Vermont Phoenix from Brattleboro, Vermont • Page 2

THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1907. 2 I n'm ll'l SI. ti. It 1 DR. TUCKER'S PAPER ON SANITATION Whetstone Brook Becoming an Open Sewer Danger of Open Earth Closets Needs of Ventilation and Dust Problem How to Safeguard our Public Schools Dr.

Miller's Suggestions Sanitation from a locnl standpoint was Interestingly coinddcretl In the mooting of the Professional club ut the Drunks House Momlay evening. The paper on "Sanitation" was rend by Dr. Henry Tucker, mid the discussion wim led by 3r. A. I.

Miller, whose reniaiks lmd been prepared In the form of short paper. The subject was generally discussed by members. This was. the annual ladles' night, and several of the members were necompanlcd by their wives. The company numbered about 10 people.

The Interest In the statements of the two physicians was so great that It was voted unanimously to request the locnl newspapers to publish their papers. Dr. Tucker's Paper on "Sanitation." The 23d edition of DuiiRllson's Medical Dictionary define sanitation ns "the application of the rules of hygiene to living making healthful." I would suggest ali-otlicr and briefer definition, the liarinlefis disposal of waste. The pi line object of sanitation Is the protection of the Individual and the collection of Individuals constituting the community from Injurious influence and substances that Interfere with the physical well-being, which we call health. The caieful housekeeper wages an unending warfare wlih what Is familiarly known as dirt.

Someone, has defined dirt as "proper material In an Improper place," which Is leally very good definition. The primary problem of the sanitarian then Is how to effectively and safely dispose of the wnste. What is this waste material? Principally the. excrement of human being, and that man has domesticated for his benefit, and uiiconsumed perishable food The problem of waste disposal has a number of solutions, but situated as we are, one, and that the least dllllcult, meets our needs. Wherever there Is a sufficient volume of water Mowing ultimately to the ocean, and a local supply that can be utilized for domestic purposes, the problem of waste disposal Is comparatively simple.

Situated ns wo aro in this community, the pilmary essential of sanitation Is a sufficient supply of water, pure enough to drink and for use In preparing our food, with volume, and force enough to cairy away the waste. Hence we arrive nt the conclusion that water of stifllclent purity and quantity Is the basic requirement for tho erection of our sanitary system. That lirings us, by a natural progress, to tho next essential, a system of sewerage. This part of the subject separates Itself in my mind Into two divisions, tho sewerage of the Individual mid tho cwerago of the community. In this connection I beg your indulgence, as I wish to talk to you as both sanitarian and physician, because I consider sanitation and the prevention of disease the highest and most valuable work of the physician.

One properly constructed system of pipes will give efficient waste disposal for the community, but the human unit has two complete systems of waste disposal, and an abundant supply of reasonably pure water Is as essential for their efficient operation as It Is for the larger system of the community. The Itldneys arc the organs that pet form the office of waste remover, for the circulation, taking the product of cell metamorphosis In solution In watlr. Here, again, we have evidence of the absolute necessity of water to carry out the sanitation of the individual. The lower portion of tho alimentary canal Is the second sewer system of the animal economy and provides for the removal of the waste portion and much the larger portion, of tho food that we consume. Now, the normal functioning of these two systems of waste disposal of tho human unit Is dependent on the Ingestion of an adequate amount of water, which is not.

less than three to five pints each twenty-four hours. Any failure in the performance of this ellmlnatlve process interferes with Individual sanitation In much the same fashion that obstruction of the soil pipe of your houses would i with your house sanitation. So we are lirought back to the conclusion that water of sufficient purity and abundant quantity Is the primary factor in the problem presented to us. Tho problem of sewerage for a community like ours Is purely one of mechanics engineering and presents no difficulties beyond the financial one. Tho question of water supply Is not so simple, not from lack of a sufficient source of supply at altitudes that will give efficient gravity service, but to find such a supply pure enough for all household purposes.

We say pure enough, because absolutely pure water In a natural state is unknown. The purest surface and artesian waters aro only relatively pure. Tho sources of contamination of our springs, ponds and brooks are man and his domestic animals. To find source of water supply of tho required amount, witli a watershed unoccupied by man for residence or cultivation, or by animals for pasturage. Is to find a solution to the requirement of sufficient purity.

Unless this can lie accomplished, and It can be, we are always in danger of drinking water contaminated by house sewerage or the washings of the excrement of animals. To secure the conditions named and ensure their continuance is of more importance to this community than any single material thing that I can name, and, balanced against ngainst fifty or one hundred thousand dollars, should Infinitely outweigh the money, llrattleboro may nnd ought to bo able to say that she has the best water supply of any town In Vermont. Will she? In this connection, a word In explanation of tho relative purity of surface vn- Neglected Rheumatism Causes Paralysis -A Urlc-O Treatment Will In All Cases Remove the Cause, Paralysis Is a disease whoso cause Is shrouded in mystery. If you weie to Investigate carefully all cases of paralysis you would find that at some tlmo previous to the attack, tho patient suffered from somo form of rheumatism. Possibly like so many others, he thought It was only a slight matter of temporary Inconvenience and paid no further attention to It.

