Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-08-27
HEALTH and WEALTH

Health and wealth are synonymous
terms in that the possessor of the for
mer is also the possessor of the latter.
People usually look upon health as a
thing to which they are entitled, even
after violating the laws of nature.
They consider wealth as a goal to
which they can only hope to attain by
attending 10 their business affairs with
the utmost diligence. They realize
that negligence in their business will
mean,the loss of dollars and cents to
their pockets. yet they seem to think
that negligence in the case of their
bodies will not have a similar effect
upon their health.
Consider for a moment the people OF
your community What is the en-
deavOr of those whom you engage in
conversation? In the great majority
of instances. is it not the desire TO
accumulate material things? This is
all well and good. The ambition Of
every man should be to improve his
condition materially, at least to that
point that may be termed independent
But is not health just as important
and, upon second thought. will i not
be considered more important than
wealth of material things?
Some people are so dilegent in tie
race for the accumulation OF money
that they often make of themselves
physical wrecks by disobeying the sim
nj nf to "a
keep of that most wonderful mechan
ism called the human body. After the
race is won and their goal is reached,
they will invariably see, probably too
late, that it would have been far bet
ter to have been less diligent in bust
ness or social activities and have Civ
en- more rest and care to their bodies
We would be far better off in the long
run if we would spend one-half as
much thought upon the care of our
physical selves as we do to the pur-
suit of riches. The poor man with
sound body is far more happy than
the invalid rich.
The sick man is a liability to his
State, while the well man is an asset
The cost for the care of one sick per,
son will be more than sufficient to
maintain the health of a score of
healthy people. SO important was this
matter to the people of Georgia as
a whole that the Legislature a few
years ago created an organization
known as the State Board of Health
whose duty it is to advise the people
and help them to avoid sickness and
TO maintain health
The State Board of Health will he
glad to advise your community in re-
gard to remedying any unsanitary con.
ditfons and impure water supplies
which would invite the outbreak of an
epidemic of some kind 1t gives in
struction how to successfully combat
carriers OF diseases such as flies. mos
qultoes, etc, Their laboratories aid
the physician in making diagnoses of
diseases such as malaria. typhoid fe-
yer, diphtheria, gonorrhoea, syphilis.
etc, free of any cost to you. They
manufacture and distribute to YOU free
teur treatment for bites of rabid ami
mails. You are supplied with diphthe-
ria antitoxin and smallpox vaccine at
cost far below market price
The amount of work done by the
State Board of Health and the number
of people which they are enabled to
serve is either limited or enlarged
each year by the amount of funds set
aside by the Legislature for this work
1t has for long time been recognized
as fact that the healthier the people
OF a sttae are the greater are the
assets Of that state and the more pros
porous, happier and more content are
its people.