The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-11


tend to produce disease which either
entirely destroy or very materially
shorten life, and at the same time the
object Of sanitation is to bring aboui
such favorable state that would in
crease the life and health Of man
kind. hence its chief function is to
prevent diseases and 1t is therefore
also known as the science OF prevent
atIye medicine
DR.. T.. A. Parkes I'D in defining
the objects of sanitation, says: "Ii
aims at rendering growth more per.
feet, decay less rapid, life more Wig.
orious. death more remote" Hence
whatever may be OF interest to man
kind at any given time. sanitation
which strives cor nothing less than
increasing the enduration OF life and
aims to give the Individual perfect
health, should always receive the out
most consideration IL deserves. We
are living In an age when inventions
and discoveries are crowding each
ether, when we justly claim a super
Tor degree of civilization even over
the recent past, but since all efforts
Of mankind whether in science, in
arts. In literature or Industry or com.
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proportion as they tend to increas
the welfare and happiness of mankind
| II Is fact that needs nc demonstration
that without health there can be no
happiness. and when life is cut short
by preventable causes, to the dead
and the dying as well as to the widowf
and orphans, all herman progress Is
on very little Importance in compari-
n Len. J.
| the progress of the knowledge how
to prevent the shortening of life 1t
ia a self evident fact, that to the fam.
ily and even the state as a whole
there IS nothing Of so great avalue as
| life, whether IL be millionaire OF
the most humble worbingman. for
with the loss OF the bread winner the
family has to suffer, and the state
also. Suppose we consider our own
dear state of Oklahoma. Mr.. Speaker
and Representatives, II is a fact that
when the natural resources Of Okla
lhcma are even partially developed,
Oklahoma will be one of the richest
and greatest state in the United States
We have coal enough to supply hal
Of the United States, grain to feed
armies, asphalt to pave all streets IN
many states, oil and gas OF vast guam
Titles and many other natural pro
ducts which would take q volume <
enumerate, but neither the coal in
the ground nor our land which is a:
productive as the best land anywhere
have any value to mankind, until the
labor and energy of our workingmaI
take the coal out of the lands bowels
and make it available for use, or an
til the labor of our farmers cultiyatei
the productive land and produce foot
foI men and beast. Hence when thu
lives of our workingmen, of our far
mers, OF our merchants are shortenes
BY prevhntable causes both, their
immediate families and the state a.
whole suffer In their deaths. henc'
| say again, that nothing is of al
great Importance to the state as san
itation
What has been accomplished upo,
the battlefield of sanitation is trul,
wonderful from the most primitive
ages we find that an attempt wai
made to fight against diseases, hip
pocrates (2.) the Greek philosopher
taught the necessity Of regulating thi
! six articles: air ailment exercise,
rest, sleep and wakefulness, reple
tion and evacuation. The Chinese hav'
lad a system OF medicine since EN-
peror Hwang-Ti about 26S7 B. c., ant
the Egyptians had their sanitary req
ulations. but what is the wonder o
sanitarians even today, are the san
itaYy regulations Of Moses and whicl
are responsible for the great surviy
all of the ewish people in the fac
OF the most unjust and brutal pere
cution they have been subject 10 4
lalf ages The Jewish religion Is a re
ligion is based upon sanitation
Cleanliness with the orthodo,
Jew is his practice from the momen
he begins to speak as a child. 1t 4
considered deadly sin to walk Ii
the morning upon rising, more thai
|. four yards without washing the fac
and hands, again no orthodox Jew
may eat without washing his hands
Cleanliness in the home and upo
the road in travelling is minutely res
Glated The regulation of the rels
tions of both sexes are so perfect tina
IL is the underlying cause for tn
great virtue that is found in the Ortf
OdoX Jewish home. The food and th
manner of preparation is prescribe
by sanitary ordinances OF Moses s
that in following the exact religion
mandates, AN orthodox jew can nc
} contract any contagious diseases frol
the meat prepared for food for Will
out all due respect TO congres slona
? wisdom, the sanitary meat ini pectio
) hws of Moses are by far superior
F, the recent federal meat inspection Law
for Moses does not stop with mspe
/ ton OF the animal at the slaughte
) houses where they can only be kille
p by a trained man. the shochat, bi
r make It obligatory upon every goo
{ housewife to inspect wash and sa
; the meat in the house before 1t
I ready for use as food and specl'
/. judges dionim, are provided, who mu,
{ pass upon any question of fitness {
= meat to be used as food The sal
e itation of food Is considered OF sue
4 great importance that a Jewish hous
! wife will leave all her work all th
E preparations for dinner, pick up n
: meat or the chicken and run to II
, rabbi or diem to find out any hgl
5 upon any matter of doubt She ma
D have in regard to the fitness, koshe
Z OF the meat Should Ii prove thu
s Il Is an old abcess upon the mea
Z the rabbi must pronounce 1t treif
4 iuHcleau and then the food "a al