The Detroit times., 1914-01-20

4 hA0H AtlN llltM MNAAA ANf ANAAtn us
chain OF developments, from the/egg to
! tho Iull-groWn MS. tales place Within 4
minute or Two "A tremendous impress
sion Is made. ana much time is saved.
/ rith the masses, seeing makes for i'm
mediate belief
Newspapers have also taken an inn
portant part in thc work OF health
| teaching and educating the people on
how To develop their health, as well as
TO prevent illness The popular mag
a2ines have also performed n large
share OF educational work by present
ing TO their readers much Important
! matter relative to public health anu
/ hygiene. The extension OF the rural
mail delivery system has greatly alded
la scattering this material 10 all part,
of the country.
"Of recent years health exhibitions
have increased at a very rapid rate
until nov scarcely "A city or school has
not 40 some time had series OF exit
billions illustrative OF the various
phases o. 1ealth education Another
/ mode OF appeal has developed through
what is known as clinics As n gen
cral thing he word clinic is now used
for any sort OF public meeting place
where pCortc are treated Tor diseases
or defects. or even where mothers are
taught how 10 feed children in a sci
entilc manner, and how 10 prepare
the proner sort ot food
Much important health teaching Is
also done at various meetings of WON
ems clubs, and a. the congresses ana
conventions, local state and national.
which are held each year. Many OIL
the large associations such as the NI-
tioual Educational association. the
american Medical association, the
Woman'a Christian Temperance union
and others OF ranking Importance have
special committees whose business u
Is 10 devote their time and Alteration 10
health propaganda
THE national government H. doiEE
/ important educational work along the
( lines OF health through its public
/ health service. the bureau OF educa-
| tion the department of agriculture
and the war and navy departments
/ The government hau done a splendid
service In taking the lead in sanitary
measures against yellow fever. ma
/ laria, typhoid and the bnbonic plague
! state boards OF health and city health
departments are also doing an import.
p, ant work in bringing To the people val
I liable lessons IN preventive medicine
and Improvement OF the public
health
Germany. which is regarded by the
average person and even by most pro-
fessional men rs
Germany the center of man
I Imports American ufactnre Of chemi-
Chemicals. Gals which enter
/ into many indus
tries. IS today largely dependent upon
/ this country for the very chemical pro.
ducts OF which her people are suppos-
/ ed 70 be the leading manufacturers.
/ Charles L. Parsons. president OF the
American Chemical society and CHIEF
OF the branch OF mineral technology
OF the United States bureau OF mines,
Is much interested in tabulation OF
I exports aud imports OF chemical pro-
| ducts from and into Germany for the
year 1901. and published in 1909 at
! ieipsig The year selected for com
/ parison OF imports and exports is
thought to be typical OF the present ra-
I ito OF trade ~ chemicals between the
! two countries
( Even Or. Parsons. whose interests
lie so close TO the chemical manufac-
turing Industry, was surpried to learn
that the import Of chemical products
into Germany from the United States
is very much greater than the imports
of chemicals into the United states
from Germany During the year which
was selected for the comparison the
United States imported chemicals 70
the value of Sl6.993. 200 from Germany,
while the latter country imported
| from America nearly two and one-half
! times "a many chemical products, or
total Of s3S.1s4240 This shows the
I balance OF trade in chemicals for that
year 10 have been in favor OF the
/ nited States 10 the extent OF S2l,-
! POI Gao. or. about 81 100000 per month,
or $50 900 per day
The United States IS today supply
ing Germany with approximately "a
per cent OF its total imports OF chemi-
cal products. while Germany is supply
I ing the United States with approxi.
mately - per cent of its imports OF
the same materials The chemicals
which were listed range all the way
( from refined petroleum and oleomarga-
rine to Quinine and palm oil.
I The state OF Colorado has Just re-
lceived an inheritance tax amounting
ITO S140.49S,40 from a man who. 3
years ago, came to the state in an
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