The Canadian Valley News. (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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EVEN years ago the Im-
portant discovery was
made th,at sleeping sick-
ness was caused by an
animal parasite, trypa-
nosoma gambiense,
which is transmitted by
the bite of a variety of
tsetse fly, glcssina pal-
palls. The investiga-
tion which led to this
discovery was the joint
work of Casteliani and
Sir David Bruce and
was undertaken on ac-
count of the terrible outbreak of this
disease which had occurred in
Uganda, particularly on the northern
shores of Victoria Nyanza.
Indeed, the mortality was so great
that it became imperative to under-
take immediate action in order to pre-
vent the natives from being complete-
ly wiped out. At Entebbe a labora-
tory was erected, and here extensive
experiments were carried out which
proved the guilt of the glosqina pal-
palis up to the hilt.
The earlier work seemed to indi-
cate that the fly merely acts as a di-
rect : ransmitter of the parasite, which
appeared to die out in the matter of
a few days if the fly were not nour-
ished with blood. In order to deter-
mine the exact extent of the fly dis
tribution on the one hand and sleep-
ing sickness on the other expeditions
have been undertaken north, south,
east and west, and after laborious
work it would appear that the disease
Is much more extensive than was
originally believed. The fly distribu-
tion is still greater, and roughly cor-
responds to equatorial Africa and ex-
tends to the tenth northern and south-
ern parallels of latitude.
It must not, however, be imagined
that the whole of this vast area is in-
volved. On the contrary, most care-
ful observations have revealed that
the distribution of the glossina palpa-
lis is local, its principal localization
being close to water or water courses
where the banks are covered with
vegetation. It ts rarely found more
than SO yards from such spots. The
problem of preventing sleeping sick-
ness thus appeared to be of relatively
simple solution. There were two as-
pects to the ease—first the infection
of human beings by the fly, and, sec-
ondly, the infection of the fly from
infected human beings
It was considered, therefore, that
the disease could be stayed if, first,
the chances of exposure to the fly
were diminished, and, secondly. If the
fly were prevented from being infect-
ed by removing the sick from the fly
area. An elaborate experiment of this
kind was made on the northern shore
of Lake Victoria. Along the whole
lake shore, from Buddhu to the Ripon
Palls, the natives were removed, the
sick were segregated into camps, the
holdings were evacuated and burnt,
and the banana plantations were al-
lowed to go to waste. The willing co-
operation of the chiefs in this tre-
mendous task Is a complete proof of
the extraordinary hold the disease has
got on the native population.
In the segregation camps to which
the sick had been conveyed various
remedies sent out from Europe were
tried, but with little success. It is
conceded on all hands that the patient
with definite evidence of sleeping
sickness upon him is doomed. The
clearing of the lake shore was made
on the basis of the view that the
tsetse fly does not remain Infective
for a long period, and it was hoped
that when the infective period was
over the shores of the lake could
again be populated. Recent advances
have shown, however, that this hope
is not to be realized, and that, indeed,
the prophylaxis of sleeping sickness
is a much more complicated task than
was originally supposed.
On the extension of sleeping sick-
ness into German East Africa a com-
mission of experts, headed by Robert
Koch, went out and studied the dis-
ease on the spot. Towards the end of
1908 Kleine made the important dis-
covery that alter a latent Interval a
tsetse fly which had sucked the blood
of an infected man could remain in-
fective for a very prolonged period.
In its body the trypanosomes develop
in great numbers, apparently as the
result of sexual congress which in-
creases the prolongation of the infec-
tive period almost Indefinitely. To
what extent this period of infeettvity
occurs in flies which have sucked
blood Is not yet known.
It is also suggested that in addi-
tion to man the trypanosoma may
pass Us existence in the bodies of
other vertebrates such as the croco-
dile according to Koch, and various
wild herbivorous animals according
to others. In the last year or two the
very important doubt has also been
raised as to whether glossina palpalis
is the exclusive carrier of the human
trypanosomes. Thus cases of sleep-
ing sickness have occurred in the val-
ley of the Loangwa, a tributary of the
Zambesi In northeastern Rhodesia.