Rheumatism is not to bo neglected with Impunity. Tho uric and poisonous rheumatic ncld must bo neutralized and driven from tho system as soon as they put in an an-pearance. Do this with Uric-O, It Is a harmless vegetable preparation and does not contain a single drop of nl-cohol. It operates by Its action upon the blood, muscles am) kidneys and cures rheumatism to stay cured. We might give you testimonials from thousands of people In all parts of tho country, but we would i-nther havo you talk with some ono whom you know and can believe.

Next lime you are down town, Just drop Into tho store of the Brooks House Pharmacy, Brattleboro's popular drug store, and ask them about 'Uric-O. Wo won't predict what he will say, but wo havo confidence enough In tho remedy to leave It to him. Uric-O Is not a cathartic, nor does It afreet or distress the stomach In any way. Uric-O Is a cure for rheumatism and for rheumatism only. That Is why it Is such n.

great success. It docs ono thing and Joes that one thing perfectly. Most drug-Klsts Bell Urie-O at 75o nnd the bottle, tiut you can havo a sample bottle free if you cut out this advertisement and sent It with your name and address to the Smith Drug Syracuse, Sometimes they send an order on your drug-ejst for a 75c bottle freo of charge in reply to those requests for a sample. ters may not be amls. Nonnal suifaee water In our legion contains .5 or .7 of one part In one million of chlorine, traces of ammonia and nitrates and some amount of inorganic salts In solution, and of course at times of heavy rain or rapid melting of snow In the spring, more or less earthy matter, that rapidly pieclpltntes mi standing.

The fhloilne Is fiom the Atlantic ocean, boiue by east winds nnd deposited by ntmosplicile precipitation. The ninmonla and nitrates are of vegetable origin. The lelatlve amount of mineral matter in solution determines the hardness or softness of the water. This question of hardness Is of very considerable economic Itnpni tnuce. The difference In the cost of soap to this community duo to a few degiees' difference In the hardness of our water supply would amount to quite a large stun of money annually.

Also the softest water Is most favorable to physical health. Any niniked increase of obloilne In any suifnce water over the normal for that legion is a positive evidence of contamination from some wnste thnt contains salt nnd that Is most likely to be house sewerage. The nonnal chlorine lessens with the distance from the coast until It disappears. Let us assume that we have a complete water supply system, such ns we expect to have, the next essential for sanitation Is a completed sewer system. At tho present time our sewer system Is very far from completion and the sanitation of the village of Hiattleboio must remain defective until tho sewer system perfected.

Frost place, a part of Hirge street. Western avenue beyond Stewart Pratt's, and nil of West llrattleboro have no sewetage outlet save Whetstone brook. The eonsequniice la that Whetstone brook Is inpldly becoming an open sewer. Can llrattleboro afford to havo this naturally pure stream, which Is ono of the most attractive features of our beautiful village, become a festeilng offense to the sight and smell of nil? I think not, nnd I wish now to bespeak the active influence of all members of the Professional club, their wives, families and friends to piocure the completion of our sewerage system. Thorough sanitation Is Impossible until then.

Earth closets and old wells are a menace the former are being eliminated ns fast as possible. My personal ambition Is to see every house In Hast and West ljrnttleboro villages connected with perfected sewer system thnt shall deliver Its waste snfely Into the Connecticut liver, every house supplied with sanitary plumbing, including bath room nnd nn ample water supply, and 1 expect to live to see it accomplished. The open eaith closet presents a danger but recently recognized. The common house fly, which Is everywhere pies-ent during more than one-half of the ye.ir, may come dliectly from an earth closet, carrying particles of filth and germs of disease on Its body and leave particles of Its load on our food or on the dishes or utensils used In Its preparation. We cannot exterminate the fly, but we can eliminate the earth closet and do much to keep flies out of our houses.

Eternal vigilance Is the price of safety from the many sources of disease' and death. Ventilation and the disposal of dust In our houses nnd places of public assembly are perhaps the next most Important topic for consideration, from the sanitarian's point of view. P.y ventilation we understand a sufficiently rapid change of nir In our apartments to ensure fairly clean air to breathe. This we accomplish by well understood means, ranging from the opening of a door or window to forced circulation by mechnnlcal motors. The modern house, heated by the Introduction of hot nir, brought from without, must be ventilated, because It cannot be heated without changing the air constantly.

Steam op hot water heating for houses not crowded with occupants, with open fireplaces for exit flues, give quite satisfactory results, because there Is In cold weather a very constant change of air through all the crevices around the windows and doors. Our public buildings nnd places of assembly, with the exception of most of the school buildings of Dish let No. 2. nre absolutely lacking of any adequate menus of ventilation and I am very confident thnt our Auditorium, Festival hall, churches and lodge rooms nre the mo.t potent factor In the dlssemlnntlon of certain forms of contagion that we have among us. Tho dust problem Is no less Impottnnt and requires earnest and honest consideration.

