The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-05
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Well Known olivia Man
Spoke For Seal Sale
GREAT CAUSE is UPHELD
Good Health Is One of the
Many Essentials In This
Country .

I All ehlhusldSllC anu iutSISStSu
audience listened for over an hour to
most powerful address on Public
Health and Reconstruction Work" by
Hon Michael J. Bowling of Olivia at
the Mankato theatre, last evening.
The address was given under the
auspices of the committee in charge
of the annual Christmas Seal drive,
which opened in this county on Mon
day and will continue for a period OF
twenty days.
In introducing the speaker of the
evening, Mr.. George Palmer delivered
few remarks in which he referred
to tuberculosis as this country's
greatest liability and that il was nee
essary that we be on guard at all
times to prevent the spread of this
dangerous and contagious disease,
which was killing hundreds of thous-
ands OF citizens year after year.
II have deeper interest in this
particular health campaign that you
might think" said Mr.. Bowling in his
opening remarks. "At the age of ten
years | lost my mother because of
this dreaded disease, tuberculosis
and for years it was impressed upon
me that / would not live to be over
thirty years of age. For that reason
I left my home among the Berkshire
hills of Massachusetts, and came to
Southwestern Minnesota where had
the opportunity to regain my health
although il was in this section of the
state where | had the misfortune to
become crippled in loss of my legs
and wings"
Minnesota One Of the Best States.
Mr.. Bowling emphasized the fact
that Minnesota was one of the best
states in the Union in which people
could recover from tubercular at
tacks but still thousands were dying
annually from tuberculosis on ac-
count of carelessness. The speaker
declared that it was absolutely nee
essary to have healthy and clean
body to ward off tuberculosis. "lfl
you learn to smile you win kill of
more tubercular germs than any
Iofher remedy would be able to do
A smile IS the fichest thing in the
world. 10 is the greatest uplifting
force in the world. 1t makes every
body healthy that INDUCES in it.
This campaign in Blue Earth
county and in the state of Minnesota
is a much more important campaign
than it appears to be- 1t does not
appeal to some who have never been
sick. But we must look back over
the work that has been accomplished
by the American people and take a
lesson from the experiences of the
past. 1t was Christ's mission in this
world to heal the sick and to make
people to live happily together. Yet
he was prosecuted while on earth. Is
it any wonder that professional men
and nurses are ridiculed at times
when upon missions of health?
Must Get Back To Pioneer DAYS.
Folks, we have to get back to the
pioneer days. In those days we
never though of tuberculosis and in
the early days it was a difficult Job
to kill off the people by sickness. Ii
doesn't pay to die these days-it's too
expensive. Let's live, it's cheaper.
but let us provide means for opera
ton of clinics and promoting health
in every city, village and hamlet in
every county in the state of Mime
sofa. l sincerely hope Mankato and
biuc Gi4l III COuhlg Will rise 10 the
occasion in putting over this cam
paign for the protection of public
health. Blue Earth county is asking
for $4,000 and don't believe there is
human heart in this room who is
not willing to do something to help
some other unfortunate person.
"A man with tuberculosis loses
everything in life except hope The
person who is born with a silver
spoon In his life doesn't amount to
much. All he can do is to suck the
silver spoon"
In his closing remarks, the speaker
dwelt upon good Christian citizenship
! and the need for an army of Chris
ton men and women who believe in
| Christianity. Are you going to be
soldiers of the cross and follow the
! teachings of Christ and be real men
| and women who believe in this kind
of health campaign? Do as the
Lord would have done if he were
| here to direct u.s." -
Following the lecture by Mr.. DowI-
ing, young ladies from the audience
sold health bonds and Christmas
! seals, a large number of bonds being
purchased by those present.
| A pleasing part of the entertain
ment last evening was the musical
numbers furnished by the Mankato
Orpheus club under direction of Mrs.
HI. A. Patterson as well as by the