The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-08-15
INSANITY EVER
ON THE INCREASE
Million Paupers and De-
pendent Afflicted Crooks
of Various Kinds, Not In
GLIDING Political Grafters,
Cost Us $500, 200, 900
Annually.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Prof. Charles
!. BushRell. Phi D.. Of this city. made
his recent statement that the Amorl.
can public was on the verge Of bank
ruptcy because Il expended 9C.0o0.000
600 q year IN the criminal, pauper and
vicious classes. while the annual ia.
crease Of wealth aggregated only
$1,000 Q ZOO. he called down upon
his head a storm OF adverse crlti-
cism. But Prof Bushnell IS not 10 be
frightened from his lire of attack on
what be calls the social' lbs OF the
country through adverse criticism. and
be r~citeratcs the accuracy OF his ng.
ures and the logic OF his conclusions.
1T was 70 be expected he said.
that some OF my statements would
arouse incredibly in the minds Of
those who DO not realize the public
Ignorance and widespread unfortunate
c-oncealment o. facts vital 20 the vel
fare and happiness OF the whole PEG,
pie. ANY honest. faithful study OF the
authorities and sources 20 which I re-
fer will convince the most skeptical
that my statements are surely IN tho
main sound and even conservative
Lese Mere Than We Gain.
Dr.. Bushnell submitted a set Of
tables upon which his arguments are
based These are the figures. he says.
which show positively that the nation
is drifting into bankruptcy:
~. said Dr. Bushnell I'VE com,
pare Table q with Table a 81 appears
that as a nation We are losing more
wealth every year through distress
ing conditions Of social disorder than
We are annually saving. This Is the
main conspicuous fact Of the situation.
~ mechanically %disioIned and bel.
ligcrcnt methods OF business n at
teudant vicious social habits we are
producing ~ a nation less than half
OF vhat " ought now 90 be producing
with cur present methods OF scientific
technology. Surely this g. too great
a price TO pay for our Wanted com.
mereial supremacy.
Poverty on the Increase.
Ten millions OF our people. one
eighth OF the population. are o con
stanuy 80 such poverty that they are
unable 10 maintain themselves IN
physical emcieney; and 100000 Of
them are public paupors In 1893. one
OF "a prosperous years. rs per cent.
or nearly onehfth OF IN the people
~ New York state. had to apply for
charitable relief. IN 1903 ~ per cent
of All the families OF Manhattan were
cvictcd and every year about ten per
cent. Of an who die there have paupcr
burialR The average wage Of un-
skilled wofkmen throughout the coun.
try ir less Thar the scientific minimum
necessary for maintaining the average
w-nrklngman's family IA physical e.
Gclency
"Thc last three United States cen.
Euses also, show that the insane IN
this country have Increased faster
than the population We now have IA
the United States ln continuous char
table caro probably b.o9o.O o0 abnor.
mai dependents. including paupers. en-
sane, blind, deaf and dumb, INDECENT
and discouraged-roprosentinE a dead
losa 20 the nation every year equal 70
the total wealth We have invested in
an the colleges, universities and tech.
biological schools OF the whole country.
n We could abolish this one item Of
abnormal expense we could double
the facilities OF all our institutions OF
higher education every year, and DO Il
with no extra effort AZ all
Industrial Accidents.
zone large source 81 this abnormal
dependence is our vast aggregate OF
unnecessary Industrial accidents. Few
people begin 20 realise annual ma.
tional loss from this source. AZ a con.
seryative figure 100000 workers IN
the United States every year are killed
or injured Ia Industry By accidents. Of
which threeQuarters are proven by
European experienced 20 be wholly un-
necessary. and which cost the nation
annually in lost earning capacity and
damnge suits NJ the lowest estimate
an amount equal 20 the whole wage
income III an the mine workers or an
the farm lahorore of the entire coun
Try Josiah Strong says the least pos.
sihio estimate 81 our annual industrial
casualties "a about $4,000,
Taking She fact az this lowest Ne.
ure IA appears that Ia Oar present in.
dustdai warfare we are killing and
iniuring more people every year than
an thc average annual casualties Of
our civil war. our Philippine war and
Ire R0ssfanJanancac war combined
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