i i=- Welfare And Public Health

Gllll allure. VIIII

on III Pulllo llult Alton _wcekl1 ll m. Ooh-I. Ifurnlllol by the Loo-Lilo! Ono: Brush.

DIPHTHERIA

Doplrtment of Public Health, Saskatchewan '

A disease mostly of the upper respiratory tract. the throat. the nose. the larynx.

It is any condition. even simple sore throat, in which s. special germ aimed “Klebs Loeffler Bacil- lus" is found. ‘

Adults frequently have the dis- ease. but children are moi-a sus- ceptible tto it, especially between the ages of one and six. The cause of the disease being definitely known. the means by which it ls spread are also known and make it easily checked when proper pre- cautions are observed.

The germs are spread ‘by the sec- retions from the nose and throat of persons sick with the disease and may be carried indirectly by freshly contaminated towels, etc. 1n the case of children. exchange of sweets, slate pencils and other arti- cles that have been in the mouth,

is a frequent source of spreading, dedddflfiil lWiiS (hurried illirouisll. will

. Symptoms

From two to SEVEIIJIBYS after a healthy person has been exposed to the infection, the person oftcn complains of a. frcquont desire to clear the throat.

iUpon inspection. the throat is seen to be dark. red. swollen and sometimes covered with u dirty white coating or membrane. the color of the ash of n cigar. .\n ut- tempt to remove this membrane or coating causes bleeding. 1n sev- ere cases ulceration of the throat is seen. and often from this thc threat}; has n, highly offensive and characteristic odor. The glands 0t the neck are enlarged and tender. and often of a huge size. The iiosc may be affected, giving viii il_ ills‘ charge 0i‘ matter and occasional bleeding. lf the larynx becomes af- fected there is hoarseness and a croupy cough. etc. The child is fev- erish. has headaches. loss of uphill‘ no, coated tongue, stiffness oi the neck, tenderness about the ailgles of the law and conliiliillis °l 5mm’ 1195s of the throat.

in ‘the mildest cases only u slin- plo sore throat la found. Willi lew- lf any of the above Blllii-‘l- l" 59v‘ cro cases it comes on more or less uuddonly- with high fcvcr. Dilln l" ear. aching in the limbs. pain in swallow-ink. swelling 0i‘ ilii‘ ilecll- h,“ or slyeltfllll and woariness so great. as to cuusc the child to seek

io lic down. l

Most oi’ ilu- signs iind synltlilimlfi Inst two to fourtocn days "ii ll l‘lll'~‘>j but Wlllliilll proper treatment. thei germ mill’ ibiiiiilii l" ll"? lllllllll llllllnieniibors and one visitor met. at iiosc and is cupublc of ltilectlllPtilie home of uviirs. ITBClOF hiulman others for many "iilllllls llllll “vellum ‘October 9th for the rcfillliii years; Therefore tho iloctors cQPlmeetin-z mi lllllllS lastlvutc. After tiflcalo for iii-e ilcuilnilsnlnn 1° tho usuuil opening dtllfilffllll coni- gpliool must state that Dilllillll liliniittecs were uppointeda; onc to visit tjiic school one to visit llic sick. and thc third to collect jam for bill! Jiospiltill. 'iil1is club is Iiprelpzirlni; for ll buxanu" in the iiciir son but all conditions oi illilll "y? iliuluclltlilulghetotilgnoktlizm“llorinmof

"bnctciologlcull_i“ frce of the dis- uilht‘, v ‘ _

’I‘lic cliicl‘ lllililliCl‘ oi tlic spieiid of diphtheria is from ircrson to 119i‘-

icuo incrciisc its severity iliiil ll“ power to spread. Schools afford ii favorable ground for it: for ilWFL‘ children at the ages when incl‘ "if uiost likely to take the disease nit prought together daily l" 14°59 w“ tact with one another. They often use tho same articles. towels. 51.1105, pencils. etc. Schools with little or bad ventilation iind with n ilry llil(l foul aililofillllefc aggravate

Therefore, ilurliig recess all win- (lows rlll0lllil bc opoiicd and tbc uii

llllfmifil as much as ltiln-“illilu livlom‘ diphtheria. shuli bc permitted tu tho children uro cnllcd lofiflllii-‘l’ ultclld public, private, parochial lli‘ again. S

