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Report of Condition of ~ ' ^ S. C. State Hospital : For the Insane thi re< i 4 Columbia, Dec. 27.?Authorities of the South Carolina State hospital for 8:1 the insane at Columbia are commend- on< ed for "good and efficient service" in * a report, made public today, of an tht investigation lust November into con- 0f ditions at the institution r.s a result kit of charges preferred by Paul T. Gads- roc den, a Charleston lawyer. tht The investigation was made by Governor Harvey, Robert Moorman, a tie member of the state board of public Ga welfare, Senator II. H. Gross, of Dor- ins Chester, chairman of the senate if finance committee, Dr. J. A. Hayne, poi state health officer, and Alfred S. ex] Gaillard, of Columbia. Present dur- ha< s ing the inquiry were Dr. C. F. Wil- * liams, superintendent of the hospital, thi former United States Senator Christie (1] Benet, a member of the board of re- we u. n.J?i? ?* gviiia, ana mi. uausutii. OU1 Recommendation was made in the tio: report that the general assembly take igr steps to relieve the congestion at the tai hospital, and to provide for the car* ten of patients who are classed as feeble- boi minded instead of insane, elsewhere, adi Commending the system of the au- of thorities for investigating home con- cal ditions of inmates with a view to pa- les roling them, if it appears that their * people can care for them, the report ful says, "We beg for liberal support on be< the part of the general assembly to pre continue it." chi Mr. Gadsden made three com- tlu plaints, according to the report. They pr< were: 1 ft. First: That many patients were an confined without proper commitments, rec T Second: That patients were unlaw- > ' .N>? fully detained because they were il- do: legally committed; that proper rec- br< ords were not kekpt of paroles and Ga discharges, and that patients were not we properly treated. tie Third: That patients were denied tec to an unreasonable extent the right Th &&'*>' to receive and write letters. wl The investigation showed, the re- coi port stated, that while the law in some pn instances had been technically vio- pr lated in the incarceration of some pa: i tients, "substantial justice had been de ' done" in placing dangerous lunatics be .. as speedily as possible in a^ place w where they would not be a menace to ct the public. As to the alleged treat- fc ment of patients, the report declared, tic found nothing to warrant any on B K charge of cruelty or wrong-doing or in B neglect," and the physical condition mj B the institution was pronounced as th B Beould be maintained with the funds fo Bg^^Bvailable. The matter of letters,' acyBBHjcording to the report, is being handled 19 |^Brln a satisfactory manner by the au- f0 HBE'thorities. la K . Changes in the laws governing the 8a ^BB^admission of. patients are advocated fit B B manently entered as an inmate until ) after every effort is made "to demon- r strate beyond possibility of error that t the party is rightfully held by medi- t |^B . cal examination * and the getting < ,*bf all facts in the case." Rigid com- i ' pliance with the atatute requiring i I probate judges to take -the testimony m / * of 'hear relatives of the prospective 1 I 7 . patient lis urge i in the report. < ft More segregation of patients, and ] It the providing for them of as mucn 1 employment as possible are among the reaommendation8 of the board of 1 investigation. Additional money is needed to carry out these recommendations, the report points out. No concrete suggestion is made as to the relief of the congested condition of the hospital by caring for any of the patients elsewhere, but reference is made to the fact that the home for the feeble-minded has a long waiting list, and the hospital for the in5o thp nnlv other place where the state can care for this class of per sons. "The state should relieve the situations as soon as possible/ the board 'declared in its report. "We desire it distinctly understood that nothing herein contained reflects' on the integrity or capabilities of the * f officials or regents