Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-10

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prevent the entrance of these para.
sites. they are known a. prcvcntablc
| Diseases
There are many other dis"sgcs to
/ which wc are her. that al. no. In
cluhed ~ this class. as for i'anco.
c'ronic heart discas, or disease OF
| ;ho Kidneys which make many life in
Nalids AID ultimately cause death. but
IN the main they AFFECT the individual
| alone. VINO suffers from them and
| they are of little consequence To- the
community At large. \ cold-bloodcd
hut practical way ~ looking a, this,
- To- say ~ am very sorry that YOU
| have O. chronic disease of ia. kidneys
/ which viii ultimately cause Your
death, but II matters little to me,
| since your having 1t can IN no way
| affect me" With thc other class
however. II H. n matter uf much con.
sequence to me whether YOU have
| typhoid fever. scarlet fever. dipthcria
or small pox because II both YOU aud
! de- not take the proper precautions.
there is every Likelihood that | shalt
also contract IT,
The conclusions which shall reach
with you regarding the manner uf liv.
ing 80 ~ 20 maintain health viii
prevent. 10 u great extent, sickness
from both of these classes of disease.
" ihis country was engaged IN a.
war of such magnitude. that during
the past twelve months there had
been $4,000 persons Killed and 50O.-
p0o So badly wounded that over one
haif of these would eventually ~" OF
their wounds. wc would Justly CON
slider that every citizen should exert
himself 90 the utmost Is cnd such q
struggle Every student of future
generations IN the United states
would. through their histories be- ~
familiar with The battles fought in
this terrible struggle and the names
~ the opposing generals as We are
today With Antictcm. Gettysburg and
The WILDERNESS
We are today engaged in such =
war. oulS one OF Tar gcrator magnl.
iltd'. because the above fatalities
worc bCcg stoned last year by only
one of the many prcyentablc diseases
tuberculosis
This war has been going on for
countless years past. but II has been
pnlN within very recent times that
Ne have been IN position tu make any
decided stand against the enemy;
.lncc Il has been lnlt within tho
past twenty rivc years mat science
has pointed Ia a. our enemies ana
given ~ the Information necessary
to overcome them.
We know th-sr nv visible enemies
t1 be uniccllUlar organisms generally
called bacteria Bacteria follow the
great law of nature a regard To- all
sp"cics. that In proportion Co the liza
bili,y 10 destruction $50 is tue rapid
ity of their development
Since theN ar" yegy easily destroy
ed, they multiply with great rapidly
ny simple division at their protu-
plasm. one division into two. two into
fonr and 50 on. Thoy are vegetables
d, void uf any, except microscopic mo-
ton and rely upun cNtrancuus means
tor their movement from place to
place. l.lkc the seeds of othrr v"gc.
tables ticy rcquir' certain soil IN or
der to grow and whil" they may de-
Nciup mNuriantlN IN ono place, an
other viii not support thcm 1T all
Nitrug'nous matter, moisture, and
are the prerequisites Of their most lax.
uriani growth. All nf these they un-
fortunately hnd Ia the human body
Bacteria. ~. may say are omniprrs-
mt or recent years they have earn.
Ell, a. a glass. very uncnViablr rep
utatlon but II u only q ease of give
dog bad name ana hang him.
In point OF fact. most bacteria ave
harmless To- man. only = very small
pcrcentan. of them are harmful aud
of uutrofactiou. that break complex
organic matter up into TIE yirlrl"r
Inorganic elements 50 tnrd th', may
again b. utilized without whose aid
man could not live.
The harmful ones, mans enemies,
are called pathoecnic organisms, and
these are the spccinc causes Of most
Of tn" contagious and infectious dis
Eases ~ man. the diseases which
haN" class"d ~ prcventable
THE diseases which form this class
ere ehicfly tuberculosis. grippe. pneu-
monia. typhoid fever. measles. scar
let fcVer, dipthtncria. small poX ma
lJria audycllow fcVc. There are many
others but these are the more CONF
mol ones
Each of these liz caused by q c'r-
tain organism which gaining access
Ia tile body develops, grows and gives