The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 05, 1924, Image 3
SliiHT OF. CHILDREN
IS BEING NEGLECTED
Small Percentage Receives
Tests, Says Survey.
i < . ?uaiBi
Nft\v Vork.-??nly 4,227,702 of th?
M.hOO.OOO school children In the United
Htatf* received eye tests In 102H, ac
cording to a preliminary report issued
by the Eye Sight Conservation Coun.
r)l of America embodying the Initial
finding? of ? an Hon wide survey of eye
conservathju in education and indus
try
The survey, which covers the re
suits of testing the eyes of more than
students'extending over a
period of 16 years, discloses. It Is as
serted. that the eyesight pf children
In tin' public schools throughout (he
nu t Ion Is being neglected.
?'The eyesight of children in the
puMic schools throughout the United
States Is not being given proper atten<
Hon," says the report. "Even simple
n?frts to detect the most evident cases
tif defective vision ?ro not made gen
erally. A very low percentage of the
tot nl enrollment receives eyesight
tests of any kind. In-the schools where
tests are mode there are wide differ
ences In the results obtained. This
Indicates that In many schools the
tests are made very superficially and
that a uniform procedure Is'not ob
served In making the tests."
Cause of Retardation.
John J. Tlgert, United States com
missioner of education, and a member
Of the board' of councillors of the
Eye Sight Conservation Council, says
that defective vision Is believed to
contribute toward retardation. Com
menting on the disclosure of the sur
vey. which, he points out, should tend
to develop an important field of edu
eatlon which has been too long neg
lected. Commissioner Tigert declares:
."The establishment-of a conscious
ness of the need of attacking physical
defects among our school children as
a part of our educational program can
scarcely be over emphasized. This is
peculiarly true with reference to eye
sight, because defective vision inter
feres more with educational progress
than any other defect of sensation.
"Experience has clearly established
thnt tests for defective vision may be
f-arrled out advantageously by the
teachers. It Is Important to empha
size that suitable provisions nre not
now made for training teachers, school
nurses and health Inspectors In the
methods of making tests. The council
5s doing a splendid thing in helping
to secure such provision."
The data from which the council's
report was prepared was gathered
from widely different sources, Includ
ing reports of state departments of
education and state boards of health
nlnee 1007, cohering 0,000,000 eye exam
inations, and municipal reports since
l!X)7 covering 3,500,000 examinations.
The most recent statistics were ob
tained through data obtained from
public schools of 247 cities.
Few Keceive i esu.
"Only a small number of school chil
dren receive periodic eyesight . tests
nt regular Intervals," continues the
council's report The council has
voriUed tlWs statement In two ways,
first hy a summary, vf replies from
?tate officials and second by a sum
rruit v of replies from city school su
?fwrlntendents.
simple visual acnity tests reveal
that jr? per cent of the school children
in the United Stales have manifest de
fects of vision and symptoms of eye
'train. More thorough examinations
ndirate that over 50 per cent of school
children have eye defect of sufficient
deyref* to warrant correction. There
im? uniform method for testing e.ve
s'l"ht. says the report.
l-'yo tests as made In the public
"ch'xds are merely tests for keenness
"f vision and reveal but :i portion of
'' errors. according to the council.
" says that especially in children
? i.-?rue proportion of eye defects are
? dd?:??n, nnd while the child Is eon
f ' lin;r with the defect, his keenness
f \is!on is not affected.
Cold Prospectors Cause
Excitement in Rhodesia
ihthnvnyo, ?Southern Ithode?tn.? j
f!o!r| prospecting Is very active
'hroughotit Rhodesia nnd so keen nre
the prospectors In pegging out claims '
that eight of them slept throughout j
'lie froezinp cold one night on the slte<
f,f n dead miner's forfeited gold claim. !
known as Mick's Luck, near Essex ?
^ale, at one time the home of the fa
*r>ons explorer F. C. Selous.
