The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-20
WERE A NATION
Of DRUG USERS
DR.. WILEY SAYS PEOPLE COURT
DEATH EVERY DAY HY DEFY
ING HEALTH RULES.
ALCOHOL ONE OF MANY
Would Abolish Every Brewery and
Dis.iIlcry--Thres Million Sick
Every Year--Half ~
Them rrcycntahic.

41H III
New York, Feb 19After Dr. II,
Wiley, noted chemist OF the depart
ment OF agriculture, nad declared
that 1--WE are nation Of drugfiends'
and are wasting billions OF dollars
owing to careless regard for health.
Dr. Eugene II. Porter, commissioner
Of health Of New York state; Prof
A. G. Abbott. OF the department, OF
hygiene at the University Of Pennsyi-
vania. George l.. Flanders, president
Ut the Association of state and Ma
Itional Food and Eairy Departments,
and other prominent men at the
luncheon Of the Republican Club 10.
| day, made insistent demands for q
national health board.
1--WE don't sem to care anything
about our health" said Dr. Wiley
1--WE are the drug habit nation. We
laont feel satisfied un;ess we take
something for everything. We are
| country of drug fineGs, Gfug slaves
The present indiscriminaung sale %
ldrugs threatens the public health
fully 40 seriousay as Goes impure
food.
| "We would all be better of In TINS
| country II we lad no aseohol we
can do without It, AMI iii Ike to soc
universal prohibition. Even the Ger
man empere' agrees wila me on that
4oint, 1t is fortunate for him tnat
Ihi,5 office is not an elective one. Il
you'd be the best thing 7or us II we
| would close up eset. brewery ana
ligtiIlery In this coui...y. Alcohol y
3ne scf tho drugs only one-thas's
sspypiDg the life or our citizens.
sAVe are courtlng ceata every day
/ through defiance of lsTe rules. Death
Iis hsrsing constantly at our aIies and
| yot we ignore the moasser DO yoI
know hcw much money 1t takes to
ld!l Il man and then bury him after
Ihe is dead? A countless amount.
Mustn't Die By Ficceneai.
There are 10000 physicians in
this country-tl20.o0J men living on
4 prIneely salaries because we ignore
The possibility Of our losing our health.
, Why should men die at all? But u
we are to die, let us die all at ofce,
mot pecemeal Let US re:ain our VI.
Ital abillty up 10 the last, We cannot
afford to die ourselves before our
!. time, and we cannot anorG to let be-
! .ween 100 and 150 or. 0, every 1000
!. tof our babies die every year uEder
five years of age
], Dr. Wiley advocated the depopulf
'ion Of cities as far as possible and
], lho more stringent enforcement o
nure food laws as methods of better
!, protecting the national health
There's no rsason why the govern
: mcnt shouldn't maintain nationa
! health department. The government
!, now cares for the great American hos
1, out in Iowa; why not the great Ameri
can citizen?"
- Health Commissioner Porter. fol
a lowing the governments expert, was
u laven palmer In his language.
dI "There are 100000 persons sici
every year In the United States" nc
said Fifteen hundred thousand y
these 100000 are sick of prevent
rble diseases, Six hundred and mr.!
thousand people die herore their time
every year In this country. Not on'l
that, but there are thousands OIL hal
dead men and wnmen IN this country
II -i'hey ate q togf5hle exhibitions Q
\ dollars they CON us. 10 less thai
y Ave years # cou:i prevent DIG
cases we know Ne prrsentahle, VIII
tho money say we could pay on
~ national debt ard buy up that OF al
Z" the nations Of the earth besides
- Il believe that II every bar an
y saloon in this country we're abolished
~ this afternoon, VIE would be q strons
nc er and better nsople. Alcohol ha
hc never done anydhe any good, Ft@ther
more, we are the most drug.addicte
a people In the world, Patent med
Nv cnes, home medicines and othe
'et drugs thrive amcng us and find read
"h nay, eager consumption,