Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-11-19
NORTHERN COUNTIES
HAVE FEW DEATHS
Badger Harvests Biggest-Wisconsin
Residents Fortunate in Having
Land That Excels That in
Other States.


That Wisconsin is healthful state
is again attested by the last report of
the state board of health The rate of
90 deaths per 1000 population is GER
tainly low one. That is a little low
er than has prevailed in recent years is
very agreeable, and that this reduction
is largely in the smaller infant NOR
tality is a satisfactory condition. Any
people that is finding out how to bet
ter care for the babies is making COM
mendable progress.
That the lowest death rate is in the
northern counties testifies to the good
climate of that portion of the state.
The official report shows 10 deaths to
| 1000 in the northern counties, 90 in
the central counties and 1912 in the
southern counties. A portion of this
difference may be accounted for in the
fact that many new settlers have gone
into the upper counties in recent years,
and that there may not be as large a
percentage of older people there, yet
that is not sufficient to account for the
very large difference in the percentage
of deaths. The fact seems to be pretty
we'll established that the upper coun
ties have the record for healthfullness.
Animals Also Affected.
We would lose the force of the facts
stated as to health of persons did we
not consider also the fact that those
elements that portend health in people
also favorably affect the health of
animals and plants. Take, for illus
tration, the dry cold of the winter
months in comparison with the damp
chilliness of the slightly warmer south
ern counties-there is an element that
affects animals as well as persons, per-
haps to a greater extent. People can
dress somewhat to suit the weather,
but animals can not.
The springs in the upper counties
have less rain and planting time comes
relatively earlier, which is good for
the plants, but it is also good for the
health of the people. The lesser
amount of fog and damp weather in
the upper counties is a boon to those
affected with throat and nasal troubles.
Summer Heat Not Oppressive.
The summers in the northern coun-
ties are characterized by their frequent
rains, followed with bright sunshine;
the air is dry and the more frequent
showers in the heated period relieve
the human as we'll as the animal and
the plant from the dragging effect of
midsummer temperature.
Then the autumns-those glorious
periods III the upper counties when
the plants are maturing and the leaves
are falling. The Indian summer period
caps the climax of the glories of the
year. Again at this period of the year
theupper counties are free from fog, |
and quite free from chilly rains-a con
dition promotive of the health of AMI |
mails as we'll as of humans.
f1edithfuI and FFOOuCLlVes
Wisconsin is heal:hful as well as a
productive state The national health |
records show close contest between
Wisconsin and it's nearest competitor
in both regards, and it may be said
that the contest in both respects be-
tween the various parts of the state is
equally close. 1t is immaterial to us,
save as a matter of information, which
portion of the state is ahead in either
feature-it is all Wisconsin. We are
fortunate that we are here.
We are fortunate also if we are
farming in Wisconsin rather than
raising apples on land at 81, 600 pea
acre or more in the far west. One
has hut to examine the fruit market
reports to see that this is so. Nothing
but the fancy portion of the large
sizes of the varieties most popular at
the moment is bringing enough in the
great middle and eastern markets to
cover expenses of growing and ship
ping from the far west. This is I'M
fortunate and regretted for the reason
that hundreds of thousands of dollars
of Wisconsin money is invested in the
apple orchards in the far west.
Badger Fields Yield Best.
And it may ne added that we are
fortunate that we are not anywhere
else than in Wisconsin, for the govern
ment reports show that the fields of
Wisconsin have yielded more bounte-
Gus harvests than those of any other
state, this being especially true when
measured in dollars in the market. We
are fortunate, too, that we are able TO
convert the products of the fields into |
dairy and meat products to the great |
est advantage with increased profits. /
The report of the state board of health /
not only establishes an important fact /
but opens up never ending avenue
80. arntauaplatioU urOu the advantages /