The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-08-31
INSANITY EVER
ON THE INCREASE
rive Million Paupers and De-
pendent Afflicted
Of Various Kinds, Not In
GLIDING Political Grafters,
Cost Us $500, 900, 900
Annually.


J. Bushnell. Phi. D., Of this city, made
his recent statement that the Ameri.
can public was on the verge of bank.
ruptcy because It expended "a. 000. 0oo,.
900 year on the criminal. pauper and
vicious classes. while the annual In.
crease Of wealth aggregated only
$4,000. ooo. 900. he called down upon
his head . storm of adverse crit.
cism. But Prof. Bushnell 10 not to be
frightened from his line Of attack on
what he calls the social ills Of the
country through adverse criticism, and
he reiterates the accuracy Of his flg.
ures and the logic Of his conclusions.
TT was to b expected" he said.
that some OF my statements would
arouse incredulity in the minds OF
those who do not realize the public
ignorance and widespread unfortunate
concealment Of facts vital to the vel.
fare and happiness Of tho whole peo-
pie. Any honest. faithful study OF the
authorities and sources to which re-
fer will coovince the most skepucal
that my statements are surely in tho
maia sound and even conservative"
lsee Mere Than We oaln.
Dr.. Bushnell submitted . st Of
tables upoa which his arguments are
bassA. These ars ths figures. ~ says,
which show positively that the nation
b drifting into bankruptcy:
IT," said Dr.. Bushnell. I'VE com.
pare Table b With Table A It appears
that - . nation We are losing moro
wealth every year through distress
Ing coadltions Of social disorder than
Ne are annually saving. This 10 the
main conspicuous fact OF the situation.
By u1scieatincally disjoined and bel.
Ggsrent methods Of business and at.
ksndant vicious social habits VI are
producing ~ . nation less than half
Of what We ought now to b producing
With our present methods Of scientific
Technology. Surely this 10 too great
Q price 70 pay for our Wanted com
Dsreaal supremacy.
peveety On the Increase.
Tea millions Of our people. one
eighth of tAs population. are now con.
SANITY IN ssch poverty that they are
uaahls b maintain themselves In
physical s0cisncy: and %.ooo. 900 Of
them ars public paupsrs. In 1874. oas
a our prosperous years. 10 per osat.
o. nearly oss-nfth OF all the people
q New York state. had 70 apply for
charitable relief: IN 1901 IL PER esat
q III he families oe Manhattan were
evietsd. aAA every year about ten per
esat q al Who die there have pauper
buFiaia. The average wase q IN.
oltlied woskDsa throughout the coun.
Try 70 lses than The scieatiac mininum
necessary Tor maiataining the average
VofkiAgmaa'e family IN physical e.
1eisaey.
ne last three United States CO.
euoee, also. show that the Insane In
this country have Increased faster
than ~ population. We now have In
~ United States IN continuous char.
Stabss care probably S.ooo.oe abnor.
nal dspsaAsats. includins paupsrs. In.
saas, b,inA. deaf and dumb. indissat
aaA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . dead
loos 70 The nation every year equal 70
tAs total wealth W have Invested n
a ~ colleges, universities and tech.
nojog1eal schools OF he whole country.
II ~ oosIl aboiisA this ooe itsn a
Abnormal e1pease We could double
~ facilities Of Ill our Institutions Of
AigAss education every year. end 70 II
With 70 extra effort ct oil.
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