As soon as It was daylight there
a wild stampede among the men
to erect the customary notices. Motor
cars hod arrived for two of the com
peting amateurs, who apparently
thought that first registration of a
?laim at the mines office In Ruln^nyo
'Stahllsbed a prior right to It. These
two men bad a furious race to Bula
wayo, covering the distance of 30
miles over the rough veldt road in -t
minutes.
Wealthy Man Creates
New Town in Ulster
Belfast.?Newtownkeliy is the nnme
"f a new town which has sprnng from
th? venture of Sir Samuel Kelly,
wealthy mine owner, nnd which is s?id
fo be the greatest commercial under
taking freer Attempted single handed
'n IrHnmi
- %? has aaecessfuIIy pro*?Acted for
r?u, mmk two deep shafts, constructed
equipment and laid eight
railway atdtog*. Colli*** wfilch h*
I'Wflrt frtm _
J nn
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ROME PREPARES FOR
1,000,000 PILGRIMS
Vatican and City Plan to
Look After 1925 Throng.
Rome,?The Wternal <<lty Iffts gen
erally taken eternally long to mak?
those alterations which her Increasing
size and growing population render
necessary. Now, however, she has
drawn up a program of Improvements
which, if half of It Is carried out, will
transform' Uome from an old-fash*
loneri, somewhat disorganized i\ty Into
a modern capital. These changes will
be mmle between now and next Janu
ary, tne beginning of the Jubilee year.
During 1025 Home expects between
1,000,000 and 3.000,000 pilgrims.
The greatest needs of these visitors
will he for housing accommodation*!,
food and.means of transport.
Both the Vatican and the piunlclpui
Ity are veding 'ground on favorable
terms on which are being erected
.buildings suitable for "TlllUre use as
hcti'is. Tbe Vntlchn t spcciiilly Is con
sidering i tn' nrods of the poorer pll*
. grims, for# whom large barrack-like
hqyscs. will be ? provided, where all,
however small their means, may have
shelter and a reasonable amount of
comfort.
The population of Home has grown
from the 250,IHH) In 1870 to nbout 1,
000,000 today.
When Home became the capital au
excellent system of drainage was in
stalled, but the Increase of population
has necessitated Its enlargement, and
this year alterations and improvements
on a huge scale are being carried out.
Half the roads of Home have been
relald this winter and the other half
are awaiting their turn to be dug up.
In preparation for holy year a large
number of new lines of trains and
autobusses will link together those al
! ready existing, in order that pilgrims
may easily visit the distant basilicas
and do ns much sightseeing as Is pos
sible in the Intervals of their religious
exercises.
Works as Lumberjack
to Earn College Tuition
Here's a girl of courage and orlg
Inality. Probably the only girl luro
berjack In the world. She spends tin
summer months booming logs or
Moosehead Inke, Klnto, A/alnp, to ear)
money for her college tuition. Sh?
Is shown hero keeping her bnlanct
on logs, a very difficult task for men
and unheard of for girls.
Miss Ruth C. Apyar of Easton, I'a.
is shown on The Job.
New Material Lessens
Building Cost in Russia
Moscow.?Russia's scarcity of 1 fv
inc ace???mmodalions 1n? i tho high cos)
of building material have forced the
soviet autlerities t<> experiment in th#
construction of what ure termed "ther
mollte" ?oiisps, the invention of a
JJu-si.m i-iijineor mimed Peter Calak
ho.T.
A Il?frfiioii;? it"Hlots the rnnvon
?ion a I framework of wood, but a
liquid in."teri.d of heavy ^insistency
(thenaolite>. composed of sawdust,
straw nn<l common tree leaves, mixed
with lime. |'!n^ter and antiseptic so
lution. Is interposed between the outer
and Inner boards. .
When tills mixture becomes hard,
the house 1* rendered moisture-proof,
resists decny. an I Is Impervious to
eertn'r. insects. With a coating of
special pa:nt containing the same In
*redient? ns "therniolite." the house
Is also rendered fireproof. Houses of
tbls type, according to the Inventor,
can be erected fr?r 25 per cent less
then thr ordfnnrr house and can be
completed within less thin six weeks.