So far, our spasmodic nttenipts nt the removal of dust, which by the way consists of a finely powdered com pound of everything Imaginable, have been very nearly futile. The occasional Stirling up of the rich deposits, the removal of some part of the coarser particles, the, settling back of the finer, nnd the secondary displacement of this with the feather duster, constitute the sum of success we have so far attained. What we want is safe removal: what we get Is largely change of location. And 1 wish to say In this connection, In regard to some of our school buildings, In District No. 2, that their heating nnd ventilation Is good, but the Janitor service Is Inefficient, because Insufficient, it Is simply Impossible for one man to properly care for the high school building.

There should be no dry sweeping or dry dusting, and we must be willing to pay for sufficient service before we can hae proper sanitary conditions In our school rooms, Because of Its vigorous presentation of the dust question, I' beg your Indulgence for quoting what I have once quoted before from a paper rend by T. Mitchell Prudden, M. before the Practitioners' Society of New York, In January last, on "Clean Air." Ho says: "The carpeting of places, of public assembly Involves the presence of filthy and dangerous dust In tho nir, and until proper notions of Intelligent cleanliness shall prevail, the frequenters of such enrpeted places will pay the pennltv of their Indulgence by attacks of disense of the respiratory organs which might readily be avoided. The result Is that In some of the most carefully nnd expensively administered places the Brent city clubs for exnmple the members nro perpetually served with the most ob-Iously dust-laden nir. "The trouble Is thnt while somo of us are mighty particular about cleanliness of our clothing, of our food nnd drink nnd the utensils In which these nro served, and the exterior of our persons, we mnko no piotest ns wo bear nway upon tho dellcnto membranes of our lesplratory organs, from the places of public concourse, tho pulverized excretions of tho filthy and diseased Fancy our loproach-ful protest should the breakfast of tdaay be served upon utensils mniUed with tho remnants of yesterday's repast.

But In considerable proportion of cases In theatres nnd court rooms, in offices. In public conveyances. In factories and stores, the floating dust of today Is pregnant with tho spit of yesterdny." This Is strong presentation of the case, but I ask you in all candor, Is it any too strong? Tho Auditorium floor is covered by Brussels enrpot, hold down by tho seats, that has not been cleaned for thirteen years or more. Every abortive attempt to clean It raises clouds of dust to settle In inaccessible places. This unwashed nnd unwashable condition, combined with Its almost absolute lack of ventilation, makes of It a place most deslrablo to avoid, if wo regard our health.

How many of you have come out from two hours' sweltering In the Auditorium Into the pure night air nnd felt your throat smart, or coughed or sneez ed nnd have said you have tnken cold. You were simply poisoned by the germ-laden atmosphere that you wero soaking In for tho two hours or more. It Is rapidly being recognized that what wo call colds, supposed to bo due to a little flesh nir. nre germ Infections mid nro ns spccillc In chnnicter ns measles or scarlet fever. The people who live mostly In the open nre by fur the fteest fiom such nttneks.

Personally I hnve never had cold fiom exposuie to storms or tho severest weather. The success of the treatment of tubeiculosls by the out-of-doois method ought to assure us that we tieiM not fear cold, fiesh nir. even If It Is night air, so long as the body is properly protected with clothing. Experiment has iletei mined that minimum change of 30 cubic feet of air per minute per Individual Is lequlied to keep the ntniospheii' In any place of assembly In wholesome condition. The slate of Massachusetts leqtlbes this In the ventilation of Its sehoolhouses.

With nn audience of Gun in the Auditorium, chnnge of IS. 000 cubic feet of nir per minute is required to keep an ntmos-phere fit to bieathe. This run be done, and done without drafts, with the Introduced air nt any deslied tetncprntuio. With such ventilation, one would never take cold or have the headaches that me so commonly the lestilt of uttendltnc any entertainment. Such a plan was preimred last year and ail article Inseited In the wnrnnt for the town meeting to provide for It.

However, the assembled wisdom at the meeting voted It down. It would cost about J2000 properly to ventilate the Auditorium. I will venture to say that the people of this village pay more than thnt sum every year In doctors' fees, medicine and lost time beeuuse of Ibis lack of ventilation. Since the prevention of disease Is the piiiunry object of sanitation, nnd the pin pose of the sanitarian, the enily detection and-Isolntlon cf Infectious eases heroines of the gi en test llilu tanee. You nre all well aware that our epidemics of contagious diseases affect largely our children of school age nnd nre propagated through contact In school.

How shall we meet this condition? There seems to be but one way mid that Is by medical Inspection. A aper rend nt the Health Olllcers' school last summer suggests that teachers be lequlied to qualify themselves to make this Inspection. I think It would be asking rather too much of our teachers, at their present rate of compensation, to ndd to their tunny qualifications a course in clinical medicine. I would rather propose a more practical plan, which Is that District No. 2 have a competent trained nurse, one familiar with nil the contagious diseases, devote her entire time, dtulng school session, to visiting the schools and watching for suspicious cases, with uu-tbeilty to send the case home nnd refer to the family physician, and nt the same time notify the health olllcer.

