The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-10-13
HEALTH IN INDUS.
TRY AND WAR

'S "N'"heoeeouS PURSUIT. Oh lnuuStrl
al operations, and eyensthe prepare
ton for real or anticipated war ma,
promptly bring about hygienic re
forms which wide spread preaching
and earnest exhortation are at best
slow in promoting the safety first
slogan which one hears in nearly ev
cry city Of the United States at the
present time is one aspect Of a move
ment to increase the personal wei.
fare Of the individual by decreasing
the liability to injury through the
carelessness Of a fellowman. The
same spirit crops out in the ten
trade commandments" Of the worker
which are posted conspicuously here
and there in factories where person.
al injuries and loss of life furnish
unfortunate and-let 1t be frankly
added-unprofitable incidents in the
conduct of manufacturing operations.
The reminder thou shalt not gains
added force when its value is ex.
pressed in terms of practice and
daily experience rather than in the
more vague language of ethical con.
sideration. And accordingly there Is
telling force in such direct admoni
lions as the following, from a recent
compilation for use in a factory.
"Thou shalt take no unnecessary
risks, nor try to show off, nor play
practical jokes, for by thy careless
ness thou mayest do injury which
will have effect upon the third and
fourth generations to follow.
Remember thou art not the only
one on the job, and that other lives
are just as important as thine own.
Thou shalt not throw matches or
greasy waste on the floor, as a dirty
worker is clumsy worker, and a
clumsy worker is a menace to his
fellow workers"
These and similar timely sugges-
lions, put in form that is sure to
attract notice, cannot fail to promote
the mutual and reciprocal interest of
the employer and the employed.
Modern hygiene and preventive medi
cine have recognized long ago. that
the individual can no longer claim
liberty in his actions, Independent OF
his neighbor. Our provisions Tor
quarantine vaccination against small
pox. and diverse other regulations In
the interest of the public health have
In the past been enforced only with
the ANNOYANCE that comes from lack
of cooperation and from personal re-
sentiments together with the diner
ence for restrictive rules that Is bred
in a community OF free" people.
Yet now we see, in the combined en-
terprise and altruism of modern EN-
ployers, protective devices put In op
Grafton to secure, without friction or
resentment, the same sort OF wei
fare results that the federal govern
ment or state or municipality would
find difficulty in getting under way
The unexpected situations created
by war have in the past furnished the
stimulus for new Inventions and use
full processes. The armies and nav
les of today represent the most enc
iept fighting forces that the nations
can command. No device, no agency
that will contribute to their power
and preparedness, is willingly neg
lected. Health Is a prime considera-
ton in this respect. Field Marshai
Earl Kitchener is reported to nave
the English soldiers to ap-
stain from drinking while abroad re-
minding them that their duty cannot
be done unless health Is preserved
The men were cautioned to Keep con-
stantly on guard against excess. Inc
German emperor Is said to have for
hidden the treating" of the soldiers
in his armies. The sale OF apsihthe
,mported by the French In an ear
lier war when alcohol was used W
fight fever, has been restricted !"
Paris.
II is of slight consequence say .
The Journal of the American Meu'o"'
whether or not these 'u
mors are entirely correct. They rep
resent the current tendencies wh,on
are undeninble by any one VINO mo-
watched the recent decisions VI
American naval authorities IN 'ne
face of adverse criticism couchea III
the usual phrases concerning person,
n, liberty. The truth Is, that Tue
,ation Of alcohol and hghtihg "a
heen souarely met, and the iact "u
m,tted that they are not compatible
A recent editorial writer has express
cd this by saying that tempera'.
army was something not cohce''eu
q, in the old theories of war; but a
drunkard is today as much out OF