Radio Replaces Pastor
on Island Off Sweden
Stn.'kh.Win?A niilio ioud
sfwjik^r I ns iak< n f/ie pJaco of
?? for 11.e first tirno In
?n .u) r!-r Islam] of Ctoe
lo (I ^ Sf'^klfoln) Ar< hlpplnjfo.
Tl(nni'roff.ntion. nfter hav
ins f,i; ! :irt In the srrv Ice:
broadcast fr??m Sfockholm, wa*
enthusiastic in ita praise* of
tb#1 now *cheme slr.oMhe Island,
espedill.r 'l'0 winter time,
often cnnnot be reaehtf by mln
totem, owing ro tad irarfg?tto?
PERFUMES THAT ARE
MENACE TO HEALTH
Even Deadly, Sinieter Scent*
Not Uncommon.
The tremendous erase for perfume
at the present time le, In a way, as
echo of'the sge of King Solomon;
but It is well to remember that not
sll scents are sweet-siuelling savors.
Foreign countries abound In sinis
ter sceuts of many and deadly kind*.
There are trees In some of them which
breathe out poison, and woo betide
the traveler who is Ignorant enough to
Wit beneath their shade!
On tho hill slopes of Chill, for ex
ample, is a tree which the nutlves look
upon us being possessed of un evil
spirit. Many rases have incurred
he re innocent travelers have crept
under its branches during tho heat of
the day, and paid for Its shade with
llu'ir lives. After resting under one
of these trees for a short time,
file hand* and tnco of a trav
eler become swollen, as In a case of
snakebite, and the surface of the skin
is cdvofod With bolls.
Many visitors in the vicinity 'of Val*
para I so have succumbed to the influ
ence of this poisonous tree.
The trumpet flowejy or datura,
found In most tropical countries, al
though not deltdiy In the o^eu air, Is
highly dangerous In a room. Inno
cent people, fascinated by its color
ing and scent, take it Indoors, and
soon fyll Into a trance-like slumber,
developing a deudly stupor, from
which they may possibly nover awake.
If the trumpet flower were brought
Into a sick room and left there for
the night It would mean certain death
for the patient. Recently, In South
America, an accusation of Murder was
brought against a family who were
said to have profited financially by the
death, In their house, of a wealthy rela
tive. Upon investigation, it was found
that some trumpet flowers had got
mixed with a bunch of others In a
vase, which was ullowed to stay in the
house all night, and l*ad actually
caused the death of the relation.
Some orchids, with their strung** and
powerful perfume, ure capable of drug
ging the senses und causing faintness.
There are some people, too, who can
not stand the scent of roses, while
others are prejudiced ugulnst the In
nocent-looking violet. *
It Is well to nwko quite certain that
any perfume we use, or have in the
house, is suited to our temperament.
If the lenst Irritation is caused by
any scent it should at once be dis
pensed with, however beautiful It may
seem to others. There are few peo
pie Who do not like the scent of clove;
yet, not long ago. there was a case in
Zanzibar where the scent of clove wue
responsible for a British ofllchil's con- |
trading un ulcerated throat, with con- i
sequent loss of voice.?The World
Wide Nfews Service.
His Unknown Friend
In his book, "My Cricket Memories"
(Ileinemann), London Tit-Bits says,
Jack Ilobbs mentions that he once re
ceived a letter from Begwal, on the
Gold coast, In which the write* stated :
"I am sending you a nice monkey
skin by next mall. Becuuse there Is
plenty monkey skins in Begwal. And
? also try and send me one hat or any
thing which you will get. Here is one
ostrich feather as my first trial. 1
hope it will please you that you have
received a first trial from your un
known friend. Try and send hat quick.
So that I may forward you the monkey
skin. I was about to send you the
monkey skin. But I want you to know.
And I want you to send me that hat
before. I am your unknown friend, Ks
sandoh."
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Peculiarly American
The big circus is an American de
velopment essentially. There is noth
ing like it elsewhere in the world. The
American business man lias a nonius
for organization and it requires a su
perpenius to organize and conduct a
big circus successfully.