The nurse should also visit children who uie sick. I believe that that would do much to avoid epidemics. We have bad fifty chlldien out of school with whooping cough. Why? Because m-uilv every cbllil with whooping rough Is In school nt least one week after he or she Is enable of communicating the disense. and before It is thought to be anything but cold.

The measles can be detected by the experienced observer 21 to tS hours before the eruption appears on the surface of the body, and very frequently this day or two the child is In' school, ex'-poslng every other non-immune In the room. Hence I think It Is not dllllcult to see that the co.it of such Inspections would be money well expended. It Is not only because of the loss of time nnd surferlng of the nctite attack that we should use our best efforts to prevent them, but tho many lasting after effects that may more or less cilpple the Individual for the rest of life. It is stated on reliable authority that since Boston Introduced medical school Inspection In 1S9I. the saving of expense In the city hospital alone has been gi enter than tho 110,000 a year which It lias cost.

The cases of diphtheria have fallen ofT two-thirds and scarlet fever live-sixths. I can best Illustrate the value of medical school Inspection by i elation of case In point. Three years ago there was enough diphtheria among us to make school Inspection seem wise and It wns ordered by the then health olllcer. The Ir.rpoftnr of the Ciinnl street building found one suspicious case, which proved to be diphtheria of the nasal variety, and It took nbout six weeks to cure this ense so that there was no danger of Infection. And the important point is tills, thnt this boy wns not sick nnd would hnve remained In school during tills six-weeks, nil the time capable of Infecting others, but for his removal tliiough the Inspection.

As communities tench ceitnln population, which we nre fast approaching, the disposal of garbage that is, all the waste that cannot be taken ruio of by the sewer system becomes a very Important problem. Vp to date, we have employed various methods of disposal. Dry ashes and tin cans nre useful for fill ing low places nnd making load surface in some places, and the big produceis gather up most of the house waste of food. But this will not long continue to answer the demand, nnd some system of collection nnd disposal will be demanded. Tho most practical perhaps Is nn Incinerating plant.

If any of you will take a look nt the west channel of the liver along by the railroad yard. ou will be convinced that present methods are hardly satisfactory. To summarize the subject, we want, first, plenty of air ns free from dust ns possible, with sunshine, when we can get It. Next, nn abundance of good water and facilities for every one to use It. Third, completed system of sewers, to rare for nil of the wnste disposable In that way.

Fourth. Intelligent heating, cleaning nnd ventilation of all of our public places of assembly. Fifth, liberal street sprinkling to mitigate the dust nuisance. Sixth, systematic me.llcnl inspection of schools to detect contagious diseases. When this is accomplished, wo shall have made long stride In sanitation and the-presentlon of disease.

Tho rain water cistern for drinking purposes and tho old well In thickly settled sections must go. Only recently I have had analyses made of water from two such wells nnd they proved to bo highly contaminated by privies within 30 or 40 feet of them, nnd In both cases families were depenJent on and obliged to use the water, which wns thought to be very bright and good. Indies, nnd members of the club: If In this fragmentary talk, I have furnished you nny food for thought nnd secured your nld In the work of the sanitarian, I shall havo accomplished nil I contemplated. Tho subject Is very largo ono and I have only touched Its most prominent points. I thank you for your pa-tlent attention.

Dr. Miller's Remarks In Leading the Discussion. To keep the cako and eat It also Is a modern expectation. To secure two papers In one evening from tho medical profession, either side of a supper, Is nn ironic Invention of tho clergy, gastro-llterary achievement the Earl of Sandwich never thought of. As Is said In town meeting, tho subject Is before you, what is your pleasure? Inasmuch as sanitation touches human life at every point from the tlmo of birth to death, and oven beforontnd after, tho subject matter and Its pleasing presentation In the good paper of tho evening, before supper demands tho tribute, of your candid thought, both now nnd after going home.

Betlro one-half hour earlier and think a llttlo before sleep comes. On our Main street not so many years ago, no concroto sidewalks at certain seasons mud was often hub deep, and unspeakable 111th could bo found all tho time where now stands tho Auditorium. In a nelgh-lKNing town every woman confined" one season died from Infection. In a near republic from a single authentic of small pox more people, human beings, died than perished In consequonco of the recent strife of Rusla with Japan. But why turn more lenves bnckward? Look around now In this line village, beautiful for healthy situation, nir, sunlight, natural drainage, where people might be happy If not In too much of hurry.