Up to the present glosina palpalis has
not been found there, the main tsetses
being G. morsitans and G. fusca,
which hitherto have been exculpated
as carriers of trypanosoma gambiense.
A new expedition is proceeding to
northeast Rhodesia to investigate the
subject and the whole question of pos-
sible spread of sleeping sickness in
consequence of the construction of the
Rhodesia-Katanga junction railway
from the Broken Hill mine in north-
ern Rhodesia to the Congo State fron-
tier and beyond.
Down to 1902 all kinds of theories
were rife as to the nature of sleeping
sickness, but since this year we have
witnessed the results of the combina-
tion of scientific and eptdermiological
observations. The cause of the dis-
ease is known—its method of propa-
gation in part at any rate. The pre-
ventive plans hitherto undertaken are
in the right direction even if not so
complete as was supposed. The geo-
graphical distribution of tsetse flies
and sleeping sickness Is being rapidly
determined. What still wants solution
are the studies on the more detailed
life histories of the flies and the try-
panosomes and synthetic remedies for
the cure of the unfortunate victims of
the disease.
These studies are not merely of
scientific or humane interest but of
vast commercial importance in con-
nection with the development of equa-
torial Africa.
Plan to Celebrate Anniversary of Treaty
On December 24. 1814, the treaty of
. Ghent war concluded and the war of
3812 brought to an end. That strug-
gle had been r’orious for America on
the water and humiliating on the land.
The battle of New OrleanB was fought
after peace had been made. Since
that time the United States and Eng-
land have lived in a peace that has
been proved substantial by several in-
cidents, notably the Wilkes affair,
which, were the nations not genuinely
desirous of maintaining pacific rela-
tions, might easily have brought on
armed encounters.
Unquestionably the attitude of Great
Britain in 1898 caused a revulsion of
popular feeling in this country and re-
lieved many minds of an inborn or
huedlessly cultivated hatred and fear
of her. Before that time there had
been a praiseworthy effort to make
school histories less bitterly partisan
than they had been. This movement
has made great headway since the
war with Spain. Definite attempts to
Increase the good feeling not only be-
tween the peoples of the two countries
have met with decided encourage-
ment.
It therefore seems entirely appro-
priate that the one hundredth anni-
versary of the conclusion of the treaty
of Ghent should be celebrated with ap-
propriate ceremonies. Steps toward
WEST REFUSES HIS SIGNATURE
WILL COMPEL SCHOOL BOARD TO
MANDAMUS HIM
Fears Neither Dragons or Devils
Mandarin Ho Kue! Kang of China
was sent to Europe by his government
slid on his return he wrote a book in
which he said regarding the tall
houses: "They are so high that a man
could end his life by throwing himself
from the top. These lofty edifices are
destructive of the beneficent spirits of
the wind and the water. The devils
of the ocean (Europeans) pay no at-
tention to the influences of the earth
artd the genii of the air, though our
most illustrious litterati and sages
acknowledge the existence of these In-
fluerces. The result is that instead
of erecting a pagoda to protect them-
selves from plagues and floods the bar-
barians squander their money on
drains and dikes. Their Ignorance is
(heir only excuse. They do not know
• hat a pagoda keeps away pestilence
and attracts prosperity and brings suc-
cess to the candidates of the district
at the literary examinations for the
civil service. The barbarians have
not, like us, proved these facts by the
experience of thousands of years. They
contemn the white tiger, and they
are unaware that the dragon causes
floods and thunder and earthquakes
and typhoons.”
The position of women was equally
alarming: “The devils of the ocean
have overturned all the rules of rank
and respect. I had heard that their
women were more honored than their
men; but I should never have thought
that this aberration was so general
and so profound. Thus, on a narrow'
pavement the man always gives way
to the inferior creature. A husband al-
lows his wife to walk side by side
SCHOOL BONDS NOT FLOATED
The Attorney General Withholds His
Signature in Fear of Wildcat
Ventnres So Allege In-
terested Parties.
Oklahoma City.
