The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

"Thaa shalt noi neaf laIss 49,
against fhy nelsbhor
This - one 81 ths fen falas -.
down from Mnuul SHAT aaa
heen reEaraea a. fas sssls - -
world's safest lesislaiioa ws
aeFer gut aeyuad them. aa8 - &
that false rerurts ere aman4
aeFioua crimes III esfaalIsaea - -
place % this oommauamaa
code.
And "thy nelghhor" aoeaaf aA
merely the man she lives ias aa
side 81 the line fenee~if mesas 8
those whose interests ars laea4
with your eva. who rsioios m -
same eood fortune and nenfa -
the same disasters. indesa. Il $50
seem THAI the original meaalnx a =
words In this place lncludss all ~
kind-ail who belong % tie -
brotherhood o. Nan.
What right has cue man - 80
against anolhsrs None. aaless
be- 10 protect the community aeasa
bis evil doing. and then onlY Ha
such positive knowledge a. eosll
accepted a. evidence In q couft
Law. A former president 81 r.
United States once said IN . pa&
address: You have not the rlNtf s
speak ~ of a public oHicer snlsas -
know you are speaking the tfufa s
ON the other hand. yea o. Auas -
he a. a public servant has eommaal
wrong. sou fail q year duiy s.
citizen n yea do not denoaaes a
from the housstops~
Fiorida's Legislature has reoasA'asI
the evil % false report ~ enseam
a Law which reads this way We
ever falsely or malicl1nsly dlsasa
mates OF spreads rumors or rsF4a
concerning the existence Of aaf
fictitious Of contagious disease So
be punished BY Imprisonment - e
ceeding six months. or By fne nol e.
ceeding one thousand dollars."
At various times the state beafa 9
health has been annoyed b reggH
OF disease In epidemic proporiia4
where only one or tao cases. 90 &c.
at all had occurred. such runners -
difficult or impossible % trace 49,
source. but whether they emanst
from Idle gossip or ienonnce =
from malice. the result u the 49,
The community Is injured aerisa.l
for good health is the biggest 49,
OF any neighborhood. and gooa go
never quite overtakes the reporA
evil that have ever 20 slight > s,.H
Probably many Fioridians -
that the statute books contain 90
provision that guards ths So
against such insidious attacks AaN
do not know Il. Few prosecut'aH
have been made under its auiaor'N
for loyal citizens appreciate the hsf4
that may come IN this way. 4 = =
iicultto conceive srch repofta ns''s
circulated with malicious lnteat -
whether By malice or thoughilessnat
the good name q any comman'H
may be irretrievably attacked
Il Is indeed the duty 81 sfeq
citizen 90 report the exisienca q -
demic disease. but he should nei
Il 10 the winds thai scatter Il g =
corners Of the earth. He sboala 2
port his suspicious 60 TIE local aaia@
tiles or 60 the state board Of hsa''.
A careful examination and diasnes&
are made and the nature 81 he
ease q az once determined ana
interest OF the community pfotsf'..
No time r. Loaf. the danger % sf
Is mlninized and relief II broasai :
The shortest possible period.
II yon cant boost. don't knock.
Florida has the repuiailon -
the states that a has safeguards
health and sanitary condltinns 2
highest degree. its climate AMI
conditions have been charged uiia
Ing unhealthfuL and q Is oalf
recent years that the real iru'a
ilndinK circulation aud ereas.
throughout the country aud the -
Every good Fl0rldlan d. ~ shoa'a
so loyal that he via not sianas8
retard the progress o. his hoins