The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-18
IS DISEASE A critic?

Not so very long ago, a .poT ular
magazine published an editorial article
In which the writer asserted. in sub
stance, that all disease should be re-
garded as criminal. Certain it is, that
much OF the sickness and suffering of
mankind is due to the violation OF GER
tain Of Natures laws, which, If under
stood and implicitly followed. would
result In the prevention OF much OF tho
sickness and suffering of humanity,
But 10 say that all sickness should be
regarded as criminal. must. on little
sober reflection, appeal TO every rea-
souaSle and Intelligent individual as
radically wrong
Thousands suffer from CONTAGIOUS and
Infectious diseases most innOc ly and
unconsciouSly contracted. Other thou
sands suffer and dic OF cancerous aiTcc-
tionS, the cause of which no medical
man has yet been wise enough 10 fer
ret out aud determine, and which can
not, therefore, be- avoided. Then too,
many times stress OF circumstances
compel people 10 expose themselves TO
various disease producing agencies such
rs malaria, bad air In overheated factor
les, coal mines, and many other situations,
and surely those who suffer thcrefrom
sholld not be branded as criminals.
Insofar as disease is contracted or
brought on ones self from harmful eX-
ccSscS, oyer-eating, intemperance and
other like indulgencieS and debaucbery.
we think, with our editor friend, that il
should be regarded as little less than
criminal On the other hand, we think it
would be harsh, unsympathetic, cruel, yes
criminal, To condemn the poor, weak,
ovcr-worted housewife who sinks under
the heavy load OF household cares and
burdens which she is obliged to struggle
aloGS under until she SnccumbS 10 the
strain and oYcr-eXcrtlon. and suffers from
wcs Suesses, various displacehents OF
7 pelvic organs and other arrangements
peculiar 10 her sex.
Z The too frequent bearing of children,
with its eXacting demands upon the Sys-
4 TEN, coupled with the care WORRY and
labor Of rearing large family, Is often
4 the cause OF weakness, arrangements
z and debility which the mother has TO bear
and which are aggravated by the many
Il household cares, and the hard, and never
/ ending work which she Is called upon 10
n perform. DR. Pierce, the maker OF that
H wor!d-famed remedy fer women's peculiar
A illS-Dr. Pierce's Favor!te Prescription
4 says that one Of the greatest obstacles to
II the cure OF this class OF maladies is the
\ fact that the poor, oyerworked housewife
7 can not get the needed rest from her
many household cares ard labor TO enab
n her 10 secure from the use OF his 7PreS-
q cription its full benefits. II is matter
II pf frequent experience, he says. in his
j lFtAtPnslNc pTdCIlcc III IScSe cases. 10 meet
3lwith those in which bis treatment fails
by reason OF the patients inability TO alb
stain from hard work long enough to he
hcured. With those suffering from pro-
}lapSus, anteversion and rctro-version
gof the uterus or othCr displacement
l'of tae womanly organs it is very neccs-
sary that, In addition ~ taking his wa
,vorite Prescription thcy abstain from
tbeng very much, or fJr long periods, on
their feet. All heavy fitting or straining
of any kind should also 5c avoided. AS
much outdoor air rs possible, with mod
crate, light exercise j. also very import
liant.
1T is DR. Picrco's observation that many
housewives suffer mrcn in weakened
.condltion OF their system from too close
lcoHfDement indoors. Often the kitchen,
where they spend mcst Of their time, Is
lilly ventilated and the bad air and over
heating thereof act most unfavorab bly
llupon the woman's strength, until she
finds herself suffering from various weak
ncsSes attended by backachc. bearing
down palms. or dragging down sensations
that are extremely hard TO bear A Gu
,tarrhsl, pelvic DRAIN OF most debilltatlng
tlar1 disagreeable nature. Is common
N aptom Of the congeSted or innamed