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MOKK ABOUT "SLEEPING SICKNESS. Pat'ent Visited at Latta by Statu Physicians Throws More Light on Subject. Physicians ever} where are watching the de\elopments of the new disease, "sleeping sickness," with increasing interest The cases are developing slowly, but that cannot be taken as an indication that the new disease will not take the form of an epidemic. Persons should exercise ex treme caution in conversing with each other and crowded places should be avoided. Mention was made in the last issue of The Herald of a case at -Latta. State physicians visited' the patient at Latta and made a close study of the case. The patient has since died, but the following report on the case and the disease generally will be of interest: "Without attempting to overcome the incorrect impression created by the hasty naming of the malady, the State health officer announces the appearance in South Carolina of "sleeping sickness." Technically, the disease is known as lethargic encephalitis, which! fre?sly, defined means associated with drowsiness ur stupor. As a recognized disease it is now in South-Carolina, and indeed throughout the United States. This fact together with trhe lack of exact knowledge as to its cause and treatment surrounds it with an aura of dread and apprehension. Clintcially it has been carefully described and its outstanding characteristics render it more or less easy of recognition. The purpose of this discussion is to provide the public with authoritative information so that clear cut coses may be recognized and reported and to prevent undue and -unnecessary concern in the instance of cases of illness which are clinically unrelated. Recognized authorities agree that lethergic encephalitis is an acute, epidemic affection, due to a specific virus or body poison which attacks specifically the nervous system. It Is a general* infectious disease, (Jie symptoms of which originate in the brain tissue and is characterised by ?Wfr?:< stupor or mental dullness and desire for sleep, certain localized paralyses *11 u ie?ei. That the disease is epidemic is evidenced by the appearance of a number of cases in a given Ideality (England, Italy. Hungary.) To what extent the population of a community is susceptible and to what degree the poison of the disease is infectious can not be , estimated at this time. That it does not spread rapidly nor does it attack a large number of tne poulation at one time is well established in the government report of tne epidemic in England in 1918. If it Is caused by a specific virus it is reasonable to suppose that it may be spreac as a result of contact between' persons so infected and other healthy but susceptible individulas. For this reason the individual must assume every precaution and avoid all unnecessary intercourse with persons suffering with a disease condition characterized by stupor but the public not give way to unrested apprehension on the score that a new myster,/ious "plague'* is about to sweep the State. Case histories have not established a conclusive connection or relationship between "epidemic coma" and influenza. A number of persons who had influenza have suDsequenuy ueveloped the disease but J* is illogical to attribute every abnormal physical manifestation to the much maligned influenza. Certain of the quarter-million people in South Carolina who had influenza between September and February have since suffered broken ^ bones and others have been in autobile wrecks. Influenza has not been cited as a contributory factor. To date only four cases of "sleeping ickness" have been reported. Following is a report of a case which gave no history of influenza or of any other disease in recent years: At the request of a prominent physician in Latta, S. C., u suspected case was investigated on March 18, 1919. The patient, a woman of 58 years of age, first complained on Wednesday, March 12, that she felt stupid and drowsy and her eyes "burned." During mis ana uie louuwiug uaj her desire for sleep increased and bodily weakness was a prominent symptom. On the third day of her illness she was compelled to take to bed and subsequently her condition has become progressively worse. When first seen by her physician her temperature was slightly elevated and each day has been higer. On Tuesday, March 18, 1919, this case was seen by the State health ori ficer and the writer. The following was observed: The patient with features drawn and expressionless, lay fully extended, and as motionless as if in a deep sleep. The slow, noisy respiration made the picture of sleep more real. Persistent questioning elicited coherent replies which dispelled the illusion of true sleep but the soft halting syllables seemed to indicate a great weariness, both mental and physical. The upper limbs lay quietly with the forearms crossed over the body. The lower extremities were rigidly extended and fixed as if by unusual muscular effort. There was no indication of pain nor of bodily desire and neither nourish v raent nor water was taken exoept when urged insistently by the watchful attendants. Respiration was slow and somewhat labored. At times the effort seemed almost too great and Tor several seconds would cease altogether. From an inspection of this case it would seem that a fatal termination would be only a matter of hours but in this disease a prognosis can not be made with certainty. The official records show that the prognosis as a rule is better than the alarming state of the patient in the fully developed stage would suggest. The duration of the stupor is variable and may last from a few days to several weeks.'' o Buying Away from Home. "We are getting about as much business as we can handle,*' remarked a Dillon merchant to a Herald representative a few days ago, "and much of an increase would call for more help, but I wish you would advise the ladies of the community I against buying away from home. Right here in Dillon we have some of the finest Iadie's garments tQ be found in any city in the state, yet there are women who will go to other! towns to make their purchases under! the delusion that they can get some- i thing better or at a lower price. 