and that the way to do lt ls by the use of prolific seed stock, good manuring and faithful and Intelligent cultivation. Garner, N. C., R. F. D. No. 1. There Is moro catarrh In this sec tion of the country than all other dis eases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be Incur able. For a great many years doc tors pronounced lt a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced lt in curable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, ls tho only constitu tional euro on tho market. It ls tnken Internally In doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts di rectly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any ense lt falls to cure. Send for circulars and tes timonials. Address: F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 7.r?c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. NO SCHOOL KIRK PROTECTION. Inspector Wharton Makes Complaint of a Serious Nature. Columbia, Dec. 21.-"1 regret very much to report the condition of many school buildings in the State far short of what they should be," says B. A. wharton in his report to Insurance Commissioner MoMaster after in specting the school buildings of the State with reference to fire protec tion and fire escapes. "1 find comparatively few school buildings In the State properly pro tected with fire extinguishers and fire escapes, which, In my opinion, ls very essential to the safety of the prop erty and tho lives of the occupant?' of such buildings. "I further call your attention to the fact that there are school build ings In South Carolina packed to their fullest capacity with human souls that either have no fire escapes, or the fire escapes are so inadequate that In event of a conflagration dur ing school hours, lt would be almost, if not impossible, to empty such buildings of Undi occupants without serious loss of human lifo." ? 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The farmers of South Carolina have used about 00,000 more tens of fertilizer this year than last, sayB the Columbln State. It does not mean that more fertilizer has been used for cotton, but thal moro ferti lizer has been used for corn and trucking, and that there has been more intelligent application, accord ing to estimates made. About 19, 000 more tons of cotton soed meal were used. The total amount of fer tilizer privilege lax received accord ing to the books in the State Trea surer's office to December G ls $194, 144. IG. These figures are for ferti lizer and cotton seed meal. The total amount received to December C. 1908, was $168,322.26. This shows an increase In the Inspection tax of over $2fi,000 to the present date ns compared willi 1908. The amount received by the State from the fertilizer tax ls 2 5 cents per ton on nil commercial fertilizers and cotton seed meal. 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Isn't that fair? 25c, 50c, $1.00 of your dealer. Sample by mail. Nsak Rs-sy Cs,, RlcJuas-'. Va., A Bastea, Mts?. NOAHS LINIMENT Guaranteed and Hold by Dr. J. W. Holl, Walhalla; W. ?. Lunney, Seneca MASTER'S SAL!!. THE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK OCONEB. (In Court of Common Pleas.) Lee G. Hollemnn et ni., Plaintiffs, against Oconee Knitting Mill et al., Def'ts. Purusant to a decree, signed by Robert Aldrich, Presiding Judge, on the 18th day of November,- 1909, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale, to ?the highest bidder, at public auction, in front of the Court House door, at WALHALLA, S. C., on MONDAY, tho 3d day of JANU ARY, 1910, within tho legal hours of salo, the real estate and machin ery ordered lo be sold, as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and be ing In the county of Oconee, of the State of South Carolina, adjoining lands of Mrs. Alice S. Dendy, Mrs. Sallie N. Venter and others, contain ing twenty-six acres, more or less, and being the same tract of land convoyed to Oconee Knitting Mill by S. P. Dendy by deed bearing date the 19th day of May, 1904, recorded lu the Clerk's o nice, Oconee county, on the 2d day of August, 1904, In deed Dook "DD," page ?128, and on which Is located the mill building and tene ment houses of the Oconee Knitting Mill. Maohinery and fixtures as follows: 4 5 Banner Knitting Machiues. 1 1 George D. Mayo Machines. 10 Acme Knitting Machines. 36 Jencke8 Machines. 41 Rib Machines. 20 Loopers. 3 Dryers. 1 Hydraulic Hollow-plate Press. 1 Lever Press. 1 Smith-Drum Sulphur Dyeing Machine, Singeing Machine and Gas Plant, and other Machinery In Dye House and Finishing Room. 1 Winder. 1 80-b.-p. Boiler. 1 66-h. p. Engine. 3 Sewing Machines. Lot of Shafting and Belting, Tools, Drill Press, Lathe, etc. Also, Office Furniture and Fix tures, Including 1 Typewriter, Filing Cabinet, etc. TERMS OF SALE: One-third cash and the balance In one and two years, with Interest from day of sale, the credit portion to bo secured by bond of the purchaser and a mort? gage of the real estate and machin ery and fixtures, with leave to the purchaser to anticipate payment of the credit portion. In case of failure of the purchaser to comply with the terms of sale within nve days, said real estate and machinery shall be re-advertlsed and re-sold on tho next or some convenient sale day there after, at the same place and on the same terms as above set out, at the risk of the former purchaser or pur chasers. Every person participating In the bidding at such salo must nie wit' the undersigned Master his eertMei*, check In thc sum of one thousand dollars, one hour before the legal hour of sale, and said sum shall be applied as a forfeiture In event of failure of such bidder to comply with the terms of sale, should said pro perty, or any part thereof, be struck off to him ns the highest bidder at such sale. Tho up-set price of tho real estate herelnnbove described is the sum of ($7,500.00) seven thousand nve hun dred dollars, and no bid therefor will bt received for less ian said sum; an . tho up-set price ^f tho machin ery and fixtures herelnabove descrlb. ed Is the sum of ($7,KOO.00) seven thousnnd nve hundred dollars, and no bid therefor for less than snld sum will bc r eel ved. Purchaser to pay extra for pa pers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. December 8, 19u9. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given that the undersigned will make application to D. A. SMITH, Judge of Pro bate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at valhalla Court House, on Friday, January 14th, 1910, at ll o'clock in th? forenoon, or at soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settle ment of the Estate of Thomas H. Jones, deceased, and obtain final dis charge as Executrix of said Estate. IDA L. JONES, Executrix. December 8, 1909. 49-52