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HORTICULTURE 



December 6, 1913 



GARDENERS AND LOCKJAW (TE- 

 TANUS). 



It would seem that, periodically, we 

 are subject to the above scare. Though 

 usually it comes from some of the 

 medical profession, this time it ap- 

 pears from one of our own number. 

 There would not perhaps be occasion 

 to make comment, except for the wrong 

 premises taken by Mr. Jenkins in stat- 

 ing that James Brydon died from this 

 infection. He died of a very different 

 disease. 



During the 36 years of travel among 

 gardens and gardeners, the writer has 

 never known of one of our number be- 

 ing infected by the Tetanus bacilli, 

 though theoretically we are supposed 

 to be particularly liable, having our 

 hands in contact with the soil most of 

 the time, frequently with scratches to 

 boot. Cheer up, brethren, we don't 

 die of lockjaw, even it the insurance 

 companies do consider us a bad risk. 

 E. O. Okpkt. 



A. Reply to R. T. McGorum. 

 Mr. McGorum takes exception to 

 some of my remarks in the November 

 22nd issue of Horticulture on the 

 above topic. He seems to think I am 

 landing a sly, underhanded blow at 

 the rose-growing industry. Nothing of 

 the kind was in my mind when I 

 wrote the article on "Tetanus," and I 

 merely mentioned the rose thorn as 

 one of the possible means of affording 

 by its scratches an entrance for the 

 germ or bacilli and I still adhere to 

 that view, though we are all aware 

 there is no cause for the shakes or 

 panic as the chances are remote ow- 

 ing to the fortunate fact of our gen- 

 eral powers of resistance. Still, the 

 possibility of infection is an ever-pres- 

 ent one, and while the precautionary 

 measures are so simple it is only good 

 common sense to observe them. That 

 in spite of all the chances he has run, 

 Mr. McGorum "has not died yet." 

 we are well aware and we trust he 

 will be spared to run lots more chances. 

 If my article conveyed the impression 

 that James Brydon died from the 

 prick of a rose thorn, 1 am very sorry 

 as I knew full well the particulars of 

 his unfortunate death. 



Edwin Jenkins. 



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