The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
DR.. WILEY TALKS
ON HUMAN LIFE
HE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT PEO-
PIE ARE DOING TO con-
SERVE IT.
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woxAN AND THE HoG AND THE
PooR LITTLE FLIES. HELP
TO ILLUSTRATE HIS
LECTURE,
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The lecture last night OF DIR. Wiley
on the Thomas Foundation at Rich
mond College was peculiar not 50
much for the study 1t afforded Of con-
ditions as for the view 1t gave the
hearers Of DR.. Wiley. He showed that
he il, as he stated. "a conservation
ist." Or, Wiley spoke. 30 he said after
the lecture. las l thought and to the
people I saw about the things as they
are"
That the forests should be conserved
he EMPHASIZED, and to the fact that
they are being conserved he called
attention. Likewise the mining. agri-
cultural and navigstory interests.
"But." he asked, what ara. we doing
with that most valuable OF human
products-human lfe?"
His aifwer was that We are doing
little or onthing.
DR.. wiieys text. II DR.. Wiley may
be given a text. was that "Conserva-
items means use. not boarding. He
pointed out that In Germany the aver
age income OF doctors is only S75 per
year and that teachers received even
less.
On Vital Statistics.
Tho vital statistics OF six States, the
only ones who have vital statistica-
and by the way. six II the exact num-
Der Of woman suffrage States-report
an average death rate Of II per 1000,
he said 1t should be ten At most. In
England and other northern countries
ting 1ver4xe ATE amounts to from u to
4e years and In this country TO about -
years.
why can't We increase this to about
60 years. asked Or. Wiley. Then
we will have moro than doubled our
assets. for It takes 30 years to prepare
a man for work. and then under pres
eut conditions he dies In 20 years."
He Tells Little S.oricA
DIR. Wiley Interpreted his speech
with .iokes, as well AZ figures. and
the Jokes wore 20 wen with the NJ
sures that enc was tempted TO wonder
II be meant the one for the wool or
the web Of the fabric Of his argument
against State and national Disregard
Of fundamentals Of health.
He told the story Of The Arkansas
Traveller" which evoked laughs from
tho PRECEDENT and students: Of ''Fa-
bic Which Won q Hundred Thous-
and" which was - folIows:
I'm IndfAna--my own State-the
president Of the hoard OF Health ask
ed for one hundred thousand dollars
TO conserve the heaith Of the COM
munity. The Legislature gave him
fiveF He went homo and wrote .
fabie-it was this:
Fable for Lcgislators.
There was 4 Woman who had
two Children. she was dying of Iu-
berculosts and her Doctors said she
must 20 either to the AdirondAcks or
to Denver. She had no Money. 70
she wrote 70 the, Department Of tho
State. where she lived. II replied
that the Lestslatnre had appropriated
no Money Tor the Purposes. The Ma
tionAl Department did Likewise.
But there was Farmer who
had ! HOG which had Cholera. He
wired. collect. the National Depart
ment: my Hog has Choisra-
~ reply came. paid: keep him
alive two hours: our experts On the
Way" ssss ssS.
ssThs fable was ssnt 70 the. Le0is-
latuxo next day. ana when onesoe snA
memhetS aaleed whats thA smoeAlt'
ana III answer being given. h !
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