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Page Eight THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1938 Scots Remember Burns In a humble little cottage, three . miles south of Ayr, Scotland. 179 years ago to-day. there was ushered I into this world one whose name and fame will never be forgotten. The passing of the years serve but to enrich the genius and "immortal memory" of Scotland's "Beloved Bard," Robert Burns. The star that rose on that stormy night of Januaiy the 25th, 1759. in that auld clay biggin near the bonnie Doon, shines on and on in ever increasing radiance. Burns presents to the world in- this perennial celebration of his birth, the strangest of literary phenomena. Each recurring year seems to add fresh laurels to his fame. There is no parallel to it in the world. He is not merely the watch-word of a nation, but has become the patron saint of Democraok. He bears the banner of the essential equality of man. Hi® birthday is celebrated more universally than that of any any human being. He reigns over a greater Dominion than any Empire the world has ever seen. The plowman poet of Doon is not for an age, but for aril time. So long as there aire wrongs to be righted, so long as want and care are found in the world, so long as human hearts move to the impulses of love, the songs of this rustic bard will be sung and his memory remain fresh and green in the affection of mankind. If ever there was a poet who sang from the pure fount of inspiration it w|aB Robert Burns. He was hemmed in by poverty and unremitting toil, but he sought out the deep mysteries of life and was' moved by the marvellous beauties- of nature till one day the mystic cords of h|-js soul broke out in song, and from that day to this, his songs have played upon the heart-strings of humanity. Burns needs no eulogy to perpetu- ate his fame. The heart that could be touched by the destruction of a daisy or the nest of a mouse and express his pity in exquisite verse and see in the simple incident the pathos of human life and the futility of human schemes, will never fail in his appeal to human hearts. He who penned "The Cotter's Saturday Night," that finest picture in literature of a Christian home as the foundation of a nation's greatness, meeds no eulogy. "But still the music of bis song Rises o'er all elate and strong. Its master's chords Are Manhood. Freedom, Brotherhood, Its discords, but an interlude Between the words." --(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. How warm the tints of life; how hot Are Love and Hate. And; what makes Truth divine, and what Makes Manhood great." --William Wlatson. "He was given the rare quality of Wisdom that could interpret the plan of the Great Architect Divine ,in the tiniest and humblest of His creatures, and the beauty of a tongue that could give voice to a nations soul." Hubert Stewart Banner. "Robert Burns lives on with a vitality which gathers strength from ti'mi. His fame broadens and deepens every year. The world has never known a truer singer." --James Green leaf Whitter. Vernonville. Jan. 25th, 1938. INFANTILE .PARALYSIS Dr. G. W. Peacock Addresses the Vernonville Y. P. A. 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Also announces a Midwinter Sale of Hats-- Reduced to Clear--Must go to make room for new stock. Many at $1.00 -- Call and See Them. Brunswick Block Mrs. Mason "Don't go Outside Your Home Town for Things Your Own Merchants Supply" General Variety Store WALL PAPER -- PAINTS -- VARNISHES WORK MITTS -- GLOVES -- SOCKS COOKING UTENSILS -- KITCHEN ARTICLES TOILET GOODS -- FACE POWDERS -- SOAP HEADQUARTERS FOR COAL AND WOOD Jas. Redfearn & Son PHONES: Store 1, Residence 66 Colborne COLBORNE TAXES NOTICE is hereby given that all Colborne Taxes must be paid at once to avoid extra charge. Jan. 25, 1938 W. E. OTTO The annual "Better Health" evening of the Vernonvtille Young People's Association was held on Thursday evening, January 20th, 1938, when once again the members had the pleasure and opportunity of having Dr. G. W. Peacock of Grafton present and address them on the above subject. This "s the fourth year in which the doctor has been good enough to attend t his annual evening of the Association and bring an interesting and informing message on some matter coming under his professional line. On account of a case of this dread disetse, Infantile Paralysis, occurring in this village last autumn, this address was particularly timely and appreciated, as one wishes to be well informed when they have come -into such close proximity to this virur. lent disease. • At. the outset the doctor explained, that to] call this disease Infantile Paralys|s was incorrect. If the disease did not develop© into paralysis, then the name was a misnomer. The correst iname, Anterior Poliomyelitis was a big mouthful for the layman, but it wias well for them to get acquainted with the term that is correct and ' the one under professional usuage.j Dr. Peacock proceeded by pointing out that in recent years epidemics of this disease seemed to be increasing, and that last year it was more widespread than ever. In 1936, an epidemic occurred in the Southern United States, and in 1937. in the Northern States and Ontario, coming, it was noted, with its usual seasonal time, beginning in July, extending through August, and declining towards tire f-nd of September and October. The last epidemic had been quite severe, with considerable fatalities and with quite a large proportion of residuals. The speaker said. "There is nothing that we doctors have to deal with that "s so disheartening and saddening as to see perfectly normal children taken with this disease and in so" many cases left helplessly crippled