during the school session now ending.

during the school session now ending.

It is our sincere hope that every teacher will enjoy her summer vacation, that she will rest—and, faith, she'll need it — and come back next fall, having forgot the hard work of the year, and tackle a new crowd of little urchins and try to make good ^citizens of them and pound a few facts into their heads.

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Some people say the first thing they read in the paper is the classified column. “Not that I want to buy,” they’ll say, “just want to see what other folks have to sell, or what they want to buy.” Call it curiosity, or interest, or whatever you please, it’s just human nature to look and see what other folks are doing.

The newspaper business is advertising. There are a few problems connected therewith, but there are interesting sidelights, too.

Take, as an example, the fellow who hands over a long list of items he wants advertised for sale. He wants to be sure everyone sees the advertisement, but he also wants to see that it doesn’t cost him much. The printers joke about it, and declare that they are going to use 6-point type (that’s the size all the fine print is on contracts—necessitating a magnifying glass to even see it) and cram all>the advertising in the smallest possible space, and then sit back and listen to the fellow fuss about how his “ad” didn’t show up.

There arise a few problems, too. A shoe store, as an example, will advertise certain shoes: “$3 off.-’ And a dozen-or-so people will come into the store and demand to see “them $3 shoes you adver- * tised in the paper.” The store-, manager calls the printer to task for not fixing the ad up right. The only explanation the printer can find is that he merely prints the paper, he can’t be responsible for the reading habits of the public.

A story is told of a printer in Connecticut who made his living printing poorly. He printed handbills—and they attracted attention and comment. He mixed all sizes of type in a single word, or he’d print one or two letters upside-down, or perhaps misspell one very conspicuous word, or print part of the lines crooked. The purpose was to be sure people noticed the advertisement, and they did.

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Country Doctor Say*:

By R. M. METCALF, D.D.

When polio came to Wytheville last summer, Johnny was lucky to have such a wise mother. She didn’t lose her head. She let Johnny keep on playing with his friends. She didn’t let a cousin from Kentucky visit them, however. She tried to keep her son from getting over-tired.

The fact that polio germs are passed in human waste was known to Johnny’s mother; therefore she was very careful Johnny did not use another person’s towel, dishes, or tableware. During the epidemic she was even more particular than usual that Johnny wash his hands carefully before eating and after bowel movements.

When Johnny got a sore throat his mother did not go into a panic. She put him to bed and watched closely. When he developed headache, fever, upset stomach, sore muscles, and a stiff neck she called the family doctor. The doctor studied Johnny for two days before lje was able to say definitely that polio was the cause of hissymptoms. Johnny recovered promptly. H^ is one of the half or more patients with polio who develop _no paralysis at all. But fof the wisdom of his mother he might have been one of the eight pec cent who die with the disease or one of the fifteen per cent who suffer severe paralysis.

Polio may come to your community this summer. When it should be met with courage and knowledge. More Doctors for Rural Areas

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