The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-10-08
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND GAZETTE
Making the South the Healthiest
Portion of America.


lers Weekly Writing of Cuba once fever
stricken and an object of fear for all who valued
their lives, he showed that its present death-rate
of 1876 per thousand is lower than that of the
United States or any European country, the aver
age death-rate in the United States being 30 per
cent higher or 1872 per thousand. All OF which
goes to show that by keeping up the fight against
our great preventable diseases-tuberculoss ma
laria typhoid, and hookworm disease-we could
make our Southern States. which are more
advantageousy situated than Cuba. not only as
healthful as any other section OF the United
States but very much more healthful than any
other section. In recent address In the House
of Representatives. Congressman Ransdell. OF
louisiana speaking of the health of the South.
was Interrupted by Congressman Gonlden who
pointed out that whereas twenty-five years ago
insurance companies objected to risks in Southern
cities there is now no discrimination whatever
against the South
The simple truth is as Surgesn-General Wy
man of the United States Public Health ard Ma
rne Service declared TO the Southern Commercial
Congress, that while neglect of sanitary precau-
tons may be more hurtful in the South than else
where the general observance of health rules will
accomplish more here than elsewhere.
THE South is a goodly land" DR.. wyman
said: 1T is not only good place for man
but II is . good place for all living things. and
unfortunately some OF these living things. for
example the germs of yellow fever and ma
laria and the hookworm. are the enemies OF
man. Man cannot occupy any country up-
contested by the germs OF disease. and this
is particularly true In countries like the
South where sunshine and mild weather ia
pf fa hot nd had
Here sanitation comes in"
And DR.. wyman went on to partlcnlariza:
Such diseases as malaria and typhoid
fever are subject to the same causative agsn-
cies In the South prevail elsewhere. and
as to tuberculosis, the climate Ia favorable In
that IL freely permits and encourages life In
the open air. With regard 60 this and other
diseases, the conditions seem more favorable
than In colder localities where people ara
prone to shut themselves up with the dis-
ease. AS to hookworm disease-dus largely
to soil polluhon-the conditions favoring It's
spread can obviously be readily removed
And In fact, all of tho important infectious
diseases that found In the South are sub
1ect to mans will II man only will. This
may be said. II IL true OF all portions OF tho
country. but II is particularly true OF the
South.
with its salubrious climate one may
settle In any of our Southern States and by
observing for himself and his family thu
sanitary laws and principles now so we'll
understood. he will be under as favorable
conditions for health and length OF life as no
could be anywhere But II he ignores santa
uoh In his environment. he Is subject TO the
incidents OF disease. just as the samo neglse,
VIII produce the same result in the Nerth
And he Will likewise be subject TO such incl
dents II, instead OF sanitary vigilance he
ADOPTS what has wrought the physiesl rui,
OF SO many In seml-tropica or tropical coun
tries, the Incorporate use OF alcoholic lonor
But the South has recently entered upon n