The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-04
HEART 70 HEART TALK
Physician Mccormack Gave Forth
some Plain Truths Devoid of
All Technical Terms.

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Some Plain Truths Devoid Of
All Technical Terms.
It was a highly pleased audience
at the city hall Tuesday evening that
listened to a medical discourse by DR..
j. N. Mccormack. and 1T was a repre-
sentative audience of the citizens Of
this city. There were several other
speakers on the program and they
made some short remarks concern
ing the discussion of the evening.
H. G. Preston commended the adj
dress given by DR.. Mccormack and
regretted that more were not present
to hear the discussion on a subject
that is nearest and dearest the heart.
that OF good health. He hoped to
see the city benefited as a result and
that it would eventually become the
cleanest city in the state. superin-
tendent Quigley believed that venti-
lation was a necessary factor in good
health and spoke of the law that re-
quires all plans for school houses be
submitted to the state superintend-
ent Of public instruction for approx
al on ventilation before 1t can be
erected. He believed that people are
becoming aruosed on these subjects.
DR.. H. S. Wilkinson talked along the
same lines, said that he believed it
better to prevent a thing than to cure
it, and thought it to be one of the
principles which will govern modern
life. He believed the time was coming
when cities would be built on scien-
tifc principles, and he hoped to see
Mitchell changed into not only a
clean city, but a beautiful one as
we'll. DR.. Reamer spoke with refer
ence to some statements made by DR..
Mccormack concerning the use Of
certain patent medicines and hoped
the time would come when. the adj
v~ertisements of the same would be
retired from the newspapersand mot
handed around to the houses, He
urged for more public, meetings be-
tvseh physiciaus and teachersh and
the people generally.
Maygps, A., =. HitdAcock presided
during the evening and introduced
the .1eaker With some Interesting
trsfatofy rsalatks. At the ,close Of
the address tho mayor made .. sus-
sestioa which brought out I motion
to the eject that the physicians and
the iWomsu's clubs Of the city form
'uaatessa health society. and which
was adopted.
Dr.. NcCormack's address was In
the nature Of = heart to heart talk
with the people. and In the ~sftsrnoon
he met with physicians of the city,
quite = few from outside to whom he
talked for two hours on subjects re-
latipg to the profession's work. His
address was q plain statement of
things that r found throughout
the country which are detrimental to
healthy living and 1t was for the pur-
pose Of removing these pitfalls that
he was showing q way to avoid them.
He believed It to be the duty of the
physician to prevent the spread of
disease rather than to cure 1t after
while. The physician touched some
what Interestingly and pointedly on
patent medicines and he believed
that people ought to discourage their
sale by refusing to buy them. and he
felt confident that they would refuse
them Il they but knew the real In
Jury that they did, when it was sup
posed they were being cured. The
following liberal extract from DR..
McCQrmack's remarks is given that
those who were not there can get
some idea OF the Importance Of the
lecture:
Economists figure that on an aver
age sthere are 100000 deaths in
this country every year, with AGO.
900 cases Of sickness. affecting. the
peace. comfort and material prospect
ty of 100000 homes and 25,ooQ,-
900. people. They insist that over
one-third of this enormous sick and
death rate. constituting a tax upon
families. homes and the wealth of
the nation, almost beyond human cal
culations. is distinctly preventable.
AS an argument for peace it has been
shown that 10000 men were killed
in both armies during the. five years
of the Civil War. AS an argument
for better health laws and policies,
they showsthat 100000 persons have
died from tuberculosis in this coun-
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PAIN