Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1939 — Page 20

SUPERSTITION RABIES' EVIL Imagination Abounds Regarding Disease, Is Contention No other dl*M*<- hn» *<> many superstition* cluttered about II na doe* hydrophobia or rabies aa the diaeaiM- la known when observed In animals. Il la utterly hopclr** when the symptom* have begun; I* tranamitb-d in such a spectacular manner, and preaenta so many peeullarlllea that It appeal* at once to the Imagination. There la for instance the superstition that a person or animal with the disease acta exactly like the animal that bit him. that a man witb rabies will bark like a dog. snap at his friends, and do other

WELCOME TO THE FAIR W • < X. T .» 4* _r Honestly-You’ll Love ’em! Bccmm they’re baked in spot les.-, m ens . . . because we’re mighty particular about what goes into them ... because of Ihe great variety baked fresh every day ... hut mostly because they've got “home made" flavor! Honestly — you will love Uall's baked goods. “WALL’S BAKERY-

I X* » • save a r ’P s ! I to town since I had my ! telephone installed!” ■ | H ■ ■ ■ ■ I I used to drive to town as much as three or four • times in one day before I had my phone put in. Now , j I can call for the markets, call the merchants for ■ machine parts, and carry on most of my business * without leaving the farm ... and I save the expense * Your Phone of driving the car into town. is Part of ■ Your Home. | I ■ I ; “My wife likes the phone, too. It gives her a ■ chance to talk over the news without running over B to the neighbors... and best of all in time of need it ■ makes neighbors and the doctor right next door ■ Welcome whcn you necd him ’ AH theMe th ‘ n « s considered, 1 ■ wouldn't be without my telephone.” ■ to the J Free Street ■ Fair and ■ Agricultural ; Sh ” Citizens Telephone Co.

things peculiar to a dog. This la utterly false. But the most dangerous of all | the taniastir belief* la that relating to ths "mad' atone. The story I goes that tho atone will stick to the wound inudu by * rabid animal I until all of the poison Is drawn I out iiml will then drop off. It must then be taken, soaked In fresh | milk, washed in water aud allowed . to dry. after which It will again be ' able to save human life by prevent- I Ing rablua. Any light porous alone, as pom-1 Ice. has the same properties and I exactly an much virtue. The "mad” •tone la a ccmcretlon someiimsa , found In the stomach of the male deer or hart and In of a peculiar | appearance. Il in absolutely worth- ‘ less and may even endanger life because It may cause persons bitten to neglect the sclentinc prohylactic of Pasteur which can really prevent the Infection from developing Those who own these "mad" stones often exact large fee* for

The Thrill Girls On High aS • OShwHf.' ■ " - ; \ v i i T* v' Pictured above are the Hollywood Thrill Girls, ace attraction of the free acts for the 193* Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show who will thrill hundreds with theh daring performance, cllmaxed with a “race for life."

their u»e. They tell of "cure*,” but It xhould be remembered that many 1 dog* that bite are not mad at all. ' and event thole that are ao rarely I trancmit their diaeaae to more than a amall percentage of persona bitten. Weather Slows Work On Roads Last Month Progress in paving and otacr | hishway const ruction wnrtt was de laved in June by the freguent rains ,»ith the result that only X miles I of paving and grading was completi ed during the month. T. A. Dlecu* i chairman << the State Highway I Ctrnmlsalon, reported today 1 It .-porta filed with the Commis-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY. JULY 27, 1939.

aion show that dur‘ng Jane. 16.75!* r-'floa of high tlpe ronstraction and 7.71 miles of grading were completed. During the p.ecsdXg month. May 14 93 miles of high type and 19.1*3 milea of 13* type constrnction were finished along with 13.4 miles of grading for a total completion oT 47.462 miles. In June contracts wars awarded for approximately two hundred and fifty miles ot paving, surfacing and Trading on the state highway ays teas. — — O' 1 "Bango" Ru'ed Bingo Cleveland. O. — (UP)— Rango* is “Bingo", accord ng to Chief Po. llc-t Prosecutor Gerald J. p.lliod La dr-iiandtng that tha game, played in a local theater, he discoi.nUnued

I ’ I ■ • 4 t iu. eSMKMBi ■ ■■! - 11 ’■ l.Mip !••••*’ I* V ■ *' WTW • i*ir A Name In Meats . . . Throughout the* many years we have operated our packing plant, we have made it our business to maintain a standard of quality of Beef and Pork that has established Mutschler’s as one of the leading packers in northeastern Indiana. Only the finest of cattle enter our plant Skilled packers who have been associated with us for years then prepare the meats according to our individual methods ... a standard of Mutschler Quality. Mutschler’s Meats are served in homes within a one-hundred mile radius of Decatur as our large fleet of trucks make daily deliveries to surrounding towns and cities. Your local markets, too, feature Mutschler’s Quality .Meats. We are always in the market for livestock, sheep, calves and hogs. Our buyers will be glad to visit your farm and offer you the highest market price for what you have to sell. W EL( OME VISIT THE to the klaM !■[ LIVESTOt K STREET FAIR EXHIBITS l I Illi Bv ' II The Mutschler Packing Co DKCATUR, INDIANA