But such an institution would not
remain intact year after year If the
owners lmd not mastered the intricate
art of what the showman calls "mov
ing the circus Into the money." This
reenlls the cryptic remark of the able
Charles Sparky:
"Any boob can run a circus. The
trick 1b to know where to put it."?
Karl Chapln May, In McClure's Mag?
zine.
Game Birds increase
As a result or continued activities
on coyote control in the North Park
country, Colorado, the number of sage
hens was greatly Increased during the
summer of 1923\ according to a report
rece4ved by the 'biological survey.
United States Department of AgrI
cnltnre." On the Inspection trip flocfcf
r?jnglng from twelve to sixty were
seen, whereas tfiree years ago these
birds were exceedingly scarce. Quail
are hIso on the Increase in western
Colorado. Hundreds of thern are
sren ?>n the sheep ranees which have
been cleared of coyotes.
Statu(S of Fox Trot
F'avlo\a, the fnm?>U8 Kussian dancer,
says that the fox trot, now so univer
sally popular In all parts of the world,
and of modern dances the one that ha?
remained popular the longest. Iu dy
ing rapidly. In a f*H years, she says,
few or ho daneera will he using this
dtep.~ bnt on the other ? hand many
dance authorities fsj Pavlova Is a
peaelftiiK in tbia regard and that the
?tap baa taken hold of the newer geo
rrafiooe mmrl+nttj to be carried on
tor another feneration at least wttfr
mu aorfouk wfhf
AUTO LICENSES IKH'HI.K
New Year Will Bring Vastly (irontrr
( ohIk to MotorintH
The South Carolina automobile li
cense tax for 1025 will more than
double the present rate, according to
\hm recent act of the (general As
sembly, which will become effective
January 1,
The minimum license fee for auto
mobiles wil> be 912, whereas the
smallest rate has been $6. For each
600 pounds in weight -over 2,000
pounds an additional charge of $6.
will be made. Formerly the rate was
$2 for each 500 pounds over 2,000
pounds, it Was stated.
The license on one-ton trucks will
be $30 while on hea/y seven-ton
truck the fee will be $800. A charge
of $20 wilt be made on lumber truck
trailers and an additional charge of
$8 for each 1,000 pounds capacity of
such trailers, the act specifies. A
flat charge of $12 will al&o be made
on all motorcycles.
Sections of the new act, regulating
the increased tax in motor vehicle
licenses, are quoted as follows:
; "For each and every automobilo
weighing* not over 2,000 pounds, the
sum of $12; for each additional 600
pounds or fraction thereof, the ad
ditional sum of $6. The manufac
turer's weight of automobiles shall
be accepted as the weight for the
purpose of registration. 'And for
trucks thft license fees shall bg% as
follows: Trucks of a capacity not
exceeding one ton, $30; trucks ex
ceeding one ton and up to and in
cluding two tons, $60; trucks ex
ceeding two tons and up to and in
cluding three tons, $120; trucks ex
ceeding three tons and up to and
including four tons, $200; trucks ex
ceeding four tons and up to and in
cluding five tons, $400; trucks ex
ceeding five tons and upto and in
cluding six tons, $600; trucks ex
ceeding six tons and up to and in
cluding seven tons, $800. ? Provided
that 25 per cent reduction be al
lowed on all trucks using pneumatic
tires on all four wheels.
"Lumber trucks and other trucks
shall pay an annual license of $20
for each trailer .attached, and an
additional sum of $8 for every 1,000
pounds or part thereof or ordinary
loading capacity of such trailer. Pro
vided that no trucks larger than a
four-ton truck be allowed to be used'
on a highway or public road in this
state unless the person so desiring
to operate any such truck first make
petition to the authorities in charge
of the roads in any county where it
is proposed to operate such, truck,
stating the road or roads proposed
shall consent to use of such sold by
dealer and an additional sent be ap
proved by the state highway engineer,
in which event such truck, upon pay
ment of the license fee herein pro
vided, be permitted to operate on
the road stated in the petition ana
none other.