How rame we In our present condition, so miiiii sufcr than formetly? Someone paid the price In work, cnie and cost. I escape because my nelghlsir does not spit on the sldewnlk. He does not have small pot because 1 have taken the tumble to be vaccinated. Walter Held, an American physician, ronqueied yullow fevir, preserved unknown thousands of lives, saved untold hundreds of millions of money, died in suffering nnd left fumlly with only meagie pension but un Immortal memory, 'fills' In lesser de-giee Is the title of progress nnd the pi Ice paid by every member of thnt profession. As a citizen I stand uncovered In the piesenre of such sacrifice to make this world physically safer nnd morally better.

For sanitation Is mighty nioiul foice! Suggestions. A play-ground for the full exercise of the lung nnd leg 'if the youth of this villagenil of us Included. The boy wants to yell nnd throw snow (ns do the girls), nnd wheie now may these tilings be d.m with prohibition plaenrded on the trees, preached by nil the tencheis, threatened by all the town mid village tattlers? A plare for the rare of local consumptives. Your health officer could run a sanitarium for consumptives on Main street given the nuthoilty nnd money with resulting better health for the sufferers, with absolute safety for the necessary attendants, mid with Infinitely more surety for the rest of us In the village. No keeping of the younger children In a room occupied all day, after the usual hours, without very wise nnd snue reason.

One matter I wish to press home lo (lie ImiiI.v politic who expert to go to Mont-pcllrr or be represented there. Ten yenrs ago In the minimi rejiort of tlu state Ixiard of health It wns written: "A competent state sanitary engineer, appoln.ed by and under the direction of the state lioord of health, with a tegular salary paid by the state, would be a good Investment for the state to make, returning 'mote lhnii the expense of bis olllce In tin. saving of sorrow, suffering and property by the prevention of disense among the people." Such nn officer would, for a loral example, have lelleved the long travail of our wnter lionrd nnd given birth to better things. He would know when, how and where, the exact construction, location, grade and capacity of our village sewers; the ventilation of our sehoolhouses, churi-hes. public halls, in exact knowledge, without nny glittering generalities, and how to make tlie best disposition of the sewerage from West llrattleboro, nn Im-isirtnnt future need, also the way to dls-lose of the sewerage when a dam Is built Ix'low BrnttlelKiro.

Put him In nnd lie would do more good thnn even the raucous uutpinoblle does hnnn In the newspaper, legislature, or out In the open. SERIES OF TEACHERS' INSTITUTES. Meetings to Be Held Next Week In Londonderry, Newfane and Wilmington-Some of the Speakers. A series of teachers' Institutes for Windlmm county will be held next week under the direction of Mnson S. Stone, state superintendent of education, and County Examiner II.

D. Hyder ns follows: Ac UindoiuleiTy 23; Newfane, Jan. 24: Wilmington. Jan. 25.

Each forenoon session to begin at 10 o'click. nnd the first hour of each nfter-lioon session, to lwgln at 1.30. will be particularly for teachers. The last part of the afternoon sessions will be more particularly for the school directors, when iu-ffuuiin R.s ininsporintioii. legal imi uiuri- uuuunisirniivc matter will lo diiscusscd.

At tills conference for kcikhh directors it is rxpocted Hint nny questions of interest thnt may havo come Itefore the school tionrd-s will be nsked nnd explained. The speakers for the evening meetings will be Lieut -Gov. George H. Prouty of Newport mid Editor Frank Greene of the St. Albans Messenger.

At South I.011-doinlerry and Newfane It Is expected that Judge Ernest W. Gibson. Miss Marguerite Tinker and Miss Florence Wellmnn of Brattlelioio will take part besides others not yet selected. Supt. B.

E. Merriam of Bellows Falls and Principal Edgnr Burr Smith of llrattleboro will speak at some or nil of these meetings. It Is exiwrted that nil the teachers within reasonable distance of the meetings will attend. This can Ik- done without loss of pay. School directors are especially urged to 1h.

present, an the new school supervl-slon lnw will receive attention nnd explanation In addition to many other matters of Interest. No set program will lie printed but nil muy lw assured thnt an effort will lie made to maintain Interest throughout the session. I I I "The Earl and the Girl" Jan. 25. The regular sale of seats for "The Kail and the Girl," which will come to the Auditorium next Friday evening, Jan.

23. will begin on Tuesday evening nt 7 o'clock, nnd Judging by tlie demand for seats by telephone and mall, the theatre-going public nro taking kindly to the Shubert enterprises. "Tho Earl nnd the Girl" Is one of tho Shuberls' Mrongest musical presentations, having had a wonderfully successful iuii at the Casino theatre. New York. Eddlo Foy Is a host In himself nnd his work in "The Earl nnd the Girl" Is particularly droll.

Tho first question asked when "The Earl and the Girl" is mentioned, Is, "Is Eddie Foy with It?" The production will be given here In Its original form and the company nnd chorus selected by the Messrs. Shubert Is In everv degree excellent. The show Is replete with catchy music, beautiful costumes, pretty girls and gorgeous scenery. Three special cars nre necessary for the trntisjiortatlon of the equipment. People's National Bank Officers.

