The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-06-12
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han the product from whica they are
derived
During the past year the Federal
government reports show that $4,000
900 was spent upon the foresty SER
vice. This is commendable foresight
on the part of the government. But
at the same time it spent but $780,
900 for he direct production of the
health of nearly 100 million people,
or to check he annual less Of over
100000 lives from preventable dis
ease, is far beyond valuation in money.
Like the wasting Of the forests and
wasting O; the mines, how great
percentage are we wasting OF human
life and human efficiency? We will
have abundance of all he necessaries
OF life and even of life itself, II We
wisely save. wisely develop and pre-
tect, and wisely use.
Human life is our greatest asset
and its waste is permanent loss.
The wealth OF the nation is in s men,
thrifty, honest, capable and patriotic
men. The milestones Of a nations
progress are recorded in the his DRY
of every generation. In India the
average duration of life is p years;
in Sweden more than 80 years. In
northern State of this country where
most careful records have been kept,
! is over - years Wherever the
highest medical science has been ap-
piled it has been found possible to
Increase the span OF life. IN Europe
it is said to have doubled in three
and one half centuries In the north
ern State men ioned before reports
show an increase of II years in the
last century. So this humanitarian
cause is surely a most economic, wor-
thy and profitable one. We want to,
increase the ratio of the value Of man
to the soil, of man to money, and to
put man first all the time. He will,
be greatest amongst US who accom-
plishes most for man. For the broth
hood of man was the world made and
the fullness thereof. Such freedom
as NAV benefit any individual and does
not in any way work to the injury
of others is natural justice to AZ
Compe ition and development for tie
good of all shall be the supreme b.
jects of the coGservationists.
Individual corporations are every
where beginning to take an active in,
terest in he health of their workers,
with view of conserving the enorm-
Gus waste which is caused by the loss
of efficiency resulting from fatigue.
There is no question in modern in
dustry today more imp0Ttan; than
bodily fatigue. The working people
must be educated as to the best means
Of pro ecting themselves against this
destroyer of efficiency. Fatigue is a
posioa which is evoled by the activity
of the muscles during labor. Accord
ing to Josephine Goldmark, an auth
ority On the subject, tired person is
literally a poisoned person-poisoned
by his own waste products" This
was discovered less than % years ago
by an Italian scientist. He demon
strated that the blood becomes charg-
ed with these chemical wastes pro-
daced in tae muscles and carries them
to all parts of the body.
Food is the great fuel and plays an
important part in producing energy.
1t is desirable therefore that workers
should be taught the nutritional value
of food, so that they may know he un-
important foods they consume-such
as cabbage, which produces a mini
mum Of energy.
Another element in needlessly in
creasi4g is bad ventilation, with
humidity OF he work rooms, which
produces aneamia.
TIE depreciation o: the nerV .us
system ry t5e retention of fatigue pro-
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