'i‘hc usc of trollor towcls and ilic

common drlnklllif mill "f" llllilllbll‘ iildcd upon tho pronilscs Wlllffil In- fill llYlilW- TBIli-‘llerfl lilllllllll lllll" llllll fccllons illscasu exists. within ii that more is no interchange "l wcck of the discovery of such dis» slate pencils. etc». (iti-Wiiliilll’ lllll" cusc. shall bc lyurniitictl to uiiciid lug nu (intbrcuk oi’ lnllrvlliliifi ill-r" school without u nicdluil ccrll- homo of the Prtrsldcnt, Mrs. T. l". case. " llcatc. 1n ull ciiscs uf diphtheria tliia u'ict arc cordially lnviicd to iiltvntl this mcctiiig.

llln schools. also. slight cases i1.-li..

the itlIlNiTi-‘m "0"! lllfilili) iiiiili‘ “"5" certificate must shite that swabs ilylliring about milrlwd and scrlilii“ liiivoibcen Lzikcii from tlic diosc iiiizi cuscs in children bcilvvoii ilii‘ iii-fl?" throat. s-cnt to tiic tllrovlnclul Buc- of tbrcc to ten Years of ago flnfl tcrlologlsi. and tluit his report is among nll dclicato children in ilic "nggutfyly" l, o" not diphtheria.

homo.

if ti - -i~ 'di htli-rin in the 1; | l-l 1] t 1;, l - l l . ‘con _ , ii-islslihluillloobdfuufll ‘slurs Lthroiits in "wan 1L1‘...- ‘lllitlréslllnilltllrltl lxrolln‘ an; "lllllmlllm-‘s “'9'” llelllll- 59m" “l” hoiveil inc the reply he wrntc bu. Aim l liflil" ill" lillli-lwiiiii lll- rlilllfifil should ho regarded with sns- hum“; no Qonlmllllltgallon (llrectly picion, till doubtful cases should bu h sent homo with u llOie to the liiil“ lioiisclioltl.

cuts to have a. dootor called In to

c-unnlnc ihc chllil- No olillilie" exists must llt‘. quarantined until lrom infected households. should mm], “h... h, “vol-y hey-w" 1,. bu.» bc iillowcti -to iitleiiil school. tcrioioglcully lirco nf ilic (list-use. .\

All persons who have been "in gflfil four by six lift-lies braving tlic contact" with ifcase oi‘ illplttlliifl" work qtieiriintiiic. and the name oi <liould be watched for tiwo wccks. the iltsi-uui- must bc put up and hurmpsud rm- the use of the instil- "illiititl tile Sdllliili will llilil iillolvll kept up by llll.‘ liousclioldci" on tlir iii-cm to be immune or untitlxin hhthhh. 0|" p...“- 0mm- dour or such llilii bee" 8W9" ll? ll" ll°9l°lV lll lioiisc and uiitll tlic rpuiicnts llilVl‘ which case only u. few days supof- been l)l‘f)])0l‘l,i' ilcchircil iron. and tho lionic of .\li-s. Jas. E. hint-Don- ald. m; Ngyem-DCX‘ 15th. Twelvo mambo-rs and four visitors wore

vision l in necessary.

iuxln waonfars immunity.

The "Public tlibalth Act states: sons living in such u house arc ill-l \ _ m x v r (l) That whenever u teacher in lowed outtlitli- llll‘ll' own prcniisc~vii>ll Piillilil- -‘ 10ml" 9i iil-‘i ill -‘lll_\' school has reason Io suspect. oxccpt that uu lllillilli‘ lllil)’ go to that any-pupil ‘is suffering firoin 0e wot-arc iiicdicul or other lllll in inhuman m “w new irmmh PM“ ‘ mm“... hwhhred when changed 0h for tiii- raising of funds were oi- "Y llll5lll9"" llllll lllll” l "l" l" l“? m“, Mm]. u“. Sal-flux or lunch voii postage. cables and such pctty ‘ ' . - lixpenaea incurred on my bchalf. nlr-dloiil lli-‘flli-li time" gllll ins par- clergyman or a person actins ltfl-tlor-enwlffht" ll";llf,;"‘n,lfhl‘jfff,flf,,I}§"II,.{“§Q ‘iron agrcc to aettlc and remain on “lll m‘ Bliardiun. Such Pupil must instructions from the Alcdicnllhnih uhlhe home or hi...’ Ahdrhw

not attend school without u special health Officer. suniiuri‘ lit-l,‘ mhugohn_hi_

