Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-05-02
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SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE.
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Wonderful Progress in Medical Pro-
hciency In Recent Times. 7a
Diseases That Used to Create Much
Alarm Are Now Regarded with
.u Little Fear--Deaths from sstB
F ##a. ..t.r 4 OLD Age. $50 s#ao.

That medical science has of late
been making rapid progress in, its
fight on disease and death is evident
from the material lowering of the gen
eral death rate which has been accom-
plished In recent years, Not emily has
the general death rate been lowered,
but official statistics on the subject
show that some OF what we're formerly
considered 70 be the most formidable
and yirulent forms of disease have now
been deprived of the greater part OF
their terror. Their appro ach used TO
be viewed with alarm ahtla panic, and
the moot skillfus physicians shrink
from combat with them and virtual
ly admitted their impntency to deal
with them effectively. Now the pres
ence of these diseases causes little or
no alarm. The most yirulent cases can
be handled with the greatest ease, eff
ficiency and success, t,l,a=.za44
It is also noteworthy that the par
ticular forms of death which claim
the greatest number OF victims are
constantly changing. Consumption
once headed the list. but the atten-
ton paid to this dreaded malady and
the measures adopted TO prevent its
spread have been so successful hat Il
has been robbed of its prominence and
forced back to second place. So great
have been the results attained in deal%
ing with it that the hope is now enter
tanned that lin a. few years II will be
reduced to- fourth 'ontfifthoplace in the
list of the most fatal maladies. T. As it
is, it has yielded prominence to pneu-
monia, which, now, claims none victims
than any other ailme at,o Heart disease
occupies third place on. the, list. and
shows an evident tendency. to,compete
for supremacy. The strenuous life
now led by the majority q, the people
has proved to be a most active. ally
of this form OF disease, and the ever
increasing inclination toward luxury
and high-living OF those having il in
their power to indulge themselves also
contributes largely to the increase OF
this form of fatality! i"' Is 't' 50"
On the other hand, Us the Chicago
Post, contagious diseases which were
formerly regarded with oagreatest
alarm now. cut anvery runimportant
figure in the mortuary listsa SMALL
FOX, scarlet fever, and even diphtheria,
have now. little or no alarm for Athe
ordinary practitioner, and the diseases
due to- bad drainage and einsarritary
conditions have by the general de-
crease. al not. the absolute removal Of
the causes which originated, and sus-
tanned them been, forced back toaaI
very inconspicuous plaeelin the array,
of fatal maladies, tits satisfactory to
note that the number Qfrpe pplei who
die from old age is constantly ipereqs-
ling. This cause OF death is nov, as,
signed to $500 persons in every, 100, 900
Of the population, and the tendency,is
steadily to Increase the number. 1t
lis not unreasonable TO expect that
before the close Of the Present Cen
fury the psalmist's hint Of three Score
years and ten, or the utmost 'fbut
score years. will be considerably
enlightened. stsdnlit nat 1-' .-9gf'tli1 "a q