Tho accidental omission of a line caused an error In tho list of ofllcors' of tlie People's National bank Inst week. The following wero re-elected Jan. 8: Directors, Oscar Sherman, Sanford A. Smith, George E. Greene, Wilford II.

Henry I'. Wellman, J. Gray Estey and Charles It. Crosby; president, Oscar t. Sherman; vice president, J.

Gray Estey cashier. Wilford II. Brackctt; assistant cashier, Clarence Stlcknoy; teller, Frederick C. Adams; bookkeeper, It. Guy Ta.sj-ker.

The Boston ft Maine railroad has completed arrangements for raising which will be used In Improvements 011 vnrlous parts of the system and In buying new equipment N'o need suffering any more with ca-larrli. Geo. 15, Greene guarantees that If a cine iliillar llvomci outfit does not relieve you. lie will pay for it himself. Gond Investment of One Dollar.

If you have a bad breath, constipation, pain In the small of the back, discolored kin. nervousness or dizziness, your only wise course is to take Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite c.iicujr, ui nonaoui, IN. X. It will cleanse o( 'Purities, regulate the Kidneys ma i-ivcj.

mm inus restore a neaitny glow to your cheeks again. Raw Meat as a Food for Hens. Those who aro familiar with poultry know MUi whnt eagerness they eat raw meat of any kind. This habit Indicates that raw meat is something their nature demands. There Is perhaps no material hotter adapted to tho needs of fowls especially in winter than Greon Cut Bono nnd Meat ground together.

It Is not only Invigorating but It contains In form easily assimilated the very elements required for the making of eggs. It will make hens lay when everything else falls. PaB0 ot "y30 rark. Vt will send a 200-pound barrel of Green Cut Bone and Moat for $3.50, freight prepaid, to nny point in New England or Middle States BASKET BALL HONORS EVEN. Company Trounced the Athletics at St.

Johnsbury 61-23 Championship Series of Five Games. Honors nre even In the state championship basket ball series between the Hiattleboio Athletics Mini Company of Ht The Athletics went to St Friday night ami were defeated by a wide margin, but the difference In tho llnnl score wus less there than It wns In the llrst game of the seiles played here Jan. S. The Athletics defeated Company I) crowd CO Is here and were defeated (51 to SI In St This wns the scoio ui-eniillug to the St scorer, but the llrattleboro boys thought they did a tittle better. (in tin- whole the Athletics made a good showing us it was a ptuely locnl team which went up Filday night, while the SI Johnsbury temn had two Dartmouth ctnrks with tliem.

The gntne stal ted off one of the fastest ever seen on the St Johnsbury floor mid for more than live minutes nel.lier side sroied. At one time 111 the first period the Afhtellcs were ahead but St. Jobusbury took the lead toward the close. The Athletics played a good game In the second peilod but 111 the third peilod tlie Company inn up big srote. Pavey wns pitted against liing of Dartmouth nnd Stafford wus up against the Ihiihmik (rebetistelu of Dartmouth.

Ilothwell plnyed a good game and was high inmi for the Athletics. The line up. Co. I) Beck, if (relic nstctii, If. Uing.

Cmi. rb Kills, lb llrattleboro Hi. Itothwell rb, Stafford c. Davey If. Onkes rf.

Itlley Srote. Co. fit, llrattleboro 23. from lloor, Beck 11, I.aiig 7, Itothwell 5. tirebeiistein 4, Ellis I.

daks 2. Davey 2. Curr. Blley, Stafford. Goals fiom fouls.

Co. I) Bt-Httleboro. lteferee. Gtinn. Scorer.

Wilgbt. Timer, Sulloway. Attendance, fiuO. The next game nt home will be with Turners F11II.4 Friday night, Jan. 3.

Itlley. Davey and Itothwell went to Bellows Falls Tuesday evening nnd assisted the Bellows Falls team In administering a diubbliig to the Hanover Athletic club comixwcd mostly of Iu tmoutli players. The score was (5i to II. Davey contributed 13 baskets. The state championship will be contested In five games this year Instead of three ns In former years.

The next gnme of the series will be plnyed here Fell. and another game will be plnyed In St. Johnsbury Feb. 15. If the honors are even then a deciding game will be played In White Illver Junction.

A basket ball game which will draw enthusiasts from distance will be played In Springfield, this state. Jan. 29, between the Gloversvllle. aggregation and tlie Newiort. team Gloversvllle claims to have the champion team of America nnd Newiort Is generally conceded to hnve a team which Is unsurpassed in New England.

Neither team lias been defeated tills year. The St. Johiuamry Caledonian In its oK'iilng account of tlie gnme nt that place said: "The shine was taken somewhat from the Athletics Friday evening when ComiKiny I showed that thy were still out for the state championship, piling up 51 isilnts while Brnttleboro could count only to the 'skldoo' mark of 23. It was the fastest nnd most exciting gaino seen III St. Johnsbury this season and superior all-around team play enabled Company to turn the trick.

Time nnd time again shooting brought forth deafening applause from the spectators who packed the Armory to the doors." Y. A. NOTES. The first of the Sunday afternoon meetings for boys will be held In the association rooms Sunday afternoon at A o'clock. W.

