The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
Help the Doctors
ny ". ARLINGTON BRUCE
Author OF THE Riddle of Person
Atty" Psychology and
Parenthood." etc.

Today would remind you that II
In time OF peace IL is a first duty
OF every citizen 10 conserve his
health and the healt hof his family.
this duty becomes doubly imperative
on him In time OF war.
At all times. when a man Is at
tackled by an illness which he might
have avoided by hysienic prudence.
that man is not simply penalizing
himself. but IL needlessly impairing
the national resources In war time.
the time OF greatest demand for a
maximum Of national power and eff
cheney. his Indifference 20 the laws
a. personal hygiene is indeed costly
10 his nation.
And IL may prove 10 be far cost
lier 10 himself than in time OF peace
For whenever war comes there Is
a profound dislocation Of the dis
ease-dghting forces in every commu-
nifty.
This necessarily follows from the
nature OF war To mitigate, the suf
ferings OF dying soldiers and save
from death as many OF the wounded
as possible. vast numbers OF physi-
clans must needs be in close and
constant touch with every army
The flobilization OF these physicians
can be effected only AZ the cost Of
lessening the number OF medical
men available for citizens not under
arms.
More than this. the conditions OF
modern warfare make necessary a
far larger corps OF army doctors
than was ever the case before.
WhVh involves an unprecedented
shortage In the number 10 whom
civilians can apply for treatment.
Today for example. certain Eng
lish towns OF $4,000 10 10000 people
are said 10 have only two or three
elderly physicians 10 care for their
sick. All the other physicians in
these towns are serving AZ the front
or IN military hospitals
! The American army now In
process OF formation may require as
many "a 10000 physicians. Tho vast
majority OF these will have 20 be
drawn directly from civil life
Consider what this will mean 20
American communities. Consider
what Il may mean 10 you personally
( If YOU fall ILL.,
! Now OF all times is the time FOR
YOU &c think seriously about safe
guarding yourself and your f,mily
against preyentable diseases II
/ YOU have never done 80 before you
need 10 study-and obey=-the laws
( OF right living
| What 10 eat and drink. and what
I TO avoid eating and drinking how 10
house and clothe yourself hygienic-
ally. how and when 20 exercise 10
best advantage. how TO escape con
tracing specific maladies OF com
mon occurrence--witn this and with
much else II is your duty 10 betome
familiar
And ycu can easily acquire The
necessary knowledge
There are available, az little cost.
many good and simply written hand
books on right living and the pre-
vention OF disease. I have a list OF
the latest and best OF these hand
books. and you can have this list for
tho asking
+ Just write 20 me In the care OF
this newspaper. requesting the list,
and enclosing a stamped and selfad-
dressed envelope I sincerely hope
I You will do this II YOU feel need OF
knowing more than YOU now know
regarding personal hygiene and
basic factors In health and dis
ease.
You can help yourself, you car
help the doctor. and YOU can help
your country by doing your best 70
keep we'll. and thus avoid imposing
an added strain on the comparative
" few physicians who will remain
AZ homo 20 tend the civilian popula-
ton. and who at best are certain
10 be previously oyerworked.