The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-04-29
p,otection of Health Ought to
he Public Interest.
PHYSICIANS TROUBLES
ronev Getting is a Serious Drawback
ona Who Loves His Profession.
NV AIS REPUTATION MAY BE INJURED
0ooars Salary and Duties Are Fixed by
His Interest Becomes the Public
Interest, and He viii Have
Cooperation.

Interest, and ne VIII nave
Cooperation.
.-.. that money getting is the
-srtfal to success is so thorough
.-uI in the minds of men that it
-m.oSsible to use any rule to
men by that is not checked by
marks. This fact is not deplor-
uFs..I mankind of the desire to
..l.f. destroy the respect rem
.- no wealth, the incentive tG tire
sr-raN, and restless activity will
I'D. exist and progress Will stop.
r. .... for possessions is one in
.t. sill can enter, the narrow-minded,
.~.shandad miser. the aspiring, in
.-...- artisan, the bold, unprincipled
r.r.r The steady, methodical mer-
rt.u- fa short everybody. No one has
reached The limit of the race track.
.. .u,. is supposed to come up to the
..I start. This is the point of
r.r.-f congestion. A vast horde never
Zt their feet. but are knocked down as
,.a .- they ~straighten themselves for
T.. effort. Wedged in on both sides, OBJ
H@. .rf.r.a iu front, pulled at from behind,
tl.r become bewildered, know not what
- Fa anil drop out of the race. Like
rohllad horses they have to Craze on
ill., ert-. nearest at hand, getting a
lain living and nothing more.
TIL. connection for wealth and infiu-
,nra las aIWays been the motive power
That has advanced civilization. To pro-
1s.t property in its sacred rights atten-
nn TO the moral welfare has been de-
handed. otherwise the yer and accum-
-.,yI@ ha iDcapnra in fhair nnS-
s-s#uus Laws have been established
ars the races superstitious dread CT the
1nrurp has been utilized to produce ac-
m.-4c- noe in established conditions.
The elimination of the wisdom of the
u world was reached in the evolution of
e the deeaI0gue. a formulary so short, con-
else and wise that it is no wonder it was
accepted as a gift direct from the hand
of God. When supplemented by the Col
10 Rule delivered by Christ, the world
became possessed of all the moral law it
gar did need or ever Will need to direct
toward social perfection. While we
have had the law we have not yet gained
le wisdom to conform to it to the best
0,shle advantage.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not Dear false witness.
These three commandments are prac-
-aly all that the entire human family
obey and enforce by statute. They have
q practical bearing on property as we'll
as life. and this fact exemplifies the low
plan. upon which cur present c~iviliza-
ton stands compared with the ideal.
Ii the Importance to the common well
fare OF looking after each Individuals
health had been recognized as soon as
til. Importance of truth and honesty
We're. the race would be on a higher
plane of civilization, which is only an
o.ael name for morality.
lae large gifts to medical and scientific
institutions by men Of wealth can be
taken as an index to a general love
-tn' in intellectual circles. tending to
ID. Hsln@ of the moral idea upon man
A-4faat our neighbours good health is
III object OF interest and duty. The
~ie idea Of self-interest %actuate this
charged moral idea just as Thou shalt
DOT Kill, Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt
~l bear false witness appeals to the
l.'.-z Dna because these notions be-
''a.nS fixed and universal render life
ana property safe. When our neighbor is
1"-' "e are safe. If our n%eighbor is
"a .E and free from disease, we are
-0 -@at. to ~cOutagiOn. If we nave i'm
' from disease, the chances for
"- -.s are increased. The rapid and
-'.l7a4 proad of Intelligence justihes
I"I@t that one of the %grandest
.#ants Of the twentieth century
"- jh" establishment of the moral
.-'".1'1 that it is our duty to love our
"~.IsHaor as ourselves.
I'D n.
"a'aIuance of food, shelter and
o.- so much easier for the indi-
".' 1o" than formerly; it appears to
WHY. "- the inevitable things to occur
@ energies Of the race will be d.
t-"aFd the protection of health
"@na looking to the elongation Of
+- 'h" matter could have been in
."i and plans evolved that would
tie Individual or even small COM
"|Ie from the invasion of dis
would have been lone long ago.
. '-7 nave been and are such that
b. impossible. The spread of
or any other highly infectious
.ttI during the scare drive us
t Some efforts in the right direc-
III "' E@nic-stricken public recog-
t.. Iii right to self protection and
81 frt. assumes control of the infected
fs. . ihls impulse is founded on
fr. axe all right doing that is ac-
81 n.. Ivy PERSONAL fear, lasts no longer
ar immediate dread. The conta-
I.r, - infectious diseases having a
III n.r.. ".iE comprise a very small
dies. diseases. For every one who
n.. .HaoE. cholera and the plague,
ia.r Due Of other diseases that are
a# nna~trolIable.
-.L.H... .
lr... enterprises in which large
Fl t.. ID. 1eople are engaged as en-
yl. seeing from a money point OF
II lesr.,..e ad.antage of caring for the
sy.,.-.o operatives in an orderly and
and f..[ manner. Railroads, mines
rhs... plants have their corps oil
g4.ls and surgeons.
elf.. PHYSICIANS and surgeons are
1gu..' VI by individuals to relieve indi-
jury o,..'.as for pay. disease and in
may ."o doctors opportunity. There
I'll, r. great many who do not wish
''' 10 become afflicted in order tc