The Syracuse Journal, Volume 4, Number 20, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 14 September 1911 — Page 1

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■IILEJIMLH A recent number of the Youth’s Companion contains the following concerning infantile paralysis. - The warning that indications point to a recurrence of infantile paralysis, uttered by no less an authority than Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, is a matter of moment to every home in America where there are children. The disease is one of the most serious to which the young are subject, for not only is the mortality high, but most of those who recover are left crippled for life. Medical knowledge has found.the cause of the disease in a microbe so small that it will pass throug the densest porcelain filters, and so tenacious of life that freezing ' and drying ‘ with caustic potash have little effect upon it. A small amount of beat, on the other hand, destroys it, and so do such simple disinfect-

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ants as peroxide of hydrogen and menthol. The germ is believed to find entrance to the system through the nose and mouth, and to be given off through the same channels. Not only is the disease contagious as between one who has it and those wfth whom he comes in contact, but “carriers” who have themselves escaped the usual resulting paralysis may nevertheless convey the germs to others. From three to thirtythree days may elapse from the time of exposure to the appearance of the restless, highly nervous state which marks the beginning of the attack. Precaution is of more importance than treatment, for no treatment of proved efficacy has yet been discovered. When a case has made its appearance the sufferer should be absolutely quarantined. Children should be kept out of school and away from any public gatherings in a community where the disease has made its appearance,

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SYRACUSE, INDIANA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1911.

and this for thirty days. The frequent cleansing of the mouth and the nasal passages with a mild antiseptis is also a wise precaution which no parent should neglect. It may seem hard to keep a child out of school for a month, but it is better than to have him go through life with an arm hanging useless at his side. Rentfrow Reunion. The Rentfrow reunion was held at Winona Thursday, Sept. 7. Those present from Syracuse were Jacob Rentfrow and wife, John Rentfrow, wife and daughter, Ada, Alma Deeter and son, Glen, Milton Rentfrow, wife and daughter, Lena, Mary Vorhis and son, Dale, and Manda Deeter. From other places were Henry Rentrow, St. Joseph, Mich., Binmah Lytle, Marion, Ind, Arthur I. Rentfrow, Warsaw, Charles Shell and wife and Mrs. Mary Caldwell, Ligonier, Adram Adair, wife and daughter Coral, Kimmell, Mark Kinnison and wife, Wawaka, Ind., Wm. A. Hunter, LaGrange, George Mock and wife, Chas. T. Mock, Sade Mock, and Hazel Mock, all of Leesburg, Ruth Kinnison, Ligonier, Mrs. T. J. Polk and three children, Robert, Charles and Martha, Mrs. A. Rentfrow and two children, Edward and Mary, and C. T. Rentfrow, all of Warsaw, Charles Fribley and wife, Neal Neff, wife and two children, Mary and Russel, of Goshen, Will Rentfrow and wife, Bristol, Ind., Mrs. N. Rittenhouse, Marion, Mrs. Elmira Streeter. Wolcotville, Jonas and Susie Rentfrow, Warsaw, and Zelma Rentfrow, Bristol, Ind. 0 Dinner was served at the noon hour and all did justice to the many good things to eat. We that were present must say fin behalf of these absent tb 'try and be present next year at the same place (Winona) the first Wednesday in September. Douglas Lung carries the belt for raising big muskmellons. He brought one in last week for us to sample. Tne melon resembled a big pie squash in size and shape, but not so when we applied the knife. We found the meat to be of fine texture and excellent flavor. Mr. Lung says he has been 13 years in the propogation of this variety which is a cross from two small varieties and that he has muskmelons that will weigh 15 pounds. Charles-Rohrer and wife of New Paris, Mr. and Mrs. Myers of Goshen, Milo Inbody and wife of Waterford, Mrs. Charles Switzer of Kimmell, Mr. and Mrs. Wilcher of Etna, Mr. and Mrs. Stocker of Indian Village, Mrs. Jacob Himes and son, Stanley, and Arnol Himes and wife of Wilmot attended the funeral of Mrs. Jacob Altland Saturday. The W. A. Club met at the home of the President, Mrs. A. L. Weaver, last Wednesday afternoon where they were entertained by the president and the vice-president, Mrs. J. H. Miller. It happened that this was the wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Weaver and the ladies presented them with a dozen cut glass tumblers. People of Syracuse and vicinity will find it convenient to attend the Bremen Fair which will be held September 26-29th. You may go over the B. & O. in the morning or you may go at noon and return at an agreeable hour in the evening. The Fair promises to be of unusual interest this year. — We are indebted to Mrs. Libby Stewart for a pail of. fine big peaches that brought to our office Monday. The peaches' were of the .late Crawford variety and some of the nicest we have seen this summer.

