The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-26
Confident, He Declares, That
Enemy of Man Can be Con-
quered and Driven From
World
CALLS DISEASE PRODUCT
OF INTEMPERANCE
Believes 1t Follows in Wake of
Physical and Mental
Dissipation
BY OTTO McFEELEY,
(CopyrIght, IOID.

Guess what Henry Ford, the auto
mobile king, rs going to tackle next.
he Is going TO fight cancer.
This Is the newest thing in the med
ical world ! am telling you the news
here for the first time.
Ford viii spend millions and mil
mons 10 carry out his own theory on
the prevention OF the terrible disease.
Ihree weeks ago Mr.. Ford took over
the Detroit General hospital, the pro.
hoters having failed TO carry out their
plan. IL was supposed that he intend.
ed TO finish the construction and
equipment and make the institution
simply a general hospital
No word of his new plan and ideas
had been made public until the con-
ference between him and Judge Henry
Neil, the mothers pension man, at
which ! was present.
employers who take millions OF
proht from the work OF their employees
try 10 square themselves with Justice
Dy giving money to hospitals" said
Judge Neil. That Is merely the re-
pair shop we referred TO in our first
taik. IL does not produce anything
lhen Mr.. Ford decided to announce
MS newest plan. Turning 10 John r.
ice mead OF his sociological depart.
ment he said:
tnow." E"" iis"'
Lee, who rs in charge OF the details
aequiesced.
our hospital. will not be a repair
shop' declared Mr.. Ford. smiling or
IS TO be a producer, as everything
worth while must be. There are Iots
OF hospitals TO cure disease and to
care for the wrecks. We are conf.
uent that we can prevent cancer This
enemy or men can be conquered and
we nave faith we can find a way"
| lancer. declared Neil. 'fs the re.
mind" y Oouy anu
/ Ihat Is Just the idea," replied the
Ieutomooile man. 81 have reached tha
same conclusion. Intemperance is tbe
cause or cancer. intemperance not onIv
OF drinking. but OF eating and think.
ing lntemperance In the mental pro-
cesses Is as dangerous as drinking
rear IS about the worst OF all enemiess
and II ts mental II men who have
oeen incorporate can be shown how
10 ne temperate. how 20 eat and how
- thlnk without fear. cancer win ais.
IhpptdT.
1 IN our new hospital we expect m
demonstrate some OF these ideas. To
rue IL seems simple and certain"
l'suppose you will hire experts 70
come and take charge OF this hospi.
NO, was the reply. I'VE expect 10
produce our own experts. We shan
negin a. the bottom and work with
the plant until we educate ourselves
ana our own force OF hospital men as
bile shop"
Mr, Ford said he hoped the hospital
Eoulu De READY 10 begin operations
aoout sept. l. IL Is situated in a block
OF ~ acres OF ground. The admins.
orauon, power and one.ward buildings
are completed. He has paid for all the
work done thus far, amountiny 10
ahout 100000. and expects to snend
$2.e00,000 in completing the nIant
This does not include the eouinment
IL gave 100000 10 the men who
&c gan this hospital on the old hospital
plan" he said. and was sorry after.
ward. I felt that II was a mistake
IL was 20 be repair shop. When
their plans failed we took over the
whole proposition and will try our
way. Out OF this hospital will come
knowledge which Will enable men and
women 10 escape cancer"
Il have learned that one out OF ten
deaths in adult life ts due to cancer"
Nell added. III attacks those who are
weak from overwork. from hunger.
from too much food and drink and
from greed and from constant seeking
OF power for selfish reasons"
"In after lhe." replied Ford greedy
men suffer from remorse and with
vitality weakened they are In a post
tion 20 nave cancer They sometimes
kiln themselves