& : oF 2 THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG 1924, soins ee -- SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 7 More than 150,000 citizens of the United States and Canada die each Year of TUBERCULOSIS, Most of these people would have lived had they obeyed three simple] rules. y Practically none of them would have had this dread disease, if they had known of a few simple precautions. In every human body there are the germs which cause the disease. Under certain conditions these germs develop. 'they cannot develop. Over-work, impure air, poor food--these let _the Under other conditions germs multiply. Rest, fresh air, good fopd--these prevent the germs from developing. The things that will prevent consumption are the only things that will cure it--rest, fresh air and good food. The Kingston Health Association is doing the Mowat Sanatorium and so providing curing tuberculous of this district. - - over the its part by taking accommodation for Do your part by helping the Kingston Tuberculosis Association secure free treatment. Read the following article and should know. Cause of Tuberculosis. Bacillus tuberculosis, recognized for the last forty years as the cause of tuberculosis, is an obligate para- site, that is it is able to grow and 'multiply only in the animal body. There are several types--human, bovine or cattle, avian or bird, etc. "The former two, the human and the bovine are the only types which at- tack man. As these grow and multi- ply only in the animal body we must look to human or cattle cases of tub- "erculosis as the source of bacteria for fresh cases. This important fact is generally known but by no means sufticiently recognized and seldom "duly emphasized. To debate all that this premise suggests is not possible at present--I shall consider one im- portant phase only. In a former paper in this ser'es. the writer discussed the relation of bovine tuberle bacilli to human cases, when it was shown that although these bovine types do not attack adults they do very frequently at- tack children, and that"moreover that about one-third of all cases in child- ren is caused by the bovine type. Evidence was also presented at that time to show that this very serious condition results from the direct transference of the bovine tubercle bacillus from tubercular cows in the milk to children. The remedy is simple, clear and obvious--use past- eurized milk. or milk from cows free from tuberculosis as shown by tuber- culin tests. Producing Infection. But what of the other two-thirds of these cases in children as well as the primary cases in adults affected with the human type of bacilli which we have just shown come from other cases of human tuberculosis? How does the organism pass from the pa- tient to the normal in order to pro- duce infection? And, first, who are Infected? Mortality statistics indi. cate that the highest death rate from tuberculosis is between the ages of thirty and forty years, and that this rate graduallly declines to a low ~point between the ages of ten ana fifteen years and rises again to a second high point shortly after in- fancy, between two and four years. These mortality returns indicate then a very high degree of infection in small children, A further thesis hag been advanced and supported by much evidence that the tuberculosis of the adult years is the result of an intection in childhood. This has get further information which you | probably been somewhat overstated, yet we know very definitely that a tuberculosis infection may remain latent for a considerable period and appear at some time of lowered bod- ily resistance as a puberty, lactation or as the result of malnutrition, over- exertion, etc. At the same time | BATTLE AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS | TUBERCULOSIS IS PREVENTABLE AND CURABLE. | | much evidence shows that fresh in- fections may occur in adults A tuberculosis man, for example, lost | four wives in succession by death | from tuberculosis. It is plain, how- | ever that tubercular infection takes place in child-hood--but how? Tuberculosis in Lungs, In a case of tuberculosis of the lungs, enormous numbers (almost unbelievably large numbers) of the organisms are discharged in the sput- um, and though these organisms do not grow outside the body they are among the most difficult of the di- seases producing