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Let Our Motto Be GOOD HEALTH _ BY DR. LLOYD ARNOLD Professor of Bacteriology tod Preventive ............ IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAyf 'chool Lesson \ MOTORING HAS GOOD INFLUENCE ON HEALTH V A cartoonist In a Chicago newspaper depleted a scene the other day that had a very entlc- inf appeal It showed a man seat* ed at his desk, al! sorts of rush or ders around him, and through the window a man with a cowboy hat la beled "The Call of the Outdoors" was reaching In, and, grabbing him by the vest, was yell ing: “YIppe! Well tan my hide! Look what I found hibematln’ In here—C^aon out an* git some sunshine! Yippee!” And over the cartoon was the caption, "The First Time You Open the Window Real Wide on a Warm Spring Day.’ It was good health advice that grin ning cowboy gave. When spring comes, it’s good for us to do like the bears——quit hibernating and get out into the sunshine. And if you have a family bus, it’s time to send out for the latest road map, and away for a week-end vacation trip. The highways have always played an important part in the health and habits of man. There has ever been an effort to make them safe from a nealth standpoint In ancient times lepers and other unclean persons were excluded from the highways, fqr It was early recognized that pestilence walked from community to community with the footsteps of man. _______ The world in which we live* la now. a much bigger one. We can easily travel three hundred miles Iq any di rection within a day. We are as fa- _mlllar and conversant with a geo graphical area .several hundred miles square as our grandparents were with a thirty mile area. The development of automotive power has changed our life in many ways. The social and family environ ment has been altered. We compare ourselves with more people. We are broader minded In that we can see more and, therefore, Judge values from a better perspective. There is less dif ference In social customs, dress and living standards In adjacent communi ties. The residents of Hose Creek and Turkey Run no longer regard each other with suspicion. In other words, we have become a more homogenous population. This Is very Important from a health stand|>olnt. The com munity that has had a habit of an un balanced diet, with consequent general Illness of the population can now see the error of Its ways and apply the remedy. No community wants a repu- tatloa for .disease. • •—* - * Another Important health Influence due to hard roads and automobiles Is the greater amount of time people now spend In the fresh air aud sunshine. In the country we used to go to town In the buggy or wagon when It was neecessary. City dwellers did very little traveling. Now with the automo bile we Joyously seek the open road. It Is only during rainy or stormy weather that we stay Indoors. From q health viewpoint, this is as It should be. The ride after supper that so many people take nowadays provides a period of relaxation, and It allows for restful digestion and family' visit ing. It Is much better than staying home-to wash, thq dishes. — One questlbri that .naturally arises is: Are contagious diseases spread more by automobile travel than they were before the use of such rapid and easy transportation Increased hu man contact? The answer Is that the health level of the population Is much better than It ever was before. There la plenty of fresh air to be had on a trip and lots of sunshine and little dust. This keeps the healthy person well and aids the sickly person to regain health, antj^he sickly person has no contact with the healthy trav elers In other automotive vehicles. The stimulating effect of the air forced against the body during automobile travels Is a gobd tonic. Germs are carried from the sick to the well per son by shoe leather, not by the air or wind. - It is mtimate contact, suefe as cough ing, sneezing and touching with tfre hands, that transfers contagions mate rials. Happy and contented people art healthy folk. Yon see more laughs and smiles among automobile travelers than you do among the passengers in th: staterooms of the de luxe transconti nental trains. The one thing that the person trav ellng vlnto "unknown parts" should look out for Is