‘that. there exibld lit tlio home 0f any pniorgcucy. nor is anyone from any pupil. ti-ny inftfotloits disease. Ullilllllk‘ allowctl to visit therein c».

ho. the teacher. must notify tho ci-pt tlu- i-iv-illciil iitteniluni. unrschm

ilitépdrt of WOIBBIYB Institutes for P. E. I.

tBordea The regular meeting of iibria club was ilield on October 24th at tlieihome of Mrs, Noll, Danraoh. fourteen iinembers were 111N990‘;- Aftver tilia usual- opening, the meeting was attended w. it “l8 def-‘lilfld to move the stoves of the odlioolli-rooms to tihe ifront of idle rooms. lllfflgffllll-illi: of Victmla. imiusi ivas cnloyed by slid itlie members. The next iiiect- lng iwiill be held at title home of

home of ‘Mfrs. J1. J. MacKcnilirick

Ode, fdlluwctd by tlhe ~l'8ll.tllflg and

of tihe iii-embeds. The next iiiuctiiig

diltilCfl at, ‘llllO ‘noiiic of ‘Mus. Cairns.

hclld its rc-gulai- meeting on October Li“) zit the lioiiic of Airs.

Mrs. Jack Moisaac.

Success. Ten chambers and four visitors met at the ihouie of nlirs. Angus Green on October l-iith for the ircgular ailcetliig of ‘ills club. After the meetilnlg had been open- ed- in the uauati niaaaeir, aha club discussed the Japanese Relief Fund Two interesting papers. entitled "ilridc l-lll-(lt Fashion" and The Braloe in tine Wlliesi", were read by two oi‘ the members. 'i‘l;ic next inceiila-g will take lflluce at the ihollle of Miss Mamie M-ucliay. ‘Centrail Royalty. 0n November 1st. at the home of Mrs. Gordon Wubb. tvr-eaty women \\"i.‘ll'e presonlt iior the u-egutlar meeting of rlvis (bub. After trhc usual openil z the llllthlllcss of the club was amended to, 1A new ttloor was laid in the school (tuning the holidays and n coiiiittee was alalpoinbed to sec about having l1. mutated. Apro- giumme consisting of music and

proved must ealoyiatbbc. The next. ni-ectiiug ivtlil be ihelld at "the home of Mira. J. W. Trowadale. Birch iiiill». Ten members and two visitors were present cit the

on Octobor 31st ifor the regular meeting of this tqlub. The mcct- litg opcnclduuitli the staining of the

adoption of tho minutes of tlic previous meeting. liqll-cailil. was responded to witlh lokcs. Apiipcr. cnitftlcil "'l‘o<ilu'y's Dress iiiiiu Yesterdays “as road by on mic

mill be iitild at the liomc of Mrs. Robert You. - 11.0mm‘ Ftrcctouvii. 0n October" 24th t’liis Cllull] met. in tile haill for its regular meeting. Tcn members and two Ivlsitors wcrc present. Aiitctr usual opcning thc reports of cottiiiiiittccs and vii-c Sccretiirys nqport were dicoril. Plans ivcrc made Ifor n l‘lilill0WL"0il party to bu hcl-l. at ttbe- home of one of tlic iiiein-bcls. At the olosc of tlitc meeting n, fiidlgc contest was hold. Tho November meeting inkc Alex

iLouw-r lfontatguc. ‘Fliis club

D. .A. Norton. Nftcr Llic usual opening on latter-cs ‘lug dcbiiiie was liuid on "l\\"liic-li lids hhc Gl't.‘i\ii.".' .~\(l\'0llll\l,'vi.‘S, Tlic Country Woman or City iWoman?" '1 iic

The next iiicct-ing will bc httid a!