"For every motorcycle the license
fee shall be $12 per annum. Every
dealer in motor vehicles in this state,
before operating any such vehicle
upon the highways of this state for
the purpose of demonstration and (
Success vs. Pauperism
You cannot point to a suc
cessful man who has no bank
account. You cannot find a
pauper who has one.
Loan & Savings Bank
CAPITAL $100,000.0#
4 Per Cent. Paid on Savings Deposits
sale, shall pay td the state highway
commission of this state in lieu of all
other state, municipal and county li
censes, an annual license of $50, for
the first "make of motor vehicle sold
by such dealer and an additional li
cense fee of $30 for each other make
of motor vehicle sold by such dealer.
All licenses shall expire on the 31st
day of December following the day of
issuance.
"Annual license shall hereafter be
issued between the first day of Jan
uary and the first day of February
of each year. In case the motor ve
hicle registering for the first time,
the full annual fee for licenses is
sued between January 1, and March
31; three-fourths annual fee for li
censes between April 1, and June 30,
one-half annual fee ior licenses is
sued between July 1 and September
30; one-fourth annual licenses issued
between October 1 and December 31.
"Any owner of a motor vehicle
upon license fee for the then current
year shall have been paid, upon sale
of the sale vehicle, notify the state
highway department of such sale,
giving the name and address of such
purchaser and upon payment of a
transfer fee of 50 cents, the original
license shall be transferred to the
original owner."
Henry (Jalloway, 33, employe of the
state highway department, was in
stantly killed Monday afternoon,
shortly after 5 o'clock, when the
truck in which he and Ansel Burm;,
27, driver, left the Buncombe road,
near Greenville, at a point about a
mile below the observation tower in
Wild wood park, and tumbled about
30 feet' over the. side of a fill. Mr.
Burns, who was rushed to the city
hospital, received only minor bruises.
CAMDEN 11ICH WINS
Bishopville Defeated by Overwhelm
ing Score
Bishopville, Nov. 28.?In a thrill -
in# and well played game hero today
at the county fair the heavy Camden
high school football team defeated
Bishopvillo 88 to 0. A largo crowd
was present.
Bishopville fought for every inch
of ground given up but the visitors
were too much for them. The game
was one of successful end runs for
Camden and line plunges for Bishop
ville. Neither team was successful
with forward passes, each one com
pleting only two out of several at
tempts, although Bishopville failed
more than Camden at this play.
Haynes, scoring four of the five
touchdowns, was the outstanding star
of the team, although Captain Brown
and Clyburn came in for honors. The
team work of the entire Camden team
was largely responsible for the score.
Bishopville's stars were Brown, Wel
don, Parrott and Stewart. At the be
ginning of the second half, Bishop
ville started a terrific drive that
looked good for 'a touchdown, Brown
doing most of tho gaining. The ball
was carried from the 25 yard line ,
to Camden's 15 yard line only to be
lost by a fumble. This was Bishop
ville's only threat at scoring. This
is the only game played by Bishop
vilje this year in which they failed
to score, and their second defeat of
the eight games played.
There?are 152 breeds of eats o?
exhibition at the twenty-thirtl &*
nual exhibition of the Atlantic Cat
club, oft the root of the Waldorf-As
toria hotel, New York.
What vou GET
depends oh
what you
GIVE here
Did you ever stop to think^that what you get in the milk
pail you niust first put into tfie feed box?
When production falls off it's easy to blame the cow.
But she isn't a magician. She can't make something
out of nothing,
A good cow, rightly fed, will pay for herself over and
over, year in and year out.
But no cow, wrongly fed, will produce milk profitably for
ariy length of time.
That's why it pays to feed Larro. Larro will produce
more profit, dollar for dollar, than any other feed, however
little you pay for it.
We can prove this by the actual experience of other
dairymen, or by a test with your own cows.
SPRINGS & SHANNON, Inc.,
- - Camden, S. C.
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