Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-08-31
Uncle Harry Talks About
Mr.. Worlds Improved Health

what do you think of that car
toon. Uncle Harry" said Jimmy
handing to Uncle Harry a picture
that he had clipped from a maya
z.ne. 1t was a reproduction OF a
newspaper cartoon which pictured
the World as the figure Of a man,
and around the Worlds head was
wrapped bandage and this bandage
bore the words: World Problem"
Before Uncle Harry had a chance
TO answer, Joe, who had stepped over
to where Uncle Harry was sitting
and who was also looking at the pic
ture, said: The World must be
pretty sick AID must have a pretty
bad headache from all the. different
kinds of troubles that seem to be
happening everywhere"
But the World is a pretty big
place and any headache that the
World had would be a pretty bad
one, spoke up Helen.
yes" replied Uncle Harry, 1.-THE
World is a big place and what with
ali the Industrial troubles, not only
here in the United States but in
other countries, and the various diff
ficulties that spring up from time 10
time. 1 guess the World does have a
bad headache quite often these days.
But the real health Of the World is
not TO be judged by the conditions
that develop during the five or ten
years following a great upheaval
like the World War.
Actual Physical Health OF People
Improved.
THE foundation stone on which
the Worlds health rests Is not other
than the actual physical health OF
the people who live on the earth
Recently was amazed when I read
an article telling about the vastly i'm
proved health of all the millions OF
people who inhabit this globe. Blu:
even more striking is what I dlscov-
cred about the work that is being
done all over the world not only TO
cure disease but to prevent g. When
you consider the geographical size Of /
the globe--as Helen reminded us a
few minutes ago-and the millions OF
people who are scattered all over
our earth, the generally healthy con-
dition of the world is truly mark
able Two things are responsible for |
the great improvement over old-time !
conditions when plaques and cpl :,
denies were frequent and caused the
deaths OF great numbers of people.
First, the health authorities in every
nation are today working in close
with one another. In
addition. such privately established
Institutions as the Rockefeller In
stitute. for example, have representa-
ives at work everywhere. Second, |
lfter the last fifty years. during |
which the population Of our cities
las been growing faster than the |
,opulation OF our country districts, |
hese city people are commencing to
,ealize that being outdoors a lot and |
getting plenty Of fresh air is the best |
Sind Of health builder. The auto
mobile has been health boon TO |
Millions of PEOPLE. The great in
rease in popular interest In sports
T all kinds has helped. and what the
"a FOOLS and colleges have done along
lis line has been well worth while.
ct cannot deny, of course, that old
n. World is having a CREST deal of
ouble these DAYS. but there is no
oubt in my mind but that the fun
amental health of the world is
eadily improving. AS time goes on
think we will hear more and more
bout hale and healthy men and
tomen Of seventy years such as we
ave heard grandmother tell about
nd less and less OF old men and
Tomen OF forty and fifty, such as we
lave heard more or less about in re-
ient years. '
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