Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-12
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
A TERRIBLE WASTE or LIFE IN
EVERY COMMUNITY

p..sh sss.s Csrais Dss>~s>s rss><ss>vy.
ps-sss. That ssr~ass the rese-Asfai
o..a,,,.. In cries-whss c.-.i~.ss>ss
IL CssmissL
R..-n d..l.r.- that ssckns<s and dssfh ~tn
t- NOR, llksly 10 prevail among the poor thNn
.mour IA. rsch and tho~s In confortsbis eir-
eum.sanos-. AMI statistics prove soch srto-
.lly 20 ID the ga Tia man q mans
shis % ooasult HI. heAlth. 10 ret ~hcn va
coniition requlrss him b dos "a take nsssied
y.oafions 20 -rss . chsnge % climate. to o..
tain lsi.sry fur whole~lms rrcreation and
tassim.s, 10 habitaally d-eiis amid oomfort
abe and sanitary mrOuDdingS snloys ths
b., air. food and clo,hing. obtains m~iIcines
AMI nssilcal attendance ~ben AMI 81 -oon a.
hs r-gulr- th~m. and. In tact. connland. al
tho rs-ouru- that civillhAtion sni -rienos
have 10 oda for gcsting AMI tsspins him
~ell AMI for prolonging bis hfs Into srtfems
oli asa The pcbr man nsuc>@riiy can pro-
t-rt hlns-lf mBch lc-s
fuE pAxcrRs 90 royKRrr.
We hear - 10 dl-s<-- peculiar b msm'
hers a. The lssrn~i prufe~ions, msrvhsnis
banksrs, capitalists. etc Almost every trsis
has u. distinguishing sllment for tnstAnos,
'stalntsrs collc,- ''pottrrs asthma, "coal
miners blacs Jung knife gTiRdors coo-
sumption" "copt~rsmiths grr~n hair, etc
n ~ouii - well. u nlsy 10 rcmarts'i In p-s.-
Ing. N thu Lac -ouli tAks sfeg. N rciDcs ths
LIABILITY o. ths--.. BY compelling fsctnr,s- sni
wurkshot- % - supfii~i 9Th The LIT
me.n. q countsracttng tbs sr-rts % Dot'
lous gA-rs, masks Zoe the eyss. r-ytrstors Tor
The lungs. ami bath boa-s Cor vorkmsu.
and ~ shortening tbs boup ~ At.r 10 go
ciAlly dsngsrOus occupaiions The mortality
IN ths trads. h to- % thrrs time. that IN ~
professions. among vhich. BY The say. III
deaths among tho doctoperos-i tho snoog
Other profs-~ionsl ma. owing b their frv-
quent contact 18th oommunioahls dl-ss-s
FNrrs las q n~nsiy- states that tbs
n.Ar.r men live a. each Otbsr. ths shorter are
thsir li,u.- Not only srs tho tsur more IN.
pu---i "a dl-sA-s ani deaih than tho r,ch. but
Tho p..r Ia ctiie- than The Tuog IN Tho Gun
ny. IL gynsral mortality In ciiis- I. tvO a
thrrs tin~- higher than that In ths country.
Tv.nty-dvs 80 osut - cur I"Taisiion To-
dsy dwell In Args cities llsrs erist. ths
Ercats-t poverty. contamination q The 81
and mortality In Nee Yors 2.075 Jsopls
-vrs r-osatiy found tnhAhi;ing . sngL biocs.
foartrsn o. nftssn -lmstinse- IN to ruuu.., or
even CO. uhich -,rv-i a. kiichsn. vorlshop.
AgDiry. t~i ehAmh-r and parior Amung
sch ruossris- siis,s that u Known ~ ths
'tenemsnt hOa-s re, AMI tvOthiris q ths
mortality % Ns- Yors occur, IN them. The
lksho.i q tbs spr.ad - di-aar. -t-n ooos
~ Ia. found k.igmsnt IN such deus. AMI III
dificuliy - srre~ting AMI Graduating
II can -raruely Ia srAggsratet Amonr
thsm Q ouu-s Ia allowed % lis two
day. la the ssms ru.m In shich TIE fam
Ny eat. wuss AMI sis.p. -ith p.--ihly an In
valki In t.si. AMI The tb-rmou~tsr oftea
Raging over lD dsEx Tie fyoi and water
ars tad, The siot- iInr.rfrctiY dtsTs-.i - and
tbs -sor sthsls- poisonous ga-rs fOvrriy
u forc~i IA sndure unhealthy slrruonsiinsx,
ami unhcalthy snrruuniings. In additi1n 10
thslr protabls dlrvct effects. deprive human
t.lng. u their -.i rup~ci, dss.lsu thsir 10
tsllscis. r,Ii,isr thslr hioci impure AMI - In.
dir~r,ly mAss them mcrs liAbls D. oouiract
di-a-a In The citlo. q scotiAnd ii has t-.n
found that vhsrv ths average q T.r~ons 10
III ruom u hishs~i, ths Mortality l. the high
st. IN Olasgov. that whsfe tho numtsr q
Args bo,i-- sHosssls that - small. u 70 last,
AMI vic- vrrA In England AMI wAls-, In
every LOO Tsr-uus IS do In citiss b. u In ths
oountry. In Rhode ldAnd. .AtisttS for az.
t.sn y-an .bo- that m-ns uvcs average
thrvs % four ycar lnngur IN tho ooQntry
than In ,hs city % I'rovNisnoa In MichigAn
The rsI.rts rcccivsi BY TIE stats board q
hsalth prvvs that poverty. by preventing -
iaiiou, has ts,u a potent factor In The nv.
Agus q oummgnicabis di-a.o