The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-11-19
Health and Conser-
vatiOn.

nc, November 10. rrol
r,sH 51sS, the eminent political econ n,
rii1gg ti ,...s University, who in one Of
pit Of s,s the recent Internati0na
spaP'.5 " congress in Washington de-
bberca'.y. assumption costs the people
srel thai states more than a billion
ae a'' IS preparing an exhaustive
IIH' .bs National Conservation
port 'o' which viii contain not only
sno'.'I .... hut similar data on the
kes 7s''' to the country from all
a'Y4 .,,esntso.s diseases g +ho NJ.
Pnt ..'' walton Commission and for
aa '''' H.. been carrying on studies
r ,.. The Commission re-
b. -.. nom physicians all over
srtj RING it to consider the
health on the economic
aa.s nation in its efforts to
faf sources of the country.
tfi"i .' -s.,r rom the beginning
lSs t.t reports on the econom-
sral phases of the Con-
sE'' nj. ..ment which affect the
rs'' f4,-lNtness of human life,
paw 7.,5.r has undertaken to pre-
.-..sive statement OF the
p II the relations OF public
r.. - .ss general field of Conserva-
'l .ae..slly as to the waste from
~ f,slases and unnecessary
f. F5l r,.rs IS professor of political
Ya.. University and chair
committee of One Hun
American Association for
4 .....seert nj Science, which has
| ,..-r. Bseu carrying on a propa-
.,. .a.r,ase of national health
..- .inmahon of preventable
' IRIS committee of One Hun
m,.m-e Of physicians and men
etfre sociological work in
a.,, the country, and the re-
f. ...s- av. Legations and expert
.. ..a,labIe to DR.. Fisher, so
/, .por- uaght to be the most
- ami complete summary
on -:ef made.
A. n otrculosis Congress, Prof.
,t..5s.i.s. that 1873, 600 persons die
,.slr .-.a very year. The cost of
.,i.. -naanre and the loss of earn
9 h..a.. aearn average at least 81, 400,
,4 .I..4 If to this is added the
n.- TIA. might have been earned with
,-s rf4 gtal loss in each case is about
MAJ II 1onted out, also, that the
qsse -4a attacks young men and
ma, lust the time when they are
ginning P, Earn money and cuts off
.r ,surg power for about three
srs ar 81 -rage, before they die.
Ms aoaet Of the economic value to
mrrs If d general raising of the
saga aaata came upin the Governors
rf-rrl the White House in May.
a.rp NJ koher in his speech on
."Cs.>-e 4uyn of Life and Health by
prove Wafer supply at the Confer
e prs, rr,t cures which showed that
is.r.s.- the vital assets of the
nrr DIR go typhoid fever in single
@g mw an $3.50, 900, 600. Typhoid
aJa D.. diluted water largely, so
st .t 'ea10 ste from this disease can
ir"-, g~a,4d by the publication OF
yl1 Hat.r. DR.. kober quoted
3ts- u snow hat the increased val
Of jh. va.r to the city of Albany,
IEa UT Hd fever rate was reduc-
from l. u fW. zoe to 26 by an efficient
1atm amounts to S475, 900 a
a. -ara 500, 1000 may be consider
sae Ha to the vital assets of
sa. 'Is Bureau figures show
At .- ... r. annual death rate from
l2oa ."t with contaminated water
Me 'a- r..Ired from 69.4 per 10O,-
W. It ~. tup substitution of pure
Mo.
D, eaa,g rre5 estimates showing
al Fl. average Iength of human life in
Sixteenth century was between Is
'-7.are md that at the close of the
3l@1Ht r"tlry it was a little more
III y, while to-day it is between 80
4-M-e-' the span of life since
~ 'is a-ea rggthened about six years.