The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-18
lsAaN TO live.
Health Edaession Of Young ard Old
Should &c Made Compulsory by
Strong Federal Laws.


il ~ w dsl Il. Is america aabet-a
katlah llhcwn sRtbe "comnlrse
One fI1rdred Aghsln'cd ~ scctiop
of the American Ars2e.ailoa for ttf
Ad1ancemcnt of Scicncc, on 'cu-fsc
Regulation Ct Pulic aeanh.e
Among itstoffcors are Tey lg'ta.
Abbott S,em-sorls. Miss 1anc At5am
1 Chicago; NJ Felix Ad'crs Nce Yorf
President .,Iaaes T. Aaven, Ara y
Dor. Hon. Jc9cph II Choa;c. ~
York; President Charles ". Eun.
Cambridge; Archbishop frelaad. 81
Paul; Hon. roa 3. Lindsey. De7ve9
Mr. job mitchell. Indlnsaaoo.i-. and
Dr. William A. Wclch, Baltimore
President Roosevelt said to tie
Committee Of One Hundred
Our national health iE physically
orr greatest national asset. TO pre-
vent any possible deterioration Of the
American stock should be a national
ambition We cannot toe strongly in.
sist on the necessity Of proper ideals
for the family. for simple living ami
for those habits and tastes which pre-
duae vigor and make mfu capable u
strenuous service to their country.
can mos cordially commend tho en-
deasors Of your committee to brins
these matters prominently before the
puolic"
An AGY,sery League Of One Hun
dmd Authors Is now being formed, 10.
all has been sent out q list Of five
questions, ana the recipient has beer
asked 70 name the one which seems
nest important TO present as ped.
ldn for The consideration CT Congress.
Here is Topic /
(a) The facts that the Ohio river
represents q tholsand miles Of typhoid
fever and the Hudson river a cloaca
maxira from Albany to the sea- the
prevalence OF deadly infection among
millions of our people. arising from
the contamination OF drinking water
and Of ice. and the rapid Increase Of
pollution OF our rivers, the boundary
lines between states, which only fed
eral authority can control OF
(b) The facts that out OF S0.0OOo0O
OF our people 100000 must perish
from tuberculosis, tho white scouTgs.
which with proper regulation. enforced
by the federal power, can be exteT.
minated as completely as the once
dreaded smallpox and that the uni
form enforcement of national health
regulations IL all states Is abloluiely
imperative, because infected pcrsons
travel from state to state. spreading
the disease.
But ricst important Is the fifih
clause
(c) The facts that the public have
no means c. obtaining reliable health
information. and the thousand ques,
tlons which anxious fathers and moth
ers ask themselves so unanswered
simply beeacse there is no office in
Washington equipped for the purpose.
II stTnwbeerieg Wit IN New Jersey. or
lambs fall SICK in Arizona. the Dc
pa-tment OF Agriculture gives elabo.
rate ins;ruc ions as to what sh,uld be
done But two millions Of human be.
ings die each ycar-a large proportion
and literally because they cannot
flad cgt Low 70 ike.
II the coMn.;tee oe one Hundred
viii estabi.sh 2 system Of tcaca!ng
people how % I've. and win begin
With the eeg,ass, end wll carry on a
compulsory otrcaHon IN this line, all
me c;se- caes.,ozs viii find natlsal
so,ngio9
MIST Learn 70 5raa+ao.
First OF al, pa-eats shoald be
taught how 10 breathe, and Row to
teach tici- ce.'drea = wcatAe.
TIE -ian vaa bre hes from infaacy
TO OF age g7ias his entire lang ca9as-
isy. vii pa-s ihrouza al tie diseases
of childhood aad tho epidon.cs Of ma-
tnri,y ard tie 9,imea,5 Supposed % be
m iden. g o'd -re With immaaity Ee
VIII nevcs' die Of ,aSe-aalosia.
Tsahoid gems ere d'scstod BY a
pcrsectly aoarhfh organization with
cut s,a27.as = 80 system to p7odlco
disease,
WAen tae lun-s pump new air con.
;.nuaiy into the body, Clean, fresh
bod 81 mar-faesirsd. and the civca-
ladcn keaps all the Organs busy wiz
their coa.sppo!nted dutes
TIE r-s. Lessen set for maa was 20
breathe. Newborn babies obey and
breathe properly, but as socn IS they
begin 70 wear tho clothing demanded
by civilization and to ST and sleep n
unveaulated rooms they cease 10 Vas
the whole lung capacity 90 they be-
come ,srEa;z for disease.
NeE. parents should be obliged TO
learn something aboui the chsmicsl
Elects of foaag aad drinks upon tire
humsa system.
Just as ceildrep are compelled 10 -,
tend schcol so should every man and
q,.c,-,ar ha obiggoa To atta-,6 a cnts,..s