GOOD ROADS AND FARM PRODUCE
this end have already been taken here,
in England and In Canada. The enter
prise has reached the point in con
gross of receiving the approval of the
committee on foreign affairs of the
house of representatives, which has in.
troduced a resolution providing that
the commission for the promotion of
universal peace among nations shall
submit to congress within a year a re-
port containing a plan for the proper
observance of the centenary. The
record is most encouraging to the ad
vocates of arbitration and disarms
ment, and in any celebration of the
completion of a century of peace that
may be had they will be conspicuous
figures.
with him and nobody laughs. He may
oven carry parcels for her without be-
ing mocked at. And that is not all
Men wait at table until the women are
seated, and then sit beside them and
show them all sorts of attentions. 1
have even seen a man serve his wife
at meals before his own father!
Improvements of 20 Per Cent of Roads
Would Increase Prosperity
Realizing that farm products and
prosperity can bo greatly increased
by improving the roads of a state, the
people of Oklahoma are joining in the
general movement to give the United
States a complete system of improv-
ed public highways. Officials of the
various counties have ascertained
from the United States office of public,
roads that from 15 to 2U per cent of
the roads of a state carry from 80 to
I 90 per cent of tho traffic. It Is figured.
In order to float a bond issue amount. I therefore, that if Oklahoma improves
ing to $200,000 voted by the school dls- 20 per cent of its roads it will he get.
trict of Oklahoma City as a sinking 1 rlng t]ie maximum of hauling effleien
fund to take up outstanding warrants,! cy an(j will have reached the ulti-
thc board of education will be com mate pojnt of economy,
polled to mandamus Attorney General Various county officials engaged in
West in order to secure his signature , uia work of road construction and lm
to the issue. The bonds were voted in provement have been making inquiries
1910, and according to law, require the Qf the United States office of public
approval of tho attorney general in iouds us to the best methods of con-
Striking Home.
"What do you suppose those three
women over in that corner are talking
about?” asked the curious guest.
“I don’t know,” replied the other. “1
know it isn’t my wife, because she’i
here tonight.”
“Great Scott!” exclaimed the curi-
ous guest. “I’d better go over* there
and Interrupt ’em. My wife was in*
vited and couldn’t come.”
order to be flloated. lie has refused to
sign the issue.
Members of the board of education
of Oklahoma City have stated that
the attorney general has refused to
sign the warrants uot because he docs
not favor the issue, but becailse it
would set a bad precedent. This he
would be compelled to follow' with
many similar bond issues in western
counties of the state which are “wild-
cat” propostions and should not be
floated. The signing of the issue is
partly an official and partly a discre-
tionary act of the state attorney.
When asked why he had refused to
sign the issue, the attorney general said
that he has issued an opinion on the
matter to the attorneys of the board of
education and did not care to discuss
the matter futber. He stated, how-
ever, that the refusal to sign is final.
The above reason was given out by the
board.
struction and maintenance; and Geo.
D. Marshall, superintendent of road
construction In the office of public
roads, has been assigned to Hydro,
Ola., to inspect roads, investigate
materials and report as to tho system
most suitable for that locality, advis
ing with the officials as to the best,
bethoda of construction and mainte-
nance.
Mr. Marshall has been sent to Hydro
upon application of the trustees of
that township. He recently complet
ed an object lessou road at Cordell,
Okla.
Prom inquiries being sent the office
of public roads, from all over Okla
homa, it is evident, that the people of
the state are fully aroused as to the
economic advantages to be obtained
by an improved system of roads.
OPINIONS TO SUPERINTENDENT
is decided by
supreme court.
the United States
Atorney General Moves
The attorney geueral’s office was
moved Thursday from the Irving
school building to the new quarters on
the fourth floor of the Lawrence build
West Holds That Inspection Commit-1 ing, adjoining the Klngkude hotel.
tee Law is in Force The records of the office which are
Guthrie. Okla. Three opinions still Guthrie probably will not
were given to State Superintendent of | nioved until after the capital^ case
Schools Wilson from the attorney gen-,
eral’s office Monday. It is West’s
opinion that the old law is still in
force which provides for the appoint-
ment. of a committee of three disinter-
ested persons to visit the state normal
schools annually and report their
conditions. Formerly this committee
was named by the normal regents,
whose powers have now passed to
the state board of education. It is un-
derstood the provision has never beeu
complied with.
