Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-06-14
Socialism and Disease


of the brief this question
article Socialism and in this column last week
there pointed that forms of bodily suffering and
weakness rather of defective conditions outside than within
body. suggested that many what
call disease may be indications of the decay of vitality but
of the development of energies and senbes civilized
AS the relates highly important aspect of human we'll
being small degree illustrates the bearing of Socialism
the physical of the well claim further
this page of the Leader.
The fact-for surely
the majority of arises from harmful conditions in which the
dvdua his progentos lived needs here All
unquesonaby without the body
ects of unfit conditions and habits the history of the the
stock which individual belongs But this fact that suffer
sary imply that those afflicted physical types
placed under right conditions It may rather in some at
of their highly strung systems submit amey and without
There sad enough
special brain do usually belong
the owy organized types Who has not heard the universal
remark that consumptve people frequently the most beautiful
wd the and daughters of who pale and perish
most cruelty among u.s. 1t show Pfny young crafts
morning beams is the girl whose feet fly lightly the breeze
the dance whose fash night and day. and whose hands TEEN
with deftness and dlgence such as these who grow spectre
thin and die while yet the heavier and colder hearts endure till
young a saying that has deep wisdom for here Mozart
Shelley, Schiller Prof Clifford j. r. Green L. stevenson-how
birds wngng eagerly the light dashed and broken the
And has saying genius mad
better meaning than the clumsy of that
Max Nordau dns deary easH Madness indeed! What
wonder the minds have been those that have most read
lily fallen the conflict with the madness of the world 1t not
the who aggard in battle but the bavest who rush To the
front that fall soonest in the fray Oysters don't often become
sane, poor things.
Who say the diathes is termed the special
susceptibility of certain families consumption lunacy and many
other disease due great special
zeal of body and mind join with conditions of life
May that dread disease which omnouy
be much that human frames
but that lives going far indeed dand
may the not be true of appendicits9
Not few biologists and others of pessmsic turn have been
warning of the danger that result to the from too
much humanitarian sympathy for the weakng and detectives whom
by hospitals and nntoa rather than allow to die
any experience Perhaps seeking the weangs
shall ourselves Perhaps day dis
that preserving the weak have been elements
Of virtue blood well social life. In and
desert rich fruit and beautiful flowers do do the
wild bees hum syars the railway neither heather
bell primrose shed their bloom 1t the frozen plains
of Greenland Labrador that the human into Godke
FORM that civilization and art had birth.
And what Socialism but soil and climate in which and
What equality the provision equal chance of
shmnt activity and happiness for all in mind and body9 And If
of all life the
end shall there be who have not equal capacity to live?
Social equality this did last week.
promises physical equaysoca health promises physical health
And until have attained the of social health
what qualities in bodies best fitted survive For then
find that much which constitutes strength to-day will constitute
weakness In many will the prophecy
London Labour Leader