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Mm Value in -w' I] most ab§ofiuel roads permit 0y! the The discovery of the germ which is the cause of any of the infectious diseases is of tremendous value. It leads to a study of the character- istics of the germ and the means by which it is conveyed from one person to another. In some in- stances, tests for susceptibility, methods of immunizing the indivn- dual against the disease, and even curative measures, have resulted from such a discovery. The Dick Test ()ne of the positive results of the study of the streptococcus of scar- let fever is a skin test for suscepti- hility. This is known as the Dick test. and consists in the injection of a minute amount of the toxin or the streptoccus into the skin. “Within a few hours. an area of red- uess appears at the point of injec- Appendicitis in Children Mrs. A. W. asks: “Is it possible for a child of five years old to have appendicitis? If a child that age ever does have appendicitis. is it necessary to have it operated upon?” Reply It is possible, for appendicitis to occur in a child live years old and even much earlier than that. W by self-addressed and stamped envelope. lddrm Dr. W. J. Sahel“, in can of The Durham Chronicle. Within the last year, much that is of value has been added to our knowledge of scarlet fever. Drs. George F. and Gladys H. Dick of Chicago seem to have shown that a certain kind of streptococcus is the germ which causes this disease. It is present in the throats of those who have scarlet fever, and gives off a poison (toxin) which is absorbed into the system. The rough bath towel was an ap- eidental invention. A manufactur- er of line smooth towelling had trou- ble with his machinery. Instead of the tlrmly woven material coming through as usual, the threads were loose and tangled, and. irom his point of View, quite unfit for sale. He set to work to readjust matters, and after much trouble got the ma- chine working smoothly. But in the course of his work, his hands had got coated with oil and grime, and he used a length of the faulty and apparently useless fabric to wipe of! the grease. He was quick to note that the rough discarded stulI did Operation is the only safe and aq- copted method of treating append]- citis in any case. Mrs. G. L. writes: “I know that there is considerable prejudice against cousins marrying. The gen~ eral idea seems to be that the off- spring will be mentally or physicalâ€" ly defective just because the parties to the marriage happen to be. cou- sins. Is there any foundation in fact for this widespread belief?” Reply It. seems to be the opinion of stu- dents of eugenics that these mar- riages are not unfavorable to the health of the offspring. If there are inheritable defects in the stock, these may be transmitted to the 011'- spring. If the parties to such a marriage are health ‘, and inherit- able diseases and efects are ab- sent from the stock. the children will be healthy. 01' SO. 99 J. D. asks: “What causes the skin tn itch? It is worse at night and has been bothering me for a month Reply A guess would be that you hav ORIGIN OF THE BATH TOWEL Thursday, W 81, 103. (Copyright, 1924, by The Bonnet-Brown Corporation, Chicago) HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Note: Dr. Seholes will answer mu health questions in these columns as will be of interest to others and permissible in Public M Jone“! Wm evil} be «flawed WNW Probably Winter Itch Marrying of Cousins THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR SCARLET FEVER By DR. w. J. SCHOLES tion in those who are susceptible. Experiments with the test seem to show that it is about as reliable as the Schick test for diphtheria, which it resembles. Pursuing their studies still fur- ther, Drs. Dick have attempted to work out a method of immuni7ing those who are found to be suscepti- ble. They seem to have met with considerable success. They inject small amounts of toxin at intervals of about 5 days, somewhat similar to the way in which toxin-antitoxin is given to prevent diphtheria... While these things may still be considered in the experimental stage. their perfection is only a mat- ter of time. They will enable us to prevent a disease which, besides being dangerous in itself. often gives rise to kidney and heart disease in children. winter itch. It is caused by a hot, dry atmosphere. The cure is more moisture in the air and cooler air. Greasing the skin may help. F. D. H. asks: “Does anyone ever recover from a stroke of apoplexy?” Reply Recovery occasionally follows some of the milder attacks. If there is much disease of the arteries or of the heart. the outlook for recov- ery is not good. When one stroke has occurred, others are likely to follow. E. L. C. writes: “I am consider- ably troubled with sweating in the arm-pits, no matter hoyycoldjt is: Can 'yon suggest anything that I could do to make this sweating less annoying?” Use; a smail amount of 20 per cent aluminum chlonde solutaon once or tw1ce a week. T. H. writes: “I have a rectal fis- tula. Have had it for a number of years Can you tell me anything that will cure this condition? Some home remedy?’ Most cases of rectal fistula require an operation for their cure. Some cases are remedied by injections of Bismuth paste into the fistula. There are no efl‘ective home remedies. the work much better than the ordinary towelling. and, being 3]- ways on the alert for a new idea he added rou h towels to his stock. The new stu became popular, and the fluffy towels soon became his chief output. The In for the Job “If the President, Vice-President and all the members of the Cabinet should die, who would officiate,” asked the teacher. Robert tried hard, but in vain, to think of the next in succession, when a happy thought struck him. “The undertaker!” he exclaimed. Advertise in The Chronicle. It pays. Recovery From Apoplexy May Require Operation Sweating in Arm-pits Reply Reply Council met December 15 with all members present and the Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. B -Law No. 674 appointing Messrs. W. . . Whitmore and James Leging- ham as School Attendance Officers for 1926 was passed. Aljoeâ€"McKechnie: That orders be issued on the Treasurer in pay- ment. of General and Trustees‘ Levy to the Boards of School Trustees of the several school sections. Carried. Brodieâ€"Black: That the four col- lectors be paid their salary $35.00 each when they have returned their rolls. Carried. Al'joeâ€"Black: That Commission- ers’ reports he adopted and payment made as follows: Ward 1, A. A.'Al- ' , specials $72.40; Ward 2, John cKechnie. specials $4.00; Ward 3, Malpolm Black, specials $60.65. Car- Brodieâ€"McKechnie: That. Coun- cil accept from Malcolm Black $10.50 for sale of timber of Anderson’s bridge. ‘Ogrried. The following accounts were passed: Priceville Police Trustees. work on streets $9.;55 William Tim- mins, damage to cows $10.;00 Angus McArth1:.r, wire fence $12.50; Lorne Livingstone, wire fence $10.00; John McGirr, wire fence $4.75; Donald McMillan, wire fence $625; Robert McFadden, gravel $4.40; Thomas Bell. gravel 30 cents; R. E. English, gra-i vel $1.00; Robert Wilson. gravel $5;1 Allan McLean, gravel $3.;60 Henry Beaton, gravel $2 40; Markdale Stan- dard. printing $3.;50 Ray McClockin, caretaking of hall 1925, $25.00 sup- plies, 110 cents; James Hastie. repairs to grader $7.25; W. N. Whitmore, salary as School Attendance Officer, 1925. $10.00; James Ledingham, sal- ary as School Attendance Officer. 1925, $10.00; M. Quillinan, refund (error‘l $2.80; Thomas Connors. re- fund (error) $130; Joseph Vasey, lumber for snowt‘ence $56.00; Treas- urer of Artemesia. half cost of town- line work $22.00; Treasurer of Dur- ham. payment on debentdre re Thomas Young’s property $33 92; Dan Kennedy, refund on dog tax, (e1““.1o1» $2.00; William Sweeney, re- fund of dog tax error $2.;00 Sec- retaIy-T1easure1 Glenelg Municipal Telephone, maintenance tax q139000 {Tieasureu balance of salary $100 00 postage, excise stamps and station- ery $19.76; Clerk, balance of salary. $50.;00 Reeve. time and 10111missiun $11.;00 .X. X. Aljoe, committee \xork re Glen and Murray’s Sideroad $3.00; John McKeehnie. committee work re the Glen and Murray’s sideroad $3; Malcolm Black. committee worn re the Glen and Murray‘s sideroad S3; THE DURHAM CHRONICLE brief and suiuhlerep replz was made by Mr. Weir and also y 311 mem- bers of the Council, the Treasurer and the Clerk, after which the Council of 1925 adjourned It is better to have resolved and {agilefl than never to have resolved 8 a . . Resolve to “play the game” with yogrsglf and others. ' Shake hands with your competi- tor when you meet. him. It, will pay yoy both._ ' Be courteous to travellers. They are your hes; friends._ _ Gét ac uainted with your em- ployees. eir good will mean much tonyou and youtfpusipess. Be squaré with those who sell you goods in little as well as big things. . Do not speculate in outside ven- tures, and watch your step before taking chances in your own busi- Workand don’t shirk. There are more things accomplished by steady hard work than the finest spasms of _genius._ Put business before pleasure, but don’t. be a business hound. Set a business objective before you and stick to it. ' Cut out frills; concentrate on real thi_ng_§. Te'll your tmubles to the Lord; make known your joys to your neighbors. Stop the leaks; keep a full head of steam. Think twice before .you speak once. . Keep your tongue ofl‘ your neigh- bor’s reputation, as well as your hands out of his pocket. Municipalities that have changed the date of nominations and elec- tions from the last Monday in De- cember and first Monday in January to the last Monday in November and the first Monday in December are so well satisfied with the change that the municipal representatives would not consider the possibility of ever going back to the antiquated CHANGING THE ELECTION DATE DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS â€"H. H. McDonald, Clerk. system for two good reasons at least, namely, that the earlier date gets the election over without breaking in on the holidays, and the weather is usually much better the first week in December than during the first week of January, thus ensuring a much larger vote in the event of an election. We have tried our best for several years to get Chesley Council or some municipality in this localit to ex- penment with the earlier ate, but without nuccenn. Custom hen en gent hold on governing bodi ey_ _hnve become no need to §§. vv' w theyluvebecomenounedtotho lest Monday of the your being Nom- untlon Day that they would not consider changing it any more than they would the ten commdmentn W’thh were given not for Moses‘ time but for the guidance of future generations.â€"Che§ley Enterprise. How do they know just when bal- loon pants need pressing? A Woman’s Desire! PAGE 3.