contamination of food or water. Typhoid fever and dysen- 1 teries are about the only diseases you need guard against Direct contact with the travelers you meet (unless they have'colds l) Is pretty safe. Some few hotels and tourist camps are not what they should be, but so many are -good that there Is no. excuse for pm- flng up with one that has not the best sanitary conveniences. Do not buy milk unless It Is pas teurized. And do not stop by the road side to drink from a spring unless there Is s notice by a stste v health department that the water has been analyzed and found fit Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and not many sweets, and you’ll come home vastly improved by the outing. i - • Wooten By REV. p. B. riTZWATER, D. D„ Member of Faculty, Moody Blblo Institute of Chlcaco. O. Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for July 21 DAVID LESSON TEXT—I Samuel II Samuel l:S3-27. / GOLDEN TEXT/-Look not every man on his owri things, but every man also on the thlngo of others.— Phlllpplano 1:4/ PRIMARY TOPIC—DavM and the Sleeping King. JUNIOR /TOPIC—David and the Sleeping King. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—David the Orest-Hearted- YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—A ' Oenerous Attitude Toward Others. David Is one of the most prominent of Bible characters. His many-slilwl life and his close 'association with Christ give him a place of Importance second to none in all the Bible. It Is In this light that this great character should be viewed, and not merely as “David (The Great-Hearted).” I. His Birth and Youth (1 Sam. 16: 17:15, 34). Bethlehem was the place of his birth, as well- a» that of bis greater Son (KlatL 2:46). He was the youngest of Jesse’s eight sons. His young manhood was spent as a shepherd. This was the first period of his schooling and prep aration for life. From the brief de scriptive word we learn that in his per sonal appearance he bad aitburn hair, fair eyes and a beautiful countenance (16:12). His life as a shepherd was attended with real hazards (17:34-37). II. His Anointing (I Sara. 16:6-13). God had revealed to Samuel that one of Jesse’s sons was to be the new king. In determination of the divine choice, Jesse’s sons passed before Samuel Id order, beginning with EUab, the oldest. Elinb was rejected In spite of his fa vorable physical qualifications. His In ner condition as seen by God diaquali: fled him. All glorying In the flesh must be set aside In the choice of a man for a place in God’s program. David was chosen because of bis fidelity as a shep herd boy. When the anointing oil was being applied, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him. David’s attractiveness as a young man, and his unusual gifts were all to no avail without the Spirit. III. David’s Life at the Royal Court 1. As'a harpist and armorbearer to Saul (I Sam. 16:19-23). He' was brought to play his harp before Saul In order that the evil spirit might be allayed. 2. Hla triumph over Goliath. For some reason David returned to look after his father s sheep. On being sent on an errand to his brethren in the camp, he saw the Philistine giant. Got Hath, defying God and the army of Is rael. He volunteered to fight, skillful-, ly slung the stone which felled the giant, and with Goliath's own sword cut off his head. 3. Won the friendship of Jonathan. This friendship has been Immortalized In the world’s thought It was unique In that it occurred between two men of rival worldly Interest Jonathan was' the crown prince, heir to the throne.. David was heir to the throne according to divine purpose. Knowing this. Jonathan waived his rights. IV. David’s Llf# as an Outlaw (I Sam. 21:10-31:13). . Though God anointed him king, Da vid wandered for years as an outlaw to escape the murderous frenzy of Saul. During this time he .did some foolish- things, but he also learned many things Tn this bitter schooTwhich better fltte'd him to be a king, statesman, and poet, leaving to the world a rich heritage. V. God's Royal Covenant (II Sam. 7:8-16). • “ <»On the ground of the setting forth of this covenant, he Is the legal heir to the kingdom. Jesus Christ shall one day occupy the throne of his father David (Luke 1:31 33) v VI. David’s Reign as King. L.Made king of Judah at Hebron (II Sam. ,2:4-5:3). A long war was ^nged between the bouse of David and that of Saul. 2. King over all Israel (II sffm. 5:4). The elders of Israel at last invited dm to be king over all Israel accord- ng to the purpose of God as expressed iy Samuel when he anointed him king. Vil David’s Sitis 'and Faiiure*r~ 1- Refuge )imong the enemies of Is ' hel (T Sam: 21, 30). This was a flts^ :raceful act. Being the chosen and tHointed of God, he should have trust 'd God to defend him against the fury »f Saul. 2. Plurality of wives. He established i harem after the ordqr.of the heathen uonarchs. 