on November 6th at thc home of Mrs. Allan McKlnnon. Thirteen members and three visitors were present. After the singing of the Odc a paper entitled “Co-opera- tion" was read and enjoyed. A number of mandolin selections wore then given Iby Miss Emma McPhce. it was decided to supply tho sllreiiil "W" lllllll ‘fillers’ storm windows for thcSchool, the

they thcntaclvos. tlicir clothing ltlltl When Schick ‘poliltlve. toxin iinti- ‘he house hdehhhlhlh» |||glnf9('[(gd_

chub tlicn inadc l>liiiis to serve llkll cocoa iii the school a1 iiooii hour.

tho hoiiic of ‘Mlrs. Gcui-gc Beck. ‘Miiirruy itlvcr. Twenty flvc

‘Question Box“. ARMADALE. ~- 'i'hl.~i Club inct

iinday or other School. (-1) That no [YUIHOII who has rc-

l‘ lilll|l‘(‘i.‘ll_\’ with ilic i-es-t of ilic

made for the holding of a Bazaar. A committee was appointed to col

hospi-uil. An interesting feature oi this meeting was a "Qiivililbn BOX"

meeting of this institute Willi held in the Schoolhouse on November

visitor were prcsciil. The incetlng opened with the singing of tlic Ode alter which the minutes were rend and adopted. A committee

for the Christians 'l‘rec. the sum oi $15.00 iviis voted for tlic purpose. it ivris ilccitlcil to get the loan of books from the McGili 'l‘ravclliag Library iind a Committee was an pointed to clioOso the books from the licsts. A paper entitled “Econ- oiiiy iii the iionie" was tread. Three now members were added to the Club.

November 8th in the Schoolhouse. There was an attendance of thir- tecn members. Aftcr the singing of tho odc the minutes of last meeting were read iind adolliet-l- A paper ".\iutlici"-'s Part. iii School iilfo" W118 read. A sum of money to bc used for prizes ill. tho cnd of the school term ivus voted at this meeting. A committee of twn was appointed to visit the school iiud soino iioccssairy’ equipment is to be suppllcd for tho school. A com mlctoe was also appointed to visit tlic sick iiiiil ll suiii of tnoiicy- was votod fur tho purchasing of fruit. etr for tiic sick . A [)l'()_l.','i‘llll‘l of rc citations, songs. cttn. WHS ilivii i=ll' joycd. Tho next meeting will bi‘ nold til the liomc of Mrs. Jua- Dymcut. at T p. ill-

ing of this institute was held at tlic home of Mrs. Wm. (Iain on Nov- cmlaei- 7th. Twelve ineni-liers were prcstm-t. After the slnglllg ill ll"? Odo tlic roll was called and the minutes rcuil. it. was decided to bold ii Lecture and Basket Social on November 20th. Milicfiiilii Till‘ uocegmn-y repairs to school have been purchase-t! and tlic work is to bc done in the near future. The

Wife Murderer . Loses Appeal

(Canadian Press) 0'l"i‘AWA. Nov. 23.—'l‘lic Sup- renio Court today dismissed with costs the appeal of Gustave Dube. who lies uiidcrsentence of death i'or the murder of his wife. ’i'i'ie execution is set for December 1i. The accused was sentenced to capital punishment last April by the court of Xingu Beach, at Mont- magny. and the date of the execu- tion set for July i3. Later the sentence was postponed to Dec. 14. ln October the court of King's Beach in appeal, at Quebec. dis- missed an appeal and the case went to the Supreme Court.

order "to be placed as soon as poa- siblc. Plans were made for ways and means of raisin-g fuadsduriag the winter months. The next meet- ing will be held at the home of Mrs John A. McKinnon. MURRAY ILiVER.-— Twenty-five members iind one visitor met for the regular meeting fo this Club at the home of MrsJiector McLean on October 9th. After the usual open- ing reports of committees were heard and new committees iverc ap- poliitezd. " Plans are now beihg

lect ipreserves to "be sent to the

Five new members were added lo the Club. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Wm- Aliey. , SPRiNGl-‘ll-JLD. —- The regular

lst._ ElCVUll members and one

ivus appointed tu Iiurcliltsc glitfl

N>ORTiIx\i.\l!——Tllls Club nict on

mow rizitrii-"riit- rcguluriiieet-

(Continued from Page One.) o. What date wan this‘! ' '

same date as his telegram. He said they ware talking about me. com- paring myself with Capt. Rollaton. (Shhmmeh m the last arrival; and when they re- hmows) ;_

ieiveil my letter they decided.t0 send for nie. The proposition

up the work that Dudley was a posed to bc doing, at a salary

200 pounds a year and all my ex- peiises paid. Then he informed m.» hhhh come’ Andrew harass‘, Mh_ that since his appointment thorn was ti cliuugo in the

some- work

..,-

_ ills llirP" the aforesaid lands and buildings

ippointuionts. l do not renicmbor (hgfginuftel- called the “h!

