Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-05

| When the body is given the etten-
ton it should have longevity is length
ened. Within the period of the pres
ent generation. by better modes of |
\ living and a closer adherence to gem |
eral health rules and regulations, the /
average length of human life has been
increased about ten years.
Since leaving Boise have seen a !
number of things that convinced me
/ that Idaho is well to the front from !
a sanitary standpoint, 1nsanitary
| practices that I have observed out |
side of Idaho would be permitted in
that state under no circumstances.
! Rochester. however, I am sure. is far
| above the average. In fact it is a |
clean, delightful city with a very pro-
nounced public spirit and a large VOL
ume of business
Don't forget the Christmas seal sale, |
to begin about Dec. 1. Save your pen
I MES and even dollars to buy these
Health seals. If you do not now. some
day you will understand more fully the
urgency of this appeal Surely it is a
great. humanitarian cause.-the cause
of health.
The saying, Know Thyself," should
apply with tremendous force in rela-
tion to the body. We should know far
more about ourselves than we do in
most cases.
Every contagious disease in a COM
munity should be promptly reported to
the health authorities.
More thought should he given to diet
by practically everybody. More sick
ness is brought about by improper food
than most people realize. 1t Is said
that more people die from overea ting
than from undertaking, and / am quite
sure that this is fact.
1t pays in lives and dollars to keep
your town clean and in a healthful con-
dition. A dirty town is usually dis
ease-infested town.
A well ordered clinic in a city is in
dispensible to the best health interests
of that city. Such an institution means.
/. in sense, a thorough system of medi-
cal inspection, certainly a very ra-
tional thing.
The loss of over 200, 900 children in
this country every year from preven-
table diseases is enough to make this
land OF health blush with shame. In
deed this is nat5pGal calamity and
al objectionable thing so far as this
government is concerned. In short, it
is clearly a national crime to allow
that many premature graves to be dug
in our cemeteries This appalling mum
| Der of deaths can be materially reduced
ance of reasonable health rules and
regulations.
When looking for location, bear in
mind that a clean, sanitary town is the
safest town to east your lot with. You
cannot afford to take chances on any
other kind of town.
Dirty foodstuffs are dear at any
price. Every unclean public eating
la CHI 1s Ia he hal ,,
thorities to clean mp or close up. No
one who does not understand foods
should be permitted to serve the pub
lie, no matter what plea he may have
to make as to earning a livelihood.
He should get into the business he is
competent to handle.
It is Q sad commentary on the bet
ter judgment of community that it
spend more money for numerous other
things than it does to protect the
health of its citizens, What is more
important than the health of a com
munity?
Remember ttis: The doctor of the
future will be doctor of preventive
medicine Let us have "a little more
prevention and less cure at the earli-
est possible date. Through proven
tive medicine, vast amount of sick
hess and many deaths can be pre-
vented.
Everyone should know something
about the science of sanitation. 1t is
simply a plain. everyday science, or
the rules of health under which we
live. Speed up little along this line.
Don't forget the December Tubercu-
losis Seal Sale. You cannot afford to
fail to contribute to this worthy cause
because it will mean health and lift
to many unfortunate persons ~ this
state
The Introduction Of medical inspec.
ton In this country was one of the
sanest advances along health lines in
s. generation. Adults as well as chill
dren should be examined at least once
every six months. Minor defects can
| easily he corrected while serious dis
orders will mean a vast amount of suf-
fering and possibly death. Don't dcIav
because delay is dangerous.
An insanitary dairy is positiv.
menace to any community and should
not be tolerated either by the health
authorities or the consumers.
Pasteur, the great French scientist
made tremendously significant state
4 | ment when he said ''It is in the power
of man TO free himself from ali in
fectious Diseases If this Is true and
we have no valid reason to question
what he said, the awful waste OF hu-
man life every year In this country
can be prevented. Over 100000 peonla
| In the United States die annually from
lpreventable diseases.