The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-12
Home Health Club
 Edited by DIR. DAVID 1T. RIIDT,Is Chicago
Edited by DR. DAVID I

THE FOUNTAIN HEAD.-Thoso who sock ,u blame the farmer, the producer of fntdstuu, for the high cost of IiyllH.--Nu.cu us uCCcSs. y effects Che huaftl of all tho people Luow but }lt.'r of tuc true conditions under which fuau s produced, or cf 'he ChauEys, gaito from the war. that have brought u.,ut tno present Cvu- didou of food srnpy.
 When | aw called to attcni an acute attacE of sickness. insist upon knowing tha Immediate cause so that others may be safcEuardCd. A chronic condition usually has, to the trained dtaEuDsliCilu, a signhOard where he can plainly soc the cause. After Che causo of chronic sickness k removed, thc siEnhoard disappears,
 The sufferers from ucutc attacks arc usually themselves Co blame and must suffer to a certain extent, and to say, many others are made to sur- fer; because the sickness of one mem per of a house hold or of a cummur- ity IS a direct loss Co aIl of is mem bcrs.
 The present acute sickness of the entire world is duo Co drunken orgies Of war lords iu which they smashed all the furniture. tore up tho clothes. destroyed tho food stored In the eel lar and then svt fire 60 thg house. It took a lar-c force of workers and pro- GuCars to assist rho destruycrs. ana now tho family is short of home, clothing and food.
 Tho total abstinence pledge has boon drawn up and the war lords have siguod lt: they hayc agreed Co pay for the property. bat, of courses they cannot ever repay tho damage. they must suffer and SO also must WE. ] hope that all who sign the pledge Ie0Eue of Nations covonan.), may live up to the spirit of i- so that there may be mo more war.
 Now, as 10 src chronic alImcnt. One hundred years ago 6 per cent. of the population were producers of food and also producers of other necessities Wages for days labor. twelve hours, was only S1, but thai one dollar would buy four o~ five times as muc1 food as !t will today. and everyone had an abundance of food.
 Today less than % per cent. of the population produces any food and that onc-fourvh must produce enough for themselves and the other three fOurths of us.-they must also help feed the people of other countries.
 In addition 10 these chronic condl- lions you will recall that several mil lion young and able bodied producers of food. clothing. furniture and houses were taken from the farms and shops and set to inc task of destruction. nos only must they be fed and clothed and transported. but every time they fired one of the big suns they ou- tircsy- des-ruvs4I SG-GV1 or Ss.Ooo worth of toil and material in addition 70 the property and lives destroyed when the shell struck the enemy There werc over four years of waste and destruction without adequate production. and the whole world mus suffer until production enouTh 10 sup ply our needs and repair the waste llas been accomplished.
 The farm is the fountain head of our food supply. and the lime will come whom tho importance Of saui- tary conditions on Inc farm wtlI be recognized as the foU1fain head of our supply Of good health
 The state a-ricultur1l colleges and shc Department of AgricuIrure a- washln-ton arc doin= a tremendous work for thc good of humanity as