Superintendent Wilson also is told
that there is no law which in express
terms requires either the state super-
intendent or county boards of com-
missioners to have school district es-
timate blanks printed, but if the su-
perintendent should conclude that the
educational interests of the state
would be best served by having such
blanks printed at the state’s expense
and distributed by him, then it would
be proper for him to do so.
Some question :u . g over the re-
cent deficiency appropriation of $241.114
for salary to June 30 for Prof. Frank
Wyatt of the Alva Normal school fac-
ulty, Mr. West construes the law for
Wilson to mean that Wyatt cannot
draw any other money ns salary.
To E. L. Green, assistant county at-
torney at Purcell, the opinion is given
that government land, purchased sev-
eral months ago, cannot be taxed by
the state until patent is issued by the
United States; the equity of the pur-
chaser Is not taxable.
GONE UP.
Requests Company to Pay
The Atlas Insurance company of
Des Moines, la., has been requested
by the insurance department to make
adjustment of losses at Granite and
other points by May 1. at the latest.
Accepts School Buildings
E. B. Howard, member of tlie state
board of public affairs, returned recen-
tly from Wilburton, where he accepted
dii behalf of the state the new buildings
for the state school of mines and metal-
lurgy, recently completed. The school,
which has hitherto been occupying
rented quarters in Wilburton, moved
into the new buildings as soon us
they were accepted by the state.’
(’. V. Foster, convicted of man-
slaughter in the second degree for the
killing of Jess Burget, has appealed to
the criminal court of appeals from
Jefferson county.
Defunct Bank Sold
Bank Commissioner J. Li. Lankford
announced Wednesday the sale by the
state hanking board of the Citizens'
State bank of Mountain Park, which
was taken over by the board on Mon-
day of last week The purchaser is
J M. Beasley assistant cashier of the
Oklahoma State bank of Frederick.
It is claimed that the loss to the
guaranty fund in connection with this
bank will be slight.
Inspects New Building
Lon M. Frame, chairman of the state
board of public affairs, went to Granite
Thursday to Inspect the new building
for the state reformatory there, and to
consult Warden Clyde Reed in regard
to the plans and location for addition-
al buildings for which $325,000 was
appropriated by the last legislature,
^bis will Include a warden’s residence.
Governor Indisposed
The state board of equalization did
not meet Thursday owing to the in-
disposition of Governor Cruce.
OPPOSE DURANT DEPOT PLAN
Gulf Line Fighting Order qf Corpor-
ation Commission
The Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf
railroud is still making a hard fight
against the enforcement of the order
of the corporation commission requir-
ing that road to join with the Katy
and Frisco in the construction of a
union depot at Durant and has filed
a petition for a rehearing in the
supreme court, which recently affirmed
the action of the commission In the
matter.
In the support of its case the M. O.
& G. cites a construction of the Vir-
ginia supreme court ou a constitution-
al provision identical with that of the
Oklahoma constitution (which was
taken from Virginia on this point),
holding that the commission had not
the power to require one rnilroaod to
handle the business of another for a
fixed compensation, which is in many
respects a parallel one to the one now
pending. The commission claims,
however, that the construction of the
state legislature, which passed a law
vitalizing these provitlons, has strong
er weight than the Virginia decision
Requisitions Issued
Governor Cruce Issued a requisition
Monday on Governor Campbell of
Texas for T. E. Allen and (’.. T. Wright
who are wanted in Choctaw county
for obtaining money under , false pre-
tense, and now living at Aubrey, Tex.
Allen and Wright are charged with ob-
taining possession of a stock of gro-
ceries and undertaking goods from N.
T. Harper, of Hugo, by means of fals/
representations.
Inspection Case Appealed
Whether a city cavi pass an ordi
nance requiring the reinspection of
meat, which has already been passed
upon by the state meat inspectors,
appointed by tlue Btate board of agricul-
ture, is put up to the criminal court of
appeals by the appeal taken Wednes-
day by Buck Garrett, chief of police
of Ardmore, from the order made by
Judge Still welt H. Russell iu the dis
trict court at Ardmore, directing the
release of Charles Kerner on a writ
of habeas corpus after ho had been
arrested for violation of an ordinance
Coalgate.
