The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-10
SOCIAL EVIL
DISCUSSED BY DIR. A, A. BONDu.
RANT AT Y. M. c. A. ROOMS
YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON.

A Aiialho NNtt ~ ipIio
In speaking Of the Social EVIL
| from the physicians view poin shall
| try to confine myself to the patholog.
! with its manifold results known onl,
to well-iniormed medical men. Excus,
the statement, for the semi-quallfiet
physicians dlagnostlc eye can no
reach enc half the depth OF physca
and mental degradation 10 which thi:
evil has plunged millions OF men an,
women now living. to say nothing Of
the past.
For any statement to have weigh,
i must necessarily deal fairly with
the subject, and | hope | am under
stood when | state that normal phys
Illogical man was created with a view
to social relationship without which a
high degree of contentment can not
be approached
4 The speaker censures no one on ac-
I count of normal desires Mark the
| statement normal, for the perverted
mentality from abuses sexual, stalk
this sphere wherever inhabited
The direct physical effec.s of disease
often resulting from this evil can not
| be computed.
! The subjects are from mildly affliet-
ed on down through every grade OF ILL.,
! ness to the most loatnsome of human
beings. Their earning capacities i'm
paired In proportion. Their u2eful
ness 10 family and society may even
be wiped OFT. and like mill-stones
about the neeks of dear ones drag
them from the high plane upon which
they should justly stand
One so afflicted can not manage his
own business a successfully as If
otherwise. Thor services are not
sough. after as those who are not in.
fectcd. | do rot claim the world in
general knows the nature Of your de
feet but the resdlts a.e the same; you
are handicapped according 10 the de
gree of mental and physical imperfec-
ton
One direct effect should burn Itself
lpon each one present. Self-conscious
ness of defeet3 voluntarily acquired
will rise up and embarrass you when
otherwise an occupancy of high places
would be OF the greatest pleasure
Many physical defects, the result OF
this evil. are the first to attract the
attention Of cur fellows with whom
the subject comes In contact. Candoe
compels me to state that this unfor.
tunate class Is hut a small percentage
Of those afflicted. bit the Infection
has invaded different, though not less
impcrian organs
Not tissue in the human body Is
exempt No reputable physician OF
experience would even intimate the
cause Of many ailments. which come
for relief Honor. prcpriety, Justice
md the best interests OF society re
lg.re rs 20 truthfully state, case has
IN Infection OF sach and such an or
gan. without stating the nature Di he
Infection Skin. muscle bone, b.ool
Tesse,s. crerg , ecial organ within TAG
chest ana abdominal cavities and the
2ntiTe nervous ~ tea which includes
he brain. arc victims OF he death
laallng rms.
have IcGn paralytlcs langtics and
sudden deaths occur year after the in
epticn fiha lisease. Those who
i've spcrial attention to opntkalmolo
y wonl bla IA il requested TO Civ,
he numher ri cases seen annually
whose visions arc dimme to the beau
10, of this sphere for the remainder
Il their lives
lIavinr only mentioned IN a general
way the results to those who have ae-
qnlrcl by contact such disease. I
now approach that part which 10 me
my limited knowledge Of words fails
TO EXPIRE the sentiment appropriate
ly--tho who suffer on account Of
the errors Of parents
The dcatis's could tell 81 defective
mouths and consequent imperfect mas
tication The orthOpedis; oi reformed
limbs ami spines; the dcrmatolCglst
n scared and rensitlve skins: The
neurolog,st q mental and other norv.
Gus diseases: the 0ccullgt OF the semi
and the totally blind from birth or a
short time thereafter. I beg q you.
pity. bu' never sccrn those who suffer
from THIS curse and yet are in no way
responsible for their deplorable con
dition.
The lire of demarkation with re-
gard to transmission can not be ac.
curstely drawn and the probability "a
many imperfections owe their origin
20 these tenacious germs when they
escaped suspicion
The physicians services are not lin
tied TO those who are afflicted. The
horrors ~ a possible exposure drive
them 10 ask for Information. while the
days and weeks OF suspense which
follow steal their minds from books.
work shops. decks. offices and every
other vocation Of life
We are even called 10 relieve life
companions Of the several diseases
resulting from his practice. Often
when irreparable damage has been
done. the embarrassing position % the
guilty one causing delav in seeking
anything more humillating than a