The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-01

heiehth of fashion to be well and hearty, we
would soon see an improvement in the health of
the upper circles. It seems to me that an arts
tocracy based on disease high-toned invalidism
lis not just the thing to establish the fact that
this is progressive age.
ITO accomplish this reform it will be required
TO make radical change in the customs Of so
cial life The intemperance and gluttony of the
midnight dinner will have to be abolished, and
the feast of reason and flow of soul win have
to be substituted 1t is the champagne of the
night before that lays the foundation for the
real pain the next day if you will tolerate so old
Health ought to be the rula and disease
the exception, and 50 il might be- If NE would be
so impressed with the importance of the
subject as to give the matter our con-
slant and earnest attention In this beau
tful land of ours, with our clear blue sky,
our delightful climate our grand lofty noun
tains, and lovely valleys, our streams of pure
spring water gushing from our hills, we have
more doctors IN proportion to the population
than any other nation on the earth. And, not
withstanding all these, and many other natural
advantages to preserve health, we manage to
have aches, and palms. and sickness enough to
furnish them all some sort of subsistence. If
the streets and alloys of our towns aud cities
were kept clean, and tile bitches were placed all
through our low lands; if we would regulate
our diet quit the use of tobacco, beer and whis-
Ky, and battle regularly and persistently, it
would take the practice of a whole county TO
furnish support to one doctor, instead Of forty
or fifty subsisting off our misery.
In some countries disease results from the
overcrowded population, low wages and high
prices for food. and consequent starvation No
such reasons exist in this land of ours. In this
regard we are the most favored people in the
world. There is plenty of room and an abund-
ance of food, and that Of the best quality and
the industrious can command such compensa-
ton for their work as will bring plenty into
every home. We ought to be the healthiest and
most vigorous people on the face of the earth.
: 1t seems to me it is a shame and
disgrace that the American people, so intelli-
gent on so many subjects, should be SO ignorant
in regard to the subject we have met to consider.
many to come after it, and that it
may be the means Of creating a spirit
of inquiry and investigation so that we may all
know better how to take care Of our health and
our life - The greatest sci
enee of all IS to know how to
live. The true test Of progress is not
that Of our inventions for rapid locomotion or
the quick transmission of our thoughts to those
at great distance, but is rather the processes
by which we are able to present the highest type
of real manhood Man is the noblest work of
God From the human brain have come the
wonderful conceptions, revealing some hitherto
hidden law of the universe Of God. Man ought
to know, first of all, the laws that will bring
him up to the highest point of perfection phys
ically and mentally. Let not the locomotive
the telegraph, the telephone, the electric light,
the cloud-capped towers and the gorgeous
palaces tell Of his genius and his power, and he
at the same time be q dwarf and an invalid. Let
him be as God intended, in the beauty and per
lection Of his being, the browning glory Of all.