in charge" the re' port asserts. Referring to W. Gould Morrow and Dominick Cherry, two hospital inmates who were called by Mr. Gadsden to support his charges, the report says: "In the unanimous opinion of this committee (as laymen) it was felt that these patients were proper subjects for the hospital." The report in full follows: "At the State Hospital on Tuesday, November 21, 1922, an investigating conference was held in compliance with the request of Mr. Paul T. Gadsden, of Charleston, South Carolina who alleged irregularities and wronf doings in connection with the manage ment and conduct of the institution These allegations, having been givei widespread distribution, Anally reach ing the public presst Governor Wilsoi G. Harvey felt it due to the hospita and to the public that the matter b l'- ? t-nrl into, but that i thorougniy ivvn\.u order for it to be satisfactorily don< Mr. Gadsden should be present in pei son, accompanied by two committal men, selected by himself. Those prei ent with the governor and appoints by him wave Mr. Robert Moorm* of the State Welfare Board, and Sei A itor H. H. Gross, chairman of tl 'J finance committee of the senate. /M ^ I _ Gadsden was present, together wit I appointees of his ownr comprising D I J. Adams Hayne, secretary of tl A State Board of Health, with Mr. A H fred 8. Gaillaxd, of Columbia. In a W dition to these. Dr. C. F. Williams, a I perintendent of the State Hospit T and former United States Senat Christie Benet, one of the regents I the hospital, wees hi attendance. I *yn? declined to serve fof ethl<*al . u asons, until Governor Harvey asked' 4 at he comply with. Mr. Gadsden's, 1 juest. 1 "The conference assembled at 11 | m., and remained in session until 1 10 p. in., with an adjournment of 1 s and one?half hours Jer lunch. 1 'After a thorough examination into ! various rooms and departments \ the hospital, including wards, ( chens, porches, close confinement | >nis, and any and all portions of H ) institution, including the going t iont? each and every class of pa- ij nts, Governor Harvey asked Mr. | diden if he was satisfied with the 1 paction of the physical plant, and j there were any 'dark corners' or ; rtions not inspected. Mr. Gadsden t pressed his satisfaction with what ij i been done. < 'Mr. Gadsden stated that he had 1 ee complaints to make, namely: * I That a large number of patients 1 re confined in the hospital, with- 1 ; proper commitments, in that c- * n 8377 of the code of 1911 bad been , ioredf and mat patients were aened in the institution more than i days after the first meeting of the trd of regents subsequent to their mission, without full examination . their states of mind by the mediattendant or attendants end :*iofc s than two of the regents. 4(2) That patients were unlawly detained because they had not m legally committed and that the >per record of the parole or disirge of the patients is not made; it patients in the hospital were not jperly treated. 4(8) That patients were denied, to unreasonable extent, the right to sive letters and write letters. 'Upon the governor asking if he sired any papers or commitments >ught before the committee, Mr. idsden asked for five, four of which ire produced, (the other, of ? pant who had been committed eigh?n years ago being misplaced). iese papers were examined, and tile lacking in technical points, the mmittee found nothing to indicate y miscarriage of justice, rights or ivileges. "Mr. Gadsden was then asked if he sired any of the inmates brought fore the committee, and he named . G. (Gould) Morow and Dominick terry. Thesejjjen were brought here the committee and were ques>ned by Mr. Gadsden, and later by e of the attending physicians, and the unaniiious opinion of the comittee (as Uymen) it was felt that ese patients were proper subjects r the hraritaL- ' "The legislature of this >ptn?e, in 19, ^opted a resolution providing r a ?nplete revision of the laws retinf to the hospital, believing that numwould result in material beneM^c^ie institution and its inmates, koui^Kbe appointed and directed.U nake fi thorough study of *U the lqwi md