The Gate Valley Star (Gate, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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By LLOYD ALLEN.
(Staff Correspondent Western Nt-wnpaper
Union.)
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. ARIS.—Here In Perto Red
Cross loaders of the world
have taken the first steps
In planning a peace-time
program of lied Cross ae-
tlvltles that will benefit
humanity everywhere.
It's an American iden,
this co-ordination of the
common campaign against human suf-
fering In all lands, even though such
loaders as Henry P. Davison, never give
out n hint that the plan originated
In the United Htutes. The French and
other allied experts who are helping
give the Americans fullest credit for
their foresight In launching the move-
ment for u league of Red Cross so-
cieties.
For the plan is launched. The in-
ternational organization was begun at
a series of conferences held In the
Hotel Regina—headquarters of the
American Red Cross In France, with
delegates of the French, English, Ital-
ian and Japanese Red Cross societies
co-operating with the Americans on the
grand strategy of the campaign, which
in Its conceptions and alms is tho
greatest force that has yet been sug-
gested for the alleviation of miseries i
that are the burden of the human race. !
The outstanding enemies of human \
happiness everywhere, the Red Cross
experts have come to believe, are first |
of all the more malignant diseases: j
Tuberculosis, malaria, typhus or spot-
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dltions,
even
Bruin Made Big Mistake When
He Tackled Turtle.
countries
ted fever, to say nothing of influenza France and England, were serious,
nnd venereal diseases. And In the neutral countries like
If these maladies are to be fought ; Holland nnd Denmark, where the
successfully, it means that contribu- J blockade was tightly maintained eon-
trtry causes such as poor housing con- dltions became very difficult. In the
dltions, unsanitary cities, neglect of countries like Serbia, Poland and Rou-
chlbl welfare movements, i\i d in- | mania the general destitution beeuuie
efficient public health organizations j pitiable. *
must lie corrected and eradicated. | First of all, the campaign plans
Consequently, when the first big against tuberculosis contemplate the
gathering of world famous experts was ! erection of dispensaries on an adequate
held at Cannes, France, recently to for- scale furnished with laboratories and
mnlate a program for the league of appropriate equipment and afTonllng
Red Cross societies, these fundamental | provision for early diagnosis by expert
subjects were given a most thorough ' physicians. Especially trained nurses
consideration and the opinions of the
experts were co-ordinated on the main
features of the forthcoming crusade.
Some of the best scientific talent In
the world was brought together for the
Cannes conference. Out of the series
of meetings some concrete plans de-
veloped that will form the foundation
for the future work of the Red Cross
societies of the world.
are to lie attached to the dispensaries
charged with the assignment of visiting
lie homes of tuberculosis sufferers,
where the necessary care, treatment,
Instruction and advice can be given
to men, women and children so far
gone with the scourge that they are
unable to visit the dispensary.
i The second clause of the concise
I campaign plans against tuberculosis
One of the main thoughts expressed J recommends a system of regular In-
by Mr. Davison, and approved by oth- I i-peetlons In the* schools, where chll-
er promoters of the plan, wns the idea j dreu In the early stages of consumption
that no Ited Cross society will In any | can be found, thereby making possible
measure lose Its Identity In support-, the removal of the afflicted boys and
Impure milk may be the means ot
transmitting tuberculosis germs.
Therefore the Red Cross crusade
against consumption includes a recom-
mendation for the institution of appro-
priate measures for preventing the
buying and selling of dirty milk.
Naturally the open-air school for tu-
bercular children Is commended and
emphasis Is put on the need of extend-
ing the open-air plan wherever possible
for barracks, asylums, orphanages,
workhouses, and prisons.
Thousands of men. women and chil-
dren, only slightly affected with con-
sumption. are better citizens if they
can work at Jobs that do not act as
a barrier to recovery. These Jobs,
however, do not exist In sufficient num-
bers to till the needs of a world that
Is filled with an Increasing number of
tubercular people. Therefore It will
become a special task of the Red Cross
people to encourage Individuals and
organizations to greater efforts in solv-
ing this important problem—the crea-
tion of Industries particularly adapted
to the employment of consumptives.