tlii- wording nor the iiatcs. but. the iliens),

first ilulu I liclicvo is right Febru- And when...“ the principal h, L was ilonirous that his interests in the

'lll(il.'l‘ tiio bxocutivtv Council, np- said business should he

for attcntled to and managed during

iry lJlil of this: your. That

MR. INMAN: if you are going to Thomas Henry Scott Jflckggn 1 {lvii iu i\liich_»-iI's appointments in Thorpe Villa, Great ' " wiiltiicerr iliry iili0lllil bc- put in pro- Road, lfydc. in the isle of Wight ncrly and not by hcnrsny. ' THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: called tho agent) to g it is not inatcriiil; if I considered and to take upon himself the ca", it so to this inquiry i would out in and charge thereof on his behalf "he CVldtTllCt‘ inyscit’. W0 can pro- during 111's absence‘ which “h, lnco ihc originals. ' .-\. i saw tiiri-c appointments. 'l‘ii'-.- Now these presents witness m,“ pur- tlic- principal hereby constitutes- llc suit‘: hc bad written to iind appoints the agent to be his ihi Pit-mini‘ nsliliig that. the word- iiffifltl and lawful attorney oi’ for ‘in: b.- aitcrcii because the word and concerning all his interest lu likely the sniil business and in (he nalnp iffciiil tho people he hoped to get. and on behalf of the principal to n touch with. llc showed inc uu- do the following acts. (lead... and itlier in much illi‘ some terms and ilililfzs or any of them. that h, m liffcrciit dzitc, which was for coloii- iiflyi l lzzitioii liirposcs. He showed inc i‘ (ti) ’l‘u enter into s hird Pfltllill‘ diifeiri-iitly worded lllld rclating to the purchase of lamp; ' do not quite know what it ' " lcrrctl to. Also l saw in print ionic periodical his

rc- in Cllllflflfl. iii (b) To cntci- into such tin-dug... h _ ‘ _ ‘l3 “fem” l?" llfliiillllg settlers to pcciul Commissioner of the Princ». Canada from Europe or Asp. hlilsvziril island (iovcrninent in ‘ ist oi‘ other Commissioner-i from lands iii Canada to any Tiiziiiiln uni! ihr Proviiicos. And so Wlloliisocver,

licrc uuis no fbil-HOII for me ioubt his bonn-fidreitcss at all. i lei: such contracts h illli nu ilint iluti- Supt. 23rd after nml phrbhaheq hm] q l iind iigrcud to lcavc England on suhiect to ‘y; '1 hc 6th of Octobci" iind ' con mum spnnd a "row dlfys _ p with hliii in London to get conve- ‘Bl “l” Agelll l” ‘l”l"’l’l' lllllllllw‘ rant with the organization. When "red l0 elm?’ llll” lmll ill?" llllll I m“. hhh “m! m the cm, he huh bind the Ifrincipal in tiic following his rmittcr \vitliout any previous con- ~pp0liitnicitt i'or immigration pur- llmlallo“ l“ lvrlllllg by the h.,_ Principal. that is to say. To (This tansc tho (lovcriiniivnt iind knock- “mllloll “ruck olll- wllll llll lllk"

l0 (d) Provided nevertheless that

ll!" l2)’ the Principal

received n cable cancelling

poses iind

m1 awn’. m“. h; his recognition iiiiirlt. nth! initialed A. I". i\1.‘.’ D. F..|

llilflkfi. ilc suid. "it makes no dill B" M" l" l

next meeting will be held at the ill“ “llllcllol? '