regulations relating to toe maw ution, and report at the next seas lor >f the legislature. (See page 661 oJ Volume 31. of the Statute* of Soutl Carolina). \ "On the 6tV day of March, 1921, ai ict providingvfor the management an< control of ,-this institution was - ap proved by the*, governor, after havini Vvsed by the general assembl) 704, Volume 31, Statute ofwroth Carolina). "We are satisfied that the require ments of section 3377 of the code o 1912 have, in many easee, not bee technically observed. Howev^, it i the duty of the peace officers of thl slate, and the State Hospital author ties, to protect the public from dai parous lunatics, even if the technic) -equiremcnts of the law, as aforesal ' a"e not been strictly observed. It to be borne in mind that in the hai dling of this class of the state's ward frequently the literal and technical r quirementa of the law must of nece sity be violated. "We are of the opinion that und the laws as now existing, (the 19! Acts) it is too easy to oommit p tients to the hospital. We believe th "he lawshoul d be such as to make possible, without serious delay trouble, to have a party consigned the hospital, but that within ten da after the next monthly meeting of t Board of Regents, and before the | tient is permanently entered, eve effort should be made to demonstn beyond possibility of error that f party is rightfully held by medi examination, and by notifying me - - - J 'L. Ibers .of the ramiiy ana ?rcvw , of all facts connected wtta the ca ; We believe the law requiring patie to be presented in person before . least two regents within ten days , ter the next monthly meeting of > Board of Regents, and before be . permanently entered, should be . stored to the statutes, and that ? i r-apers should bear the signature . the said regents and be JMihjSst ii the usual inspection. } "We believe the law requiring c probate judge to notify all of a n tient's nearest of ldnd, and take tl ?( testimony in writing, should be vij v ly complied with, and the commitn papers should bear an affidavit of probate judge as to how she aoii] ^ tion was given. ? "We desire it distinctly1 unders ' *? * nothinsr herein contained red ,e on tb? integrity or capabititiaBof # officials or regents in charge^ th found nothing to ^warrant any eh. !r of cruelty or wrongdoing or neg fte We further found the physical* j? tion, the cleanltoean (the ssnl a features, and'aUnktadred>ma*l*i u. marknhly good* eeNfettngi***:! #1 iubly oa ihe managements "W? are -el the opinion that 4 of should be asere segregation of tin )rtiente, and as .naoh esnplsymes "" IT \\fiy. b? practicable. By this, we.moan i \ :haff-the -environment of each person ' t should be made Ssfavftrable as posai- c >le to his recovery. The hospital ?u- J horitie* ere doing this So *- consider - i tbl* extent, end fclaim they can not do t nore along -this line without larger a appropriations from -the legislature. ; i "Wo' believe that some of these pa- I dents are not what may be deter- a mined insane or crazy, but rather fee- t trie-minded, and who could not provide for themselves, would be a drain c upon the public if turned loose, and if <i jlven general freedom (suffering as f they do from an enfeebled mind, with hallucinations) would possibly result i hi great calamities. The home for the c feeble-minded, however, is so con- t jested now that, it has a large wait- 1 big list, and no other course is left c open but to keep these patients at ? the State Hospital. The state should t relieve the situation as soon as prac- c ticaMe. i "We are assured by Dr. Williams i [Ilfll pamniB are uciug uiavimi k?i and paroled as fast as public safety < will permit, and that there is a great t desire on the part of the hospital au- J Ihorities to relieve the crowded condition* there as muth as possible, and < to that end he submitted records ' showing that 457 patients had already < been paroled during the year, and 1 stated that during this time the field s worker had visited 212 homes for the purpose of getting correct informs- i tion concerning patients, which would ' be of aid in arriving at