3. Crime as to Bath-sheba and Uriah (II Sam. 11, 12). Ammon’s sin, the re- lellions of Absalom and Sheba, and Ab- talom’s attempt to seize the throne vere the, Inevitable fruits of his poly gamous life. 4. Numbering the people (II Sam. 25). •- Whefe Friendship Ceases Okefinokee Swamp \ - . 4** ■ By JACK RODOLPH 6 McClure Newspaper Syndicate^ WNU Service. me. Rolition Religion, like morals god physics, Rrst-truths which are Incapable of heing derived from anything more cer tain than themselves—which the hu man mind, at a particular point of Its development, Invariably recognizes, and the Intuition of which is a direct re- aralt of Its highest activities.—James Martineau. Skiniag Qnalitioe Many Individuals have. Tike meat diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.*—J« venal ««'-pHAT’S her!” rumbled Big Un A Beasley, raising a huge arm to point across the gay flatter of the dance floor. Peewee Pruitt swung his one hundred forty pounds upon the big arm and pulled It down. “Civilized peo- pie," he admonished, “don’t point And they doh’t say ‘That’* her!’” The n he turned to look In the direction the big man had Indicated. "My savage protege desires the paleface medicine In big gulps!" he whistled softly as his eyes lighted upon t glorious blond. “Cut the kidding and start calling signals for my play," the giant urged. Pruitt shook his head sadly. "Start calling signals for your play! Just like that! Big Boy, the play hasn’t been doped yet that will carry a man across that goal line!” Something in his tone caused Beas ley to glance down quickly. "Has she throws you for a loss, too?" he asked. “Every Romeo In school has tried to rush her," Pruitt responded lightly. But his dissimulation did not deceive the big fellow. “If she’s your girl, that lets me out,’’ he stated decisively. “She’s not wearing my brand, as you would say," Pruitt answered. "She’s' what you would t call a maverick— there for anybody who can rope her. AH she has ever given me is permis sion to hope.’’ Beasley shook his head. "There’d be no chance for a man like against you, anyhow.” Pruitt dropped his air of mockery. “Big Un, .that won’t go between ua. I’m going to call your play tonight and give you an even break. Then let the best man win. That girl has seen hundreds of men llkfe me. And there’s only one man in the world like you. Your play Is to be yourself and not try to Imitate.” The David and Goliath act had been Introduced at State' university a half dozen months before wJfeen Pruitt bad crouched between the legs of the big center who had handed the ball back to him and plowed ahead, with the little quarterback following between the protecting legs. A month later Beasley had mar veled, “You certainly can run inter ference on this math stuff.” “Concentration is the secret,” the little man had snapped. “Jam your nose back into that book, and keep It there.” Examinations, which would determine eligibility for the basket ball team, were due the following day. Beasley’s father had gone West whenland was just something between a man and where he wanted to go. When Beasley came to State he could read a cattle brand a half mile away Better than he could read math sym bols under his nose.' Pruitt was from a long Hue of law yers who spared enough time from ac quiring culture to garner their shark of the coin of the realm. Their fot drew more applause when the big man tipped the basketball to the little one, who dribbled It In dazzling circles until the other was in position for him to pass for a score. « * * » Beasley was on hand to catch Pruitt when he staggered after breaking the tape in the hundred-yard dash and the little fellow lugged the hammer and the big shot to the ring for the giant . By now the students generally re ferred to them collectively as David and Goliath. But a few of^the more-, discerning ones had changed to David and 'Jonathan". " — - " ■ ■ - Then the two three-letter men were ready to break training. “It’s time you were getting civilized, you woolly son of the West,” Pruitt had declared. “Have a dress suit ready for the hop tomoraow night, and I’ll break you for society.