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PELLAGRA CASES ARE DISOUSbED &ITUATION IS DISCUSSED BY EX PERTS. PATIENTS YIELD TO TREATMENT. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina Peo pie, Gathered Around the State Capitol. Columbia. H. W. Ilice, M. D., acting physician to Epworth orphanage made a state ment as follows, regarding the pr~eval ence of pellagra in that institution and the measures to be taken for con trol of the disease under the direction of the United States public health ser vice: "Since the announcement that there were from '75 to 100' cases of pel lagra in Epworth orphanage and that the public health service of the United States government was to try out the theory there that the disease can be prevented by a properly 4alanced diet, inquiries have come to me, as physician to the orphanage, for in formation as to the situation there. "As a matter of fact there has been one or more attacks of pellagra in more than 150 children now inmates of the orphanage. There have been no death's, and except among a few of the 110 cases this year, all syup toms of the disease have subsided. "The object of the government is to supply constantly to all the children a highly nutritious, well proportioned diet, such as we have found to be markedly efficacious in the treatment of those sick of pellagra. It is ex pected that this plan will prevent the usual seasonal recurrence of the dis ease in the orphanage. If the experi ment is successful, as shown else where, then it will be incumbent upon such institutions in the state to fur nish a proper diet along lines indi cated by the results in this instance. "Aside from the benefits to this par ticular orphanage, it may he an edu cative measure of far-reaching co se quences to the people of the state." Lever Interested In Potash. Congressman A. F. Lever is in re ceipt of a letter from D. F. Houston, secretary of agriculture of the United States, which is of importance to farmers, as it deals with one of the most interesting and far-reaching questions confronting the farmers everywhere at this particular time. Several years ago Representative Lever, realizing the dependence of the United States upon foreign coun tries for potash, obtained an appro priation in the agricultural bill of $25, 000 to enable the- department to as certain any possible sources of potash in this country. The discovery has been made that the giant kelps of the Pacific ocean within American ter-ri tory furnish an almost inexhaustible 4 supply of this fertilizer material. These kelp beds have been mapped -and the data regarding them pub lished. Some weeks ago Congressmap Lever wrote Secretary Houston, urging upon him the desirability of taking advan tage of these times to find some way, to dlevelop9 these sources of potash. With such glevelopment and the use of the Pazagina canal, in the opinion of Mr-. LO gr, potash would become very mlue lijheaper in the South, c-:en than it iunder normal world condi Conti'# qSPight Against Liquor. "Ti 0Jpaign against violators of the 'i,4y. laws will be pressed harde /than ever. I have given or der's fo' t~e. seizur-e or destruction of all ,~aatis in the places where igey Vis sold," said Gov. Manning, /eAttsding his law enfor-cement cam /,ain in Charleston. "I have not appointed a chief con stable," he continued, "becau-e the i~p. situa'tion is under the direction of Sheriff Martin. It is not my intent'on to appoint additional constables." Gov. Manning has received about 500 applications for appointment as constables. OffIcials on Inspection Tour. The state board of charities and corrections through its secretary and assistant secretary are inspecting county penal and charitable institu tions and by co-operating with off I cdals in charge of them to bring about changes where they are needed. Al bert S. .Johnstone, secretary of the b~oard will visit the Piedmont section of the state. A. D. Oliphant, assist ant secretary of the b~oard, started making inspections in Sumter and from that city will go to other parts of the Pee Dee section. The secretary, 'Mr. Johnstone and assistant secretary of the state board of charities and corrections will visit the city and county jails, city and county chaingangs and poor houses. They wvill confer with the local committees of visitors appointed in cach county by Dr. George C. Cro mer, chaihman of the state board of charities and corrections- The neerts of the state hoard of charities and (or rections will foster interest in every coinmunity they visit in the hirr oro' hems of ai penal, correctonal and char ttable usature with which the state hnard i5 grannling. Officiale Score June Peath Rate. One out of every three deaths in South Carolina in the month of June was that of a child 6 years old or younger, according to 'statistics com. piled by the buresu of vital statistics of the State board of health. It is well known that June is a month dan gerous to the health of children, but health authorities in Columbia are unanimous in saying that the percent age of deaths among 'children is far greater than it should be. "It shows," said James A. Hayne, M. D., state health officer, "that par. ents in South