OUR MISSING BOYS The September number of the Cooking Club contains the following. During the military tournament recently held In Chicago, more than sixty boys between the ages of seven and nineteen left their homes. With utter indifference to the anxiety and’ grief in many cases too deep for any wordsto express, these boys, of all nationalities, and representing every part of the city, just left, presumably to find a place where the “gun" 'and the “pony” are part of the daily regime instead of anything so ordinary as parental love, three meals a day, and freedom from care One of the dailies commenting on it in an editorial does not seem to find anything wry grave in such an event, rather tB legitimate result of cause and effect. We cannot think that the writer had boys or girls of his own, or he would hardly have viewed the matter so philosophically. Perhaps the boy in his teens will return home, after having satisfied his desire for a free life, more tractable, and somewhat, if sadly, wiser, but what of the little boys from seven to fourteen? It seems to us that something must have been lacking in the homelife or at the Iqst moment some heartstring would have quivered, and the child turned back. We believe very often, that there is the lure of the open in a boy’s heart, as he advances in his teens, a hardly understood .desire to rohke something of himself in his own way. The boy who fails to realize his parent’s ambition on the basis of book learning is not therefore necessarily stupid, nqr is the boy who yields to the call of the wild necessarily vicious. x Many a wise father, recognizing conditions, has put his boy in the way of testing himself by placing him away from home, where he must maintain himself or acknowledge himself defeated, and has reaped abundant and satisfactory results from the experiment. Do not try to rob your boy of his individuality, rather help him to find it, but oh, why is it that these little boys are allowed such a disastrous freedom, that so many of them after a circus, a cow-boy show or a military tournament, not only in our great cities, but all over the country, should be missing. Kicked By Horse, Russel, the 9-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Lepper, was accidently'kicked by a horse Sunday morning. The boy had taken the horse outside to eat grass when it playfully whirled and kicked, hitting him over the heart. The father picked the boy up for dead but after working with him for several minutes, consciousness was restored. Dr. Ford was sent for at once and made an examination, finding no ribs broken. The boy, not being seriously hurt, started to school Monday morning. Mrs. Bemiece Kingsley and daughter, of Cleveland, Ohio, were here from Thursday until Saturday to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. 'Johnson. Her sister, Mrs. Floe Lynn, and son, of Nappanee, were also here for the funeral.

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HUD MANLAGGIOENTS From the following taken from the Nappanee News it would seem that Nappanee had almost more than her share of accidents last week. With her clothes on fire from an alcohol explosion Sunday morning,Mrs. Vert Sechrist, on East Walnut street, ran from the house into the yard ’and with a piece of carpet wrapped about her laid down on the lawn and prevented the flames from burning her to death. Her husband, who heard the explosion while at the barn, rushed to her assistance and extinguished the smothered fire. The lady’s remarkable presence of mind under the circumstances is the only thing which saved her from burning to death. The lady is badly burned about the hips and legs, and her arms were burned in gathering her clothes about her to smother the flames. The attending physician, Dr. W. A. Price, says she will recover from the accident. Sunday morning while Mrs Sechrist was about to prepare breakfast, the gasoline stove fire went out. Believing that it was not generated sufficiently, she brought the large can of alcohol and poured alcohol into the generator. She had scarcely had time to move, after setting the can on the kitchen floor, until the can exploded, throwing the burning alcohol over the lower part of her dress. How the gas accumulated in the can and what caused the explosion without the presence of a fire, she is unable to account for. As soon as Mr. Sechrist could give his attention to the house he found the fire getting under way in the kitchen, his wife following him directing him where to remove the lamps. The flames were extinguished without calling the fire department. To make matters worse all around, Mrs. Sechrist’s mother, Mrs. Hershberger, had gone from the house on Saturday afternoon when she fell and broke her shoulder blade confiding her to her bed, where she lay helpless during all the excitement, with only her other daughter present who was here from Warsaw to visit the family. SIMILAR ACCIDENTS. Monday afternoon, Christ Yoder, of the Yoder Bros. Garage, had occasion to leave his work to go to the office, and he washed his oily hands in a pan of gasoline. Mr. Yoder subsequently passed one hand too close to a lighted candle which set fire to the gasoline and oil on his hand. In trying to put the fire out, the o’her hand caught fire. Both hands are badly burned on the outside and will be incapacitated for some time. Monday forenoon there was considerable excitement at C. W. Johnson’s home, caused by an explosion of gasoline which leaked from the stove, and which set some things on Are in the room. Fortunately, nobody was burned and the fire was put out ih a short time. Paper Didn’t Mention It. The other day a fellow came in find said his house was robbed, and there was not a word in the paper about it. “Why didn’t you inform us?" asked the editor; “we didn’t know of it.” “Why, is that the way you fellows get your news?” queried the robbed man. “Oh, no,” replied the editor, assuming his best four-dollar smile, “the burglars generally inform us, but in this case they seemed to have forgotten it.” Three new patterns of Linoleum i just received at Lepper &. Cole’s. I

Evolution of Jrienbsbip (Published by Request of Miss Edith Smith) When first you pick a diamond from the mine, There is no luster, nothing that would charm; Before its varied colors can be seen, It must be cut and polished into form. So, when you meet another whose response Does noi repay the kindness you extend, Be patient; what may not appear at once May come to full perfection as a friend. As only diamond can a diamond cut, - By this alone is judged the passion’s power; You can create but what is in your heart, * As diamond’s point reveals the diamond’s fire. - Then wait, and let the culture you possess The latent .brilliance of your friend excite; And watch where once was common cordidness Prismatic flashes of awakened light. And if, perchance, a flaw may lurk beneath, And by its presence a lesser value show, Remember mercy ransoms more than wrath; What you perceive, your friend must keenly know. Passive the stone upon the cutter's hand, ’Tis his the beauty of the gem to hold; The future of your friend, if false or great, With Godlike power within your grasp you hold.

Obituary. Sarah L. Johnson was bourn in Gilford County, North Carolina, April 14, 1830 and died in Syracuse, Ind.’, Sept 5, 1911. The deceased was married to Nathan M. Anderson, May 26, 1859, and to them one daughter, Mrs. B. Fi Vol-hues, was born. Mr. Anderson died in 1862 and the year following, Mrs. Johnson and her daughter came to this state and in 1884 she was married to Isaac Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Friends Church until she came to Indiana when she united with the Method Episcopal Church of which she remained a loyal member until death. One daughter, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren mourn her departure. Funeral services were conducted at her late home by Rev. Weaver, her pastor, and interment was made in the Syracuse cemetery. Mrs. Clyde Myers visited her parents at Bremen from Wednesday till Sunday.

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