The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-13

Quinine is an antidote for these dis
eases, and it is a very desirable con-
sideration.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, many,
many years ago there was a French
man, who said that men in the ear
liest dawn of civilization protected
themselves from the wild beasts Of
the forests, and the time will come
when me will no more die from these
dreaded diseases than they will from
the bite from the wolves Of the for
est. What can you do7 You are not
doing your duty. If it was a reptile
after you you would be hustlng
around after the men asking them to
help kill them. But you do not rea-
lie the danger. The danger is here
and all over this country. Before [ get
through I want you ladies sentiment
about one thing. The doctors have
tried to educate the people. The pur-
pose Of this meet. . is to educate you
in this way. If you ask the board Of
health to protect you from these dis
eases, they cannot do it without mon
ey. Money almost moves the world.
Now, ladies. I will tell you what IS
a fact. The State Medical Associa-
tion, at the last session Of the legls-
lature, had bill introduced to have
a man, an expert, who is capable OF
telling you whether this reptile exist
ed in the water or not. This is man
Of vast Importance to you, l think.
Some Of our wise statesmen say that
you are trying to put the country to
an expense, which is not necessary; 1t
costs too much. Only $4,000 was ask
ed. Some of the same men voted
$4,000 to put retaining wal around
the state house, just because the la
dies of South Carolina got after them
and said they must have a pretty
ward around the state house, and they
had it. When $4,000 was given for
the Calhoun monument there was not
man who was afraid Of the expense.
They went right at it. If South Car
DINA would spend as much in trying
to protect the health Of the citizens
living here now as she is spending
money trying to get foreign laborers
here and thereby trying to increase
the population, she would increase
the population more by saving the
lives of our citizens.
Pennsylvania has appropriated ST.
100000 for the founding Of a sani-
torium for consumptives, with cheap
wooden houses for them to get the
benefit of outside air and the latest
treatment for tuberculosis. And yet,
South Carolina, because it is an ex-
pense, refuses to create a health OIL
Ger at +he salary Of $4,000 year.
when his sole object would be to pro-
tect you from the disease. Do you
think that is right?
An eminent physician, of Chicago
saws we ought to have department
in Washington for this purpose, and
then we would see tuberculosis driv-
en- from our land. This disease is cali
ed by many the great white plague.
Ladies, are you willing to do nothing !
We can largely protect ourselves from
this disease with the combined help
Of our physicians and BY government
tai aid and by the help Of an intelll.
gent people. If we can't have all OF
that, we can do very little towards
controlling the disease.
The State Medical association have
advocated the Importance ct this
matter, and T introduced bill for a
state bacteriologist to see if the germ
was in the drinking water. How could
he protect you that way? Let us learn
lesson from the japanese who saved
the lives of their citizens. They put:
those matters in the hands Of experts,
who had devoted their lives to the
subject. They simply did this: they
put those in control, who were e2-
perts and who had made a study OF
that disease. What was the result ?
4 man was safer from an attack OF
tvphoid fever in the japanese army
than in walking the streets OF New
berry. They paid those men to do DO
his. and you South Carolinians will
never protect yourselves and your
loved ones until you. do the same
thing.
Ar. Vol willing that your money