bacteria to kill. If such sputum is allowed to dry, es- pecially if allowed to dry in the dark the tubercle will remain viable even for several weeks depending upon the degree of dessication and the extent of exposure to sunlight. We have little to fear from the large collection of sputum which is ordin- arily collected and disposed of, but what we chiefly have to fear is the small pieces of sputum permitted to dry on handkerchiefs and subsequen- tly shaken into the air with its com- bined living tubercle bacilli; the minute traces of sputum which are inadvertantly allowed to dry on clothing, rugs, furniture, etc. With a tubercular patient in the home therefore unless vastly more precau- tion is taken than is usually observ- ed, the child will live in an atmos- phere more or less constantly charg- ed with tubercle bacilli, If the tub- erculosis patient in the home happens as in frequently the case to be the cook or the dish washer, or other- wise concerned with the food, there is an almost ideal opportunity for the child's food becoming infected with the tubercle bacilli. Droplet Infection. It is now generally conceded that the most important source of infec- tion is the so-called droplet infec- tion. A tuberculous patient suffer- ing from a lung infection, and con- sequently discharging enormous numbers of the bacilli in the sputum will of necessity contaminate the mouth and throat from the sputum. Such a person in coughing, sneezing, laughing or even talking, acts which AUTO SENSE A Cure for Starter Tioable By Williamson I'M HAVING TROUBLE TO PCK UP, GET FAS --AFTER A FEW TRIALS IT TER FASTER AND THEN SPINS THE ENGINE AS WELL AS \T EVER DID. -- SEEMS AND As Doc remarks in the strip above, the starter trouble described is due to a dirty commutator, which is a series of copper bars, or segments, mounted on the shaft passing through the starting motor. These bars are connected with wires which | are wound around the shaft to form the armature. They are separated and insulated by strips of mica. The brushes, usually made of carbon, are held against the commutator bye springs. The current passes through the field coils, which fit around the arma- ture, then through the brush to the commutator, is carried through the armature, back to the commutator|s and out another brush to the ground If the brushes are not properly fitted against the commutator, tht current will jump, causing a spark which burns the copper bars, rough: ning the commutator and causing excessive wear on the brushes. Par- ticles of carbon ground brushes pack between segments and cause the current to pass over the insulators, thereby de- from the the copper troying the "pull" of the motor. The purpose of the insulators is to keep all segments not in actual contact with the brushes from being charged. It is easy to see why the commuta- tor should be kept clean. The mica insulators are harder than the copper segments they sep- arate and you may find that the com- mutator has worn down until these strips are even with or higher than the copper. Holding a piece of fine sandpaper against the commutator while it és turning will smooth it down and remove any accumulation of dirt. After this is done it may be necessary to cut the insulators down to get them below surface of carry a consideable quantity of mois- ture from the mouth and throat in | the form of droplets will discharge | droplets more or lessi heavily laden | with tubercle bacilli direct from the infection of the lungs. The effective range of this droplet infeation is not greater than a yard or two yet with a tubercular patient in the house this range is ample to expose the mem- bers of the household to an almost continuous rain of active tubercle bacilH. Such considerations as these points very directly to the benefits to be de- rived from the early diagnosis and isolation of tuberculosis cases. Such isolations have proven effective al- most beyond measure in the case of leprosy, small-pox, scarlet fever, dipheria and other infectious di- seases. The tuberculosis problem, notwith- standing very clear indications of the benefits to be derived, has never been adequately attacked in this manner. AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Information Compiled by the Canadian Pacific Railway Development Department Winnipeg, Manitoba.