The Detroit times., 1916-06-17
DR.. Mayo Scores Com
mercialism In Health
Address
MASS MEETING
ENDS CONVENTION
Parade Is Delayed and
MARRIED By
Rain

business interests get four times
as much protection from the gov
eminent for the care and protection
OF hogs and cattle as TIE public
health service gets for the care OF
human life. Humanity mus, be put
above commerce"
DR.. Charles II. Mayo. Of Roches-
ter. MINI. internationally known
surgeon and president elect OF the
American Medical association. made
this declaration in an address al the
public health mass meeting in the
Lyceum theater. Friday afternoon,
following a health parade. The mass
meeting closed the annual conven-
| ton Of the American medical asso-
citation
Scoring the commercialism OF the
United States as a nation and pre-
dieting the ascendency OF the Slav-
ish race, DR.. Mayo declared that this
country was destined 10 become one
of the meancst Of tyres, because Of
the pre-eminence OF the dollar.
Although speaking on the topic.
"The Sources OF Infection" the not
ed surgeon gave a broad resume OF
the progress Of the human race and
the part that medicine has played
In Ii.
"As we look back over history we
see the stars OF nations rise and
fall, the fall coming after the rise
to a commanding height" he said.
~The Slavish race has not seen its
rise to power yet. but is the COM
Ing nation OF the earth.
ours is destined TO be CONNER
cial nation, one OF the meanest of
types, where everything IS placed on
a commercial basis and the dollar
rules the nation"
Stressing the Importance of plac-
ing considerations of health above
business interests. DR.. Mayo declar-
ed that IL was necessary to get the
corporation of the public for health
and hygiene, taxing advantage OF
the advances in medicine. The key
note OF the convention, the greatest
medical meeting ever held, had been
this, he declared.
Medicine came first OF everything
with man. he said. 1T came before
Law did. There was little progress
for centuries, during which medicine
and superstition went HAND In hand.
But we find records of trephining
operations 1000 years ago.
The board OF health started out
after nearly two hours delay-to
battle disease win a healh parade,
and the weather man stepped in
with a cold, cutting drizzle that sent
many Of the thousands who lined
the streets home with colds and 9TH
er ailments, Friday afternoon.
Scores OF children and tiny tots
who took part IN the parade were
, drenched. But they braved II out
. and were hauled through the streets
: for two hours. espousing the cause
a of health on floats, advocating out
door living. and advertising the
n playground movement, swat the a!
) and the campaign against the liquol
$ trafflc.
Sanitation was another big featur'
of the production. Many bushes
houses and manufacturers OF Detroi
entered floats all tending 10 sho'
the advantages OF outdoor Twin
, and newly devised equipment 10
sanitation.
One OF the most attractive an
striking floats was that OF Towar'
Wayne County creamery. II consist
, ed of a giant bottle. colored at IN
top in a pale yellow that graduate
? to white in imitation OF he bottle
, milk dispensed by the creamery
, More than a half-dozen little tot
, daintily dressed in white were sta
, toned on the float.
, The parade was nearly two mile
long. Thousands waited in the rail-
for Il to start The delay was attrio
uted 10 the tardy arrival OF mum
Der of floats and organization OF th'
parade.