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October 22, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 51 ILLINOIS HEALTH HEAD GIVES FACTS ON RABIES Dr. Isaac Rawlings Issues Report on Results of Laboratory Tests in State Blaming the stray dog for the mis- chief among his own kind and house- hold dogs for transmitting the disease to man, Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, Illi- nois state health director, declared in a statement issued this week that Illi- nois is experiencing the worst hydro- phobia season in years. Contrary to popular opinion, according to the di- rector, rabies is least prevalent in "dog days," the winter and spring yielding many more cases than the summer period. So far this year 58 persons, 136 dogs and 14 other animals have been bitten by dogs known to be rabid, while 484 canine heads have been tested in the laboratories of the state and Chicago health department laboratories. Stray Dogs Responsible "Stray 'mad' dogs bite pet or house- hold dogs, infecting them, and the rabid dog with an owner and home bites the people who get hydrophobia," said Dr. Rawlings. "This is the most usual way in which dogs transmit rabies up to man. Records collected this summer show that home dogs bit 43 of the 58 persons in the state known to have been attacked by 'mad' or rabid dogs while stray dogs were re- sponsible for 97 of the 136 dogs known to have been attacked by rabid dogs. This indicates that the stray or home- less cur, who knows no master's voice, is the primary carrier of hydrophobia although the home dog is directly re- sponsible for most cases in humans. "The laboratories in Springfield have done 226 examinations of dogs heads so far this year, 116 showing positive; the Chicago health department labora- tory has done 175 with 47 positive and the Carbondale laboratory has done 83 with 26 positives. The positive find- ings in Chicago were much greater than usual for recent vears while the number found at Springfield and Car- bondale during August and Septem- her was extraordinarily large. Rabies on Increase "Rabies is definitely on the increase | WHEN SOME WORK TO | US YOU MENTION -- YOU'LL GET MIGHTY F you leave your plumbing order here it won't be neglected. We promise you that it will receive the proper attention and that our work will be done in a skillful manner and that you won't feel cross when you see the size of our bill and you'll tell your friends about us. Phone 874 ~ 464 S.J. STEFFENS 723 OAK ST. WINNETKA,ILL. in Illinois with the possibility that the disease may reach major epidemic pro- portions among dogs and cause considerable number of infections | among people. Indiana has just gone | through a disagreeable experience with | the disease which still prevails in that | | state and the epidemic appears to be | moving our way. : "Only a small percentage of all dog | bites among people are iniiicted by rabid animals. For*this reason every | effort should be made to determine by observation or by laboratory test whether the attacking dog is actually rabid before starting the Pasteur treatment in the persons concerned." Si. Job s Lutheran Church Wilmette and Park avenues, Wilmette Herman W., Meyer, M. A. pastor 406 Prairie avenue Telephone 1396 Church telephone 3111 SERVICES 9:30 A. M. Sunday school and Jible classes 9:45 A. M. first service and sermon 11:00 A. M. second service and sermon MEETINGS Monday and Friday at 4: Classes for the Christian Education of Children Monday at 7:30: Junior Girls' choir Monday at 8:30: Mixed choir Wednesday at 7:30: Boy Scouts Thursday at 7:45: Bible Hour for adults | Mr. and' Mrs. Charles Francis| Pearce, Jr., of Glencoe are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a] daughter, Eloise Pearce, Sunday, Oc- tober 16, at the Evanston hospital. | Mrs. Pearce was Katherine' Wortley of Winnetka before her marriage. hs | Mrs. H. G. Roth, 429 Provident ave- nue, left last Saturday for California | to be the guest of friends for the entire | winter. HERE'S A SCINTILLATING SHEBA THAT USES S50 MUCH POWDER YOU CANT | SEE HER FACE -- | FoLL MANY A BLUSH \S BORN To | -- | Full many a home seems doomed to | stay unwarmed unless a HART Oil] Burner is used. What a difference this | burner makes! The wonderful ease of its operation! Its thorough dependa- bility! It will Comfort vour home. HOFFMAN SAYS: "Hart Rules the Temperature!' JEHQEEMAN C0 OT INC. A State Bank This Is Your Bank Use it! [rian ADVICE and consultation are essentials of the present day. Problems of money and property become increasingly intricate. Regard this Bank as a reservoir of finan- cial knowledge broad enough to meet the requirements of the businesses and in- dividuals of this community which it serves. Your frequent consultation with your Bank is mutually helpful--to banker and customer. Banking Hours: 8 to 3; Saturdays 8 to 12:30 Monday Evenings 7 to 8 WINNETKA TRUST and SAVINGS A a