Want A Commissioner
A delegation of Coal county offic ials
arrived Wednesday to Bee the gover-
nor in connection with the appoint-
ment of a county commissioner in that
county to succeed A. W. Cole, recently
deceased. The party included Patsy
Grennan, county treasurer; Felix Gib
son, county clerk. C. L. Caldwell, dis
trict clerk; C. E. Davis, register ot
deeds, and Frank Hickman, editor of
the Coalgate Record, and mayor ot
Spoke For Arizona
Washington,.—Arizona’s right to
statehood under the constitution which
it has presented, found a strong advo-
cate on the floor of the United States
senate Thursday In the person of
Senator Works, California’s new mem-
ber of the upper house of congress.
In defending the Arizona constitution
lie took occasion to warn the repub-
lican party that unless it should heed
the demand made upon it for an en-
dorsement of the intiative, referendum
and recall, “earnestly demanded by
au overwhelming majority.
Binks—Hella, old mauT you’re
■lght, you look as though you’d been
fired from a cannon! Where is your
auto?
Jinks—I don’t exactly know, I don’t
think it’s come down yet.
“ECZEMA ITCHED SO I
COULDN'T STAND IT.”
“I suffered with eczema on my neck
for about six months, beginning by
little pimples breaking out. I kept
scratching till the blood came. It
kept getting worse, I couldn’t sleep
nights any more. It kept itching for
about a month, then I went to a doc-
tor and got some liquid to take. It
seemed r.a if I was going to get bet-
ter. The itching stopped for about
three days, but when it started again
was even worse than before. The ec-
zema Itched so badly I couldn’t stand
it any more. I went to a doctor and
he gave me some medicine, but it
didn’t do any good. We have been
having Cuticura Remedies In the
house, so I decided to try them. I
had been using Cuticura Soap, so I
got me a box of Cuticura Ointment,
and washed off the affected part with
Cuticura Soap three times a day, and
then put the Cuticura Ointment on.
The first day I put it on. it relieved
mo of itching so I could sleep all that
night. It took about a week, then I
could see the scab come off. I kept
the treatment up for three weeks, and
my eczema was cured.
“My brother got his face burned
with gunpowder, and he used Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. The peo-
ple all thought he would have scars,
bfit you can't see that he ever had
hiB face burned. It was simply awful
to look at before the Cuticura Rem
odies (Soap and Ointment) cured it.”
(Signed) Miss Elizabeth Gehrki, For-
rest City, Ark., Oct. 16, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold by druggists and deal-
ers everywhere, a liberal sample of
each, with 32-page booklet on the care
and treatment of skin and hair, will bo
sent, postfree, on application to Potter
D. & C. Corp., Dept. X, Boston.
Poor Tom.
A very youthful and entirely un-
known musical composer read some
verses by the renowned Thomas Moore
which he liked very much. Forthwith
the buzz of Inspiration circulated
through his brain, and the next thing
he knew he had evolved a tune which
wont right prettily with the words of
the Irish poet. Much elated, the very
youthful composer took tile product to
a publisher of popular songs and sang
it to him. The publisher shook his
head.
“The music’s all right,” he opined,
“hut the words are bum.”
Willing to Make an Effort.
On k large estate in the Scottish
highlands it was the custom for a
piper to play in front of the house
every weekday morning to awaken
the residents. After an overconvlv-
ial Saturday night, however, the piper
forgot the day and began his reveille
(can it be played on the pipes?) on
Sunday morning. The angry master
shouted to him from the bedroom win-
dow: "Here, do you not know the
fourth commandment?” And the piper
sturdily replied: “Nae, sir, but if ye’ll
—his—whustle it i’ll—hie—try it, sir.”
A Backhanded One.
He—The great trouble with Gab-
bleigh is he talks too much.
She—That's strange. When he's
been witli me he’s scarcely said a
word.
He—Oh, he's loo much of a gentle-
man to interrupt.
Makes a
Good Breakfast
Better—
To have some
Post
Toasties
with cream or milk.
For a pleasing change,
sprinkle Post 1 oasties
over fresh or stewed fruit,
then add cream and you
have a small feast.
“The Memory Lingers”
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. Lid.,
Battle Creek, Micb.
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