Farm colonies connected with the
snnatorlums are suggested as a pnrtlal
Like Ben King's Famous Pup, Slow.
Moving Loggerhead Demonstrated
That "What He Took Hold
of, He Never Let Go."
While bears are certainly dreadfu
antagonists, they have been known to
get the worst of It when out of their
element. Curious nnd unequal com-
bats occur when beasts of prey attack
creatures under unusual circumstances.
The pursuer in such a case^te likely to
Incur more risk than the pursued, a
fact that was Illustrated In a novel
encounter in a harbor of Florldu be-
tween a bear and a turtle.
The crew of a schooner while ashore
heard a strange rumpus and pushing
around a turn in the beach, sow a huge
loggerhead turtle in deadly combat with
a big black bear.
From the men's position It seemed
that the bear had sprung upon the tur
tie as It was retreating toward the wa-
ter, and had tried to overturn It. In
some way the hear had stepped In
front of the turtle, which, thrusting
:ts head out, hud quickly seized one of
the bear's hind legs nnd held It.
At this the bear roared loudly, paw-
e.l furiously at the turtle's back,
nnd tried to force It over. The tur-
tle resisted with ail its strength
nnd weight. He settled down close to
the ground whenever the bear made
an extra effort. Then, as the bear
would relax its efforts the turtle would
suddenly sturt up and endeavor to get
nearer the water, keeping his firm hold
on the bear's leg.
Finally, by a sudden push and a pow-
erful muscular effort of his head nnd
paws, bruin managed to get the turtle
half set, one side being raised a foot
or two. Pursuing his advantage, he
seized one of the turtle's hind flippers
in his Jaws, and the snap that followed
showed that the bear felt that things
were coming his way.
He continued to chew the flipper
nnd endeavor to overthrow the turtle.
Rut his antagonist worked around and
finally got In a stroke with Its sharp
claw that badly ripped the bear's un
derslde. This Infuriated the bear to
such an extent that he let go his grip
on the flipper and, reaching his head
down, tried to reach and free his hind
leg. Herein he committed a terrible
tnctlcal error and the enraged logger-
head quickly Improved the opportunity,
thus afforded him.
As the bear's nose came within
reach the turtle let go the hind leg
and quick as a flash fastened his Iron
grip upon the bear's Jaw. The bear
was taken by surprise nnd roared lus-
tily with pain and rage. The turtle
pushed on and dragged his unwilling
captive along. The bear saw his dan-
gei and felt it, too, for they were so
near the water's edge that the waves
were splashing them.
The bear continued to struggle fe-
rociously, but his strength soon begnn
to fall, for the turtle dragged him deep-
er and deeper. Fighting with his hend
half the time under water so exhaust-
ed the benr that presently he began to
gurgle. That moment was fatal. The
loggerhead marched off Into the sea
with his enemy nnd the last seen of
the bear was the feeble kicking of his
hind legs. Next day his body was
wnshed ashore, cut iiuo a dozen pieces.
—New York Herald.
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A stranger stopped Harold one day
nnd nsked how old he wus.
"Six years," replied Harold.
"You are very small for your age,"
remarked the stranger.
"Yes," seriously, "my father nnd I
are both small for our age," was the
reply.
Experience.
"His father Is an authority on po-
licemen."
"Why, has he ever been ene?"
"No; but he's gone with them lots of
times."—Penn State Froth.
Lenrn the luxury of doing good.—
Goldsmith.