1 > know of one merchant who got in as pretty a line of ladles dresses as 1 ever saw outside of New York city and he had to send them back because the trade went some/ where else and bought the same dresses. This 1 merchant told me hfe would have duplicated the price and then made a bigger profit than he wanted. Buying away from home, "continued the merchant," is a habit. Some few think they get a garment that will not hnvn m rinnlicate hut no merchant in , a small town or fairly good sized city ever buys two garments a like In the higher gi'ade of garment. I go to the New York markets twice a year and ?I have seen this season some very handsome garments sent to Dillon and then returned because the ladies went somewhere else and bought. It is a bad practice and the ladies ought to Stop and think it over'' concluded the merchant. o BUSINESS LOCALS mm?mm' I COTTON SEED FOR SALE ? 1 have machine cleaned Cleveland Big Boll cotton seed sacked f. o. b- cars 1 at Mullins or Fork for sale at $1.50 ! per bushel. From cotton that yielded 1% bales per acre last year, with" moderate fertilizer. Addresd I C. E. Taylor, Fork, S. C.?3-20-3tp I WANTED ?r- Pupil nurses at the Cumberland General Hospital, Fay etteville, N. C. Thorough course in theoretical and practical nursing. ! Graduates elegible for State regiistration. For further information, address, Superintendent of Nurses. 2-27-12t. Loose leaf ledgers, binders, index'es, etc., for sale at The Herald ofjfice.??7-26-tf. j : NOTICE?To Automobile Owners ? When you are in need of Brake Lining see us. I have just received 500 feet of Brake Lining, in several different widths. I can fit your car. Do not wait to order, I have it right in stock. Bring car in and have your brakes-relined. Rogers Garage, Telephone 51, Dillon, S. C.?1-30. IF YOU FIND IT NECESSARY TO dispose of your Liberty Bonds, call on me for prices. S. D. Rickenbaker, , at First National Bank. 3-13-tf. FINAL DISCHARGE NOTICE. I I This is to notify all manner of persons, kindred and creditors of the estate of Cary Elvington, deceased, that on Thursday, April 17th, 1919 at 11 o'clock, I will file my final accounting as administrator of said estate with Hon. Joe Cabell Davis, Judge of Probate of Dillon county and will ask for a discharge as administrator. C. P. HAYES, 3-13-4t?98 Administrator. i_ PROFESSIONAL NOTICE. I closed my law office more than a year ago to engage in war work for the Government. Having completed this work, I now beg to advise^ that I have resumed the practice of law, and will practice in Marion, I Horry and Dillon counties. My offices are still in thfe Mullins building, on the public square, Marion, S. ;C. Will accept cases in town courts, Magistrates' Courts, State and- Federal Courts. HENRY BUCK, j2-20-3t. Att'y. at Law. 1 FOR SALE ? Six good farm mules in excellent condition and just ready for the plow. Lot of farming implements consisting of ploughs, harrows, cultivators, etc., practical, ly new. having been used only one year. This stock and the farm im| plements came from land that has been taken over by the governnieut and forced it on the market. It is all first class. F. L. Sitton, Dillon. 3-20-21. ! FOR SALE?Pure Cleveland Big Boll cotton seed and King's Earliy Improved. Price $1.50 per bushel. J. H. McLaurin?3-20-2t.n. \ secret || P- ^ y f ana 5Peciai w, Xs\\Y> Yy' and personal for ; j ^^ WRtGLEYS I ' in its air - tight 1 sealed package. j| A goody that is It worthy of your lasting regard I because of its ?1 lasting quality* i I Be SURE to get H WRIGLEYS W& I Sealed Tia&t Flavor Lasts 1i--~1?~????? ., . , ' Rowell Garage We are Now Doing all Kinds of ACETYLENE WELDING This machine welds cast iron, illuminum~in fact any kind of metal We carry a Complete line of IKWELL PARIS Also Genuine Ford parts. First class repair work on all cars done ~~ ?i?* Ml Garage R. R. Ave., . Dillon, S. C. i J; mi ???i I WwM\ I MS f VC> W S | mJtS/JZNGSflOUfff I I <a * uavnd vr tism ' g I @ UNITED STATE# * 5 1 | jQOV^HMBNT | Buy Them And f | Help Win The War J j I rOE SALE EVERYWHERE I The above space contributed to War Savings | 1 Committee by The Peoples Bank. ? I Our advice is to buy War Savings ... mps, I ! | Liberty Bonds, then deposit your other funds in | j | The Peoples Bank 1j *i I- Finest Burley Tobacco Mellow-aged till Perfect v . -f- a dash of Chocolate IJIwccdo v The Perfect Tobacco for Pipe and Cigarette f: "YourNoseKnows" j /i ouarameeaoy j Thx/ 1 INCOPOOHATKO SEETHE L X Fairmont MuleCo.wi For Mules. Just received a carT|1 load of nice fresh Mules, also two ||B car loads of one and two-horse I w?t i % n i 1 R ^ w agons just receivea. rrices ana terms to suit. < lH Fairmont Male Co. 1 IH. G. Stubbs, Owner I f| Fairmont, N. C. |.|i | HELPING YOU BOLD YOUR CROP H 2) | l.?'V J| $ The Federal Reserve Banking System, established by the govern- j j; . -y j ? merit, stands back of the cotton plunter. Our membership in it gives us special facilities to help him ] [ ,'tfi ? / hold his crop until he -an obtain fair prices for it, instead of i) lushing to the market. .it j We can borrow at special rates from our Federal .Reserve J ! ' Bank on loans secured by warehoused agricultural products. ? Before you market your crop come in and talk the matter ( over with us. We may be in a position to save you some money. ' ; ^ ( First National Bank I DILLON, S. C. f I The Only National Bank In Dillon County j I 4