. . . . . (‘r d . hfzglfhzfhxglplih;l_,_q-(ifeoreghhn- “.991. was quite fill right. with the twn lng of this Club was held at the home of Niirsl‘. A. Mailisaacfiolirlfl Line Road. on October 26th. T-hetre

was no important business to be

i-lurpcr, Supervisor. was ‘llieiiilll and gave a talk on institute work

Making. ELDON—Tll0 first regular ineet- home. mudo lug of this institute was held in t-‘he gmhoollmugo 0p Nnvcmbi-r Gill. Fil- tccn members iind onc visitor wore

to tirrungo ii programme for iicxt fllllillllll,’ wiis upmiiitcil. Plans fol" buaincsu work wcrc discussed lint dccidcd to

niccting, which will bo hclil at the

Novcinbei‘ 15th this Club met rt the

sssnry repairs have been made to ho school and (everything: report- cd u» boitlg “comfortable for tho ivlntnr." A iaer ontirtlcii “The t The llOllSl‘ in which diphtheria ohhfhhhioned nlotphhl. hm] the haw, l fashioned daughter" was rcud. lllims wcrc inado for the holding of u (Jhickon Supper. Three dozcn cups, saucers and plates. also White oilcloth for thrcc tables arc to be

uic. Tho next meeting will be held st thc lioinc of Mrn. David W';llk0l‘.

polntcd to concerning u pump which is being

(‘ARDIGAN ~-'l‘lii.s Cllll) mut iii

errnce. though. liecziusi- tho otlici ll" Klliivfiil to lieffvfni iii/Bl‘! . .... -- . oti-r a-t 'l t" i b vio an. still good. iii. took inc to rlhelmteieér s‘; tfillllgvsxlnclllpg: i: ‘Inmmce “have been Lwdhed why],

Mr" Dmllllll‘ “ml Sununersiizie, Ke-nsiiagron. l-lluntetr

ic iznvo thc Sullll: opinion. that it “lllll lllmllllls” ll“ llmPlY and ellllclll‘

tppoiiitiuciits remaining. _ ma. tum/m; You could uot tell "W" l" "l" °“'" Plover verso" ii what a lawyer said in Court. l A. When Mr. Douglas assured us ‘fillll llrlllclllllll llerebY mlillleii . ti . Viiss that there was nothing wrong then "1" °°ll ""5 llllll "Bree" iii illl

transacted M this mee Us ‘ ie went into the question of Power “m” l° llllllY "ml mllllrm ‘Vllill- of Attorney with Mr. Douglas, and ewl llle ggelll shall lllwlllll? il° 0i‘ t ti a F-lower- hfi". Douglas said hc ivould have it “all” l“ ‘l ‘llme l" "llll "limit lilo

“ml l‘ llelmms n‘ on o ma“), as soon as phshihm 1 “w” premises aforesaid by virtue here- hrranhhhmht, of and to indemnify and save bann-

whh my “hm ‘momma my m? ess) the agent from and against oioyurs and wont. to hlni again on m“ llallle‘ Monthly. tho 1st of (lctnbor,

ln-ciiuso liliiclicll very busy. l dlri not sun a

lovcriimtriti unlit-inn

the I1 Amherst Rd. 1W0 "ilfiklléy, N, E, He, Spinster, Typli-tl,

w) and lic lmpreascil on mo ‘allows to stuy on tho island.

"oi-c lic nmlltlil u. which litformed “lmclliiiir will" iv do on arrival: thc-ni that l was about to start and M“ Scllllmlllll-E" iiiiil S00 iii oilcc "god them m M“, one ymm hhd on arrival in island, and if he has not satisfied than they could collllllcl l°ll lllm l0 liilllll li. linvc their money suggested wo should lmvc some- lfelll l° Ellllmllil ‘Vlle 7min Moni- thing in writing about our urrangc- relll l” D- Cl- Clelll- lli-‘iivriei’. nicnt and in his offlcc hc ivrotc lllollcll-‘lll Tlllleli- M°ii¢i0ih New ‘he following icttcr:

2nd October. 1921i. l/lout. 'l‘. li. S. Jackson. if. Z\'. (it. Prcston Ril.. ltyilc lHlo of Wight flour Mr. Jackson:

(‘onfiriniiig our vsrbul urrniigo- iiciit. this lcttcr acts out same. igrcc you salary ls- to commence from tlic diitc ‘innaila iind in to be at the rate oi too pounds por uniuini. in

l iii

nddi-

medlcdl certificate to the effect that specter.) t

the lioitre and pupil an- ‘lree from the disease.‘ ‘ '