Carolina do not pay the attention they should to the health of their children. It is an enormous drain on the future citizenship of our state, and it is my opinion that a number of these deaths of children could have been prevented by the ex ercise of due care." The number of deaths in South Car. olina In June was 2,418, of which 808 were children under 5 years of age; of this number 285 were white child. ren and 523 were negroes. The total number of deaths gives the state an annual death rate of 18.3, based on June returns, as compared with an annual death rate of about 15 in the registration area of rmie United States. The rate for June shows an increase of 2.3 over the rate for May, which wv. 16. There were 3,298 births in South Carolina in June. giving a rate of 25, which is a marked decrease from the rate in May of 29.8 and the rite in April of 28-8. Must Find Cotton Market. John L. McLaurin, state warehouse commissioner, gave out the following statement: "I am very much gratified to see the Associated Press dispatch an nouncing the arrangements which have been perfected by the federal reserve board for financing cotton. Those who are interested will remem ber that I issued to the press a state. ment on December 9 in which I ex pressed the opinion that the treasury department had the power to finance the cotton crop. "It occurs to me now that the United States is on a solid basis about financing the cotton. "The next step should he to find a market for it. If the channels of ocean freight are to be interrupted, as it now seems most certain they will be until the end of the war, why could not the government buy, say, 1,000,000 bales of low grade cotton explosives? "It is plainly evident that the United States is on the eve of getting itself on a strong military basis and that a lot of cotton will be needed In making explosives. It would he a business policy to buy now, for it may never be bought more cheaply than at the present. The governntent could afford to buy 1.000,000 bales. "This also ought to appeal to the English government. I believe that it should be brought to the attention of the British government and show them that it is to their interest in a business way to relieve the present tension that they buy a large quantity of American cotton." Campaign For Warehouses. Officers of the South Carolina State Farmers' Union have arranged for a series of meetings In the Piedmont section of the state when speakers will discuss the state cotton ware house system). Addresses will he de livered by John L. McLaurin, state warehouse commissioner, and B. Har ris of the Far-mers' Union state execu tive committee. The following schedule of meetings has been arranged: Townvllle, Tues day, August 17, 11 a. mn.; Abbeville, Wednesday, August 18, 11 a. in.; Greenwood, Tlimrsday, August 19, 11 a. mn.; Ninety-Six, Thursday, August 19, 4 p. in.; Laurens, Friday, August 20, 11 a. mn.; Newberry, Saturday, Au gust 21, 11 a. mn. Returns From Etncampment. J. Shapter Caldwvell, assistant adju tant general, after attendIng the en campment of the First Infanry, Na lonal Guard, at the Isle of Palms, Charleson. "The encampment was one of the best ever held," said Major Caldwell. Will Fill Vacancy. W. W. Moore, adjutant general, Is expected to announce the appointment of a property officer to succeed Rob -rt A. Howard, sergeant, retired, UT. S. A. Tihe adjutant general has been at tending the encampment of the First infantry at the Isle of Palms. Country Pastors Going to Clemson. Country ministers from all denomi nations in South Carolina have been invited to come to Clemson College August 9 for a two week's institute in connection with the summer school for teachers, farners and corn club boys from all sections of the state, Esti mated costs are placed at $7 exclusive of railroad fare, which the extension division plans a, refund to country pastors, The call bas been issued by the Rev. W.. H. MiA,%, special collabo rator in charge of eountry church work extension. Militia Begins Rifle Pr ctice. In view of the comr atitife meet in Colptmbia August 20 for the purpose of qualifying 12 met, to ecmno~se a team to represent the sto at the national shoot at Jacksonpville in MM her, the nwmbers of the Nation'al Gunrd of South Carolina are tnkiing on'eh interest in practice and the nme I''nnarv meets, which have been held at Charleston. T1'e marksmen are workrin'o under the direction of Capt. 1';. T. (hntrv, Jr.. of Colutmi", w."eo iq 'he coach of the National Guard rifle ENLAND. Will DESPITE AMERICAN PROTESTS COMMERCIAL BLOCKADES TO BE ENFORCED. NOTES ARE MADE PUBLIC Great Britain Makes It Plain That She Will Not Let Protests Stand in Case of Detained Goods. Washington--Great Britain's replies to the lat'st American representations against interferences with neutral commerce reject entirely the conten tion that the orders-in-council are il legal and justify the British course as being wholly within international law. "Unsustainable either in point of ?aw or upon principles of internation al equity," is the British reply to the American protest against the block ade of neutral ports, with an invitation to submit to international arbitration