Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-15

| 90 carly decay anu premature uehth ~
appalling In it, character, and one who
stops TO consider the matter cannot
avoid being met by the query
why IL is that 20 many people
die young. This question has
been asked frequently among the
inhabitants Of Utah, but is not 30
req lily answered. Some people may
think that the measure OF lie in NOR.
tsli,y isimmulably fixed, regardless Of
he knowledge or conduct OF the inii-
viduai; hence when death cImus they
acropt II AZ the expression OF divine
viii which has fallen with the oot-
lainty Of fate. Others, however, insist
that such n view a. this Ignores the
benefits Of clsanly habits, good food,
timely exercise, temperate conduct
and proper sanitation, as having any
effect IN longlhonlng the days Of man
on earth.
The act OF attributing to the higher
Power all the responsibility Tor the
coming and going Of mortals, no far 90
relates to their period Of sQjourn In
this state Of existence, and Of relieving
man altogether Of tho burden Of agency
IN connection herewith, is a contra
jlction Of the lessons Of experience
and the voice Of reason, NJ well ne Of
tho revealed word. No doubt II woulI
bo impossible for man IN his
present situation to prevent the de.
mise Of all those who have not at.
lained 10 the allotted years Of human.
Kind. There are circumstances BIO.
yond his reach which are productive
d disaster, oi accident, oi disease,
and consequently Of death, that
extend 20 ali conditions, and
lay claim 10 the babe, the youth and
the middlc-agcd. At tho same time
II may DO safely assumed that there
are many outside OF this category who
are called ON TO surrender life. In.
stances are legion where It 10 shown
by statistics, beyond the peradventurU
Of n DOUBT, that accurate physiological
knowledge ana observance Of hygionis
rules have materially reduced the
death rate Ia communities where they
have received practical application.
Upon this statistical basis, figured from
cities and districts where the
rate OF mortality II brought well
down by efficient health regulations,
eminent medical authorities have made
the unqualified assertion that nearly
quarter OF million persons die cach
year In this county from Causes that
might BIS prevented by the enforcement
ofthorough sanitary measures.
II cannot be suocossfully conlro.
verified that very many people are made
iuvallds or oripples, or are subjected 10
conditions which hasten them into pro.
mature graves; and that this Ia largely
due TO careiessness or ignorance
chi, ly the latter. They fail 10 recog.
nlzo, mainly because they have net
teon given TO thoroughly under.
stand II, until too late that naturt's
laws are inviolAbls - that sooner or
later the capital stock Of vital force,
frequently drawn upon with impunl-
~, will be exhausted. People expose
themselves TO all kinds OF dangers for
their pleasure; tho young man will 70
TO an excess In his physical exercise
aud games; the young lady will strain
her nerves ~ tho utmost 10 meet the
calls Of "s0uiety.n Young folks os.
peoially eat anything and at any time,
deprive themselves OF needtul rest, In
fact do anything they please; and they
imagine that because the drafts upon
their constitutions are promptly met
this always will be- the case.
Ultimately they discover their error,
bu, Il IL alter habits have been entalled
which they have not strength to cast
Oh, orwhen the physical being is com.
paratively wreck. Then, like the
battered and worn tool In the work.
mans hands, their capabilities are cut
shorIi for no matter how bright the
genius, n the physical being 10 ca.
ise0lsd Us power IL restricted.
There 10 no more approptl.
lto place to disseminate thorough
aud correct information, among
those who arc merging into
manhood aud woinauhood, regarding
their spiritual needs aud welfare than
Ia the young peoples associations
throughout Zion. The same may be-
said regarding that instruction which
Is essential 10 the proper undsutand.
iug Of tAe physlcal structure, the iunu.
lions OF the various organs, anj tho ap.
pliuailOn thereto OF the laws OF health.
When, through course OF careful
education Ia thuss respsols, young
people learn 10 know the IN
effects u very Iuany habits
which arc common among ,hom, a |
large proportion viii voluntarily |
seek to guard against the injury. nj
they understand tho structure u the |
b0dy,iIs methods Of repair aud proctss q |
Of decay, aud comprehend tho effects |
thereon Of their conduct anu the con.
stiIuonls OF that which they take as
food, the Instinct Oi preservation |
viii cause them TO resist many foes To |
their wollbeing which otherwise they |