The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-01-16
make CONSUMPTION RARE
soon At PRESENT RATE
6eatemcns Of Dr.. Calvin T.. White,
Secretary of State Board Of Health.
Who Says very Little Time or Mon.
ey Il Speut on Health Lessons
SA,ecial " The Herald


CORVALLIS, Jan. l6.-That death
by tuberculosis has been cut In half
In the past twenty-five years and
that the next twenty-five would see
the disease become as rare as yellow
fever. as a result Of the dissemination IN
OF proper knowledge OF the preven-
ton and cure. was the statement OF
Dr. Calvin 8. White. secretary OF the
Oregon Agricultural college.
III there Is any single word In tbs
English language which has been
Uverworked to such an extent that II
has become most tresome. II Is con
servation'; yet there has not been
rearly enough use Of the word In con-
nection with health said DR.. White.
He spoke OF the fact that very little
time or money has been spent In edu-
csting the public as to matters OF
health.
"oRe-hfth of all the insane. one
third Of all the feeble minded. AMI
one-fourth OF all the epileptic In the
state OF Oregon are the result OF i'm
morality" he continued. "The con-
diiions existing now are entirely DIFF
ferent from those OF twenty-five or
thirty years ago. Just as the Increase
In rapidly moving vehicles. such as
electric cars and automobiles, have
Increased the danger to life and limb,
Jusi so other changes have increased
greatly the peril to health OF mind
and body. The damnable problem
plays that make trayesty OF virtue |
and q mockery OF marriage have sup
planted the educational evening en-. /
teriainments Of q generation ago.
For disease we have our remedies, but
Tor this situation there Is no remedy
except through education. A"
After strong talk advocating vac.
cline ftion. and telling what the vari.
BUS vaccines and antitoxins have done
and OF the wiping out OF yellow fever
from civilized countries by the de.
s'ruction OF certain kind OF MOSQUITO.
he said: These things we can do
n protecting health, but education
d the only thing that will combat i'm.
morality. Nearly all vice Is the re-
suit OF Ignorance. The time has y
ONE when we must cast aside the D
'ouble standard OF morality for men n
md women. We must tell the boys
'nd girls the results that will follow u
'pon lives OF immortality. We have u
l'ent vast sums Of money In educat. u
ns their minds. but not enough. That u
splendid work. and ] would like TO D.
60 even more spent. but not enough r'
Az been spent In education OF the u
ody az to the laws OF health. The n
AVIS that protect life and.the neces. u
ny for sex purity should be taught
the boys and girls before they come y
maturity. We have come to the es
me when we must speak plainly to \
lem. m
Looking toward such educations N
@ called a meeting OF 200 men at
'e Portland Y. N. G. A. It was at
'hded by 500 and from these we
amed an executive committee of an
Venty-four to take up the work We tn
ave talked tos ONE fifty or sixty men sn
the National Guard, and to audi. es
ices OF men In various professions
10 organizations. and in each case
I'VE neen asked to come again. II is
g duty OF every minister to acquaint
mse'f with the laws Of life, SO that
can be In q position to give the
ght Information and advice when In
'csssary." \,