Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-27
MEDICINE IS NOT
A PERMANENT
CURE
FRESH AIR, FOOD AND EXERCISE
ARE THE REAL CURATIVE
AcENTS--HuTcHINsoN

Or. Woods Hutchinson, who will
speak at the Duncan opera house next
Tuesday night as the last number ON
the r M. c. A. lyceum course, has
announced his subject as Foods and
Foolishness" DIR. Hutchinson, dis
tinguished medical scientist. is author
of the statement that drugs never
cured anybody permanently, but that
food; fresh air, exercise and cleanli-
ness are the real curative agents.
The doctor is an authority upon tu-
berculosis. Secretary LeNoir of the
Y. M. G, "A. plans to take him for an
inspection of the Montezuma Hot
Springs property and secure his opin-
ion as to its value as a tuberculosis
sanitarium site.
Here are some Of the clippings from
DR.. Hutchinson's press scrapbook:
Not often does such an eminent
group of speakers attend a budget
hearing as those who yesterday spoke
for generosity on the city's part in the
the fight against consumption. DR..
Flexner. DIR. Knopf and Mr.. DeForest,
Dr. Lambert, Dr. jacob and DR..
Hutchinson are names that carry
weight wherever the problems of pow
erty and disease are studied What
they say demands a hearing From,
an editorial in the New York World,
October 19, 1909.
A scientist who knows both medi-
cine and humanity and has the gift of
expressing his knowledge humorously
and in terms OF common understand
ing.-From an editorial in Philadel-
phia North American, January 27,
| 1910.
Amid all the discussion, which gen
orally took the pessimistic view that
the race is degenerating and that
stringent methods must be adopted to
call halt to the downward trend, the
most refreshing touch was the opti-
mistic speech of DR. Woods Hutchin-
son, distinguished New York ply
sician, who, at the evening meeting
answered the topic assigned to him,
evidences of Race Degeneration in
! the United States, with the simple
assertion, "There are none DR..
Hutchinson explained that, SO far as
his topic was concerned, that was his
only speech. He CONTINUED at some
length, however, giving facts to sup
port his view. 1t was a heartening,
inspiriting address, frightened by
flashes of humor, and it put the big
audience in good humor Philadelphia
Ledger.
That the community is looking to
the teachers of the public schools, as
well as to the doctors, to carry their
knowledge into the slums TO alleviate
poverty and distress was the message
that DR.. Woods Hutchinson of New
York, the physician-author, brought to
the Middlesex County Teachers asso
citation today at meeting m fremont
temple. Every seat was taken by
teachers, school superintendent and
Their friends. and many stood through
out the meeting. 1t was the fifty
seventh annual meeting OF the asso
citation.
aDr. Woods Hutchinson of New
elementary school section in Con
verse hall and to the high school sec
ton in Lorimer hail. and he was lis
tened t0 with rapt attention, his re
marks calling forth laughter at times
and also applause as he wittily illus
trated his thought by quaint stories
or striking bits Of sarcasm. Boston
Transcript
"Dr. Woods Hutchinson Of New
York. a leading authority on tubercu
losis, was easily the most interesting
speaker Of the conference. SPEAKING
extemporaneously, and with a vigoi
that held the attention Of his audience
he waded right into his subject Q
Teaching the Essential Facts t.
School Children, and handed a fev
jolts to other teachers Of hygiene pres
: ent Newark, N. j., Evening News
November Is, 1915
American magazine readers are gel
Z ting interested IN the cause and cur
Of many diseases about which the!
knew little until some Of the new
school of physicians began takini
their patients into confidence,
Among these new styled doctors !
Dr. Woods Hutchinson, who Is con
Quoting a worldwide clinic and schoo
Of medicine for the sick, the near sic
and the well in the columns Of ou
popular periodicals.
He gained a wen deserved fame
few years ago when ae gathered tC