--About 15 per cent. more butter was produced in Manitoba in 1923 than in the preceeding year, according to an esti- mate of the Provincial Dairy Com- missioner. The quality, he states, is also distinctly ahead of last year. Montreal, Quebec.--Export opera- tions in Canadian flours are fair and there has recently been a noticeable improvement in the volume of busi- ness with the Near East and larger shipments are expected in the near future in that directjon, especially to Constantinople. Edmonton, Alberta.--Advices re- ceived here from Japan are to the effect that shipment of Alberta cattle recently made to that country, has arrived in good condition. This ship- ment of cattle, which has been pur- chased by a Japanese firm, is the first ever made to the Orient and the Provincial Department of Agricul- ture has sent a representative with the shipment in an endeavor to fos- ter trade with Japan. Vancouver, British Columbia.-- Work has commenced on the erec- tion of the Immensé elevator which is to be built at this port by Spillers, Limited, the great British company J COT PLOG ga \: NY ¢ packages Valuable Coupons in Each n Package and Ti a a of millers and grain dealers. The ) Pike, i. . capacity of this elevator will, it is stated, be 2,000,000 bushels and its cost, exclusive of jetties, will be ap- proximately $2,500,000. The con- struction of this elevator will more than double the capacity of the port as it now stands. ---- Edmonton, 'Alberta.--Nearly 100,- 000 acres will be planted in corn in Southern Alberta this year, accord- ing to official estimates made by the Provincial Department of Agricul- ture. Last year the acreage in corn in the province was estimated at 53,- 000. A large area is also being sown to sweet clover. a Toronto, Ontario.--8ince last De- cember the Ontario Co-operative Honey Producers' Association has shipped over three-quarters of a mil- lion pounds of honey to Great Brit- ain, mostly in the 60-pound package. Five shipments, totalling 40,000 pounds, were made to Denmark, 6,- 000 pounds to Sweden, and orders were also received ¥rom Austria, Por- tugal and Germany. Quebec, Quebec.--Between August 11th and September 25th, twenty- five agricultural societies will hold 79 exhibitions, including four dis- tricts. The Department of Agricul. ture has prepared a list and the dates of these fairs, which show that farm- ers in nearly every county will be offered the opportunity of exhibiting. Ottawa, Ontario.--Canada's trade with Germany doubled fn the last fiscal year, according to recent trade returns made public. In the twelve months ending March, 1924, imports from Germany were $5,379,737, an increase over the preceding fiscal year of $2,811,328; exports to Ger- many were $16,153,673, an increase of $6,202,796. Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.--Con- siderable activity now prevails at Louisburg, much coal being shipped from that port. All the collieries, with the exception of the Jubilee, at Sydney Mines, are in operation. Two or three new mines are being opened and it is anticipated that production this year will be considerably in ex- cess of 1923, fi Quebec, -- Montreal's grain exports on May 20th exceed those of last year at this time by over four million bushels, according to a statement made by the Harbor Commission. The total amount of grain handled locally from the open- ing of navigation to date, inclusive, was 12,839,636 bushels, as against 8,580,626 bushels during the corre- sponding period of last year, Grain exports from Montreal last year to- talled 120,107,990 bushels, as com- pared with 155,085,817 bushels in 1922 and 138,453,980 bushels in 1921. In each of these years Mont- real exported more grain than any other port on the North American continent. Montreal, t Kingston Markets | Friday, June 13. Bananas, doz .,. ..35 to 50 Grapes, Cal, 1b .. ..38 Oranges, doz.. .. .. .. +.236 to 60 Lemons, dos. snswssenesBl Dried Fruits-- Apricots, Cal, Ib .. .. Prunes, Cal. Ib. ........18 Peaches, Evap., Ib.. Pineapples ... .. .. ..18 to 30 es +418 .25 to 36 .e .w Carrots FS Lettuce, leaf .... .. «4 i Potatoes, bag .. .. Fresh vegetables-- Cabbage, 1b .. Unclassified. * Sugar, granulated, ®» .. .... ..9 Sugar, yellow, B.. .. .... ..9 Sugar, fcing, D .... .. .. ..12% Flour, standard, cwt. ..$3.75 to $4 Rolled Oats Ib. ...c..cocv.vvee Homey, 5-1b. pall .......... +++: 75 Honey, comb «es: 28 Fish, Col, 10... ie rr ii barsrasai 2D BAIok0 ADusisin ssn svn vs .30 Finnan Haddie, Ib.... .. .