any cause in which the United States Is dissatified with the action of the British prize courts. Changed conditions of warfare, the British note contends requive a new aplication of the principles of inter national law. The advent of the sub marine, the airship and the alleged atrocities by German -troops in Bel glum are cited as justification for the -xercise of extreme measures. The hlockade Is jutsifled on the contention that the universally recognized funda mental principle of a blockade is that a belligerent is entitled to cut off "by effective means the sea-borne com merce of his enemy." The note reiterates that Great Brit aln will continue to apply the orders in-council complained of, although not without every effort to avaid embar rassment to neutrals, and observes that the Amerlcan statistics show that any loss in trade with Germany and Austria has been more than over-bal anced by the increase of oilier indus trial activities due to the war. In the general reply to the Ameri enn representations against the or ders-in-council. Sir Edward Grey, the foreign minister, addressing Ambassa dor Page, begins by expressing the hope that he may be able to convince the administration in Washington "that the measures we have announc ed are not only reasonable and neces sary in themselves, but constitute nn more than an adaptation of the old principles of blockade to the peculiar circumstances with which we are con fron ted. Sir Edward refers to atrocities in Belgium, poisoning of wells in Ger man Southwest Africa, use of poison ous gases against the Allied troons in Planders and the slinning of the Tausi tania to show "how indispensable it is that we should leave unused no justi flable method of defending ourselves," Taking up the question of the Al lied blockade of neutral ports the note con tinues: "In the various notes which T have received from Your E'xcellency, the rilrht of a belligerent to establish a blookade of the enemy ports is admit ted. a right which has obviously no value save in so far as it civ'es power to a belligerent to cut off the sea-borne exports and imports of his enemy. The contention which I understand the United States government now Jputs forwarid is that if a belligerent is so circnmstanlced that his commerc(e e'an pass through adja-ent neut ral ports as easily as thr'ough ports in his own ter-ritory, his op ponent has no right to interfere andl muist restrict his measures of bleeckade in suc'h a manner as to leav'e such avenues of coemmerce still open to his adversary. This is a contention which Ills Maj-es ty's government feels unable to accept and which seems to thenm unsustain able eithei' in point of lawv or upon principles of internatifonal equity. "They are unable to admit thant a belligerent violates any fundamental nirnicilhe of international law b~y ap plying a blockade in such a wvay as 'o cut off the enemy's commer-ce wvith foireign countries through neutral oorts, if the circumstances render -'u'h an application of the principles of bilockadle the only means of making t effer'tive. The government of the "niited States, indieed, intimates its enaidiness to take into acconnt the *reat chqinines which have occurred 'ni lie condlit ions and means of naval warfare since the rules hit herto gov 'er'iinc legal bloekade were formula 'cr1iandl r-e('oni'/es th'at 'the form of lose bilockiade withi its cordon of hi"s in thle immediat e offing of the 'o -kd~ved norts is no longer pract ten in ')A face of an enemiy pos"essing 'o mca r nad opnorfiin ity to mal-e ani "ie,"o defense by the use of siubma ino-e- and air-craft.' Th e'-'y (1n"stilon then. whi Ich --e in rerd to the meaisure. r'cIto f-r " o purpose of ca rry "-v' wn-"' "' hey con form 'o * n .-) -',1 ',r'.qT of the enrs'uro of "'t to apr'ly this test to the a-t ion b ch we hi '- tal'en in so far as ~t wrs necessitativl interference with 'eutral commerce.' CONTINUE hR BLOCKAD Sir Edward then refers to the Am erican Civil War blockade of 3,000 miles of coast with a small number of vessels and rcalls how the United States finally took recourso to block. a,ding "neighboring neutral territory which afforded covenelent centers from which contraband could be in troduced into Confederate territory and from which blockade running could be facilitated." The note then refers to the case of the British ships Springbok, seized by United States cruisers during the Civil War while bound for the British West Indie#, because her cargo, ii was charged, was to be trans-shipped to$ the Confederate States. The Su preme Court of the United States sus tained the seizure against the con demnation of a group of prominent international lawyers, although the United States and British Govern mnents took the broader view and rec ognized the development of the older nia.thod of blockade. No protest was made by Great Britain. "What is really Important, in the general in terest?" says the note, "is that adapt ations of the old rule should not be made unless they are consistent with the general principles u)on which an admitted belligerent right is based. It is also essential that all unneces sary injury to neutrals should be avoided. With these conditions it may