correct con- t flusions, and giving proper care of ] patients?that 73 homes had been vis- < ited for the purpose of paroling and ' getting patient* outside of the hospi- < tal?that 138 patients out on parole 1 had been visited; had succeeded in getting 27 patients paroled by creating an environment. We commend the hospital authorities for this Work, and beg for liberal support on < the part of the general assembly to continue it. "We commend the present policy Af as frequent revisions of conditions of the nmates as possible, but if an added force is provided to the board, it will materially aid the work. Wc trust the legislature will provide this force. v "The matter of letter writing by the inmates is one of the serious problems of tfce hospital, and must of necessity be left to the judgment and discretion of the officials in charge. We are of the opinion that the situation is now being wisely handled. "We feel that the public should feel gratified at the general dbnditions which obtain at the Sate Hodnital, and that good and efficient servi<L? is rendered with the limited appropriations annually made for its management. W Jebelieve that; the hospital authorities are doing the best they can with the means they -have, and opr recommends tfcmsAeeein set - forth mr^uuwle, EstenlleH^oSttOf Interallied Debt Problem ? New York, Dec. 28.?Immediate cooperation with Europe in regard tc * the inter-governmental debt que*tior 1 is suggested by . Dr. Henry A. E * Chandler, economist of the Nations EC Bank of .Commerce in New York. Ir ' support of his argument Dr. Chan * dler maintains in the.January num bcr of the bank's magazine, Com >- merce Monthly, that some of the prin f cipal debtors to the..United: States eat n not now. effect payments without as >8 suming burdens that may perpecuat 18 chaotic conditions .in Europe. Whil he recognizes that with the return t l* normal conditions .^eyeral of th debtors ought to develop economic cn pacity to pay these debts, he believe *s that the very existence of them oj orates as an effective block to the r< 8? adjustments in Europe necessary 1 me return w uunuai i>ui|vi>wv>ic>, 8* "We may summarize the intergo^ crnmental debt situation as.follows er he says. "With regard to the ec< ^ nomic capacity of the chipf debtors 1 a* the United. States it wculd appei &} that they will possess adequate a ^ pacity if something approaching the or relative prewar productive and sa to ing capacity can be reestablished ai y* maintained. However, we face su an extraordinary situatio (for whi m* we find nothing comparable in prew !ry history) that until'more progress e be made in the solution of press * European problems it will be'impc M sible to know how fast Europe will o TO" turn toward-normal. The prineij question arises, therefore, not as 8e' the ultimate economic capacity but to the time when the regular ma ? tenance of this capacity will be i sured. * "The capacity of the governmei K to finance the payment of these deb rt~ however, is a much more uncert ac* problem. Their ability to pay ? pends upon sd many future ever ' such an the final outcome of the G (iKtamnlt-u tVltt ffppf nf ftifc .? ? ?? # T"~ ? montary readjustments, as well as, KM developments, that the qi tion ot the financial capacity of sc of the chief debtors must remain v "JJJ uncertain for a considerable, time .eome. "We do know, however 4 that to . . these debts the goventmenter of i feral countries must add great wei to the unprecedented burdens 1 r)e they are now attempting-to carry. | we. "We also know "that the. orii condittaa of the finance* has eai tremendous eoonemie losses since close of the war and*that it ia not j^fasiWe that the attempt by the i ^Himeota to carry teo hearty ft Sfo hWdewa may in'the future fa ...... additional economic losacs of g weight. Certainly the question oi t P*" time when normal growth wflh b 4*ms teamed depends to some extent 1 v "J^u, stable low aooo balanced bCaomxal ?xnonetary conditions, U^itsihliahfd hangee, etc., cu ?isd fey the indv these xnjtff* '"fewt^wnWT of * tb*Wfcover, the nntal debt question. ?tin ini?]