Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-16
URGES SAFEGUARD
TO FIGHT DISEASE
U. 0. HEALTH OFFICIAL LAYS
STRESS ON PREPAREDNESS
FOR SICKNESS.
Says Personal Fertilization Against
Ills Is Most Essential.

Says Personal Fertilization Against
Ills Is Most Essential.
In pamphlet entitled "Fighting
Trim" issued by the United States
Public Health Service 1t lays stress
upon personal endeavor of every indi-
vidual as of the highest public i'm.
portance in the organized war against
disease. 1t says:
"The wonderful victories that have
been won in combating infectious NAL
aides have had a tendency to divert
popular attention from equally i'm
portant personal fortification against
diseases Of all kinds.
"The question of preparedness
against onslaughts of the enemy, a
query prominent in the minds of ev-
eryone in these days of warfare, is
put in a special personal bearing as
relating to the dangers threatened by
disease, the permanent enemy of man.
kind. Are you personally prepared, it
is asked, for the hand-to-hand en-.
!. counter with disease that you are sure
to be forced into sooner or later or in
which perhaps you are already en-.
gagged?
"Unless you are willing to succumb
without a struggle, fight you must, no
matter how feeble your fighting pro-
clivities are. The inevitability of the
battle against disease is strongly in
sisted upon.
peace between nations, it is
stated, may not be an unattainable
hope, but even when the much deslr-
ed era Of human concord comes and
armed strife among men has ceased,
there will still be an everlasting bat
tie to fight, ceaseless struggle for
few more years of health and life, a
desperate conflict against foe. who,
as far as victory over the individual
fighter is concerned, is certain in the
end to win-the battle against dis
ease.
I'm the defense against disease two
things are necessary - systematic
union of fighters, the sanitary organ
ization, and personal preparedness,
the product of intelligent and tiiicent
personal hygiene. Personal prepared
ness is the patriotic duty Of every cit
izen as an aid to national sanitary
defense.
mo man as member OF society is
morally free to live uuhygienically or
to acquire disease through lack of
personal care. Like slovenly- soldier,
the person who neglects his health
risks imparting to others his loose
morale, or even transmitting disease
to the whole community.
Health is a mans most valuable
possession. Without it he car.ot hold
or enjoy anything else that falls to
his lot or that he wins IN the battle
OF life. Without health he is a bur-
den to himself and, unless he possess
marked compensatory qualities, an
encumbrance to his comrades.
Though as victims o, life's Ill
chance, they are entitled to the most
sympathetic consideration, it is q sad
fact that the sick cannot but be con-
sidered as impediments in the conflict
of existence. Their place is in the
rear. Often, indeed, as easy marks
for the attacks of disease. they ue-
come targets drawing the fire of the
enemy. Wealth, position, friendship,
ability to help others ara largely dis
counted by physical infirmity."
Studies of health subjects in schools
and clubs, it's exposition in public
lectures, newspaper articles, and
bulletins, have the salutary tendency
1t is stated, to promote wholesome
practices as an habitual exercise and
develop the precious quality of auto
matically choosing in every action
and habit of life those courses that
conduce to bodily soundness.