The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-18
Can't Afford to Be Sick
By MRS. RICHARD F. JOHNSTON, State Director Woman's Division Thriet
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 state Director woman's Division Thriet and Savings.
 Every physician knows he has hard
 case on his hands when his patients tell him, T cant afford to be sick" Untold
 misery and opportunity for the ravages of disease lie behind the words. For
 health and thrift are closely allied. Health and the throwing off of disease
 depend largely on vitality. and vitality ! is materially lowered by anxiety. The
 surest lure for health is q sense of we'll | being
 The War proved thatthe people of both the city and the farm can go through im- mense physical and mental strain with out great reduction of vital force, pro- Vlded there is absence of financial worry 1 The health of the United States improved materially during the war for there were good wages and work for all. It would l appear that those factors are remedies Tor many physical ills. but this will not prove true unless thrift is recognized as a national duty.
 l 1t is not what we are able to earn | Whlch gives us satisfaction, but the
 obtaining of peace of mind as well as | ofodliy comforts. A high rate of wages | tends to bring a higher standard of liv- ing and right living and rightly so, pro- vided aspirations do not outrun capital ! A man who earns $50 a week and can save \ Sf9 is happier than the man who earns | S60 and finds his outlay is s61. When 1 the outgo exceeds the income, even by a , fraction, there is a strain on the nervee, and if this strain is continued, health begins to suffer.
 Many a man has been driven to despair i by the thought of what might happen
 to those dependent on him if he, were fn- | lNl Y1o rif flt tnd o Irx- n4r@1A
 sickness, but relief in these cases can be
 obtained by saving regularly a certain | portion of income, however, a fund is
 provided through which by rest and
 treatment illness may be prevented. Care killed cat" the old proyerb ! asserts, and freedom from care has
 saved and will save a> multitude of hu-
 man lives. The best preventative of care
 for the future lies in saving and invest
 ment in some safe, sound, guaranteed
 security which may be converted into
 cash when necessity demands. ! War Savings Stamps and Treasury Saw I ing Certificates are such securities. A
 rich man may be able 70 dabble in spec
 ulatve investments, but man of mod
 crate means cannot afford to lose. The
 government savings securities are proof
 against loss for they can be converted
 into cash at profit when necessity
 arises.
 1 The plan or the government Tn organ
 izing Thrift and Savings societies is for
 the purpose of developing thrift as pleasant habit and in order that we may | be a government organized for develop | ing resources using wisdom in buying.
 intelligence in savings and safety in in vesting. l I hope that the schools of our state
 will not be behind those of other states l in organizing the thrift societies l Our records will be kept along with that of the other states in the federal
 district on file in Atlanta and at the head
 quarters in Birmingham.
 l May I hope that the reports will be
 gratifying, especially in our schools, since
 there is no more important lessons to ! teach the youth of the land than the les sons of thrift. Stamps may be pur-
 chased upon order to the postmaster l through the carriers.