*' The mentor decided the following evening that Beasley’s first course of introduction should be to leave him on his own with a group of girls to whom he had been Introduced. But It was not long before the big man came seek ing the little one to declare, “Half pint, I’ve found the girl who makes all of this fuss worth while. Come on. I’ll show her to you. I want an In troduction.” That had led up to the conversation which carried the two to the coat room. “Stand still,” Pruitt ordered, while he pulled Beasley’s tie around to the front. There were sundry ad justments before the final survey and he murmured, “Well, that’s the best I can do. We’ll go find'her. And, re member, after the Introduction It’s every man for himself.” “I wouldn’t do It if It were any girl except that one," the giant apologized. "Can’t we atm be friends 77. . „ "Sure," snapped Pruitt "Damon and Pythias were—In the book. It’s a pretty story. Better read It" Pruitt sought the largest group lu the big hall and dragged Beasley to Us center. He performed the introduc- titfF gracefully and added, “My best friend, and the finest fellow who ever came to State." Then he turned to DECORATIVE ADVANCE The four walls of s room not be the seme color, charming effects can' often bn gained by doing three of them alike | the fourth In a contrasting tone. This method was carried oat In the newly decorated offices of a lead* ing Chicago business firm. The de- 't atgoers-^ftd-one of the rooms pain^i ed a light cocoa 'brown except for the wall. In which two large win dows are placed. This la a lovtey, sunny, pastle , yellow. Venetian blinds repeat this note, «o that whether the day la bright or fray this interior la always cheerful Okefinokee Swamp, Mystery Land of Georgia. W«j D jackfish and large-njouthed bass. The great state of Texas can boast of 30 species of frogs and toads; the Okefinokee region, with one-two-htm- dredths the area of Texas, has 20. With varied habitats to suit the re quirements of different species; with unlimited breeding places in the cypress ponds, cypress bays, and prairies; with abundant rains In normal years, and with a warm and humid, climate, the Okefinokee is a veritable frog paradise. I<et copious showers fall during a warm summer’s day and by nightfall the bedlam of amphibian voices aris ing from the swamp waters and their tangled margins Is beyond description. The field herpetologist’s trained ear picks out of the din the s v hrill peeping Prepared by the Notional Orographic Society Washington, D. C.—WNU Service. OWN In the southeastern cor ner of Georgia lies the great Okefinokee swamp, a primeval f wilderness rich In treasure for 4he-h3odern biologist Mystery and en chantment live In Its coffee-colored wa ters, its moss-hung cypresses and sun lit plney woods. The Okefinokee owes a great meas ure of Its unique charm to Its “prai ries”—wide, unspoiled 'expanses filled In large part with a tropical abund ance of aquatic plants and flanked with dense “bays” of stately cypress. On these one may delight his soul amid scenes of unearthly loveliness that have changed virtually not at all since the Semihole wafrTdrI poted thelr dug- outs over them. The Okefinokee prai ries are not land, but water! * In these morasses are many areas of open water, varying from lakes % quarter of a mile in diameter to “alli gator holes” a pod In width. .! The snowy blossoms of the white waterllly gladden many acres of the deeper water, and the golden, globular flowers of yellow pond-lilies, or “bon- nets," glow in a setting of huge green leaves. In the shallows yellow-eyed grass. Us tall stems swaying, forms a sea of pleasant color. The smaU pltcherplant Is hardly true to its name on the Okefinokee prairies, for Its spotted greenish tubes reach a yard Into the air—a height unheard