The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03


IL is an old saving. but neyershe-
Lees a true one, that IAN ounce Of
prevention II worth n pound Of cure"
IL IA only OF cate years. however. that
we have really tried 20 apply this
truth TO the various phases OF our
daily life. The idea OF prevention Ii
now becoming a very popular idea.
Witness our changed attitude towards
the lighting Of inease. Until recent
years, the emphasis OF physicians has
been upon the curing OF people after
disease had attacked them. Now the
emphnsisi n upon prevention. Quar-
antine. vaccination. etc. are proven
tive
A wonderful change has taken
place IN shops and factories.
where formerly accidents were nre-
qucnt and often fatal Now, Instead
Of waiting until n man has been in
Iured and then providing him with
medical attention. we have adopted
the doctrine OF prevention. Every
men are taught the impor-
lance Of safety First" With the re-
suit that serious accidents have great
~ decreased. N II u fine thing 10
provide medical attention for the In
iured man. but II is n fat better thlng
To prevent the Injury.
The aspiration of this principle IL
seen again In our changed attitude to-
wards fighting fire In our larger
cities. We formerly gave very little
attention Ms to where men built
houses. or how they built them or OF
what material. The only thing we
considered was how to put out a fire
after Il was started. Therefore. we
organized fire departments. trained
men and horses. and when horses
proved too slow. we installed expen-
sive high powered auto trucks. and
thus Increased IN avery possible way
the efficiency OF the department. This
was good. We needed. and still need
efficient fire departmnts. But we
have now discovered that most fires
are preventable. Consequently most
cities have put on programs OF edu-
cation as TO how 10 prevent fire. We
have established fire zones: we tel
people how they may build and Of
whnt material: we have fire inspec-
tors TO zee that proper care Is taken
to prevent fire. To put out n fire
after IL has started r. good. hut 10
prevent the fire from starting Is far
better.
Cites Case of Saloons.
M where il the changed attitude
seen more clearly han In our deal
ing with the liquor traffic. For many
years. we stood with folded hands
while the saloon ruined men. thcn
after they were ruined We took a
man here and there and tried IN res
cue him. and make a man OF him
again. Sometimes we succeeded IN
this work OF rescue. hut more orten
we failed. But now we have changed
our attitude. No longer do we wait
until "a boys and girls are ruined
by rum and then seek to rescue them
No longer do we Utcad with ths
saioonkecper to he good. We have
found that policy did not work. Oui
people have spoken. They have said
that n business hat ruined life and
debauchcd character must stop. and
stpy stopped. The work OF rescuinl
men and women from drunknrd's
graves was a noble work. hut hs
work N preventing them from be-
coming drunkards Is II more glorious
work.
We have been slow In applying
this preventive Idea to the social evi|
In our cities. nj we are beginninl
to see that we must apply II
Sometimes men have said that tn,
social evil canno he controlled and
that redlight districts were necessary
II you do not want your young poo.
pie harmed by them. YOU must give
NNNNNNN NAhA hfA y ANNh AIAA ~ NlAfNA ~
harm of disease and sin. hut we are
finding that such places are centers
OF Infection. and that the people who
conduct such places make II their
business to pntice even boys and girls
from our public schools into lives Of
sn that lead 90 ruin. Why should
such dens Of vice he permitted to q
let for the ruination Of our youth
our safety lies only In their eltmina.
tion. All praise 10 The good pcopl,
who give their lives to the rescue OF
ruined = rls. and who conduct rescue
homes FOR these outcasts. But sham,
upon q community that does not seek
To prevent In every possible way this
ruin from taking place, Il II good
to rescuc-it " infinitely better &,
prevent ruin from eNer touching
these young lives. Lost innoccnc,
cannot be restored. I'VE are not tn,
same since transgrcssion.'
Rescue Work.
We must not bclittlc or undcrvnlu,
the work OF rescue. As long az siT
il In the world 50 lonE must th'
church give herself to the work OI
rescue, To this end was Christ horn
that lie might be a savior. and saw,
His proeple from their sins To n,
true TO Christ. the church must evci
preach the gospel Of redemption. Rul
In the work Of rescue the on'y worl
to which Christ has committed Hi'
church, Docs The church not hav,
a two-fold function-that Of rescue
aud hat NJ prevention would no.
say hat We ever-cmphas'zed the idea
Of rescue. hut ! viii say that We have
too 'ong neglected the idea Of proven
ton. This preventive function. tn,
church must exercise In every phns,
OF our daily life. There Is needed
In our civic and social life today. q
voice that shall speak out clearly
and definitely for truth and right
II the church Of Jesui
Christ he not that voice. then wher,
shall that voice he found? Too offer
have We held our peace until u Il
too late to speak. Too often have W,
permitted conditions To exist tina
led u young people away from III,