The Washington herald., 1918-05-19

for man but for the beasts of the
field. and the fowls OF heaven. and all
wild animals that run or creep OF the
earth. And these hath God madc Tor,
the use Of man only in times OF famine
asd excess Of hunger. All grain IS
good for the food OF man. as also the
fruit Of the vine, that which yIeldcth
fruit, whether in the ground or above
the ground. Nevertheless. wheat for,
man. and corn for the OK. and oats
for the horse. and rye for the fowls
and for swine. and for all beasts oil
the field. and barley for all useful ami
mails. and for mild drinks, as also'
other grain. And all saints who re-
member TO keep and do these sayings.
walking in obedience 10 the command
ments, shall receive health in thes
navel. and marrow to their bones. AN
shall ind wisdom and great treasures
Of knowledge. even hidden Treasure.
And shall run and not be weary, and
/, shall walk and not faint. And /, the
Lord. Siye unto them a promise. thaL
the destroying angel shall pass hE
them, as the children OF Israel. and
not slsy them. Amen"
Hot drinks, against which the peOr =
are specifically warned. are under
stood to include tea and coffee. and
the counsel against their use Was
preached and published long before
chemists and psychologists had recoE-
nized the deleterious effect OF th'ln
and caffein. which are poisonous alk'-
loids contained in the bevera
named. The inhibition, however. sp-
/ plies in another sense 10 all hqU'ds
at high temperatures. To this POM
special interest attaches in view ot
recent demonstrations in science. ~.
! VIM. ]. Mayo, a surgeon OF word
wide fame, declared I'm an address do
livered in San Francisco. June. lFI,
that hot drinks are among the IRE
dominant causes Of gastric ulcers and
| cancer.
The Word Of Wisdom In generally
but not universally observed in its en-
tirety by the Latter-day Saints: and
it is pertinent to inquire as to the re-
suits revealed by the vital statistics
OF the people. The Presiding Bishoprc
of the Church report that. for the
siN-year period ending with 1916. deaths
among Latter-day Saints in the orgsn-
lied Stakes, due to cancers and ma-'
lignant ulcers OF the stomach. aver
aged l5.S per 1OO.OOO Of population. For
the Registration Area as a whole. dur
ing the six-year period covered by the
latest report. which, however, is
earlier than the seNennium OF the
latest Church statistics. the average
mortality from stomach cancer is sS.S
per 100. 600. or nearly double that among
the Latter-day Saints. Deaths from
ALL DANGEROUS AFFLICTIONS
among members OF the Church during
the Last six years averaged 3l.l5 Per
100000. or only as more per lopW9
than the national rate OF mortality
FROM STOMACH CANCER ALONE
for the six years last reported.
The statistics OF the Church show
for its members resident in organized
communities exceptionally low deaths
rate. high biTth-rate. and high average
age at death, as compared with tho
official reports OF corresponding data
for the Registration Area OF The
country at large.
The Divine promise OF health. pros-
perity, and prolonged life are I'm course
OF rich fulfillment among the Latter1
day Saints. as in part the natural ef
| feet Of obedience to the word OF TN
Lord embodied in the Word OF WIS
dom
For literature Of the Church Of Jesu
Christ OF Latter-day Saints. apply u
Eastern States Mission. llso Bedfofu,
Ave-. Brooklyn. n. T.. or Bureau od
k&pfarmakion, sslt &Aks 9. SsA