The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

THE HEALTH BULLETIN. 165Since that date the name of thissame fraud has been changed to the"Oxypathor." In fact, from the writer'sdesk can be seen on a windowacross the street the sig-n, "CarolinaOxygenator Company," placed thereseveral years ago. At the main oflBce ofthe Oxypathor Company, three blocksthe cat will jump next, or what thisfake will be called next year, is a matterof conjecture. As a suggestion,however, it might be mentioned thatin one of the closing paragraphs ofthe joke book an 000 Animal Oxypathoris described as follows:"This instrument is made with theFollowing close upon the heels of theOxygenor-Kingcame the Oxygenator . Since the Vermont StateBoard of Health prohibited the sale of this fraud thename has been changed to Oxypathor.away, the device is now known altogetherby the name of "Oxypathor."In other words, just enough changehas been made in the name to evadethe law, but the window sign on theold office, now used for other purposes,has not been kept up to date.Such, therefore, is the story of theOxypathor up to this time. Which waysame conscientious care that distinguishesthe 00 Duplex Oxypathor.For stock growers the Animal Oxypathoris invaluable. Price, $50."At least this is not a poor man'sfraud, and we must give the promotercredit for commercializing the factthat many persons care more fortheir pets than for themselves.REPORT ON THE BETTER BABIES CONTESTThe Better Babies Contest at theState Fair is now history. This andsimilar contests all over the Statemark the first chapter in the historyof the development of a proper appreciationof the value and importanceof child life. The babies and the childrenare beginning to come into theirown. Yesterday no one ever dreamedof a Better Babies Contest. Todaywe are having them. Tomorrow theywill continue, and soon our betterbabies will have become better schoolWarben H. Booker, C. E^children, largely on that account andlon account of medical inspection ofschools. The next step will be bettercitizens.In the meantime, no doubt therewill be better mothers contests andbetter parents contests, and the endis not yet. A tremendous movementhas been launched unconsciously.At the State Fair entries were madefor every five minutes of the fourdays,but so many mothers wanted toenter their babies that they had to