Hnwiey will give a talk on "Things that make a man." All boys are Invited to attend. I-ast Saturday night the Y. M. C. A kept open house and entertained a large number of men and boys, who dropped In, with a grnphophonc concert.

This was the llrst time that anything special In the way of a Saturday night entertainment hud been provided and the experiment was a success. The entertainments will be arranged every second Saturday night. A large number of boys and men gathered in the association rooms Wednesday evening to hear Rev. E. T.

Mathl-son of the Eplscopul church give a steieoptlcon lecture 011 Jerusalem. The pictures were excellent and the accompanying talk was Interesting. This was the first in a series of four entertainments to be given In the nssocintlon rooms. The next one will be given Feb. 12.

when Col. II. E. Tin lor will speak on post olllce work The Phi Alpha PI postponed Its slelgh-rlde until next Tuesday' evening as the good sleighing came too late to make the arrangements for last Tuesday. They will start from the association rooms n't o'clock and after a short ride will have a hot oyster supper In tlie rooms, served by the woman's auxiliary.

One of the features of the sleighrlde nnd supper will be that half of the boys will go dressed ns girls. Some of them are planning elaborate costumes. A group of young men Interested In forming nn orchestra met In the association rooms last Saturday evening and had a short rehearsal. Seven have Joined the orchestra and another rehearsal will be held tomorrow night. Tho orchestra will play for tho llrst time In public In the meeting for boys Sunday afternoon.

The make-up of tho orchestra Is as follows: E. Stafford, Bodney Halgh and Godfrey Crosby, violins; Herbert Hall and Robert Goohuc, cornets, and William Foster, piano. The experiment of providing bowling facilities for women started off well Tuesday night when 23 women gathered In the nssocintlon rooms and decided to tako It up. The bowling alleys will be reserved for their exclusive use Wednesday afternoons from 3.30 to 0 o'clock nnd Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 9 o'clock. Not only will they havo ilia use of tho liowilng alleys nt these times but they will hnvo the use of the gymnasium also.

Arrangements havo been mado so that the upper doors will be locked to prevent tho ladles being disturbed. Any woman Interested in bowling Is Invited to Join tho party. It Is probable that after a little practice teams will bo formed for competition. Only a few of the women ever had experience In bowling. The President sent to Congress Saturday a message urging action by Congress toward remedying the situation caused by the break In tho Colorado river four miles below tho International boundary line In Mexico, which threatens tho prop, crty Interests in tho Imperial valley of California.

Tho President says that prompt action must be taken, otherwise conditions will become so extreme ns to bo Impracticable of remedy. Probably with nn expenditure of $2,000,000, ho says, the rlvoc can bo restored to Its former channel and held there. Tho of what sum. If any, should bo paid to tho Southern Pacific railroad for woik done since tho break of Nov. 4 la one for future consideration.

Suffering under tho Illusion that his liomo was defiled by tho hidden presence of a "loup garou," tho demon wolf-men of old French superstitions, Alphee Boia. ym of Manchester, N. mado a murderous assault upon his wife Monday and was preparing to burn his houso over tho heads of ht; four little ones, hoping thus to purify them, when he was vnc0' IIIs wlf0- who Is ill from childbirth, wns chased out Into the snow with a butcher knife after being brutally beaten about tho head. Bolsvert Is 40 years old and nn operatlvo In tho Stark mills. He Is held as insane.

STOWE WILL BE COUNTY CLERK. Assistant Judges Decide to Give Appointment to Drattleboro Lawyer Who Has Been Deputy Clerk. Frank D. H. Stowe will be the new county clerk to succeed the Into John II.

Merrllleld. '11 10 nsslstnnt Judges of tho county court, F. II. Pier of IlnwsonvUle nnd Frank Worden tif Halifax, met In con-ierenco In the county clerk's olllco Frldny and announced (heir selection after looking over the recommendations and con-sliletlng the claims nnd the fitness ot tho various cnndldntes for the olllce. Mr.

Stowe Iihb served ns deputy clerk somo time nnd Is familiar with the details of the work of the olllce. Ills selection will be received with general satisfaction. Some of the other nsplrnnts for the olllce lmd staunch supporters. The other candidates were Carl S. Hopkins of Drattleboro.

George L. Batchelder of New-fmie, Charles Chnse of Whltlnghmn, J. II. doubling or Wilmington, A. W.

Butler of Jamaica, E. S. KIngsloy of Athens, olid Thomas E. O'Brien of Bellows Falls. One of the conditions which tlie assistant Judges attached to their ap-IKilntmeiit wns thnt the clerk should live In Brnttleboro.

Mr. Stowe secured his legal education In the olllce of Hasklns Stoddard In this town nnd wns admitted to the bar In 1W. He practiced law in Hastings and St. Paul. several years and afterward located In Kerne, N.