of elsewhere; the parasol- like flowers of greenish gold, each on a separate scape, stand a nttle below the summit of the leaves. * Another plant la the maiden cane, which-forms dense, yard-high beds. Among its sheltering stems, and leaves the least bittern, the swamp rice rat, and the Florida water rat build their nests. In late summer, as a boat pushes by a bed of maiden cane, a host of katydids- will fly out and astound the newcomer by plunging Into the water and disappearing. These diving katydids belong to a peculiar species first described fronf the Okefinokee. ' - Resort of Hunters and Trappera. For generations swamp hunters have pushed over these prfiirle waters, standing up lu their slight boats and bending rhythmically with graceful thrusts of their long poles. The skilled boatman Is ahle^ to- make better prog ress over the prpiries than the bear be chases. Old hunters knew well how to drive a deer out of a prairie head Id the direction of a waiting com panion. Ip winter the trapper camps for weeks at a time in these heads, tending his line of traps and taking the pelts of raccoon, otter, wildcat and. opossunw-'— _ To pass from the sparkling sunshine of the prairies into the gloom of the adjoining cypress bays Is a striking experience. The huge trees, but tressed by “knees,” stand In close ranks in a foot 6r so of yvater. Their green crowns, 80 feet or more over head, shut out all but a few stray beams of sunshine, causing even at midday a sort of twilight Here and there a winding channel or “run” per mits the hunter to push his tiny boat, between the tree trunks • hut -fn tho- greater part of the cypress bays there Is tall, dense undergrowth that makes even foot tfavel a slow and arduous undertaking. The bear, having the double advantage of bulky strength and a tough hide. Is the only large ani mal that can readily and rapidly break through such a tangle. G6od Fishing There. Mere than thirty species qf fishes In habit the Okefinokee. Persons who love simple pan-fishing, with an old- fashioned reed pole, find here thelr l palachlan mountains. In each Wifla do tho jobf...{[ WEI MOT LWhat's tko answer ^RCrVSCSUMTITVTl% FLY-TOX^ )kA BEST BY 4 * \ 10.000 TESTS KILLS FLIES SPIDERS & MOSQUITOES I*A" Iworth Ait ii*i V_ Oiuf loodnaoie" remembering! ii rift [ 1114 III [A For hot* tired* aching, burn ing feet, a light application of | Catleara Olatmaat. gen tly robbed in, after bathing the feet in a sods of warm water and Catleara Soap* relieves the tired muscles, soothes the skin and hair balsam leave. Be was halfway across the room when he was roughly seized from be hind. Beasley wrapped his left arm about the little fellow and Jerked him about As Pruitt looked up Into the grim face above him, the giant growled, “You fombled with your damn’<pollte- ness.” He held Pruitt powerless, while his long huge arm came up to point openly and defiantly at a girl with it shock of dark carls above saucj eyes. ‘That's her!’’ he said again. heart’s content At Suwannee lake this sort of angling surpasses that in al most any other part of the country. When one considers that the lake is barely a quarter of v-plle: long, with an average width of perhaps 30 yards. of the oak- toad, the droning roar of the southern toad, the plainly uttered “glks” of the cricket frog, the Insect- llke chirp of the little chorus frog, the machine-gun bark of the pine-woods tree frog, the hogshead-thumping notes of the Florida tree frog, the deep, hollow roll of the gopher frog, the “clung" of the green frog, the pig-like grunts of the southern bullfrog, the clattering chorus of the southern leopard frog, the hammer strokes * of the carpenter frog, and the lamb's bleating of the narrow-mouthed toad. Alligators and Birds. ; Men still living can speak of the times when It appeared as If “a-4eller 'could walk across Biilys lake on ’gatpr backs." To this day the Okefinokee remains perhaps the best stronghold of our famous corrugated sanrlan. Suwannee lake in particular, where the alligators are protected, provides unequaled bpportunltles formakiug Intimate studies of the habits of wild Individuals. Of the approximately* 180 species of birds recorded In th^ Okefinokee re gion, scarcely one-half yemaln during the summer and breed. While oope of