The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-27

We are told in Genesis that il
the days of Noah there was an In
cessant downpour Of rain for forty
days and forty nights and that al
animals were destroyed except such
as Noah and his family took into
! the ark. After the deluge. we are
told the bow Of promise appeared In
the heavens the Significance OF
which is that animal life is not to
be again drowned Later we are in
formed that the next destructive
agency Is to be fervent heat OF such
Intensity that even the planet itself
| will be consumed For thousands OF
years the children OF men have lived
and died and feared no other general
destructive force than the final great
heat which is to consume all life.
The time of this universal calamity
having not been revealed to man,
each generation has lived compare
lively free from fear of being pres
ent at the great fire but have set the
time for some indefinite future date.
FROM the beginning men have defied
the laws OF nature and as a conse-
quence have contracted disease-as
| write this am being penalized
for a too free indulgence of my APP
4 Hut fhafr
time They have transmitted physi-
cal weaknesses to their children and
rendered them easy victims Of at
lacks. The consequence is thou
sands Of children arc born yearly
who have no chance to live to ma
turity and in many cases their early
taking off is mercy to them and TO
society. To name the numerous
causes which contribute to the weak
ening of the human race and discuss
them would furnish material for a
book The most destructive forces
contributing TO the weakening of the
vitality OF the human animal are
poverty. gluttony, incorporate hab-
its and unbridled sensuality. When
we look about us and see the opera
ton of the many destructive agen-
cies so inimical TO human life we
can but wonder that the race does
not become extinct, and were it not
for the fact that among our rural
population there are vast numbers of
families living close to nature it is
probable that We would not have TO
wait for the final burning for man
TO disappear from the face Of the
earth.
After thousands Of years have
passed and the all-consuming heat
has failed TO come. men have begun
to feel pretty secure.
IN these later days learned men by
the aid of powerful microscopes and
possibly frequently by equally pow
erfui imagination have discovered
that d microbe. or germ, is the foun-
/ datiop OF all disease and that these
microbes roam about seeking whom
they may deyour This theory il
now being worked overtime, being
the foundation of all health cam
lpaigns. Timid and trusting people
have fallen victims to its lure and
are almost afraid TO assume the re-
sponsibilitv OF lie for fear they
might perchance come in contact
/ with on. of these deadly microbes
wandering over tho face of the earth
seeking human victims. Strong mer
tremble when they learn that al
labont their premises Turk the dead
NY microbes which are at any time
liable TO attack and destroy them
The annual fly-swatting campaign il
waged. but the number does MOI
appreciably' decrease As germ car
carrier the filthy. troublesome hous.
fly is given the medal From wha
We learn of the rayages OF these mi
crebes aud when we consider thu
utter impossibilits of the destruction
OF their modes OF transportation
frem place TO place we are forced 4
conclude that unless the great da.
of burnins 80 slsesssed *ar%xsawit
and nntalhatse nucroajes hasoi takc'
, the human racafrom the face of TIL
earth, Did sou over notice tina
somc fot the heaithiest. strongest am
longest lived people YOU have eN.
seen we're as filthy as swine aud neY
eT heard OF mierobc2
In these latter days the vesetabl
Asugdom Is belng attacked IL hk