H. He came back to Brnttleboro In 1900 and has practiced law horo since. For four years ho has been referee In bankruptcy as well as. serving ns deputy clerk, lie Is now acting county clerk nnd will prolwbly receive his commission In a few days. More Tributes to J.

H. Merrlfield. Iteadtleld, Jan. 107. Editor of The Vermont Phienlx, Deal Sir.

In the denth of John II. Merilfield. which has bereft so many of the prts-enee of lure friend, I feel that 1 must ndd my tribute to the memory of one who extended ti me, not only the kindly otllces of Christian fellowship, but nlso the wise counsels of a man interested In eveiy good work for the betterment of fellowship, and more than all else lie-sides tlie generous Impulses nnd ready sympathy and rare confidence of the true friend. To tlie little village of Wllllamsvllle I enme In the yonr 1901 to become the pastor of the Utilvcrsallst church. I can truly say that no man or woman of my own church was mote loyal to me In tho desiies I had to uplift the community than was John H.

Merrllleld, a member of the Methodist church. On his mind, as on mine, lay heavy the future of the youth of our town, and when his long day's work was done, with his good wife adding her wise counsel, we have talked many a night in his home of these and kindred themes. Chnrity. forbearance, kindliness were ever In his thought and amid his keen trouble In all these things, found ready expression on his lips. A vivid memory' of him was one Sunday evening when I forsook my own young iieople's meeting and crossing the street entered my sister church for service.

Mr. Merrllleld was the leader of the service and I sat spell-bound, when, the opening service concluded, he began to speak. And I remember bow I walked home thnt night thinking of all he said and questioning my own power to preach In view of my experience In that service. Since, then on more than one occasion 1 have lion-owed from the thought he expressed that night as I have lived over the exiHTlence which came to me at his hands. And when my pastorate was concluded and I went Into the office of tile county clerk at Brnttleboro to say my word of farewell to this man, what rare moments those were! Words were spoken touching the grent olllce of the pastor, which, having heard once, one would never forget.

John H. Merrlfleld was a Christian in nil Its broad and comprehensive meaning; he was a gentleman In Its old-school acceptance of definition; a Christian gentleman whom to have won as one's friend was riches indeed. And so as a friend who was privileged to know him In the village where his home was and in the home where Ills heart was, and finding him always to possess those rare qualities which make the heart of a pastor glad, I can but mourn today his nnd yet that mourning is tinged with gladness that his Influence was so wide and his worth so generally accepted that the principles of his life shall have fruitage Ip so many lives. To truly honor him we will strive to emulate his noble example. EI.I7.ABI7TH HOLT GOLDTIIWAITE.

Pastor of the I'niversallst church. tNorthfleld News. The general expressions of regret over the death of a man who has been In public life more 'or less for a long period have seldom come with grenter enrnest-tuss than tjiose for ex-Speaker John H. Merrlfleld. His public as well as private life was characterized by a faithful performance of duty.

He was generally known ns "Honest John," nnd the title was. a most fitting one. He was not a great man as the world or even our little commonwealth reckons greatness, but ho was a splendid exnmple of a faithful, upright llfo on. which not tho taint of a suspicion of dishonesty or neglect In even the smallest affairs of a public nature ever rested. Such a man, although cut off In hist maturing usefulness, for Mr.

Merrlfleld had not reached tlie age of CO years, has not lived In vain Tlie world Is better for such a life ns John Slerrlfleld typified. Consolidated Rendering Co. Cases In Vermont Supreme Court. At the afternoon session of the Vermont supreme court In Montpeller Wednesday nrguments were heard on tho petitions of the Consolidated Rendering company on the Judgment for contempt and lines of $3,000 Imposed by Chittenden county court. The cases grew out of the diseased meat scandnl resulting from the sale of carcasses of condemned animals by the state cattle commission.

C. C. Fitts nnd State's Attorney A. Sherman appeared for the state, while Attorneys Enrlght, Brown nnd Hutchinson represented tho petitioners The state seta forth that the lower court held that the papers produced by the petitioners under compulsion wero very material to tho case: that the respondent's managers could trace every animal taken to the plant by the state olllcers; that In the matter of constitutionality the claim thnt certain papers desired were Innocently destroyed by the manager of the company was wrong ns to fact: that tho matters of incrimination and rolevcncy were for the court to decide. Drawing Logs on the New Railroad.

tho Decrfiold Valley railroad last week tho start of, an endless procession that for many years will supply tho stock to keep the big Mountain Mills saws buzz-Ing and the pockets of several hundred Tho first train consisted of only four sets of trucks, carrying about 20,000 feet of logs, when tho trucks get broken In '27', trains of ten loads win be MOM ftJWn.a flay' PPWns to 80 000 feet. The logs aro unloaded at the th0 ml ana rolled from skids directly to the chain. Tho min started with a full force under tho temporary supcrlntendoncy of Carl Bond. rn ha8 sevored "Is connection with the company nnd gone to Maine. min for Immediate mill supply is that at tho Glastenbury NWttcr' h.

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