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the league of Red Cross societies. Nor ' healthy youngsters endanger the health '
f whole communities. | vantage of being under the supervision
For the advanced and hopeless cases of expert doctors, who could be relied
on to see that the right balance of
will the natbuuil Red Cross organiza-
tions seek do usurp the functions of the
various agencies alrendv In existence j <-f consumption the creation of an nde- " l" /"' "« ■"•«' "•
working for the prevention of disease quate hospital system Is suggested. work and recrentlon and treatment was
nnd for the betterment of humanity. For cases where a cure Is possible, maintained. At the present time farm
Rather will the organizations, like the a system of snnatorlums Is recom- j colonies ore Ini particular favor as a
American Red Cros- for example, en- | mended. "f Gmp,oyment to P^
eonrnpe and co-onerate with instltu That n campaign of popular educa- P'e w,th ,lK,lt rn*0''-
ttons like the United States public tlon should in the meantime be enr- That quackery in the treatment of
health service, the Rockefeller foundn rled on for the benefit of the general j consumption must be stamped out I*
tlon. and other similar organizations, public, Is deemed essential to the plan, n determined stand taken by the Red
In the general fight asalnst disease.
One of the Important decisions of
the Cannes conference was an agree-
ment on the campaign plans for curb-
ing the ravages of tuberculosis, which
h:is become more prevalent In Europe
pince the war on account of the low
nutrition value of the diet of the peo-
ple. and because of the general fuel
shortage and the shoddy Clothing that
came Into use ns • result of the short-
nge In raw mafer'nls due to restricted
Importntlons of wool and cotton. While
th" Eupropenn populations generally
suffered from the eo'd of winter In fire-
In this campaign widespread publicity Cross. The world today is cursed wltli
would be given to the causes nnd i a comparatively small number of so
means of preventing tuberculosis—ev- called doctors and with comparatively
cry suitable publicity agency being I few nostrum factories that sell alleged
utilized for the purpose. consumption cures.
The anti-tuberculosis crusade is link- J One of the essential fentures of the
ed closely with the Improvement of > aiupaign against consumption Is flint
! tb" ireneral living and working condl- the health experts should have at hand
tIons of the people everywhere. It In- an accurate summary of the dlstrlhu
j volves the problems of housing, mi- tlon of consumption In every cointnu
I trltlon, nnd alcoholism. So that the nlty. Knowledge of this kind Is of th
section of the league of Red Cross so- greatest possible assistance In enrrj
defies combating tuberculosis must of lug on n campaign. For the locnl
necessity depend "ti and work In bar- staffs, such Information enables tht
Hornbill's Remarkable Nest.
Most wonderful of all Is the nest of
the homhtll. The hen hird lays her
eggs In a hollow In a tree, nnd'as soon
ns she Is settled on thein the male
bird wnlls her In with clny, leaving
Just space f. >r her head to stick out.
He feeds her, nnd there she sits, not
only until the ;-ggs are hatched, but
until the young are big enough to come
out
Those Yankee Vandals.
A huge electric cross formed part
of a German holiday celebration In
one of the bridgehead towns. On New
Year's eve a private had "fraternized"
to the extent of several schnapps and
wns walking toward his billet when
he came upon a small group of Ger-
mans.
"Nob-end," said the buck genlnlly.
"Schoen," answered the admiring
German, looking up nt the sign.
The buck looked up. "In wohl."
He straightened himself and charged
forward. "She's erste classe. She's
mine."
A friendly M. P. soothed a sputter-
ing burgomelster nnd escc;ted the sou-
venir hunter to his bunk.—Sergt. L. K.
Warthtusn, A. E. F„ In Judge.
motiy with other departments directly i community dispensary staff to local ,
less houses, their clothes were less I Interested In better housing conditions the breeding grounds of tuberculosa
warm, and their diet was less heating and the other movements calculated to i nnd center its fight on tho dange* qui
than In the pre-war days. These con- 'improve living coudltloua. ' sectors.
Stirring Incident.
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"1 certainly did," said the venture-
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friend wife rushed up and tried to pre-
vent me from going and when the
propeller begnn to whirl she did a nose
dive Into the arms of her nearest relu
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