>?, olution of this question operation Deluding the question present laymenta, is impeded bjL na. tatus of the debts * of ty ions to the United Stately un_ "In view of the comptfovern menta 1 crtainty of the intern/gt^tes May lebt question, the UnitaLt, oilow one of three couzm,^ an ar_ "1. We* may insist J. angement requiring etrL ?mortisa>f interest payments anT^ Thereion of the debts in difficulty >y,: we may contribute to [7t m BOW >f the European natsose Cu. in the struggling against greetj/^a their ilfort to bring their ftnan<fcness, politm edit, as well as their bu^ack to norcal and social conditions, nal. 4er drift in-i "2. We may let the QL,iv*?y .coalefinitely, and thereby p^t exists in ribute to the deadlock Europe. Jpdffective "3. Or we may enter A a<teptitog cooperation with a view ^ con_ whatever policy -promiaLM?MN, ?? - - - J "* .ribute most to a speedy fc*x>vsry of Europe and thereby to * Knditiooa. sound international trade Eu"Just how for cooperati^B^ rope should finally carry ^ Q not know until we-'antaa^^e entire ind joint consideration eonproblem with ctherq pri^Vd person :erned. No fully infori?j0n Qf would suggest the cancell|kithout ?f-j ->r even part of theaa deht4ar^ of Eu? foctive assurance, on the \ readjustropean nations, as to othc soluments that are necessary C Lion of the European probl},^ "But if all of the interff ith could now be wiped out *nTjn<jieninity a large part of the Gwn"a, raany othit would undoubtedly solvo ())^ a er European problems ^1<Wery of mendous stimulus to thk~Ve and in normal conditions in ?u*t:h4a genthe rest of the i world. clearly end cancellation, howeverT impracticable at this tirae.l^ from m "However, it is a far 4lon Qne policy of complete tencell^^^^^ n. virtually re Questing 'm*ter?st nnd sumption of payment of debts the complete payment of ^Alternative within 26 years. Many plans lie within these two |^Ej^)rc93 "It is clear that we shou^^K/ this for payment of these time. A postponement o^B|H five question for a period of eindlar years in consideration debts postponement of other and of a large part of moai payments appears to th. practicable plan consjst^^^B European financial situai^^^Lr fini "We can not decide be taken Up any cne tin whole European afl^^^^^rxeU tion to world trade andJ^VZiqubt ? ed economic interest th^Bfljnitw > States has in the. ..wf^PHuition there ought to be. no h<^E^& VM t< I what we should do.,- wABleBte i into effective cooperatB^Btli .Eu - rope in regard to the eB^Btergov - eio mental debt queeJtKnd w * should do it at the eafflpocaibli ? " * ' I 1 - The Cuban Buainai But look c ll I e New York, Dec. 28.?<fiiefll923 out 0 look for business betup Euba am e the .United States is prising, th National Bank of ConstrPin Net ? York believes. Stabifc beinj >- reached in Cuban govePf t financ and the consequences old* seent de pression are being ov#n , .accord ing to the January issisd bank' magazine. Commerce JW f, whic 99 ? says: 3* "The new year begin W? chopefi to auspices fo* Cuba. Sfny the st ir gar companies which if? t**n oj a" crated for two f-eaaons u*le financit *r supervision will probably I able t v* take charge of their ow9 to uies thi 1(1 season. There ia a good PJfw?ct thi ch c.iKq will Mu>piva a uttfltory P ch turn for its immense cof Wtion I ar the world's food supply, an "The record sugar cr<# ! 1921-1 n* was just ,und#r 4,000,001' us. T1 >s* wold crop, including canes beet s gar, is close to J 8,01)0,000 to e. Cuba >ul production is accordingly! Wrty on 10 "fourth of the world'v.tp* >??*?*' ?R sugar. The sugar indiW preen in* a total investment of 960,001 as" 000, of which twethida ?? ?t*ted be American capital, tits ?'Sugar is king' in th ,ta? Cuba as truly ss cotto&f -Wng Bln the South. Cuba's welfartji r?S-mo de" diroctly on sugar than th1 Bra *ts, on coffee or Australia ca* ^ Th? er* is no lack of possibility r wid< ure ing the range of products -?otl D?- climate are adapted to ?tfe fewwil iaa" of agriculture as well akin nek.ra muj arel# ?our< Ul^l "Illiv V?IV *v? vv? - ' t ?ry of incomeapd.the ?J 1 extensively worked. WW"1 ~ of Cuba's liberation the* j** ' P?y try had been brought*** Ait ?V vafetation of plantation ? ? ?