The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-21
DR. |. A Mann
.BEFOREY.M.C.A.
Delivered a Stirring and impress
siye Address Sunday

Taking as bis subject THE Social
EVIL" Dr. r A. Mann delivered
stirring and Impressive address TO an
audience tina, alIea the assembly room
AZ the X. NJ. C. A. building Sunday
afternoon. Or. Mann emphasized the
necessity FOR pure living and rSoid-
ance Of disease il the human race Is
10 be Kept from degeneration, and his
address was clarion call 70 purity.
DR.. Mann sald IN part;
"The magnitude Of the evil results
OF diseases Of all kinds is much
greater than is commonly supposed,
IN fact, the more one studies the so
Geological eide of medical problems
the more he becomes convinced OF
the greay lack OF pub ie appreciation,
OF these evils. II makes one who Is
engaged In this work feel very mach
encouraged at the beginning public
desire 10 learn more OF the public
health problems which must neces-
sirlly be solved By the public.
"The medical profession must be the
guide in the solution OF the problems
OF public hoalth. but the people them-
selves must carry out the measures
recommended. There must be a more
cooperative spirit between the peo-
pie aud our public health officials.
Not only locally, but throughout our
own state and throughout the south
ern states. the spirit Of the public
toward health officials has been, until
recently. one not only OF apathy and
indifference. but sometimes II has
been one OF active resistance and
criticism. Such a spirit as this not
only handicaps boards OF health, but
Il stays the hand Of commercial pros
perity and weakens the moral stand
ard Of community
"The history OF the world proves
tie intimate relation between the
physical welfare Of a people and iis
material prosperity. The moral
strength OF nation depends upon the
physical welfare Of It's inhabitants II
"a now claimed that the real cause
pf the downfall OF the Grecian aud
Roman empires was malaTial fever
Before the conquest OF the Greeks be-
You'd the Mediterranean there was nc
malaria IN that peninsula. The dis
ease was brought with the black
haired slaves OF she south and spread
Ike wildhre among the natives. The
strength OF the nation was Slapped
and today the splendors Of that an
cient empire are only recorded II
literature The same fate befcll Kn1n'
after the anopheles mosquito was IN
fccted In the tampagnia. The nation
became corrupt. some say, bur wa
not the corruption due 10 diseased ]
might be well for Us TO give serious
( consideration TO this theory OF ma
tional decay. for in our own time VI
have an example Of the failure Of /
people IN a great undertaking bccausl
OF sickness among the workers.
was only few years ago that n
French failed 70 dig the Panama cana
because they did not appreciate III
necessity of carrying out measures 4
prevent disease. The triumph 0
America IN Panama viii b. a. triumph
Of sanitation. The example IN Pana
ma and the results obtained h Ma
yana viii do much 10 awaken IN
people OF our whole country 10 III
importance OF preventive medicine.
The best xayfo use this sentimen
Of chIyaIry seems TO BE- through III
ideals and spirit 81 knighihood. Tn
aspirations u every normal boy Is /.
become 4 genuine man, and he 4
ready 70 hight anything III hls In
which Will keep him from reallEirl
this aspiration. One u The character
isles Of knlghthood vas reverence 10
womanbood. and the protection o
women from al harm. This h ~
knfshtiy sentiment OF chlvalry. am
Is easily made a master passion viii
boys IN the early adoiescent stage.
Another force which will make 10
purity IL the development Of The h0In
Ing instinct. Lore 10 the pure. con
iugal sense. II based fundamental,
upon the desire Tor companlonshll
rather than FOR sexual satisfaction
When the hening instinct awaken
and the romantic sentiments com
into play the yount man feels tina
the ideal OF life is nov 20 live out hi
days In blessed eompanlonshiD witt
the objeet around whom these renti
ments cluster This romantic senii
ment OF love Is an angel Of purity Il
his NE aud purisles II even A. thl
object Of his love II pure. whel
under Oh sptlI If This higher paaslo,
be would no more think u barmlns
the object Of his love than taking ri
own life. Furthermore this scntimsn
also keeps him from any Impure rela
tons with others To sin thus wouls
be- 10 sin against the object Of hii
love. and thus mar the purity ans
blcssedncss Of their home relations il
the future.
III We can Keep our boya pure ant
clean until they have reached the an,
o. later adolescence and have com,
under the influence 81 The homIng In
siinci, the battle for pure manhoot
and pure parcnlago for tho genera,
tons 70 come VIII be almost won.
When physical exercise and train.
ing can not be provided IN the great