be safely affirmed that the steps we are taking to intercept commoditles on their way to and from Germany fully comply. We are interfering with no goods with which we should not be entitled to interfere by bleokude if the geographical position and the conditions of Germany at presen t were such that her commerce passed through her own ports. We rae tak ilg the utmost possible care not to interfere wit.h commerce genuiinely destined for or preceding from neu tral countries. Furthermore, we have tempered the sevetity with whicli our mea0'isures might press uipon nu itrals by riot applying the i-ru which was ilvat iable in the o!I forimi of block ade. that shills and goods on theiir way to or from the bloel dad area are liable to condemnatio The note then review at somc length the various forim- in which blockades have been mantained to show there has been ino uniformity of practive iII very essential points, and decla res: "Thie one pinciple 'whic-h is funoda mental and has obtained I ni versal1 recognition, Is that by means of block ade a belligerent is entitled to cut off by effective means the seaborne con merce of his enemy." Consequently, Sir Edward argues., it is impossible to maintain that the right of a belligerent to intercot the commeri~icO of his enemy can be lim.n ltedl in the way sugges.tedl in thio American notes on the subject. Sir- Edward's note closes with tho obser-va~tlon that "figures of r-ecent months show that the i-eased osp por1tunities afl'orded by the war for Aimerican dommierce have more than compensated for- the loss of the Ger man-Auistrian markets. x x x x We shalt con ti nue to apply these mnea sures with evei-y desire to occa~slini lie least possible amount of incon veni enice to persons cengage-d in legitimate commerce." In the supplemental note. wvhich is a r-eply to the Aimerican caveat gtiv ing notice that the l'nited States would inot reco.gnIize t he 'order-s-inu concil in l1ii of inater-nat ional laInw, Sir .Idwvard Gricy writes lie does 'not un ders tan d to wh~iat divergence of views as to the principles of law ap plicabile In case's before the iprize coui-t, the government of the U'nlt ed States refers, for I am not awarie of any differences existinog bet ween thle two countries as to thle 1pr1in-i pl-s of law applicable in cases before sun-h courts. If th~e Ujnitedl States shiould1 he dis sat isfled with de-lsion s of rItt-tish prize courts as suistritned by the privy council, that the Biritishi gov-ernment is prepared to concer-t wilth the United States "In order to dlecide upon th'e best way of apnlying the * * * prh'n eipTle to the sit umtion which would ihen have arisen." Tlo the American note In thie case of the steamer Nechios, which sum ma rily demanded the exnredIt ions ire lease of the American owvned good3 dletain ed undoer thie ord eris-i n-'oun ci ''the international invalidity of which the covrernmin t of thle Ut'lted Sta' es reg'a-rrs as tplaiy illustrated by the nres-ent icn-tOia''n Great Britain re. 'lies that "whle those acts of the German gover'nme~nt cont liin ('sink ing neutral* as' wrll as Brit iehI mer chant .h ips irres'pectti. of dr' innt'on or or-in of c-or'o and without pi-oper retai-d for sfe' y of n"sscon-rs or r-cws') it soeems.~~ n'the-" rasonobhle 'nent shot'udb ho "re o-l to nhando 'he rt'-htc cllrieul in r'' T'rit'sh ro'i" * * * 01nd r to 'r ,~s from (Govr on"ry to pnoq fr"' v 'h'-o o w'''''d r -"oiv l patrolled' by 'rliish shli psi of war The BritII ih notec, in s horit, is a dec linaIon to allow f r e p'assaiges tc; goods originating in G'rmny or in a terriory mide- Gcrmia nrin CALOMEL SICKENSI DON'T STAY B I Guarantee "Dodson's Liver T( and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Calonel makes you sick; you lose a day's work. Calomel is quicksilver and it salivates; calomel injures your liver. If you are bilious, feel lazy, sluggish and all knocked out, if your bowels are constipated and your head aches or Stomach is sour, just take a spoon ful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone instead of using sickening, salivating calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know it next morning because you will wake up feeling fine, your liver will be work ing, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and your bowels regular. You will feel like working. You'll be cheerful; full of vigor and ambition. Your druggist or dealer sells you a 50-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tono Where Brass is Made. Eighty-two per cent of the brass in dustry of this country is in the ter ritory around Waterbury, Conn. The prises 55 to 60 per cent of that of the world. OFFICER CARROLL CURED OF BAD CASE OF ECZEMA Ho writes from Baltimore as follows: "I am a police officer and had long suffered from a bad case of Eczema of the hands and had to wear gloves all the time. "I was under treatment by eminent physicians for a long time without success. Last summer Hancock's Sil phur Compoulnd and Ointment were recommended to mo and my hands im proved on the first application. After a week's trial I went to the Johna Hopkins lospital to have my hands treated with X-rays. Under their ad. vice, I continued to use your Sulphur Compound and Ointment for 6 or 8 weeks, aln(d at the end of that time my hands were cured. I cannot recoi mend your preparations too highly." (Signed) John T Carroll. Iliancock's Sulphur Compounda nd OintIment are rold by all dealers. lain cock Liuid Sulphur Co., llaltimore, Md.