East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-15
ADVANCE IN HEALTH CONDITION
DIR. Calvin S. White Speaks to o. A. q.
Students on Science of Health

Corvallis, Ore.-That deaths by tu-
berculosis have been cut in half in
the past 25 years, and that the next
25 would see the disease become as
rare as yellow fever, as a result of
the dissemination OF a proper knowl-
edge of the prevention and cure, was
the statement of DIR. Calvin S. White,
secretary of the state board of health,
in a convocation address before the
students of the Oregon Agricultural
college.
IF there is any single word in the
English language which has been
overworked to such an extent that 1t
has become more tire ;ome it Is CON
servation;' vet there has not been
nearly enough use of the word in con-
| necion with health" said DIR. White.
He spoke of the fact that very little
time or money has been spent in ed
ucating the public as to matters of
health.
"One-fifth of all the insane. one
third of all the feeble minded. and
one-fourth of all the epileptic in the
state of oregon are the result of i'm
morality" he continued The condi-
tions existing now are entirely diff
ferent from those of 25 or 80 years
ago. Just as the increase in rapidly
moving vehicles. such as electric cars
and automobiles, have increased the
danger to life and limb just so other
| changes have increased greatly the
peril to health and mind and body
The damnable problem plays that
10
cry Of marriage have supplanted the
educational evening entertainments OF
a generation ago. For disease we
have our remedies, but for his situa-
tin there is no remedy expect through
education"
After a strong talk advocating vac
cination, and telling what the vari-
Gus vaccines and antitoxins have
done, the wiping out of yellow fever
from civilized countries by the de-
struction of certain kinds OF mos
quito. he said, "these things we can
do In protecting health. bur educa-
t'on Is the only thing that will COM
pat immortality. Nearly all vice Is
the result of ignorance. The time has
come when we must cast aside the
the double standard of morality for
men and women We must tell the
boys and girls the results that will
follow upon lives of immortality. We
nave spent vast sums of money in ed
ucating their minds, but not enough
mat Is splendid work, and I would
IKE TO see even more spent but not
enough has been spent in education
OF the body as 10 the laws of health.
Inc laws that protect life and the
necessity for sex purity should be
taught to the boys and girls before
they come to maturity. We have
come to the time when we must speak
plainly to them.
Looking toward such educations
we called a meeting of ono mon -
the Portland Y. NJ. C. A. It was at
tehued by 500, and from these we
named an executive committee of "a
to take up the work. We have talk
ed to some so or 60 men of the Ma
tional Guard. and to audiences of men
In various professions and organiza-
tions, and in each case have been
asked to come again It Is the duty
or every minister to acuuaint him
self with the laws of life, so that he
can be In position to give the right
information and advice when neces-
sary."
Preceding DR.. Whites talk, Mrs.
Clara Waldo of Portland, who is here
to attend the regents meeting tomor-
row. spoke Of the way in which Ore
gon products have gone abroad
throughout the civilized world, of the
fruit from Oregon orchards which ba q
created such a demand in foreign
markets. and the lumber which grown
In the oregon forests, built into the
houses and public buildings of far
nations.
Mrs. Genevieve Baum Gaskins sang
two solos. Goodbye Summer" and
Where Blossoms Blow" accompan-
led by Mrs. May Babbitt-Ressler, and |
Miss Eleanor Sudtelle of Halsey
played a piano solo.