The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-02-11
HARD Times and
HEALTH PROTECTION

Every family in Georgia should, at
the beginning Of each year, make up
a budget OF expenditures, embracing
all necessities, and reasonable expec'
tancies. The income then must be
equal to or exceed this estimated ex
penditure.
The average American family is I'M
acquainted with the word budget"
or il we grant that such a word Is
rather popular with good per cent
of our population it has been used
mainly, If not altogether, in connee
ton with the financing Of d bank, rail-
road, church, school, college, univer'
sity or possibly some unit of our gov
eminent. It would, in our opinion, be
foolish to attempt to run any of our
financial, commercial, governmental,
educational or church affairs without
first making careful estimate OF the
gross income for the ensuing year,
therefore enabling us to ascertain just
what our, expenditures can be.
A budget plan enables us to not
only finance proposition, but, at the
same time, gives us an opportunity to
study more carefully and scientifically
the conditions that hinder our income,
and the reason for each item of ex.
pense: therefore, affording us to, II
uossible. remove the obstacles which
hinder a more ample income, and to
eliminate every item of preventaDIe
expense.
In the family budget must, of ne
cessity, be included certain items com
mon to all families, such as good
clothing, light, fuel, house rent, or
taxes, and repairs, drugs and doctor
bills. These, however, have wide
range of variation, depending on
many conditions, such as 4number IN
family. occupation, social standing, In
telligence, income, health, etc.
This article is mainly concerned
with the last named condition:
HEALTH.
No problem is more vital in guar
anteeing the possibility of an ade-
cuate income than HEALTH. Nc
condition is more disastrous to the re
sources of the individual, family
community or country, than sickness
Nothing necessitates the expenditure
of SO much money for things then es
sential as disease. The economic, ed
ucational, social and many other prob
lens have for their foundation physi
| cal and mental fitness. This obtains
at all times, but when other condi
lions are such that the family income
is curtailed we are made to realize
more keenly the truthfulness OF THU
| statement.
Therefore, at this particular time
| january, 1921 it is especially i'm
| portant that our people take every
| precaution to keep their bodies wei
! and their minds strong. The incom'
of many is less than it has been il
|: several years, and many are total!
without employment by reason OF oul
/! denressed financial affairs. 1t Woul(
be disastrous to add to our economic
/ suffering epidemics of disease. Asid'
from the fact that the poorly nour
ished and scantily clad are UNUSUAL!
susceptible to disease, we are les
able to employ medical service, bu.
medicine and employ other agencies
needed in the curing of disease. II
prevent it is much more economical
One of Georgia's best counties re
norris the loss of $100,000.00 from ma
laria alone. This amounts to- abou
$500 per capita or $4,000 per family
This condition could have been almos
entirely prevented by the expenditure
of about one-tenth of this amount Il
a properly conducted health campaign
), Another county reports the savlni
of about S270,O00.00 by a well cor
Quoted anti malaria campaign. u
conduct this campaign it cost onl
about one-sixteenth of the tota
amount saved. In other words, 10
every dollar spent by the health work
ers sixteen dollars we're saved to tn
citizens Of the county.
Health is really cheap, although
is purchasable commodity. Dlseas
Is very, very expensive.
;, THE HARDER THE TIMES THl
MORE WE MUST PROTECT oUl
HEALTH.