-Adv. Getting Back at Him. An osteitatious imeinber of a c r in counlily coun 1cil whose father is well known as a retired omnibus uivi%&er, was one day displaying a large seal lie usually wca's represint ling SL, George and the dragon, aid while sov eral bystanders were expi'essing the I admiration of it, its owner relnarke( in solemn tones: "A w-one of my ancestors is-aw su)posed to have killed the dragon-' aw-don't you kno w?" l)ear mue," inquired on of lila hear. ers. who knew something about him, "did he run over it?"-Tit-Ilits. Illustration. "Tlhat gir-l ahead of us remindls me or a flower, but I can't recall just what vee-" "Oh. look! She's just tripped on a banana peel!'' "Now I know. She's a lady slipper." Probably. Many a rich man wvill probably find it as dIiflicult to enter the kingdom of henavten as he finds it easy to keep out side a mrundlano I)ail. Over a Thousand. In one week nmre than a thousand women ini Iondon apIplied to one large agency for' empiiloymen~t as waitresses. I.lapanesie goverIlnment exper'ts have suceeeedo iniII risxinig t obac'co ini Korea froni Amerienni seed. NO IDEA What Caused the Trouble. "I alwanys drank coffee with the rest of the faimi ly, for it seremed as if there was nothing for dreakfast if we (11( not have it on the table. "'I had been troubled for some time with my heart, which (11d not feel right. This trouble grewv worse stecad ily. "Sometimes it would beat fast, and at other tines very slowly, so that I would bar dly be able to do work for an hour or two after breakfast, andl if I walked up a hill, it gave me a severe pain. "I had no idea of what the trouble was until a friend suggested that per haps It might b)0 coffee drinking. I tried leaving off the coffee andl began dIrinkmig i'ostum. The change came quickly. I am glad to say that I am now entirely free from heart trouble and attribute tihe reliet to leaving off coffee and the use of Postum. "A number of my friends have aban doned coffee and have taken uip Post urn, which they are usin~g steadily. There are somn people that make Postum very weak and tasteless, but if mande aecording to directions, It i a ve'ry delicious beverage." Name given by Postumn Co., Battle Creek, Michl. P'ostnm comes In two forms: Postum Cereal-the original form must b)0 w~ell boiled. 15c and 25c pack a ge s. Instant Postum--a solub~le powder - (dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa ter, and, with cream and sugar, makem .' delicious bever'hge instantly. 30<O -mdf 50c tins. Roth kinds are equally d1elicious anm oDst about the same per c'm. "There's a Reason" for Postum. --snld by Grocer IT SALIVATES! ILIOUS, CONSTIPATED ne" Will Give You the Best Liver Had-Don't Lose a Day's Work! under my personal guarantee tbat it will clean your sluggish liver better than nasty calomel; it won't make you sick and you can -eat anything you want without being salivated. Your druggist guarantees that each spoonful will start your liver, clean your bowels and straighten you up by morning or you can have your money back. Chil dren gladly take Dodson's Liver Tone because it is pleasant tasting and doesn't gripe or cramp or make them sick. T am selling millions of bottles of Dodson's Liver Tone to people who have found that this pleasant, vege table. liver medicine takes the place of dangerous calomel. Buy one bottle on my sound, reliable guarantee. Ask your druggist or storekeeper about me. Gas Plate. If a gas plate is used you will find a cupboard with shelf for plate on top will be very handy, as the oven can be kept there and always there when wanted. With a door and made of filnish to match your kitchen, it will be a great addition as well as help. FINDS A CURE FOR PELLAGRA Harvey, La.-Mrs. S. W. Spruiell, of this place, writes: "I suppose it will be a great pleasure to you to know that you cured my child. She had pellagra very bad and the doctor faid she never would get well. She is well of pellagra and looks fine. "You may use this letter as a testimon ial if you wish. Great benefit have you doat my daughter, Mindie Abrams." There is no longer any doubt that pel lagra can be cured. Don't delay until it is too late. It id your duty to consult the resourceful Baughn. The sy mptoms-liaids red like sunburn, skin pelIing off, sore mouth, the lips, throat and tongue a flaning red, with much mucus and choking; indigestion and nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation. There is hope; get Baughn's big Free book on Pellagra and learn about the remedy for Pellagra that has at last been found. Address American Compounding Co., box 2090, -Jasper, Ala., remembering money is refunded in any case where the remedy fails to cure.--Adv. Contrary Consequence. "Thnt girl doesn't light up well." "She doesn't, but keep it dark." To be good, accord!: to sonic peo ple, is to be a1 hasbeen. 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