*" ruptions to commer** * ^ that gone forward at, mch ? .. _ . value of sugar: expe* ." tioal least ten timos the expo aaad of tobacco, which f?? * *T7' the beginning of the lew r gov- P^The vaal oaf?**0** f**!) nan- vestment in Bub*'to . .. rtn? dependence baa *W$K Teat in increased wealth P* ' f fhe country which could ? re- port trade by three i? ' "j'T upon years and again hf r ?BB?BSgTl I B j |*| F SEASOl f The holid* ed feeling?the ? of our personal I good fellowship t< many courtesies i the year, and ha appreciation. And so w< I men, take this Greetings to tin country, who hav rag their needs in splendid co-oper distributing the p We take we shall continui future. J. Cc "The L j k ^ ]5a ?. | thcieafter is a fertile field for devel- U i, opment. American-owned sugar fac- ci > tones increased from S6 in 1914 to 71 nj r in 1916, some of them being new fac- n . tones and others purchased from for- p . eign interests, - There are now about d e 200 factories in all in Cuba. Iron g e mining is largely controlled by American capital. British interests share S in the ownership of Cuban railways. "The Cuban market at preesnt takes a greater volume of American . exports than .Argentina .and Brazil c d combined, and Cuba ranks seventh as c c a market for American exports. The 9 v United States is the natural market * ? for Cuba's exports. Tariff preference c e to Cuban goods increases the incen- I tive to trade in this market. Of the * |. total exports of Cuban merchandise in s 1920, 79 per cent igps sent to the * h United States. There is 4 small dis- c tribution of Cuban products to France, < 1) Spain, Canada and the United King- ( dom. ' .. 1 ,R t ). "A.C^S?)UIIH7 vu a ?udv t| Cuba's foremost commercial asset.J > X) Other , areas in Central and South i i is America may have as fertile soil and 1 it favorable climate as Cuba has but i e. they lack the advantage of location < to which places Cuba within 66 hours of i New York by the rail route. While j 22 Havana is less than a hundred miles %i! from Key .Wast,. the all-water route u_ to New York, requiring at least four /# days, is more generally used for su m- ' 8ai' shipments because of the com0f parative. cheapness of ocean freights tg as compared with rail freights. ). Freight cars loaded at the plantations, tp may be sent by car ferry from Havana to the raihten?inu?j?t Key West 0f for forwarding po .inland points in the jn United States without breaking bulk. i;Qe "It ik undeniable that sugar prosi) duction haa.proved under mass propo duction methods .to be a bonanza inla. dun try, but it is subject to the risks. n4 affecting such an industry. "The vital question for Cuba is is- whether the American market will in>e8 crease its consumption of Cuban au-1 )re par in proportion to the.increases in me' the Cuban crop. The European deug.' mand ef late- baa been- abnormally jg.l largo because of the shortage of beet er? j sugar production on the oonttoeat. iMf The induMvy were-w *iuwi|r >?>>..??, the however, ..-ea that. * progressive curat tailment of European purchases from xt? Cuba may oeeur. In thai case, ji greatthe or abaorptiefr,of sugar by the AnaeariIrettcan market would be desired or, failing that, ' -mere *sugas> should he said 4a?0in the Orhat in- "ThhR-vtswef She situation is ha*ed M)f on tha?sssmn^Mog that-thaCufcan euA gar asep wilt coa tinea -to inr rmsai ex- eeusidemhiy ?v? if -at ,a fewer sate in than during the war yearn. But if Mt the costly experience of < lttft ha? a I > J VS OREETIl iys are indeed the season of eason for rekindling not mei friendships, but the gener; award all. At this time we which have been extended t ive the opportunity of expi & TI>a I r* aLam AlllWA nvv ? Sf A lie J. V/Uiicii V'Uiupauj at means of broadcasting 01 i people of Union and s e kept us so busy this past y i wearing apparel. We apj ation which you have exte iroducts of our store. this opportunity of assurin e to appreciate your patroi then Compai ! House of Satisfaction." * ?" lughw the need of subsidiary agri- W4i ultural industries and