> =..15 Haddock fresh Ib. ..........12% Halibut, fresh, Ib, .............30 Kippers, pair.... vo «. ..30 to 83 "es ae Perel Ib vious uniinnnnsnee LW . Trout, salmon, 1b... .... White Fish Butter, Butter, Cheese, Cheese, Eggs, new laid, doz.. .. . Carcase, 1b ... Fronts Mutton, chops, 1b. .... Mutton, carcase .. Fowl, Ib .. Chickens, 1b .. .. Barley, Bram, ton .... .. Buckwheat, bus. ........ Corn feed, car lots, Corn Hay, Hay, Oats, Shorts, ton Wheat (local) ton, $16, track, $16; No. 3, $13 to $14; mixed, $11 to $12. Carcasses, choice Calves .... Heavy hogs .. .. .. 1.00 Abattoir hogs... Spring lambs, each . 9.00 Salmon, 1b.. Fresh: ..18 to 25 ssses 30 Dairy Produce, creamery, > .. 2 to 35 dairy, © rein vod new, Ib.. .. ....25 to.30 wer Bl od, Bb ,, ..., .. .23 to 25 Meats ana Poultry Beef: Steak, porterhouse, 1b., ..30 to 36 Steak, round, Ib. ........20 to 26 Boiling cuts, 1b. Stewing cuts, Beef, western, cwt. Beef, local, 1b. cesesssacaaasa ll 1b. «eee.8 to 11 Pork: Loin, roasts, 1b. Shoulders, roasts, Hogs, live weight, cwt Chops, Hogs, dressed, cwt. ... Bacon, breakfast, ..... Ham, smoked, Ib. Lamb: «0.25 to Ib. ceennvn, ee db 0 Poultry vees22 to ..30 to Hay, Straw and Grains. bus. . vo 0B .$30 to $31 1.10 sss snsns a 3B ceva vases $120 «+.$12 to $13 $10 to $11 cinavaraBi ..$32 to $33 «ee oe $1.40 seve ea 35 feed, bus, baled, ton ... loose, ton . local, bus. TORONTO. Grain Dealers' Quotations. Manitoba wheat--No. 1 northern, bay ports, $1.16 1-2; No. 3, $1.09 3-4, c.l.f., bay ports. Standard recleaned screenings, f. o.b., bay ports, per ton, $16. Manitoba oats--No. 3, 44c; No. 3 | eed, 41 1-4c. Ontario wheat--Nominal. Oats--Ontario, No. 2 white, 39¢ to 4le. Millfeed--Bran, $23 per ton; shorts, $24 per ton; teed flour, per bag, $1.85; middlings, $30 per ton. Barley--Malting, 65¢ to 70c. Rye--No, 2, 7T4c to 78c. Buckwheat--Not quoted. Manitoba flour--PFirst patent, $6.65, Toronto; second patent, $6.15. Flour--Ontario, $5.10, in jute bags, Montreal, $5.10 Toronto, $4.75 bulk, seaboard. Peas--No. 2 sample, $1.40 to $1.45. Hay--Extra No. 2 timothy, Toronto; No. 2, Straw--Car lots, $9.50. American corn--No. 2 rack, Toronto, 95c. yellow, Dairy and Produce. Wholesale to retail trade: Eggs-- Firsts... .. Seconds. . ... 0.26 Extras, cartons .. 0.34 Fresh, loose.. .. 0.32 +...30.29 to 0.30 Eggs--Dellveredq--Toronto: Extras... .... .. 0.27 Fiesta... ..... 'u. 0.34 Seconds.. .. .. 0.19 Splits .. ,. .. .. 018 Butter to retall trade: Dalry .. ..... 020 do. No. 1.. .. .. 0.35 40. No, 2.. .. J. 0.33 Butter--Delivered--Toronto: Creamery, special .0.31 do. No. 1 «. 0.30 do. No. 3.. .. .. 0.20 ---- Dressed y Meats. Beef, forequarters .$7.00 to $10.00 17.00 13.50 15.00 16.00 10.00 13.00 15.00 do. hindquarters ..13.00 ..13.00 ca wee «13.00 do. medium .. .. 9.00 ..11.00 -------- It is better to preserve a kindly silence than to speak am unchar- itabie truth. Misunderstandings may separate friends far more widely than either time or space. ' Nature's rules have no exceptions. _Cograge respects courage. per NEW AUTO TOP MANUFACTURING SHOP We are pow ready to give you prices on a new Autc Top and repair work. Also Cush- ions, Trimmings, Upholstering of all kinds. Your patronage is solicited. L G. PAUL 392 Princess Stree BILE 1 DIDN'T say 'DIRTY COMMUTER | SAD DIRTY COMMUTATOR ~~ COMMUTATOR -- ™ TALKING ABOUT NOT SUBURBAN TRAINS -- UNDERSTAND 7? AUTOMOBILES, the copper. This suowd be done with a piece of a fine hacksaw blade. The mica should be cut down not more than one thinty-second of an inch, Never use emery cloth in polishing a commutator for the grit on the cloth is a metallic substance and will short-circuit the segments. The sand used in making sandpaper is the kind used in making glass and is not a conductor of electricity. We Can Repring Your Cylinders square with the base round and true with a heavy duty cylinder grinding 'machine, giving perfect work in every respect. Automotive Grinders Limited EPAIRING For Automobile repair work of all kinds and good service, call and see us in our new location--=210 DIVISION STREET, head of | Queen Street. WHEN YOU BUY! The exceptional tone quality in the Weber Piano appeals to the most ascethetic taste. HEAR FOR YOURSELF AND BE CONVINCEU., AT C. W. 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