The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-14
HOW TO KEEP WELL.

/ Second avenue and N1neteentn Streel,
of whom superintendent Charles D.
| Grimshaw of the Roosevelt hosp1tal,
says, DR.. Buckley is one or the pest
skin and cancer specialists In the
| country, claims that cancer is usually
caused by improper eating and drink
] ing. 1t can be treated by eliminat.
ing meat, alcohol, coffee and tea from
the diet, and probably would disap-
pear as disease in a generator or SO
| If a vegetarian diet and the simple
life were the rule among civilized
people, Surgery can only remove the
results of the disease, and does not
touch the cause.
The excessive consumption of meat
is without doubt to blame for much
of Americas disease. Many leading
authorities blame an excessive meat
diet for the great prevalence OF can
Ger in the United States where each
person disposes of 172 pounds OF
meat year.
In England the yearly meat con-
sumption is $50 pounds per capita.
double the rate is forty pounds, with
a death rate of but one-half that OF
England. In Italy, where the per
capita consumption of meat is small
est, the death rate from cancer is al
so the lowest. The consumption OF
meat per capita in this country has
reached the enormous rate OF IL
pounds, and in the last five years,
cancer deaths have been increased
seven or eight per cent. Practically
the same conclusions can be drawn
from the use of coffee, tea and alco-
hol.
Cancer is disease of civiliza-
ton" says DR.. Buckley. 1T was un.
known among primitive people. 1t is
increasing the world over with NOR
tality of ninety per cent OF those
once affected. In the United States
the mortality is at the rate of $4,000
year In New York City alone
there are twelve deaths daily from
this great red plague" Hitherto
cancer has been regarded almost
wholly from it's surgical aspects. but
relatively little Importance has been
paid to the medical aspects. New
growth have been removed by the
knife, X-ray and radium, but there
has been no attempt to regulate the
living conditions of the patient and
his diet in order to prevent a recur-
rent malignant growth.
Cancer mortality is lowest where
conditions of life are hardest. and
greatest where wealth and leisure
exist This was proved by statistics
gathered by DR.. Roger Williams. The
richer and more abundant the food
the more liable one is to cancer. In
dolence and gluttony, which frequent
ly come withw ealth. are contributory
causes to the metabolic changes Or
disturbances in the constitution. Com
dition which disturbs the balance of
the ingredients of the body. The Sc
cretions of the various organs are
thus disturbed.
The aim of the New York Skin and
is to secure the most perfect blood
stream possible. This is accomplish
ed by simple living, frequent bathing,
internal and external. perfect elemina-
ton. fresh air and sunlight, perfect
mastication. the avoidance of ex-
cesses, and in addition to proper
medication, to secure the healthy ac-
ton of a strict vegetarian diet. There
are. of course, times when the knife
should be used. Our treatment is, Of
course long one, and requires much
patience"
Cornell has recently adopted DR..
BuIklev's treatment of cancer, and
will soon open a research department
and clinic.
DR.. Bulkley's conclusions that tne
hope of cancer patients lies in chang
ing their diet, is the result of forty
years experience.
Too much attention cannot be paid
to mouth and teeth. On May %, the
500 900 children of the public schools
of New York City bought tooth
brushes for the first celebration OF
Tooth Brush day. The entire week
was Hygienic week, and was devoted
to the scrubbing of teeth and dental
hygiene.
At nine o'clock all the children
were taught what first aid to the
teeth means, and the serious results
of neglecting them. This was done
by trained specialists, prominent
dentists of the city, $50 of them vol
unteered to aid the board of educa-
ton. They spoke for an hour in the
schools.
Friday, Tooth Brush day, saw drills
in every school Immediately after the
opening of the afternoon session. The
actual demonstration was done in
each class by a leader. The class
leader had in addition to his or her
tooth brush, a cup of water, and the
drill went as follows:
"One, two, three, four, brush the
front teeth with a rotary motion. Dip.
One, two, three, four, brush the teeth
at the side with the same motion.
Dip
The leader had real water in her
cup, but the children made believe,
and with their brushes went through
the "one, two, three, four, dip" follow
ing each motion of the leader
A field day of dental hygiene
brought the week to a close. with
tooth brush drills in Central park,
Prospect park, Van Cortland park,
and the Bronx. The school children
in the contest which was run by the
department of physical training of
the board of education, G. Ward
Champion, director, competed for
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