the production f a food supply to render Cuba more j early self-sustaining, . further exansion of the sugar crop may be reuced to an annual rate which will ' ive no cause for embarrassment." iweden'a Free Ports Htlp ed u International Trada , 1)1 .?Iari Stockholm, Dec. 28.?How Ameri- pet ( an exporters can ship transit mer- ing handise to Sweden and land and moll tore it there without worry abou: the i ariff regulations, is explained in re- niit ent reports issued by the three free aqua lorts of Stockholm, Malmoe and Hly Gothenburg. T1 Sweden is interested in the de- ton -elopment of her free ports, all re- (ittoi :ently opened with the object of fa- den' ilitating transit trade from the west crab o the Baltic staes and Russia by en- its t ibling foreign exporers to place in ing :he free ports- consignments of goods up 1 intended for the Swedish and Baltic crab markets under conditions of absolute tack safety. There are no import duties, the and the 'Storage rates are so low, I; compared to American charges, that 0bsf It is said an American shipper can of Bend his goods to Malmoe, for ex- imp ample, resell them from that place twe in smaller parcels out of stock, and an then return the unsold consignments lnn< to America without having incurred any loss because of ocean freight y charges. There is also the added ad- . vantage of having been able to supply JL his buyers with the least possible delay< Statistical returns show that during the past year the free port at Stockholm earned the interest on the in- mi vestment end even a slight surplus. The free port of Gothenburg, during on less than two months, has been used *n by 230 ships, chiefly American and isf Dutch, and the traffic is now growing m, so that the Gothenburg Bank has opened a special .branch office within the port* Industrial plants will be erected within the confines of this Di port to manufreture products from Ol goods temporarily in storage, and pj such manufactures may be ahipped ? out without ihaying incurred any 1 Swedish tariff charges on the imported material, Foreign exporters of automobiles and machinery may ship parts and do the assembling work in the frje ports. - _ The Malipoe free port is equipped with upxtp>datp electric crapes and other .machinery Cor haiydllng .car*, goes, and ha#, a pier frontage of about 24100 feet with a depth of 80 L . ^ . w ? The total cranberry bog acreage^ in 1 the United States is 25,OW acres. ?^ NGS/ regeneratrely the fire d flame -of1 recount the o us during, | reasing our |. . id its salesur Holiday I i? unrounding ear supply>reciate the nded us in tg you that nage in the ny fej y the Hermit Crab Feeds HU Pals ndon, Dec. 28.?The mystery of hermit crab, and the reason why (ways lives with "messmates" of r species, has at last been clearP '. J. H. Orton, of the Plymouth ne Biological Laboratory, whose oyster became famous by revealto science the power of the use to change its sex, has studied relationships of the common hercrab to the anemone and certain itic worms which live communal with it. \c conclusions reached by Dr. Or are that both animals are bened by their habits. The anemone ves advantages from the hermit by being dragaged about with tentacles on the ground, and be given opportunities for picking hod left or lost by the crab. The ? obtains protection from ftsh at;s owing to the unpleasantness ot anemones as food, i the case of the worm, one wan ?rved to crawl alongside the body the crab and literally take with unity a piece of food from been the crab's jaws and bolt it? action tolerated by the worm's ilord. unken ships are now being raised means of compressed air. FOR SALE To make good v braad you iat have good flour. Try e of the following brands d you will be perfectly satied. You will find it will ike you mere and betlei ead. Every bag guaraned: Capital* ,. Plain*; Miss ixie Self Rising, Tellico Plain, lurnni. Sdl Riatnw. P. P. P. a in or Always Good Soil ising. Bay it from or trough J. L CALVERT JONESVILLE. 3. C. . "mm juirs.'H i-jhb Big* ALL KINDS OF CBMETCRT WORK Union Marhlo A Qraaito Co. Main St. Uaka, S. C 1 1 1 i"">a?wow ' 4