these summer residents move south ward with the approach, of cool weather In the autumn, their places are more than filled by hardier species coming from the northern states and Canada to find a congenial winter home In the swamp. By far the largest mammal of the swamp, and perhaps the most Inter esting, Is the Florida bear. Prom early times It has.attracted the swamp hunters^-nOt* so much because of any* particular value of its hide and flesh as-by reason of the thrill that comes from matching wits and strength with so formidable an animal An addi tional reason for the pursuit of the bear Is its numerous depredations on the hogs {hat range through the plney woods and the swamp borders. At a hog’s prolonged squealing the residents become Instantly alert tor It generally means that a bear has seized the ani mal'and Is making off with It toward the depths of 4he swamp. Guns are hurriedly lifted from pegs on the cabin walls, the dogs are ca)1ed together with the bunting porn, and the chase is on. Primitivs Life of the People. For generations the sturdy, self- aufflclent and gifted people of the Okefinokee have led a rather isolated and primitive existence, some of them on Islands within the swamp and others along its borders They repre sent some of the purest Anglo-Saxon stock left In our country, though a few of the families have a slight mixture of French Huguenot and even Seminole Indian blood. In ancestry, speech, folksongs, and general social ways there Is s marked affinity between the residents of the Okefinokee and those of the Ap- case _ sgaftyg*" FLORESTON UiAMPOO - Idtol for wo te oonnoetioa with Pwker’o Hair BaloomJIakM the hair aoft and fluffy. 60 cento by maU or at dnw data. HiacoxCbamical Worka. Potchocua.N.Y. Rid Yourself of Kidney Poisons D O you differ burning* scanty or too frequent urination; beduidiet headache, dizziness, swollen feet end ankles? Are you tired, nervous—-feel all unstruno and don't know what is wrong? Than give some thought to your kidneys. Be sura they function proper ly, for functional kidney disorder pa* -mits excess warta to stay in the bfoodr end to poison end spset the whole 1 Use Deen's Me. Doert eae for d» kidneys only. They are recommended the wodd over. Yoe cen get dm gen* Doen's et eoy dreg Doans Pi us SWEETEN Sour Stomach —by chewing one or ; more Milxiesia Wafon ^ You can obtain s full size 20c package of Milndsit Wafers containing twelve full adult doses'by Inrnishiog ns with the name of your local druggist U he. does not happen to carry Miloesia Wafers in stoat, by enclosing 10c in coin or postage stamps. Address * SELECT PRODUCTS. INC. 4402 aSrdSULeng Maori CHS.N.V. *' MfNsm,k Strut AdJrwa. ...... Ttum & StsU ^ ....... SLy DrMuat’iNsmsk.—. Strttt Addmt ........... / Toum & Stott MILNESIA 1 Orf 1 ^ VYNU—7 WAFERS 28—85 a year’s catch of more thpn 40,000 fish (recorded In 1925) Is astounding. Farther within the swamp, at Biilys, Mines, and Buzzard Roost lakes, or. on the Big Water or the Suwannee canal, there is likewise rare fishing. The bulk of a day’s catch with hook and Une Is made op of such basses as the wsrmouth, the “stump-knocker," and the "sand-fllrter," with a goodly pro portion of mudfish and catfish. Those who elect trolling are more apt to land there has been comparative Isolation, tending to preserve the cultural herit age from Britain of several centuries ago. The picturesque regional ver nacular contains various elements representing survivals from the Eliza- bethau age that have dropped out of general American nsage. The old-fashioned square dance, Or "frolic,” still holds sway here as a leading form of social recreation. The fiddle, the handclap, the- footbeat, and the “calling of the set” by the leader all lend their aid to the rhythmic per formance. The late fall days—the sea son of “hog killin’ an’ cane-grindln’ see these social expressions at their height DID YOU EVER SEE A WORM RUNNING? If your child has Worms or Tapeworm, one single dose of‘DEAD SHOT* Dr. PeeryV' Vermifuge will drhre them out Dr.Pesry**'DEAD SHOT VenaNsga m Me • bottU aS ffiftht’a Fill Ca* MS < CLASSIFIEB m | \fter Sverythlas Baa Paha* te Can >!iioaa stomach treubla and yoa has Ul hop*, writ# firsms JaM, B* ovr nsaiMcr tbs wnurr uro wi i dollar fcounta. •frtte BOX m. st