for life. It is no wonder that it is attracting the attention of so many in the medical field to "lives' gat" and experiment towards securing a positive specific to cope with this dreadful malady. There has been, it is true, progress that has been encouraging but so far no specific treatment that measures up to anything Ikke we desfre or hope for." Poliomyelitis, said the doctor, is condition that affects the tissues of the spinal cord or brain substance, but mainly the former. Our first evidence that the disease was communicable was obtal'ned by experiments with monkeys. That it could be trans-milted from, humans to monkeys' was clearly shown and from this we learn-erl that the disease was due to a living organism. This organism multl-pl-'f rt and developed in the tissues of the unfortunate victim, but so far careful microscopic examination has failed to disclose any visible microorganism ts. The conclusion reached was that :t was too small to be detected bv the microscope or that it was immune to any stain so far employed. Various workers have from time to time advanced, as the causlMve agents =ome form of bacteria and have duced some emtmunizing serums. The latest of these. Dr. Rose no n of the Unted Slates has recently delivered a paner in wh'ch he predicts that a sipeeific senim is soon to be developed It is sincerely boned that this is true and that his findings will prove to be a real advance in experimental kniCTWledge and not failures as they have so far been. "The incubation period has not been definitely established, but from observations on cases of known exposures and experimental work on animals it seems orohable that it is anywhere from ten to e'ghteen days. Some give it as somewhat longer than this, but this is taken as approximately correct. The recent conception of the dis^ rasp is that or a wilosnreart Infection, but for every case having paralysis there are many mild cases wihout a occasional. [seventh day. There is Jy a patient in win symptoms is paralysis and the febrile | action very mild. The final step in a diagnosis consists of a lumbar puncture and the examination of the fluid obtained. Usually .a local anaesthetic is all that is required. As in most communicable diseases, efforts have been made to discover means by which the disease could be prevented. The fact that permanent immunity usually ocurs after the first attack, .although there have been number' of rare oases when it h returned the second time, which suggests the. use of convalescent serum for the purpose of producing a temporary passive immunity. You have read in the papers about the experiments for immunizzatkm carried pn m Toronto during the last epidemic. A 1% solution of zinc sulphate was used as a spray for a number of successive, days. The spHaying which was confined to the olfactory area, was done under ideal conditions, by thoroughly competent men equipped with the most approved appliances, yet the conclusion reached as to the efficacy of the zinc spray that no'evidence was furnished of its protective value. In concluding his address, the doctor siaid. that very little could he done for the patient during the statges of the disease, other than give the serUm and make him as comfortable as posibie. As soon as praralysis appear our treatment consists of efforts to maintain the injured muscles in neutral positions. If the are permitted to be stretched, either by gravity or the action of opponent muscles, two complications may arise, viz., the muscles may be unable to function when its innervation returns joint may be permanently mis- to prevent this or to minimize it _far as possible we employ properly designed splints and insist on the patient taking a long period of rest. At least six months is required and sometimes it is best to keep the pat lent in bed for nine or even twelve months. Splinting must he maintained' untdl there is sufficient recovery for useful function. If useful function does not return then permanent braces must be employed or operations to stabilize the joints. and ■ lized as Poli'o. Since the virus has been Isolated from the nose and throat of active ca«es it seems most probable that tran = mi = = ion bv contacts is the most likelv method of spreading the disease because of the ease with which secretions are spread from nerson to person. The possibility of transmission by food or milk is not supported bv much evidence- since. »f»n, there would in all probability be less in the d'tv districts, where more efficient post-r-Tnieation takes nlaee. The danger of intinv'e contact however is shown in hosnitals where some consMer9.Me number of nurses have contracted the disease from their infected patients. The speaker then went on to state the symptoms and to show the development of the disease. The genera =aid i - be s marl* ed as follows: Often the oath more prostrated and sicker than either the pulse or temperature ind'ea+es. Usually the latter is under 102. The face is flushed and-', there is often a noHfreaible pallor about the nose and mouth. At this stage the nervous symptoms are extnemelv >'mportant. Uroouently one notices a rather coarse tremor when the patient moves and a distinct rigidity of the neck. More constraint than the st'ffness of the neck is that of the spine, when the victim, is unable to bend the head downward to the knees in the usual way by arch'ng the back. If the patient bends forward at all it is from the hips, with the spine still rigid. In the ordinary course of the disease there Is the preparalytic stage. Paralysis, if it occurs, appears from about the third to the fifth day and may develop to greater extent for the next two or three days. 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