The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
z TAvING grappled successfully
- with the problem Of reducing
- = the high rate of infant NOR

- with the problem Of reducing
- i the high rate of infant NOR
.s.ysy - former ysass. and
Isvix.y demonstrated to the people at
largo that tuberculosis may he cured,
Dr. hermann NJ. Biggs and his asso-
ciates in the State Health Department
are now ready to launch a widespread
campaign Of popular education with
the definite view OF reducing to min
imum the death rate OF men at the age
vf As or so. who should be at the top
notch OF their usefulness as citizens. al
the maximum OF their working powers
instead Of finding their efficiency les
sened and their lives ending.
For years Dr. Biggs has been study
Ing this alarming condition. He has
seen the lives Of infants prolonged as
q result Of teaching mothers how TO
caro- for their children: he has seen the
ravages Of tuberculosis checked; and
AZ the same time ne has seen the dis
cases of middle age steadily increasing
their grip, until to-day. nothwithstand-
ing the advance In sanitation. not
withstanding additional knowledge
concerning care Of the human body
the man of 40 stands much less chance
of living to old age than did his father
DR.. Biggs was not slow to recognize
tho seriousness OF the situation. and
the view was shared 10y other men
eminent In medicine. by actuaries OF
the great insurance companies ny
statesmen who look far ahead toward
further development of the country
And Or. Blsgs decided that, in so far
as his ability permitted. he wouio
undertake steady, systematic cam
naipn of education whereby men ana
women approaching middle years
could he taught TO care for themselves
in such way that the present dea'h
rate would drop and their working
efficiency be extended correspondlnslS
at Is entirely possible" DR.. Bggs
asserts. for the average man anu
woman to extend their active user '
working lives By not less thah nv
wears From this time on we III '"e
Department OF Health are 10 MAKE
a,rect effort tn save 5000 adult hVes
mar annum for the next I'VE years
Tbe saving of $4,000 useful. produc-
,,y. adul, lives in half decade IL
we'll worth while 10 the state AT iar sc
7, tS an ambitious programme: ou'
chat Il NAV be carried out IL ho'
doubted by men qualii1eo 10 Juue
proyided DR.. Blggs receives suh'e'e"'
funds and the authority 10 H'ane S"'
OF scientific ass stants properly auan'
yed to aid n the comprehensive NNs"
NJ life saving. Those VINO are ear
estly upho.ding the plan pom. GU
that smallpox has been Nanau'sNf"
that yellow fevers raNaSes are Nv
longer dreaded. that tubercuicS'S
durable, that dphtheria ana SCARE
fever no longer run epidenE' th'o"S
irt.ilioeut communities as in former
DAYS and that the grim enemy typhoiC
ia no longer deemed invinc'hIe. mere
for. they believe, ii u ent'reIy ieas'
bic 10 teach men and women OF maun''
age TO AVOID early death from cancer
organic heart disease. Kidney troubles
and disorders which result in harden
ing of tn arteries.
As to the funds needed FOR thi'
extraordinary undertaking the men o
science believe the Legislature VIII
he induced 10y an outburst OF pup'l'
opin on to grant the 100000 w"c'
DR. Biggs is asking for In order u
carry on all the work of the Health
Department. including this new cam
paign.
To be sure there are four bills nov
before the L. gls.ature when IN
Health Department CONTENDS W"
seriously menace its usefulness one q
them proposing To reduce the numve
of state sanitary supervisors iro'
twenty To ten and to reduce the pa
of the ten selected from siooo !.
$1,000. 4 second bill proposing |" u