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


tain good health, de- al at your eat
ing, sleeping. working ana playing
ia u strictly temperate manner :,
Said Dr Robert smart. physician an,
surgeon. Ia the course uf an inter
"siing and entertaining lecture nt tn,
Univ, ysity of New Mexico this morn
ing ON Good Health and How {,
Maintain ~" The lcottrc pruyrd
one Of the very best that has beer
delivered To- the students of tho var,
sty during the year ana they cN
pressed then appreciation hy enthns
iaAtic applause Us the speaker con
rlud'd MS remarks. Dr Smalt's lee
turc IN fun IL given herewith
Good health is th' most priceless,
possession ot man. II is commod.
ity pf which wc think lightly Will,
We possess a. once We los" IL thor,
- nothing -, would not give to re-.
gain II
The science of medicine has rs Il,
particular aim the Investigation of
tn" causes which destroy health. II,
widest and most scientific side il tn,
prevention uf These causes as the,
affect the individual
onc" both to the individual and to the
public at large
Each day this importance il be-
coming more sgnincnn: society.
coming Va contact wi,h thc doctor us-
ualN 10 his treatment of the Isolated
case. has como Ia look upon the mcdl-
cal man as mainl, healer ~ the
sick or dispenser OF pills and has fail
I'd 10 grasp the real sccn,inc goal OF
Tn" profession at large. which IL tho
prevention of disease rnd consequent.
" tn. maintenance 81 health
There Is an old saving that "Thc
best way Tor country To- b. assured
~ peace Is To- bc continually prepared
Tor war
Just now when there are 80 many
Wild rumors of war with Japan | ven
,urc To- state that the place on our
Pacific coast for one to go who did
not wish to- hear - shot fired would
be- san Francisco. the reason FOR
this being that IN. city ~ we'll fnrti-
fed with coast artillery. who's" heavy
guns control the sea Cor miles around
III" city Tn" ocegn about san Fran
ciscu Is plotted out Into small squares
and two or tire, uf these hravi
tw.lvc-inch rifles each can open frc
into. amy Of these sauaros VITA deadly
precision
II ship wishes to he blown out ~
the water All that ~ nrcrssary fur her
10 dc Is 10 enter one of these squares
with hostile Intent and the defenders
Of san Francisco viii de- the rest for
her. Al NGvles know that u is alb
solutciy suicidal for war vessels o. at
tack. or even get within ?Rnge of
coast fortiications. Therefore on ar-
count of H. preparedness for attack
! venture the assertion that Ia the
event of war with Japan. san Fran
cisco would not be attacked by the
,ncmN's fleet
And 40 II Il with disease. he best
way tn fighi disease IL ever To- be pre-
par Il for It bv maintaining the nigh
est health efficiency The person who
keeps himself iu good physical condi.
ton hy means of proper living IA like
tn. fortified town. prepared FOR at
tack. and if the bacteria. which ,.auso
50 muCh ct our sickness and resulting
deaths had the good sense OF war;
SHIPS they would like the war vessels
never rNpcnd their energies upon the
iurtiiird. because they would know
that 10 meant to them certain dos-
truCtiou
HUI bacteria. unlike hc war-ships.
not being guided hN human ntolH-
g"nCc lack this knuRlrdgo ana there
Is not q day goes by that YOU ana +
ana al OF N are not attacked nV
some oI these little vegetable war
riors bat being prepared. nv reason
OF our good health. ana. on account
perhaps. OF the attack being made
by - small force. We hay, met aud
defeated the Invaders and the defend
rrs uf our system have 50 easily over.
come them that We ourselves have not
even been aware that the skirmish
has taken place.
Let the attack bc made In force by
the bacteria or let the defenders ~
the body be unprcparcd from any
cause Whatsoever. ana there ~ an
other story 90 tell,
In speaking IL you this morning
about health and how To- maintain IL.
| wish Ia limit my remarks more cs-
prcialll tn a class OF sickness to
which We are all prone To- attack
called contagious diseases, rs reason
OF the fact that these diseases are all
parasitic. that is they are caused by
the ,ntranV. into the system of some
parasite, and that II ~ possible IN